 Welcome to the TSRC Spring Newsletter |
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Spring is in the air and
TSRC’s summer workshops are fast approaching |
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WORKSHOPS AND REGISTRATION |
Early Bird Registration Ends March 31, 2009
Register now for 2009 workshops to save $100.
Click here for Registration
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2009, A Record Breaking Year For TSRC
21 workshops will be held in 2009. (TSRC’s previous record high was 18 workshops held in 2008). Visit our website to view our exciting line-up.
Click here for Current Workshop List
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Organize a Summer or Winter Workshop in 2010
There are still plenty of openings. See how easy it is to organize your own workshop.
Click here to organize a workshop
Click here to view the 19 workshops already scheduled for 2010: 2010 Workshops
Contact TSRC Executive Director, Nana Naisbitt at nana@telluridescience.org for more information.
2008 "Biogeochemical Processes of the Iron Cycle" Workshop
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| SPECIAL 25TH ANNIVERSARY EVENTS & CELEBRATIONS |
Best of TSRC 1984-2009
 Sincere appreciation goes out to the 150 TSRC scientists who shared their TSRC stories with us through our on-line survey. From these stories, 25 will be selected as the Best of TSRC, one for each year of the organization. These stories will be told in poster form, and promise to illuminate, educate, and amuse.
Pinhead Town Talk and Panel Discussion
Tuesday July 28, 6:00-7:15 pm, Telluride Conference Center
“Chaos Theory: Weather Prediction and Climate Change”
William P. Reinhardt, University of Washington Chemistry and Physics Professor
Presentation will be followed by a panel discussion
Free Admission
R. Stephen Berry Lecture
Tuesday August 4, 6:00-7:15 pm, Telluride Conference Center “Personalized Energy: A Carbon-Neutral Energy Supply for Each Individual (x 6 Billion People)”
Daniel G. Nocera, MIT Henry Dreyfus Professor of Energy and Professor of Chemistry
Free Admission
Archiving TSRC History – How you can contribute
Archived materials about TSRC workshops are being collected and our progress can be viewed on line. Click here to view TSRC workshop history
But there is still a lot of information missing. Check out the historical records and if you have missing info about workshop names, names of organizers, participant names, workshop descriptions, old photos, etc, please contact Nana by phone at 970-708-0004 or email her at nana@telluridescience.org
1986 TSRC Workshop
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| TSRC BOARD OF DIRECTORS & OFFICERS |
Board Meeting July 26, 2009, Telluride
4:00 – 8:00 pm, dinner served
This is open to current board members & officers, past presidents, and by special request. For those who would like to attend but who will not be in Telluride on this date, you will be able to participate via conference call. Contact Nana for more information.
Please welcome new Officers
Serving January 2009 through December 2011
Kenneth Jordan, TSRC President and Board Chair,
University of Pittsburgh Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
Greg Voth, TSRC President-Elect and Board Vice-Chair,
University of Utah Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
Please welcome new Board Members
Serving January 2009 through December 2011
 Qiang Cui, University of Wisconsin
John Fourkas, University of Maryland at College Park
Jianpeng Ma, Baylor College of Medicine and Rice University
Peter Rossky, University of Texas at Austin
Mary Jane Shultz, Tufts University
Please thank outgoing Board Members & Pres
For their service January 2006 through December 2008
John Straub, TSRC President and Board Chair, Boston University
Paul Champion, Northeastern University
Peter Hamm, University of Zurich
Tamiki Komatsuzaki, Kobe University
Maria Kurnikova, Carnegie Mellon University
Art Palmer, Columbia University
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| TELLURIDE SCHOOL ON THEORETICAL CHEMISTRY (TSTC) |
In its inaugural year, more than 60 students applied for 34 spots in the Telluride School on Theoretical Chemistry.
 Peter Rossky was awarded the first “ACS Physical Chemistry Division Award in Theoretical Chemistry” and will be the special guest speaker at TSTC this summer. Click here for ACS Award info
2009 TSTC Faculty and Courses:
Rigoberto Hernandez, Georgia Tech, Statistical Mechanics,
Geoff Hutchinson, University of Pittsburgh, Nanomaterials and Molecular Electronics
Jack Simons, University of Utah, Electronic Structure Theory
John Tully, Yale University, Chemical Dynamics
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TSRC Community
Outreach Report |
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Pinhead Town Talks
Annual Science Lecture Series Summer 2009
TSRC Scientists
June 16 – August 18
10 events planned
Free Admission
Complete Town Talk Schedule
Naisbitt & Ratner
Pinhead Punk Science
Annual Science Program for Kids
Summer 2009
TSRC Scientists
July 7 – August 11
6 events planned
Free Admission
Complete Punk Science Schedule
David Coker
Scholars In The Schools
Spring 2009
TSRC Scientists
Dr. John Straub, Boston University, presented “A Lively Tour of the Periodic Table” to 700 K-12 students from Telluride, Naturita, Norwood, Ouray, and Ridgway Schools, replete with explosions, demonstrations, and a music video.
Dr. Susan DeSensi, Boston University, presented "The Secret Life of Glue: Bouncy Balls & Goober Goo” to 160 students 1st through 7th grades at Nucla and Telluride schools, loaded with theatrics, fun demonstrations, and interactive experiments
Click here for more information
Nucla student with John Straub, Scholar in the Schools
TSRC Mission
Our mission is to inspire substantive scientific inquiry, breakthroughs, and discoveries by hosting scientific meetings in an open environment conducive to productive collaboration and positive contributions to research, policy, and education.
DONATE TO TSRC
Make a tax-deductible donation today
Please support:
• Peter Salamon Scholarships
• TSRC Science Outreach
• Registration fees for students
• Scientists' travel and lodging
To donate, please
Contact Nana Naisbitt
nana@telluridescience.org
970-708-0004
Or send a check to:
TSRC
PO Box 2429
Telluride, CO 81435
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