Electron Microprobe Analysis on the JEOL JXA-8200 Superprobe
Nilanjan Chatterjee, Principal Research Scientist
| Jan/20 | Fri | 01:00PM-03:00PM | 54-1221 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
This session is to introduce new users to the JEOL JXA-8200 Superprobe. You will have hands-on experience (if time permits) on our electron microprobe equipped with enhanced imaging capabilities and learn about wavelength and energy dispersive spectrometry, back-scattered electron, secondary electron, cathodoluminescence, and elemental X-ray imaging. Please e-mail Dr. Chatterjee at nchat@mit.edu, or call 617-253-1995 if you plan to attend.
Sponsor(s): Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences
Contact: Nilanjan Chatterjee, 54-1216, 617 253-1995, NCHAT@MIT.EDU
Introduction to Astrobiology
Roger Summons, Schlumberger Professor of Geobiology, Christopher Carr, Research Scientist, Alexandra Pontefract, Postdoctoral Associate
Enrollment: Email Alexandra Pontefract (apontefr@mit.edu) to sign-up.
Limited to 25 participants
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Prereq: A knowledge of Biology and/or Geology would be an asset.
Have you always wondered what Astrobiology is, and what Astrobiologists do? Are you interested in the search for life beyond the Earth?
Come join us for two weeks as we explore the breadth of topics related to Astrobiology, from the origins of life here on Earth, to the habitability of other bodies in our solar system and beyond. Through this course you will gain an appreciation of the multi-disciplinary nature of planetary science research, and gain a basic understanding of the knowledge and instrumentation that goes into making a planetary exploration mission for life detection.
This course will feature a series of lectures from MIT and Brown University Planetary scientists and Astrobiologists, along with lab demonstrations and group discussions.
Sponsor(s): Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences
Contact: Alexandra Pontefract, 54-511, apontefr@MIT.EDU
| Jan/23 | Mon | 09:00AM-12:00PM | 54-915 |
Lecture followed by a discussion on: Learning how to read a scientific article.
Alexandra Pontefract - Postdoctoral Associate
| Jan/24 | Tue | 09:00AM-12:00PM | 54-915 |
Lecture followed by an opportunity to view some fossils and a tour of the Isotope Lab.
Roger Summons - Schlumberger Professor of Geobiology
| Jan/25 | Wed | 09:00AM-12:00PM | 54-915 |
Lecture followed by a discussion on top-down phylogenomic reconstructions of deep ancestral life.
Greg Fournier - Cecil & Ida Green Assistant Professor of Geobiology
| Jan/26 | Thu | 09:00AM-12:00PM | 54-915 |
Lecture followed by a discussion on Extremophilic Organisms.
Heather Throckmorton - Postdoctoral Associate
| Jan/27 | Fri | 09:00AM-12:00PM | 54-915 |
Lecture followed by a demonstration of relevant technology.
Jack Mustard - Professor, Brown University
| Jan/30 | Mon | 09:00AM-12:00PM | 54-915 |
Lecture followed by a lab on planetary datasets.
Jason Soderblom - Research Scientist
| Jan/31 | Tue | 09:00AM-12:00PM | 54-915 |
Lecture followed by a demonstration of nanopore sequencing.
Christopher Carr - Research Scientist
| Feb/01 | Wed | 09:00AM-12:00PM | 54-915 |
Lecture followed by an online Exoplanet lab.
Jennifer Burt - Postdoctoral Fellow
(CANCELED) Solar Observing
Michael Person, Carl Rodriguez
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Prereq: none
Join us for daytime stargazing! We will have solar telescopes set up so you can safely observe our closest star, the Sun. Swing on by for a quick look, and feel free to stay and chat with MIT astronomers over cups of cocoa.
weather permitting
Sponsor(s): Kavli Institute for Astrophysics & Space Research, Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences
Contact: Debbie Meinbresse, 37-241, 617 253-1456, MEINBRES@MIT.EDU
| Jan/27 | Fri | 12:00PM-02:00PM | North Court |
| Jan/31 | Tue | 12:00PM-02:00PM | Outside Student Ctr |
Join us for daytime stargazing! We will have solar telescopes set up so you can safely observe our closest star, the Sun. Swing on by for a quick look, and feel free to stay and chat with MIT astronomers over cups of cocoa.
Weather Permitting
Michael Person, Carl Rodriguez
Stirred into flame: finding joy and meaning by integrating our technical and spiritual lives
Dan Burns, Research Scientist
| Jan/25 | Wed | 11:30AM-12:30PM | 54-209 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
The scientific enterprise is rooted in wonder and amazement, and that is what captured our imaginations and brought us to MIT. But the daily grind and pressures of life, along with the incremental nature of progress on difficult scientific and engineering problems, can sometimes drain us of energy. Our culture also encourages us to compartmentalize our intellectual, emotional, and spiritual selves into different boxes, imposing barriers that constrain us and keep us fragmented. Many of the most exciting areas in science and engineering in recent years are at the interface of different fields, often involving the breaking down of false barriers between fields. The same is true in our own lives – we need to breakdown barriers and false compartments in order to live as whole human beings in mind and spirit. This is how we find the most happiness and fulfillment in life, the most meaning and balance.
Beginning with a summary of some points of commonality between spirituality and science, we will then move deeper in seeking ways to view our work in science and technology as a spiritual practice in order to rekindle the deep wonder and excitement that led us to this type of work in the first place. We will draw on wisdom from various faith traditions, poets, and scientists to illuminate our own experiences and longings and provide some framework and direction to our quest to become more fully alive, joyful, and free.
Sponsor(s): Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences
Contact: Dan Burns, 54-223, 617.253.7206, burns@mit.edu
Tour of Wallace Astrophysical Observatory
Michael J Person
| Feb/02 | Thu | 06:30PM-11:00PM | Wallace Observatory, Dress Warmly |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Come tour the heavens at MIT's George R. Wallace Jr. Astrophysical Observatory located 45 minutes northwest of Boston in Westford, MA. Use various telescopes from 14" to 24" for both visual observing and electronic imaging of the moon, stars, and other celestial bodies. Required signup via website: http://web.mit.edu/wallace/iaptour/
Sponsor(s): Wallace Astrophysical Observatory, Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences
Contact: Michael J Person, wao-iap-tour@mit.edu
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