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May 2013
Thursday 2 May 2013
Inaugural lecture: Juggling Photons and Electrons - Light Entertainment for Electrical Engineers
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events
Professor Martin Cryan, Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering.
Pugsley Lecture Theatre, Queen's Building, University Walk,
6:00pm
This talk is a personal view of Professor Cryan's journey along the electromagnetic spectrum from radiowaves to lightwaves. It will show you how Electrical Engineers are still exploiting the amazing properties of electromagnetic waves in applications such as solar energy and nanoscale sensors using nanoscale patterning and control of materials. Further information is available
All welcome. No booking required.
Contact Nicola Fry
on
+44 (0)117 - 928 8515 or
nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk
Tuesday 7 May 2013
Inaugural lecture: A journey into the brain: studying the CEO of the stress response
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events
Professor Astrid Linthorst, School of Clinical Sciences.
Peel Lecture Theatre, School of Geographical Sciences, University Road,
6:00pm
Stress-related psychiatric disorders such as depression and anxiety have become an increasing burden for many people as well as the society as a whole during the past decades. This lecture will provide an overview of the vital role of the brain in coordinating the stress response. Further information is available
All welcome. No booking required.
Contact Nicola Fry
on
+44 (0)117 - 928 8515 or
nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk
Wednesday 8 May 2013
Inaugural lecture: Molecular Alchemy - Catalysis as the Applied Philosopher's Stone
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events
Professor Duncan Wass, School of Chemistry.
Lecture Theatre 1, School of Chemistry, Cantock's Close,
6:00pm
Catalysis is the chemist's foremost tool in transforming simple molecules into more complex and valuable chemical products. The role of catalysts as the agent for this transformation finds a metaphor in the mythical Philosopher's Stone - the substance by which alchemists believed base metals would be turned into gold. Further information is available
All welcome. No booking required.
Contact Nicola Fry
on
+44 (0)117 - 928 8515 or
nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk
Tuesday 14 May 2013
Inaugural lecture: An inexact science - hydrology, uncertainty and understanding real world systems
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events
Professor Jim Freer, School of Geographical Sciences.
Peel Lecture Theatre, School of Geographical Sciences, University Road, BS8 1SS,
6:00pm
Hydrology, like many natural sciences is an inexact science. Professor Freer will reflect on the challenges of using imperfect data to predict and understand hydrological systems, and what might be pragmatic solutions when making predictions. Further information is available
Free, no booking required.
Contact for other queries, Nicola Fry
on
+44 (0)117 - 928 8515 or
nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk