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September 2008
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	01	02	03	04	05 2pm» SIE Colloquium 2pm» BME Seminar - David Meaney, Ph.D.	06
07 (Week 37)	08 4pm» MSE Seminar - Shriram Ramanathan	09	10	11	12	13
14 (Week 38)	15	16	17	18	19	20
21 (Week 39)	22	23	24	25	26	27 Chemical Engineering Centennial Celebration
28 (Week 40) Chemical Engineering Centennial Celebration	29	30

Time:: 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Description:: SIE Colloquium - Friday, Sept 5th 2pm OLS 005

The Department of Systems and Information Engineering would like to
invite you to attend this Friday’s Research Colloquium. The speakers
for this Friday (9/5) will be:

Jim Lambert, SIE Research Associate Professor, Associate Director,
Center for Risk Management of Engineering Systems

*?Scenario-Based Analysis of the **Afghanistan** Sustainable
Infrastructure Plan?*

Stephanie Guerlain, SIE Associate Professor

*?Human-Computer Interaction?*

Kenneth Crowther, SIE Research Associate

*?Risk-Based Preparedness for Regional Operations Continuity?*

* *

K. Pres White, SIE Professor

*?Requirements Verification using **Monte Carlo** Simulation?*

We look forward to seeing you at the colloquium.

Time:: 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Description:: *BME Distinguished Seminar Series
Presents

**David Meaney, Ph.D.*

Chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering and

Associate Director, Penn Center for Brain Injury and Repair,

University of Pennsylvania

/ /

/
//Mechanoregulation of Synaptic Neurotransmission/**

*Friday, September 5
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
BME Lecture Hall (Room 1041), MR5*

/Refreshments at 1:45 p.m.
//
/Hosted by Brett Blackman, Ph.D.

Dr. Meaney has published extensively on the subject of brain injury. His
research focuses on understanding the mechanical cues that regulate
injury, repair, and growth in cells and tissues of the central nervous
system. Clinical applications of his work include developing new testing
standards to improve the safety of headgear and automotive restraint
systems, and testing new techniques for repairing damaged tissues in the
brain after injury. His honors include the Williams J. Stickel Gold
Award, a National Science Foundation CAREER Award, and the YC Fung Young
Investigator Award from the American Society of Bioengineering.

*ABSTRACT*

Mechanical forces influence the development, maintenance, and
degeneration of the nervous system at many length scales. At the
synaptic scale, mechanical forces can play a role in the formation and
maintenance of the synapse. One well studied synaptic receptor, the
NMDA receptor (NMDAR), is considered important in regulating neuronal
survival during disease or after injury. In this talk, we show the NMDA
receptor is mechanosensitive, and this mechanosensitivity is a key
aspect that underlies the role of the NMDA receptor in traumatic brain
injury. The molecular domains of the NMDA receptor controlling
mechanosensitivity are identified, and we use this molecular map to
study how local synaptic signaling is modified following NMDAR
mechanoactivation. Next, we use simulations of synaptic networks to
identify how normal neurotransmission is altered following traumatic
injury, and use these data to test the effectiveness of targeting NMDAR
subpopulations for reducing neuronal death after injury. Consistent with
predictions, results show that the most effective therapeutic approach
is not a broad spectrum inhibition of the receptor, but a more targeted
approach that stimulates synaptically localized receptors while
inhibiting receptors localized extrasynaptically. *

Time:: 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Description:: *The Department of Materials Science and Engineering invites you to join us for a Fall Seminar: FULL SEMINAR SCHEDULE AT: *_*http://www.virginia.edu/ms/seminarschedule083.html*_ *Shriram Ramanathan* Harvard University Host: Stu Wolf *"Metal Oxides for Energy and Electronics" * Monday, September 8 Time: 4:00 - 5:00 PM Refreshments: 3:30 - 4:00 Room: Wilsdorf 101 ABSTRACT: Thin film oxides play a key role in several advanced electronics and energy technologies such as alternate gate dielectrics, memory devices and functional membranes in energy generation. Developing novel routes for synthesis of oxide thin films with controlled structure and stoichiometry is therefore of great importance. In this talk, we will discuss recent results from our on-going work on synthesis of ultra-thin fluorite-structured oxides and their electrical and electrochemical transport properties. Techniques to manipulate point defect chemistry in oxides utilizing UV photons and their impact on functional properties will be discussed. Finally, we will present some applications of oxides towards realizing micro-power sources. Thank you and w e look forward to seeing you. Eric Newsome Graduate Admissions & Outreach Materials Science & Engineering 395 McCormick P.O. Box 400745 Charlottesville, VA 22904-4745 ebn5g@virginia.edu P: 434.924.7237 F: 434.982.5660 Visit our Website: http://www.virginia.edu/ms/

Description:: Chemical Engineering Centennial Celebration

Description:: Chemical Engineering Centennial Celebration

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