Chemistry Calendar

Thursday, February 23, 2017

• Optimizing Your Online Presence (Recurring Event)

  Feb. 23, 2017 at 12 p.m. until 1 p.m.
  Graduate Student Center: Colbourn Hall, Suite 146

  Part 1: Citation Metrics and Measuring Impact Citation metrics provide quantitative data used to evaluate the impact of a scholar’s research. Several methods and tools exist to assist scholars with obtaining information about citation counts and impact data, such as ISI Web of Science, Google Scholar, and other citation counting tools by discipline. Metrics also assist scholars with identifying key …

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• Chemistry Department Seminar: Dr. Timothy Davenport

  Feb. 23, 2017 at 2:45 p.m. until 5 p.m.
  Physical Sciences Building: 160

  Studies in the Storage of Solar Energy in Chemical Bonds Abstract More energy from sunlight strikes the earth in a matter of hours than all of the energy consumed on the planet in one year. However, due to the intermittency of sunlight, storage methods which convert solar energy into a reliable energy source for on-demand utilization are essential. One promising …

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• Science Cafe: Have We Entered the Anthropocene? Human-Induced Climate Change

  Feb. 23, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m.
  Physical Sciences Building: 160

  Time: 6:30 p.m. – networking, drinks and appetizers 7:00 p.m. – talk begins Have We Entered the Anthropocene? Human-Induced Climate Change Joseph F. Donoghue, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Planetary Sciences group, Department of Physics Abstract: The Anthropocene is a proposed new epoch in the geologic timescale, representing the time in Earth’s history during which humans have taken over from nature as …

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