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Check out our 2009 Highlights!

The College of Sciences and Technology is excited to offer the second edition of our annual newsletter, Highlights.  We hope you will enjoy being connected to us in this way
and invite you to check out some of the latest "happenings" in our college by clicking on the graphic to the right.

Please don't hesitate to contact us with your thoughts or ideas, we would be more than
happy to hear from you!

Neuroscience on Tap
Bring Your Own Brain (BYOB)
Stress & Your Brain
@ Bob’s Burger & Brew
202 E. Holly St.
Monday, Nov. 2nd 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Join the neighborhood round-table discussion hosted by Dr. Mike
Mana from Western’s Psychology Department.
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Regular monthly meetings will occur the first Monday of each month.
Each month, one faculty member will lead the discussion of a specific
topic. There’s sure to be something for everyone!!!!

Public Planetarium Shows

Two Small
Glaass
Pieces
of
Planetarium
Oct 22 & Nov 22 & Dec 22 all three showings start at 6:30 PM - no late admissions
Open to the Public - $3 per student & $5 per non-student
Call 360.650.6146 for tickets
The International Year of Astronomy!
2009 marks the 400th anniversary of the first astronomical observations of the sky with a telescope. To celebrate, WWU Planetarium presents a look at astronomical technology, from the first views of Saturn's Rings recorded by Galileo, to the deep space revelations of the Hubble Space Telescope.
For directions and more information visit the planetarium website:
planetarium.wwu.edu
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Materials After Dark
MAD Seminar Series& WWU Chemistry Department present

How Small Can You Go? Molecular Wires and Devices in the Modern World

Dr. Wayne E. Jones

Thursday, November 12th 5:00pm in CF120
Refreshments at 4:40pm

The development of ever smaller electronic and photonic technologies has been hyped in both the scientific literature and the popular press. Recently, efforts have focused on the preparation of molecular scale wires and devices with nanometer or smaller dimensions. There is a continuing need for new synthetic and processing strategies to prepare these nanomaterials. We have been pursuing new approaches to the preparation of sensors and switches in the context of conjugated polymers, electrically conducting plastics, and molecular wires. Using a combination of organic chemistry and coordination chemistry, new polymers can be prepared which exhibit long range electron and energy transport behaviors. In some cases, these polymers act as fluorescent sensors, responding selectively to environmental systems to ensure safe drinking water or identify industrial pollutants. Derivatives of these materials can also be prepared as nanofibers, thin films on fiber optics, and metal organic hybrid materials to provide a suite of new materials that can be used for future molecular electronic and photonic devices. This talk will explore new and recent developments in this area of nanotechnology.

Please join us for this interdisciplinary discussion session. All are welcome! If you are interested in attending dinner with the speaker please contact the event host at David.Patrick@wwu.edu.