Osborn Research Club

Site contents Home Herbert Osborn History Current Officers Members Nomination Current and Past Programs Governance	Upcoming Program December 7, 2009 How Green is Green and could it be Greener? Cynthia Jenks, Ames Laboratory Green energy (be it wind or solar or biomass) is critical to reducing our dependence on foreign sources of oil. As researchers, what do life cycle analyses of green energy have to say about where we should consider focusing our own energy and attention? A review of recent studies looking at the overall environmental impact and costs of various technologies will be presented. Current and Past Programs January 11, 2010 Montane Meadows as Indicators of Climate Change Diane Debinski, Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology December 7, 2009 How Green is Green and could it be Greener? Cynthia Jenks, Ames Laboratory Green energy (be it wind or solar or biomass) is critical to reducing our dependence on foreign sources of oil. As researchers, what do life cycle analyses of green energy have to say about where we should consider focusing our own energy and attention? A review of recent studies looking at the overall environmental impact and costs of various technologies will be presented. November 9, 2009 Computer and Network Forensics: CSI - Ames Doug Jacobson, Electrical and Computer Engineering October 12, 2009 Leaf Microorganisms: How They Influence Plant and Environmental Health Gwyn Beattie, Robert Earle Buchanan Distinguished Professor of Bacteriology for Research and Nomenclature, Department of Plant Pathology September 14, 2009 Analysis of the maize genome reveals new opportunities for crop improvement Pat Schnable, Baker Professor of Agronomy, Departments of Agronomy and GDCB April 13, 2009 An Economic Perspective on Life in Ames: A Tragicomic Discourse Peter Orazem, Department of Economics March 9, 2009 Energy Crisis and Need for Solar Energy Vikram L. Dalal, MRC Director Thomas M. Whitney Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering February 9, 2009 Information Science for Materials Science: a systems biology approach to materials discovery Krishna Rajan, Stanley Chair in Interdisciplinary Engineering & Director- Institute for Combinatorial Discovery, Department of Materials Science and Engineering January 12, 2009 US Wind Energy Growth: Issues for 20% by 2030 James D. McCalley, Harpole Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering December 8, 2008 Plant viruses as protein synthesis machines W. Allen Miller, Departments of Plant Pathology, and Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Iowa State University November 10, 2008 Untitled Program Pat Thiel, Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University October 13, 2008 Science and Policy: Biofuel Research, Economics, and the Cost of Reducing Carbon Emissions John Miranowski, Department of Economics, Iowa State University September 8, 2008 NMR of Complex Materials: From Soil to Bone and Fuel-Cell Membranes Klaus Schmidt-Rohr, Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University May 12, 2008 Untitled Program Mark Gordon, The Frances M. Craig Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, Director, Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences, Ames Laboratory April 14, 2008 Guarding Against Structural Failure:The Science and Technology of Nondestructive Evaluation R. Bruce Thompson, Director, Center for Nondestructive Evaluation; Distinguished Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics March 10, 2008 Multifunctional Mesoporous Nanoparticle-based Controlled Release Delivery Systems and Catalysts for Bioenergy Applications Victor S.-Y. Lin, Professor, Department of Chemistry February 11, 2008 State of the Art in Plant Genetic Transformation Kan Wang, Director, Plant Transformation Facility, Professor, Department of Agronomy January 14, 2008 Climate Change: How we got Here and What to do Now Eugene S. Takle, Departments of Atmospheric Science & Agricultural Meteorology December 10, 2007 Clinic Uses of Stem Cells Donald Beitz, Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology November 12, 2007 Ghost Riders in the Sky: Understanding Insect Dispersal by Flight (and Why we Care) Thomas Sappington, USDA, ARS and Department of Entomology October 8, 2007 Foodborne Disease in the United States James S Dickson, Animal Science September 10, 2007 High Power Ultrasonics: Equipment, Key Concepts and Applications David Grewell, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering May 14, 2007 Irradiation Update Dennis Olson, Animal Science April 9, 2007 Biochemistry of Lipids Basil Nikolau, Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology March 9, 2007 ISU's Bioeconomy Initiative Robert C. Brown, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Office of Biorenewables Programs February 12, 2007 What is a Planet, and Why is Pluto no Longer a Member of the Club? Lee Anne Willson, Department of Physics and Astronomy January 8, 2007 Genetic Disease in Dogs and Cats; Benefits to Both Animals and Humans N. Matthew Ellinwood, Departments of Animal Science and Veterinary Clinical Science. December 11, 2006 Nonlinear Applications of Harmonic Oscillators Ken Jolls, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering November 13, 2006 ASB15: Gene Expression and Beyond Diane Moody-Spurlock, Department of Animal Science October 9, 2006 Fat and Fat Cells: A New Look at an Old Enemy Maynard Hogberg, Department of Animal Science May 8, 2006 Phun with Phosphorus Phootballs John Verkade, Department of Chemistry April 10, 2006 Plasmids in APEC Virulence and Antimicrobial Resistance: An Overview Lisa K. Nolan, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine March 20, 2006 Of Baculoviruses, Basement Membranes, and Dead Bugs Bryony Bonning, Department of Entomology February 13, 2006 Using a Statistical Model to Better Estimate the Probability of a Rare Event Philip Dixon, Department of Statistics January 9, 2006 Starch Structure and Its Impact on Biorenewable Energy Production Jay-lin Jane, Food Science and Human Nutrition December 12, 2005 Sustainability is Not an Option Dennis Keeney, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy November 14, 2005 Transgenes in Corn Improvement: Impacts and Potential Paul Scott, USDA-ARS October 10, 2005 Protective Roles of Phytoestrogens in Cancer: Evidence From Transgenic Mouse Models of Breast, Prostate and Colon Cancer Ruth MacDonald, Food Science and Human Nutrition September 12, 2005 What Might You Want to do with Plasmas?: Materials Processing Mark J. Kushner, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering May 9, 2005 The nuts and bolts of modern solid-state NMR spectroscopy; applications of NMR to the studies of heterogeneous catalysts and nanoscale materials Marek Pruski, Department of Chemistry April 11, 2005 New Tools to Decipher the Glycocode Nicola Pohl, Department of Chemistry March 21, 2005 Chemistry and Natural Selection - Applications of Molecular Evolution Keith Woo, Department of Chemistry February 14, 2005 The Art of Thermodynamics – now on sale for 37 cents Kenneth R. Jolls, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering January 10, 2005 Oxidative Stress and Cell Death Signaling Mechanisms in Parkinson’s Disease Anumantha Kanthasamy, Department of Biomedical Sciences December 13, 2004 Astronomy for the Instant Gratification Set: Stellar Phenomena on Time Scales from Nanoseconds to Decades Steve Kawaler, Physics November 8, 2004 Intellectual Liberty and Public Regulation of Science Clark Wolf, Philosophy October 11, 2004 Gatekeeping Effect: Multi-functionalized Mesoporous Silica Nanomaterials for Catalysis, and Biotechnological Applications Victor S.-Y. Lin, Chemistry September 13, 2004 Carotenoids and Retinoids Arun Barua, BBMB May 10, 2004 Statistical Image Analysis for Toolmark Forensics Max Morris, Statistics April 12, 2004 Improving Productivity and Quality of Berry Fruit Crops in Iowa Horticultural Systems. Gail Nonnecke, Horticulture March 8, 2004 Immunomodulatory Stimulation of Host-Response to Salmonella enteritidis Claire Andreasen, Veterinary Pathology February 9, 2004 Interactions Between the Host and Its Flora: A Model of Bacterial-induced Colitis Michael J. Wannemuehler, VMPM January 12, 2004 Insulin, Nutrients, Exercise, and Muscle Mass: Searching for Sensitivity in a World of Disease Paul Flakoll, Animal Science