Life Sciences Supplier Show
10 a.m., Wednesday, 14 October
Petersen Events Center
Laboratory equipment, consumables, and research supplies from up to 50 vendors will be featured at the Life Sciences Supplier Show. Special breakout presentations, a complimentary lunch, and door prizes are planned. This event is being organized by the University’s Supplier Management Department in conjunction with the Office of Academic Affairs–Health Sciences, for researchers, lab safety personnel, technicians, lab managers, and purchasing representatives from Pitt and UPMC as well as from regional universities, industries, and agencies. Admission is free. For more information, contact Mike Durica: mdurica@bc.pitt.edu or 412-624-8586.
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Opening Reception and
Technology Showcase
5:00 p.m., Wednesday, 14 October
Alumni Hall, J.W. Connolly Ballroom
As a special preview to two days of dynamic science presentations, all Science2009 registrants are invited to the Opening Reception, featuring the always-popular Technology Showcase of innovative new technologies recently developed at Pitt that are now available for licensing. The Technology Showcase is organized by the University’s Office of Enterprise Development and Office of Technology Management. New night, same great event.
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Undergraduate Research Poster Reception
5:00 p.m., Thursday, 15 October
Alumni Hall, J.W. Connolly Ballroom
University of Pittsburgh undergraduates will present their faculty-mentored research in medicine, basic science, and engineering.
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Google Sky Map Demonstration
7:00 p.m., Thursday, 15 October
Science Lecture Hall, 3rd Floor
A team of software engineers from Google Pittsburgh will demonstrate Google Sky Map, a free application for Android phones that enables users to see a map of stars, constellations, and planets in their field of view simply by pointing their phone to the sky—even if the stars are occluded by clouds, buildings, or sunlight. Hear the development team talk about the application and some of the problems they encountered while building it, and see how it works.
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Starry, Starry Night—Celebrating the
International Year of Astronomy
8:30 p.m., Thursday, 15 October
Science Lecture Hall, 3rd Floor
Join faculty members from the Department of Physics and Astronomy who will reveal the mysteries of the universe in a special celebration of the International Year of Astronomy. Learn about the secrets of stars, galaxies, and the cosmos in this session. Weather-permitting, the presentation will also feature some real-time views of celestial objects in the mid-October night sky telecast from the University of Pittsburgh's Allegheny Observatory, historically one of the world's major observatories for astrometric research.
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Professional Development Workshop—Early Career Transitions for Emerging Investigators: Exploring Your Passions and Recognizing Your Potential
8:30 a.m., Friday, 16 October
Alumni Hall, 7th Floor
This interactive workshop presented by the Office of Academic Career Development–Health Sciences and the University of Pittsburgh Postdoctoral Association is designed to bolster the professional development of early-career scientists by providing practical input for discovering emerging opportunities in today’s job market. Maryrose Franko, PhD, senior program officer in the Office of Grants and Special Programs at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, will deliver the opening address. She will be joined by professionals from science-related fields who will facilitate roundtable discussions about career prospects in a variety of settings.
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Science2009 Closing Happy Hour
5:00 p.m., Friday, 16 October
Alumni Hall, 5th Floor
After two well-spent days of focusing on great science, it will be time to kick back and enjoy some good eats and drinks—as well as the requisite good music that inevitably defines this closing event.
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Science as Art
Thursday and Friday, 15 and 16 October
Cathedral Views Gallery, 7th Floor
This year’s Science as Art Project is a collaborative initiative involving all aspects of the University’s Center for Biologic Imaging. “We wanted to present our staff in a format that represents what we do on a daily basis—taking lots of images of cells, tissues, and systems using a variety of microscopy platforms: light, fluorescence, polarized microscopy, as well as several forms of electron microscopy,” said Donna Beer Stolz, PhD, assistant director. “Using a mosaic assembly program, we rendered a group photo of CBI from a collection of more than 10,000 microscopy images collected from CBI over the past several years. The result: CBI by CBI. This served as the inspiration for rendering various readily recognizable works of art by famous artists using the same technique.”