Tag: Cindy Strong
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The Academic Minute for 2017.12.11-12.15
Academic Minute from 12.11 – 12.15 Monday, December 11th Sebastian Deffner – University of Maryland Baltimore County Quantum Supremacy I was previously a Research Associate in the group of Christopher Jarzynski at the University of Maryland, College Park (2011-2014), and a Director’s Funded Postdoctoral Fellow with Wojciech H. Zurek at the Los Alamos National Laboratory…
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Cindy Strong, Cornell College – Pottery and Chemistry
Can chemistry help us better understand the past? Cindy Strong, professor of chemistry at Cornell College, examines fragments of ancient pottery to reveal different cultures. Cindy Strong earned her Ph.D. in chemistry from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and has been at Cornell College since 1989, where she teaches courses in analytical and inorganic chemistry.…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2017.12.11)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.12.11 Monday, December 11th Sebastian Deffner of the University of Maryland Baltimore County explores quantum supremacy. Tuesday, December 12th Cindy Strong of Cornell College discusses what chemistry can teach us about ancient pottery. Wednesday, December 13th Michelle Pautz of the University of Dayton examines if movies and popular opinion differ…