March 19, 2008

Today's events

Wednesday, March 19

-- School of Chemical Engineering 2008 Kelly Lecture. Speaker: Pablo Debenedetti, Class of 1950 Professor in Engineering and Applied Science, Department of Chemical Engineering, Princeton University. Topic: Statistical Characteristics of Structure in Complex Systems. 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Room B124, Forney Hall.

-- Open forum. Candidate for Purdue provost: Camilla Persson Benbow, dean of the Peabody College of Education and Human Development and professor in the Department of Psychology and Human Development, Vanderbilt University. Noon, South Ballroom, PMU.

-- Jewish Studies Noon Lecture. Rebecca Nicholson-Weir, graduate student, English. "Dangerous Illusions: Moses and the Wandering Jew in Paul Wegener's Der Golem." 12:30 p.m. Room 313, STEW. www.cla.purdue.edu/jewish-studies/ or 49-47965.

-- Network for Computational Nanotechnology lecture. Speaker: Wei Wang, University of Albany. Topic: Exploring CMOS-Nano Hybrid Technology in Three Dimensions. 2:30-3:30 p.m. Room 317, EE.

-- Softball vs. Miami (Ohio). 3 p.m. Varsity Softball Complex. Tickets: public, $5; students, $2.

-- The Chronic Care Crisis. Speaker: Robert Kane, MD., Minnesota chair in long-term care and aging, division of health policy and management, University of Minnesota School of Public Health. Sponsored by the Department of Health and Kinesiology and Center for Aging and the Life Course. 3:30 p.m., Room 202, STEW.

-- Purdue Literary Reading Series. Writer Peter Ho Davies will talk about fiction writing. 4 p.m. Hicks Undergraduate Library Bookstall.

-- Purdue Literary Reading Series. Writer Peter Ho Davies will read from his work. Room 140, KRAN.

All week

-- Through April 20. "Autotelematic Spider Bots." Stewart Center Gallery. Made by artist Ken Rinaldo, an associate professor of art and technology at Ohio State University, the Spider Bots are five spider-like sculptures that interact with the public in real-time and self-modify their behaviors based on their interaction with the viewer, themselves and their environment. They will function for 15-minute periods at 10:30 a.m. and at 12:30, 2:30 and 4:30 p.m. daily. Sponsored by Purdue Galleries. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Saturday, plus Thursday until 8 p.m., and 1-5 p.m. Sunday.

-- Through April 20. "Machinic Drift." Robert L. Ringel Gallery in the Purdue Memorial Union. Various interactive works and imagery by artist Ken Rinaldo, including robotic fish and electronic sound work sculptures. Sponsored by Purdue Galleries. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Saturday, plus Thursday until 8 p.m., and 1-5 p.m. Sunday.

-- Through April 29. "Chronicling Women's History at Purdue: Selections from the Susan Bulkeley Butler Women's Archives." The exhibit will feature artifacts, documents and photographs highlighting the history of university women and coinciding with Women's History Month. The exhibit includes collections on the "Queen of American Agriculture", the "Mother of Modern Management," Amelia Earhart and more. In Stewart Center, Room 279.

Monday-Friday

-- John Purdue Room lunch special. This week, the featured specials will be Tortilla soup & Chicken Tamales. To access the menu: www.cfs.purdue.edu/htm/about/restaurants.shtml

-- Industrial Design Seniors from the Visual and Performing Arts Department present an exhibition of their work. Through March 21. Patti and Rusty Rueff Galleries, Yue-Kong Pao Hall of Visual and Performing Arts. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday.