Research at UChicago (audio)

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. The field of colloidal nanoparticle research has exploded over the past 15 years, after foundational work in the 80s and 90s. Much progress in the field arose from simple synthetic skills and rather standard optical spectroscopy and electron microscopy imaging. While C60 and carbon nanotubes were the first “nanochemicals” to generate public enthusiasm in nanotechnology, mostly through savvy public relations and commercial gimmicks, (remember tennis rackets with carbon nanotubes?), colloidal nanoparticles have had a greater stream of potential applications such as biological probes, light emitting displays, phosphors, and photopholtaic panels. Transfer to actual products has been slower than expected because of lackluster performances in some parameter space, but there are still many undiscovered materials and properties. In this lecture, after a broad introduction of this exciting field at the interface of chemistry and physics, Professor Philippe Guyot-Sionnest described two promising research directions in my laboratory, on magnetic colloidal quantum dots and infrared photodetection. Philippe Guyot-Sionnest holds joint appointments as Professor in the Departments of Chemistry and Physics at the University of Chicago. He earned his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1987 after attending the Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France and the University of Paris-Sud, France. Guyot-Sionnest's awards include: 2002 Fellow, American Physical Society; 1992 David and Lucile Packard Fellow; and 1990 Prix National des Lasers, Sociètè Française de Physique. His research focuses on the synthesis of colloidal plasmonic nanostructures with specific optical properties.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Students who physically experience scientific concepts have a deeper understanding of the information and improved test scores, according to a new study. UChicago psychology professor Sian Beilock is an internationally known expert on the mind-body connection. Beilock explains how using the body helps students become better learners in science.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. The Illuminoggin, an anatomically correct giant glowing brain that rides on top of The Think Tank, made its debut on UChicago's main Quad for Brain Awareness Day 2015. The Think Tank is a mobile neuroscience lab under the direction of psychology assistant professor Daniel Casasanto designed to take brain science beyond the walls of the university.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. UChicago’s research accelerator, Arete, helps faculty turn ideas into action. Arete was created in 2007 to support multidisciplinary research on campus. Faculty describe Arete’s customized approach in providing strategic thinking and praise Arete’s ability to garner institutional support and secure external funding for transformative research ideas.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Scientists from UChicago, Argonne and Fermilab discuss the risks and rewards of participating in high-stakes science. The program took place on January 15, 2015, from 6 to 9 PM, at Wilson Hall, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. The discussion was moderated by Aaron Freeman, Comedian, Film Maker, Director, Teacher and Radio Commentator. The panelists were: - Juliane Bubeck Wardenbrug, MD, Associate Professor and Chief, Section of Critical Care, Departments of Pediatrics and Microbiology, University of Chicago - Joseph Kanabrocki, Associate Vice President for Research Safety, The University of Chicago; Member, National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity - Cynthia Boggs, Program Manager, Highly Enriched Uranium Transparency Program, Argonne National Laboratory - Richard Tesarek, Physicist and NOvA Deputy Project Manager, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. What happens when the stakes are high when pushing the boundaries of science? Experts from the University of Chicago, Argonne National Laboratory and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory speak from their own experience about the risks involved in working with deadly viruses, getting inside the heads of suicide bombers, and conducting experiments 350 feet underground.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Drawing on new research in psychology, neuroscience, and economics, Jonathan Masur talks about how the law affects people’s quality of life—and how it can do so in a better way.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. A new book by University of Chicago Professor Sian Beilock, one of the leading experts on the brain science behind human performance, examines the mind-body connection. Beilock explains the surprising power of how our environment influences how we think and feel. She provides useful ways to use our bodies to help us perform at our best, whether it’s in school, at work, or for our personal growth and well-being.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. UChicago faculty and Argonne and Fermilab scientists discuss the topic of “Science and Serendipity” and explore the role of happenstance and other factors in contributing to accidental discoveries. Hosts: Donald Levy, Vice President for Research and for National Laboratories John Flavin, Executive Director, Chicago Innovation Exchange Moderator: Robert Richards (Moderator) Morris Fishbein Distinguished Service Professor in the History of Science, and Professor of Philosophy, History, Psychology; Director of the Fishbein Center for History of Science, UChicago Panelists: James Evans, Associate Professor of Sociology, UChicago; Jessica J. Kandel, MD, Professor of Surgery and Chief, Section of Pediatric Surgery, The University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children's Hospital; Rick Stevens, Professor of Computer Science, UChicago; Senior Fellow, Computation Institute; and Associate Laboratory Director, Computing, Environment and Life Sciences, Argonne; and Robert Tschirhart, Senior Scientist, Fermilab, Fellow of the American Physical Society The video was recorded on May 21, 2014 at the Chicago Innovation Exchange representing the ninth in a Series of Joint Speaker events for University Faculty and Argonne and Fermilab Scientists, Researchers and Engineers.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. “Science and Serendipity” short video explores the role of happenstance and other factors contributing to accidental discoveries. With: Karin D. Knorr Cetina, Otto Borchert Distinguished Service Professor of Anthropology, Sociology and of the Social Sciences in the College; Nancy J. Cox, Ph.D., Professor and Section Chief, Section of Genetic Medicine, Department of Medicine; Professor, Department of Human Genetics; Ron Lipton, Senior Scientist, Fermilab; Peter Littlewood: Director, Argonne National Laboratory; Matt Tirrell, Professor and Founding Pritzker Director of the Institute for Molecular Engineering; and Willard Zangwill, Professor Emeritus, Chicago Booth. The video first aired on May 21, 2014 as part of the ninth in a Series of Joint Speaker events for University Faculty and Argonne and Fermilab Scientists, Researchers and Engineers which took place at the Chicago Innovation Exchange.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Dr. Genevieve Konopka, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Neuroscience at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, speakers about "Decoding the Molecular Evolution of Cognition" at the Third Annual Brain Awareness Day hosted by the Conte Center for Computational Neuropsychiatric Genomics at the University of Chicago (March 1, 2014).

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Dr. David Foster, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University, speaks about "Neuronal Sequences in the Hippocampus for Memory and Imagination" at the Third Annual Brain Awareness Day hosted by the Conte Center for Computational Neuropsychiatric Genomics at the University of Chicago (March 1, 2014).

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Dr. Yasmin Hurd, Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry, Neuroscience, and Pharmacology & Systems Therapeutics at Mount Sinai Hospital, speakers about "The Vulnerable Brain: Understanding the Neurobiology of Addiction Risk" at the Third Annual Brain Awareness Day hosted by the Conte Center for Computational Neuropsychiatric Genomics at the University of Chicago (March 1, 2014).

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Dr. Eric Klann, Professor of Neural Science at New York University, speaks about the molecular basis of autism spectrum disorders at the First Annual Brain Awareness Day hosted by the Conte Center for Computational Neuropsychiatric Genetics.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Dr. Daniel Salzman, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience at Columbia University, speaks about neural mechanisms underlying mental illness at the First Annual Brain Awareness Day hosted by the Conte Center for Computational Neuropsychiatric Genetics.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Steven Shevell, Professor of Psychology, Ophthalmology, Visual Science, discusses new research about how our brains process information about the color of objects. The research shows that the brain processes the shape of an object and its color in two separate pathways and, though the objects shape and color normally are linked, the neural representation of the color can survive alone.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Neurobiologist Melina E. Hale investigates how fish respond to predators in order to better understand neuro-mechanics in humans, providing a basis to address neurological disorders and spinal cord injury. Copyright 2004 The University of Chicago.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Dr. Bruce Lahn discusses newly discovered variants in two genes, one of which affects brain-size in humans. Because these variants have arisen very recently, studying them may help researchers understand the ongoing evolution of the human brain.