2008-09 Chalk Talks
2006-07 Chalk Talks

2007-2008 Origins Chalk Talks Schedule

Harvard Origins of Life Initiative
"Chalk Talks"
9:00-10:00 am
BioLabs Room 2062
16 Divinity Avenue


Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007 - Nick Tosca "From Sulfates to Silicates: New Insight into the Geochemical Evolution of the Martian Surface"
Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007 - Raphael Bruckner "Fun Experiments on the Origin of Life: Heat Gradients and Deep-Sea Vents"  
                                        & "Stress Relaxation of Deformed Bilayer Membranes: Possible Explanation for the Ubiquity of Sterols(?)"
Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008 - Howard Stone & Anand Bala Subramanian "Vesicle-like Structures Made From Clay: 
                                        Possible Colloidal Steps Towards Encapsulation of Small Molecules in a Reactive Environment"
Thursday, Mar. 6, 2008 - Cancelled 
Thursday, Apr. 3, 2008 - Jesse Chen "Phosphorous in Biosphere: Origins and Chemistry"
Thursday, May 1, 2008 - Rama Chakrabarti "Application of Silicon isotopes – from cosmos to benthos"