Cafe Scientifique Orlando is a gathering of scientifically-inclined people in Central Florida, who meet at a cafe, coffee house, pub, or nonacademic location to discuss events and ideas in the world of science. We enjoy beer and wine, and we use plain language to talk about extraordinary ideas.

Nanotechnology Is Already Here

Presenter: 
Rahman, Talat
When: 
Wednesday, 3 April 2013 - 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Venue: 
Taste
Where: 
Taste
Street:
717 W. Smith Street
City:
Orlando
,
Province:
Florida
Postal Code:
32804
Country:
United States

Only a few years ago, the science and engineering of manipulating matter at the atomic and molecular level seemed to be a promise of enormous changes to come in a few decades. Instead, the results of nanoscience quietly sneaked into our everyday lives yesterday. Prof Rahman will talk about nanoscience, its brief history, and its current state.

Dr. Talat Rahman is the UCF Physics Chair and a UCF Provost Distinguished Research Professor. Her research interests are first principles calculations of nanoscale phenomena (chemical reactions, molecular diffusion, vibrational dynamics and thermodynamics of nanomaterials); multiscale-modeling offunctional material; structural stability and characteristics of nanoalloys; atomistic studies of diffusion at solid surfaces; thin film growth processes and surface morphological evolution of nanostructures.

Future Café Scientifique Events

Our next scheduled topic is…

Organ Transplantation

Presenter: 
Vedula, Giridhar
When: 
Wednesday, 3 July 2013 - 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Venue: 
Taste
Where: 
Taste
Street:
717 W. Smith Street
City:
Orlando
,
Province:
Florida
Postal Code:
32804
Country:
United States

We’ll explore the different facets of solid-organ transplant and identify scientific breakthroughs that have helped us improve the quality of life among patients, and we’ll shed light onto the potential future of the field. Additionally, we will examine the fundamental principles of transplant and how they have resulted in medical and surgical innovation.

Giridhar Vedula MD is a multi-organ transplant surgeon at Florida Hospital, and focuses his practice primarily on liver, kidney and pancreas transplants. He trained at Columbia University in transplant surgery.

…and after that,

The Light on Other Planets 9 July, 2013 - 18:00 downtown library
More on Nanotechnology 7 August, 2013 - 19:00 Taste

Past Café Scientifique Events

Science Experiments in Microgravity 11 June, 2013 - 18:00 downtown library
Space-Faring Civilization 5 June, 2013 - 19:00 Taste
Skulls of Our Ancestors 14 May, 2013 - 18:00 downtown library
After the Maya Apocalypse 1 May, 2013 - 19:00 Taste
Nanotechnology Is Already Here 3 April, 2013 - 19:00 Taste
New National Wildlife Refuge 6 March, 2013 - 19:00 Taste
Teamwork 6 February, 2013 - 19:00 Taste
Asteroids, Water, and Life on Earth 9 January, 2013 - 19:00 Taste
Poor and Homeless in Florida 5 December, 2012 - 19:00 Taste
Seeing cancer before it's too late 7 November, 2012 - 19:00 Taste
Marine Ecosystems In Peril 3 October, 2012 - 19:00 Taste
A Theory of Everything 5 September, 2012 - 19:00 Taste

Topics We'd Love to See

What are some topics you’d like to have? Tell us in your comments below. See our full schedule to know what we’ve had and plan to have, before adding something new.

Additionally, if you are a scientific expert interested in presenting a topic, please email us.

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