Campus event highlights: Feb. 5-14

(All events are free unless otherwise noted.)

Monday, Feb. 8: University Town Hall Meeting
Monday, Feb. 8: “Polynomial Programming Relaxations of Binary Quadratic Problems”
Monday, Feb. 8: “How to Get a Patent”
Wednesday, Feb. 10: “Enhancing our Antibiotic Arsenal Using Systems Biology”
Wednesday, Feb. 10: “Intelligent Integrated Microfluidics”
Wednesday, Feb. 10: “Spatial DFTs and Estimation of Covariogram”
Wednesday, Feb. 10: “Back to Lowndes County, Alabama”
Thursday, Feb. 10: “Sex Differences in Convict Cichlid Biparental Care”
Friday, Feb. 12: “Ecosystem Stability and Resilience at the Desert Margins”
Monday, Feb. 8: University Town Hall Meeting
Lehigh President Alice P. Gast and the university's senior leadership team will discuss the strategic plan and other topics at an open meeting with the campus community. The event begins at 12:30 p.m. in Packard Auditorium.

Monday, Feb. 8: “Polynomial Programming Relaxations of Binary Quadratic Problems”

The distinguished lecture series of the INFORMS student chapter club in the department of industrial and systems engineering features Juan Vera, visiting professor of management science at the University of Waterloo in Ontario. The event begins at 3 p.m. in Room 451 of Mohler Lab.

Monday, Feb. 8: “How to Get a Patent”

The office of graduate student life and the office of career services present an address by Yatin Karpe, associate director of the office of technology transfer. The event begins at 4:15 p.m. in the Graduate Student Center in the Packer House.

Wednesday, Feb. 10: “Enhancing our Antibiotic Arsenal Using Systems Biology”

The colloquium series of the department of chemical engineering features Mark P. Brynildsen, a professor of biomedical engineering at Boston University and a research scientist with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. The event begins at 2:30 p.m. in Room B013 of Iacocca Hall.

Wednesday, Feb. 10: “Intelligent Integrated Microfluidics—Molecular Recognition and Catalysis in Single Nanopores and Nanopore Arrays”

The seminar series of the department of chemistry features Paul W. Bohn, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and also of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Notre Dame. The event begins at 4 p.m. in Neville Auditorium 3.

Wednesday, Feb. 10: “Spatial DFTs and Estimation of Covariogram based on Irregularly Spaced Spatial Data”

The colloquium series of the department of mathematics features Soutir Bandyopadhyay of Texas A&M University. The event begins at 4 p.m. in Room 201 of Christmas-Saucon Hall.

Wednesday, Feb. 10: “Back to Lowndes County, Alabama”

Estizer Smith, a photographer living in Easton, Pa., presents a photodocumentary of her work. The event begins at 7 p.m. in Perella Auditorium of the Rauch Business Center. It is sponsored by the Women’s Center and is part of Lehigh’s celebration of Black History Month.

Thursday, Feb. 11: “Sex Differences in Convict Cichlid Biparental Care: Studies from the Field”

The colloquium series of the department of biological sciences features Jennnifer Snekser, a Thorne Fellowship recipient and Ph.D. candidate at Lehigh. The event begins at 4:10 p.m. in Room B023 of Iacocca Hall.

Friday, Feb. 12: “Ecosystem Stability and Resilience at the Desert Margins”

The seminar series of the department of earth and environmental sciences features Paolo D’Odorico, associate professor of environmental sciences at the University of Virginia. The event begins at noon in Room 100 of Williams Hall.