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First Friday Lunch - May 6, 2016

Join us for First Fridays, a monthly recurring event for undergraduate and graduate Princeton alumni, graduate students, and parents.  On the first Friday of each month, area alumni and their guests will meet to enjoy a prix fixe luncheon at the Nassau Club in downtown Princeton.  As a special bonus for PA3, a Princeton University PhD candidate will present his/her work to the group in this informal setting.  Topics vary monthly and are always interesting!  Have a look at our impressive roster of previous luncheons.


James Smith, PhD Candidate in GeosciencesOn Friday, May 6th, 2016, we will be joined by James A. Smith, a PhD Candidate in the Department of Geosciences Seismologists now research datasets of unprecedented size and complexity. For example, we are imaging the Earth's interior using over 4,000 earthquakes recorded at over 3,000 stations across the globe. In order to effectively utilize these datasets in modern seismic workflows, the data must be sensibly organized and the computational resources efficiently used. In other words, what good is a supercomputer if you are always reading and writing data? James will discuss ASDF, a modern data format for seismology that offers new ways to exchange and query large datasets, reproduce results, and decrease the time to research.



As always, there is sure to be a lively discussion! Please join us.


Specially priced at $25/person (or $30 if you choose not to pay PA3's annual dues), lunch includes three courses, a complementary beverage (wine, beer, soft drink) and coffee/tea. Pre-registration is preferred.

>> Looking forward to seeing you...in your orange and black! <<

Date: Friday, May 6th, 2016
Time: 12 noon - 2 pm
Location: Nassau Club, 6 Mercer St, Princeton, NJ
Nassau Club membership is not necessary to attend this event.
Dress is business casual.

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PA3 at Communiversity

During annual the town-gown event, PA3 will have a booth on the front lawn of Nassau Hall. 

This year, we are encouraging PARENTS OF CURRENT PRINCETON STUDENTS to stop by and meet Ann Huang, Chair of the PA3 Parent Committee.  

Communiversity
Sunday, April 17
1 - 6 pm

http://artscouncilofprinceton.org/communiversity/

 

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Spring Photo Walk at Duke Farm

Spring photowalk at Duke Farms (Sunday April 24, rain date: May 1) with Dave DeFreese '91.

Post-walk note from Dave:
"We had about 20 people show up for the photo walk. I made a little mistake in not taking any group photos. Otherwise, the group enjoyed the tour, we had perfect weather and for the people who had never been here before, I think they got a good overview of the Duke family history, the layout of the estate and some ideas for potential future visits. If there’s any interest in the future, I’ll gladly do it again as time allows."
10AM to noon or 12:30.
Please plan to arrive at 9:30 so that we can kick off from the Orientation Center on time at 10.
We end at the Great Falls when they start to flow at noon.

Bring a camera (cell phone, point and shoot or DSLR) and we’ll have a nice excursion.
Here is the link to the walk we did a couple of years ago:
http://www.princetonaaa.org/posts/156

Duke Farms was a working farm with a large portion of the grounds set aside for James Duke’s estate (which was ultimately never built).  When Doris Duke was alive, she built up a couple of greenhouses and a sculpture collection around the grounds.  What’s left today is a mix of ruins, working greenhouses, and semi-natural landscaping laid out by the Olmstead firm which also did the design for NYC’s Central Park and the Columbian World’s Fair in Chicago.  There are dozens of trails for walking and biking just a couple of miles away from the heavily congested area surrounding the Somerville Circle.

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April Book Club

By popular vote, our April book will be "The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality" by Angus Deaton.
Deaton is the Dwight D. Eisenhower Professor of Economics and International Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School and the Economics Department, and winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Economics. 
In Brief:
•    The world is a better place than it used to be. People are healthier, wealthier, and live longer. Yet the escapes from destitution by so many has left gaping inequalities between people and nations. In The Great Escape, Angus Deaton--one of the foremost experts on economic development and on poverty--tells the remarkable story of how, beginning 250 years ago, some parts of the world experienced sustained progress, opening up gaps and setting the stage for today's disproportionately unequal world. Deaton takes an in-depth look at the historical and ongoing patterns behind the health and wealth of nations, and addresses what needs to be done to help those left behind. (from Amazon) (http://www.economist.com/news/business-books-quarterly/21587755-measuring-fairness-sickness-and-health)

Date: April 13, 7-9pm
Location: East Pyne 111

linsay.hiller AT gmail.com

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"Second Tuesdays" - Propeller - April 12th, 2016


PA3 Propeller April 12th, 2016

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Reservation is closed. If you're trying to sign up for an upcoming Propeller, please find it in our list of events on the homepage.
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Donations welcome - use the PayPal button below or at the door.




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