Amantes de la Ciencia, Science Museum, January 29, 2011

Amantes de la Ciencia Event at the Science Museum in St Paul

Science Museum Saint Paul, MN, January 28, 2012

	“Minnesota Supercomputing Institute: An Exhibition From Circuit Boards to Amazing Molecules in 3-D ” Location: Level 4 Science Museum See first-hand how computers play a key role in all fields of research at the University of Minnesota. Learn how computers are used in Life Sciences in Computers for cures. Build a molecule with molecular models and then use a Graphical Interface to build the same molecule on a laptop. See Hemoglobin in 3-D. Hemoglobin gives the red color and transports oxygen from the lungs to the tissues in the body.

Dream Team loading Munir's car to move equipment	Navigating the Science Museum with all the equipment

Chemistry setting up	Daniel ready for the visitors

Dream Team enjoying a well deserved brunch	Lynda and Carol also enjoyed the brunch

From Chemistry: Edgar Arriaga and team	Paul Morbacher gave us an inspirational introduction

Daniel gets a thank you card. Now off to college	Daniel, Yectli and Munir at work

Daniel testing GaussView and Chimera	"This is how you use GaussView"

Munir, our master builder	Lynch family building yummy molecular surfaces

Great success building NaCl surface	Yectli attracted crowds and taught them how to build surfaces

Working behind the scenes, Daniel busy getting material ready	Lynda Ellis visited the MSI booth

The master bulder in action dazzling kids	Lynda's team hard at work

U of Minnesota Medical School in full force	Kids proudly displayed their creations

Lynda taught kids how to have fun building molecules	Thanks to the Donalson company for sponsoring this great event

Nancy Rowe's graphics impressed kids and parents	Samantha and Munir at work

Daniel dazzling kids showing molecules in 3-D	Maya doing calculations to build the NaCl surface

Samantha showing Maya molecules in 3-D	Maya in the middle of all the action

Dream Team: Daniel, Carlos, Yectli, Munir, Samantha and Maya	Relaxing after a job well done