Speaker: Brendon Smith Title: "Applications and Biological Effects of Ultrasound Imaging." Speaker: Alison Trude Title: "What can listeners learn about different speakers' voices?" Speaker: Mustafa Mir Title: "Quantitative phase imaging for investigating living cellular systems." Abstracts are available at http://beckman.illinois.edu/news/2012/11/grad-student-seminars-nov-2012. This seminar series is designed to give outstanding graduate students working at the Beckman Institute an opportunity to present their research for a multidisciplinary audience. Everyone is invited to attend.