Science Seminars 31 March to 6 April 2003
MONDAY, 31 MARCH
"Secure Group Communication," Cristina Nita-Rotaru, Johns Hopkins University, 10:00 a.m., 302 Pond Laboratory, Department of Computer Science and Engineering (865-9505).
"Intramolecular [4+2] Cycloadditions of 2-Amidofurans," Reuben Ambenge, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (865-6079).
(title to be announced), Joseph Stitt, Penn State, 12:00 noon, 339 Davey Laboratory, Department of Physics (863-0007).
"Disease Development in Ethylene-Insensitive etr1-1 Petunia Infected by Thielaviopsis basicola under Low-Phosphorus Stress" by Hye-Ji Kim and "Influence of Geographical Origin on Root Lifespan and Root Respiration of Different Scots-Pine Populations from a Broad Latitudinal Gradient" by Bartosz Bulaj, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 10 Tyson Building, Department of Horticulture (863-3371).
"Feynman-Graph Solution to the Wilsonian Exact-Renormalization Group," Hidenori Sonoda, Kobe University (Japan), 2:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Murat Gunaydin, Department of Physics (863-0144).
"First Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) Search for Binary Inspirals," Peter Shawhan, California Institute of Technology, 3:00 p.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry + Center for Gravitational Wave Physics (863-9605).
"Influence of Environmental Conditions on the Perithecial Development of Gibberella zeae," Nick Dufault, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology (865-3761).
"Changes in Western-Basin Lake Erie dreissenid Populations: Where Have All the Mussels Gone?" Anne Stoeckmann, Penn State, 3:35 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Intercollege Graduate Program in Ecology (865-6679).
"Coupling Transcription with Chromatin and mRNA Processing," Stephen Buratowski, Harvard University, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Song Tan, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).
"Complexity and Geometric Optimization" (Marker lecture #1 of 4), Shmuel Weinberger, University of Chicago, 8:00 p.m., 111 Wartik Laboratory, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
TUESDAY, 1 APRIL
"Mechanisms of Microbial Pathogenesis: Type-IV Secretion in Agrobacterium tumefaciens," Doyle Ward, University of California, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Robert Schlegel, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).
"Spin Dynamics in Ultracold Quantum Gases," Jamie Williams, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: David Weiss, Department of Physics (863-3076).
"Hemoglobin Rules! From Deep-Ocean Hydrothermal Vents to the Surface of Mars," Joseph Bonaventura, Duke University, 4:00 p.m. (refreshment at 3:45 p.m.), 101 Althouse Laboratory, hosts: Department of Biology Graduate Students, Department of Biology (863-0278).
"Regulation of Apoptosis by Bcl-XL," David Vuletich, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (865-2009).
"Why is the Land Green and the Ocean Red?" Paul Falkowski, Rutgers University, 4:00 p.m., 22 Deike Building, Department of Geosciences (865-2622).
"The Case of Embeddings" (Marker lecture #2 of 4), Shmuel Weinberger, University of Chicago, 4:30 p.m., 109 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
WEDNESDAY, 2 APRIL
"Machine Learning in Difficult Situations," Rong Jin, Carnegie Mellon University, 10:00 a.m., 302 Pond Laboratory, Department of Computer Science and Engineering (865-9505).
"Single-Crystal Nanolasers" by Kristi Ohr and "Acoustic-Waveguide Devices: Applications in Biological and Chemical Sensing" by Serenity Desmond, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-3547 or 863-8063).
"Weather: Dragons and Chaos" (video), 12:00 noon, 105 Deike Building, Earth and Mineral Sciences Library (863-7073).
(title to be announced), Nikolas Nikolaidis, Penn State, 12:10 p.m., 317 Mueller Laboratory, host: Masatoshi Nei, Institute of Molecular Evolutionary Genetics (863-7334).
"Cell-Type Patterning in Plants: How the Arabidopsis Root Gets its Stripes," John Schiefelbein, University of Michigan, 12:20 p.m., 107 Wartik Laboratory, host: Daniel Cosgrove, Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Physiology (863-3892).
"Are We Missing Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN)? Towards the True Population," Belinda Wilkes, Harvard University, 4:00 p.m., 541 Davey Laboratory, host: David Alexander, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics (865-0418).
"Genetic Analysis of Histone Variants and Modifications," M. Mitchell Smith, University of Virginia, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Joseph Reese, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).
"The Local-Global Principle for Singular Spaces" (Marker lecture #3 of 4), Shmuel Weinberger, University of Chicago, 4:30 p.m., 109 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Weather: Dragons and Chaos" (video), 7:00 p.m., 105 Deike Building, Earth and Mineral Sciences Library (863-7073).
THURSDAY, 3 APRIL
"Dynamics of Polymer Blends with Intermolecular Hydrogen Bonds: Broadband Dielectric Study" by Shihai Zhang and "New Family of Ferroelectric VDF/TrFE/Chloro-Containing Terpolymers: Synthesis and Electrical Properties" by Atitsa Petchsuk, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 26 Hosler Building, Department of Materials Science and Engineering (863-1779).
"Protein Domains Implicated in Synaptic Targeting and Clustering of GABA-A Receptors," Melissa Alldred, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Bernhard Luscher, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).
"Energy Gaps and Control of Electron Transfer," Marshall Newton, Brookhaven National Laboratory, 12:15 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Mark Maroncelli, Department of Chemistry (865-0898).
"Functional Polymer Surfaces," Kenneth J. Wynne, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2:30 p.m., 301 Steidle Building, Department of Materials Science and Engineering (863-1779).
"Emerging Issues in Noninferiority Studies," Matilde Sanchez, Merck Laboratories, 4:00 p.m., 201 Thomas Building, Department of Statistics (865-1348).
"Paleoanthropology, Imperialism, and War: William Sollas at Oxford University (1897-1930)," Marianne Sommer, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 102 Weaver Building, Science Medicine and Technology in Culture + Institute for Arts and Humanities + Department of History + Department of English + Rock Ethics Institute (863-7303).
(title to be announced), Alan Kostelecky, Indiana University, 4:00 p.m., 117 Osmond Laboratory, host: Kurt Gibble, Department of Physics (863-5343).
"The Calculus of Symmetry" (Marker lecture #4 of 4), Shmuel Weinberger, University of Chicago, 4:30 p.m., 109 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
FRIDAY, 4 APRIL
"Beyond the Classroom: The Evolving Role of a Statistician in the Pharmaceutical Industry," Matilde Sanchez, Merck Laboratories, 9:05 a.m., Eisenhower Auditorium Conference Room, Department of Statistics (865-1348).
"Curvature Singularities and A-Boundary Singularity Theorems for Space-Time," Mike Ashley, Penn State, 11:00 a.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry + Center for Gravitational Wave Physics (863-9605).
"Good Laboratory Practices at the Bench and in the Field," Rick Grazzini, Exygen, 11:15 a.m., 118 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Gary Felton, Department of Entomology (865-1895).
"Molecular Modeling in Environmental Chemistry," Jim Kubicki, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Karl Mueller, Department of Chemistry (863-8674).
"Counting the Counting Houses: Historical Geographic-Information System (GIS) in Pre-Dickensian London," Deryck Holdsworth, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 301 Steidle Building, Department of Geography (865-1915).
"Systems of Conservation Laws with Relaxation," Wen Shen, SISSA: International Institute of Advanced Studies (Italy), 3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Water Harvesting: A Solution to Dryland Agriculture," Ymene Fouli, Penn State, 3:35 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences (863-1615).
"Using Carbon Nanotubes as Atomic-Force-Microscope (AFM) Tips," Jeremiah Yartym, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-3547).
SATURDAY, 5 APRIL and SUNDAY, 6 APRIL
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