Science Seminars is a weekly list of science-related seminars sponsored by colleges, research institutes, and other organizations throughout Penn State. Science Seminars is published by the Penn State Eberly College of Science as a service to Penn State and its surrounding communities

Science Seminars

21 to 27 January 2008

MONDAY, 21 JANUARY

"Recurrence Times and Large Deviations," Yong Moo Chung, Hiroshima University (Japan), 3:35 p.m., 106 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"The Genetics (and Genomics) of Behavioral Development in Children (and Mechanistic Insights from Fruit Flies!)," Scott Selleck, University of Minnesota, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, hosts: David Gilmour and Ross Hardison, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

TUESDAY, 22 JANUARY

"Production of Liquid Fuels via Catalytic Glycerol Processing Coupled with Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis," Dante Simonetti, University of Wisconsin, 10:00 a.m., 102 Chemistry Building, Department of Chemical Engineering (865-2577).

(title to be announced), Ralph H. Colby, Penn State, 10:00 a.m., 301 Steidle Building, Department of Materials Science and Engineering (865-4992).

"Renormalization and Multiple Zeta Values," Bin Zhang, Sichuan University (China), 2:30 p.m., 315 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Topological Quantum Order: A Paradigm for the Physics of Matter," Gerardo Ortiz, Indiana University, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Jorge Sofo, Department of Physics (863-9759).

"Weird Animal Genomes and Sex," Jennifer Marshall Graves, Australian National University,
4:00 p.m., 100 Life Sciences Building (Berg Auditorium), Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences (865-1626).

WEDNESDAY, 23 JANUARY

"Addressing the Increasing Prevalence of Metabolic Disorders in West Africa: A Review and Potential Intervention Strategies," Rhonda Belue, Penn State, 12:00 noon, 216 Willard Building, Africana Research Center + Alliance for Earth Sciences, Engineering, and Development in Africa (863-7598).

"Introduction to Furnace Glass Blowing" (video), 12:15 p.m., 105 Deike Building, Earth and Mineral Sciences Library (863-7073).

ADDED AFTER EMAIL DISTRIBUTION:
"A Radio View of the Connection between Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) and Supernovae (SNe)," Alicia Soderberg, Princeton University, 4:00 p.m., 538 Davey Laboratory, Department of Astronomy (865-0418).

"Potential Roles of the CXCR6 Receptor and Its Ligand CXCL16 in Early T-Cell Development," Jennifer Manilay, University of California, 4:00 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: James Endres Howell, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences (867-8342).

"Redefining Epilepsy Through the Eyes of the Human Epileptic Transcriptome," Jeffrey Loeb, Wayne State University, 4:00 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory (with videoconferencing to Room CG623 at College of Medicine), host: Steven Schiff, Penn State Neuroscience Institute (863-4210).

THURSDAY, 24 JANUARY

"Bulk Mixed-Metal Oxides for Emerging Energy Conversion and Chemicals Applications: Nanostructured Ni0 Catalysts for Hydrogen Production and Mo-V-M-O (M= Te, Nb, etc.) Catalysts for Propane Ammoxidation," Vadim Guliants, University of Cincinnati, 10:00 a.m., 102 Chemistry Building, Department of Chemical Engineering (865-2577).

"Chemical and Mechanical Thinning of Peaches," James Schupp, Penn?State, 12:20 p.m., 111 Tyson Building, Department of Horticulture (865-2571).

"Genetic Variability in Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) Axis Activity: Molecular Mechanisms Related to Obesity," Pierre Mormede, Bordeaux Institute of Neurosciences (France), 4:00 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory (with videoconferencing to Room C4702 at College of Medicine), hosts: Jason Kim and Byron Jones, Intercollege Graduate Program in Neuroscience (863-0167).

"Tera-Electron-Volt (TeV) Photon Feeding Frenzy," Simon Swordy, University of Chicago, 4:00 p.m., 117 Osmond Laboratory, host: Tyce DeYoung, Department of Physics (863-9759).

(title to be announced), Tamas Varnal, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, 4:00 p.m., 112 Walker Building, Department of Meteorology (863-8566).

(title to be announced), Xiaobo Liu, University of Notre Dame, 4:00 p.m., 114 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

FRIDAY, 25 JANUARY

"Unconventional Magnetism: Ginzburg-Landau Theory of the Non-Collinear Magnetic States and Applications," Sumanta Tewari, University of Maryland, 11:00 a.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Jainendra Jain, Department of Physics (863-9759).

"Strength Training for Obesity Prevention: Results from the Strong, Healthy, and Empowered Study," Kathryn H. Schmitz, University of Pennsylvania, 11:15 a.m., 127 Noll Laboratory, Noll Physiological Research Center (865-3453).

"Using Process-Level Investigations to Understand and Improve Ground-Water Quality," Clinton Church, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences (865-6541).

"Quantum Non-Demolition (QND) Measurement of Light: Observing the Quantum Zeno Effect and Watching the Decoherence," Julien Bernu, Ecole Normal Superieure (France), 1:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Kurt Gibble, Department of Physics (863-9759).

"Variations in Community Vulnerability to Cascadia-Related Tsunamis in the Pacific Northwest," Nathan Wood, U.S. Geological Survey, 4:00 p.m., 112 Walker Building, Department of Geography (865-3433).

SATURDAY, 26 JANUARY

"Fueling the Future: A Place for Coal?" (Frontiers lecture #1 of 6), Harold Schobert, Penn State, 11:00 a.m., 100 Thomas Building, Eberly College of Science (863-0901 or www.science.psu.edu/alert/frontiers).

SUNDAY, 27 JANUARY

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