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

3 to 9 March 2008

MONDAY, 3 MARCH

"Purification and Kinetic Characterization of Protochlorophyllide-A Reductase in Green-Sulfur Bacteria," Fang Shen, Penn State, 12:10 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory, host: Donald Bryant, Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Biology (865-1992).

"The Role of Long-Term Experiments in Understanding the Sustainability of Organic Farming," Paul Maeder, Swiss Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FIBL), 1:30 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Intercollege Graduate Program in Ecology (867-0371).

"Diseases of Citrus," Lili Zhang, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology (865-6761).

"Existence of the Flow of Liquid Crystals System with Density," Xiangao Liu, Fudan University (China), 3:30 p.m., 315 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Spectral Gap and Effective Equidistribution: Part One," Manfred Einsiedler, Ohio State University, 3:35 p.m., 106 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

RESCHEDULED AFTER EMAIL DISTRIBUTION -- NEW PLACE AND TIME AS FOLLOWS:
“The Importance of Wind Power in a Clean and Renewable Future,” Cristina Archer, Stanford University, 3:35 p.m. (reception at 3:00 p.m. in 529 Walker Building), 22 Deike Building, Department of Meteorology (863-8566).

"The Deep Subseafloor Biosphere: Discovering the Largest Living Community on Earth," Bo Barker Jorgensen, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology (Germany), 4:00 p.m. (refreshments at 3:45 p.m. in the Earth and Mineral Sciences Museum), 26 Hosler Building, Department of Geosciences (865-2622).

"Genetic Analysis of Epithelial Morphogenesis: Apico-Basal Polarity, Planar Polarity, and Organ Shape," Sally Horne-Badovinac (faculty candidate), University of California, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Melissa Rolls, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (867-1395).

TUESDAY, 4 MARCH

"Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Atherogenic Effects of 9E,11-E-Conjugated Linoleic Acid," Yunkyoung Lee, Penn State, 10:00 a.m., 118 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Jack Vanden Heuvel, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences (865-3155).

"Polyurethane Ionomer Synthesis for Single-Ion Conductor Application," Shih-Wa Wang, Penn State, 10:00 a.m., 301 Steidle Building, Department of Materials Science and Engineering (865-4992).

(title to be announced), Sam Evens, University of Notre Dame, 2:30 p.m., 315 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Holomorphic Dynamics in One Variable--Methods of Ergodic Theory, Part Two: Non-Uniform Hyperbolicity," Feliks Przytycki, Polish Academy of Sciences, 3:30 p.m., 216 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"News From Quantum-Hall Physics" (Marker lecture #1 of 3), Klaus von Klitzing, Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research (Germany), 3:30 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Jainendra Jain, Department of Physics (863-1162).

"What Art Can Tell Us About the Brain," Margaret S. Livingstone, Harvard University, 4:00 p.m., 100 Life Sciences Building (Berg Auditorium), Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences (863-3650).

WEDNESDAY, 5 MARCH

"Wind Over Water" (video), 12:15 p.m., 105 Deike Building, Earth and Mineral Sciences Library (863-7073).

"The Transits of Exoplanets," Joshua Winn, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 4:00 p.m., 538 Davey Laboratory, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics (865-0418).

"How Long is One Meter? From Ancient Length Units to Modern Concepts in Metrology" (Marker lecture #2 of 3), Klaus von Klitzing, Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research (Germany), 8:00 p.m., Ballroom AB at the Nittany Lion Inn, host: Jainendra Jain, Department of Physics (863-1162).

THURSDAY, 6 MARCH

"Factors Influencing Plant-Insect Interactions in Two Solanaceous Plants," Casey Delphia, Penn State, 10:00 a.m., 504 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Wilma Aponte, Department of Entomology (865-1895).

ADDED AFTER EMAIL DISTRIBUTION:
"Pickering Emulsions: A Paradigm Shift," Lenore L. Dai, Texas Tech University, 10:00 a.m., 102 Chemistry Building, Department of Chemical Engineering (865-2577).

"Bacteria That Breathe Metals: A Kinetic Approach to Elucidating the Iron-Reduction Pathway in Shewanella Oneidensis MR-1," Daniel Ross, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Ming Tien, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (863-1165).

"Linear Programming, Matrix Games, and Linear Approximation: Part Two," Leonid Vaserstein, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 106 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

(title to be announced), Dmitri Fuchs, University of California, 2:15 p.m., 216 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"From Microelectronics to Nanoelectronics" (Marker lecture #3 of 3), Klaus von Klitzing, Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research (Germany), 4:00 p.m., 117 Osmond Laboratory, host: Jainendra Jain, Department of Physics (863-1162).

RESCHEDULED FOR 3 MARCH:
(title to be announced), Cristina Archer, Stanford University, 4:00 p.m. (reception at 3:30 p.m. in 529 Walker Building), 112 Walker Building, Department of Meteorology (863-8566).

(title to be announced), Wojtek Dorabiala, Penn State, 5:00 p.m., 106 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

FRIDAY, 7 MARCH

"A Glimpse of Computational Modeling and Simulation Activities at Sandia's Engineering Sciences Center," Ken S. Chen, Sandia National Laboratories, 12:15 p.m., 114 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"The Role of Solid-Phase and Solution-Phase Organics in Distribution and Speciation of Trace Metals in Multi-Component Systems Containing Ferrihydrite, Organic Matter, and Montmorillonite," Nadia Martinez-Villegas, Penn?State, 12:20 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences (865-6541).

(title to be announced), John Roe, Penn State, 2:00 p.m., 106 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Insect Chemoreceptors: Functional Genomics and Ecological Applications," Kevin Wanner, University of Illinois, 2:30 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Department of Entomology (865-1895).

"Threshold Ion-Pair Production Spectroscopy," Joshua Melko, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., 102 Chemistry Building, host: A. W. Castleman, Department of Chemistry (865-7242).

"Modeling and Simulating Proton-Exchange-Membrane (PEM) Fuel-Cell Performance and Water Transport," Ken S. Chen, Sandia National Laboratories, 3:35 p.m., 106 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

SATURDAY, 8 MARCH and SUNDAY, 9 MARCH

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