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

4 to 10 February 2008

MONDAY, 4 FEBRUARY

"Auxin and Ethylene Cross-Talk in Regulation of Root Architecture in Arabidopsis and Tomato," Gloria Muday, Wake Forest University, 12:10 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory, host: Mark Guiltinan, Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Department of Horticulture (863-7957).

"Stream Ecosystems: Restoration and Resilience in the Face of Global Change," Margaret Palmer, University of Maryland, 1:30 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Intercollege Graduate Program in Ecology (867-0371).

"Salmacisia, a New Genus of Tilletiales: Reclassification of Tilletia buchloana Causing Induced Hermaphroditism in Buffalograss," David Huff, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology (865-6761).

(title to be announced), Xiangao Liu, Fudan University (China), 3:30 p.m., 315 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"On Some Asymptotic Problems for Stochastic Partial-Differential Equations," Sandra Cerrai, Universita di Firenze (Italy), 3:35 p.m., 106 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Intracellular Membrane Fusion: Integrity and Specificity," Vincent Starai (faculty candidate), Dartmouth College, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Sarah Ades, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (863-1088).

TUESDAY, 5 FEBRUARY

"Modified Plebanski Gravity," Kirill Krasnov, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics (Canada), 10:00 a.m., 320 Whitmore Laboratory, Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos (863-9605 or www.gravity.psu.edu).

"Interrogating Bacterial Communication Networks: Issues and Applications," William Bentley, Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, 10:00-11:00 a.m., 102 Chemistry (863-1375).

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

"The Gibbsite Controversy: Are the Basal Surfaces Reactive or Not?" Jorgen Rosenqvist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 3:30 p.m., 117 Earth-Engineering Sciences Building, Center for Environmental Kinetics Analysis (865-1781).

"Regulation of Polar Auxin Transport by Phosphorylation Signaling and Vesicle Trafficking," Gloria K. Muday, Wake Forest University, 4:00 p.m. (refreshments at 3:45 p.m.), 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Paula McSteen, Department of Biology (863-1112).

"Sandbox Stratigraphy," Chris Paola, University of Minnesota, 4:00 p.m., 22 Deike Building, Department of Geosciences (865-2622).

WEDNESDAY, 6 FEBRUARY

"Coal Wars: The Battle in Rum Creek" (video), 12:15 p.m., 105 Deike Building, Earth and Mineral Sciences Library (863-7073).

(title to be announced), Bharat Aggarwal, University of Texas, 1:45 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Sandeep Prabhu, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences (863-8976).

"Addiction: Natural Rewards vs. Drugs of Abuse," Patricia Grigson-Kennedy, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory, hosts: Kyung-An Han and Chrissy Kapelewski, Penn State Neuroscience Institute (863-2753).

ADDED AFTER EMAIL DISTRIBUTION:
"Challenges for Early Universe Cosmology," Scot Watson, University of Michigan, 4:00 p.m., 320 Whitmore Laboratory, Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos (863-9605 or www.gravity.psu.edu).

"Comparative Exoplanetology: Observing the Atmospheres of Transiting Exoplanets," Seth Redfield, University of Texas, 4:00 p.m., 538 Davey Laboratory, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics (865-0418).

"Structure and Function of a Transcriptional Network Activated by the Kinase Hog1," Andrew Capaldi (faculty candidate), Harvard University, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: B. Franklin Pugh, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (863-8252).

THURSDAY, 7 FEBRUARY

"Gerbes, Principal 2-Group Bundles, and Characteristic Classes," Mathieu Stienon, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 114 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Lineage-Dependent Variation in Bordetella bronchiseptica Virulence-Factor Expression," Anne Buboltz, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Eric Harvill, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (863-8522).

"Uptake of Nitrogen and Potassium by Roses Along Sequential Cutting Cycles: Measurements and Simulation," Moshe Silberbush, Ben-Gurion University (Israel), 12:20 p.m., 111 Tyson Building, Department of Horticulture (865-2571).

"The Effect of Parasites on the Northern Fence Lizard, Sceloporus undulatus hyacinthinus," Dan Gill, Penn State, 12:30 p.m., 10 Tyson Building, Intercollege Graduate Program in Ecology (867-0371).

"Workshop: Risk and Economic Development in Africa," multiple speakers, 3:00 p.m., 301 Steidle Building, Center for Energy and Environmental Risk + Earth and Environmental Systems Institute (863-7091).

"The Nature and Origin of Cosmic Rays," Stephane Coutu, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 117 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Physics (863-9759).

"Weighted Quantile Regression with Non-Elliptically Structured Covariates," Ying Wei, Columbia University, 4:00 p.m., 201 Thomas Building, Department of Statistics (865-1348).

(title to be announced), Vanda Grubisic, Desert Research Institute, 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), Aissa Wade, Penn State, 5:00 p.m., 106 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

FRIDAY, 8 FEBRUARY

"Long-Term Effects of Four Cropping Systems on Soil-Aggregate Stability and Corn-Yield Stability in the Hunter Rotation Experiment," Kulbhushan Grover, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences (865-6541).

"The Hecke Algebra of a Semisimple Lie Group I," Nigel Higson, Penn State, 2:00 p.m., 106 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Understanding of Fundamental Principles of Synthetic and Biological Catalysis: Designing of New and More Effective Catalysts," Djamaladdin (Jamal) G. Musaev, Emory University, 2:30 p.m., 102 Chemistry Building, host: Michael Green, Department of Chemistry (863-0925).

"Weather Risk Management in Malawi," Daniel Osgood, Columbia University and Joanna Syroka, The World Bank, 3:30 p.m., 26 Hosler Building, Center for Energy and Environmental Risk (863-7091).

"Life Beyond Earth, Part One: Are We Alone?" (video), 3:35 p.m., 211 Davey Laboratory, Physical and Mathematical Sciences Library (865-7617 or www.libraries.psu.edu/pams/filmseries.html).

"Some Finite-Element Techniques and Applications," Jay Gopalakrishnan, University of Florida, 3:35 p.m., 106 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"The Space-Time Cube Beyond Time-Geography," Menno Jan-Kraak, International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (Netherlands), 4:00 p.m., 112 Walker Building (reception at 3:30 p.m. in 319 Walker Building), Department of Geography (865-3433).

SATURDAY, 9 FEBRUARY

"The Promise of Solar Energy" (Frontiers lecture #3 of 6), John Golbeck, Penn State, 11:00 a.m., 100 Thomas Building, Eberly College of Science (863-0901 or
www.science.psu.edu/alert/frontiers).

SUNDAY, 10 FEBRUARY

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