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

7 to 13 April 2008

MONDAY, 7 APRIL

"Delaunay Mesh Generation of Piecewise-Smooth Surfaces, Volumes, and Complexes," Tamel Dey, Ohio State University, 10:00 a.m., 113 Information Sciences and Technology Building (Cybertorium), Department of Computer Science and Engineering (865-9505).

"Lagrangian Power Fluctuations in Two-Dimensional Turbulence," Mahesh Bandi, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 11:15 a.m., 106 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Our Sustainable Energy Future With Cellulose and Saccharides," R. Malcom Brown Jr., University of Texas, 12:10 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory, host: Nicole Brown, Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Biology + Biomass Energy Center + Center for Nanocellulosics (863-3892).

"A Workable Biomimetic Model for Hydrogen Catalysis," Pete Lorenzo, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., 102 Chemistry Building, host: Pshemak Maslak, Department of Chemistry (865-2991).

"Host-Pathogen Interactions Between Maize and the Corn Smut Fungus, Ustilago maydis," Karen Snetselaar, Saint Joseph's University, 3:30 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology (865-6761).

"An Infinite Surface with the Lattice Property," Patt Hooper, Northwestern University, 3:35 p.m., 106 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"The Neutrino Universe," Irina Mocioiu, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 320 Whitmore Laboratory, Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos (863-9605 or www.gravity.psu.edu).

"A Signaling Mechanism for Lagging-Strand Polymerase Recycling During Bacteriophage-T4 DNA Replication," Scott Nelson (faculty candidate), Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Richard Frisque, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (863-1851).

TUESDAY, 8 APRIL

(title to be announced), Gilles Halbout, Montpellier 2 University (France), 2:30 p.m., 315 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Topology of Fermion Nodes and Pfaffian-Pairing Wave Functions," Lubos Mitas, North Carolina State University, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: James Anderson, Department of Chemistry (865-3933).

"Hepatitis C: The End of the Beginning or the Beginning of the End?" Charles Rice, Rockefeller University, 4:00 p.m., 100 Life Sciences Building/Berg Auditorium (with videoconferencing to Lecture Room D at College of Medicine), Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences (865-1626).

"Here Comes the Sun: The Business Case for Solar Energy -- Reframing the Energy-Policy Debate in Pennsylvania and Beyond," David Riley, Penn State, 7:00 p.m., 22 Deike Building, host: Amy Glasmeier, Center for Public Policy Research in Environment, Energy, and Community Well-Being (865-3433).

WEDNESDAY, 9 APRIL

(title to be announced), Rob Crane, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 541 Deike Building, Earth System Science Center (865-0478).

"Nano-Tools: The Future of Minimally Invasive Surgery," Mary Frecker, Penn State, 12:00 noon, Penn State Downtown Theatre Center (127 S. Allen Street), Office of the Senior Vice President for Research (865-3477 or www.rps.psu.edu/unplugged/).

"The Accelerating Universe," Ruth Daly, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Irina Mocioiu, Department of Physics (865-3721).

"The Neurobiology of Recollection," Howard Eichenbaum, Boston 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).

"Single-Chip Multiprocessors: A New Landscape for Computer Architecture and Beyond," Gurindar S. Sohi, University of Wisconsin, 4:00 p.m., 113 Information Sciences and Technology Building (Cybertorium), Department of Computer Science and Engineering (865-9505).

"Stellar Coronae and Active-Galaxy-Nucleus (AGN) Coronae: Establishing a Physical Analogy," Ehud Behar, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, 4:00 p.m., 538 Davey Laboratory, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics (865-0418).

THURSDAY, 10 APRIL

"Robust Timekeeping in Circadian Rhythm: From Genes to Cells to Systems," Francis J. "Frank" Doyle III, University of California, 10:00 a.m., 102 Chemistry Building, Department of Chemical Engineering (863-1375).

"Structural and Biochemical Studies of Archaeal RNA Polymerase Transcription," Brianna Klein, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Katsuhiko Murakami, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-2758).

(title to be announced), Tim Huber, Iowa State University, 11:15 a.m., 106 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Mastering Google SketchUp: A Guide for Landscape Designers," Mike Mohney, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 111 Tyson Building, Department of Horticulture (865-2571).

"Objective Bayesian Variable Selection for Binomial Regression Models with Jeffrey's Prior," Ming-Hui Chen, University of Connecticut, 4:00 p.m., 201 Thomas Building, Department of Statistics (865-1348).

"The Race for the Nobel Prize Through the Hypothalamus" (Hill lecture), Jerry Reeves, Washington State University, 4:00 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Department of Dairy and Animal Science (865-5987).

(title to be announced), Margaret Murnane, University of Colorado, 4:00 p.m., 117 Osmond Laboratory, host: David Weiss, Department of Physics (863-3076).

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

FRIDAY, 11 APRIL

"Proteomics Reveals Novel Mechanisms of Cardioprotection Following Local Delivery of a Protein Kinase C (PKC) Epsilon Activating Peptide in the Aged Female Rat Heart," Tim Lancaster, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 127 Noll Laboratory, Noll Physiological Research Center (865-3453).

"Cover Crops for Weed Suppression in No-Till," Ruth Mick, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences (865-6541).

"Ecological Scarcity and Sustainability: Key Economic Challenges for the 21st Century," Edward Barbier, University of Wyoming, 1:30 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Intercollege Graduate Program in Ecology (867-0371).

"Homology and Elliptic Boundary-Value Problems: Part Two," John Roe, Penn State, 2:00 p.m., 106 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Allee Effects and the Establishment and Spread of Invasive Species," Patrick Tobin, U. S. Forest Service, 2:30 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Shelby Fleischer, Department of Entomology (865-1895).

"Electrokinetic Hydrogen Generation from Liquid Water Microjets," Sarawut Cheunkar, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., 102 Chemistry Building, host: Paul S. Weiss, Department of Chemistry (865-3693).

"Just How Big is Space?" and "108 Stitches: The Physics of Baseball" (videos), 3:35 p.m., 211 Davey Laboratory, Physical and Mathematical Sciences Library (865-7617 or www.libraries.psu.edu/pams/filmseries.html).

"U.S. Cancer Atlases: Pretty Maps or Public Health Tools," Linda Pickle, StatNet Consulting LLC, 4:00 p.m., 112 Walker Building, Department of Geography (865-3433).

SATURDAY, 12 APRIL and SUNDAY, 13 APRIL

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