SCIENCE SEMINARS: JANUARY 11 TO 17, 1999
SCIENCE SEMINARS: JANUARY 11 TO 17, 1999
MONDAY, JANUARY 11
"Helium Adsorption on Alkali Substrates: Numerical Studies" (condensed, atomic, and molecular physics), Massimo Boninsegni, San Diego State University, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Department of Physics (863-0165).
"The Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Intimations of the Flood" (colloquium), Tim McKay, University of Michigan, 3:30 p.m., 101 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Physics (865-2015).
"Protein Remodeling and Degradation by Energy-Dependent Proteases,"
Susan Gottesman, National Institutes of Health, 4:00 p.m., 111 Wartik Laboratory,
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).
TUESDAY, JANUARY 12
"Modeling Ice Sheets," K. Andrew Cliffe, AEA Technology, 3:30 p.m., 217 Thomas Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"The Multidrug Transporter: What Does It Do and How Does It Work?,"
Michael M. Gottesman, National Institutes of Health and United States Public
Health Service, 4:00 p.m., lecture room D at Hershey Medical Center and
via video conferencing in 108 Wartik Laboratory, Life Sciences Consortium
(863-3650).
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13
"Non-Lipschitzness of Stable Foliations," Boris Hasselblatt, Tufts University,
3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
THURSDAY, JANUARY 14
"Lattice Points on Hyperbolas," Jorge Jimenez, University of Madrid (Spain) and Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 117 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"The Role of gp150, a Member of the Leucine Rich Repeat Family, in Drosophila
Eye Development," Michael Fetchko, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse
Laboratory, host: Zhi-Chun Lai, Department of Biology and Department of
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).
FRIDAY, JANUARY 15
"Probing the Electronic Structure of Potential Laser Materials and Metalloprotein
Active Sites," Thomas Brunold, Stanford University, 2:30 p.m., S-5 Osmond
Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (865-6553).
SATURDAY, JANUARY 16
"How DNA Research Works in Medicine, Law Enforcement, and Science" (Frontiers
of Science Lecture), Robert Simpson, Penn State, 11:00 a.m., Kern Graduate
Center Auditorium, Eberly College of Science (863-8453).
SUNDAY, JANUARY 17
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