SCIENCE SEMINARS: OCTOBER 26 TO NOVEMBER 1, 1998
MONDAY, OCTOBER 26
"Electronic Properties of Individual Bundles of Single Wall Carbon Nanotube" (condensed, atomic, and molecular physics), Alan T. (Charlie) Johnson, University of Pennsylvania, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Department of Physics (863-0093).
"Mathematical Problems in the Theory of Superconductivity," Patricia Bauman, Purdue University, 3:30 p.m., 316 Boucke Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Spent Mushroom Substrate (SMS) for Casing and Controlling Verticillium Disease," John Guardino, Penn State, 3:35 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology (865-3761).
"Molecular Mechanisms Controlling Cancer Metastasis," Danny R. Welch, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Andrea Mastro, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27
"Locally Compact Groups with the Haagerup Property," Alain Valette, University of Neuchatel (Switzerland), 11:15 a.m., 218 Thomas Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Recovery of Carboxylic Acids from Dilute Aqueous Solutions by Reversible Chemical Complexation," Scott Husson, University of California, 11:15 a.m., 110 Wartik Laboratory, host: J. Larry Duda, Department of Chemical Engineering (865-2574).
"Transition Metal Catalyzed Imine Metathesis," Tara Meyer, University of Pittsburgh, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (865-4041).
"The 2+1 Black Hole Partition Function," Max Banados, University of Zaragoza (Spain), 1:00 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).
"Genetic Dissection of Neurotransmitter Release," Hugo Bellen, Baylor College of Medicine and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 2:30 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Richard W. Ordway, Department of Biology (863-5693)
"Color Superconductivity in Dense Quark Matter" (elementary particles and fields), Mark Alford, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Department of Physics (863-0783).
"Introduction to $\ell$-adic Representations: III," Ling Long, Penn State, 3:35 p.m., 113 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Modeling and Adaptive Solution of Oxidation in Composite Material: II," Mohammed Aiffa, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 115 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Trans-Fatty Acids: Putting Things into Perspective," Alice Lichtenstein, Tufts University, 4:00 p.m., S-209 Henderson Building, Intercollege Graduate Program in Nutrition (865-0108).
"Foundations of Mathematics," Stephen Simpson, Penn State, 5:00 p.m., 325 Whitmore Laboratory, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28
"Clinical Applications of Imprinted Plastic Microfluid Devices," Laurie Locascio, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-8461).
"Fine Root Activity and Population Dynamics in Concord Grapes as Influenced by Pruning and Irrigation," Louise Comas, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 111 Tyson Building, Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Physiology (865-7069).
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29
"Complements to Xian-Jin Li's Criterion for the Riemann Hypothesis," Jeff Lagarias, AT&T Research Labs, 11:15 a.m., 106 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Shedding Light on Pollen Development and Pollen-Pistil Interactions Using Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) as a Reporter," Peter Dowd, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Teh-hui Kao, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).
"The Rapid Decay Property for Cocompact Subgroups of SL(3,R)," Vincent Lafforgue, Ecole Normale Superieure (France), 11:15 a.m., 218 Thomas Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Bioanalytical Applications of Single Molecule Detection," Richard Keller, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 12:15 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-0889).
"The Internal Logic of Causal Sets: What the Universe Looks Like from the Inside," Fotini Markopoulou, Penn State, 1:00 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).
(title to be announced), Yakov Pesin, Penn State, 3:00 p.m., 103 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Electrons In, Around, and Through Molecules on Surfaces" (colloquium), Paul Weiss, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 101 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Physics (865-6553).
"Characterization and Improved Diagnosis of Neospora caninum in Pennsylvania," Lore Boger, Penn State, 3:35 p.m., 16 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: L. Sordillo, Department of Veterinary Science (863-5786).
"Effects of Urban Runoff on the Benthic Macroinvertebrate Community of Thompson Run, Centre County," Dave Lieb, Penn State, 3:45 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, host: Bob Carline, Intercollege Graduate Program in Ecology (863-7221).
"Estimation of Frequencies," Debasis Kundu, Indian Institute of Technology (India), 4:00 p.m., 201 Thomas Building, Department of Statistics (865-1348).
"Much Ado about Knotting: The Complexity of Unknotting," Jeff Lagarias, AT&T Research Labs, 4:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30
"Investigations of Protein Structure and Modification using Mass Spectrometry," Dan Jones, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 118 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Kelli Hoover, Department of Entomology (865-1895).
"Using Teams to Achieve Course Objectives," Dhushy Sathianathan, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 121 Chambers Building, Department of Curriculum and Instruction (865-2197).
"From Threebranes to Large N Gauge Theories" (elementary particles and fields), Igor Klebanov, Princeton University, 1:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Department of Physics (863-0144).
"Magnetic Trapping of Calcium Monohydride, Europium, and Chromium" (chemical physics/physical chemistry), John M. Doyle, Harvard University, 2:30 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry and Department of Physics (863-0119 or 865-6123).
"New Pointwise Estimates for Finite Element Methods and Applications," Al Schatz, Cornell University, 3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1
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