MONDAY, OCTOBER 27

ÒCosmology by the NumbersÓ (colloquium), Lee Samuel Finn, Northwestern University, 2:00 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Department of Physics (865-7534).

ÒQuantum Waves in Chaotic BilliardsÓ (colloquium), S. Sridhar, Northeastern University, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Department of Physics (863-0165).

ÒPennsylvania Mushroom Industry: Importance, Production, and Verticillium Disease Problems,Ó Nora Catlin, Penn State, 3:35 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology (865-3761).

ÒGenetic Approaches to Dissect Translation Elongatin,Ó Terri Goss Kinzy, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Craig Cameron, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28

ÒDrosopholia Development: Challenges and Opportunities I--The Concept of Mid-Blastula Transition (MBT) at the Blastoderm Stage in the Drosophila Embryo,Ó Gerold Schubiger, University of Washington, 12:00 noon, 317 Mueller Laboratory, host: Graham Thomas, Department of Biology (863-0716).

ÒAsymmetric Hydroformylation,Ó Ping Cao, Penn State, 12:15 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (865-4041).

ÒMiscellization and Bilayer Formation in ABA and ABC Triblock Copolymer Blends and Gels,Ó Richard Spontak, North Carolina State University at Raleigh, 2:30 p.m., Paul Robeson Cultural Center, host: K. Fichthorn, Department of Chemical Engineering (863-4807).

ÒMatrix Theory,Ó M. Li, University of Chicago, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Elementary Particles and Fields Group/Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (865-4376).

ÒBisection-based Local Refinement Algorithms for Tetrahedral Meshes,Ó Douglas Arnold, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, host: Jinchao Xu, Department of Mathematics (865-1110).

ÒDrosopholia Development: Challenges and Opportunities II--Cell Determination/Transdetermination (Who Cares?),Ó Gerold Schubiger, University of Washington, 4:00 p.m., 8 Mueller Laboratory, host: Graham Thomas, Department of Biology (863-0716).

ÒSupplement Use and Muscle Function,Ó William Kraemer, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 110 Wartik Laboratory, Intercollege Graduate Program in Nutrition (865-3448).

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29

ÒApplications of Molecular Similarity in Drug Design and Protein Structure Studies,Ó Gerry Maggiora, Upjohn Pharmaceuticals, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-0119).

ÒGenetics of Salt Tolerance and Cold Tolerance in Tomato,Ó Majid Foolad, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Physiology (865-0323).

ÒIntracellular Protein Transport and Synaptic TransmissionÓ (video conference with Hershey Medical Center), James E. Rothman, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 4:00 p.m., 104 Thomas Building, Life Sciences Consortium/Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology/Cell and Molecular Biology Graduate Program (865-3155).

ÒNonparametric Estimation of the Mixed Proportional Hazards Model,Ó Andries Lenstra, University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands), 4:00 p.m., 365 Willard Building, Department of Statistics (865-1348).

ÒWhat is an Operator Algebra?Ó (discussion), Members of the Center for Geometry and Mathematical Physics, Penn State, 4:40 p.m., 115 McAllister Building, hosts: Ranee and Jean-Luc Brylinski, Department of Mathematics (865-0241 or 865-1667).

THURDAY, OCTOBER 30

ÒEast Fishkill Compliant Substrates-A Different Approach to Heteropitaxy,Ó Subu Iyer, IBM, 11:00 a.m., 301 Steidle Building, Ceramic Science and Engineering Program (865-4992).

ÒCubic Fields and Zeros of P-adic L-functions,Ó Lawrence Washington, University of Maryland, 11:20 a.m., 104 McAllister Building, host: Ken Ono, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

ÒChemical Sensors Based on Semiconductor Photoluminescence,Ó Arthur B. Ellis, University of Wisconsin at Madison, 12:15 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-0889).

ÒString Theory, Black Holes, and the Structure of Space-TimeÓ (colloquium), Brian Greene, Cornell University, 3:30 p.m., 101 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Physics (863-0144).

ÒNew Directions for Outreach in Animal Health,Ó Larry Hutchinson, Penn State, 3:35 p.m., 16 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Buillding, host: L. Sordillo (863-5786).

ÒTree-ring Base Cation Depletion in Response to Experimental Watershed Acidification,Ó David DeWalle, Penn State, 3:45 p.m., 112 Buckout Laboratory, Intercollege Graduate Program in Ecology (863-7221).

ÒProteasomes: The Cellular Garbage Disposal,Ó Vincent Shier, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-0889).

ÒRecent Approaches for Solving Quadratic Assignment Problems,Ó Panos Pardalos, University of Florida, 4:00 p.m., 302 Pond Laboratory, Department of Computer Science and Engineering (865-9505).

ÒIntroduction to Iwasawa TheoryÓ (colloquim), Lawrence Washington, University of Maryland, 4:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building (refreshments at 4:00 p.m., in 212 McAllister Building), host: Ken Ono, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

ÒClifford Algebras, Octonions, and All ThatÓ (discussion), Members of the Undergraduate Mathematical Physics Reading Group, Penn State, 5:45 p.m., 116 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31

ÒK-Theory for Frechet Algebras (continued),Ó Nigel Higson, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., 117 Boucke Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

ÒPolycapillary X-Ray Focusing Optics,Ó Karin Zemski, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-0119).

ÒGauge Methods for Vicous Incompressible Flows and Nonlocal Variational Problems,Ó Weinan E. Courant, New York University, 3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, host: Jie Shen, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

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