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

10 to 16 December 2007

MONDAY, 10 DECEMBER

"Coal-Mine Surveillance," Yunhao Liu, University of Hong Kong, 10:00 a.m., 113 Information Sciences and Technology Building (Cybertorium), Department of Computer Science and Engineering (865-9505).

(title to be announced), Jean-Luc Thiffeault, University of Wisconsin, 11:15 a.m., 106 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Proteomic Analysis of the Arabidopsis Flower," Baomin Feng, Penn State, 12:10 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory, host: Hong Ma, Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Biology (863-6414).

"Costs of Resistance in the Drosophila-Macrocheles System: A Negative Correlation Between Ectoparasite Resistance and Other Host-Fitness Traits," Lien Luong, Penn State, 1:00 p.m., 118 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Intercollege Graduate Program in Ecology (863-3371).

"The Fungal-Jungle Experience," Maria Jimenez and Gretchen Kuldau, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology (865-6761).

"Discovering, Deciphering, and Harnessing Bacterial Secondary Metabolism," Michael G. Thomas, University of Wisconsin, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Kathleen Postle, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (863-7568).

"Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Relaxation-Dispersion Studies of Protein-Folding Pathways," Dmitry Korzhnev (faculty candidate), University of Toronto (Canada), 4:00 p.m., 102 Chemistry Building, host: Phil Bevilacqua, Department of Chemistry (863-3812).

TUESDAY, 11 DECEMBER

"Approximate Online Optimization," Katrina Ligett, Carnegie Mellon University, 10:00 a.m., 333 Information Sciences and Technology Building, Department of Computer Science and Engineering (865-9505).

(title to be announced), Susana Salamanca, New Mexico State University, 2:30 p.m., 315 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

(title to be announced), Jocelyn Quaintance, West Virginia University, 3:35 p.m., 315 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Development of New Methods for the Chemical Synthesis of Complex Glycoproteins," Gong Chen (faculty candidate), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 4:00 p.m., 102 Chemistry Building, host: Steven Weinreb, Department of Chemistry (863-0189).

WEDNESDAY, 12 DECEMBER

"Cosmic Rays, Neutrinos, and Photons from Gamma-Ray Bursts," Katsuaki Asano, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, 2:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Peter Meszaros, Department of Physics (863-9759).

"An Energy-Landscape View of Enzyme Catalysis," David Boehr (faculty candidate), Scripps Research Institute, 4:00 p.m., 102 Chemistry Building, host: Phil Bevilacqua, Department of Chemistry (863-3812).

"Messenger-RNA Cap Formation: An Achilles Heel for the Negative-Strand RNA Viruses?" Sean Whelan, Harvard University, 4:00 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Biao He, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences (865-8533).

"The Neurobiology of Recollection," Howard Eichenbaum, Boston University, 4:00 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory, host: Steven Schiff, Penn State Neuroscience Institute (863-4210).

THURSDAY, 13 DECEMBER

"Sum Set Versus Difference Set, and Applications," Gang Yu, Kent State University, 11:15 a.m., 106 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Nutrient Management Using Compost in Green-Bell-Pepper Production," Emily Cook, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 108 Tyson Building, Department of Horticulture (865-2571).

"The Architecture of the Eukaryotic-Initiation-Factors 4A-4G-4H Complex in Translation Initiation: From Model to Experiment," Assen Marintchev (faculty candidate), Harvard University, 4:00 p.m., 102 Chemistry Building, host: Phil Bevilacqua, Department of Chemistry (863-3812).

"Del-Pezzo Surfaces and Representation Theory," Vera Serganova, University of California, 4:00 p.m., 114 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Quantum Metrology with Precision Light and Ultracold Atoms," Jun Ye, University of Colorado, 4:00 p.m., 117 Osmond Laboratory, host: David Weiss, Department of Physics (863-9759).

FRIDAY, 14 DECEMBER

"Molecular Cloning of a C. elegans Longevity Gene PNC-1 and Investigation of Its Novel Functions in Development," Li Huang, Penn State, 9:30 a.m., 301-D Life Sciences Building, host: Wendy Hanna-Rose, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-7904).

"K-Essence, Superluminal Propagation, Causality, and Emergent Geometry," Alexander Vikman, Columbia University, 11:00 a.m., 320 Whitmore Laboratory, Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos (863-9605 or www.gravity.psu.edu).

"Intra-Colony and Inter-Colony Temporal and Spatial Variations of Varroa Mite (V. destructor) Populations and a New Method for Measuring Honey-Bee Drifting in Apiaries with Different Colony-Spacing Parameters," Michael Williams, Penn State, 11:10 a.m., 107 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Nancy Ostiguy, Department of Entomology (865-1895).

"Does Seeding Rate Impact Glyphosate-Resistant-Alfalfa Productivity?" Nicholas Hebrock, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences (865-6541).

SATURDAY, 8 DECEMBER and SUNDAY, 9 DECEMBER

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