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 January 2005

MONDAY, 10 JANUARY

"The Effect of Divalent Cations on the Dissolution Kinetics of Silica: Investigating the Origin of Cation-Specific Rate Enhancement," Y. Thomas He, Virginia Tech, 11:00 a.m., 541 Deike Building, Center for Environmental Kinetic Analysis (865-1781).

"Identifying Growth Regulators and Tumor Suppressors in Drosophila," Catherine M. Pfleger (faculty candidate), University of California, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: B. Franklin Pugh, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (863-1851).

"Inhibition of Pathogenic Protein-Protein Interactions with Bifunctional-Small Molecules," Jason Gestwicki, Stanford University, 4:00 p.m., 102 Chemistry Building, Department of Chemistry (865-6553).

TUESDAY, 11 JANUARY

"Employing Synthesis to Address Medicinal and Bio-Organic Concerns," Jason Chruma, Columbia University, 4:00 p.m., 102 Chemistry Building, Department of Chemistry (865-6553).

"Using Inelastic X-ray Scattering to Study Excitations in the Expanded Metal Compounds," Clement Burns, Western Michigan University, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Moses Chan, Department of Physics (863-2622).

"Generating Diversity in Xenobiotic Sensing Through Differential Splicing of Nuclear Receptors," Curt Omiecinski, Penn State, 4:15 p.m., Lecture Room D at College of Medicine (with video conferencing to 100 Life Sciences Building), Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences (863-3650).

WEDNESDAY, 12 JANUARY

"Global Iron Cycle and Isotopic Signatures" (video conference), Rob Raiswell, University of Leeds (United Kingdom) and Clark Johnson, University of Wisconsin, 12:00 noon, 541 Deike Building, Office of the Dean of the Graduate School and Worldwide Universities Network (863-1274).

"Geography Skills: Map Symbols, Map Grids, and Latitude" (video), 12:15 a.m., 105 Deike Building, Earth and Mineral Sciences Library (863-7073).

ADDED AFTER EMAIL DISTRIBUTION:
"Noninvasive Three-Dimensional Elemental Analysis of Geological Specimens with Synchrotron Radiation X-ray Microfluorescence Imaging," Mike Kurexy, Penn State, 12:30 p.m., 102 Chemistry Buiding, host: Andy Ewing, Department of Chemistry (863-4653).

"Assembling the Nuclear-Pore Complex," Kathryn Ryan (faculty candidate), Vanderbilt University, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: B. Franklin Pugh, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (863-1851).

THURSDAY, 13 JANUARY

"Nanoscience Meets Geochemistry: Size-Dependent Reactivity of Hematite," Andrew Madden, Virginia Tech, 10:00 a.m., 541 Deike Building, Center for Environmental Kinetic Analysis (865-1781).

"On the Catalytic Mechanism of an Ancient Carbonic Anhydrase from Archaeon Methanosarcina thermophila," Sabrina Zimmerman, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: J. Gregory Ferry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

"Can We Use the Fluctuation-Dissipation Theorem to Predict Climate Sensitivity?" Dan Kirk-Davidoff, University of Maryland, 4:00 p.m., 112 Walker Building, Department of Meteorology (863-8566).

"Electroactive Macromolecular Assemblies," John Tovar, Northwestern University, 4:00 p.m., 102 Chemistry Building, Department of Chemistry (865-6553).

"Science, Policy, and Politics," John Patrick Looney, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, 4:00 p.m., 117 Osmond Laboratory, host: Jayanth Banavar, Department of Physics (865-7534).

FRIDAY, 14 JANUARY

"Where Has All the Water Gone? Studies in Water-Limited Chemical Weathering on Mars and Impact Devolatilization," Megan Elwood Madden, Virginia Tech, 11:00 a.m., 541 Deike Building, Penn State Astrobiology Research Center (865-4074).

(title to be announced), Lincoln Carr, JILA, 11:00 a.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: David Weiss, Department of Physics (863-3076).

"No Child Left Behind...and Geography!" Roger Downs, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 301 Steidle Building, Department of Geography (863-1806).

"Synthesis of the Proposed Azaspiracid-1 Structure,” and “Chemistry and Biology of Hydrocarbon-Stabilized p53 Peptides," Federico Bernal, Harvard University, 4:00 p.m., 102 Chemistry Building, Department of Chemistry (865-6553).

SATURDAY, 15 JANUARY and SUNDAY, 16 JANUARY

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Additions or cancellations will be noted on weekly Science Seminar listings on the Web.

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