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 September 2007

MONDAY, 10 SEPTEMBER

“Electrohydrodynamic Manipulation of Colloids and Vesicles,” William D. Ristenpart, Harvard University, 11:15 a.m., 106 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

“Exporting Sugar and Signals from Leaves: Mechanisms, Evolution, and Ecology,” Robert Turgeon, Cornell University, 12:10 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory, host: David Braun, Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Biology (863-1108).

“Solving New York City Cases Through Cold Hits,” Mechthild Prinz, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of the City of New York, 12:20 p.m., 113 Information Sciences and Technologies Building, Forensic Science Program and Eberly College of Science (863-6758 or 867-0460).

“On the Lenstra Constant of Continued Fractions,” Hitoshi Nakada, Keio University (Japan), 3:35 p.m., 106 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

“Structure and Function of the Bacillus Anthracis Exosporium,” Charles L. Turnbough, University of Alabama, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Paul Babitzke, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-0002).

TUESDAY, 11 SEPTEMBER

“Polymer Micro/Nanoengineering for Biomedical Applications,” James Lee, Ohio State University, 10:00 a.m., 108 Tyson Building, Department of Chemical Engineering (863-1375).

“Ratner Theory of Unipotent Flows: Part Three,” David Witte Morris, University of Lethbridge (Canada), 3:30 p.m., 216 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

“Partition Polynomials: Asymptotics and Zeros,” Robert Boyer, Drexel University, 3:35 p.m., 315 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

“Mathematical Questions for Multiscale Models of Complex Fluid Flows: An Overview,” Claude LeBris, École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussèes (France), 4:00 p.m., 106 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

WEDNESDAY, 12 SEPTEMBER

“Mass-Composition Studies of the Highest Energy Cosmic Rays Using the Pierre Auger Experiment,” Jose Bellido, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Irina Mocioiu, Department of Physics (863-1089).

“Vortex Dynamics on Riemann Surfaces,” Tadashi Tokieda, Univeristy of Cambridge (United Kingdom), 3:35 p.m, 106 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

“Dynamic Behavior of Alpha-Continued-Fractions Transformations,” Hitoshi Nakada, Keio University, (Japan), 4:00 p.m., 106 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

“Going Beyond Einstein with Constellation-X,” Nicholas White, Goddard Space Flight Center, 4:00 p.m., 538 Davey Laboratory, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics (865-0418).

“Innies and Outies: Neurotransmitter Transporters and Neuropsychiatric Disorders,” Randy Blakely, Vanderbilt University, 4:00 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory, host: Anne Andrews, Penn State Neuroscience Institute (863-5319).

THURSDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER

“Statically Verifying Software Safety Properties with Tracematches,” Patrick Lam, McGill University (Canada), 10:00 a.m., 333 Information Science and Technologies Building, Department of Computer Science and Engineering (865-9505).

“Toy Modeling,” Tadashi Tokieda, University of Cambridge (United Kingdom), 2:30 p.m., 113 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

“Supersymmetry (SUSY) and The Lords of The Ring,” James Gates, University of Maryland, 4:00 p.m., 117 Osmond Laboratory, host: Stephon Alexander, Department of Physics (863-1089).

FRIDAY, 14 SEPTEMBER

(title to be announced), Denis Osin, New York University, 2:00 p.m., 106 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

(title to be announced), Bernard R. Brooks, National Institutes of Health, 2:30 p.m., 102 Chemistry Building, host: Sharon Hammes-Schiffer, Department of Chemistry (865-6442).

“Information Constraints in Discounted Markov Games,” Ed Green, Penn State, 3:35 p.m., 106 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

“Music of the Primes - Math's Greatest Riddle, Math's Greatest Minds, Part Two: From Riemann to Ramanujan” and “Hunt for the Elusive Neutrino” (videos), 3:35 p.m., 211 Davey Laboratory, Physical and Mathematical Sciences Library (865-7617 or www.libraries.psu.edu/pams/filmseries.html).

SATURDAY, 15 SEPTEMBER and SUNDAY, 16 SEPTEMBER

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

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