SCIENCE SEMINARS: NOVEMBER 15 TO 21, 1999

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15
 

"Evolutionary Conservation of Cyclooxygenase" (Toxicity series), Alan R. Brash, Vanderbilt University, 10:30 a.m., 118 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Channa Reddy, Life Sciences Consortium (865-7696 or 865-1415).

"Metal Halides: From Crystalline Balloons to Liquid Crystals," James D. Martin, North Carolina State University, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (865-4041).

"Molecules in a Bose-Einstein Condensate," Dan Heinzen, University of Texas, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Wolfgang Ernst, Department of Physics (865-6123).

"Retrotranspons: Turn On by Stress," Stefano Costanzo, Penn State, 3:35 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology (865-3761).

"Spectrin: The Ghost in the Machine," Graham Thomas, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).
 
 

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16
 

"Characterizing the Correlation Between Cell Traction and Cell Migration in Tissue-Equivalents," Robert T. Tranquillo, University of Minnesota, 11:15 a.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory (with video conferencing to other locations), host: John M. Tarbell, Life Science Consortium and Bioengineering Program (863-4801).

"Chemical Warfare and the Detoxification of Agents of Chemical Destruction" by Cecily Andes and "Rotaxanes and Catenanes: Future Computers Running on Ropes and Rings?" by Joe Remias, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (865-4041).

"From Bench to Press: Picking What to Publish," Beverly Purnell, Science Magazine, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, hosts: Maria Steitz and Mike Earley, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

"Community Ecology of Gulf of Mexico Fauna Associated with Vestimentiferan Aggregations," R. Tracy Ward, Penn State, 1:30 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, host: Chuck Fisher, Intercollege Graduate Program in Ecology (865-3365 or 863-7221).

"Necessary Versus Probable Cause," Lisa A. Reed, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., 122 Thomas Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Atmospheric Muons and the Neutrino Puzzle," Stephane Coutu, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Department of Physics (865-2015).

"Folding Without a Hydrophobic Core: Extended Single-Layer Beta-Sheet," Shohei Koide, University of Rochester, 4:00 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-0889).

"Regulation of Protein Synthesis After Resistance Exercise in Rats," Peter Farrell, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 110 Wartik Laboratory, Intercollege Graduate Program in Nutrition (865-3448).

"The Complete T-Rex," Jack Horner, Montana State University, 4:00 p.m., 111 Wartik Laboratory, host: Alan Walker, Department of Biology (865-3122).

"The Use of a Divide-and-Conquer Strategy for Diagonalizing the Fock Matrix in Molecular Orbital Theory: Application to the Calculation of the Ground-State Energy of Biomolecules," Valentin Gogonea, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
 
 

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17
 

"Isoforms of Potato Tuber Lipoxygenase and Their Potential Roles in Fungal Disease Resistance," Steve Pechous, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Physiology (865-7069).

"Material Issues in the Next-Generation Solid-Oxide Fuel Cells," Subhash C. Singhal, Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation, 5:00 p.m. (reception at 4:30 p.m.), 189 Materials Research Laboratory, Materials Research Institute (863-8407).
 
 

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18
 

"GABA-A Receptor Alterations in Temporal-Lobe Epilepsy," Douglas Coulter, University of Pennsylvania, 10:30 a.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Bernhard Luscher, Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program (863-8461).

"Stark-Type Conjectures 'Over Z'," Cristian Popescu, University of Texas, 11:15 a.m., 220 Willard Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"The Role of a Leucine-Rich Repeat-Protein During Drosophila Oogenesis," Margaret Rohrbaugh, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, hosts: Zhi-Chun Lai, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

"Molecular Measurements and Imaging Directly from Biological Tissue Using Mass Spectrometry," Richard Caprioli, Vanderbilt University, 12:15 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-0889).

"The DNA Geometric Inequality: An Open-Ended Story," Serge Tabachnikov, University of Arkansas, 3:00 p.m., 103 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Resonant Energy Transfer in Gaseous and Frozen Rydberg Atom Samples," Tom Gallagher, University of Virginia, 3:30 p.m., 101 Osmond Laboratory, host: John Yeazell, Department of Physics (863-5343).

"Attempted Characterization of a Possible Locus for the Flex-Tail Gene in Mice," Jesse Kendall, Penn State, 3:35 p.m., 16 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: L. Sordillo, Department of Veterinary Science (863-5786).

"The Effect of Acidic Episodes on Slimy Sculpin (Cottus cognatus) Reproduction," Adam Kaeser, Penn State, 3:45 p.m., 8 Mueller Laboratory, host: William Sharpe, Intercollege Graduate Program in Ecology (863-8564 or 863-7221).

"Coordinating the Sample Designs for the Household Surveys that Provide the Nation's Vital Statistics," Alan Tupek, United States Census Bureau, 4:00 p.m., 201 Thomas Building, Department of Statistics (865-1348).

"Spectral Analysis of Hot Compact Stars," Klaus Werner, University of Tuebingen (Germany), 4:00 p.m., 541 Davey Laboratory, host: George Pavlov, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics (865-0418).
 
 

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19
 

"Behavioral Studies of Asian Longhorned Beetle in China," Mike Smith, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Beneficial Insects Research Laboratory, host: Kelli Hoover, 11:15 a.m., Department of Entomology (865-1895).

"Gravitational Perturbations on a Cosmic String Background," John Whelan, University of Bern (Switzerland), 12:00 noon, 318 Osmond Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).

"Coherent Dynamics and Topological Effects in Optical Lattices," Georg Raithel, University of Michigan, 2:30 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-0119).
 
 

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20 and SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21

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