MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2

(title to be announced), Sergei Nepomnyaschikh, Russian Academy of Sciences, 12:20 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Group Averaging: A Uniqueness Theorem," Donald Marolf, Syracuse University, 1:00 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).

"Large Weak Solutions of the Euler Equations and Their Possible Significance in the Turbulence Problem" (dynamical systems lecture #1 of 3), Alexander Shnirelman, TelAviv University (Israel) and Institute for Advanced Study, 3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Magnetic Nanostructures" (condensed, atomic, and molecular physics), L. C. Chien, Johns Hopkins University, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Department of Physics (863-5347).

"How Do Homeoproteins Control Animal Development?," Mark Biggin, Yale University, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: David Gilmour, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

"Rational Drug Design," Venkat Mohan, Isis Pharmaceuticals, 4:00 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-0119).

"A Twentieth-Century Tour of Categorical Data Analysis" (Clogg Memorial Lecture), Alan Agresti, University of Florida, 7:00 p.m., 201 Thomas Building, Department of Statistics (865-1348).

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3

"Recognition Between Random Heteropolymers and Multifunctional Surfaces Due to Statistical Pattern Matching," Arup K. Chakraborty, University of California, 11:15 a.m., 110 Wartik Laboratory, host: Costas Maranas, Department of Chemical Engineering (863-9958).

"Synthetic Bone Materials," Greg Long, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (865-4041).

"The Analytic Theory of Drinfeld Modules," Matthew Papanikolas, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 315 Willard Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Bat Community Ecology of Canoe Creek State Park with an Emphasis on Myotis," Tim Blackburn, Penn State, 1:30 p.m., 210 Ferguson Building, host: Mike Gannon, Intercollege Graduate Program in Ecology (863-7221).

"Control of Endothelial Cell Differentiation," Mark Alliegro, Louisiana State University, 2:30 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Billie Swalla, Department of Biology (865-1112).

"p-rank of Ideal Class Groups," Hiren Maharaj, Penn State, 3:35 p.m., 113 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Elucidation of the F1/F0 Interactions in ATP Synthase," Robert Simler, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-0889).

"The Epidemic of Obesity in the United States" (colloquium), Xavier Pi Sunyer, Saint Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, 4:00 p.m., S-209 Henderson Building, Intercollege Graduate Program in Nutrition (865-0108).

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4

"Applications of Bipolar Electrodeposition," Jean-Claude Bradley, Drexel University, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-8461).

"Salicylic Acid and Plant Disease Resistance: A Decade of Progress and Intrigue," Alex Enyedi, Western Michigan University, 12:20 p.m., 110 Tyson Building, Department of Plant Pathology and Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Physiology (865-7069).

"Large Weak Solutions of the Euler Equations and Their Possible Significance in the Turbulence Problem" (dynamical systems lecture #2 of 3), Alexander Shnirelman, TelAviv University (Israel) and Institute for Advanced Study, 3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"How Do Bright Accretion Disks Shine?," Julian Krolik, Johns Hopkins University, 4:00 p.m., 541 Davey Laboratory, host: Niel Brandt, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics (865-0418).

"Linking Biotic and Abiotic Pathways of Nitrogen Immobilization in Forest Soils," Bryan Dail, Penn State, 4:30 p.m., 118 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Jean Brenchley, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (863-7794).

"A Genetic Approach to the Cancer Problem" (Marker Lecture #1 of 2), Philip Leder, Harvard University and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 8:00 p.m., 102 Thomas Building, host: Robert Simpson, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5

"Entropy of a Dynamical System," Ilie Ugarcovici, Penn State, 9:00 a.m., 113 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Limb Deformity: A Mouse Mutation Modulating Embryonic Pattern Formation" (Marker Lecture #2 of 2), Philip Leder, Harvard University and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Robert Simpson, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

"On the Factorization of Lacunary Polynomials," Michael Filaseta, University of South Carolina, 11:15 a.m., 106 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Nitrogenase and Molybdopterin Enzymes: The Structural Biology of Mo and W," Douglas Rees, California Institute of Technology, 12:15 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-0889).

(title and speaker to be announced), 1:00 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).

(title to be announced), Paul Baum, Penn State, 3:00 p.m., 103 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"A Physicist in Space" (colloquium), John Grunsfeld, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 3:30 p.m., 117 Osmond Laboratory, host: Stephane Coutu, Department of Physics (865-2015).

"The Rebirth of MacMahon's Partition Analysis," George Andrews, Penn State, 4:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"NASA and the Space Program: Personal Views of Two Shuttle Astronauts," John M Grunsfeld of National Aeronautics and Space Administration and James A. Powelczyk of Penn State, 8:00 p.m., 112 Kern Building, host: Stephane Coutu, Department of Physics (865-2015).

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6

"Insects in Space - Past, Present, and Future," Michael Pence, Lockheed Martin and National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 11:15 a.m., 301 Agricultural Administration Building, host: Julie Reynolds, Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium and Department of Entomology (865-1895 or 863-7633).

"Ultra-Cold Photoassociation Spectroscopy: The Life and Time of Atoms, as Told by Molecules" (chemical physics/physical chemistry), Paul Lett, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 2:30 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry and Department of Physics (865-6092).

"Large Weak Solutions of the Euler Equations and Their Possible Significance in the Turbulence Problem" (dynamical systems lecture #3 of 3), Alexander Shnirelman, TelAviv University (Israel) and Institute for Advanced Study, 3:30 p.m., 116 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8

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