SCIENCE SEMINARS: NOVEMBER 29 TO DECEMBER 5, 1999

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29

"Molecular Solvation in Supercritical Fluids," Mark Maroncelli, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Department of Physics 865-7534.

"How Ozone Affects Stomata: From Ion Channels to Whole Plants," Gro Torsethaugen, Penn State, 3:35 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology (865-3761).

"Nuclear Control of Neural Development: Stories of Yan, Tramtrack, and D-Onecut," Zhi-Chun Lai, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).
 
 

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30

"Molecular Engineering of Metal Oxide Catalysts," Israel Wachs, Lehigh University, 9:45 a.m., 117 Borland Laboratory, host: John M. Tarbell, Department of Chemical Engineering (863-4801).

"Structurally Resolved Kinetics of Biological Transitions: Protein Folding and Gene Transcription," Joseph Beechem, Vanderbilt University, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Robert Schlegel, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

"A Tale of Two Subunits: The Structural Bases for RNA Recognition by Ribosomal Proteins L11 and S4," Michelle A. Markus (faculty candidate), National Institutes of Health, 2:30 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (865-6553).

"Retroviral Packaging and Anti-HIV Drug Design," Philip Borer, Syracuse University, 4:00 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-0889).

"The Effect of Iron Status on Dopamine Metabolism," Keith Erikson, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 110 Wartik Laboratory, Intercollege Graduate Program in Nutrition (865-3448).
 
 

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1

"Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscopy and Its Biological Applications," Lori Ann Woods, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-8461).

"Pore-Forming Sensors for Organic Molecules," Emily Smith, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-8461).

"Calcium Response to Ozone in Guard Cells of Nicotiana tabacum," Stephany Weightman, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Physiology (865-7069).

"Craft and Art in Experimental Science" (Marker lecture #1 of 3), Martin L. Perl, Stanford University, 8:00 p.m., 102 Thomas Building, host: Stephane Coutu, Department of Physics (865-2015 or 863-0117)
 
 
 

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2

"Analysis of TBP-Associated Factor 90 (yTAF90) Mutants in S. cerevisiae Transcription," Robert Durso, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Joseph Reese, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

"Binary Forms and Mean Estimates for Integral Points on Plane Curves," Trevor Wooley, University of Michigan, 11:15 a.m., 220 Willard Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"The Chemical Effects of Ultrasound," Kenneth S. Suslick, University of Illinois, 12:15 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-0889).

"Effects of Conjugated Linoleic Acid on the Immune System," Yan Yu, Penn State, 3:35 p.m., 16 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: L. Sordillo, Department of Veterinary Science (863-5786).

"Nitrogen Processing and Hydrology in the Near-Stream Zone," Christopher Cirmo, State University of New York, 3:45 p.m., 8 Mueller Laboratory, Intercollege Graduate Program in Ecology (863-7221).

"Optimism and Pessimism in Tau Lepton Physics" (Marker lecture #2 of 3), Martin L. Perl, Stanford University, 4:00 p.m., 117 Osmond Laboratory, host: Stephane Coutu, Department of Physics (865-2015 or 863-0117).

"When Do Conditional Distributions Determine Joint Distributions?" Boris Gurevich, Moscow University (Russia), 4:00 p.m., 201 Thomas Building, Department of Statistics (865-1348).

"Sums of Fourth Powers: The Revival of Polynomial Identities in Waring's Problem," Trevor Wooley, University of Michigan, 4:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
 
 

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3

"Dopamine at Work: Behavior-Related Changes in Release and Modulations of Neuronal Signals," George Rebec, Indiana University, 10:30 a.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Andrew G. Ewing, Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program (863-8461).

"The Search for Free Elementary Particles with Franctional Electric Charge" (Marker lecture #3 of 3), Martin L. Perl, Stanford University, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Stephane Coutu, Department of Physics (865-2015 or 863-0117).

"The Pre-Big Bang: A Long History of Time," Amit Ghosh, Penn State, 2:20 p.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605 or 865-7527).

"Finding Transition Pathways in Complex Systems: Throwing Ropes over Rough Mountain Passes in the Dark," David Chandler, University of California, 2:30 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-0119).

"Characterization of the Morphogenesis and Forage Production of Grass Species of the Humid Pampa (Argentina)," Maria Labreveux, Penn State, 3:35 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Department of Agronomy (865-6541).
 
 

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5

"Black Holes, Stellar Explosions, and Stellar Birth: Exploring the X-ray Universe with the Chandra X-ray Observatory" (Friedman lecture), Gordon Garmire, Penn State, 2:00 p.m., 101 Thomas Building, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics (865-0418).
 

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