SCIENCE SEMINARS: NOVEMBER 30 TO DECEMBER 6, 1998
SCIENCE SEMINARS: NOVEMBER 30 TO DECEMBER 6, 1998
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30
"A New Liquid Phase and Metal-Insulator Transition in Two Dimensional Electron Systems" (condensed, atomic, and molecular physics), Xin-Cheng Xie, Oklahoma State University, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Department of Physics (863-1162).
"Ergodic Properties of Some Linear Actions," Francois Ledrappier, University of Paris (France), 3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Did Someone Say... Aflatoxin?: Aflatoxins, Aflatoxicosis, and Biocontrol Strategies," Holly L. Chamberlain, Penn State, 3:35 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology (865-3761).
"Comparison of Catalytic Mechanisms of Carbonic Anhydrase and Superoxide
Dismutase," David N. Silverman, University of Florida, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse
Laboratory, host: Greg Ferry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular
Biology (865-3072).
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1
"Conceptual Design for Nonideal and Reactive Distillation Systems," Michael F. Malone, University of Massachusetts, 11:15 a.m., 110 Wartik Laboratory, host: Costas Maranas, Department of Chemical Engineering (863-9958).
"The Novikov Conjecture for Groups with Finite Asymptotic Dimension," Nigel Higson, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 218 Thomas Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Adsorption in Slabs and Nanotubes," Silvina Maria Gatica, Penn State, 11:45 a.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Center for Materials Physics (863-1162).
"Newman's Conjecture for the Partition Function," Ken Ono, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 315 Willard Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Isolated Horizons: A Physical Generalization of Black-Hole Mechanics," Abhay Ashtekar, Penn State, 1:00 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).
"Phagotrophic Phototrophs: The Ecology of Some Mixotrophic Flagellates and Ciliates," Dale Holen, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: William Jeffery, Department of Biology (865-4562).
"Complex Multiplication of Elliptic Curves: II," Ling Long, Penn State, 3:35 p.m., 113 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"The Hazards of Supplements: Nutrition Implications," Kristine Clark, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., S-209 Henderson Building, Intercollege Graduate Program in Nutrition (865-0108).
(title to be announced), David Eyre, University of Utah, 4:00 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
(title to be announced), Winnie Li, Penn State, 5:00 p.m., 325 Whitmore
Laboratory, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2
"The Influence of Soil Organisms on Fine-Root Lifespan," Christina Wells, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 111 Tyson Building, Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Physiology (865-7069).
X-Ray Constraints on Accretion and Starburst Processes in Galactic Nuclei," Andy Ptak, Carnegie Mellon University, 4:00 p.m., 541 Davey Laboratory, host: Niel Brandt, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics (865-0418).
"Can E. coli be Used to Control E. coli?: The Potential of Colicins as Biopreservatives for Use in Foods," Robert Roberts, Penn State, 4:30 p.m., 118 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Jean Brenchley, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).
"Equivariant K-Theory of the Adjoint Action of a Compact Group," Bin
Zhang, Penn State, 4:40 p.m., 119 Boucke Building, Department of Mathematics
(865-7527).
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3
"P-adic Numbers: II," Nicolae Tarfulea, Penn State, 9:00 a.m., 113 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Dimension, Classical and Asymptotic," Alexander Dranishnikov, University of Florida, 11:15 a.m., 218 Thomas Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Diophantine Approximation and Continued Fractions in Fields of Series," Wolfgang Schmidt, University of Colorado, 11:15 a.m., 106 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Identification of Polyomavirus in Lymphocytes of Healthy Individuals," Malini Chatterjee, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Richard Frisque, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).
"Horizons and Gravitational Waves," Jeffrey Winicour, University of Pittsburgh, 1:00 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).
"Bose-Einstein Condensation in Atomic Hydrogen" (colloquium), Tom Greytak, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 3:30 p.m., 101 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Physics (863-0165).
"Ecological Effects of Reclaiming Surface Coal Mines with Municipal Biosolids," Andrea Nord, Penn State, 3:45 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, host: Larry McCormick, Intercollege Graduate Program in Ecology (863-7221 or 865-3595).
"Recent Advances in Efficient Data-Augmentation-Based Algorithms," David Van Dyk, Harvard University, 4:00 p.m., 201 Thomas Building, Department of Statistics (865-1348).
"Linear Recurrence Sequence," Wolfgang Schmidt, University of Colorado,
4:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4
Organization of Work in the Primitively Eusocial Wasp Ropalidia marginata," Dhruba Naug, Penn State, 11:00 a.m., 118 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Scott Camazine, Department of Entomology (865-1895).
"Instantons and Hadronic Structure" (elementary particles and fields), Edward Shuryak, State University of New York, 2:00 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Department of Physics (863-0144)
(title to be announced), Qi Wang, Indiana University and Purdue University,
3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5
(none)
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6
(none)
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