SCIENCE SEMINARS: NOVEMBER 8 TO 14, 1999

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8
 

"Periodficity in the Distribution of Galaxies and the Cosmological-Dark-Matter Problem," Daniel Sudarsky, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), 2:20 p.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).

"New Frustration in an Old Magnet," Peter Schiffer, University of Notre Dame, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Nitin Samarth, Department of Physics (863-0136).

"Systematics of Ophiosphaerella, Paraphaeosphaeria, and Phaeosphaeria: A Molecular and Morphological Approach," Marcos Camara, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology (865-3761).

"Genetic and Biochemical Analysis of RNA-Polymerase-II Transcription Initiation and Elongation," Fred Ponticelli, State University of New York, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Frank Pugh, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

"n with the Baire Category Theorem," Howie Weiss, Penn State, 5:00 p.m., 325 Whitmore Laboratory, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
 
 
 

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9
 

"Additive Technology for Future Commercial Driveline Requirements," Vasu Bala, Ethyl Petroleum Additives Inc., 9:45 a.m., 117 Borland Laboratory, hosts: John M. Tarbell, Department of Chemical Engineering (863-4801).

"Technology Transfer: The Eutectic Point of Science, Law, and Business," Mark Rohrbaugh, National Institutes of Health, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Maria Steitz and Mike Earley, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

"Soundness, the Liar, and the Validity Paradox," Dale Jacquette, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., 122 Thomas Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Structural Studies of Prokaryotic RNA-Polymerase," Seth Darst, The Rockefeller University, 2:30 p.m., 111 Wartik Laboratory, host: Don Bryant, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

"Gaussian Matrices and Black Holes," Daniel Kabat, Institute for Advanced Study, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Shyamoli Chaudhuri, Department of Physics (865-4376).

"Bridging the Gap Between Sequence and Function: The Frontier of Computational Biology and Functional Genomics," Mark S. Boguski, National Institutes of Health, 4:00 p.m., 101 Thomas Building (with video conferencing to other locations), Life Sciences Consortium (863-3650).

"Mapping Protein-Protein Interactions with Cleavage Reagents: New Results and New Methodology," Claude Meares, University of California, 4:00 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-0889).

"New Developments in Vitimin-K Metabolism," John Suttie, University of Wisconsin, 4:00 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory, host: A. Catharine Ross, Intercollege Graduate Program in Nutrition (865-3448).
 
 

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10
 

"Chasing Epoxide Hydrolases -- From Giant Bugs to Curing Hypertension," Bruce Hammock, University of California and Superfund Basic Research Program, 12:20 p.m., 111 Wartik Laboratory, Department of Entomology/Department of Chemistry/ Department of Veterinary Science/Life Sciences Consortium (865-1895 or 863-6369).

"How Does Regulation of the Shikimate Pathway Meet Demands for Phenolics?" Toni Schaeffer, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Physiology (865-7069).
 
 
 
 

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11
 

"Development and Status of Recombinant Insecticides," Bruce Hammock, University of California and Superfund Basic Research Program, 9:45 a.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Department of Entomology/Department of Chemistry/ Department of Veterinary Science/Life Sciences Consortium (865-1895 or 863-6369).

"Thalamocortical Response Transformations in Real and Simulated Whisker Barrels," Daniel Simons, University of Pittsburgh, 10:30 a.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Rick Gilmore, Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program (863-8461).

"Insights Gained from High-Resolution-Receiver Domain Structures of DctD and a Constitutive Mutant," Matthew Meyer, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, hosts: Tracy Nixon and Greg Farber, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

"Processivity of HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase is Controlled by the Structure of the Synthesized DNA," Marc Lavigne, Pasteur Institute (France), 12:00 noon, 456 North Frear Laboratory, host: Jerry Workman, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (863-8256).

"Recent Scientific Results from the Chandra X-Ray Observatory," Gordon Garmire, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 101 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Physics (863-0117).

"Community Ecology of Gulf of Mexico Fauna Associated with Vestimentiferan Aggregations," Tracy Ward, Penn State, 3:45 p.m., 8 Mueller Laboratory, Intercollege Graduate Program in Ecology (863-7221).
 
 
 

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12
 

"Bringing Population Dynamics Into the Evolutionary Synthesis: From Macroevolution to Macroecology," Peter Price, Northern Arizona University, 11:15 a.m., 102 Thomas Building, Department of Entomology (865-1895).

"Inspiralling Black Holes: The Close Limit," Gaurav Khanna, Penn State, 2:20 p.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).

"Oriented Collisions Within Open-Shell Clusters," Mike Heaven, Emory University, 2:30 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Deparment of Chemistry (863-0119).

"Lagrange Interpolation on The Real Line," Steven Damelin, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Precision Agriculture for Soil Phosphorus Management in Pennsylvania: Does It Make Sense?" Brian Needleman, Penn State, 3:35 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Department of Agronomy (863-1018).
 
 

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13 and SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14

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