Science Seminars is a weekly list of science-related seminars sponsored by colleges, research institutes, and other organizations throughout Penn State. Science Seminars is published by the Penn State Eberly College of Science as a service to Penn State and its surrounding communities

Science Seminars

11 to 17 February 2002

 

MONDAY, 11 FEBRUARY

"Measuring and Modeling the Appearance of Materials for Computer Graphics," Steve Marschner, Stanford University, 10:00 a.m., 302 Pond Laboratory, Department of Computer Science and Engineering (865-9505).

"Unique Structural and Chemical Characteristic of F-Block Coordination Chemistry," Brian Gilmartin, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (865-9163).

"Phonons in Carbon Nanotubes," Gerald Mahan, Penn State, 12:00 noon, 339 Davey Laboratory, Department of Physics (863-0007).

"The Candidate-Gene Approach and Its Applications to Plant-Breeding Research," David Nino-Liu, 12:20 p.m., 10 Tysen Building, Department of Horticulture (865-2571).

"Gravitational-Radiation Instability of Neutron-Star R-Modes," Ben Owen, University of Wisconsin, 3:00 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).

"Symbolic Dynamics and Coding Applications," Brian Marcus, IBM Almaden Research Center, 3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"The Penicillium roqueforti Group and Its Associated Mycotoxins," Michele Nagy, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology (865-3761).

"Dynamic Instability of Microtubules: The Role of Alpha-tubulin," Kirk Anders (faculty candidate), Stanford University, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Ross Hardison, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

 

TUESDAY, 12 FEBRUARY

"Propositional Logic of Subtyping," Pavel Naumov, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., 113 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Experiments on Composite Fermions and Their Pairing," Wei Pan, Princeton University, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Jainendra Jain, Department of Physics (863-1162).

"Backward-Haplotype-Transmission-Association (BHTA) Algorithm: A Fast Multi-Point Screening Method for Complex Traits," Tian Zheng, Columbia University, 4:00 p.m., 104 Thomas Building, Department of Statistics (865-1348).

"Deceit and Denial: The Deadly Politics of Industrial Pollution—Especially Lead Poisoning—in Twentieth-Century America," David Rosner, Columbia University, 4:00 p.m., 102 Weaver Building, College of the Liberal Arts Science-Medicine-Technology-in-Culture Initiative / Industrial Health and Safety Program / Department of Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering (865-1367).

 

WEDNESDAY, 13 FEBRUARY

"Modular Approach to General Chemistry," Andrew Greenberg, Penn State, 11:15 a.m.,
S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (865-6553).

"Molecular Genetic Analysis of the Self-Incompatibility (S-) Locus of Petunia inflata," Yang Wang, 12:20 p.m., 105 Wartik Laboratory, Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Physiology (863-3892).

"A Proteomics Approach to the Identification of Mammalian Mitochondrial-Ribosomal Proteins," Emine Koc (faculty candidate), University of North Carolina, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Ross Hardison, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

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"Black Holes and Galaxy Metamorphosis," Kelly HolleyBockelmann, University of Massachusetts, 4:00 p.m., 541 Davey Laboratory, host: Steinn Sigurdsson, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics (865-0418).

"The Regulation of Melanoma Turmorigenicity by the PTEN (phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted on chromosome ten) Phosphatase," Gavin Robertson, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory (video conferencing from Hershey Medical Center), Cell and Molecular Biology Program / Life Sciences Consortium (717-531-1045).

"The Role of MEKK1 as a Negative Regulator of Skeletal Myogenesis," Jeanine Evans-Page, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Pamela Correll, Department of Veterinary Science (863-5786).

 

THURSDAY, 14 FEBRUARY

"Cellular Factors That Influence HIV-1 Replication in Macrophages," Eileen Lee, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Andrew Henderson, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

"Quantum Wires," Sumathi Rao, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 117 Osmond Laboratory, host: Jainendra Jain, Department of Physics (863-1162).

"The Possible Physics (Mechanics) of Walking," Andy Ruina, Cornell University, 4:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

 

FRIDAY, 15 FEBRUARY

"Local-Covariant-Interacting Quantum Fields in Curved Spacetime," Stefan Hollands, University of Chicago, 11:00 a.m., 339 Osmond Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).

"Creating Clines in the Field to Study Dispersal and Manage the Evolution of Resistance," Mitchell Baker, Franklin and Marshall College, 11:15 a.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Glenn Holbrook, Department of Entomology (865-1895).

"Adenosine-triphosphate- (ATP) Dependent Chromatin Remodeling and Helicase Complexes in Human Disease" (Chromatin lecture #5 of 12), Weidong Wang, National Institutes of Health, 2:30 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (863-8256).

"Closed-String-Tachyon Condensation on Twisted Circles," Shiraz Minwalla, Harvard University, 2:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Murat Gunaydin, Department of Physics (863-0144).

"Molecular-Dynamics Study of the Relation between Enzyme Motion and Activity," Sharon Hammes-Schiffer, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (865-6442).

"Life Outside the Ivory Tower: Scientists in the Pharmaceutical Industry," Steve Lindberg, Cato Industries, 3:00 p.m., 127 Noll Laboratory, Noll Physiological Research Center (865-3454).

"The Symmetry of Some of the Simple Non-Holonomic Examples Precludes Assymtotic Stability," A. Ruina, Cornell University, 3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Invasive Plant Species: A Brief Overview of their Impacts and Initiatives to Contend with Them," Arthur Gover, Penn State, 3:35 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences (863-1601).

 

SATURDAY, 16 FEBRUARY

"Green Economics: An Optimistic Approach to Human Interactions with the Environment" (Frontiers lecture #5 of 6), Tim Considine, Penn State, 11:00 a.m., 100 Thomas Building, Eberly College of Science (863-8453).

 

SUNDAY, 17 FEBRUARY

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