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 March 2002

 

MONDAY, 11 MARCH

"Improving Memory Performance Using Intelligent Memory," Yan Solihin, University of Illinois, 10:00 a.m., 302 Pond Laboratory, Department of Computer Science and Engineering (865-9505).

"Atom-Transfer Radical Polymerization," Eric Barrett, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (865-1213).

"Photonic Seed Progress Report," Venkatraman Gopalan, noon, 339 Davey Laboratory, Department of Physics (863-0007).

"Utilization of Compost in High-Tunnel Vegetable-Cropping Systems: Opportunities and Challenges," Eric Burkhart, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 10 Tyson Building, Department of Horticulture (865-2571).

"The Radiation Reaction Problem in General Relativity," Yashushi Mino, Washington University, 3:00 p.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (865-9605).

"Molecular Basis of Verticillium Wilt: From Arabidopsis to Crop Plants," Payungsak Rauyaree, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology (865-3761).

"Can Mathematics be Taught?" W. Timothy Gowers, Cambridge University and Trinity College, 8:00 p.m., 109 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

 

TUESDAY, 12 MARCH

(title to be announced), Harold Hwang, Lucent Technologies, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Ying Liu, Department of Physics (863-0090).

"Design and Inference for Gaussian Random Fields," Zhengyuan Zhu, University of Chicago, 4:00 p.m., 104 Thomas Building, Department of Statistics (865-1348).

"Dissecting the Molecular Mechanics of Eukaryotic Translation Initiation," Jon Lorsch, Johns Hopkins University, 4:00 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Philip Bevilacqua, Department of Chemistry (863-3812).

"Regulation of Embryonic Hematopoiesis and Cardiovascular Development by the Retinoic Acid (RA)-Bone Morphogenetic Proteins (BMP)-GATA Pathway," Todd Evans, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 4:00 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Robert Paulson, Department of Veterinary Science (863-6306).

"Arithmetic Progressions of Length Three," W. Timothy Gowers, Cambridge University and Trinity College, 4:30 p.m., 109 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

 

WEDNESDAY, 13 MARCH

"Separation and Detection of Molecules Using Nanoelectromechanical Systems (NEMS) / Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) Devices," Christine McGuiness, Penn State, 11:15 a.m. S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (865-0149).

"Sonoluminescence and Cell-Membrane Disruption," Carolyn McQuaw, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (865-0493).

"Under the Dimpled Balls: A Story of Root Growth on Golf Greens," Eric Lyons, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 105 Wartik Laboratory, Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Physiology (863-3892).

"An Effective Hamiltonian Approach to the Cuprates: Is the Secret in a Single Plaquette?" Ehud Altman, Technion Institute of Technology, 1:00 p.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, host: Ari Mizel, Department of Physics (863-3342).

"Investigation of a Leucine-Rich Repeat Protein's Role in Cell-Cell Communication," Michael Fetchko, Penn State, 1:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Zhi-Chun Lai, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

"Magnetars in the Metagalaxy: The Origin of Ultrahigh-Energy Cosmic Rays," Jonathan Arons, University of California, 4:00 p.m. 541 Davey Laboratory, host: Alex Wolszczan, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics (865-0418).

"Transgenic and Microarray Approaches to the Mammary Development and Carcinogenesis," Lewis Chodosh, University of Pennsylvania, 4:00 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory (video conferencing from Hershey Medical Center), host: Terri Wood, Life Sciences Consortium + Integrative Biosciences Program + Cell and Molecular Biology Program (717-531-1045).

"Arithmetic Progressions of Length Four," W. Timothy Gowers, Cambridge University and Trinity College, 4:30 p.m., 109 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

 

THURSDAY, 14 MARCH

"Group Key Agreement -- Theory and Practice," Yongdae Kim, University of California, 10:00 a.m., 302 Pond Laboratory, Department of Computer Science and Engineering (865-9505).

"Negative Regulation of Erythropoiesis by Murine Dual-Specificity Yak-Related Kinase (DYRK3)," Geoffrey Knudsen, Penn State 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Don Wojchowski, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

"Topology of Siegel Modular Varieties," Bill Hoffman, Louisiana State University, 11:15 a.m., 201 Electrical Engineering West Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Behavioral Pharmacology of Cocaine Self-Administration," Drake Morgan, Wake Forest University, noon, 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Sheila West, Department of BioBehavioral Health (863-0176).

"New Theoretical Ideas for an Old Topic: Excited Electronic State Proton-Transfer Reactions in Solution," Casey Hynes, University of Colorado, 12:15 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, co-hosts: Sharon Hammes-Schiffer and Mark Maroncelli, Department of Chemistry (865-6553).

"How Nucleon Gets Its Mass," Dmitri Diakonov, NORDITA -- Nordisk Institute for Theoretical Physics (Denmark), 4:00 p.m., 117 Osmond Laboratory, host: Mark Strikman, Department of Physics (865-7382).

"Optimal Design for Nonlinear Regression Models," Cong Han, University of Minnesota, 4:00 p.m., 104 Thomas Building, Department of Statistics (865-1348).

"What Can Be Said About a General Banach Space?" W. Timothy Gowers, Cambridge University and Trinity College, 4:30 p.m., 109 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

 

FRIDAY, 15 MARCH

"Monarchs: Orientation, Navigation, and a New Theory to Explain the Initiation and Pace of the Migration," Chip Taylor, University of Kansas, 11:15 a.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Department of Entomology (865-1895).

"Understanding Electron Transfer in Iron-Sulfur Proteins," Toshiko Ichiye, Washington State University, 2:30 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Ken Merz, Department of Chemistry (865-3623).

"Opening Chromatin in Early Development," (Chromatin lecture #8 of 12), Ken Zaret, Fox Chase Cancer Center, 2:30 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (863-8256).

"Neoplastic Progression in Barrett's Esophagus: Molecular Lessons Learned in Vivo," Thomas G. Paulson, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 3:30 p.m., 324 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Robert Paulson, Department of Veterinary Science (863-6306).

ADDED AFTER EMAIL DISTRIBUTION:
"Sabbatical Experiences in Systems and Strategic Thinking and Collaborative Learning," Les E. Lanyon, Penn State, 3:35 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences (863-1601).

"The Making of the Rose Center for Earth and Space," Neil Tyson, Hayden Planetarium (New York) and Princeton University, 4:00 p.m., 541 Davey Laboratory, host: Peter Mészáros, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics (865-0418).

 

SATURDAY, 16 MARCH and SUNDAY, 17 MARCH

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