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 November 2002

 

MONDAY, 11 NOVEMBER

"Catalytic Polymerization Inside Nanochannels -- Towards Simultaneous Attainment of Synthesis and Assembly of Nanomaterials," Seong Han Kim, Penn State, noon, 339 Davey Laboratory, Department of Physics (863-0007).

"Landscape Design for Prince Gallitzin's Legacy: Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel," Janice Schneider, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 10 Tyson Building, Department of Horticulture (863-3371).

"Chemosensors for Marine Toxins," Robert Gawley, University of Miami, 1:15 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Richard Koerner, Department of Chemistry (865-6234).

"Genetic Characterization of Field Resistance to Late Blight in a Diploid Potato Population," Stefano Costanzo, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology (865-3761).

"Magnetic Flows on Riemannian Manifolds," Karl Friedrich Siburg, Bochum University (Germany), 3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Novel Public-Health Strategies to Combat Obesity," John Peters, Procter & Gamble, 4:00 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory, Intercollege Graduate Program in Nutrition (865-3448).

"Regulation of Gene Expression by an mRNA-Binding Protein: The Bacillus subtilis PyrR Story," Robert Switzer, University of Illinois, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Paul Babitzke, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

 

TUESDAY, 12 NOVEMBER

"Ethylene Biosnythesis and Signaling Networks," Joseph Ecker, Salk Institute for Biological Studies and University of California, 12:20 p.m., 8 Mueller Laboratory, Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Physiology (863-3892).

"Kolmogorov Complexity and 1-Random Reals -- Part II," Carl Mummert, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., 312 Boucke Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"New Phases of Confined Solids," Paul Sokol, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Department of Physics (863-0007).

"A Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Crystallographic Study of Human Detoxification Enzymes," Gordon Rule, Carnegie Mellon University, 4:00 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Juliette Lecomte, Department of Chemistry (865-1153).

"Any Device, Any Process, Any Network: Technologies for Converged Communication," Ravi Sethi, Avaya Laboratories, 4:00 p.m., 302 Pond Laboratory, Department of Computer Science and Engineering (865-9505).

"Weeding Out the Genes: Genome-Wide Functional Analysis in Arabidopsis," Joseph Ecker, Salk Institute for Biological Studies and University of California, 4:15 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory (video conferencing to College of Medicine and 110 Wartik Laboratory), LifeSciences Consortium (865-3560).

 

WEDNESDAY, 13 NOVEMBER

"Self-Assembled Rosette Nanotubes: An Adaptable Platform for Nanoscale Design and Engineering," Hicham Fenniri, Purdue University, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Nicholas Winograd, Department of Chemistry (863-0001).

"Tracing Functional Changes in Protein Evolution," Jianzhi Zhang, University of Michigan, 12:10 p.m., 317 Mueller Laboratory, host: Masatoshi Nei, Institute of Molecular Evolutionary Genetics (863-7334).

"Boundary Rigidity in Symplectic Geometry and Applications to Dynamics," Karl Friedrich Siburg, Bochum University (Germany), 3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"T-Cell Responses and Local Immunity Are Critical Determinants in the Progression of Murine Mycoplasma Respiratory Disease," Jerry Simecka, University of North Texas, 4:00 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Eric Harvill, Department of Veterinary Science (863-8522).

 

THURSDAY, 14 NOVEMBER

"On the Construction of Asymptotically Good Towers of Function Fields Over Finite Fields," Hiren Maharaj, Clemson University, 11:15 a.m., 371 Willard Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"The Activating Mutations in Kinase Domain and Juxtamembrane Domain of Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Ron/STK," Xin Wei, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Pamela Correll, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

"Biomimetic Sequence-Specific Reagents that Bind to and React with Peptides in Both Solution and the Gas Phase," Jack Beauchamp, California Institute of Technology, 12:15 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: A.W. Castleman, Department of Chemistry (865-7242).

"Iterated Exponentials," Joel Anderson, Penn State, 3:00 p.m., 103 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Mechanisms of Circadian Output in Drosophila Melanogaster" (Neuroscience seminar), Paul Taghert, Washington University, 4:00 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory, Eberly College of Science + Department of Biology + Department of Biobehavioral Health + Life Sciences Consortium + College of Health and Human Development + Department of Chemistry (865-8409).

"Neutrino Masses and Mixings: Experiments Past, Present, and Future," David Wark, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory and University of Sussex (England), 4:00 p.m., 117 Osmond Laboratory, hosts: Stephane Coutu and Doug Cowen, Department of Physics (865-2015 and 863-5943).

"Some Mathematical Models in Business and Economics," Kalyan Chatterjee, Penn State, 4:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

 

FRIDAY, 15 NOVEMBER

"Non-Perturbative Sum Over Triangulations of a Three-Dimensional Spin-Foam Amplitude," Laurent Freidel, Perimeter Institute (Canada) and Ecole Normale Superieure at Lyon (France), 11:00 a.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).

"The Argentine Ant in California: Consequences and Mechanisms of Success," Andrew Suarez, University of California, 11:15 a.m., 118 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Department of Entomology (865-1895).

"A Semilinear Parabolic System for Migration and Selection in Population Genetics," Yuan Lou, Ohio State University, 3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Organic Agriculture: A Performance Update," Don Lotter, Rodale Institute, 3:35 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences (863-1601).

"Orthostatic Tolerance in Human Subjects," Larry Sinoway, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 127 Noll Laboratory, Noll Physiological Research Center (865-3454).

 

SATURDAY, 16 NOVEMBER and SUNDAY, 17 NOVEMBER

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