SCIENCE SEMINARS: DECEMBER 7 TO 13, 1998
SCIENCE SEMINARS: DECEMBER 7 TO 13, 1998
MONDAY, DECEMBER 7
"From Ferromagnetic Metal to Antiferromagnetic Insulator: A review of the Layered Ruthenates" (condensed, atomic, and molecular physics), Gang Cao, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Department of Physics (863-0090).
"The Ergodic Theory of Bowen-Margulis Measure on Exotic Hyperbolic Spaces," Florence Newberger, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Sclerotinia Stem Rot: An Emerging Threat to U. S. Soybean Production," Barbara Pennypacker, Penn State, 3:35 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology (865-3761).
"Location, Location, Location: The Fall and Rise of the Y Chromosome,"
David C. Page, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse
Laboratory, host: Robert Simpson, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular
Biology (865-3072).
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8
"Introduction to L2-Betti Numbers," Thomas Schick, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 218 Thomas Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Newman's Conjecture: II," Ken Ono, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 315 Willard Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"The Multidimensional\Sigma-Model and P-Branes," Martin Rainer, Penn State, 1:00 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).
"Genetics Without Crosses: Dissecting Complex Traits Using Disequilibrium Mapping," Anthony Long, University of California, 2:30 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Andrew Clark, Department of Biology (863-3891).
"Nutrient Transporters in the Embryo," Susan Vannucci, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., S-209 Henderson Building, Intercollege Graduate Program in Nutrition (865-0108).
"Rising Bubbles, Falling Paper, and Spinning Spirals: The Mathematics
of Dynamical Shapes," Andrew Belmonte, Penn State, 5:00 p.m., 325 Whitmore
Laboratory, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9
"The Largest Known Structure in the Universe, and a Status Report on
the Hobby-Eberly Telescope Low-Resolution Imaging Spectrograph," Gary Hill,
University of Texas, 4:00 p.m., 541 Davey Laboratory, host: Donald Schneider,
Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics (865-0418).
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10
"Are L2-Betti Numbers Always Integers?," Thomas Schick, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 218 Thomas Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"The Structural Basis for Thermostability and the Thermal Dependance of Activity for Thermophilic and Psychrophilic Alpha/Beta Barrel Glycosyl Hydrolases," Nicholas Panasik Jr., Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Greg Farber, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).
(title to be announced), Alexander Borisov, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 106 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Dressed Vertices and Scaling in Loop Quantum Gravity," Carlo Rovelli, University of Pittsburgh and National Scientific Research Center (France), 1:00 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).
"Disease Ecology: Determining the Role of Disease in the Conservation and Ecology of Amphibian Communities," Joseph Kiesecker (faculty candidate), Yale University, 2:30 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: James Marden, Department of Biology (863-1384).
"X-Ray and Neutron Scattering Studies of Charge and Spin Fluctuations in the Colossal Magnetoresistance Manganite Compounds" (Lannin Lecture), Sinil Sinha, Argonne National Laboratory, 3:30 p.m., 101 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Physics (863-2622).
"Effects of Troposopheric Ozone on Native Forest Plants in Southern Switzerland: An Open Top Chamber Experiment," David VanderHeyden, Penn State, 3:45 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, host: John Skelly, Intercollege Graduate Program in Ecology (863-7221 or 865-7584).
"Invariant Differential Operators and Representations of Simple Lie
Groups," Toby Stafford, University of Michigan, 4:30 p.m., 102 McAllister
Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11
"Oxidative Free Radical Production by Manduca sexta Hemocytes During an in vitro Encapsulation Response," Jaime Fenimore, Penn State, 11:00 a.m., 118 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Diana Cox-Foster, Department of Entomology (865-1022).
"Toxicology and Biology of Interleukin-12" (Bortree Seminar), Bruce Car, DuPont Pharmaceuticals Company, 11:15 a.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Andrew Henderson, Department of Veterinary Science (863-0340).
"From Avoided Curve Crossings to Complex Reaction Mechanisms: Exploring the Physical Chemistry of the Atmosphere," Neil Donahue, Harvard University, 2:30 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (865-6553).
"Localized Structures in Pattern-Forming Systems: Worms, Pulses, Oscillons,"
Hermann Riecke, Northwestern University, 3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building,
Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12
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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13
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