SCIENCE SEMINARS: 13 TO 19 MARCH 2000

MONDAY, 13 MARCH

"Molecular Recognition Applications in Single-Analyte and Multi-Analyte Sensing," Eric Anslyn, University of Texas at Austin, 11:15 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Timothy E. Glass, Department of Chemistry (865-6553).

"On the Nature of the Singularity in Generic Gravitational Collapse," Beverly Berger, Oakland University, 2:20 p.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).

"Etiology and Epidemiology of Trichoderma Green Mold in Assocition with the Cultivated Mushroom, Agaricus bisporus (Lange) Imbach.," Merrilee Anderson, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology (865-3761).

"Jump, Stretch, and Wiggle: Fluid Dynamics with Substance," Andrew Belmonte, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Milton Cole, Department of Physics (863-0165).

"Regulation of the Presynaptic Terminal Differentiation in C. elegans," Mei Zhen (faculty candidate), University of California at Santa Cruz, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Robert Simpson, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

"An Invitation to the Symplectic World: On the Border Between Rigid and Flexible," Yakov Eliashberg, Stanford University, 8:00 p.m., 110 Wartik Laboratory, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
 

TUESDAY, 14 MARCH
 

"Careers in Biodefense," Peter Emanuel, U.S. Army, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, hosts: Maria Steitz and Mike Earley, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

"Mechanism-Based Design and Rational Synthesis of New Antimalarial Drug Candidates," Gary Posner, Johns Hopkins University, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Ken Feldman, Department of Chemistry (865-6553).

"Semiclassical Parton Distribution of Large Hadrons," Arthur Hebecker, Heidelberg University (Germany), 2:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: John Collins, Department of Physics (863-0783).

"Universal Pi01 Classes, Continued," Stephen G. Simpson, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., 219 Thomas Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Imaging Chemical Bonds," John Spence, Arizona State University, 4:00 p.m., 22 Deike Building (refreshments at 3:45 p.m. in the Steidle Building museum), Materials Research Institute (863-8407).

"Challenges in the Treatment of Hepatitis C: Understanding the Functional Role of the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) NS3 Protein," Christy Vu, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (865-6553).

"Multiphoton Microscopy Probing Biological Autofluorescence," Watt Webb, Cornell University, 4:00 p.m., 117 Osmond Laboratory, host: Moses Chan, Department of Physics (863-2622).

"The Effect of Dietary Trans-Fatty Acids on Plasma Lipids, Lipoproteins, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk," Pete Huth, Kraft Foods, 4:00 p.m., S-209 Henderson Building, Intercollege Graduate Program in Nutrition (865-3448).

"Distinguishing Symplectic and Contact Manifolds with Holomorphic Curves," Yakov Eliashberg, Stanford University, 4:30 p.m., 110 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
 

WEDNESDAY, 15 MARCH

"Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy Probing Biomolecular Dynamics," Watt Webb, Cornell University, 11:15 a.m. (refreshments at 11:00 a.m.), S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Nicholas Winograd, Department of Chemistry (865-6553).

"Molecular Genetic Studies of the Floral Transcriptional Regulator AGAMOUS," Hong Ma, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 106 Wartik Laboratory, Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Plant Physiology (863-3892).

"Global Magnetohydrodynamic Models of Black-Hole Accretion Flows," James Stone, Maryland University, 4:00 p.m., 541 Davey Laboratory, host: Pablo Laguna, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics (865-0418).

"Lagrangian Intersections and Legendrian Knots," Yakov Eliashberg, Stanford University, 4:30 p.m., 106 Wartik Laboratory, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
 

THURSDAY, 16 MARCH

"Exponential Sums and Cryptography," John Friedlander, University of Toronto and Institute for Advanced Study, 11:15 a.m., 108 Sackett Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Genome Stability in Microorganisms Growing at 100 Degrees C," Jocelyn DiRuggiero (faculty candidate), University of Maryland, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Donald Bryant, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

"Protein Design at the Interface of Theory, Computation, and Experiment," Stephen L. Mayo, California Institute of Technology, 12:15 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: John Desjarlais, Department of Chemistry (865-6553).

"Exotic Quantum States in Low-Dimensional Correlated Systems: 'Splitting' the Electron," Matthew Fisher, University of California at Santa Barbara, 4:00 p.m., 117 Osmond Laboratory, host: Shyamoli Chaudhuri, Department of Physics (865-4376).

"Prime Values of Polynomials," John Friedlander, University of Toronto and Institute for Advanced Study, 4:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Towards Symplectic Field Theory," Yakov Eliashberg, Stanford University, 4:30 p.m., 101 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
 

FRIDAY, 17 MARCH

"Degenerate Sectors of Classical General Relativity in Connection Variables," Jacek Wisniewski, Penn State, 10:45 p.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).

"Insects Fight Back: Chemical Menus of Defensive Options," Murray Blum, University of Georgia, 11:00 a.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Department of Entomology (865-1895).

(title to be announced), Murray Blum, University of Georgia, 11:15 a.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Department of Entomolog, (865-1895).

"Chemical Applications of Zero Kinetic Energy (ZEKE) Photoelectron Spectroscopy," Pavel Svilenov, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (865-6553).

"The Effects of Mechanical Renovation on Phosphorus and Sediment Runoff from Two Turfgrasses," Gordon Kaufman, Penn State master's candidate, 3:35 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Department of Agronomy (863-1601).
 

SATURDAY, 19 MARCH

(none)
 

SUNDAY, 20 MARCH

"X-raying the Environments of Supermassive Black Holes" (Friedman lecture), Niel Brandt, Penn State, 2:00 p.m., 101 Thomas Building, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics (865-0418).
 

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