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

13 to 19 October 2003

 

MONDAY, 13 OCTOBER

"Domain Engineering of Lithium-Niobate Crystal (LiNb03) for Applications in Nonlinear Optics, Piezoelectric Switching, and Deflection Devices," Robert Eason, University of Southampton (United Kingdom), 12:00 noon, 339 Davey Laboratory, Department of Physics (863-0007).

"The Role of ADP-Ribosylation-Factor Protein in Hormone-Regulated Secretion in Barley," Scott MacCleery, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 105 Wartik Laboratory, Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Physiology (863-3892).

"Physics and the Status of the Electron-Ion Relativistic-Heavy-Ion Collider (eRHIC)," Abhay Deshpande, Brookhaven National Laboratory, 2:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Mark Strikman, Department of Physics (865-7382).

"A Model-Based Approach to Pre-Planting Risk Assessment for Gray Leaf Spot of Maize," Pierce Paul, Ohio State University, 3:30 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology (865-3761).

"Horticulture and Job Creation: Implications for International Development," Allison Brown, Tufts University and Penn State, 3:50 p.m., 111 Tyson Building, Department of Horticulture (863-3371).

"Lowly Origin: Where, When, and Why Our Ancestors First Stood Up," Jonathan Kingdon, University of Oxford (United Kingdom), 4:00 p.m., 360 Willard Building, host: Alan Walker, Department of Anthropology (865-3122).

"New Insights Into the Photosystem-II Oxygen-Evolving Complex via Pulsed Electron-Paramagnetic-Resonance (EPR) Spectroscopy," David Britt, University of California, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: John Golbeck, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

"Nutrition and Exercise Counters to Sarcopenia," Wayne W. Campbell, Purdue University, 4:00 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory, Graduate Program in Nutrition (865-3448).

"Bright Stars and Dark Energy: The Accelerating Universe" (Marker lecture #1 of 3), Robert Kirshner, Harvard University, 8:00 p.m., 101 Thomas Building, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics (865-0418).

 

TUESDAY, 14 OCTOBER

"Measurable Cardinals: How I Learned to Stop Worrying About Ultraproducts and Love Elementary Embeddings," Christopher Griffin, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., 113 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Vortices in Self-Assembled Nanoscale-Hole Arrays," Ulrich Welp, Argonne National Laboratory, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Xiaoxing Xi, Department of Physics (863-5350).

"Long-Term-Tectonic-Surface Process Interactions in the Himalayas and Possible Recent Responses to Changes in Climate Forcing," Christopher Beaumont, Dalhousie University (Canada), 4:00 p.m., 22 Deike Building, Department of Geosciences (865-2622).

"Pilot: How Do Flying Insects Find Their Way in the World?" Jack Gray, University of Saskatchewan (Canada), 4:00 p.m. (refreshments at 3:45 p.m.), 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Mitch Price, Department of Biology (863-0278).

"Supernovae, Core Collapse, and Gamma-Ray Bursts" (Marker lecture #2 of 3), Robert Kirshner, Harvard University, 4:00 p.m., 102 Thomas Building, Department of Astronomy anmd Astrophysics (865-0418).

"The Rogers-Ramanujan Continued Fraction and Ramanujan's Lost Notebook," George Andrews, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 116 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"The Geometry and Physics of Proteins," Jayanth Banavar, Penn State, 4:15 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory (with video conferencing to College of Medicine), Huck Institute for Life Sciences (863-3650).

 

WEDNESDAY, 15 OCTOBER

"Optical Microscopy Techniques for Seeing Transient Associations in Cells," Daniel Axelrod, University of Michigan, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Erin Sheets, Department of Chemistry (863-0044).

"Geology of the Earth: Of Forces, Rocks, and Time" (video), 12:15 p.m., 105 Deike Building, Earth and Mineral Sciences Library (863-7073).

"Matapopulation Dynamics of a Neotropical Beetle: Cephaloleia fenestrata," Derek Johnson, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., 105 Wartik Laboratory, Intercollege Graduate Program in Ecology (865-5557).

"Manifolds of Positive Ricci Curvature," Wilderich Tuschmann, University of Muenster (Germany), 3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Early Ontogeny of Hematopoiesis: A Mouse Embryo's Perspective," Jim Palis, University of Rochester, 4:00 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Robert Paulson, Department of Veterinary Science (863-6306).

"Pathogenesis of Large-Granular-Lymphocyte (LGL) Leukemia," Thomas P. Loughran, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory (videoconferenced from College of Medicine), host: Harriet Isom, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology + Huck Institute of the Life Sciences (717-531-8982).

"Supernovae Near and Far: Exploring the Dark Energy" (Marker lecture #3 of 3), Robert Kirshner, Harvard University, 4:00 p.m., 102 Thomas Building, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics (865-0418).

 

THURSDAY, 16 OCTOBER

"Genetic Regulation by a Small RNA in Bacteria," Kenneth Keiler, Penn State, 11:45 a.m. (refreshments at 11:30 a.m.), 317 Mueller Laboratory, Intercollege Program in Genetics (865-6903, email: lee11@psu.edu, or http://www.genetics.psu.edu/Seminars/Colloquium.htm).

"Enzymatic-Transition-State Analysis: Cancer, Immunology, and Malaria," Vern Schramm, Yeshiva University, 12:15 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Stephen Benkovic, Department of Chemistry (865-6553).

"Cell-Based Bioassays in Microfluidic Systems," Michael Pishko, Penn State, 1:15 p.m., 26 Hosler Building, Department of Materials Science and Engineering (865-4992).

"Microwave-Background Cosmology from the Wilkinson-Microwave-Anisotropy-Probe (WMAP) Space Mission," Charles Bennett, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, 3:50 p.m., 117 Osmond Laboratory, host: Stephane Coutu, Department of Physics (865-2015).

"Baroclinic Instability, Cyclogenesis, and Our Never-Ending Quest for Normalcy," John Clark, Penn State, 112 Walker Building, 4:00 p.m., Department of Meteorology (863-8566).

"Isometric Embedding and Manifold Learning," Hongyuan Zha, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 102 Thomas Building, Department of Statistics (865-1348).

"Regulation of GABAA Receptors in Synaptic Plasticity" (neuroscience seminar), YouMing Lu, University of Calgary (Canada), 4:00 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory, host: Bernhard Luscher, Eberly College of Science + Department of Biology + Department of Biobehavioral Health + Huck Institute for Life Sciences + College of Health and Human Development + Department of Chemistry (865-5549).

"Storage: From Container to Utility," John Wilkes, Hewlett Packard Labs, 4:00 p.m., 201 Thomas Building, Department of Computer Science and Engineering (865-9505).

"Scholarship of Teaching in Graduate School," Ann Luck, Penn State, 4:15 p.m., 22 Deike Building, Department of Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering (865-3437).

 

FRIDAY, 17 OCTOBER

"Hemolymph Proteins that Regulate Immune Responses in Lepidopteran Insects," Mike Kanost, Kansas State University, 11:15 a.m., 118 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, hosts: Liwang Cui and Diana Cox-Foster, Department of Entomology (865-1895).

"New Methods in Variational Monte Carlo," Kevin Riley, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (865-6553).

"Spectral Theory of Complex Laplacians," Siqi Fu, Rutgers University, 2:30 p.m., 115 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Trend Analysis and Modeling of Stream Flows for Water-Supply Planning in Pennsylvania," Yuanhong Zhu and Rick L. Day, Penn State, 3:35 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences (863-1601).

"Exercise, Aging, and Cardioprotection: Response to Oxidative Stress," Joe Starnes, University of Texas, 4:00 p.m., 127 Noll Laboratory, Noll Physiological Research Center (865-3453).

 

SATURDAY, 18 OCTOBER and SUNDAY, 19 OCTOBER

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