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

14 to 20 April 2003

 

MONDAY, 14 APRIL

"Operating-System Support for Low-Latency Streaming," Ashvin Goel, Oregon Health and Sciences University, 10:00 a.m., 302 Pond Laboratory, Department of Computer Science and Engineering (865-9505).

"Approaches Towards the Synthesis of Roseophilin," Jason Camp, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (865-6079).

(title to be announced), Qiming Zhang, Penn State, 12:00 noon, 339 Davey Laboratory, Department of Physics (863-0007).

"Seedling-Quality Assessment for Bareroot Trees" by Chien-Chi Chen and "Green-Manure Applications and Root-System Development in Maize (Zea Mays L.)" by Magalhaes Miguel, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 10 Tyson Building, Department of Horticulture (863-3371).

"Stereocontrol of Organic Synthesis Using Silicon Compounds," Ian Fleming, Cambridge University (United Kingdom), 1:15 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Steven Weinreb, Department of Chemistry (863-0189).

"A High-Statistics, Neutrino-Nucleus-Scattering Experiment in the NuMi Beam at Fermilab," Jorge Morfin, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, 2:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: John Collins, Department of Physics (863-0783).

"Spherical Cows and Beyond: Stimulating Strongly Gravitational Systems," Luis Lehner, Louisiana State University, 3:00 p.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).

"Perelman's Recent Work on Ricci Flow," Bruce Kleiner, University of Michigan, 3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Systematics of Hypocrea/Trichoderma: Species with Green Ascospores," Priscila Chaverri, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology (865-3761).

"Ecological Effects of an Insect Introduced for the Biological Control of Invasive Thistles," Svata Louda, University of Nebraska, 3:35 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Intercollege Graduate Program in Ecology (865-6679).

"Innate Immunity: Signaling Pathways and Gene Activation" (Marker lecture #1 of 2), Thomas Maniatis, Harvard University, 7:30 p.m., 101 Thomas Building, host: Song Tan, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

"Assessing Neighborhoods: How Do We Do It and What Have We Learned?" (Clogg lecture), Stephen Raudenbush, University of Michigan, 8:00 p.m., 105 Wartik Laboratory, Department of Statistics (865-1348).

 

TUESDAY, 15 APRIL

"Transcription and Alternative Splicing in the Brain: Generating Protein Diversity at the Synapse" (Marker lecture #2 of 2), Thomas Maniatis, Harvard University, 11:15 a.m., 101 Thomas Building, host: Song Tan, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

"Some Thoughts on Causal Inference in a Social World," Stephen Raudenbush, University of Michigan, 12:20 p.m., 305 Wagner Building, Department of Statistics (865-1348).

The Development of Novel-Arene-Oxidation Chemistry for Use in Natural-Products Synthesis," Stéphane Quideau, Bordeaux I University (France), 1:15 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Ken Feldman, Department of Chemistry (863-4654).

"The Dynamical Basis of Auditory Acuity," Marcelo Magnasco, Rockefeller University, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Jayanth Banavar, Department of Physics (865-7533).

"Carbonate Preservation in Shelf Environments," Mairi Best, McGill University (Canada), 4:00 p.m., 22 Deike Building, Department of Geosciences (865-2622).

"Deoxyribozymes (DNA Enzymes) as Useful and Interesting Reagents for Bio-Organic Chemistry," Scott Silverman, University of Illinois, 4:00 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Philip Bevilacqua, Department of Chemistry (863-3812).

"Environmental Scaling: A Mechanism to Explain Variation in Interaction Outcomes of Herbivory for Native-Plant Populations," Svata Louda, University of Nebraska, 4:00 p.m. (refreshments at 3:45 p.m.), 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Katriona Shea, Department of Biology (863-0278).

"Mathematical Definitions and the Learning and Teaching of Mathematics," Deborah Ball and Hyman Bass, University of Michigan, 4:00 p.m., 116 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

 

WEDNESDAY, 16 APRIL

DATE CORRECTION: 22 APRIL 2003
"Open House: Visualization and Virtual Reality in Science, Engineering, and the Arts," Visualization Group Staff, Penn State, 9:00 a.m. 306 Engineering Unit C, Office of Information Technology Services (865-5753).

"Spatial and Temporal Controls on Fire Regimes and Forest Structure in California-Mixed-Conifer Forests," Alan Taylor, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Paul Weiss, Department of Chemistry (865-3693).

"Tornado Video Classics" (video), 12:00 noon, 105 Deike Building, Earth and Mineral Sciences Library (863-7073).

"How Plants Sense the Environment: Functional Genomics of Receptor-Like Kinases in Arabidopsis," Ramesh Raina, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 107 Wartik Laboratory, Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Physiology (863-3892).

DATE CORRECTION: 22 APRIL 2003
"Open House: Visualization and Virtual Reality in Science, Engineering, and the Arts," Visualization Group Staff, Penn State, 1:00 p.m., 139 and 140 Computer Building, Office of Information Technology Services (865-5753).

ADDED AFTER EMAIL DISTRIBUTION:
"Viruses as Vectors for Gene Therapy," James M. Wilson, University of Pennsylvania, 4:00 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Eric Harvill, Department of Veterinary Science (863-8522).

"Tornado Video Classics" (video), 7:00 p.m., 105 Deike Building, Earth and Mineral Sciences Library (863-7073).

 

THURSDAY, 17 APRIL

"Characterization of Gcn5-Containing Histone-Acetyltransferase (HAT) Complexes in Drosophila," Sebastian Guelman, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Jerry Workman, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

"Chemical-Solution Deposition of Silver-Tantalum-Niobate Thin Films" by Mustafa Telli and "Phase-Field Modeling of Micro-Structural Evolution in Al-Cu Alloy" by Shenyang Hu, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 26 Hosler Building, Department of Materials Science and Engineering (863-1779).

"Modeling Water, the Hydrophobic Effect, and Ion Solvation," Ken Dill, University of California, 12:15 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Ken Merz, Department of Chemistry (865-3623).

"Spline Estimation for Single-Index Models," Jianhua Huang, University of Pennsylvania, 4:00 p.m., 201 Thomas Building, Department of Statistics (865-1348).

(title to be announced), Lene Hau, Harvard University, 4:00 p.m., 117 Osmond Laboratory, host: Kurt Gibble, Department of Physics (863-5343).

 

FRIDAY, 18 APRIL

ADDED AFTER EMAIL DISTRIBUTION:
"From Aqueous Complexes to Mineral Surfaces," John S. Loring, University of California, 10:00 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Penn State Institute of the Environment + Center for Environmental Chemistry and Geochemistry (863-2171).

"Dimensionally Reduced Gravity Theories Are Asymptotically Safe," Max Niedermaier, University of Tours (France), 11:00 a.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).

"Biological Control of Red Scale: Theory and Experiments," Bill Murdoch, University of California, 11:15 a.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, hosts: Ottar Bjornstad and Carrie Schwarz, Department of Entomology (865-1895).

"CO2+: Which Spin State is More Stable?" Ann Schmiedekamp, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, hosts: Mark Maroncelli and Renee Diehl, Department of Chemistry and Department of Physics (865-6553 or 865-7533).

"Facilitating Wayfinding in Desktop Geovirtual Environments," Sven Fuhrman, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 301 Steidle Building, Department of Geography (865-1915).

 

SATURDAY, 19 APRIL and SUNDAY, 20 APRIL

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