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

15 to 21 April 2002

 

MONDAY, 15 APRIL

"Cycloadditions of Chiral Allenamides and Vinylogous Amides in Natural-Product Synthesis," Richard Hsung, University of Minnesota, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Tim Glass, Department of Chemistry (865-1898).

"Genetic Inhibition of Ethylene Sensitivity Does Not Alter Growth Responses to Phosphorus Deficiency in Tomato and Petunia," Hye-Ji Kim, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 10 Tyson Building, Department of Horticulture (865-2571).

"Enantioselective Diels-Alder Reactions Catalyzed by Chiral Bis(oxazoline) Metal Complexes," Yongjun Yan, Penn State, 1:15 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-3811).

"Relativity Without Relativity," Niall O'Murchada, University of Cork (Ireland), 3:00 p.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Mathematics and Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (865-7527 or 863-9605)).

"Exotic Fungal Plant Pathogens: A Serious Threat to United States Agriculture," Reid Frederick, United States Department of Agriculture, 3:30 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology (865-3761).

"Chromosone Structure and Gene Regulation" (Pollard lecture), Jonathan Widom, Northwestern University, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: David Gilmour, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

 

TUESDAY, 16 APRIL

(title to be announced), Dan Lidar, University of Toronto, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Ari Mizel, Department of Physics (863-3342).

"Behavioural Genetics: From Nature to Molecule," Marla Sokolowski, University of Toronto, 4:00 p.m., 101 Thomas Building (video conferencing to College of Medicine), Life Sciences Consortium (865-3650).

"Mesostructured Metal Oxides: Framework Access and Properties as Catalysts and Trapping Agents," Tom Pinnavaia, Michigan State University, 4:00 p.m., 22 Deike Building, Department of Materials Science and Engineering (865-4992).

"Molecular Mechanisms of Anthrax Toxicity," Kati Veety, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-7060).

"Recognition and Signaling in Plant Innate Immunity," Brian Staskawicz, University of California, 4:00 p.m. (refreshments at 3:45 p.m.), 101 Althouse Laboratory, Department of Biology (863-0278).

"The Search for Ancient Life: A Fossil Hunter's Notions," J.W. Schopf, University of California, 4:00 p.m., 26 Hosler Building, Astrobiology Institute (863-8761).

"Materials Characterization: A Multi-Level Approach," William S. Borghard, ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, 4:15 p.m., 21 Deike Building, Department of Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering (863-1616).

 

WEDNESDAY, 17 APRIL

"Stimuli-Sensitive Hydrogels: Particles and Assemblies," Andrew Lyon, Georgia Institute of Technology, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, hosts: Christine Keating and Mary Beth Williams, Department of Chemistry (863-6553).

(title to be announced), Brian Staskawitz, University of California, 12:20 p.m., 105 Wartik Laboratory, Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Physiology (863-3892).

"Finite-Dimensional Dynamics of Moving Fronts," Victor Roytburd, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Progenitor Heterogeneity in the Developing Cortex," Laura Lillien, University of Pittsburgh, 4:00 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory (video conferencing from College of Medicine), host: Steven Levison, Department of Neuroscience and Anatomy + Cell and Molecular Biology Graduate Program + Life Sciences Consortium (717-531-1045).

"The Dark Side of the Cherenkov Effect: Light Emitting Light at Subluminal Speeds" (Lannin lecture), Roberto Merlin, University of Michigan, 4:00 p.m. , 117 Osmond Laboratory, host: Xiaoxing Xi, Department of Physics (863-5350).

 

THURSDAY, 18 APRIL

"Programming Languages for Secure Information Flow," Steven Zdancewic, Cornell University, 10:00 a.m., 302 Pond Laboratory, Department of Computer Science and Engineering (865-9505).

"Characterization of a Novel Glycogen Synthase Kinase (GSK)," Rasikapriya Kalamegham, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Esther Siegfried, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

"Adaptive Mesh Refinement in Numerical Relativity: In Enabling Technology for Gravitational-Wave-Source Modeling," Joan Centrella, NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center, 11:30 a.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Mathematics and Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (865-7527 or 863-9605).

"Stone-Cold Science: Bose-Einstein Condensation and the Weird World Within a Millionth of a Degree of Absolute Zero," Eric Cornell, National Institute of Standards and Technology + University of Colorado + Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics, 4:00 p.m., 112 Kern Building, Eberly College of Science (800-297-1429).

"The Contributions of Science and Technology to Counterterrorism," Jay Davis, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 4:00 p.m., 112 Walker Building, Department of Meteorology (865-0478).

"On Solitary Water Waves," Walter Craig, McMaster University, 4:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

 

FRIDAY, 19 APRIL

"Programming with Types," Stephanie Weirich, Cornell University, 10:00 a.m., 302 Pond Laboratory, Department of Computer Science and Engineering (865-9505).

"Artifice and Equilibrium: Experiments With Synthetic and Natural Vortices in a Superfluid Gas," Eric Cornell, Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics + National Institute of Standards and Technology + University of Colorado, 11:00 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Kurt Gibble, Department of Physics (863-5343).

"Tick-Host Interactions: Immunobiology, Genomics, and Proteomics," Stephen Wikel, University of Connecticut, 11:15 a.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Diana Cox-Foster, Department of Entomology (865-1895).

"21st-Century Electronic Structure: Beyond Gaussians with Explicit R12," Robert Gdanitz, University of Utah, 2:30 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: James Anderson, Department of Chemistry (865-3933).

"The Chemical Ecology of the Monarch Butterfly: Ploys and Counter Ploys," Lincoln Pierson-Brower, Sweet Briar College, 2:45 p.m., 100 Thomas Building, Department of Biology (863-5895).

"Is Sympathetic Control of Blood Flow to Active Muscle Altered with Aging?" Dennis Koch, Penn State, 3:00 p.m., 127 Noll Laboratory, Noll Physiological Research Center (865-3454).

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"Vestibular Evidence for the Evolution of Aquatic Behavior in Early Whales," Fred Spoor, University College London (UK), 3:30 p.m., 107 Carpenter Building, host: Alan Walker, Department of Anthropology (865-3122).

"Potential of Low-Cost Plant-Nutrient Agro Technologies to Address International Food-Security and Environmental Issues," Ephraim Govere, Penn State, 3:35 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences (863-1601).

"Indigenous Organizing and Land Rights in the Ecuadorian Amazon," Thomas Perrault, Syracuse University, 4:00 p.m., 301 Steidle Building, Department of Geography (865-3433).

 

SATURDAY, 20 APRIL and SUNDAY, 21 APRIL

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