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 September 2003

 

MONDAY, 15 SEPTEMBER

"Nutritional Genomics: The Next Frontier in the Post-Genomic Era," Raymond L. Rodriguez, University of California, 12:20 p.m., 111 Wartik Laboratory, host: Majid Foolad, Department of Horticulture and Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Physiology (863-3892).

"New Synthetic Methodology and Drug Discovery: You Can't Have One Without the Other," Stuart McCombie, Schering-Plough Research Institute, 1:15 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (865-6553).

"Numerical Relativity of Black Holes," Bernd Bruegmann, Penn State, 3:00 p.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry + Center for Gravitational Wave Physics (863-9605).

"Chaotic Dynamics of a Discrete Nonlinear Age-Structured Population Model," Ilie Ugarcovici, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"The Use of Genomics to Improve the Nutritional Quality of Crops," Ray Rodriguez, University of California, 3:50 p.m., 111 Tyson Building, Department of Horticulture (863-3371).

"The Tor-Kinase Pathway in Budding Yeast: Metabolic Control by Distinct Membrane-Associated Signaling Platforms," Ted Powers, University of California, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Davis T.W. Ng, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

 

TUESDAY, 16 SEPTEMBER

"Coloring Infinite Cardinals: There's Not a Crayon Big Enough," Christopher Griffin, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., 113 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

 

WEDNESDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER

"The Interface of Solid-State Chemistry and Cell Bioloogy: From RNA-Mediated Evolution of Materials to Selective Cell and Nuclear Targeting," Daniel Feldheim, North Carolina State University, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Tom Mallouk, Department of Chemistry (863-9637).

"Changing Climate—The Science" (video), 12:15 p.m., 105 Deike Building, Earth and Mineral Sciences Library (863-7073).

 

THURSDAY, 18 SEPTEMBER

"The Rise of the Rogers-Ramanujan Identities in Statistical Mechanics," George Andrews, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 117 Osmond Laboratory, host: Jayanth Banavar, Department of Physics (865-7533).

"Maximum-Likelihood Regression Trees," Morgan Wang, University of Central Florida, 4:00 p.m., 102 Thomas Building, Department of Statistics (865-1348).

CANCELLED
"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Weather Service: Leveraging Science and Technology to the Fullest" (Tarbell lecture), John E. Jones Jr., National Weather Service, 4:00 p.m., 112 Walker Building, Department of Meteorology (863-8566).

"Evolution of the Radiant-Heating Technologies Used in Process-Heating Applications," Shyam Singh, Thermoplastec Inc. and S.S. Energy Environmental International, 4:15 p.m., 22 Deike Building, Department of Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering (865-3437).

"Multidimensional Conservation Laws: How to Solve Hyperbolic Problems with Elliptic Methods," Barbara Lee Keyfitz, University of Houston, 4:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

 

FRIDAY, 19 SEPTEMBER

CANCELLED
"The Modern Trends and Objectives of Research and Development in the Field of Bioceramics-Based Materials" by V.A. Dubok and "High-Performance Ceramics Based on Nanocrystalline-Zirconia Powders" by Oleksiy Shevchenko, National Academy of Sciences (Ukraine), 9:00 a.m., 301 Steidle Building, Department of Materials Science and Engineering (865-0497).

"An Update on Dynamical Horizons: Applications and Open Issues," Abhay Ashtekar, Penn State, 11:00 a.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry + Center for Gravitational Wave Physics (863-9605).

"Phosphate Glasses with Atypical Properties," Delbert Day, University of Missouri, 11:00 a.m., 301 Steidle Building, Department of Materials Science and Engineering (865-0497).

ADDED AFTER EMAIL DISTRIBUTION:
"Molecular Monolayers in Motion: The Chemistry of Friction," Neal D. Shinn, Sandia National Laboratories, 11:30 a.m., S-5 Osmond Lab, host: Paul Weiss, Department of Chemistry (865-3693).

"Novel Techniques for Minimizing Adverse Outcomes After Pediatric Cardiopulmonary-Bypass Procedures: Pulsatile Flow and Complement Inhibition," Akir Undar, Penn State, 12:00 noon, 210 Hallowell Building (with video conferencing to College of Medicine), Department of Bioengineering (865-1407).

"Reinventing Cuba: Linking Tourism and Community Development," Henry Taylor, University of Buffalo, 3:30 p.m., 301 Steidle Building, Department of Geography (863-1806).

"Groundwater Models Cannot be Validated: Implications for Transport Modeling and Repository-Safety Analysis," Leonard Konikow, U.S. Geological Survey, 4:00 p.m., 112 Walker Building, Department of Geosciences (865-2622).

 

SATURDAY, 20 SEPTEMBER to SUNDAY, 21 SEPTEMBER

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