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

17 to 23 February 2003

 

MONDAY, 17 FEBRUARY

"Topics in Internet Economics," Srinivasan Jagannathan, University of California, 10:00 a.m., 302 Pond Laboratory, Department of Computer Science and Engineering (865-9505).

(title to be announced), Federico Bordi, University of Rome (Italy), noon, 339 Davey Laboratory, Department of Physics (863-0007).

"Particle-Film Technology: A New Tool for Horticulture," Michael Glenn, U. S. Department of Agriculture, 12:20 p.m., 10 Tyson Building, Department of Horticulture (863-3371).

"Tunable Molecular Capsules," Suzanne Shuker, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1:15 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Timothy Glass, Department of Chemistry (865-1898).

"Lambda<0 Quantum Gravity in 2+1 Dimensions," Kirill Krasnov, Albert Einstein Institute (Germany), 3:00 p.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).

"A New Information Theoretical Approach to Measure-Preserving Transformations with an Application to the Construction of New Examples," Jean-Paul Thouvenot, CNRS Paris 6 (France), 3:30 p.m., 102 McAlister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Biocontrol of Weeds Using Indigenous Pathogens," Anissa Demers, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology (865-3761).

"Resource Competition, Seed-Limitation, and Invasion in California Grasslands," Eric Seabloom, University of California, 3:35 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building (changed from 216 Thomas Building), Intercollege Graduate Program in Ecology (865-6679).

"Major Conformational Changes Accompany the Transition from Initiation to Elongation Transcription in T7 RNA Polymerase," Y. Whitney Yin (faculty candidate), Yale University, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Song Tan, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

"Nutritional Modulation of Carcinogenesis in p53-Deficient Mice: IGF-1 as a Mechanistic Target" (Ruth Pike Lecture), Stephen Hursting, National Cancer Institute, 4:00 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory, Graduate Program in Nutrition (865-3448).

 

TUESDAY, 18 FEBRUARY

"Patterns of Dependence Among Powers of Polynomials," Bruce Reznick, University of Illinois, 1:25 p.m., 115 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Canonical and Grand-Canonical Ensemble-Expectation Values from Quantum Monte Carlo Simulations," Robert Sedgewick, University of California, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Jim Anderson, Department of Physics (865-3933).

"Chalking It Up: Advice to a New Teaching Assistant," Bruce Reznick, University of Illinois, 4:00 p.m., 116 McAlister Building, Department of Mathematics (863-7527).

"Earthquake Scaling Relations," Charles Faust, Geotrans Inc., 4:00 p.m., 22 Deike Building, host: Richard Parizek, Department of Geosciences (865-2622).

CANCELLED:
"Heading for the Links: The Current Score on Plant Fimbrins," Christopher Staiger, Purdue University, 4:00 p.m. (refreshments at 3:45 p.m.), 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Richard Cyr, Department of Biology (863-0278).

ADDED AFTER EMAIL DISTRIBUTION:
"Effectiveness of Web-based interactive Tutorials in a Large Introductory Biology Class: Online vs. Lecture," Richard Cyr, Penn State, 4:00 p.m. (refreshments at 3:45 p.m.), 101 Althouse Laboratory, Department of Biology (863-0278).

"Thermodynamic and Structural Characterization of Unusually Stable RNA," David Proctor, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-1962).

 

WEDNESDAY, 19 FEBRUARY

"Great Lakes Alive: Restoring the Balance" (video #3), noon and 7:00 p.m., 105 Deike Building, Earth and Mineral Sciences Library (863-7073).

(title to be announced), Galina Glazko, Penn State, 12:10 p.m., 317 Mueller Laboratory, host: Masatoshi Nei, Institute of Molecular Evolutionary Genetics (863-7334).

"Tip Growth in Pollen Tubes: A Dynamic Process Regulated by Multiple Actin-Binding Proteins," Chris Steiger, Purdue University, 12:20 p.m., 107 Wartik Laboratory, host: Richard Cyr, Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Physiology (863-3892).

"A New-Information Theoretical Approach to Measure-Preserving Transformations with an Application to the Construction of New Examples," Jean-Paul Thouvenot, CNRS Paris 6 (France), 3:30 p.m., 102 McAlister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

 

THURSDAY, 20 FEBRUARY

"Aminosilane Adsorption to the Surface of Sodium Alumino-Phosphate Blends" by Amy Barnes and "Co-Sintering of LTCC-Based Integrated Ceramics" by Aravind Mohanram, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 26 Hosler Building, Department of Materials Science and Engineering (863-1779).

"Equidistribution of Horocycles," Andreas Strombergsson, Institute for Advanced Study, 11:15 a.m., 116 McAlister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Multiple Redundant Mechanisms Repress the Yeast DNA Damage-Inducible Genes," Zhengjian Zhang, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Joseph Reese, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

"Maximum Likelihood and Rank Estimation for All-Pass Time-Series Models," Beth Andrews, Colorado State University, 4:00 p.m., 201 Thomas Building, Department of Statistics (865-1348).

"Mechanisms of Circadian Output in Drosophila melanogaster" (Neuroscience series), Paul Taghert, Washington University, 4:00 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory, host; Kyung-An Han, Eberly College of Science + Department of Biology + Department of Biobehavioral Health + Huck Institute for the Life Sciences + College of Health and Human Development + Department of Chemistry (863-3650).

"The Physics-Educated Workforce," James Stith, American Institute of Physics, 4:00 p.m., 117 Osmond Laboratory, host: Jayanth Banavar, Department of Physics (865-7533).

 

FRIDAY, 21 FEBRUARY

"Gravitons from a Polymer Representation of Linearised Gravity," Madhavan Baradarajan, Raman Research Institute (India), 11:00 a.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).

"High-Resolution Predictions of Spatial-Temporal Dynamics Between Pests and Their Host: Implications for Pest Management," Dennis Calvin, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Department of Entomology (865-1895).

"The National Map; Topographic Mapping in the 21st Century," John Kelmelis, U. S. Geological Survey, 3:30 p.m., 301 Steidle Building, Department of Geography (865-1915).

"Soil Analyses as Predictors of Potassium Supply to Grass and to Achieve Good Mineral Balance," Tore Krogstad, Agricultural University of Norway, 3:35 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences (863-0779).

 

SATURDAY, 22 FEBRUARY

"Settling the Moon: The Challenge and the Possible Rewards" (Frontiers lecture #5 of 6), Jim Burke, Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Planetary Society, 11:00 a.m., 100 Thomas Building, Eberly College of Science (863-8453, http://www.science.psu.edu/alert/frontiers/FrontiersIndex.html).

SUNDAY, 23 FEBRUARY

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