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 January 2005

MONDAY, 17 JANUARY

"Planar Oxides as a Novel Approach to Metal-Sorption Studies: From the Lab to the Field," Christine Conrad, College of William & Mary, 11:00 a.m., 541 Deike Building, Center for Environmental Kinetics Analysis (865-1781).

"Interplant Communication by Means of Selective Activation of Octadecanoid Signaling," Jurgen Engelberth, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 106 Wartik Laboratory, host: Daniel Cosgrove, Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Physiology (863-3892).

"Immobilized Chiral Catalysts: Their Preparation and Advantages in Asymmetric Transformations," Gao Shang, Penn State, 2:00 p.m., 102 Chemistry Building, host: Xumu Zhang, Department of Chemistry (865-4221).

"Consistent Discretizations for Classical and Quantum Gravity," Jorge Pullin, Louisiana State University, 3:00 p.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, Institute for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).

(title to be announced), Helmut Hofer, New York University, 3:30 p.m., 320 Whitmore Laboratory, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Signaling of jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) in Development, Stress Defense, and Aging," Dirk Bohmann, University of Rochester, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: B. Franklin Pugh, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

"The Influence of Metals on RNA Folding and Catalysis," Victoria DeRose, Texas A&M University, 4:00 p.m., 102 Chemistry Building, Department of Chemistry (865-6553).

TUESDAY, 18 JANUARY

"Phases of Strongly Interacting Charges in the Fractional Quantum Hall Regime," Gabor Csathy, Princeton University, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Jainendra Jain, Department of Physics (863-1162).

ADDED AFTER EMAIL DISTRIBUTION:
"Reducing Frustration in the Geoscience Classroom: GeoWall and Anaglyph Maps," Paul Morin, National Center for Earth-Surface Dynamics and University of Minnesota, 4:00 p.m., 22 Deike Building, Department of Geosciences (865-2622).

"Studies Involving Pressure Effects on Protein Folding and Aggregation," Francis Reyes, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 102 Chemistry Building, host: Philip Bevilacqua, Department of Chemistry (863-3812).

(title to be announced), Suzanne Prestud Anderson, University of Colorado, 4:00 p.m., 22 Deike Building, Department of Geosciences (865-2622).

WEDNESDAY, 19 JANUARY

"Rough Science: All Mapped Out" (video), 12:15 p.m., 105 Deike Building, Earth and Mineral Sciences Library (863-7073).

TITLE CHANGED AFTER EMAIL DISTRIBUTION:
"Analysis and Characterization of Dendrimers for Applications in Optoelectronics and Medical Diagnostics" by Adam Kurland and "Alternative Techniques for Patterning Protein Microarrays" by Mike Santillo, Penn State, 12:30 p.m., 102 Chemistry Building, hosts: Paul Weiss and Andrew Ewing, Department of Chemistry (863-3693 or 863-4653).

"Holomorphic Curves and Algebraic Invariants in Symplectic Geometry: Part Two," Helmut Hofer, New York University, 3:30 p.m., 320 Whitmore Laboratory, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Looking at HIV a New Way: Studying the Cell Biology of HIV Using Fluorescently Labeled Virions," Tom Hope, University of Illinois, 4:00 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Biao He, Department of Veterinary Science (863-8533).

"Repression by Intergenic Transcription: A New Mode of Gene Regulation," Joseph Martens (faculty candidate), Harvard University, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: B. Franklin Pugh, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (863-1851).

THURSDAY, 20 JANUARY

"Understanding the Terrestrial Carbon Cycle at Regional to Global Scales: Tools, Progress, and Questions," Ken Davis, Penn State, 9:00 a.m., 117 Earth-Engineering Sciences Building, Center for Advanced Carbon-Cycle Research and Education (863-7091).

"Immunomodulation by a Bacterial Type-III Secretion System Enables Persistent Infection of the Lower Respiratory Tract," Mylisa Pilione, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Eric Harvill, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

(title to be announced), Alexander Retakh, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 11:15 a.m., 320 Whitmore Laboratory, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

ADDED AFTER EMAIL DISTRIBUTION:
"Why Do Liquids Form Glasses?" Pablo Debenedetti, Princeton University, 12:30 p.m., 102 Chemistry Building, host: Antonios Armaou, Department of Chemical Engineering (865-5316).

ADDED AFTER EMAIL DISTRIBUTION:
"Development of a Discrete-Fracture Reservoir Simulator for Natural Gas and Oil Reservoirs," Neal Sams, United States Department of Energy, 1:00 p.m., 157 Hosler Building, Department of Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering (865-9136).

"Copenhagen Interpretation/Heisenberg Version: Frayn's Copenhagen and Heisenberg's Atomic-Bomb Calculations," Paul Lawrence Rose, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 117 Osmond Laboratory, host: Milton Cole, Department of Physics (863-0165).

"Global Forecasts of Thermospheric Gravity-Wave Activity as Generated from Tropospheric Sources: An Overview of the FOREGRATS model and SOFDI/All-Sky Imager Measurements as Applied to the Prediction of Equatorial Spread-F (ESF)," Andy Gerrard, Clemson University, 4:00 p.m., 112 Walker Building, Department of Meteorology (863-8566).

FRIDAY, 21 JANUARY

"The Asymptotic Safety Scenario for Gravity and Matter: Part Three," Daniele Perini, Penn State, 11:00 a.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, Institute for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).

(title to be announced), Pablo Debenedetti, Princeton University, 2:30 p.m. (refreshments at 2:15 p.m.), 102 Chemistry Building, host: Barbara Garrison, Department of Chemistry and Department of Chemical Engineering (865-6553).

"Georgia on My Mind: Food Aid and Security in the Republic of Georgia!" Ikubolajeh Logan, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 301 Steidle Building, Department of Geography (863-1806).

SATURDAY, 22 JANUARY

"Einstein's Legacy to Astronomy: From Black Holes to the Expanding Universe" (Frontiers lecture #1 of 5), Marcia Bartusiak, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 11:00 a.m., 100 Thomas Building, Eberly College of Science (863-0901 or science@psu.edu).

SUNDAY, 23 JANUARY

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