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

18 to 24 February 2002

 

MONDAY, 18 FEBRUARY

"Rational (and Not-So-Rational) Approaches to Novel Copper(I) Coordination Polymers," Steven Keller, University of Missouri, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Tom Mallouk, Department of Chemistry (863-9637).

"Raman Scattering and Phonon Localization in Semiconducting Nanowires," Peter Eklund, Penn State, noon, 339 Davey Laboratory, Department of Physics (863-0007).

"Preparing Landscape-Contracting-Management-Option Majors for Employment in the Landscaping Industry," Jaina Craddock, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 10 Tyson Building, Department of Horticulture (865-2571).

"Catalytic Asymmetric Olefin Metathesis," Jacob Waldman, Penn State, 1:15 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (865-6079).

"Effects of Aluminum-Tolerant Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) Plants on the Rhizosphere Microbial Populations," Nick Dufault, 3:30 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology (865-3761).

"Directional Molecular Recognition Revealed by the Structure of U2 Auxiliary Factor, an Essential Human Splicing Factor," Clara Kielkopf (faculty candidate), Rockefeller University, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Song Tan, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

 

TUESDAY, 19 FEBRUARY

(title to be announced), Piet Brouwer, Cornell University, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Ying Liu, Department of Physics (863-0090).

"Overdetermined Estimating Equations with Applications to Panel Data," Dylan Small, Stanford University, 4:00 p.m., 104 Thomas Building, Department of Statistics (865-1348).

"Structural Studies of Multi-Protein Complexes," Song Tan, Penn State, 4:00 p.m. S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Philip Bevilacqua, Department of Chemistry (863-3812).

 

WEDNESDAY, 20 FEBRUARY

"Internet Protocol over Wavelength Division Multiplexing," Kevin Liu, Bellcore/Telcordia Technologies, 10:00 a.m., 302 Pond Laboratory, Department of Computer Science and Engineering (865-9505).

"Self-Assembly of Resorcinarene-Encapsulated Nanoparticles," Alex Wei, Purdue University, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Chris Keating, Department of Chemistry (863-7832).

"Haptogravitropism: The Interaction of Touch and Gravity in Plant Roots," Gioia Massa, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 105 Wartik Laboratory, Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Physiology (863-3892).

"A Multifractal Formalism for Homological Growth Rates of Kleinin Groups," Marc Kesseboehmer, Technical University of Berlin, 3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Genetic and Genomic Characterization of Structural Maintenance of Chromosones (SMC), a Gene Involved in Chromosone Compaction and Partitioning," Robert Britton (faculty candidate), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Ross Hardison, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

"Nucleoprotein Structure of a Tissue-Specific Chromatin Domain," Emery Bresnick, University of Wisconsin, 4:00 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Robert Paulson, Department of Veterinary Science (863-6306).

"Resolving the Mystery of X-ray-Faint Elliptical Galaxies with Chandra X-Ray Observations," Craig L. Sarazin, University of Virginia, 4:00 p.m. 541 Davey Laboratory, host: Gordon Garmire, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics (865-0418).

"Role of Nuclear Receptors in Gonadal Determination and Function," J. Larry Jameson, Northwestern University, 4:00 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory (video conferenced from College of Medicine), host: James Hammond, Department of Medicine/Life Sciences Consortium (717-531-1045).

 

THURSDAY, 21 FEBRUARY

"On a Variance Arising in the Gauss-Circle Problem," Mike Dancs, Penn State, 11:15 a.m. 202 Electrical Engineering West Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Rafting for Destruction," Woong Kim, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Davis T. W. Ng, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

"Gene Networks and the Subtleties of Behavior in Drosophila," Ralph Greenspan, The Neurosciences Institute, noon, 339 Davey Laboratory, host: K. Han, Department of Behavorial Health (865-8409).

"Atomic Bose-Einstein Condensation in a Laser Trap and Other Quantum Tools for Ultracold Atoms," Michael Chapman, Georgia Institute of Technology, 4:00 p.m., 117 Osmond Laboratory, host: David Weiss, Department of Physics (863-3076).

"Molecular Coproscopy: Searching Ancient DNA for Clues to the History of Life," Hendrik Poinar, Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (Germany), 4:00 p.m., 112 Kern Building, (Science-Medicine-Technology-in-Culture Initiative, Department of History, Research and Graduate Studies Office, Department of Anthropology)/Department of Biology/Department of Geosciences (865-1367).

"Variational Inequalities of Elliptical and Parabolic Type," Klaus Schmitt, University of Utah, 4:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

 

FRIDAY, 22 FEBRUARY

"Constant Discretizations in Classical and Quantum Gravity," Jorge Pullin, Louisiana State University and Rodolfo Gambini, University of Uruguay, 11:00 a.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).

"Odor and Taste Receptors of Drosophila," John Carlson, Yale University, 11:15 a.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: James Frazier, Department of Entomology (865-1895 or 865-7345).

"Overview of Noninvasive Optical Measurements with a Focus on Glucose Sensing Applications," Gerard Cote, Texas A&M University, noon, 210 Hallowell Building, Department of Bioengineering (865-1407).

"How Does the Solvent Control Electron Transfer?: Femtosecond Laser Control of the Simplest Charge-Transfer Reaction," Benjamin J. Schwartz, University of California at Los Angeles, 2:30 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Mark Maroncelli, Department of Chemistry (865-0898).

"Histone Covalent Modifications in Gene Regulation" (Chromatin lecture #6 of 12), Shelley Berger, Wistar Institute, 2:30 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (863-8256).

"On Subharmomic Solutions of Some Hamiltonian Systems," Klaus Schmitt, University of Utah, 3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

 

SATURDAY, 23 FEBRUARY

"Creating an Environmental 'Intelligence' Center" (Frontiers lecture #6 of 6) Eric Barron, Penn State, 11:00 a.m., 100 Thomas Building, Eberly College of Science (863-8453).

 

SUNDAY, 24 FEBRUARY

(none)

 

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