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Science Seminars

 

19 to 25 NOVEMBER 2001

 

MONDAY, 19 NOVEMBER

"Mathematical Methods in Image Synthesis," Min Chen, California Institute of Technology, 9:00 a.m., 302 Pond Laboratory, Department of Computer Science and Engineering (865-9505).

"The Catalytic Asymmetric Aldol Reaction," Kyle Eastman, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (865-2374).

(title to be announced), Mahendiran Ramanathan and Mu-Ping Nieh, Penn State, 12:00 noon, 339 Davey Laboratory, Department of Physics (863-0007).

"Root and Shoot Growth of Forsythia and Daylily Grown and Transplanted in Container-Wall-Modified Copper-Treated and Untreated Fiber Containers," David Day, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 10 Tyson Building, Department of Horticulture (863-2191).

"A Novel Plant Protein Identified as a Key Player in Plant Defense," Niranjani Jambunathan, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology (863-4498).

"Periodic Orbits and Hyperbolic Measures," Ilie Ugarcovici, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

(title to be announced), Christian Fleischhack, University of Leipzig (Germany), 3:30 p.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).

"A High-Energy Bar for Third-World Nations," Barry Zoumas, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory, Intercollege Graduate Program in Nutrition (865-3448).

"Quasispecies, Error Catastrophe, and the Antiviral Activity of Ribavirin," Craig Cameron, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

 

TUESDAY, 20 NOVEMBER

"Analysis of Electron-Transfer Pathways in Oxygen Activation by the R2 Subunit of E. coli Ribonucleotide Reductase," Lana Saleh, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Marty Bollinger, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

"Exploring the Electronic 'Nanoscape' of High-Tc Superconductivity," J.C. Séamus Davis, University of California, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Moses Chan, Department of Physics (863-2622).

"Vacuum-String-Field Theory and its Classical Solutions," Partha Mukhopadhyay, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Physics (865-7534).

"Signal Transduction in DctD, a Two-Component, Sigma54-Dependent-Enhancer Binding Protein," Tracy Nixon, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Chris Falzone, Department of Chemistry (863-8605).

"Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Spiral Waves," Bjorn Sandstede, Ohio State University, 4:00 p.m., 104 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

 

WEDNESDAY, 21 NOVEMBER

"Mixed Messages in Caterpillar Saliva," Gary Felton, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 107 Wartik Laboratory, Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Physiology (863-3892).

 

THURSDAY, 22 NOVEMBER to SUNDAY, 25 NOVEMBER

(none -- holiday break)

 

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Additions or cancellations will be noted on weekly Science Seminar listings on the Web.

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