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

1 to 7 November 2004

 

MONDAY, 1 NOVEMBER

"Advances in Understanding Chemistry in Confined Environments," Karl Mueller and Dave Allara, Penn State, 12:00 noon, S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Physics (863-0007).

"Extracellular Protease Inhibitors of Phytophthora infestans Determine a Novel Counterdefense Mechanism," Sophien Kamoun, Ohio State University, 12:15 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, host: Seogchan Kang, Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Physiology + Department of Plant Pathology (863-3892).

"Search for the Scalar Bottom Quark from Gluino Decays at the Collider Detector Facility (CDF)," Carsten Rott, Purdue University, 2:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Doug Cowen, Department of Physics (865-5943).

"Ergodic and Geometric Properties of Piecewise Isometries: Two-Dimensional Generalizations of Interval-Exchange Transformations," Arek Goetz, University of San Francisco and Institut des Haute Etudes Scientifique (France), 3:30 p.m., 320 Whitmore Laboratory, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Terra Preta de Indio: The Pre-Columbian-Indian Solution to Tropical-Soil Infertility," Ann Widrig, Penn State, 3:50 p.m., 111 Tyson Building, host: Jonathan Lynch, Department of Horticulture (865-2571).

"From Photons to Physiology: Perspectives on Photosynthesis and Signal Transduction by Rhodobacter sphaeroides," Timothy Donohue, University of Wisconsin, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Sarah Ades, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

TUESDAY, 2 NOVEMBER

"Energy Landscapes and Stress-Induced Processes in Glasses and Proteins," Daniel Lacks, Case Western Reserve University, 11:30 a.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory, host: Antonios Armaou, Department of Chemical Engineering (865-5316).

"Convection in a Supercritical Fluid: Onset and Transient to the Steady State," Horst Meyer, Duke University, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Moses Chan, Department of Physics (863-3342).

ADDED AFTER EMAIL DISTRIBUTION:
"Dynamic Visualization of Biochemical Networks in Living Cells," Stephen Michnick, University of Montreal (Canada), 4:00 p.m., 102 Chemistry Building, host: Stephen Benkovic, Department of Chemistry (865-2882).

CANCELLED AFTER EMAIL DISTRIBUTION:
"The Molecular Genetics of Meiosis," R. Scott Hawley, Stowers Institute, 4:00 p.m. (refreshments at 3:45 p.m.), 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Hong Ma, Department of Biology (863-0278).

"The Upper Mantle Beneath East Africa and the Arabian Shield and the Depth Extent of Thermal Anomalies" (Peter Deines Distinguished Lectureship), Margaret Benoit, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 22 Deike Building, Department of Geosciences (865-2622).

WEDNESDAY, 3 NOVEMBER

"A Migrant's Heart" (video), 12:15 p.m., 105 Deike Building, Earth and Mineral Sciences Library (863-7073).

ADDED AFTER EMAIL DISTRIBUTION:
"Nanofluidics and Mass-Limited Chemical Analysis: Lessons Learned from Spatially-Defined Molecular Spectroscopy," Paul Bohn, Illinois University, 12:30 p.m., 102 Chemistry Building, host: Andy Ewing, Department of Chemistry (863-4653).

"Being Positive About a Negative-Strand Virus: Engineering the Bunyavirus Genome," Richard Elliott, University of Glasgow (United Kingdom), 4:00 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Biao He, Department of Veterinary Science (863-8533).

"Regulation by Guanosine Triphosphate (GTPase) of Epithelial-Cell Motility: Coordination by the Proteins ARNO andd ARF6," Lorraine Santy (faculty candidate), University of Virginia, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Robert Schlegel, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (863-1851).

THURSDAY, 4 NOVEMBER

"Kinetic and Mechanistic Dissection of the Catalytic Cycle of Taurine: Alpha-Ketoglutarate Dioxygenase, a Model Non-Heme-Iron Dioxygenase," John C. Price, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: J. Martin Bollinger, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

"Surface Science and the Structure of Materials," Lynnette Madsen, National Science Foudnation, 11:15 a.m., 135 Reber Building, Department of Materials Science and Engineering (865-4992).

"Serotonin and the Misbehaving Brain," Anne Andrews, Penn State, 12:30 p.m., 102 Chemistry Building, host: Nick Winograd, Department of Chemistry (863-0001).

(title to be announced), Pedro Maronetti, Florida Atlantic University, 12:30 p.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, Institute for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).

"The Objects of High-Level Vision: Evidence from Neuropsychological and Neurophysiological Studies," Marlene Behrmann, Carnegie Mellon University, 1:00 p.m., 352 Moore Building, Department of Psychology (865-9514).

"Bosons in 1-D: Observation of a Tonks-Girardeau Gas," David Weiss, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 117 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Physics (865-7534).

"On the Bar-Partial-Neumann Problem," Der-Chen Chang, Georgetown University, 4:00 p.m., 201 Thomas Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Progress in Representing Surface Heterogeneity in Mesoscale Models and Its Impacts on Planetary Boundary Layer (PBL) Development and Convective Initiation," Fei Chen, National Center for Atmospheric Sciences, 4:00 p.m., 112 Walker Building, Department of Meteorology (863-8566).

"Variable Selection via Component Selection and Smoother Operator in Nonparametric Regression," Hao Zhang, North Carolina State University, 4:00 p.m., 104 Thomas Building, Department of Statistics (865-1348).

FRIDAY, 5 NOVEMBER

"An Unwanted Visitor in Acadia National Park: A New(?) Invasive Ant in the Northeast," Eleanor Groden, University of Maine, 11:15 a.m., 118 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Department of Entomology (865-1895).

"Genetics and Biosynthesis of Antifungal Compounds in Sorghum," Surinder Chopra, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences (863-1601).

"Archean Sulfur Cycle," Hiroshi Omoto, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., 341 Deike Building, Penn State Astrobiology Research Center (865-4074).

"Defining Plant Functional Types and Ecosystem Functions," Louise Comas, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., 118 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Intercollege Graduate Program in Ecology (865-5557).

"Uncovering Wetlands: Linking Human Activities with Ecological Conditions," Denice Wardrop, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 301 Steidle Building, Department of Geography (863-1806).

SATURDAY, 6 NOVEMBER and SUNDAY, 7 NOVEMBER

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