SCIENCE SEMINARS: FEBRUARY 15 TO 21, 1999
SCIENCE SEMINARS: FEBRUARY 15 TO 21, 1999
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15
"Semiconductor Surfaces and Interfaces Studied by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy" (condensed, atomic, and molecular physics), Randy Feenstra, Carnegie Mellon University, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Department of Physics (863-1162).
"Approaching the Postgenome Era in Plant Pathology," Patrick Collopy, Penn State, 3:35 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology (865-3761).
"The BC1 Complex -- Where the Action Is!," Antony R. Crofts, University of Illinois, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Don Bryant, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16
"Perfect Matchings with Forbidden Edges," James Haglund, Penn State, 9:15 a.m., 110 Thomas Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Calculus on Group Boundaries: I," Nigel Higson, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., (location to be announced), Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Tidal Interactions in Coalescing Compact Binaries," Dong Lai, Cornell University, 2:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).
"High Contrast, Soft and Hard Cell Problems in Homogenization," Leonid Berlyand, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Joint Modeling of Measurement Error and Missing Data," Jouni Kuha,
Nuffield College (England), 4:00 p.m., 201 Thomas Building, Department
of Statistics (865-1348).
"Mechanistic Actions of Retinoids in Growth Inhibition of Breast Cancer Cells," Yongfeng Shang, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 209 South Henderson Building, Intercollege Graduate Program in Nutrition (865-3448).
"Tumor Suppressors and Development," Tian Xu, Yale University and Howard
Hughes Medical Institute, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Zhi-Chun
Lai, Department of Biology (863-0479).
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17
"Probing Local Structure and Gas Sorption with MAS NMR Spectroscopy and X-Ray Diffraction: Battery Materials, Flourides, and Hydrofluorocarbon Separation," Clare Grey, State University of New York, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-8461).
"Tools for Functional Genomics: The DNA Microarray Program at Penn State," Nancy Eckardt, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 111 Tyson Building, Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Physiology (865-0323).
"Modern Relativistic Hydrodynamics on Null Hypersurfaces," Philip Papadopoulos, Albert Einstein Institute (Germany), 12:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).
"The Green Bank Telescope -- A Progress Report," Jay Lockman, National
Radio Astronomy Observatory, 4:00 p.m., 541 Davey Laboratory, host: Ian
Hoffman, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics (865-0418).
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18
"On the Numerical Integration of Einstein's Field Equations," Thomas Baumgarte, University of Illinois, 10:00 a.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).
"Enumeration of Lozenge Tilings and Symmetry Classes of Plane Partitions," Mihai Ciucu, Georgia Technical Institute, 11:15 a.m., 311 Boucke Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Sex, Repression, and Paradigms," Charles Ducker, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Robert Simpson, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).
"Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Surface Chemistry," Nicholas Winograd, Penn State, 12:15 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-0889).
"Calculus on Group Boundaries: II," Nigel Higson, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., (location to be announced), Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Quantum Critical Behavior in Superconductors and Other Systems" (colloquium), Allen Goldman, University of Minnesota, 3:30 p.m., 101 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Physics (863-0090).
"Influence of Varying Soil Moisture on Ozone Uptake and Plant Response in Three Hardwood Tree Species," Marcus Schaub, Penn State, 3:45 p.m., 112 Buckout Laboratory, host: John Skelly, Intercollege Graduate Program in Ecology (863-7221).
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19
Voltammetric Studies on the Cocaine Binding Site at Catecholamine Transporters," Jay Justice, Emory University, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-8461).
"Aligning Molecules Using Lasers" (chemical physics/physical chemistry), Marjatta Lyyra, Temple University, 2:30 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Physics and Department of Chemistry(865-6123 or 863-0119).
"Asymptotic Behavior of Solutions and its Application to Singular Sets,"
Qing Han, Notre Dame University, 3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department
of Mathematics (865-7527).
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20
"How Huge Telescopes Work in the Search for Other Planets" (Frontiers of Science lecture #6 of 6), Lawrence W. Ramsey, Penn State, 11:00 a.m., Kern Graduate Center Auditorium, Eberly College of Science (863-8453).
"Local Electronic Perturbations on Semiconductor Surfaces," Gaddi Haase,
Weizmann Institute of Science (Israel), 1:00 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory,
Department of Chemistry (865-3693).
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21
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