SCIENCE SEMINARS: FEBRUARY 22 TO 28, 1999
SCIENCE SEMINARS: FEBRUARY 22 TO 28, 1999
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22
"Scattering in Presence of an External Confinement and Exotic Low-Dimensional Collective Systems in Magnetic Traps" (atomic, molecular, and optical physics), Maxim Olshanii, Harvard University, 11:00 a.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Department of Physics (865-6123).
"Cuprate Superconductors: Novel Science Beyond High Tc" (condensed, atomic, and molecular physics), Bertram Battlog, Lucent Technologies, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Department of Physics (863-0090).
"Tomato Ringspot Virus Vectored by Dagger Nematodes on Peaches: Current Methods of Management and Control," Beth Krueger, Penn State, 3:35 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology (865-3761).
"Statistical Prediction of Structural Signals in Viral RNA Genomes:
Chaos vs. Thermodynamics in the Evolution of RNA Sequences," Ann Palmenberg,
University of Wisconsin, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Craig
Cameron, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23
"Wastewater Pathogens: Transmission and Safety Measures" (conference--advance registration fee required), 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, Penn State Conferences and Institutes (863-1738).
"An Exact Mass Formula for Orthogonal Groups," Jon Hanke, Princeton University, 9:15 a.m., 110 Thomas Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Model-Based Control for Biosystems," Robert Parker, University of Delaware, 10:00 a.m., 140 Fenske Laboratory, host: R. Negarjan, Department of Chemical Engineering (865-2577).
"Exploring Metabolism and Evolution by Genome-Scale Prediction of Protein Function," Arcady Mushegian (faculty candidate), Axys Pharmaceuticals Inc., 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Ross Hardison, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).
"New Chemical Approaches to Tracing Cellular Signal-Transduction Cascades," Kevan Shokat, Princeton University, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (865-4041).
"A Rationality Criterion for Unbounded Operators," Peter Linnell, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2:30 p.m., 117 Borland Laboratory, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Penrose's Computer Can Be a Conscious Mathematician," John Collins, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Department of Physics and Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-0783 or 863-9605).
"NMR Structural Studies of Membrane Proteins," Stanley Opella, University of Pennsylvania, 4:00 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-0889).
"Nutritional Regulation of Protein Synthesis in Skeletal Muscle Following Exercise," Tracy Anthony, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 209 South Henderson Building, Intercollege Graduate Program in Nutrition (865-3448).
"Responses to Phytophagous Insects: Development Disorders and Defense Responses in Squash and Tomato," Linda Walling, University of California, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Sally Assmann, Department of Biology (863-9579).
"The Generalized Multiscale Finite-Element Methods for Elliptic Problems
with Rapidly Oscillating Coefficients," Yunqing Huang, Xiangtan University
(People's Republic of China) and Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 102 McAllister
Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24
"Fiber Optic Immunosensors," Elizabeth Smith and Bettina Schrick, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-8461).
"Leucine Amino Peptidase: A Proteolytic Regulator of the Tomato Wound Response," Linda Walling, University of California, 12:20 p.m., 111 Tyson Building, Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Physiology (865-0323).
"Quantization of Vector Bundles," Eli Hawkins, Penn State, 4:40 p.m.,
104 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25
"Three Types of Gamma-Ray Bursts," Soma Mukherjee, Penn State, 10:00 a.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).
"Special Values of Certain Triple-Product L-Functions," Jennifer Beineke, Trinity College, 11:15 a.m., 311 Boucke Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"The Apical Spectrin Cytoskeleton Is Not Necessary for Apico-basal Polarity but Is Essential for Epithelial Morphogenesis," Daniela Zarnescu, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Graham Thomas, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).
"The ADMET Reaction and Its Use in Examining Polymer Crystallization," Kenneth Wagener, University of Florida, 12:15 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-0889).
"Approximating L2-Betti Numbers by Ordinary Ones," Thomas Schick, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., 117 Borland Laboratory, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Adventures with Cosmic Rays" (colloquium), James Beatty, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 101 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Physics (863-0195).
"A Knowledge-Engineering Approach to Ecosystem Management," Mike Saunders, Penn State, 3:45 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, host: Adrian Leary, Intercollege Graduate Program in Ecology (863-7221).
"Gamma-Ray Bursts, Their Hosts, and High-Redshift Galaxies," Andrew Fruchter, Space Telescope Science Institute, 4:00 p.m., 541 Davey Laboratory, host: Peter Meszaros, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics (865-0418).
"New Developments Concerning the Lavrentiev Phenomenon," Victor Mizel,
Carnegie Mellon University, 4:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department
of Mathematics (865-7527).
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26
"Honey Bees: Sweetness and Mites," Diana Sammatar, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Department of Entomology (865-1895).
"Radiation Reaction in General Relativity," Eanna Flanagan, Cornell University, 1:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).
"Photonic Band Gap Materials," Eric S. Wisniewski, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-0119).
"Beauty Decays in the Heavy Quark Expansion" (elementary particles and fields), Nikolai Uraltsev, St. Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute and University of Notre Dame, 3:00 p.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Physics (863-0144).
"Quantum Coherence of Interacting Bose Gases" (atomic, molecular, and optical physics), Martin Naraschewski, Harvard University, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Department of Physics (865-6123).
"Ratchets at Work: Molecular Motors in the Photoalignment of Liquid Crystals," Peter Palffy-Muhoray, Kent State University, 3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Pattern Formation in Interface Problems: Physical Selection Versus
Noise Effect," Hector D. Ceniceros, California Institute of Technology,
4:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28
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