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

20 to 26 January 2002

 

MONDAY, 20 JANUARY

"Education/Outreach: Is It More Than Just Playing With Fire?" Andrew Greenberg, Penn State, 12:00 noon, 339 Davey Laboratory, Department of Physics (863-0007).

"Gravitational Waves from Spinning Neutron Stars," Ian Jones, Penn State, 3:00 p.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).

"The Structure of Strongly Stationary Systems," Nikos Frantzikinakis, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Nuclear Migration and Anchorage in C. elegans," Daniel A. Starr (faculty candidate), University of Colorado, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Susan Abmayr, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

"Vitamin-D Regulation of Autoimmune Disease," Margherita Cantorna, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory, Graduate Program in Nutrition (865-3448).

 

TUESDAY, 21 JANUARY

"Ecdysteroids and Antifeedants?" Frederic Marion-Poll, INRA Phytopharmacie (France), 11:15 a.m., 118 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Department of Entomology (865-1895).

"An Atomic Abacus: Trapped-Ion Quantum Computing Experiments at National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)," Brian DeMarco, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: David Weiss, Department of Physics (863-3076).

"Life Beyond Lipid Rafts: Membrane Cholestrol, the Lateral Mobility of cals I MHC Molecules, and Antigen Presentation," Michael Edidin, Johns Hopkins University, 4:00 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Erin Sheets, Department of Chemistry (863-0044).

"Origin of New Genes: Results from Experimental and Computational Genomics Analyses in Drosophila," Manyuan Long, University of Chicago, 4:00 p.m. (refreshments at 3:45 p.m.), 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Wojciech Makalowski, Department of Biology (863-0278).

 

WEDNESDAY, 22 JANUARY

"Atomic-Force-Microsope Lithography on Organic Resists," Haiwon Lee, Hanyang University (Korea), 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Andrew Ewing, Department of Chemistry (865-6553).

"Groupoids and Operator K-Theory," Jean-Louis Tu, University of Paris 6 (France), 2:30 p.m., (location to be announced), Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"(Dys)Regulation of Immune Responses during Fungal Infection," Gary Huffnagle, University of Michigan, 4:00 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Eric Harvill, Department of Veterinary Science (863-8522)..

 

THURSDAY, 23 JANUARY

"Genome-Wide Analysis of TFIID Subunit TAF1 and SAGA Subunits Spt3 and Gcn5," Kathryn Huisinga, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: B. Franklin Pugh, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

"Crystalline Plasmas," John Schiffer, Argonne National Laboratory, 4:00 p.m., 117 Osmond Laboratory, host: Jayanth Banavar, Department of Physics (865-7533).

 

FRIDAY, 24 JANUARY

"Modeling the Low-Energy Limit of Loop Quantum Gravity: Shadow States and Quantum Mechanics," Josh Willis, Penn State, 11:00 a.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).

ADDED AFTER EMAIL DISTRIBUTION
"Towards Light-Driven Molecular Devices, Todd Martinez, University of Illinois, 2:30 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: A. Welford Castleman, Department of Chemistry (865-6442).

 

SATURDAY, 25 JANUARY

"Challenges in Space Exploration" (Frontiers lecture #1 of 6), Pat Dasch, RSC International, 11:00 a.m., 100 Thomas Building, Eberly College of Science (863-8453).

 

SUNDAY, 26 JANUARY

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