SCIENCE SEMINARS: 20 TO 26 MARCH 2000

MONDAY, 20 MARCH

"Cleavage of Strong Carbon-Element Bonds by Transition Metals," William D. Jones, University of Rochester, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (865-6553).

"Stimulation of Endogenous Bradykinin Receptors Modulates Permeability of the Blood-Brain Barrier: Implications for Enhancing Delivery of Drugs to the Brain," Raymond T. Bartus, Alkermes Inc., 12:00 noon, 108 Wartik Laboratory (with video conferencing to other locations), host: James Connor, Life Sciences Consortium (863-3792).

"Black Holes, Misner Strings, and the AdS/CFT Correspondence," Robert Mann, University of Waterloo (Canada), 2:20 p.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).

"Condon Bias Evolution in Drosophila: Detecting the 'Footprint' of Weak Selection at Silent Sites in DNA," Hiroshi Akashi (faculty candidate), University of Kansas, 2:30 p.m. (refreshments at 2:15 p.m.), 8 Mueller Laboratory, host: Robert Mitchell, Department of Biology (865-4562).

"Phytophthora: The View from the Furrow," Anne Dorrance, Ohio State University, 3:30 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Physiology (865-3155).

"Distortion of SL(3,Z) in SL(3,R)," Heath Emerson, Penn State, 3:35 p.m. 219 Thomas Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"The Structure of the 50S Ribosomal Subunit at 2.7-Angstrom Resolution and Its Functional Consequences," Thomas Steitz, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Yale University, 4:00 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Song Tan, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).
 
 

TUESDAY, 21 MARCH

"Titanocene-Catalyzed Pauson-Khand Reactions," Karsten Koerber, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (865-6553).

"Numbers, Figures, and Sets, Part 1," Emily Grosholz, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., 219 Thomas Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Chemical Studies on Protein Tyrosine Phosphorylation," Phillip Cole, Johns Hopkins University, 4:00 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (865-6553).

"Dietary Fat and Cardiovascular Disease: Beyond Cholesterol," David Baer, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, 4:00 p.m., S-209 Henderson Building, Intercollege Graduate Program in Nutrition (865-3448).

"e Method of Subspace Corrections Versus the Method of Alternating Projections IV," Jinchao Xu, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Next-Generation-Thin-Transistor Gate Dielectrics: Characterization and Production Metrology Challenges," Alain Diebold, 4:00 p.m., 22 Deike Building (refreshments at 3:45 p.m. in the Steidle Building museum), Materials Research Institute (863-8407).
 
 

WEDNESDAY, 22 MARCH

"Surface and Interfacial Chemical Studies of Material Systems," Peter M.A. Sherwood, Kansas State University, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (865-6553).

"Regulation of Mutator Transposons in Maize," Virginia Walbot, Stanford University, 12:20 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Mark Guiltinan, Intercollege Graduate Program in Genetics / Life Sciences Consortium / Department of Agronomy / Department of Entomology / Department of Horticulture / Intercollege Graduate Program in Ecology / Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Physiology (865-3155).

"Structural and Functional Studies of Cyanobacterial Photosystem I," Donald Bryant, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 106 Wartik Laboratory, Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Physiology (863-3892).
 
 

THURSDAY, 23 MARCH

"Annual Graduate Exhibition: A Competition for Graduate Students" (poster presentations), 220 Penn State students, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Presidents' Hall, The Penn Stater Conference Center, Graduate School (865-3477 or http://www.gradsch.psu.edu/exhibition/).

"Thiamin (Vitamin B1) Plays a Role in the Biogenesis of the Cytochrome b6lf Complex of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii," Christine Blackman, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Ola Sodeinde, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

"Ranks and Tate-Shafarevich Groups of Quadratic Twists of Elliptic Curves," Ken Ono, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 108 Sackett Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"In Vivo Genetic Tests of Function Redefine the Role of TGF-Beta in the Immune System," John Letterio, National Cancer Institute, 2:30 p.m. 108 Wartik Laboratory (with video conferencing to other locations), Life Sciences Consortium and Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Physiology (865-3155).

"Transmission Disequilibrium Test of Two Unlinked Disease Loci; Application to Respiratory-Distress Syndrome," Ruzong Fan, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 4:00 p.m., 201 Thomas Building, Department of Statistics (865-1348).
 
 

FRIDAY, 24 MARCH

"Distorted Black Holes," Stephen Fairhurst, Penn State, 10:45 a.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).

"Ode to Rot: The Role of Terrestrial and Aquatic Insects in Forensic Investigations," John Wallace, Millersville University, 11:15 a.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: R.P. Worthington Department of Entomology (865-1895).

"Theory and Applications of Extended X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy (EXAFS)," Garry S. Crosson, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (865-6553).

"An Integrated Approach to Burcucumber Management in Soybean," Wade Esbenshade, Penn State, 3:35 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Department of Agronomy (863-1601).

"Aspherical Higman Embeddings," Mark Sapir, Vanderbilt University, 3:35 p.m., 219 Thomas Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
 
 

SATURDAY, 25 MARCH to SUNDAY, 26 MARCH

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