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 November 2006

MONDAY, 20 NOVEMBER

"A Parallel-Graph-Decomposition Algorithm for DNA Sequencing with Nanopores," Shahid Bokhari, Ohio State University, 10:00 a.m., 333 Information Science and Technology Building, Department of Computer Science and Engineering (865-9505).

"Advances in Hybrid Strategies in Nanolithography and Chemical Patterning," Charan Srinivasan, Penn State, 12:00 noon, S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Center for Nanoscale Science/MRSEC (863-0007).

"Genetic and Molecular Dissection of Defense Signaling Pathways in Rice," Yinong Yang, Penn State, 12:10 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory, host: Daniel Cosgrove, Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Biology (863-3892).

"Epochal Evolution and the Phylodynamics of Interpandemic Influenza," Katia Koelle, Penn State, 1:25 p.m., 118 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Ecology (865-5557).

(title to be announced), Hengguang Li, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 216 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Underground Drugs: Production of Biopharmaceuticals in Mushrooms," C. Peter Romaine, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 112 Buckout Laboratory, host: Seogchan Kang, Department of Plant Pathology (865-3761).

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"Confessions of a Streptophile: A Life-Time at Work with the Streptococci, Both Good and Bad," John R. Tagg, University of Otago (New Zealand), 4:00 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, host: Bhushan Jayarao (863-5939 or email: bmj3@psu.edu).

"Non-Heme Iron-IV-Oxo Intermediates," Carsten Krebs, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Robert Schlegel, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (863-1851).

"Resource Partitioning Among Plants in a Bean-Squash-Corn Polyculture: Function of Root Architecture for Phosphorous Uptake," Jouke Postma, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 111 Tyson Building, Department of Horticulture (865-2571).

TUESDAY, 21 NOVEMBER

"Understanding Species Coexistence: The Competition-Colonization Tradeoff and Patterns of Diversity at Multiple Scales," Marc Cadotte (faculty candidate), University of California, 4:00 p.m. (refreshment at 3:45 p.m.), 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Kat Shea, Department of Biology (865-4562).

WEDNESDAY, 22 NOVEMBER through SUNDAY, 26 NOVEMBER

(none — Thanksgiving holiday)

 

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Additions or cancellations will be noted on weekly Science Seminar listings on the Web.

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This issue of SCIENCE SEMINARS was produced by Leta A. Krumrine and Melissa Arnett.