SCIENCE SEMINARS: 21 to 27 FEBRUARY 2000

MONDAY, 21 FEBRUARY

"Self-Assembly and Crystallization of Two- and Three-Dimensional Mesostructures," Ray Schaak, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Blake Peterson, Department of Chemistry (865-6553 or 865-2969).

"Genetic Control of the Programmed-Cell-Death Defense Response," Erik Goldberg, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology (865-3761).

"Spin Gaps and Quantum Fluctuations in Frustrated Magnets," A. Brooks Harris, University of Pennsylvania, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Moses Chan, Department of Physics (863-2622).
 
 

TUESDAY, 22 FEBRUARY

"Single-Molecule Hydrodynamics of Polymer DNA Molecules," Ronald Larson, University of Michigan, 10:00 a.m., 140 Fenske Laboratory, host: Themis Matsoukas, Department of Chemical Engineering (865-2002).

"Universal Pi^0_1 Classes (continued)," Stephen G. Simpson, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., 219 Thomas Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Unitarity and the QCD- (Quantum-Chromodynamics) Improved Dipole Picture," Martin McDermott, University of Manchester (England), 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Mark Strikman, Department of Physics (865-7382).

"Autonomic Responses to Exercise in Human Subjects," Larry Sinoway, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., S-209 Henderson Building, Intercollege Graduate Program in Nutrition (865-3448).

"A Microscope for Watching a Genome in Action" (Chemerda lecture #1 of 3), Patrick O. Brown, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Stanford University, 7:30 p.m., HUB Auditorium, host: Song Tan, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).
 
 

WEDNESDAY, 23 FEBRUARY

"Matrix Metallopteinases: They're Not Just for Matrix Anymore," Lynn Matrisian, Vanderbilt University, 9:00 a.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory (video conferencing with other locations), hosts: Danny Welch and Andrea Mastro, Penn State Jake Gittlen Cancer Research Institute and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (863-0152).

"Raman Microscopy for Art Analysis," Tiffany Matthews and Dan Fuchs, Penn State, 11:15 a.m. (refreshments at 11:00 a.m.), S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (865-6553).

"Transport in Carbon Nanotubes," Gerald Mahan, University of Tennessee, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Milton Cole, Department of Physics (863-0165).

"Exploring, Mapping, and Interpreting Genomic-Expression Programs" (Chemerda lecture #2 of 3), Patrick O. Brown, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Stanford University, 4:00 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Song Tan, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).
 
 

THURSDAY, 24 FEBRUARY

"Bugs on Drugs: The Genetics of Cocaine Responsiveness and Sensitization in Drosophila," Jay Hirsch, University of Virginia, 10:30 a.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (865-6553).

"Epigenetic Regulation of Natural and Transgenic Alleles in Maize," Suzy M. Cocciolone (faculty candidate), Iowa State University, 11:00 a.m., 324 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Department of Agronomy (863-1601 or 865-6541).

"SNS: A Muscle-Specific Cell-Adhesion Molecule Essential for Myogenesis," Malabika Chakravarti, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Susan Abmayr, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

"Characterization and Catalytic Behavior of Supported Copper," M. Albert Vannice, Penn State, 12:15 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-0889 or 865-6553).

"Asymptotic Inference for Spatial Cumulative-Distribution Funstions (CDFS) Over Time," Jun Zhu, Iowa State University, 4:00 p.m., 201 Thomas Building, Department of Statistics (865-1348).

"Molecular Portraits of Cancer" (Chemerda lecture #3 of 3), Patrick O. Brown, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Stanford University, 4:00 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Song Tan, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

"Solid-State Refrigeration," Gerald Mahan, University of Tennessee, 4:00 p.m., 117 Osmond Laboratory, host: Milton Cole, Department of Physics (863-0165).
 
 

FRIDAY, 25 FEBRUARY

"The Role of Gravity in Postnatal Nervous System Development," Kerry Walton, New York University, 10:00 a.m., 320 Whitmore Laboratory, host: James Pawelczyk, Department of Chemistry (865-6553).

"Suspension Systems for Interferometric Gravitational-Wave Detectors," Mark Beilby, Penn State, 10:45 a.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).

"Uses of Plant Transposable Elements," Suzy M. Cocciolone (faculty candidate), Iowa State University, 11:00 a.m., 118 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Department of Agronomy (863-1601 or 865-6541).

(title to be announced), Joe Stitt, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Jim Frazier, Department of Entomology (865-1895).

"New Applications of Ultrafast Time-Resolved Infrared-Spectroscopy," Edwin J. Heilweil, National Institute Standards and Technology, 2:30 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: James Anderson, Department of Chemistry (865-3993).

(title to be announced), Xiaoming Wang, Iowa State University, 3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
 
 

SATURDAY, 26 FEBRUARY

"Jupiter's Moon Europa and the Rebirth of Exobiology" (Frontiers lecture #6 of 6), Chris Chyba, SETI Institute and Stanford University, 11:00 a.m., 101 Thomas Building, Eberly College of Science (863-8453 or http://www.science.psu.edu/alert/Frontiers-Index2000.html).
 
 

SUNDAY, 27 FEBRUARY

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