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

21 to 27 November 2005

MONDAY, 21 NOVEMBER

ADDED AFTER EMAIL DISTRIBUTION:
"Human Metapneumovirus: Discovery, Impact, and Basic Research," Bernadette van den Hoogen, Erasmus University (Netherlands), 11:00 a.m., 118 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Eric Harvill, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences (863-8522).

"The Development of the Phylloxera Leaf Gall on Grape Leaves," Sarah Melissa Witiak, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 105 Wartik Laboratory, Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Physiology (863-3892).

"Islands of Opportunity: Microbial S Cycling in the Terrestrial Subsurface," Jenn Macalady, Penn State, 1:30 p.m., 504 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Intercollege Graduate Program in Ecology (863-5895).

"Gamma_ee and the Leptonic-Decay-Constant fD: Testing the Flavors of Lattice Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD), Jim Pivarski, Cornell University, 2:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Tyce DeYoung, Department of Physics (863-9594).

"Lefschetz-Type Theorems and Operator Theory," Palanivel Manoharan, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., 106 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"New Transformations with Gold Catalysts," Johannes Belmar, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., 102 Chemistry Building, host: Raymond Funk, Department of Chemistry (865-2057).

"Molecular and Cellular Basis of Fusarium Wilt in Arabidopsis thaliana," Hye-Seon Kim, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology (865-6761).

"Symbolic Dynamics and Discrete Spectrum for Interval-Exchange Transformations," Dmitry Scheglov, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 106 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"A Kinetic Study of Inflammation-Induced Hyporetinemia," John Gieng, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 209 Henderson South Building, Graduate Program in Nutrition (865-3448).

"Influenza-A-Virus Evolution and Determinants of Viral Phenotype," Ron Fouchier, Erasmus University (Netherlands), 4:00 p.m., 100 Life Sciences Building, host: Bryan Grenfell, Department of Biology (865-6080).

"Mechanistic Studies of DNA-Lesion Bypass Catalyzed by a Y-Family DNA Polymerase," Zucai Suo, Ohio State University, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Craig Cameron, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

TUESDAY, 22 NOVEMBER

"Phonon Engineering in Semiconducting Nanowires," Kofi Adu, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Peter Schiffer, Department of Physics (865-5982).

WEDNESDAY, 23 NOVEMBER to SUNDAY, 27 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 Kristen Devlin.