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

22 to 28 April 2002

 

MONDAY, 22 APRIL

"Hydrophobic Self-Assembly," Lyle Isaacs, University of Maryland, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Blake Peterson, Department of Chemistry (865-2969).

(title to be announced), Jimmy Zhu, Carnegie Mellon University, noon, 339 Davey Laboratory, Department of Physics (863-0007).

"A Reaction-Diffusion System with Time-Periodic Interface Dynamics," Georgi Medvedev, Princeton University, 3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis of Fusarium spp. Causing Disease in Potted Ornamentals," Ameena Nalim, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology (865-3761).

"Geometry of Compact Tubes and Protein Structures," Jayanth Banavar, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Robert Schlegel, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

 

TUESDAY, 23 APRIL

"Generalized Likelihood-Ratio Theory with Applications to Financial Models," Jianqing Fan, University of North Carolina, 4:00 p.m., 104 Thomas Building, Department of Statistics (865-1348).

"Using Genetics to Study Basic Cell and Developmental Biology Problems," Min Han, University of Colorado, 4:00 p.m. (refreshments at 3:45 p.m.), 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Hong Ma, Department of Biology (863-0278).

"Gravitational Instantons and M-Theory Five-Brane," Sergey Cherkis, Institute for Advanced Study, 4:30 p.m., 210 Davey Laboratory, host: Murat Gunaydin, Department of Physics (863-0144).

 

WEDNESDAY, 24 APRIL

"Science with Practice: Chemical Ecology and Applied Neuroethology," Thomas Baker (faculty candidate), 10:45 a.m., 324 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Department of Entomology (865-1895).

"Raman Spectroscopic Detection of Carbon Nanotubes" by Zihua Zhu and "Split-Flow Thin Fractionation" by Linnan He, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (865-0493 or 865-7402).

"Expansins Know When and How the Root Hair Starts to Grow: Hormonal and Environmental Modulation of Root-Hair Formation and Expansin Genes in Arabidopsis," Hyung Taeg Cho, 12:20 p.m., 105 Wartik Laboratory, Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Physiology (863-3892).

(title to be announced), Steven Girvin, Yale University, 3:30 p.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, host: Jinwu Ye, Department of Physics (863-5345).

"Geometric Mechanisms for Diffusion in Hamiltonian Systems: How to Gain Lots of Energy Applying Only Small Forces," Raphael de la Llave, University of Texas, 3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Estrogen-Dependent Proliferation in Breast-Cancer Cells," Maricarmen Planas-Silva, Penn State , 4:00 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory (video conferencing from College of Medicine), Cell and Molecular Biology Graduate Program and Life Sciences Consortium (717-531-1045).

"The Formation of Massive Stars and Star Clusters," Christopher McKee, University of California, 4:00 p.m., 541 Davey Laboratory, host: Peter Mészáros, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics (865-0418).

 

THURSDAY, 25 APRIL

"Hyperelliptic Jacobians Without Complex Multiplication and Doubly Transitive Galois Groups," Yuri Zarhin, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 201 Electrical Engineering West Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Purification and Characterization of the Metalloenzymes Iron-Sulfur Flavoprotein and CodhC," Francisco Cruz, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Greg Ferry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

"Electroactive Surfaces for Controlling and Studying Cell Adhesion," Milan Mrksich, University of Chicago, 12:15 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: D. Clark (865-6553).

"On Almost Complex Structures Arising in Contact Geometry," Hee Jung Kim, Penn State, 3:35 p.m., 113 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Age and Longevity in Fish," Marc Mangel, University of California, 4:00 p.m. (refreshments at 3:45 p.m.), 101 Althouse Laboratory, Department of Biology (865-4562).

"Physics of Quantum Bits," Steven Girvin, Yale University, 4:00 p.m., 117 Osmond Laboratory, host: Jinwu Ye, Department of Physics (863-7382).

"Sequential Filtering for High-Dimensional Space-Time Models," Jonathan Stroud, University of Pennsylvania, 4:00 p.m., 104 Thomas Building, Department of Statistics (865-1348).

 

FRIDAY, 26 APRIL

"Inelastic Neutron Scattering: Testing Ab Initio Methods," Bruce S. Hudson, Syracuse University, 2:30 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Mark Maroncelli, Department of Chemistry (865-0898).

"Red Hot Chili Peppers: More Than Just a Band: Use of the Extract Capsaicin in Science," Thayne Munce, Penn State, 3:00 p.m., 127 Noll Laboratory, Noll Physiological Research Center (865-3454).

"Determination of Binding Interactions Between Xenobiotic Chemicals and Soil Humic Material," Mark Strynar, Penn State, 3:35 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences (863-1601).

 

SATURDAY, 27 APRIL and SUNDAY, 28 APRIL

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