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 September 2003

 

MONDAY, 22 SEPTEMBER

"The Isolation and Identification of Antibiotics from Fungal Fruiting Bodies," Nik Zitomer, Penn State, 11:30 a.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology (865-3761).

(title to be announced), Susan Trolier-McKinstry, Penn State, 12:00 noon, 339 Davey Laboratory, Department of Physics (863-0007).

"Expression and Functional Studies of the Arabidopsis ASK Genes Encoding Putative Subunits of the Arabidopsis SCF Ubiquitin Ligases," Wimin Ni, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 105 Wartik Laboratory, Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Physiology (863-3892).

"Algebraic Structures Underlying Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) Data Analysis," Sanjeev Dhurandhar, Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (India), 3:00 p.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry + Center for Gravitational Wave Physics (863-9605).

"Recent Advances in the Pugh-Shub Conjecture in Stable Ergodicity," Yakov Pesin, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"New Plants for Longwood Gardens," Tomasz Anisko, Longwood Gardens, 3:50 p.m., 111 Tyson Building, Department of Horticulture (863-3371).

"Endoplasmic-Reticulum (ER) Quality Control and the Stress Tolerance of Aberrant Proteins," Davis T.W. Ng, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Robert Schlegel, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

"Nature, Nurture, and Aging," Gerald McClearn, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory, Graduate Program in Nutrition (865-3448).

 

TUESDAY, 23 SEPTEMBER

"Difficulties in Forecasting Precipitation Associated with Mesoscale Convective Complexes (MCSs) and Mesoscale Convective Systems (MCCs)," Wes Junker, National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP), 11:15 a.m., 9 Walker Building, Department of Meteorology (863-8566).

"Introduction to Boolean Algebras, Ultrafilters, and Ultraproducts," Natasha Dobrinen, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., 113 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Diamonds from Heaven or Hades? The Carbonado Conundrum," Peter Heaney, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 22 Deike Building, Department of Geosciences (865-2622).

"Skeletal Development and Evolution," Brian Hall, Dalhousie University (Canada), 4:00 p.m. (refreshments at 3:45 p.m.), 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Alan Walker, Department of Biology + Department of Anthropology (863-0278).

 

WEDNESDAY, 24 SEPTEMBER

"High Sensitivity and Chemical Specificity in Bio-Analysis," John Vickerman, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (United Kingdom), 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Nick Winograd, Department of Chemistry (863-0001).

"Oil and Energy" (video), 12:15 p.m., 105 Deike Building, Earth and Mineral Sciences Library (863-7073).

 

THURSDAY, 25 SEPTEMBER

"RNA Folding: New Spectroscopic Approaches," David Millar, Scripps Research Institute, 12:15 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Chris Falzone, Department of Chemistry (863-8605).

"Shedding Light on Dark Energy with the Supernova Acceleration Probe (SNAP)," Greg Tarle, University of Michigan, 3:30 p.m., 117 Osmond Laboratory, host: Stephane Coutu, Department of Physics (865-2015).

"The Geometry of Spiral Circle Packings," Ken Stephenson, University of Tennessee, 3:30 p.m., 103 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Earthscope: A Research Platform for Solid Earth Science in the Twenty-First Century," Kevin Furlong, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 202 Research West Building, Department of Geosciences (865-7965).

"Linkage and Linkage-Disequilibrium Analysis for Quantitative Trait Using Family Data," Wenlei Liu, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 102 Thomas Building, Department of Statistics (865-1348).

"Synthetic Severe-Weather Climatologies from Sounding Parameters," Harold Brooks, National Severe Storms Laboratory, 4:00 p.m., 112 Walker Building, Department of Meteorology (863-8566).

"Vesicle Endocytosis at a Calyx-Type Synapse," Ling-Gang Wu, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, 4:00 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory, host: Gong Chen, Eberly College of Science + Department of Biology + Department of Biobehavioral Health + Huck Institute for Life Sciences + College of Health and Human Development + Department of Chemistry (863-3650).

"Fuel-Cell Technology," Serguei Lvov, Penn State, 4:15 p.m., 22 Deike Building, Department of Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering (865-3437).

"Groups Associated With Quadratic Fields and Elliptic Curves," Ken Ono, University of Wisconsin, 4:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

 

FRIDAY, 26 SEPTEMBER

"The Use of Elemental Markers in Biological Science," Bob van Steenwyk, University of California, 11:15 a.m., 118 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Larry Hull, Department of Entomology (865-1895).

"Hot-and-Humid Collapse at the Hawaiian Ironman Triathlon," Robert Sallis, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, 4:00 p.m., 127 Noll Laboratory, Noll Physiological Research Center (865-3453).

 

SATURDAY, 27 SEPTEMBER to SUNDAY, 28 SEPTEMBER

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