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23 to 29 OCTOBER 2000
MONDAY, 23 OCTOBER "Recent Developments and Synthetic Applications of the Brook Rearrangement," Brian Raudenbush, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (865-6079). "Tunable Photonic Materials," Theresa Mayer, Penn State, 12:00 Noon., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Moses Chan, Center for Collective Phenomena in Restricted Geometries (863-2622 or 863-0117). "Metallocrowns: From Supramolecular Solution Receptors to Chiral Solids," Vince Pecoraro, University of Michigan, 1:15 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Richard Koerner, Department of Chemistry (865-6234). "Microlocal Methods in Quantitative Feedback Theory on Curved Spacetimes‹Some Recent Developments," Hanno Sahlmann, Albert Einstein Institute (Germany), 2:30 p.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605). "Genetic Basis of Obesity in Humans," Jeffrey Friedmann, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 3:30 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory (videoconferenced from Cornell University), Intercollege Graduate Program in Nutrition (865-3448). "The Genetics Behind the Killer Phenomenon in Ustaligo maydis," Janice Houseknecht, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology (865-3761). (Title to be announced), Victor Nistor, Penn State, 3:35 p.m., 120 Thomas Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527). "A Signaling Protein in Action‹Structure and Dynamics of a Transiently Phosphorylated Switch," Dorothee Kern, Brandeis University, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: B. Tracy Nixon, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).
TUESDAY, 24 OCTOBER "Structure, Phase Separation, and Slow Dynamics in Polymer-Colloid Suspensions," Kenneth Schweizer, University of Illinois, 10:00 a.m., 140 Fenske Laboratory, host: Janna Maranas, Department of Chemical Engineering (865-2574). "History and Necessity," Emily Grosholz, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., 307 Boucke Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527). "Coarsening with Anisotrophy: What We Can Learn From an Exact Solution," Ben Vollmayr-Lee, Bucknell University, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Ari Mizel, Department of Physics (863-3342). CANCELLATION: (Title to be announced), Mark Strikman, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Physics (865-7533). "Chromosomal Mapping of Brain and Behavior Phenotypes," Byron Jones, Penn State, 4:00 p.m. (refreshments at 3:45 p.m.), 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Robert Mitchell, Department of Biology (863-0278). "Food Frequency Questionnaires: Research at the National Cancer Institute to Improve Questionnaire Design and Analysis," Amy Subar, National Cancer Institute, 4:00 p.m., S-209 Henderson Building, Intercollege Graduate Program in Nutrition (865-3448). "Solution Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Study of Novel Structural Properties of the Four-Iron Cluster Ferredoxin from the Hyperthermophilic Archaeo Pyroccocus Furiosus," Gern La Mar, University of California at Davis, 4:00 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Julitte Lecomte, Department of Chemistry (863-1153). "Questions on Shell Theory III," Douglas Arnold, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 115 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
WEDNESDAY, 25 OCTOBER "Biological Microcavity Laser Imaging for the Analysis of Cell Morphology," Rachel Smith, Penn State, and "The Neurochip: Building Living Neural Networks on a Chip," Matt Szapacs, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-8220 and 863-5679). "Characterization of a Novel Member of the Glycogen Sythnase Kinase Family in Drosophila," Esther Siegfried, Penn State, 12:10 p.m., 317 Mueller Laboratory, host: Masatoshi Nei, Institute of Molecular Evolutionary Genetics (863-7334). "Bioactive Proteins of an Andean Crop‹Tropaeolum tuberosum," Rejane Guimaraes, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 108 Tyson Building, Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Physiology (863-3892). "Regulation of Notch Activiation and Lymphocyte Lineage Commitment by Lunatic Fringe," (Bortree Lecture), Cindy Guidos, The Hospital for Sick Children (Canada), 2:30 p.m., 324 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Avery August, Department of Veterinary Science (863-3539). (Title to be announced), Pat McLaughlin, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 118 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Intercollege Graduate Program in Genetics (865-5202). "Probing the Density Fluctuations Before Cosmological Reionization Using Quasars," Renyue Cen, Princeton University, 4:00 p.m., 541 Davey Laboratory, host: Niel Brandt, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics (865-0418). "Role of Phosphoinositide Kinases in Cellular Regulation," Lewis Cantley, Harvard Medical School, 4:00 p.m. 108 Wartik Laboratory (videoconferenced from College of Medicine), host: Robert Levenson, College of Medicine / Life Sciences Consortium / Hilliard Lyons, Inc. (717-531-1045).
THURSDAY, 26 OCTOBER "Structural and Functional Studies of Yeast Ada2/Ada3/Gcn5, a Histone Acetyltransferase Subcomplex of the SAGA Protein Complex," Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Song Tan, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072). "Total Synthesis of the Marine Hepatotoxon cylindrospermospin," Steven Weinreb, Penn State, 12:15 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Ayusman Sen, Department of Chemistry (863-2460). "Regulation of Actin Dynamics and Calcium Signaling by Tec Family Kinases," Shengli Hao, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 324 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Patricia Correll (863-0128). "The Virtues of Being Single‹A Molecular View," Wilson Ho, University of California at Irvine, 4:00 p.m., 117 Osmond Laboratory (refreshments at 3:30 p.m. in the Davey/Osmond Overpass), host: Roy Willis, Department of Physics (865-6101 or 863-0117).
FRIDAY, 27 OCTOBER "Busy? Number Crunching for the Nimble," Nancy Ostiguy, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 118 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Kelli Hoover, Department of Entomology (865-1895). "Stepwise Solvation of Gas-Phase Metal Ions: Mass-Resolved Laser Spectroscopy of Clusters," James Farar, University of Rochester, 2:30 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Karl Mueller, Department of Chemistry (863-8674). (Title to be announced), Victor Nistor, Penn State, 3:35 p.m., 120 Thomas Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
SATURDAY, 28 OCTOBER "An Introduction to Univariate Smoothing Splines and Some Multivariate Generalizations," Grace Wahba, University of Wisconsin, 9:00 a.m., 201 Thomas Building, Department of Statistics (865-1348). "Telling Science: The Mystery of the Man Who Found the Missing Link," (Johnson Lecture), Pat Shipman, Penn State, 11:00 a.m., 101 Thomas Building, Eberly College of Science (863-8453).
SUNDAY, 29 OCTOBER (none)
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on the Web at ********** Reporters for Science Seminars and the areas they cover are as follows: [agriculture: Kay Moore] [agronomy: Madeline Laubach and Charles Mancino] [anthropology: Alan Walker] [astrobiology: Linda Decker] [astronomy and astrophysics: Nadine Bowling] [biochemistry and molecular biology: Tamara Housel] [biology: Paula Farwell] [center for gravitational physics and geometry: Karen Brewster] [center for materials physics: Barbara Itinger] [ceramic science and engineering: April Benson] [chemical engineering: Ruth Smith] [chemistry: Tana Lord] [college of liberal arts science studies project: Charles Yood and Londa Schiebinger] [computer science and engineering: Sara Barrier and Karen Alise Corl] [earth and mineral sciences: Linda Spangler] [intercollege graduate program in ecology: Debra Putt] [education: Tom Dana] [energy institute: Kelly Jo Rhoades] [entomology: Thelma Brodzina] [life sciences consortium: Janice Kennedy] [mathematics: Suzanne Kutz and Richard Mansfield] [intercollege graduate program in nutrition: Susie Mostoller] [physics: Jennifer Wandler] [intercollege graduate program in physiology: LuAnn Weatherholtz] [intercollege graduate program in plant physiology: Janice Kennedy] [poultry science: Ruth Nyman] [science, technology, and society program: Karen Snare] [sigma xi: Pat Gong] [statistics: Bonnie Cain] [veterinary science: Loretta Muchinsky]. NOTICE: PRESS RELEASES AVAILABLE This publication is available in alternative media on request. Penn State is an affirmative action, equal opportunity university. Penn State encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact the office in charge of the seminar in advance of your attendance. U.Ed. SCI 01-42 This issue of SCIENCE SEMINARS was produced by Barbara Kennedy and Steve Sampsell.
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