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

23 to 29 September 2002

 

MONDAY, 23 SEPTEMBER

"Application, Design, and Mechanism of Shape-Memory Materials," David Stone, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (865-1213).

"Highlights of Pennsylvania's Native Plant Diversity" Ann Rhoads, Morris Arboretum, 12:20 p.m., 10 Tyson Building, Department of Horticulture (863-3371).

"Catalysis in Natural-Product Synthesis," Mike Calter, University of Rochester, 1:15 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Tim Glass, Department of Chemistry (865-1898).

"Gauge Conditions for Long-Term Numerical Black-Hole Evolutions," Bernd Bruegmann, Penn State, 3:00 p.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).

"Asymptotic Analysis and Modeling of Partial Differential Equations (PDE) in Domains," Alexandre Madureira, National Laboratory of Scientific Computation (Portugal), 3:30 p.m., 116 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Genetic Modification of Ergot Alkaloid Profiles in Grass Endophytes," Dan Panaccione," West Virginia University, 3:30 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology (865-3761).

"Motivational Modulation of Taste," Ralph Norgren, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory, Intercollege Graduate Program in Nutrition (865-3448).

"Transcriptional Enhancers as Computers: Lessons from Drosophila," David Arnosti, Michigan State University, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Pamela Mitchell, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

 

TUESDAY, 24 SEPTEMBER

"The Greatest Show on Earth? An Overview of Intermountain Orographic Precipitation Processes and Prediction," Jim Steenburgh, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 10:00 a.m., 529 Walker Building, Department of Meteorology (865-0478).

"Snowball Earth: Ice Thickness on the Tropical Ocean," Stephen Warren, University of Washington, 12:00 p.m., 301 Steidle Building, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences Environment Institute (863-7091).

"Introduction to Boolean Algebras II," Natasha Dobrinen, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., 312 Boucke Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Time-Resolved Spin Dynamics in Ferromagnetic Microstructures," Paul Crowell, University of Minnesota, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Nitin Samarth, Department of Physics (863-0136).

"Solid-State Nuclear-Magnetic-Resonance (NMR) Studies of Elastin, Kristin Kumashira, University of Hawaii, 4:00 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Karl Mueller, Department of Chemistry (863-8674).

"Dense Non-Aqueous-Phase Liquids Transport in Fractures," Patricia Culligan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 4:15 p.m., 22 Deike Building, Department of Geosciences and Department of Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering (865-9353).

 

WEDNESDAY, 25 SEPTEMBER

ADDED AFTER EMAIL DISTRIBUTION
"Toward Plastic Electronics: Patterned Electroactive Organic Materials Using Polymer-on-Polymer Stamping," Paula Hammond, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Paul Weiss, Department of Chemistry (865-3693).

ADDED AFTER EMAIL DISTRIBUTION
"Cross-Talk Between Notch and Receptor Tyrosine Kinase-Signaling Pathways," Zhi-Chun Lai, Penn State, 12:10 p.m., 317 Mueller Laboratory, Institute of Molecular Evolutionary Genetics (863-7334).

"Identification of SFB, an F-Box Protein Gene, as a Candidate for the Male Determinant in Gametophytic Self-Incompatibility in Prunus," Hidenori Sassa, Yokohama City University (Japan) and "Use of S-RNase and SFB Genes for the Molecular Typing of S-Haplotypes in Prunus Species," Ryutaro Tao, Kyoto University (Japan), 12:20 p.m., 107 Wartik Laboratory, Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Physiology (863-3892).

 

THURSDAY, 26 SEPTEMBER

"A Witt Group Structure on Orbit Spaces of Unimodular Rows," Ravi Rao, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (India), 11:15 a.m., 371 Willard Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Chemical Glycobiology," Carolyn Bertozzi, University of California, 12:15 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Christine Keating, Department of Chemistry (863-7382).

"Functional Coefficient Instrumental Variables Models," Zongwu Cai, University of North Carolina, 4:00 p.m., 102 Thomas Building, Department of Statistics (865-1348).

"Molecular Electronics on Silicon Surfaces" (Lannin lecture), Greg Lopinski, National Research Council of Canada, 4:00 p.m., 117 Osmond Laboratory, host: Renee Diehl, Department of Physics (865-9251).

"Random Graph Topology Analysis of Peer-to-Peer Networks," Richard Brooks, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 209-S Henderson Building, Department of Computer Science and Engineering (865-9505).

ADDED AFTER EMAIL DISTRIBUTION
(title to be announced) Sridhar Anandakrishnan, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 202 Research West Building, Department of Geosciences (863-1665).

"On Projective Duality," Serge Lvovski, Independent University of Moscow (Russia), (time to be announced), 103 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

 

FRIDAY, 27 SEPTEMBER

"A Report on the Schroedinger Workshop," Abhay Ashtekar, Penn State, 11:00 a.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).

"Chemical Ecology of an Emerging Vegetable Pest in the Philippines," Inga Mewis, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 118 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Department of Entomology (865-1895).

"The Making of a Human-Environment Regional Observatory (HERO)," Brent Yarnal, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 301 Steidle Building, Department of Geography (863-1782).

(title to be announced), Juan Lopez, Arizona State University and (title to be announced), Weizhang Huang, University of Kansas, 3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"How Feasible Is It to Manage Phosphorus Using Indicators of Loss?" Jennifer Weld, United States Department of Agriculture, 3:35 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences (863-1601).

"Influence of Type-I Diabetes on Coronary Vasoreactivity in Rat Heart," Marlene Tickerhoof, Penn State 4:00 p.m., 127 Noll Laboratory, Noll Physiological Research Center (865-3454.)

 

SATURDAY, 28 SEPTEMBER and SUNDAY, 29 SEPTEMBER

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