SCIENCE SEMINARS:  24 to 30 APRIL 2000

MONDAY, 24 APRIL

"Using Nature's Catalysts: The Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Bioactive Molecules," Carl R. Johnson, Wayne State University, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Steven Weinreb, Department of Chemistry (863-0189).

"Electrochemistry and Oxidative Metabolism," Ian Acworth, ESA Inc. and Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, 12:00 noon, 108 Wartik Laboratory (with video conferencing to other locations), Life Sciences Consortium (863-3792).

"Testing General Relativity With Gravitational Wave Detection: Two Perspectives," Giol Calabrese/Olaf Dreyer/Steve Fairhurst/David Garrison/Bernard Kelly/Badri Krishnan/Ramon Lopez/Josh Willis/Jacek Wisniewski, Penn State, 2:20 p.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry / Department of Mathematics (863-9605 or 865-7527).

"Dynamics of 2-D Superconductors: Some Surprising Experimental Results," Thomas Lemberger, Ohio State University, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Qi Li, Department of Physics (863-5347).

"Effects of Formulation and Compost Temperature on Odor Generation in Phase-I Mushroom Composting," John Pecchia, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology (865-3761).

"Maps With a Single Inflection Point," Gennadi Levin, Hebrew University (Israel), 3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Mechanisms of Ikaros Function in Lymphocyte Development," Katia Georgopoulos, Harvard University, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Robert Paulson, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology / Department of Veterinary Science (863-6306).
 
 

TUESDAY, 25 APRIL

"Controlling the Quantum State of an Atomic Vapor," Nick Bigelow, University of Rochester, 11:00 a.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Jayanth Banavar, Department of Physics (863-1089).

"Balanced Generalized Weighing Matrices and Perfect Codes," Dieter Jungnickel, University of Augsburg (Germany), 11:15 a.m., 108 Sackett Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"$-Calculus Bounded Rationality = Process Algebra + Anytime Algorithms," Eugene Eberbach, Acadia University (Canada), 2:30 p.m., 219 Thomas Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"The Highest Energy Cosmic RaysóA New Frontier of Perturbative Quantum Chromodynamics?" Ralph Engel, University of Delaware, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Mark Strikman, Department of Physics (865-7382).

"Nucleation-Controlled Reactions," John Perepezko, University of Wisconsin, 4:00 p.m., 22 Deike Building (refreshments at 3:45 p.m. in Steidle Building museum), Materials Research Institute (863-8407).

"Protein and Energy Requirement of the Prepartum Dairy Cow," Gabriella Varga, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., S-209 Henderson Building, Intercollege Graduate Program in Nutrition (865-3448).

"Chasing Fireworks Across the Gamma-Ray Sky: The Swift Gamm-Ray Burst Explorer," (Friedman Lecture), John Nousek, Penn State, 7:30 p.m., 102 Thomas Building, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics (865-0418).
 
 

WEDNESDAY, 26 APRIL

"High-Performance Membrane Chromatography of Small Molecules," Kahlilah Jennings, Penn State, 11:15 a.m. (refreshments at 11:00 a.m.), S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (865-6550).

"HYL1, A Novel dsRNA Binding Protein, is a Negative Regulator of ABA Signaling," Cheng Le, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 106 Wartik Laboratory, Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Physiology (863-3892).

"Fast Oscillations, General Relativity, and Dense Matter," Cole Miller, University of Maryland, 4:00 p.m., 541 Davey Laboratory, host: Steinn Sigurdsson, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics (865-0418).
 
 

THURSDAY, 27 APRIL

"An In-House Relational Date Base: A Possible Solution for Data Overload and Inefficient Data Storage and Retrieval Methods for Biologists in the Post-Sequencing Era," Smita Mitra, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, hosts: Nina Fedoroff and Frank Pugh, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

"Arithmetic of Certain Elliptic Modular Surfaces," Ling Long, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 108 Sackett Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Natural Products and Nature's Lessons," Dale L. Boger, The Scripps Research Institute, 12:15 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Xuma Zhang, Department of Chemistry (863-0889 or 865-4221).

"Quantum Mechanics of Geometry," Abhay Ashtekar, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Stephane Coutu, Department of Physics (865-2015).

"Bayesian Semiparametric Median Regression Modeling," Athanasios Kottas, University of Connecticut, 4:00 p.m., 201 Thomas Building, Department of Statistics (865-1348).

"Homogenization and Propagation in Inhomogeneous Excitable Media," J. Keener, University of Utah, 4:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
 
 

FRIDAY, 28 APRIL

"Supersymmetric Spin Networks," Yi Ling, Penn State, 10:45 a.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry / Department of Mathematics (863-9605 or 865-7527).

"Subversion and Symbiosis: Ploydnarvirus-Induced Disruption of the Insect Immune Response," Naomi Lovallo, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Diana Cox-Foster, Department of Entomology (865-1895).

"Variable Selection Via Nonconcave Penalized Likelihood and Its Oracle Properties," Runze Li, University of North Carolina, 12:20 p.m., 201 Thomas Building, Department of Statistics (865-1348).

"The Long-Wave Limit for the Water-Wave Problem and the Fermi-Pasta-Ulam Model,"
Gene Wayne, Boston University, 3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Effects of Low Temperature on Pao annua," George Hamilton, Penn State, 3:35 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Department of Agronomy (863-1601).
 
 

SATURDAY, 29 APRIL and SUNDAY, 30 APRIL

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