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

24 to 30 May 2004

 

MONDAY, 24 MAY

"Quasi-Particle Tunneling at a Constriction in the Fractional-Quantum-Hall Regime," V. Pellegrini, National Enterprise for nanoScience and nanoTechnology (NEST) and Scuola Normale Superiore (Italy), 2:00 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Jainendra Jain, Department of Physics (863-1162).

"How to Observe Supersolid Behavior: A Theoretical View," Wayne Saslow, Texas A&M University, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Moses Chan, Department of Physics (863-0007).

 

TUESDAY, 25 MAY

(none)

 

WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY

"Human Papillomaviruses: Replication and Genomic Analysis of HPV-Associated Human Cancers," Saleem Khan, University of Pittsburgh, 4:00 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Bob Paulson, Department of Veterinary Science (863-6306).

 

THURSDAY, 27 MAY

"Study of PRK1 (Pollen Receptor-Like Kinase 1) Signaling in Pollen: Identification and Characterization of PRK1-Interacting Proteins," Andrea Skirpan, Penn State, 2:00 p.m., 107 Wartik Laboratory, host: Teh-hui Kao, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

 

FRIDAY, 28 MAY to SUNDAY, 30 MAY

(none)

 

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