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

25 November to 1 December 2002

 

MONDAY, 25 NOVEMBER

"Evaluation of Novel Buffered Fertilizer to Control Runoff and Leaching of Phosphorous from Pennsylvania Cropland," John Boateng, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 10 Tyson Building, Department of Horticulture (863-3371).

"Small-Molecule Inhibitors of Ras Farnesyltransferase: A New Therapeutic Target for Antineoplastic Agents," Michael DeGrazia, Penn State, 1:15 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (865-5076).

"The Low-Mass X-Ray Binaries Are a Different Matter ..." Nils Anderson, Southampton University (England), 3:00 p.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).

"Molecular Evolution of the AVR-Pita Avirulence Gene Family in the Rice Blast Fungus Magnaporthe Grisea," Chang-Hyun Khang, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology (865-3761).

(title to be announced), Anna L. Mazzucato, Penn State and Yale University, 3:30 p.m., 116 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Diverse Functions for Nucleolar Proteins in Ribosomal RNA Modification and Human Reproduction," U. Thomas Meier, Yeshiva University, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Pamela Mitchell, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-5802).

"Effects of Dietary Glycemic Index on Obesity and Related Complications," David S. Ludwig, Harvard University, 4:00 p.m. 108 Wartik Laboratory, Intercollege Graduate Program in Nutrition (865-3448).

 

TUESDAY, 26 NOVEMBER

"Primality Testing in Polynomial Time, Part 1," Carl Mummert, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., 312 Boucke Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Novel Spin-Carrying Excitations in Graphite and Carbon Nanotubes," Ganpathy Baskaran, The Institute of Mathematical Sciences (India), 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Jainendra Jain, Department of
Physics (863-1162).

"Genetic and Genomic Approaches to Analyze Memory Mechanisms in Metazoa," Mani Ramaswami, University of Arizona, 4:00 p.m. (refreshments at 3:45 p.m.), 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Richard
Ordway, Department of Biology (863-0278).

"Investigation of Protein-Binding Domains Through the Mimetic Approach," David Smithrud, University of Cincinnati, 4:00 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Stephen Benkovic, Department of Chemistry (865-6553).

"Ionized Carbon Absorption in Damped Lyman Alpha Systems: A New Window on Star-Formation History and Multi-Phase Structure of Protogalaxies," Arthur Wolfe, University of California, 4:00 p.m., 541 Davey Laboratory, host: Jane Charlton, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics (865-0418).

 

WEDNESDAY, 27 NOVEMBER to SUNDAY, 1 DECEMBER

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Additions or cancellations will be noted on weekly Science Seminar listings on the Web.

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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: Sue Tighe and Laura Sproat] [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: Teresa Beck] [computer science and engineering: Nancy Clark 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] [intercollege graduate program in genetics: Paula Farwell] [life sciences consortium: Janice Kennedy] [mathematics: Flossie Dunlop] [intercollege graduate program in nutrition: Judy Jones] [physics: Amy Long] [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] [statistics: Bonnie Cain] [veterinary science: Loretta Muchinsky].

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This issue of SCIENCE SEMINARS was produced by Barbara K. Kennedy and Andrew W. Elder