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

26 April to 2 May 2004

 

MONDAY, 26 APRIL

"Development and Evolution of Leaves," Neelima Sinha, University of California, 12:20 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory, Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Physiology (863-3892).

"Catalytic Asymmetric C-C Bond Forming Reactions," Patrick Walsh, University of Pennsylvania, 1:15 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Xumu Zhang, Department of Chemistry (865-5421).

"Recent Results from the Cryogenic Dark Matter Search (CDMS) Experiment," Michael Dragowsky, Case Western Reserve University, 2:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Doug Cowen, Department of Physics (863-5943).

"Hardy Fields in Ergodic Theory," Mate Wierdl, University of Memphis, 3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Some Spectral Properties of Elliptic Cone Operators," Juan Gil, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 104 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

(title to be announced), Paul Baum, Penn State, 3:35 p.m., 103 Willard Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"The Use of Simulation Models to Assess Nutrient Balance: The Case of Soybean in South China," Raul Jaramillo, Penn State, 3:50 p.m., 108 Tyson Building, Department of Horticulture (863-3371).

"Iron-Sulfur Cluster-Assembly Proteins in Mammalian Iron Homeostasis," Wing-Hang Tong, National Institutes of Health, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Squire Booker, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

"When the Sun Goes Down: Revealing Maternal Night Blindness and its Health Consequences in Rural Nepal," Parul Christian, Johns Hopkins University, 4:00 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory, Graduate Program in Nutrition (865-3448).

TUESDAY, 27 APRIL

"A Predator Unmasked: The Life Cycle of Bdellovibrio Bacteriovorus from a Genomic Perspective," Stephan Schuster (faculty candidate), Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Donald Bryant, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (863-1851).

(title to be announced), Sylvia Serfaty, New York University, 3:00 p.m., 115 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"The History of Probability Theory: Pitfalls and Paradoxes," Michael Shlesinger, Office of Naval Research, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Julian Maynard, Department of Physics (865-6353).

"Universality for Mathematical and Physical Systems," Percy Deift, New York University, 4:00 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Protein Electron-Transfer Mechanisms," David Beratan, Duke University, 4:00 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Sharon Hammes-Schiffer, Department of Chemistry (865-6442).

WEDNESDAY, 28 APRIL

"The PicoRadio Test Bed: An Empirical Study of a Real Sensor Network," Johnathan Reason, University of California, 11:00 a.m., 333 Information Sciences and Technology Building, Department of Computer Science and Engineering (865-9505).

"New Techniques and New Challenges for Understanding Serotonin Neurochemistry," Jonathan Sweedler, University of Illinois, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Ann Andrews, Department of Chemistry (865-2970).

"A Working Life" (video), 12:15 p.m., 105 Deike Building, Earth and Mineral Sciences Library (863-7073).

"Evaluation Plans for Geosciences 10 and Applied-Statistics Courses," Eric Spielvogel and Glenn Johnson, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 423 Earth and Engineering Sciences Building, John A. Dutton e-Education Institute (863-1590).

"Geometry, Conformal Structure, and Classification of Constant Mean Curvature (CMC) Surfaces via Real Analytic Topology," Rob Kusner, Mathematical Sciences Research Institute and University of Massachusetts, 3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Review of Bottom-Quark Production and Hardronization in High-Energy Electron-Positron Collisions," Hagar Landsman, Technoin (Israel), 3:45 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Doug Cowen, Department of Physics (863-5943).

"Dark-Matter Halos of Galaxies: How Did They Form, and What Accounts for Their Density Distribution," Liliya Williams, University of Minnesota, 4:00 p.m., 541 Davey Laboratory, host: Stein Sigurdsson, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics (863-6038).

"Embryonic Origins of Hematopoiesis and Vascular Development: From Stem Cells to Circulation," Margaret Baron, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 4:00 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Robert Paulson, Department of Veterinary Science (863-6306).

(title to be announced), Johnny Huard, University of Pittsburgh, 4:00 p.m., Lecture Room D at College of Medicine (with videoconferencing to 108 Wartik Laboratory), host: Henry Donahue, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology/Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences (717-531-8982).

THURSDAY, 29 APRIL

"Study on Genetic Risk Factors and Potential Therapeutic Application of Host Endogenous Mediators to Reduce Incidence of Coliform Mastitis in Dairy Cattle," Annapoorani Chockalingam, Penn State, 9:00 a.m., 324 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Roger Vallejo, Department of Dairy and Animal Science (865-1846).

"Signaling Stress: Regulation of a Sigma Factor in Escherichia coli," Alessandra Costanzo, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Sarah Ades, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

"Vertex Operators and Arithmetic at Genus 1," Geoffrey Mason, Universty of California, 11:15 a.m., 115 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Microfabricated and Nanofabricated Fluidic Structures for the Elucidation of Biochemical Information," Michael Ramsey, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 12:15 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Ann Andrews, Department of Chemistry (865-2970).

"Excitonic Bose Condensation and Counterflow Superfluidity in Quantum-Hall Bilayers," Allan MacDonald, University of Texas, 3:50 p.m., 117 Osmond Laboratory, host: Jainendra Jain, Department of Physics (863-1162).

"The AM and FM of Central Dopamine Neurotransmission," David Sulzer, Columbia University, 4:00 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory, host: Andrew Ewing, Department of Biobehavioral Health+Department of Biology+Department of Chemistry+College of Health and Human Development+Eberly College of Science+Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences (863-4653).

"The Pennsylvania Mobile Radar Experiment (PAMREX): An Overview and Highlights from Year One," Paul Markowski + Yvette Richardson + Hans Verlinde, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 112 Walker Building, Department of Meteorology (863-8566).

FRIDAY, 30 APRIL

"Accelerated Molecular-Dynamics Methods," Arthur Voter, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 10:30 a.m. (refreshments at 10:15 a.m.), 110 Wartik Laboratory, host: Kristen Fichthorn, Department of Chemical Engineering (863-4807).

"Dissecting the Mechanism of Malaria-Parasite Sexual Development: Characterization of a Sexual Stage-Specific Gene," Augustus Kesselly, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 118 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Liwang Cui, Department of Entomology (865-1895).

"The Past, Present, and Future of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s Aritifical-Heart Program," Tim Baldwin, National Institutes of Health, 12:00 noon, 210 Hallowell Building (with videoconferencing to CG623 at College of Medicine), Department of Bioengineering (865-1407).

"The Effects of Mechanical Renovation on Phosphorus and Sediment Runoff from Two Turfgrasses," Gordon Kauffman, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences (863-1615).

"On the Canonical Coordinates on the Moduli Space of Calabi-Yau Varieties," Vadik Vologodsky, University of Chicago, 2:30 p.m., 115 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Weak Supersymmetry," A.V. Smilga, SUBATECH (France), 2:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Mark Strikman, Department of Physics (865-7382).

"Global Well-Posedness and Scattering in the Energy Space for Critical Nonlinear Schroedinger Equation in 3-D," Gigliola Staffilani, Massachussetts Institute of Technology, 3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Recent Climate Changes in West Africa: Modeling and Observations," Greg Jenkins, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 301 Steidle Building, Department of Geography (863-7965).


SATURDAY, 1 MAY and SUNDAY, 2 MAY

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