SCIENCE SEMINARS: 28 FEBRUARY TO 5 MARCH 2000

MONDAY, 28 FEBRUARY

"Asymmetric Organic Synthesis with Transition and Main-Group Elements," Cathleen M. Crudden, University of New Brunswick (Canada), 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Xumu Zhang, Department of Chemistry (865-4221).

"Challenges in the Diagnostics Industry" (Alliance with Industry lecture), Robert Hruska, Abbott Laboratories, 12:00 noon, 108 Wartik Laboratory (with video conferencing to other locations), Life Sciences Consortium (863-3792).

"Epitaxial Strain Effects: Have We Gotten a Handle on High-Temperature Superconductivity?" Xiaoxing Xi, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Department of Physics (863-5350).

"The Genus Gliocladium: An Artificial Group," Priscila Chaverri, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology (865-3761).

"A Secular Equation for the Eigenvalues of a Diagonal-Matrix Perturbation," Joel Anderson, Penn State, 3:35 p.m., 219 Thomas Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Protein Targeting in the Pathogenic Neisseria," Cindy Arvidson (faculty candidate), Oregon Health Sciences University, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Richard Frisque, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).
 
 

TUESDAY, 29 FEBRUARY

"Influence of Fat Supplementation on Food Intake and Satiety Mechanisms," Harry Rice, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., S-209 Henderson Building, Intercollege Graduate Program in Nutrition (865-3448)

"Interplay of Protein Dynamics with Structure and Ligand Binding," Martin Stone, Indiana University, 4:00 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Juliette Lecomte, Department of Chemistry (863-1153).

"Mechanisms of Floral Patterning in Arabidopsis," Detlef Weigel, Salk Institute, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Hong Ma, Department of Biology (863-6414).
 
 

WEDNESDAY, 1 MARCH

"Carbon-Functional-Group Analysis at Nanoscales Using Carbon Micro-XANES (X-ray Absorption Near-Edge Structures) and Imaging," George Cody, Carnegie Institute, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Karl Mueller, Department of Chemistry (863-8674 or 865-6553).

"Signaling Pathways in Floral Induction," Detlaf Weigel, Salk Institute, 106 Wartik Laboratory, 12:20 p.m., Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Physiology (863-3892).

"Seismological Studies of Pre-White Dwarfs: Dancing Down the Roads Less (and More) Traveled," Steve Kawaler, Iowa State University, 4:00 p.m., 541 Davey Laboratory, host: Divas Sanwal, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics (865-0418).

"Space Juice on the Loose: Liberating Organic Molecules from Meteorites to Examine Their Record of Solar-System Evolution," Mark Sephton, Open University (United Kingdom), 4:00 p.m., 301 Steidle Building, Penn State Astrobiology Research Center (863-8761).
 
 

THURSDAY, 2 MARCH

"Comparative Genetic and Functional Analysis of Myeloblastosis- (MYB) Transcription Regulators in Sorghum and Maize and Its Utility in Metabolic Engineering of Anti-Fungal Flavonoid Compounds," Surinder Chopra (faculty candidate), Iowa State University, 11:00 a.m., 301-A Agrigultural Administration Building, Department of Agronomy (863-1601 or 865-6541).

"A Brief Introduction to Deformation of Galois Representations," Chuck Doran, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 108 Sackett Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"The Catalytic Mechanism of Acetate Kinase from Methanosarcina thermophila," Rebecca Miles, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Greg Ferry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

"Ion Transport in Polymers and Composites" (colloquium), Duward F. Shriver, Northwestern University, 12:15 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Harry Allcock, Department of Chemistry (865-3527 or 865-6553).

"Where Superconductivity and Magnetism Meet" (Distinguished Materials Physics lecture), Zachary Fisk, Florida State University, 4:00 p.m., 117 Osmond Laboratory, host: Moses Chan, Department of Physics (863-2622).
 
 

FRIDAY, 3 MARCH

"Allele-Specific Regulation: Genetic vs. Epigenetic," Surinder Chopra (faculty candidate), Iowa State University, 11:00 a.m., 118 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Department of Agronomy (863-1601 or 865-6541).

"Development of Integrated Pest-Management Strategies for Western Flower Thrips on Greenhouse-Grown Ornamentals," Scott Ludwig, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Kelli Hoover, Department of Entomology (865-1895 or 863-6369).

"What Can We Learn About the Chemical Bond from Compton Scattering, Photoelectron, Spectra, and (e, 2e) Spectra?," Ernest R. Davidson, Indiana University, 2:30 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: James B. Anderson, Department of Chemistry (865-6553).

"Viscous Nonlinear Dynamics of Elastic Filaments: Twist, Kink, and Drag," Thomas R. Powers, Harvard University, 3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Immobilization of Nitrate and Nitrite in an Acid Forest Soil," Bryan Dail, Penn State, 3:35 p.m., 118 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Department of Agronomy (863-1601).

"The Signature of Fiber Bundles (After Atiyah)," John Roe, Penn State, 3:35 p.m., 219 Thomas Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
 
 

SATURDAY, 4 MARCH and SUNDAY, 5 MARCH

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