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

29 November to 5 December 2004

MONDAY, 29 NOVEMBER

“Application Flow Trends and Their Impact on Router Design,” Martin Schulman, Juniper Federal Systems, 11:00 a.m., 333 Information Science and Technology Building, Department of Computer Science and Engineering (865-9505).

“Environmental and Health Consequences of the Use of Depleted-Uranium Ammunition in Armed Conflicts,” Vala Ragnarsdottir, University of Bristol (United Kingdom), 12:00 noon, 341 Deike Building, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute (863-7091).

“Genetic Engineering of Trees for Fungal Pathogen Resistance,” Haiying Liang, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 107 Wartik Laboratory, Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Physiology (863-3892).

“Constructing Realistic Initial Data for Binary-Black-Hole Systems,” Wolfgang Tichy, Penn State, 3:00 p.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, Institute for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).

“Effects of Silicon on Development of Gray Leaf Spot in Perennial Ryegrass Turf,” Upeksha Nanayakkara, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology (865-3761).

“Renormalization Methods for Parabolic Dynamics II and III,” Livio Flaminio, University of Science and Technology at Lille (France), 3:30 p.m., 320 Whitmore Laboratory, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

“Auxin and Auxin-Ethylene Interaction on Adventitious Root Formation in Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)” by Ivan Ochoa and “Ethylene Regulates Plagiogravitropic Growth of Basal Roots in Phaseolus vulgaris” by Paramita Basu, Penn State, 3:50 p.m., 111 Tyson Building, Department of Horticulture (865-2571).

“Biology Seen Through the Window of CARS (Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering),” Eric Potma, Harvard University, 4:00 p.m., 102 Chemistry Building, Department of Chemistry (865-6553).

“Use of Conditional Gene Targeting to Study the Calcium Modulating Cyclophilin Ligand (CAML) in Mice,” Richard Bram, Mayo Clinic, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Bernhard Luscher, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

TUESDAY, 30 NOVEMBER

“Convex Bodies, Separation, and Gambling (after J. Nash),” Dima Burago, Penn State, 10:10 a.m., 122 Pond Laboratory, Department of Matheamtics (865-7527).

“Predicting Packed-Bed Breakthrough Behavior from Pulsed-Field Gradient Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (PFG-NMR) Defusion Data,” John Zielinski, Air Products, 11:30 a.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory, host: Antonios Armaou, Department of Chemical Engineering (865-5316).

“Ultrafast Protein Folding: Kinetics and Mechanism of Folding-Villin-Headpiece Subdomain,” Jan Kubelka, National Institutes of Health, 2:30 p.m., 102 Chemistry Building, host: John Godbeck, Department of Chemistry (865-1163).

“1, 2, 3 Superconducting Qubits,” Fred Wellstood, University of Maryland, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Ying Liu, Department of Physics (863-0090).

“Carbon Isotopes in Corals and Sclerosponges: Applications for Paleoceanography,” Andrea Grottoli, University of Pensylvania, 4:00 p.m., 22 Deike Building, Department of Geosciences (865-2622).

“The Effect of Structure on Gas Transport and Proton Translocation in Cytochrome-C Oxidase,” Angel Davey, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 102 Chemistry Building, host: Erin Sheets, Department of Chemistry (863-0044).

WEDNESDAY, 1 DECEMBER

“Exploring Microbial Life in the Ocean Crust,” Ingunn Thorseth and Lise Ovreas, University of Bergen (Norway), 12:00 noon, 541 Deike Building, Office of the Dean of the Graduate School and Worldwide Univeristies Network (863-1274).

“Invisible to Visible and Code within Code: Bioinformatical Approaches Towards Determining Protein Function,” Randen Patterson, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Robert Schlegel, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

“Theoretical Tools for Ultrafast Vibrational Spectroscopy of Water and Aqueous Solutions,” Steven Corcelli (faculty candidate), University of Wisconsin, 4:00 p.m., 102 Chemistry Building, Department of Chemistry (865-6553).

THURSDAY, 2 DECEMBER

“Carotenoid Biosynthesis and Function in Green Sulfur Bacteria,” Julie Maresca, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Donald Bryant, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

(title to be announced), Harald Pfeiffer, Cornell University, 12:30 p.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, Institute for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).

TIME CHANGED AFTER EMAIL DISTRIBUTION:
“Insights into the Complex Dynamics of Water Probed with Vibrational-Echo-Correlation Spectroscopy,” John Asbury (faculty candidate), Stanford University, 2:30 p.m., 102 Chemistry Building, Department of Chemistry (865-6553).

“Chirality in Nature,” Robert Compton, University of Tennessee, 4:00 p.m., 117 Osmond Laboratory, host: Jerry Mahan, Department of Physics (865-6092).

“Long-Term Regulation of Neurosecretion and Channels,” Edwin S. Levitan, University of Pittsburgh, 4:00 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory, host: Matthew Whim, Eberly College of Science + Department of Biology + Department of Biobehavioral Health + Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences + College of Health and Human Development + Department of Chemistry (863-3891).

“Piecewise Linear Support-Vector-Machine (SVM) Paths,” Ji Zhu, University of Michigan, 4:00 p.m., 104 Thomas Building, Department of Statistics (865-1348).

“The 2003 Blackout: An Accidental Experiment in Atmospheric Chemistry,” Brett Taubman, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 112 Walker Building, Department of Meteorology (863-8566).

“Tiling,” Hugh Montgomery, University of Michigan, 4:00 p.m., 201 Thomas Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

FRIDAY, 3 DECEMBER

“The Asymptotic Safety Scenario for Gravity and Matter: Part II,” Daniele Perini, Penn State, 9:00 a.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, Institute for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).

(title to be announced), Saskia Hogenhout, Ohio State University, 11:15 a.m., 118 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Diana Cox-Foster, Department of Entomology (865-1895).

“Bacterial Responses to Arsenic,” Carolina E. Yanez-Prieto, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences (863-1601).

“Interaction of Excess Electrons and Protons with Water Clusters,” Kenneth Jordan, University of Pittsburgh, 2:30 p.m. (refreshments at 2:15 p.m.), 102 Chemistry Building, host: Sharon Hammes-Schiffer, Department of Chemistry (865-6442).

“Weathering on Mars,” Susan Brantley, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., 341 Deike Building, Penn State Astrobiology Research Center (865-4074).

“Ecology and Society: Cultivating Ecological Consciousness,” Chris Uhl, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., 118 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Intercollege Graduate Program in Ecology (865-5557).

“Developing Ecological Consciousness: Path to a Sustainable World,” Chris Uhl, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 301 Steidle Building, Department of Geography (863-1806).

“Pressure in Accretionary Prisms,” Peter Flemings, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 202 Research West Building, Department of Geosciences (865-7965).

“The Role of Crumbs, a Protein Associated with Junctions, in Epithelial Morphogenesis,” Andre Le Bivic, University of Marseille (France), 4:00 p.m. (refreshments served at 3:45 p.m.), 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Graham Thomas, Department of Biology (863-0716).

SATURDAY, 4 DECEMBER

“Making the Complicated Simple: From Stopping Light to Spinning Eggs” (Johnson lecture), Joseph Palca, National Public Radio (NPR), 11:00 a.m., 100 Thomas Building, Eberly College of Science (863-0901).

 

SUNDAY, 5 DECEMBER

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