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Science Seminars

2 to 8 SEPTEMBER 2002

 

MONDAY, 2 SEPTEMBER

(none)

 

TUESDAY, 3 SEPTEMBER

(title to be announced), Maxim Olshanii, University of Southern California, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: David Weiss, Department of Physics (863-3076).

 

WEDNESDAY, 4 SEPTEMBER

"Functional Genomics in the Green Sulfur Bacterium Chlorobium tepidum: the Biosynthesis of Bacteriochlorophylls and Carotenoids," Donald A. Bryant, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 107 Wartik Laboratory, Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Physiology (863-3892).

 

THURSDAY, 5 SEPTEMBER

"The Importance of Nothing in Nanostructured Materials," Debra Rolison, Naval Research Laboratory, 12:15 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, hosts: Paul Weiss and Andrew Ewing, Department of Chemistry (865-6553).

"Endocytosis, Protein Turnover, and Dynamic Arrangements of the Postsynaptic Membrane" (Neuroscience Series), Michael Ehlers, Duke University, 4:00 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory, host: Bernhard Luscher, Eberly College of Science + Department of Biology + Department of Biobehavioral Health + Life Sciences Consortium + College of Health and Human Development + Department of Chemistry (865-5549, bxl25@psu.edu).

"Solving the Riddle of the Bright Mismatches: The Physics of DNA Hybridization in Gene-Chip Arrays," Marcelo Magnasco, Rockefeller University, 4:00 p.m., 117 Osmond Laboratory, host: Jayanth Banavar, Department of Physics (865-7533).

 

FRIDAY, 6 SEPTEMBER

LOCATION CHANGED after email distribution:
"Time to Thrive, Not Just Survive: Accumulating Advantage for Women in Chemistry," Debra Rolison, Naval Research Laboratory, 2:30 p.m., 117 HUB Auditorium, host: Nicholas Winograd, Department of Chemistry (865-6553).

"Dynamical Horizons and Their Applications," Abhay Ashtekar, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).

"Physiological Genomics and Cardiopulmonary Physiology in Mice," Clarke Tankersley, Johns Hopkins University, 4:00 p.m., 127 Noll Laboratory, Noll Physiological Research Center (865-3454).

 

SATURDAY, 7 SEPTEMBER and SUNDAY, 8 SEPTEMBER

(none)

 

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