SCIENCE SEMINARS: MARCH 15 TO 21, 1999
SCIENCE SEMINARS: MARCH 15 TO 21, 1999
MONDAY, MARCH 15
"Synthesis of Natural and Unnatural Products," Jeff D. Winkler, University of Pennsylvania, 1:15 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (865-4041).
"Quantum Chaos: Ergodicity, Localization, Transport, and the Theory of Wavefunction Scarring," Lev Kaplan, Harvard University, 1:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Department of Physics (863-0136).
"An Invariance Principle and Some Applications: III," Nicolae Tarfulea, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., 113 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Critical Fluctuation-Induced Thinning of Helium Films Near the Superfluid Transition," Rafael Garcia, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Center for Materials Physics (865-3059).
"Expanding Paradigms: Flor versus Neutralism," Barrie Overton, Penn State, 3:35 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology (865-3761).
"The Topology of the Possible. Chance and Necessity in Evolution - A
Model(er's) Case," Walter Fontana, Santa Fe Institute and University of
Vienna (Austria), 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Ross Hardison,
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).
TUESDAY, MARCH 16
"Perfect Matchings with Forbidden Edges," Jim Haglund, Penn State, 9:15 a.m., 110 Thomas Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Abstract Chemistry: Formalizing Molecular Action and Organization," Walter Fontana, Santa Fe Institute and University of Vienna (Austria), 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Ross Hardison, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).
"Multistate/Multifunctional Molecular-Level Systems of Synthetic Flavylium Salts," Guoying Chen, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (865-4041).
"Multiscale Manifesto: Physics at the Interfaces Between Continuum, Defect Structures, Defects, and Atoms" (condensed atomic and molecular physics/center for materials physics), James Sethna, Cornell University, 12:00 noon, 339 Davey Laboratory, Department of Physics (863-1162).
"Cosmology with the Lyman-Alpha Forest," David Weinberg, Ohio State University, 2:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).
"An Introduction to Nonconvex Variational Problems and the Young Measure," Zhiping Li, Beijing University (China) and Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Dietary Fatty Acids as Biochemical Modulators of Bone Modeling," Bruce Watkins, Purdue University, 4:00 p.m., 209 South Henderson, Intercollege Graduate Program in Nutrition (865-3448).
"Metabolic Engineering and Polyketides," Carey Hancey, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-0889).
"The Genetic Basis for Variation in Complex Traits in Drosophila," Trudy Mackay, North Carolina State University, 4:00 p.m. (refreshments at 3:45 p.m.), 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Andrew Clark, Department of Biology (863-3891).
"The Convexity of Chebshev Sets in Hilbert Space," Frank Deutsch, Penn
State, 5:00 p.m., 116 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17
"Probing Chromatographic Adsorption Phenomena with Single-Molecule Fluorescence Spectroscopy," Mary Wirth, Delaware University, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-8461).
"HYP1: A Novel Gene Required for Auxin Response in Arabidopsis," Cheng Lu, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 111 Tyson Building, Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Physiology (865-0323).
"Burnside's Theorem and Representation Theory," James Kelley, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., 113 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Hill's Equation with Periodic and Quasi-Periodic Forcing: A Geometric and Analytic Approach," Henk Broer, University of Groningen (Netherlands), 3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Detecting Gravitational Waves from Gamma Ray Bursts," Sam Finn, Penn
State, 4:00 p.m., 541 Davey Laboratory, host: Pablo Laguna, Department
of Astronomy and Astrophysics (865-0418).
THURSDAY, MARCH 18
"Gravitational Radiation from the Dynamical Bar Mode Instability," Kimberly New, Drexel University, 10:00 a.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).
"Dynamics of p-adic Rational Functions," Robert Benedetto, University of Rochester, 11:15 a.m., 311 Boucke Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"In Vitro Analysis of the Function of Histones and Activators in Eukaryotic Transcription," Marissa Vignali, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Jerry Workman, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).
"What to Expect from Exploratory Synthesis: New Materials with Unexpected Structures and Properties," Mercouri Kanatzidis, Michigan State University, 12:15 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-0889).
"The Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Intimations of the Flood" (colloquium), Timothy McKay, University of Michigan, 3:30 p.m., 101 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Physics (865-2015).
"Keystone Insects and Community Structure: The Interactions of Insects, Pines, Birds, Mammals, and Mycorrhizae," Thomas Whitham, Northern Arizona University, 3:45 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Department of Entomology and Intercollege Graduate Program in Ecology (863-7221).
(title to be announced), Weinan E, Courant Institute, New York University,
4:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
FRIDAY, MARCH 19
"Plant Genetics and Ontogeny Determine Community Structure: The Arthropods of Eucalyptus and Populus," Thomas Whitham, Northern Arizona University, 11:15 a.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Patric Tobin, Department of Entomology and Intercollege Graduate Program in Ecology (863-7221).
"A Scheme for Implementing a Quantum-Mechanical Computer Through Si-based Nuclear Spin," Susan Mattingly, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-0119).
"Bivariate Splines for Data Fitting," Ming-Jun Lai, University of Georgia,
3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
SATURDAY, MARCH 20
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SUNDAY, MARCH 21
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