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

30 April to 6 May 2007

MONDAY, 30 APRIL

"Epigenetic Regulation of Allele-Specific and Tissue-Specific Expression Patterns of a Myb Transcription Factor in Maize," Rajandeep Sekhon, Penn State, 12:10 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory, host: Surinder Chopra, Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Biology (863-3892).

"Synthesis and Mechanism of Action of Tamiflu," Lauren Sanford, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., 102 Chemistry Building, host: Ken Feldman, Department of Chemistry (863-4654).

"A Comparative Analysis of Genome Evolution in Aspergillus," Antonis Rokas, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard Univeristy, 3:30 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology (865-3761).

"Nickel-Catalyzed Coupling Reactions," Joshua Antoline, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 102 Chemistry Building, host: Ken Feldman, Department of Chemistry (863-4654).

TITLE AND SPEAKER CHANGED AFTER EMAIL DISTRIBUTION:
"The Open-Source Software Paradigm for Software Development," Phil LaPlante, Penn State, 3:35 p.m., 203 Sackett Building, host: Lyle N. Long, Department of Aerospace Engineering (865-1172 or www.csci.psu.edu/springsem.html).

"Evaluating Hemlock Species for Resistance to Hemlock Woolly Adelgid," Benjamin K. Hoover, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 111 Tyson Building, Department of Horticulture (865-2571).

"Impact of Time and Climate on Hawaiian Soils and Polynesian Land-Use Decision," Oliver Chadwick, University of California, 4:00 p.m., 114 Earth-Engineering Sciences Building, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute + Department of Crop and Soil Sciences + Environment and Natural Resources Institute (863-7091).

"Using the Rhesus Macaque Model to Understand the Gastric Pathogen Helicobacter pylori," Jay Solnick, University of California, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Stephan Schuster, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (863-9278).

(title to be announced), Terry Hartman, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., S-209 Henderson Building, Intercollege Graduate Program in Nutrition (865-3448).

(title to be announced), David Seckel, University of Delaware, 4:00 p.m., 320 Whitmore Laboratory, Institute for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605 or www.gravity.psu.edu).

TUESDAY, 1 MAY

"Approximate-Nearest-Neighbor Problem: Near-Optimal Hashing Algorithms," Alex Andoni, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 10:00 a.m., 333 Information Sciences and Technologies Building, Department of Computer Science and Engineering (865-9505).

"The Road Ahead: Career Challenges and Opportunities for Life Science Graduates in the 21st-Century Globalized 'Flat World'," Anand "Andy" Iyer, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Il Minn, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (863-8412).

"Functional Analysis and Biochemical Characterization of Heterotrimeric G Protein in Arabidopsis," Shiyu Wang, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, host: Nina Fedoroff, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (863-5717).

"Electrical Transport Through Thiol-Coated Gold Nanoparticles and Their Applications to Chemical Sensing of Gas/Vapor Molecules," Cagliyan Kurdak, Univerity of Michigan, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Ying Liu, Department of Physics (865-7533).

"Green-Tao Work on Arithmetic Progressions in Primes: Methods and Techniques, Part Four," Izabella Laba, University of British Columbia, 3:30 p.m., 216 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Allelic Retention in Flow Environments," John P. Wares, University of Georgia, 4:00 p.m. (refreshments at 3:45 p.m.), 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Kevin Zelnio, Department of Biology Graduate Student Association (863-8360).

"Losing the Green: Chemistry of Chlorophyll Catabolism in Response to Senescence," Tyler Grove, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 102 Chemistry Building, host: Squire Booker, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-8793).

"The Spectrum of Gravitational Waves from Cosmological Turbulence," Arthur Kosowsky, University of Pittsburgh, 4:00 p.m., 320 Whitmore Laboratory, Institute for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605 or www.gravity.psu.edu).

WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY

CANCELLED:
"Observations: Surface and Atmospheric Climate Change," Phil Jones, University of East Anglia (United Kingdom), 12:00 noon, 541 Deike Building, Office of the Dean of the Graduate School and Worldwide Universities Network (863-1274).

"Asymptotics of Tracy-Widom Distribution Functions in Random Matrix Theory and Total Integral of Painleve Solutions," Jinho Baik, New York University, 2:30 p.m., 106 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Is Cosmic Parity Violation Responsible for the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) Anomalies?," Stephon Alexander, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Stephane Coutu, Department of Physics (865-7533).

"Quasars and Cosmology: Accretion-Related Feedback and the Growth of Galaxies," Gordon Richards, Drexel University, 4:00 p.m., 538 Davey Laboratory, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics (865-0418).

"Selenoproteins: Roles in Redox Biology and Human Health," Vadim Gladyshev, Penn State University, 4:00 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Sandeep Prabhu, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences (863-8976).

THURSDAY, 3 MAY

"Computational Models for Skin and Other Surface Texture," Kristin Dana, Rutgers University, 10:00 a.m., 333 Information Sciences and Technologies Building, Department of Computer Science and Engineering (865-9505).

"The Extent to Which Subsets Are Additively Closed," Gary Mullen, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 106 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"The Role of Activating-Transcription-Factor 4 (Atf4) in Stress Erythropoiesis," Andrew Lariviere, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Robert Paulson, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (863-6306).

(title to be announced), Dan Nocera, Massachussetts Institute of Technology, 12:30 p.m., 102 Chemistry Building, host: Mary Beth Williams, Department of Chemistry (865-8859).

"A Survey of the Galaxy at 20 Teraelectron Volts," Jordan Goodman, University of Maryland, 4:00 p.m., 117 Osmond Laboratory, host: Tyce DeYoung, Department of Physics (865-7533).

"Harmonic Analysis and Incidence Geometry: A Survey," Izabella Laba, University of British Columbia, 4:00 p.m., 114 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Roles of Nicotinic Signaling in Neurodevelopment," Darwin Berg, University of California, 4:00 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory, host: David Vandenbergh, Penn State Neuroscience Institute (863-8430).

FRIDAY, 4 MAY

"How Do Beetles Eat Brazil Nut Trees?" Amy Berkov, City College of New York and American Museum of Natural History, 11:00 a.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Department of Entomology (865-1895).

"Protein Kinase C for Ischemic Heart Disease: From Bench to Bedside," Daria Mochly-Rosen, Stanford University School of Medicine, 11:15 a.m., 127 Noll Laboratory, Noll Physiological Research Center (865-3453).

"Venus Unveiled: The Magellan Space Probe" (video), 3:30 p.m., 211 Davey Laboratory, Physical and Mathematical Sciences Library (865-7617 or www.libraries.psu.edu/pams/filmseries.html).

(title to be announced), Athanasios Tzavaras, University of Maryland, 3:35 p.m, 106 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"The Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS)" (Hussey lecture), Gregory W. Withee, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 4:00 p.m., 112 Walker Building, Department of Meteorology (863-8566).

SATURDAY, 5 MAY and SUNDAY, 6 MAY

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