SCIENCE SEMINARS:  3 to 9 APRIL 2000

MONDAY, 3 APRIL

"Electroluminescence Obtained From Poly (Phenyenevinylene)-Based Devices," Achim Amma, Penn State, and "Potorefractive Materials," Brad Lewis, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (865-6553).

"Investigations Into the Root Pathogens Associated With Gapevine Decline in Pennsylvania," Beth K. Gugino, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology (865-3761).

"Metal-Insulator Transition and High-Tc Superconductivity," Marta Cielplak, Rutgers University, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Jianendra Jain, Department of Physics (863-1162).

"Exact C*-algebras and the Novikov Conjecture," Erik Guentner, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, 3:35 p.m., 219 Thomas Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Genes and Cancer" (Marker Lecture #1 of 2), Harold E. Varmus, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Nobel Laureate, 8:00 p.m., HUB Auditorium, host: J. Martin Bollinger, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (863-1851).
 
 
 

TUESDAY, 4 APRIL

"Mouse Model of Human Cancer" (Marker Lecture #2 of 2), Harold E. Varmus, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Nobel Laureate, 11:15 a.m., HUB Auditorium, host: J. Martin Bollinger, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (863-1851).
(PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF TIME AND LOCATION --  Earlier report said: 4:00 p.m., 101 Thomas Building)

"Prompt Optical Emission from Gamma-Ray Bursts," Robert Kehoe, University of Michigan, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Stephane Coutu, Department of Physics (865-2015).

"Production and Properties of Carbon Nanotubes," Peter Eklund, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 22 Deike Building, (refreshments at 3:45 p.m. in the Steidle Building museum), Materials Research Institute (863-8407).

"Body Iron Stores and Heart Disease: Is There an Association?" Chris Sempos, State University of New York at Buffalo, 4:00 p.m., S-209 Henderson Building, Intercollege Graduate Program in Nutrition (865-3448).

"Molecular Recognition by Calmodulin," A. Joshua Wand, University of Pennsylvania, 4:00 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: C. Robert Matthews, Department of Chemistry (865-8859).
 
 

WEDNESDAY, 5 APRIL

"Quantitation of Methane Hydrate Buried at Great Depths," Shixin Sun and Jason Monnell, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory (refreshments at 11:00 a.m.), Department of Chemistry (865-6553).

"Function and Evolution of Group-1 Grass Pollen Allergens," Mara Guttman, Penn State, 12:20 p.m. 106 Wartik Laboratory, Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Physiology (863-3892).

(title to be announced), David Vandenbergh, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 221 Henning Building, Intercollege Graduate Program in Genetics (865-5202).

"Fermat's Principle, Gravitational Mirages, and Hubble's Constant," Paul Schechter, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 4:00 p.m., 541 Davey Laboratory, host: Robin Ciardullo, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics (865-0418).
 
 

THURSDAY, 6 APRIL

"Substituted Amphetamine Neurotoxicity -- Lessons in Assessment and Susceptibility," Diane Miller, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 10:30 a.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Anne M. Andrews, Department of Chemistry (865-2970).

"GAGA Factor and Transcriptional Pausing on the hsp70 Promoter in Drosophila," Yingyun Liu, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: David Gilmour, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

"Hypergeometric Series and Multiple Polylogarithms," David Bradley, University of Maine, 11:15 a.m., 108 Sackett Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Theoretical and Practical Implications of Historical Ecology," Emily Russell, Rutgers University, 3:35 p.m., 102 Chambers Building, Intercollege Graduate Program in Ecology (863-3893).

"Stripe Phases in High-Temperature Superconductors," John Tranquada, Brookhaven National Laboratory, 4:00 p.m., 117 Osmond Laboratory, host: Xiaoxing Xi, Department of Physics (863-5350).

"Poisson Geometry and Some Applications," J.-H. Lu, University of Arizona, 4:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
 
 

FRIDAY, 7 APRIL

"Microsatellites in Gene and Genome Evolution," Dawn Field (faculty candidate), Oxford University, 11:00 a.m., 105 Wartik Laboratory (refreshments at 10:45 a.m.), host: Robert Mitchell, Department of Biology (865-4562).

"The Wilted Beetle Group: Tritrophic Puzzles and Problems in Integrated Pest Management of Cucurbits," Shelby Fleischer, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Department of Entomology (865-1895).

"The Haagerup Property and Group Actions on CAT(0) Cube Complexes (After Niblo and Reeves)," Nigel Higson, Penn State, 3:35 p.m., 219 Thomas Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Soil Physical and Chemical Relationships in Declining and Non-Declining Plots of Sugar Maple Trees," Patrick Drohan, Penn State, 3:35 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Department of Agronomy (863-1601).
 
 

SATURDAY, 8 APRIL

"Space Day 2000," 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., HUB Alumni Hall, Space Grant Consortium (863-3608)
 
 

SUNDAY, 9 APRIL

(none)
 
 

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