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

3 to 9 MARCH 2003

 

MONDAY, 3 MARCH

"The Environment and International Oil Politics," Ken Saro Wiwa, British Broadcasting Corporation, 9:00 a.m., 22 Deike Building, Institute for Earth Sciences Engineering and Development in Africa (863-6054).

"Principles and Pragmatics for Embedded Systems," John Regehr, University of Utah, 10:00 a.m., 302 Pond Laboratory, Department of Computer Science and Engineering (865-9505).

"Metal-Encapsulated Carbon Nanotubes," Diane Wilson, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-9791).

"Evaluating the Soil-Building Characteristics and Growth Benefits of Four Composted-Organic-Waste Products on Field-Grown Woody Nursery Stock," Tracey Harpster, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 10 Tyson Building, Department of Horticulture (863-3371).

"Intermediate-Mass Black Holes and Gravitational Radiation," Cole Miller, University of Maryland, 3:00 p.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).

"Ergodic Theory for Non-Uniformly-Hyperbolic Dynamical Systems," Michael Benedicks, Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden), 3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Gray Leaf Spot Disease: A Serious Problem for the Turfgrass Industry," Upeksha H. Nanayakkara, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology (865-3761).

"The Role of Behavior in Competitive Displacement of Geckos During Urban Development," Ken Petren, University of Cincinnati, 3:35 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Intercollege Graduate Program in Ecology (865-6679).

"The Process of Dietary Change for Couples with a Diabetic Spouse: A Family Systems Perspective," Daisy Miller, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory, Graduate Program in Nutrition (865-3448).

 

TUESDAY, 4 MARCH

"Detecting and Estimating Sparse Mixtures," Jiashun Jin, Stanford University, 4:00 p.m., 201 Thomas Building, Department of Statistics (865-1348).

"Strategic Planning at the USGS: Science for 'Coping With' a Changing World," Suzanne Weedman, U.S. Geological Survey, 4:00 p.m., 22 Deike Building, Department of Geosciences (865-2622).

"The Role of Biomechanics in Functional-Tissue Engineering (FTE) for Articular Cartilage," Van C. Mow, Columbia University, 4:15 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory (with video conferencing to Collegel of Medicine), Huck Institute for Life Sciences (863-3650).

 

WEDNESDAY, 5 MARCH

"Consumer-Directed Home Care in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Germany: Lessons for the United States," Joshua M. Wiener, Urban Institute, noon, 108 Wartik Laboratory, Gerontology Center (865-1710).

"How and Why is the Eastern Mediterranean the Largest Body of Water in the World Which is Phosphorus Limited?" (Worldwide University National video conference), Mike Krom, University of Leeds (United Kingdom), noon, 341 Deike Building, host: Lee Kump, Department of Geosciences (863-1274).

"In the Light of Reverence" (video), noon, 105 Deike Building, Earth and Mineral Sciences Library (863-7073).

(title to be announced), Chiao-Feng (Joanne) Lin, Penn State, 12:10 p.m., 317 Mueller Laboratory, host: Masatoshi Nei, Institute of Molecular Evolutionary Genetics (863-7334).

"Basal Root Gravitropism in Phaseolus vulgaris," Tom Walk, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 107 Wartik Laboratory, Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Physiology (863-3892).

"In the Light of Reverence" (video), 7:00 p.m., 105 Deike Building, Earth and Mineral Sciences Library (863-7073).

 

THURSDAY, 6 MARCH

"Heat Transfer, Fluid Flow, and Mass Transfer During Laser Spot Welding of 304 Stainless Steel" by Xiuli He and "Monte Carlo Simulation of Grain Growth in the Heat-Affected Zone of Welds" by Saurabh Mishra, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 26 Hosler Building, Department of Material Sciences and Engineering (863-1779).

"What Do We Learn from Whole-Genome Comparisons of Human and Mouse?" Shan Yang, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Ross Hardison, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

"Theorems on Partitions from a Page in Ramanujan's Lost Notebook," Bruce Berndt, University of Illinois, 11:15 a.m., 116 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Generic Riemann Surfaces," Yuri Zarhin, Penn State, 3:35 p.m., 116 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Does Exercise Training Protect the Female Heart Against Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury?" Russell L. Moore, University of Colorado, 4:00 p.m., 127 Noll Laboratory, Noll Research Center (865-3454).

"Gaining Ground: New Views of the Fish-Tetrapod Transition," Jenny Clack, Cambridge University (United Kingdom), 4:00 p.m., 107 Carpenter Building, host: Alan Walker, Department of Anthropology and Department of Biology (865-3122).

 

FRIDAY, 7 MARCH

"Cosmological Deformation of Lorentzian-Spin-Foam Models," Karim Noui, University Montpellier (France), 11:00 a.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).

"Gall Volatiles in Insect-Plant Interactions," John Tooker, University of Illinois, 11:15 a.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Consuelo De Moraes, Department of Entomology (865-1895).

"Positive and Negative Signals that Regulate HIV-1 Transcription in Macrophages," Eileen Lee, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Andrew Henderson, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

"Quantum Hall Effect," Mohamed Sobhy, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-3583).

"A Comparison of Root Distribution of Creeping Bentgrass and Poa annua in Response to High and Low Nitrogen Rates," Eric Lyons, Penn State, 3:35 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences (863-1601).

 

SATURDAY, 8 MARCH and SUNDAY, 9 MARCH

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