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 September 2007

MONDAY, 3 SEPTEMBER

(none - Labor Day holiday)

TUESDAY, 4 SEPTEMBER

ADDED AFTER EMAIL DISTRIBUTION:
"Relational Observables and Cosmological Perturbation Theory," Johannes Tambornino, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics (Canada), 10:15 a.m, 320 Whitmore Laboratory, Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos, (863-9605 or www.gravity.psu.edu).

"Ratner Theory of Unipotent Flows: Part Two," David Witte Morris, University of Lethbridge (Canada), 3:30 p.m., 216 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Symmetry in Q-Series Transformations," George Andrews, Penn State, 3:35 p.m , 315 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

WEDNESDAY, 5 SEPTEMBER

"Analysis, Geometry, and Arithmetics of Fractals," Alexadre Kirillov, University of Pennsylvania, 2:30 p.m., 113 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Unraveling the Mysteries of Neutrinos: The Road Ahead," Mary Bishai, Brookhaven National Laboratory, 2:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Irina Mocioiu, Department of Physics (865-7533).

THURSDAY, 6 SEPTEMBER

"Matrix With Noncommutative Entries and Family Algebras," Alexandre Kirillov, University of Pennsylvania, 4:00 p.m., 114 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Nanomagnets: Poles or No Poles," Chia-Ling Chien, Johns Hopkins University, 4:00 p.m., 117 Osmond Laboratory, host: Moses Chan, Department of Physics (865-7533).

FRIDAY, 7 SEPTEMBER

"Music of the Primes - Math's Greatest Riddle, Math's Greatest Minds, Part One: From the Greeks to Gauss" and "Photonics: The Revolution in Communications" (videos), 3:35 p.m., 211 Davey Laboratory, Physical and Mathematical Sciences Library (865-7617 or www.libraries.psu.edu/pams/filmseries.html).

SATURDAY, 1 SEPTEMBER and SUNDAY, 2 SEPTEMBER

(none)

 

 

 

 

 

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