SCIENCE SEMINARS: APRIL 19 TO 25, 1999
SCIENCE SEMINARS: APRIL 19 TO 25, 1999
MONDAY, APRIL 19
"Nanoprobing Electrical Transport in Organic Semiconductors," Dan C.
Frisbie, University of Minnesota, 1:15 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory,
Department of Chemistry (865-4041).
"Memory of a Vortex Lattice" (condensed, atomic, and molecular physics), Eva Andrei, Rutgers University, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Department of Physics (865-7534).
"Multiple Recurrence and Nilpotent Groups," Alexander Leibman, Ohio State University, 3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Theory and Application of Computational Geometry in Materials Science," Mark D. Rintoul, Sandia National Laboratories, 3:30 p.m., 325 Whitmore Laboratory, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Application of AFLP in Disease-Resistance Mapping," Ruofan Zhang, Penn State, 3:35 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology (865-3761).
"Transcription and Capping of Eukaryotic mRNA," Stephen Buratowski, Harvard University, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Song Tan, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).
"Carbon Isotopic Analyses of Fossil Bacteria: Attempting Biochemistry With a Hammer!" Christopher House, University of California, 4:10 p.m., 22 Deike Building, Department of Geosciences (863-8761).
"A Personal Perspective on Organic Synthesis. Where is the Field
Going?" (Priestly Lecture #1 of 3), David E. Evans, Harvard University,
8:00 p.m., 104 Keller Conference Center, Department of Chemistry (865-6553).
TUESDAY, APRIL 20
"Modularity of a Certain Calabi-Yau Threefold," Scott Ahlgren, Penn State, 9:15 a.m., 110 Thomas Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Genomic-Based and Bioinformatic-Based Analysis of Bacterial Metabolism," Jeremy S. Edwards, University of California, 10:00 a.m., 140 Fenske Laboratory, host: R. Nagarajan, Department of Chemical Engineering (863-1973).
"Molecular Structure and Bonding at Liquid Surface and Interfaces,"
Geri Richmond, University of Oregon, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory,
Department of Chemistry (863-8461).
"Microbial Diversity on Earth," Christopher House, University of California,
1:10 p.m., 301 Steidle Building, Astrobiology Research Center
(863-8761).
"Extracting the Gravitational-Wave Channel from LIGO," Peter Fritschel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).
(title to be announced), Guoliang Yu, University of Colorado, 2:30 p.m., 117 Borland Laboratory, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Responses to Phytophagous Insects: Developmental Disorders and Defense Responses in Squash and Tomato," Linda Walling, University of California, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Sally Assmann, Department of Biology (863-9579).
"Design of Chiral Metal Complexes for Asymmetric Synthesis" (Priestly
Lecture #2 of 3), David E. Evans, Harvard University, 4:30 p.m., S-5 Osmond
Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (865-6553).
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21
"Single-Cell Analysis," Norm Dovichi, University of Alberta (Canada), 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-8461).
"Investigations Directed Toward the Synthesis of Peptide Antibiotics" (Priestly Lecture #3 of 3), David E. Evans, Harvard University, 12:15 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (865-6553).
(title to be announced), Stephany Weightman, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 111 Tyson Building, Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Physiology (865-0323 or 865-2626).
"How Atomic Collisions Affect a Bose-Einstein Condensate" (colloquium), Dan Heinzen, University of Texas, 3:30 p.m., 117 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Physics (865-7534).
"A Lightweight Universe?" Neta Bahcall, Princeton University, 4:00 p.m., 541 Davey Laboratory, host: Peter Meszaros, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics (865-0418).
"Science and Recent Development of Forest Policies in Western North
America," Jerry Franklin, University of Washington, 7:30 p.m., 101
Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, The Glatfelter
Pulp Wood Company (863-7221).
THURSDAY, APRIL 22
(title to be announced), Mark Scheel, Cornell University, 10:00 a.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).
"The Role of Reactive Metabolites of Dopamine in Parkinson's Disease,"
Teresa Hastings, University of Pittsburgh, 10:30 a.m., 339 Davey
Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-8461).
"Cubic Twists of Automorphic L-Series," Jeff Hoffstein, Brown University, 11:15 a.m., 311 Boucke Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Molecules in Optical Fields," A. David Buckingham, Cambridge University (England), 12:00 noon, S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-0119).
(title to be announced), Guoliang Yu, University of Colorado, 2:30 p.m., 117 Borland Laboratory, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Assessing Effects of Past Fire and Farming, Stand Age, and Geology on Stream-Baseflow Nitrogen from Mid-Appalachian Forested Watersheds," Karl Williard, Penn State, 3:45 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, host: David DeWalle, Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Ecology (863-7221).
"Spatial and Temporal Use of Even-Age Reproduction Stands By Breeding Birds," Susan Talbott, Penn State, 3:45 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, host: Richard Yahner, Intercollege Graduate Program in Ecology (863-7221).
"Submarine Hydrothermal Vents: A Warm, Cozy Oasis for Chemoautotrophic Microbes," Thomas McCollom, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 4:10 p.m., 22 Deike Building, Department of Geosciences (863-8761).
"Some New Approaches to Public Key Cryptography," Jeff Hoffstein, Brown
University, 4:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics
(865-7527).
FRIDAY, APRIL 23
"The Rest of the Story: A Darkling Beetle Chronicle," Charles Triplehorn, Ohio State University, 11:15 a.m., 101 Agricultural Science and Industry Building, host: Maryann Frazier, Department of Entomology (865-1895).
"Cooking the Primordial Soup: Experimental Tests of the Abiotic Generation of Organic Compounds in Geological Systems," Thomas McCollom, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 12:15 p.m. 301 Steidle Building, Astrobiology Research Center (863-8761)
"The Role of Chemistry and the Chemical Industry in a Nation's Innovation Strategy" (Kohout Lecture), Mary Good, Venture Capital Investors, Inc., 2:00 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (865-6553).
"On Contact-Induced Standing Waves in Rotating Tires: Experiment and
Theory," Joseph Cusumano, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building,
Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
SATURDAY, APRIL 24
(none)
SUNDAY, APRIL 25
(none)
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