SCIENCE SEMINARS: APRIL 26 TO MAY 2, 1999
SCIENCE SEMINARS: APRIL 26 TO MAY 2, 1999
MONDAY, APRIL 26
"RNA Cleavage by Inorganic Compounds," Michael Pence, Penn State, 1:15 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (865-4041).
"Iterated Function Systems and Dimension," Peter Veerman, Georgia Institute of Technology, 3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Phase Spectroscopy and its Phenomenal Power" (condensed, atomic, and molecular physics), Kuppuswamy Vedam, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Department of Physics (865-7534).
"Probing the Water-Oxidation Chemistry of Photosystem II," Gary Brudvig, Yale University, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: John Golbeck, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).
"Fullerenes and the Flux of Extraterrestrial Materials to the Surface of the Earth over Geologic Time," Luann Becker, University of Hawaii, 4:10 p.m., 22 Deike Building, Department of Geosciences (863-8761).
"Clouds, Climate, and Modern Applied Math" (Marker lecture #1 of 4),
Andrew Majda, New York University, 8:00 p.m., 117 Thomas Building, Department
of Mathematics (865-7527).
TUESDAY, APRIL 27
"Elements of Order 5 in Tate-Shafarevich Groups of Elliptic Curves," Kevin James, Penn State, 9:15 a.m., 110 Thomas Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Searching for Life in Martian Meteorites: An Organic Perspective," Luann Becker, University of Hawaii, 12:15 p.m., 301 Steidle Building, Astrobiology Research Center (863-8761).
"Genetic and Genomic Approaches to Studying Hematopoiesis and Vasculogenesis" (Bortree lecture), Alan Bernstein, Toronto Mount Sinai Hospital (Canada), 2:00 p.m., 118 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Andrew Henderson, Department of Veterinary Science (863-0340).
(title to be announced), Thomas Schick, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., 117 Borland Laboratory, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Bonding Specificity in the Genomic Era: Applications to Transcriptional Regulation and DNA Repair," Neil Clarke, Johns Hopkins University, 4:00 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-0889).
"Examing the Role of Gender-Role Preference in Family Food Choices," Lynne Brown, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 209 South Henderson Building, Intercollege Graduate Program in Nutrition (865-3448).
"Rapid Sperm Evolution: Implications for Speciation," Scott Pitnick, Syracuse University, 4:00 p.m. (refreshments at 3:45 p.m.), 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Andrew Clark, Department of Biology (863-3891).
"Nonlinear Instability and Mixing at Large Richardson Numbers" (Marker lecture #2 of 4), Andrew Majda, New York University, 4:30 p.m., 314 Willard Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Percolation and Disordered Materials," Leonid Berlyand, Penn State,
5:00 p.m., 116 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28
"Near-Field Vibrational Spectroscopy," Stephan Stranick, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-8461).
"The First Stars and Quasars," Abraham Loeb, Harvard University, 4:00 p.m., 541 Davey Laboratory, host: Peter Meszaros, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics (865-0418).
"Equilibrium Statistical Theories in Two and Three Dimensions and Crude
Closure for Geophysical Flows" (Marker lecture #3 of 4), Andrew Majda,
New York University, 4:30 p.m., 117 Thomas Building, Department of Mathematics
(865-7527).
THURSDAY, APRIL 29
(title to be announced), Stephen Schanuel, State University of New York, 11:15 a.m., 311 Boucke Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Olefin Polymerizations and Oligomerizations Catalyzed by Late-Transition Metal Complexes," Maurice Brookhart, University of North Carolina, 12:15 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-0889).
(title to be announced), Nigel Higson, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., 117 Borland Laboratory, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Dragging Spin Packets in Semiconductors" (colloquium), David Awschalom, University of California, 3:30 p.m., 101 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Physics (865-7534).
"Mathematical Models for Dispersive Wave Turbulence" (Marker lecture
#4 of 4), Andrew Majda, New York University, 4:30 p.m., 102 McAllister
Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
FRIDAY, APRIL 30
Generation of Iminium Ion from Azides and Applications to Organic Synthesis," Anne Bullion, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (865-4041).
"Alignment and Orientation in the Photodissociation of Iodine-Chlorine," Sean M. Hurley, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-0119).
"Radiation Reaction in General Relativity," Eanna Flanagan, Cornell University, 2:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).
"Surprises in Viscous Fingering," Saleh Tanveer, Ohio State University,
3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
SATURDAY, MAY 1
(none)
SUNDAY, MAY 2
(none)
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