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

5 to 11 April 2004

 

MONDAY, 5 APRIL

"Access Control and Secure Third-Party Distribution of XML Documents," Bhavani Thuraisingham, MITRE Corporation and National Science Foundation, 11:00 a.m., 333 Information Sciences and Technology Building, Department of Computer Science and Engineering (865-9505).

"Rare Neutral Kaon and Pion Results from Kaons at the TeVatron (KTeV)," Pat Toale, University of Colorado, 11:00 a.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, host: Doug Cowen, Department of Physics (863-5943).

"PRPs: Proteins Important for Cell Function that are Differentially Localized Within the Plant Cell Wall," Mary Tierney, University of Vermont, 12:20 p.m., 106 Wartik Laboratory, host: Daniel Cosgrove, Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Physiology (863-3892).

"Sequential Radiation: Detecting Evolutionary Patterns Through Genetics, Behavior, and Ecology," Warren Abrahamson, Bucknell University, 12:20 p.m., 104 Rackley Building, Intercollege Graduate Program in Ecology (865-5557).

"Charming Physics," Ramona Vogt, University of California and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Mark Strikman, Department of Physics (865-7382).

"Rigidly Rotating Homogeneous Equilibrium Configurations in Newtonian and Einsteinian Gravity," Marcus Ansorg, Penn State, 3:00 p.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).

"A Dual-Selection-Based, Targeted Gene-Knock-Out Method for Fungi," Chang Hyun Khang, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology (865-3761).

"Progress in the Study of the Alternative 'Amenable/Nonamenable' During the Past 50 Years," Rostislav Grigorchuk, Texas A&M University, 3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Enlargeability and Index Theory I," Thomas Schick, Georg-August University of Gottingen (Germany), 3:35 p.m., 103 Willard Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Investigating Edamame (Glycine max [L.] Merrill) Production Practices and Subsequent Consumer and Professional-Chef Demand," Dru Bernthal, Penn State, 3:50 p.m., 108 Tyson Building, Department of Horticulture (863-3371).

TUESDAY, 6 APRIL

"Directions for Cyber-Security Research and Education," Bhavani Thuraisingham, MITRE Corporation and National Science Foundation, 11:00 a.m., 333 Information Sciences and Technology Building, Department of Computer Science and Engineering (865-9505).

"Propagating Fronts in Models of Population Dynamics with Degenerate Diffusion," Elizabeth Logak, University Cergy-Pontoise (France), 1:00 p.m., 115 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Noise Spectroscopy of Magnetoresistive Tunnel Structures," Ed Nowak, University of Delaware, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Ying Liu, Department of Physics (863-0090).

"Hydrogeophysics: A Revolution or Evolution in Hydrology," Stephen Moysey, Stanford University, 4:00 p.m., 22 Deike Building, Department of Geosciences (865-2622).

"Pi-Pi and CH-Pi Interactions in Biomolecular Recognition," Marcey L. Waters, University of North Carolina, 4:00 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Blake Peterson, Department of Chemistry (865-2969).


WEDNESDAY, 7 APRIL

"Information Sharing and Retrieval in Wide-Area Distributed Systems," Chunqiang Tang, University of Rochester, 11:00 a.m., 333 Information Sciences and Technology Building, Department of Computer Science and Engineering (865-9505).

"Studies of the Growth and Reactivity of Oxide-Supported Metal Nanoparticles as Models for Heterogeneous Catalysts," Donna Chen, University of South Carolina, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Andrew Ewing, Department of Chemistry (863-4653).

"Discovering New Submarine Ecosystems: The Lost-City Hydrothermal Field," Debbie Kelly, Washington University, 12:00 noon, 541 Deike Building, Office of the Dean of the Graduate School and Worldwide Universities Network (863-1274).

"Wild Pennsylvania: Wetlands" (video), 12:15 p.m., 105 Deike Building, Earth and Mineral Sciences Library (863-7073).

"Spectra of Fractal Groups and Related Topics," Rostislav Grigorchuk, Texas A&M University, 3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"A New Look at Diabetic Retinopathy," Thomas Gardner, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., Lecture Room D at College of Medicine (with video conferencing to 108 Wartik Laboratory), host: Leonard Jefferson, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology/Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences (717-531-8982).

"Star-Formation History in the Andromeda Halo," Tom Brown, Space Telescope Science Institute, 4:00 p.m., 541 Davey Laboratory, host: Richard Wade, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics (865-0418).

(title to be announced), Cecile Pickart, Johns Hopkins University, 4:00 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Department of Veterinary Science (863-5786).

THURSDAY, 8 APRIL

"Integrated Approaches to Address Foodborne Pathogens and Food-Safety Issues," Stephen P. Oliver, University of Tennessee, 9:30 a.m., 324 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Bhushan Jayarao, Department of Veterinary Science (863-5939).

"An Overview of the Geosciences Directorate at the National Science Foundation," Stephen Reid, National Science Foundation, 11:15 a.m., 529 Walker Building, Department of Meteorology (863-8566).

"Applications of Thermodynamics to Modern Materials Challenges," Austin Chang, University of Wisconsin, 11:15 a.m., 26 Hosler Building, Department of Materials Science and Engineering (865-4992).

"Chromatin Boundaries: Good Fences Make Good Neighbors," Sangita Chakraborty, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Robert Simpson, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

"Genetic Diversity in Rubus idaeus" by Holly Marking and "The Application of Branch Link on Genome-Wide SNP Markers" by Xianyun Mao, Penn State, 11:45 a.m. (refreshments at 11:30 a.m.), 317 Mueller Laboratory, Intercollege Graduate Program in Genetics (865-6903, lee11@psu.edu).

"Capacitance Measurements as a Probe of Interface Physics in Thin-Film Structures," Arthur Hebard, University of Florida, 3:50 p.m., 117 Osmond Laboratory, host: Ying Liu, Department of Physics (863-0090).

ADDED AFTER EMAIL DISTRIBUTION:
"Microsatellite Assessments of Genetic Parentage and Reproductive Behaviors in Fishes," John C. Avise, University of Georgia, 4:00 p.m. (refreshments at 3:45 p.m.), 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Douglas Cavener, Department of Biology (865-4562).

"Simulation of a Stratospheric Intrusion Using the Lagrangian-Particle-Transport Model FLEXPART," Stephen Reid, National Science Foundation, 4:00 p.m., 112 Walker Building, Department of Meteorology (863-8566).

"The Take-All Disease: A Common Denominator for World Understanding," Don M. Huber, Purdue University, 4:00 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology (865-3761).

"The Complex Genetics of Transcriptional Activity in the Brain and its Relations to Structure and Function," Rob Williams, University of Tennessee, 4:00 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory, host: Byron Jones, Department of Biobehavioral Health+Department of Biology+Department of Chemistry+College of Health and Human Development+Eberly College of Science+ Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences (863-3650).

(title to be announced), Rowena Lohman, California Institute of Technology, 4:00 p.m., 22 Deike Building, Department of Geosciences (865-2622).

"Neural Patterning: Hedgehog and Beyond" (Marker Lecture #1 of 2), Kathryn Anderson, Sloan-Kettering Institute, 7:30 p.m., 101 Thomas Building, host: Pamela Mitchell, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-5802).


FRIDAY, 9 APRIL

"Malleability of the Male Moth’s Pheromone-Receptor Neurons May Facilitate Evolutionary Shifts in Sex-Pheromone Blends," Tom Baker, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 118 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Gary Felton, Department of Entomology (865-1895).

"Investigations into the Two-Dimensional Structure of Carbon 60," Kenneth Ayers, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Kenneth Merz, Department of Chemistry (865-3623).

"Morphogenesis of the Mammalian Body Plan" (Marker Lecture #2 of 2), Kathryn Anderson, Sloan-Kettering Institute, 11:30 a.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory, host: Pamela Mitchell, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-5802).

"Enlargeability and Index Theory II," Bernhard Hanke, University of Munich (Germany), 3:35 p.m., 105 Willard Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Assessing Regional Climate Change Using Downscaling of C-Model Output," Bruce Hewitson, University of Cape Town (South Africa), 4:00 p.m., 301 Steidle Building, Department of Geography (863-1806).


SATURDAY, 10 APRIL and SUNDAY, 11 APRIL

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