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

7 to 13 JANUARY 2002

 

MONDAY, 7 JANUARY

"The Mechanism of Superoxide-Dismutase Activation by Its Copper Chaperone," Audrey Lamb (faculty candidate), Northwestern University, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, hosts: John Golbeck and Song Tan, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

 

TUESDAY, 8 JANUARY

"Ab-Initio Molecular Dynamics Simulation on H2 Adsorption in Carbon Based Materials," Hansong Cheng and Alan Cooper, Air Products and Chemicals, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Milton Cole, Department of Physics (863-0165).

"New Mechanism for Heavy Meson Production," Yu Jia, Ohio State University, 3:30 p.m., 210 Davey Laboratory, host: Mark Strikman, Department of Physics (865-7382).

"The Challenges and Problems of Predicting Future Climate Changes," Warren Washington, National Center for Atmospheric Research, 4:00 p.m., 101 Thomas Building (with video conferencing to Hershey Medical Center), Life Sciences Consortium (863-3650).

 

WEDNESDAY, 9 JANUARY

(none)

 

THURSDAY, 10 JANUARY

"The Role of Ron (recepteur d'origine Nantaise)/MSP (Macrophage-Stimulating Protein) Signaling Pathway in Intestinal Tumorigenesis and Inflammation," Xin Wei, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Pamela Correll, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

(title to be announced), Mathias Scheffler, Fritz-Haber Institute (Germany), 4:00 p.m., 117 Osmond Laboratory, host: Renee Diehl, Department of Physics (865-9251).

 

FRIDAY, 11 JANUARY to SUNDAY, 13 JANUARY

(none)

 

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Additions or cancellations will be noted on weekly Science Seminar listings on the Web.

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