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

8 to 14 DECEMBER 2003

 

MONDAY, 8 DECEMBER

"Ceramic-Latex-Composite Coatings," Lorraine F. Francis, University of Minnesota and Penn State, 11:00 a.m., 250 Materials Research Laboratory, Department of Materials Science and Engineering (865-2746).

"Synthesis and Characterization of Antimicrobial Polymers," Michelle Belz, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Steven Weinreb, Department of Chemistry (863-0189).

"Evolution of Floral Morphology in Brassicaceae," John Bowman, University of California, 12:20 p.m., 111 Wartik Laboratory, host: Hong Ma, Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Physiology (863-3892).

"Mapping the Regulatory Surfaces of the Mediator with Artificial Transcriptional Regulators," Anna Mapp, University of Michigan, 1:15 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Blake Peterson, Department of Chemistry (865-2969).

"Studying Spin with Polarized-Proton Collisions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC): First Results and a Fresh Outlook," Greg Rakness, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: John Collins, Department of Physics (863-0783).

"Computational-Thermodynamics Approach for Designing Ceramic-Metal Composites for Long-Term Stability at High Temperatures," S. Ling, ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, 3:00 p.m., 301 Steidle Building, Department of Materials Science and Engineering (865-2746).

"Critical Rates in Nonconventional Ergodic Averaging," Anthony Quas, University of Memphis, 3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"The Algebraic-Index Theorem (After Nest and Tsygan): Part V," Nigel Higson, Penn State, 3:35 p.m., 104 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Root-Root and Root-Object Interactions: Close Encounters of the Second and Third Kind," Omer Falik, Penn State, 3:50 p.m., 111 Tyson Building, Intercollege Graduate Program in Ecology and Department of Horticulture (863-3371).

"Redox Regulation of Enzyme Function and Protein-Protein Interactions," Susan Hutson, Wake Forest University, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Neela Yennawar, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

 

TUESDAY, 9 DECEMBER

"Piezoelectyric Films in Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS)," Susan Trolier-McKinstry, Penn State, 11:30 a.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory, host: Antonios Armaou, Department of Chemical Engineering (865-5316).

"Quantum Fluids in Confinement," Eckhard Krotscheck, Johannes Kepler University of Linz (Austria), 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Paul Sokol, Department of Physics (865-7533).

"Structural and Mechanistic Studies of a DNA-Repair Glycosylase," Andrea Szakal, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., S-05 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (865-6553).

"Effects of Mechanical Forces on Signal Transduction and Gene Expression in Endothelial Cells: A Study at the Interface of Biology, Medicine, and Engineering," Shu Chien, University of California, 4:15 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory (with video conferencing to College of Medicine), Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences (863-3650).

 

WEDNESDAY, 10 DECEMBER

"Smart Polymer Matrices as Holographic Sensors," Hector Saavedra and Chris Morgan, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (865-6553).

"Physics of Thunderstorms" (video), 12:15 p.m., 105 Deike Building, Earth and Mineral Sciences Library (863-7073).

"Hydrodynamic Instability via Contact Geometry," Robert Ghrist, University of Illinois, 3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Stem Cells, Skeletal Repair, and Regeneration," Christopher Niyibizi, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory (videoconferenced from College of Medicine), host: Henry Donahue, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology + Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences (717-531-8982).

 

THURSDAY, 11 DECEMBER

"Using Isotope and Elemental Effects to Study the S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine-Dependent Cyclopropanation of an Unactivated Fatty Acid," David Iwig, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Squire Booker, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

"New Developments in Lithographic Patterning: Steps to Three-Dimensional Microfabrication," Christopher Ober, Cornell University, 1:15 p.m., 26 Hosler Building, Department of Materials Science and Engineering (865-4992).

"Efficient Computation of the Solution of a Multiple-Right-Hand-Side Linear System via an Iterative Method," Julien Langou, University of Tennessee, 4:00 p.m., 201 Thomas Building, Department of Computer Science and Engineering (865-9505).

"Missing Covariate Data in Matched-Case Control Studies," Paul Rathouz, University of Chicago, 4:00 p.m., 102 Thomas Building, Department of Statistics (865-1348).

"Recent Developments in Primality Testing," Carl Pomerance, Dartmouth College, 4:00 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Development of Educational Tools for Proton-Exchange-Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cells," James M. Fenton, University of Connecticut, 4:15 p.m., 22 Deike Building, Department of Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering (865-3437).

 

FRIDAY, 12 DECEMBER

"The Effects of Aphid-Mediated Vectoring on the Microevolution of Plum-Pox Virus," Chris Wallis, Penn State, 1:00 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology (865-3761).

"Second-Messenger Systems in Psychiatric Illness," Galila Agam, Ben-Gurion University (Israel), 3:00 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory (with video conferencing to College of Medicine), hosts: C. Channa Reddy and Byron Jones, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences (863-3650).

"Interactive Visual Computing and Hypothesis Generation," Amy Griffin, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 301 Steidle Building, Department of Geography (863-1806).

(title to be announced), Anna Mazzucato, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Solid von Neumann Algebras (After Ozawa)," Nate Brown, Penn State, 3:35 p.m., 104 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

 

SATURDAY, 13 DECEMBER and SUNDAY, 14 DECEMBER

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