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 November 2004

 

MONDAY, 8 NOVEMBER

"Lithographic Approaches to Biomotor Patterning and Its Applications," Vivek Verma, Penn State, 12:00 noon, S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Physics (863-0007).

"Developmentally and Cell-Cycle-Regulated Nuclear-Envelope Targeting in Plants," Iris Meier, Ohio State University, 12:20 p.m., 107 Wartik Laboratory, host: Richard Cyr, Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Physiology (863-3892).

"Coordination Polymers," Shih-to Fei, Penn State, 2:00 p.m., 102 Chemistry Building, host: Harry Allcock, Department of Chemistry (865-3527).

"Exclusive Decays of B Mesons to Charmonium at BaBar," Alex Olivas, University of Colorado, 2:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Doug Cowen, Department of Physics (865-5943).

"Gamma-Ray Bursts and Black Holes as Simultaneous Gravitational-Wave, Electromagnetic, and Neutrino Signal Emittors," Peter Meszaros, Penn State, 3:00 p.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, Institute for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).

"Normally Invariant Manifolds Revisited," Raphael de Llave, University of Texas, 3:30 p.m., 320 Whitmore Laboratory, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Plant Microbe Interactions Between Phytophthora spp. and Theobroma cacao," Bryan Bailey, United States Department of Agriculture, 3:30 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology (865-3761).

"Extension Dimensions of Horticulture," Lee Young, Penn State, 3:50 p.m., 111 Tyson Building, Department of Horticulture (865-2571).

"Transcription Factor AP-2, a Notch-Target Gene Essential for Limb, Orofacial, and Nervous-System Development," Pamela Mitchell, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Robert Schlegel, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

(title to be announced), Linda Wray, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 209 Henderson Building, Graduate Program in Nutrition (865-3448).

TUESDAY, 9 NOVEMBER

"Partial and Complete Observables for Constraint Systems in Canonical Framework," Bianca Dittrich, Albert Einstein Institute (Germany), 1:00 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Institute for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).

"Quantitative Prediction of Interaction Potentials for Weak-Binding Systems,"Andrew Chizmeshya, Arizona State University, 2:15 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Milton Cole, Department of Physics (863-0165).

"Theory of Spontaneously-Polarized Liquids," Michael Widom, Carnegie Mellon University, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, host: Renee Diehl, Department of Physics (865-9251).

"Exploiting the Properties of a Self-Splicing Group-I Intron for the Development of New RNA-Catalyzed Reactions," Stephen Testa, University of Kentucky, 4:00 p.m., 102 Chemistry Building, host: Philip Bevilacqua, Department of Chemistry (863-3812).

"Protein Interactions," Stanley Fields, Howard Hughes Medical Institute + University of Washington, 4:00 p.m., Lecture Room D at College of Medicine (with video conferencing to 108 Wartik Laboratory), Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences (717-531-8982).

"The Techniques for Large-Scale Phylogeny," Tandy Warnow, University of Texas, 4:00 p.m. (refreshments at 3:45 p.m.), 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Claude dePamphilis, Department of Biology (863-6412).

WEDNESDAY, 10 NOVEMBER

"Missile Defense and Space Weapons," Richard Garwin, Thomas J. Watson Research Center, 4:00 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, host: Milton Cole, Department of Physics (863-0165).

"Sharp Isoperimetric Inequalities on Surfaces," Chris Croke, University of Pennsylvania, 3:30 p.m., 320 Whitmore Laboratory, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

THURSDAY, 11 NOVEMBER

"Suppression of Developmental Defects in C. elegans egl-13 Mutants," Brian Nelms, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Wendy Hanna-Rose, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

"Summation by Parts in Numerical Relativity: Strengths and Limitations," Bela Szilagyi, Albert Einstein Institute (Germany), 12:30 p.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, Institute for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).

"Cell-Surface Dynamics and Regulation of GABAA (Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid) Receptors," Stephen Moss, University of Pennsylvania, 4:00 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory, Eberly College of Science + Department of Biology + Department of Biobehavioral Health + Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences + Department of Health and Human Development + Department of Chemistry (865-5563).

"Mining the Acoustic Record in the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy," Richard Garwin, Thomas J. Watson Research Center, 4:00 p.m., 117 Osmond Laboratory, host: Milton Cole, Department of Physics (863-0165).

"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Environmental Protection Agency
Air-Quality Model for Summer Ozone Prediction," Bill Ryan, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 112 Walker Building, Department of Meteorology (863-8566).

"Perspectives on High-Dimensional Inference in Functional Data Analysis," Dan Spitzner, Viriginia Tech, 4:00 p.m., 104 Thomas Building, Department of Statistics (865-1348).

FRIDAY, 12 NOVEMBER

"Effective Hamiltonian for Isotropic Loop Quantum Cosmology and Its Applications," Shyam Date, Institute for Mathematical Sciences (India), 9:00 a.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, Institute for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).

"Student Practice Presentations for Entomology Society of America Meeting (November 14 to 17)," 11:15 a.m., 118 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Department of Entomology (865-1895).

"Fundamental Studies into Electron Tunnelling in Molecules and Molecular Assemblies," Dave Waldeck, University of Pittsburgh, 2:30 p.m., 102 Chemistry Building, host: Mark Maroncelli, Department of Chemistry (865-0898).

"Mechanisms of Synchrony: Patterns and Causes," Isabella Cattadori, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., 118 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Intercollege Graduate Program in Ecology (865-5557).

"Search for Habitable Planets," Steinn Siggurdsson + Alex Wolszszan, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., 341 Deike Building, Penn State Astrobiology Research Center (865-4074).

"Maps, Votes, and Election Outcomes: the Geographical Basis of Electoral Bias," Ron Johnston, University of Bristol (United Kingdom), 4:00 p.m., 301 Steidle Building, Department of Geography (863-1806).

SATURDAY, 13 NOVEMBER

ADDED AFTER EMAIL DISTRIBUTION:
Penn State Shipwreck Symposium, 1:00 p.m., Nittany Lion Inn, Eberly College of Science (863-5100, http://www.outreach.psu.edu/pr/shipwrecksymposium/).

SUNDAY, 14 NOVEMBER

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