SCIENCE SEMINARS: SEPTEMBER 28 TO OCTOBER 4, 1998
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
"Berry's Phase and Millikelvin Force Microscope" (condensed, atomic, and molecular physics), Geoffrey Nunes, Dartmouth College, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Department of Physics (863-0136).
"Some Questions of Integral Geometry on Anosov Manifolds," Vladimir Sharafutdinov (institutional affiliation unknown), 3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Acidic Fog and Septoria Betulae Pass: Impacts on Birch Species Along the Bay of Fundy, Canada," Kyle Kouterick, Penn State, 3:35 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology (865-3761).
"Molecular Chaperones: Engineers of Protein Biogenesis and Quality Control," Jeffrey L. Brodsky, University of Pittsburgh, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, hosts: Davis Ng and Philip Mohr, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
"Applications of Titanium Dioxide Thin Films," April Hennis, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (865-4041).
"Recent Progress on the Baum-Connes Conjecture," Pierre Julg, Institute of Advanced Mathematical Research (France), 11:15 a.m., 218 Thomas Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Synthesis of Equipment with Integrated Functionality," Jeffrey J. Siirola, Eastman Chemical Company, 11:15 a.m., 110 Wartik Laboratory, host: Costas Maranas, Department of Chemical Engineering (863-9958).
"Search Methods in q-series: The Generalized Engel Algorithm," George Andrews, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 113 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Asteroseismology with Gravitational Waves: Chasing w-modes of Neutron Stars," Hans-Peter Nollert, Universitat Tuebingen (Germany), 1:00 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).
"Molecular Genetic Analysis of Plant-Pathogen Interactions," Barbara Kunkel, Washington University, 2:30 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Ramesh Raina, Department of Biology (865-7127).
"Holographic Formulation of Quantum Gravity and Supergravity" (elementary particles and fields), Lee Smolin, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Department of Physics (863-9594).
"Curves Over Finite Fields with Many Rational Points: IV," Hiren Maharaj, Penn State, 3:35 p.m., 113 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Modeling and Adaptive Solution of Oxidation in Composite Materials," Mohammed Aiffa, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Research Funding Opportunities Within the American Institute for Cancer Research," Ritva Butrum, American Institute for Cancer Research, 4:00 p.m., S-209 Henderson Building, Intercollege Graduate Program in Nutrition (865-0108).
"Inside-Out Calculus," John Roe, Penn State, 5:00 p.m., 325 Whitmore Laboratory (refreshments at 4:30 p.m. in 212 McAllister Building), Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
"Application of Fiber-Optic Arrays for Olfactory Sensing," Drew Manica, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-8461).
"2D Supersymmetry Done Right," Aravind Asok, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 219 Thomas Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Optical Chromatography," Julie Lapos, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-8461).
"Vacuolar pH and Tonoplast Transport in Barley Aleurone," Sarah Swanson (institutional affiliation unknown), 12:20 p.m., 111 Tyson Building, Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Physiology (865-7069).
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1
"Analysis of Short Transcripts Associated with Promoter Proximal Pausing on Drosophila hsp70 Gene," Armeria Vicol, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).
"Unipotent Groups and Curves of Genus Two," David Penniston, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 106 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
"Where Are We in the Search for Quantum Gravity?," Lee Smolin, Penn State, 1:00 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).
"Basic Principles of Flow Cytometry Highlighting Multi-color Flow Analysis," Ann Beitz, Becton Dickinson & Company, 1:15 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Flow Cytometry Facility and Life Sciences Consortium (863-2762).
"Law and Order: The Photon Pistol and Quantum Engineering" (colloquium), Joseph Eberly, University of Rochester, 3:30 p.m., 101 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Physics (863-5343).
"Cryptosporidium Revisited," Yvette Rauff, Penn State, 3:35 p.m., 16 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: L. Sordillo, Department of Veterinary Science (863-5786).
"Brazil Nut Seedling Establishment and Autecology in Amazonia," Karen Kainer, Slippery Rock University, 3:45 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, host: Chris Uhl, Intercollege Graduate Program in Ecology (863-7221).
"Extension of Log Rank Test," Ji-Hyun Kim, Soongsil University (Korea), 4:00 p.m., 201 Thomas Building, Department of Statistics (865-1348). "The Nodal and Critical Sets of a Solution of an Elliptic Equation" (colloquium), Robert Hardt, Rice University, 4:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building (refreshments at 4:00 p.m. in 212 McAllister Building), Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2
"Human Exposure to Pesticides: The Science, Policy, and Religion of Risk Assessment," Doug Baugher, EXP Corporation, 11:00 a.m., 118 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Larry Hull, Department of Entomology (865-1895).
"LEAP 1998: Integrating Ag Science and Freshman Composition," Colin Fewer, 12:20 p.m., 121 Chambers Building, Department of Curriculum and Instruction (865-2197).
"The Interplay of Intramolecular Vibrational Dynamics and Molecular Rotation: Measuring Uniomolecular Isomerization Rates through the Rotational Spectroscopy Analog of Dynamic NMR Spectroscopy," Brooks H. Pate, University of Virginia, 2:30 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-0119).
"Mathematical Models of Singularities in Nematic Liquid Crystals," Robert Hardt, Rice University, 3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
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