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

9 to 15 September 2002

 

MONDAY, 9 SEPTEMBER

"Reactions of Rare-Earth-Metal Catalysts in Aqueous Media," Mandi McElwain, Penn State, 1:15 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (865-2374).

"Getting Sulfur into RNA: Novel-Persulfide Biochemistry for the Biosynthesis of a Photo Sensor," Eugene Mueller, University of Delaware, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Squire Booker, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

"The Land of Plenty: Environmental Influences on Food Intake," Barbara Rollls, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory, Intercollege Graduate Program in Nutrition (863-2919).

 

TUESDAY, 10 SEPTEMBER

"Life Beneath the Seafloor," Steve D'Hondt, University of Rhode Island, 3:00 p.m., 112 Walker Building, Penn State Astrobiology Research Center (863-8761).

"Gases Absorbed on Nanotube Bundles: Dimensional Crossover and Quantum Effects," Mercedes Calbi, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory, Department of Physics (865-7534).

"The Virtual Planetary Laboratory: Towards Characterizing Extrasolar Terrestrial Planets," Vikki Meadows, California Institute of Technology, 4:00 p.m., 112 Walker Building, Penn State Astrobiology Research Center (863-8761).

"The Roles of Intestinal Iron Transporters in Health and Disease," Matthias Hediger, Harvard University, 4:15 p.m., 101 Thomas Building (video conferencing to College of Medicine), Life Sciences Consortium (863-3650).

 

WEDNESDAY, 11 SEPTEMBER

"Desorption of Organic Layers by Ion Beams," Zbigniew Postawa, Jagiellonian University (Poland), 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-6553).

"The Arabidopsis ATK1 Gene is Required for Normal Spindle Morphogenesis in Male Meiosis," Wuxing Li, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 107 Wartik Laboratory, Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Physiology (863-3892).

 

THURSDAY, 12 SEPTEMBER

"Cosmic Antimatter," Stephane Coutu, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 117 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Physics (865-7534).

"Extreme Shock Models," Juerg Huesler, University of Bern (Switzerland), 4:00 p.m., 102 Thomas Building, Department of Statistics (865-1348).

"Robot-Assisted Urban Search and Rescue at the World Trace Center: Where's the Al?" Robin Murphy, University of South Florida, 4:00 p.m., 112 Kern Building, Department of Computer Science and Engineering (865-9505).

 

FRIDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER

"Spin Foams: An Overview," Alejandro Perez, Penn State, 11:00 a.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, Center For Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).

"Contractile Protein Expression in Skeletal Muscle: Plasticity and Contractile Function," Gary Sieck, Mayo Clinic, 4:00 p.m., 127 Noll Laboratory, Noll Physiological Research Center (865-3454).

"Sample Introduction Methods for DNA on Electrophoretic Chips," Elizabeth Smith Roddy, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (863-8063).

 

SATURDAY, 14 SEPTEMBER and SUNDAY, 15 SEPTEMBER

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