Monday, Feb. 4

"Massive Black Hole Binaries - an Observer Perspective," Roberto Decarli, Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, noon, 538 Davey Laboratory, host: Mike Eracleous, Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics (814-865-0418).

(title to be announced), Ding Ma, Penn State, noon, S-5 Osmond Lab, host: Center for Nanoscale Science/MRSEC (814-863-0007).

"Analysis of a Highly Conserved DNA Replication Factor Reveals a Novel and Crucial Role for Lagging Strand DNA Synthesis in Meiotic Recombination," Hong Ma, Penn State, 12:10 pm, 108 Wartik Laboratory, host: Michael Axtell, Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Biology (814-867-0241).

"Bottom-up Synthesis of Structurally Precise 2-D and 3-D Organic Materials," William Dichtel, Cornell University, 2:30 p.m., 102 Chemistry Building, host: Scott Phillips, Department of Chemistry (814-867-2502).

"Zombie Ants: Microbial Manipulation of Animal Behavior," David Hughes, Penn State, 3:35 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology (814-865-3761).

"Contemporary Evolution in Island Birds," Julie Lockwood, Rutgers University, 4 p.m., 112 Borland, host: Christopher Fernandez, Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Ecology (814-867-0371).

"Maternal Glucose During Pregnancy and Children's Body Composition," Paula C. Chandler-Laney, University of Alabama - Birmingham, 4 p.m., 008 Mueller Laboratory, Department of Nutritional Sciences (814-865-3448).

Tuesday, Feb. 5

"Molecular Engineering of Polymeric Membrane Materials for H2 Purification and CO2 Capture," Haiqing Lin, Membrane Technology and Research, 10 a.m.,
102 Chemistry Building, host: Mike Janik, Department of Chemical Engineering (814-865-2577 or www.che.psu.edu/seminars/).

"Partial Randomness and Strong Separations, Part 2," Phil Hudelson, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., 315 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (814-865-7527).

"Shaping the Synthesis of Bimetallic Nanostructures," Sara Skrabalak, Indiana University, 2:30 p.m., 102 Chemistry Building, host: Ben Lear, Department of Chemistry (814-867-4625).

"Smooth Particle Hydrodynamics: Fundamentals, Projection Schemes and Computational Considerations," Nathaniel Trask, Brown University, 2:30 p.m., 023 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (814-865-7527).

"I. Orbit Method and Geometric Quantization. Mathematical Models of Classical and Quantum Mechanics. Quantization.," Alexandre Kirillov, University of Pennsylvania, 3:30 p.m., 216 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (814-865-7527).

"Measurinig Mineral Redox Properties," Christopher Gorski, Penn State, 4 p.m., 22 Deike Building, Department of Geosciences (814-865-2622).

Wednesday, Feb. 6

"Warming Early Earth and Mars with H2," James Kasting, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 529 Walker Building, Earth & Environmental Systems Institute (814-865-0478).

"What is One Degree?" (video), 12:15 p.m., 105 Deike Building, Earth and Mineral Sciences Library (814-863-7073).

"Polynomial Actions of Unitary Operators: Some New Results and Conjectures," Vitaly Bergelson, Ohio State University, 3:35 p.m., 114 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (814-865-7527).

"Synchronous X-ray and Radio Mode Changing in Pulsar B0943+10: Evidence for a Rapid Global Transformation of the Magnetosphere," Joanna Rankin, University of Vermont, 4 p.m., 538 Davey Laboratory, host: Alex Wolszczan, Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics (814-865-0418).

Thursday, Feb. 7

"Metal Cluster Assembly, Dioxygen Activation, and Long-Range Radical Translocation in Class I Ribonucleotide Reductases," Laura Dassama, Penn State, 10 a.m., 301A Chemistry Building, hosts: Marty Bollinger and Carsten Krebs, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (814-863-5707/814-865-6089).

"Expression and Characterization of Drosophila NELF," Michael Fisher, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: David Gilmour, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (814-863-8905).

(title to be announced), Chris Hall, University of Wyoming, 11:15 a.m., 106 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (814-865-7527).

"Cosmology with Galaxy Redshifts and Peculiar Velocities - Current Mysteries and Future Prospects," Ed Macaulay, Oxford University (United Kingdom), noon, 538 Davey Laboratory, host: Caryl Gronwall, Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics (814-865-0418).

"Interspecific Variation of Root Traits Across Climatic Gradients and Evolutionary Trends in Geological Time," Weile Chen, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 12 Life Sciences Building, host: Christopher Fernandez, Intercollege Graduate Program in Ecology (814-867-0371).

"Conservation Medicine, One Health or EcoHealth: Bridging Disciplines to Address Infectious Disease Emergence and the Impacts of Globalization," Alonso Aguirre, Smithsonian

Conservation Biology Institute and George Mason University, 4 p.m., 100 Life Sciences Building (Berg Auditorium), host: Peter Hudson, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences (814-865-2625).

"Exploring Dynamic Complex Systems Using Time-varying Networks," Mladen Kolar, Carnegie Mellon University, 4 p.m., 201 Thomas Building, Department of Statistics (814-865-1348).

Friday, Feb. 8

"Developmental Perspectives on Serotonin and Susceptibility to Mood and Anxiety Disorders," Stefanie Altieri, Penn State, 10 a.m., 519 Wartik Laboratory, hosts: David Vandenbergh and Anne Andrews, The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences (814-863-8430).

"Ivermectin for Malaria Control," Brian Foy, Colorado State University, 11:15 a.m., 107 Forest Resources Building, host: Jessica Waite, Department of Entomology (814-865-1895).

"Exercise Physiology Assistant Faculty Candidate," Lance Davidson, University of Utah School of Medicine, 11:15 a.m., 127 Noll Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology (814-865-3453).

"Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques," Isamar Ortiz Rivera, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., 102 Chemistry Building, adviser: Ayusman Sen, Department of Chemistry (814-863-2460).

"Bacterial Wilt of Cucurbits: Ecology, Genetics and Management," Mark Gleason, Iowa State University, 3:35 p.m., 112 Buckhout Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology (814-865-3761).

"Estimative Analysis, Strategic Planning and Geography," John Kelmelis, Penn State, 4 p.m., 112 Walker Building, Department of Geography (814-863-4562).

Saturday, Feb. 9

"Personalized Medicine: Are We There Yet?" (Frontiers lecture No. 4 of 6), Marylyn Ritchie, Penn State, 11 a.m., 100 Thomas Building, Eberly College of Science (814-863-8453 or science.psu.edu/frontiers).

Sunday, Feb. 10
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