Upcoming Penn State Science Seminars:
Monday, Jan. 13
“Numerical Methods for Multi-Physics Problems”Jinchao Xu, Penn State 12:20 to 1:30 p.m., 114 McAllister BuildingContact: Department of Mathematics, 814-865-7527“Linear Theory for Filtering Nonlinear Multiscale Systems with Model Error”John Harlim, Penn State2:30 to 3:30 p.m., 106 McAllister BuildingContact: Department of Mathematics, 814-865-7527“Structure and Rigidity of Totally Periodic Pseudo-Anosov Flows in Graph Manifolds”Sergio Fenley, Florida State University3:35 to 4:35 p.m., 114 McAllister BuildingContact: Department of Mathematics, 814-865-7527Tuesday, Jan. 14
“The Entropy-Viscosity Technique and Splitting Methods for Turbulent Flows”Adam Larios, Texas A&M University1:15 to 2:15 p.m., 106 McAllister BuildingContact: Department of Mathematics, 814-865-7527“Symmetries and Quantization in Symplectic Microgeometry”Benoit Dherin, UC Berkeley2:30 to 3:30 p.m., 106 McAllister BuildingContact: Department of Mathematics, 814-865-7527“Anosov Flows on 3-Manifolds, I.”Thomas Barthelme, Penn State3:30 to 6 p.m., 216 McAllister BuildingContact: Department of Mathematics, 814-865-7527“CAMP Seminar: Improving the Van Der Waals Density Functional By Matching the Exchange Account to the Correlation”Kristian Berland, Berkeley Laboratory3:30 to 4:30 p.m., 339 Davey LaboratoryContact: Gerald Mahan, 814-865-6092“Controls on the Structure, Dynamics and Evolution of Polythermal Glaciers”Gwenn Flowers, Simon Frasier University4 to 5 p.m., 22 Deike BuildingContact: Department of Geosciences, 814-865-7394Wednesday, Jan. 15
“The Development of Protective CD4 T Cell Responses”Laurie E. Harrington, University of Alabama, Birmingham11 a.m. to noon, 301D Life Sciences BuildingContact: Kristin Cox, 814-865-7696“HEP Seminar: Modeling Gravitational Waves from Binary Systems”Tanja Hinderer, University Of Maryland2:30 to 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey LaboratoryContact: Sarah Sandera, 814-863-9595“Weather-Significant Gravity Waves”Fuqing Zhang, Penn State 2:40 p.m., 112 Walker BuildingContact: Department of Meteorology, 814-863-8566“EMS Library Film Series: (title to be announced)”EMS Library, Penn State 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., 105 Deike BuildingContact: EMS Library , 814-863-7073“Finding a Second Earth: A Fascinating Interdisciplinary Puzzle”Lisa Kaltenegger, Harvard University and the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy3:45 to 4:45 p.m., 538 Davey LaboratoryContact: Center for Exoplanets and Habitable Worlds, 814-865-0418Thursday, Jan. 16
“Bioinspired Engineering of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells Fate Choices”Sean Palecek, University of Wisconsin10 to 11 a.m., 110 Wartik LaboratoryContact: Lisa Haines, 814-863-1375“(title to be announced)”Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics Postdoc Talks, Penn State11 a.m. to noon, W-203 Millennium Science ComplexContact: Eleanore Sternberg, 814-865-1024“Expanding the Functional Proteome of Hepatitis C Virus by Phosphorylation of the Intrinsically Disordered Domain of Nonstructural Protein 5A (NS5A)”Tayler Croom-Perez, Penn State 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 101 Althouse LaboratoryContact: Craig Cameron, 814-863-8705“(title to be announced)”James Stankewicz, University of Copenhagen11:15 a.m. to 12:05 p.m., 106 McAllister BuildingContact: Department of Mathematics, 814-865-7527“Neural Networks and Labeled Trees”Manfred Denker, Penn State2:30 to 3:20 p.m., 113 McAllister BuildingContact: Department of Mathematics, 814-865-7527“Species Diversity, Community Dynamics and Environmental Change: Lessons From High-Elevation Mountain Systems”Katharine Suding, University of California, Berkeley4 to 5 p.m., 108 Wartik LaboratoryContact: Denise Finney, 814-863-7661Friday, Jan. 17
“Method of Characteristics for Multiscale Modeling and Simulation (3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.)”Scott Miller, Penn StateNoon to 5 p.m., 315 McAllister BuildingContact: Department of Mathematics, 814-865-7527“(title to be announced)”Mona Domosh, Department of Geography, Darthmouth College4 to 5 p.m., 112 Walker BuildingContact: Department of Geography, 814-863-4562Cancellations and additions will be noted on weekly Science Seminar listings on the Web at science.psu.edu/science-seminars.