Previous colloquia.

SNS Colloquium and Seminar Schedule: Fall 1998


Tu. Sept. 1
1:10pm
S 382 Denise Holmes
California State University, Fresno
Chemistry Deconvolution of HPLC peaks using computer algorithms
Tu. Sept. 8
1:10pm
S 382 Dr. Kimberly Lawler
Dr. Ronald Marhenke
California State University, Fresno
Chemistry Do you want to go to graduate school in Chemistry? Applications, getting in, choosing one, and the M.S. vs. Ph.D. decision.
Friday, September 11, 3:10 p.m. MCL 161 Dr. Wendell Potter
U.C. Davis
Physics Taking Physics Education Research Seriously: Designing an Intro Course from Scratch.
Tu. Sept. 15
1:10pm
S 382 David H. Gray
University of California, Berkeley
Chemistry Highly Ordered Nanocomposites from Polymerizable Liquid Crystals
Sept. 15
3:10pm
S 382 Dr. Neena Grover
Dr. Saeed Attar
David H. Grey
Dr. Kimberly Lawler
Chemistry Panel for Undergrads: The Truth About Grad School and the Job Market for Ph.D.'s in Chemistry
Thurs Sep 17th
12:30pm
PB 390 Math Outside In
Friday, September 18, 3:10 p.m. MCL 162 Dr. Manfred Bucher
C.S.U. Fresno Department of Physics
Physics Visual derivation of the Boltzmann Distribution.
Tu. Sept. 22
1:10pm
S 382 Dr. Michael Perrott
Alnis, Inc.
Oakland, CA
Chemistry
Thurs Sept 24
12:30pm
PB 390 Math N is a Number
Tu. Sept. 29
1:10pm
S 382 Dr. Hugh Genin
Combichem, Inc.
Palo Alto, CA
Chemistry
Thurs Oct 1
1pm
PB 390 Math Discrete Mathematics: Cracking the Code
Fri Oct 2
4:10pm
MCL 162 Nancy Smith
Director of Operations

Microscopy and Graphics Imaging Center
CSU Hayward
Physics The MAGIC Network: The Microscopy and Graphics Imaging Center of CSU Hayward
Thurs Oct 8th
1pm
PB 390 Math Fractals, the Colors of Infinity
Tu. Oct. 13th
1:10pm
S 382 Dr. J. Christopher Phelan
AxyS Pharmaceuticals
South San Francisco, CA
Chemistry

Thurs Oct 15th
1pm
PB 390 Math Crystals and Shortest Networks
Tu. Oct. 20
1:10pm
S 382 Dr. Linda Bloom
Arizona State University
Chemistry Dynamics of loading the E. coli DNA polymers polymerase III beta sliding clamp onto DNA
Tu. Oct. 27
1:10pm
S 382 Dr. Neena Grover
California State University, Fresno
Chemistry
Thurs Oct 29
1pm
S 139 Dr. Kurt Kreith
UC Davis Mathematics Dept
Math Iterative Algebra and Dynamic Modeling
Fri Oct 30
3:10 p.m.
MCL 161 Carl Crouthamel
Argonne N.L., ret.
Physics Early Manhattan Project, Problems, Work and Experience
Thurs Nov 5
1pm
PB 390 Math Not Knot
Tu. Nov. 10
1:10pm
S 382 Dr. Saeed Attar
California State University, Fresno
Chemistry
Fri Nov 13th
3:10pm
MCL 161 Dr. Jennifer Taback
UC Berkeley Mathematics Dept
Math Mathematics in the Art of Escher
Tu. Nov. 17
1:10pm
S 262 Dr. Sydney Bluestone
California State University, Fresno
Chemistry Aquisition of Data by a Computer in Freshman Chemistry
Thurs Nov 19th
1:10pm
S139 Dr. Lesley Ward
Harvey Mudd College Mathematics Dept
Math Brownian motion and the shape of a region's boundary
week of
Nov. 23
TBA
S 382 Dr. Seymour Mauskopf
Department of History
Duke University
Chemistry
Tu. Dec. 1
1:10pm
S 382 Dr. David Frank
California State University, Fresno
Chemistry
Fri Dec. 4
3:10pm
Mcl 162 Paul Craig
UC Davis
Physics

SNS Colloquium and Seminar Schedule: Spring 1998


Date and Time: Location Speaker: Department/Program: Title Talk:
Fri Feb 6 
3:10 PM
MCL 162 Dr. Jodye Selco 
University of the Redlands
Physics Environmental Problems in the Atmosphere: The Ozone Hole, Greenhouse Gases, and Acid Rain
Fri Feb 13 
3:10 PM
MCL 162 Dr. David Braunschweig 
University of Wisconsin, River Falls
Physics The Force Concept Inventory and What It Tells Us About Traditional Instruction (abstract)
Fri Feb 20 
3:10 PM
MCL 162 Dr. Bill Kruer - LLNL Physics The Interaction of Plasma with Intense lasers and the Quest for Fusion
February 20 
1:00 PM
S141 Gokarna Gharti - Chhetri 
University of Florida
Biotech Fate of transforming genes in transgenic plants and their progeny
February 24 
4:00 PM
S141 Carolee Bull 
USDA-ARS Fresno
Biotech Biological control of post harvest disease in citrus
March 6 
1:00 PM
S141 Paul Crosbie 
UC Davis
Biotech Molecular approaches to parasite / pathogen identification and phylogenetics
March 12 
4:00 PM
S143 Fred Ryan 
USDA-ARS Fresno
Biotech Molecular markers detect hidden variation in Russian Thistle: Whats tumbling around out there
March 20 
1:00 PM
S141 Douglas Wells 
UC Riverside
Biotech Enhanced translation of specific messenger RNA mediated by tobacco heat shock protein HSP101
Fri  MCL 162 Dr. Barbara Neuhauser 
SFSU
Physics Dark Matter
Thu Apr 2 
Time 4:10pm
S143 Dr. Roger Alperin 
San Jose State University
Math Rationals, Irrations and the Modular Function
April 15 
4:00 PM
S141 Hank Stern 
Genetech
Biotech Cell culture production on the industrial scale 

Career opportunities in the biotechnology industry
Thu Apr 23 
4:10pm
IT101 Dr. Rudy Rucker 
San Jose State University
Math The Fourth Dimension in Mathematics and Science Fiction
Thu Apr 30 
4:10pm
S143 Dr.Eleanor Rieffel 
Fuji Xerox
Math The Mathematics of Quantum Computing
May 1 
1:00 PM
S141 Bill Prince 
Genetech
Biotech Pharmacogenetic approaches to various medical problems
May 7 
4:10pm
S143 Dr. Zhang Fuji 
Xiamen University
Math Ordering the trees with perfect matching by their energies
Fri May 8
3:10pm
MCL 162 Dr. Barbara Jones  Physics Magnetism and the Physics of Storage
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