Penn State York’s

6^th  Annual

Science and Technology

Seminar Series

Spring 2008

Tuesday Afternoons (4:30 – 5:30 p.m.)

Community Room, Joe and Rosie Ruhl Student Community Center

 (click here to download a schedule)

February 5           Elwha River Restoration: Microbial Communities and Nutrients as

                            Indicators of Habitat Change.

                            Dr. William Eaton (Senior Academic VP, Peninsula College)

February 12         Organic Name Reactions in Industrial Chemistry.

                            Drs. Ron Kreis (President) & Tony Sherman (Vice President, Bimax, Inc.)

February 19         From Seed Chemistry to Forest Dynamics:  The Effects of Acorn

                            Characteristics on Dispersal and Establishment of the Oaks by

                            Scatter-Hoarding Mammals and Birds

                            Dr. Michael A. Steele (Professor, Biology Dept., Wilkes University)

February 26         The Fascinating World of Fungi

                            Dr. John Dawson (Professor Emeritus, Math Dept., Penn State York)

March 4               Surfactants in Cosmetic Chemistry

                            Dr. Camille Sasik (Staff Scientist, Johnson & Johnson)

March 18            Greenhouse Energy Audit--A Collaborative Student Project

                           Dr. Jay Holcomb (Professor of Floriculture, Col. Ag. Sci., Penn State)    

March 25            Bone Tumors:  Base of Skull Chordoma: The Conundrum of Biology and Morphology

                           Dr. Benjamin Hoch (Assist. Prof. Pathology, Mount Sinai Sch. of Med.)

April 1                 Stellar Evolution, Cataclysmic Eruptions, and the Mysterious V838 Monocerotis

                                Dr. Timothy Lawlor (Asst. Prof. Physics, Penn State Brandywine)

April 8                 Stem Cells and Neurologic Diseases: Now and in the Future

                           Dr. Douglas Kerr (Assoc. Prof. Neurol., Johns Hopkins Sch. of Med.)

April 15               Biotechnology and the Changing Practice of Medicine

This program is cosponsored by the Penn State York,

Student Activity Fee Committee and Faculty of Natural Science, Math, and Engineering.

Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity, and the diversity of its workforce.  U.Ed. YK 08-77

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