CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS SEMINARS

Sept. 08	John Carini, Indiana University Quantum Critical Dynamics at the Metal Insulator Transition
Sept. 15	Norman Birge, Michigan State University Electron Reservoirs and Mesoscopic Wires
Sept. 22	Cancelled due to illness: Harold Baranger, Lucent Technologies, Bell Labs Chaos in Quantum Dots: Conductance and Orbital Magnetism Replaced on short notice (Thank you!) by: Dr. Sushanta Dattagupta, Jawharlal Nehru University (New Delhi) Relaxation in a Model Quantum Glass
Sept. 29	Daniel Neumann, NIST The Structure, Phase Transition and Dynamics of Solid Cubane
Oct. 06	Punit Boolchand, University of Cincinnati Raman Scattering in Chalcogenide Glasses
Oct. 13	David Vanderbilt, Rutgers University First Principles Theory of Ferroelastic Perovskites
Oct. 20	Alberto Rojo, University of Michigan Coulomb Drag
Oct. 27	Anna Balazs, University of Pittsburgh Modeling the Interfacial Behavior in Polymeric Systems
Nov. 03	Rong Liu, Michigan State University Charge Density Wave Induced Energy Gaps
Nov. 10	Julie Borchers, NIST Diffuse Scattering Measurements in Co/Cu Multilayers
Nov. 17	Albert Sievers, Cornell University Hole Burning in Chalcogenide Glasses
Nov. 24	Jeremy Broughton, NRL Coupling Lengths Scales from Tight Binding to Molecular Dynamics to Finite Element in Quartz and Silica
Dec. 01	Charles Lieber, Harvard University Growth and Physical Properties of One Dimensional Nanostructures

Please note: Handicapper accommodations may be requested by calling the Physics & Astronomy Department at 355-7347 one week before the scheduled seminar to ensure sufficient time to make arrangements. Requests received after this date will be met when possible.