Seminars begin at 3:30 PM
Room 310, Robert H. Flarsheim Hall,

Coffee at 3:10 pm

Seminar Coordinator: Michael Kruger

Webmaster: Jerzy M. Wrobel

Seminar Schedule:

updated: November 18, 2009

September 30
   "Pressure induced phonon freezing in Zn_1−xBe_xSe ternary alloy" (click for abstract)

    Gopal K. Pradhan, Chemistry and Physics of Materials Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur P.O., Bangalore-560064, India (host Michael Kruger)

October 16
   "Temperature and Pressure Dependent Thermodynamic and Mechanic Properties" (click for abstract)

    Prof. Lizhi Ouyang, Department of Physics and Mathematics, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN (host Wai-Yim Ching)

October 23
    "Phase Transitions on the Surface of a Carbon Nanotube" (click for abstract)

    Zenghui Wang, Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (host Da-Ming Zhu)

November 13
    "Mitigating Vibrational Resonances in Civil Structures" (click for abstract)

    Assist. Prof., Donald Priour, Department of Physics, University of Missouri - KC, Kansas City, MO

November 20
    "Characterization of Atomic Level Free Volumes and Layer Structures in Nano-scale Multi-layer Systems

     and Nano-composites by Positron Annihilation Spectroscopy" (click for abstract)

    Currator's Prof. Y.C. Jerry Jean, Department of Chemistry and Department of Physics, University of Missouri - KC, Kansas City, MO (host Michael Kruger)

December 4
    TBA

    Assist. Prof. Angela Speck, Department of of Physics and astronomy, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (host Michael Kruger)

December 7
    TBA

    Prof. Douglas B. Christy, Department of Material Science and Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY (host Tony Caruso)