Department of Physics Colloquium Series - Spring 2000
updated: 04/22/2000

Seminars begin at 4:00 PM , Coffee at 3:30 pm
Room 310, Robert H. Flarsheim Hall
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January 21, D. Medhi, University of Missouri-Kansas City, CS&T
    Why is the Web so Slow Sometimes or My e-mail Does Not Go Right Away?
 
January 28,  W.Y. Ching, University of Missouri-Kansas City
    Physics Prediction of the New Spinel Phase of Ti3N4 and SiTi2N4, and the Metal-insulator Transition

Ferbruary 04, R. Schwartz University of Missouri-Saint Louis  (host W.-Y. Ching)
    Herbig-Haro Objects: By-Products of Star Formation

Ferbruary 11, Shang-Di Mo, University of Missouri-Kansas City
     Calculation of the Core-hole Effect in XANES & ELNES

Ferbruary 18, J. Wrobel, University of Missouri-Kansas City
     Laser Machining of InP

Ferbruary 25, Y.C. Jean, University of Missouri-Kansas City
    Photodegradation of Coating Studied by Positron Spectroscopy

March 03, V. Young, University of Florida  (host K.L. Cheng)
    Experimental and Theoretical  Studies on the Electronic Structure of Polyisocynanides

March10, B. Brickeen, Honeywell FM&T
    Impurity Transitions in Laser Crystals: Impact on Laser Engineering

March 17, Panos Datskos, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (host D. Wieliczka)
    MEMS for Physical and Chemical Sensing

March 24
    APS March Meeting Week

March 31
    Spring Break

April 7, Steve Berg  Comp. Phys. Inc.  (host D. Wieliczka)
    Using Modern Software Engineering Technology to Modern Physics

April 14, Paul Newman NASA/GSFC (host D. Wieliczka)
    Is There an Arctic Ozone Hole?

April 21
    Easter Good Friday

April 28, B. Harmon  Iowa State U  (host W.-Y. Ching)
    Computational Materials Science - Starting the Century

May 05, D. Petrovyk, UW-Madison (host F. Leibsle)
    Vincinal Surfaces-Step Decoration and Beyond