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GSC 1999 Multidisciplinary Poster Session
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Physics colloquiums are normally held each Thursday at 4:00 pm in Room 139, Fisher Hall.
All are welcome.
Refreshments will be served.

Previews of Coming Attractions



Summer Quarter 2000

Predicting the Phase Transitions of Water in the Atmosphere from the Physical and Chemical Properties of Aerosol Particles
Dr. William H. Cantrell II
Department of Chemistry
Indiana University, Bloomington
Thursday, June 29, 2000
1:00 pm, Fisher 138



Spring Quarter 2000

MTU 2000 Undergraduate Research in Physics
ABSTRACTS
Physics Department
Michigan Tech University
Friday, May 12, 2000
3:00 - 5:00 pm, Fisher 139

The Near Infrared Coronographic Imager: Exploring the Origin and Evolution of Planetary Systems
Christ Ftaclas
Physics Department
Michigan Tech University
Thursday, May 11, 2000
4:00 pm, Fisher 139

Transition Matrix Monte Carlo Simulations
Prof. Robert Swendsen
Physics Department
Carnegie-Mellon University
Thursday, May 4, 2000
4:00 pm, Fisher 139

The Dark Side of Cosmic Rays Or Air Fluorescence Observations of the Highest Energy Cosmic Rays
John A. Matthews
New Mexico Center for Particle Physics
Department of Physics and Astronomy
University of New Mexico
Thursday, April 27, 2000
4:00 pm, Fisher 139

When is Boltzmann-Gibbs Statistical Mechanics Valid?
Prof. Constantino Tsallis
Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Fisicas
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Thursday, April 20, 2000
4:00 pm, Fisher 139

Structure Prediction in Computational Chemistry and Molecular Biology
Christodoulos A. Floudas
Princeton University, Department of Chemical Engineering
Thursday, April 13, 2000
4:00 pm, Fisher 139

The Helix-Coil Transition in Biopolymers. Microscopic View
Shura A. Hayryan
Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
Thursday, April 6, 2000
4:00 pm, Fisher 139

Frequency Domain Analysis to Explore Human Cardiovascular Adaptations to Microgravity
Professor William H. Cooke
Biomedical Engineering Department, MTU
Thursday, March 30, 2000
4:00 pm, Fisher 139

Fluids of Hard Convex Molecules
Professor Michael Wertheim
Physics Department, MTU
Thursday, March 23, 2000
4:00 pm, Fisher 139

B-Spline CI Calculation of M1 Transition Rates for Fe X Excited Levels
Dr. Mohammad I. Bhatti
University of Texas Pan American
Friday, March 17, 2000
3:00 pm, Fisher 139

Prediction of Protein Structure and Function on a Genomic Scale
Professor Jeffrey Skolnick
Danforth Plant Science Center
Laboratory for Computational Genomics, St. Louis, MO
Thursday, March 16, 2000
4:00 pm, Fisher 139

The Electronic Structure and Stabilities of the Symmetric Gas Phase Anion Clusters of Hydrogen Fluoride
Professor Richard Brown
Chemistry Department, MTU
Thursday, March 9, 2000
4:00 pm, Fisher 139


Winter Quarter 1999-2000

Real-time Optical Monitoring of Thin Growth Processes: The Characterization of Dissimilar Heterostructures Formation and Growth Kinetics
Dr. Nickolaus Dietz
Department of Physics and Material Science & Engineering
North Carolina State University
Monday, February 28, 2000
4:00 pm, Fisher 139

Pattern Formation in Granular Flows
Dr. Hernan Makse
Tuesday, February 22, 2000
4:00 pm, Fisher 101

Chaotic Light: The Physics of Asymmetric Resonant Cavities
Dr. Evgeni Narimanov
Monday, February 21, 2000
1:00 pm, Fisher 138

This colloquium will be a poster session with the Graduate Students in the Department of Physics.
Thursday, February 17, 2000
4:00 pm, Fisher Hall Atrium

Atomic Parity-Nonconservation as a Test of "New Physics": Towards a 0.1% Precision
Dr. Andrei Derevianko
Harvard University
Thursday, February 17, 2000
3:00 pm, Fisher 139

Understanding the Nature of High Energy Cosmic Rays
Dr. David Nitz
Research Professor, MTU
Wednesday, February 16, 2000
4:00 pm, Fisher 139

On Jets and Luminosity Function of GRBs Associated with Supernovae
Haihong Che
Physics Graduate Student, MTU
Thursday, February 10, 2000
4:00 pm, Fisher 139

CONtinuous CAMeras (CONCAMs)
Wellesley Pereira
Physics Graduate Student, MTU
Thursday, February 10, 2000
4:00 pm, Fisher 139

First Principles Study of Polyatomic Clusters of AlN, GaN, and InN
Anil K. Kandalam
Physics Graduate Student, MTU
Thursday, January 27, 2000
4:00 pm, Fisher 139

Episodic Events and Trophic Pulses: Estimating Surface Chlorophyll and Sediment Concentrations Using Remotely Sensed Imagery
James D. Chye
Physics Graduate Student, MTU
Thursday, January 27, 2000
4:00 pm, Fisher 139

Study of Molecular Motions in Zeolites and Slow Rotational Motion of Cu₂O in Fluid by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Raghava Panguluri
Physics Graduate Student, MTU
Thursday, January 20, 2000
4:00 pm, Fisher 139

Relativistic Configuration Interaction (RCI) Calculations for Lifetimes of 3s 3p² J=1/2 and 5/2 Levels in Au^{66+} and Br^{22+}
Peggy Norquist
Physics Graduate Student, MTU
Thursday, January 20, 2000
4:00 pm, Fisher 139

Modifying the Wilson-Divinney Light Curve Analysis Program to Model Cataclysmic Variable Binary Stars
Harry Leckenby
Physics Graduate Student, MTU
Thursday, January 13, 2000
4:00 pm, Fisher 139

Formulation of Statistical Properties of Stable Dislocation Configuration
Masato Hiratani
Physics Graduate Student, MTU
Thursday, January 13, 2000
4:00 pm, Fisher 139

Future Directions of Graduate Education and Research at MTU
Dr. Sung Lee
Dean of the Graduate School, MTU
Thursday, January 6, 2000
4:00 pm, Fisher 139

Inositol Phosphates and Phytic Acid: NMR Spectroscopic, Molecular Modeling and Biochemical Studies
Professor Pushpa Murthy
Chemistry Department, MTU
Thursday, December 9, 1999
4:00 pm, Fisher 139

Non-Poissonian Fluctuations in Cloud and Precipitation Systems
Alexander Kostinski
Physics Department, MTU
Thursday, December 2, 1999
4:00 pm, Fisher 139

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Fall Quarter 1999

Atmospheric Turbulence: A Cloud Droplet's View
Raymond Shaw
Physics Department, MTU
Thursday, November 11, 1999
4:00 pm, Fisher 139

Molecular Fluorine Laser for Microlithography
Jacek Borysow
Physics Department, MTU
Thursday, November 4, 1999
4:00 pm, Fisher 139

Masking Resonance Artifacts in Force-Splitting Methods for Biomolecular Simulations by Extrapolative Langevin Dynamics
Dr. Adrian Sandu
Computer Science Department, MTU
Thursday, October 28, 1999
4:00 pm, Fisher 139

We don't need no education - Physics, the College, Michigan Tech and the Future
Max Seel
Dean, College of Sciences and Arts, MTU
Thursday, October 21, 1999
4:00 pm, Fisher 139

Global Simulation of Ionic Materials: The Ab Initio Perturbed Ion Theory
Miguel A. Blanco
Universidad de Oviedo, Spain
Thursday, October 14, 1999
4:00 pm, Fisher 139

How Tremendous Explosions are Unmasking the Composition and Geometry of the Universe
Robert Nemiroff
Department of Physics, MTU
Thursday, October 7, 1999
4:00 pm, Fisher 139

Comparison of Branch Point and Least Squares Reconstructors for Laser Beam Transmission Through the Atmosphere
Dr. Michael C. Roggemann
Electrical Engineering Department, MTU
Thursday, September 30, 1999
4:00 pm, Fisher 139

Statistical Mechanics of Protein Folding by Exhaustive Enumeration
Prof. Gordon M. Crippen
College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan
Thursday, September 23, 1999
4:00 pm, Fisher 139

Ab initio Studies of Reactions Involving Astrophysical Ices: Implications for Exobiology
David E. Woon
Molecular Research Institute
Tuesday, September 21, 1999
4:00 pm, Fisher 139

Calculation of Protein Structure by Global Optimization of a Potential Energy Function
Dr. Harold Scheraga
Cornell University
Friday, September 17, 1999
3:00 pm, Fisher 138

Fiber Optic Oxygen Sensor using Molybdenum Chloride Cluster Luminescence
Ruby N. Ghosh
Center for Sensor Materials, Michigan State University
Thursday, September 9, 1999
4:00 pm, Fisher 139

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