Arkansas State University
Department of Chemistry
and Physics
Seminar Series
Room: LSW344  Time:  3 pm

Approximately once a month, the Department of Chemistry and Physics will hold a seminar.  Speakers may be from other academic institutions, industry or from Arkansas State University.  Seminars will be held in LSW344 at 3 pm unless otherwise noted.  The general public is invited.  Below is a list of speakers that have been scheduled.  Look for updates as seminar speakers are set.
 
Fall 2003
Date
   
Dr. Ramin Daghigh, Arkansas State University (host: Bao-An Li)
 Sept. 12
"Microscopic Black Holes and Hot Matter" (abstract)  
Dr. Steffen A. Bass, Duke University and Brookhaven National 
Oct. 10
Laboratory (host: Bao-An Li) "The Physics of the Quark-Gluon-Plasma -   
Status and Outlook" (abstract)  
Dr. Ted Burkey, University of Memphis (host: Mark Draganjac)
 Oct. 31
"Photochromic Organometallics: Potential Materials for Molecular 
Machines and Ultrafast Optical Switches"		  
Dr. Ramin Daghigh, Arkansas State University (host: Bao-An Li)
 Nov. 21
"New Teaching Techniques for Freshman Physics Courses" (abstract)
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Spring 2004
Date
 
Mr. Edwin Faughn, Space Artist, art director for the Sharpe 
Jan. 30
Planetarium (formerly the Pink Palace Planetarium) in Memphis, 
Tennessee. (host: Tillman Kennon) "Visions of the Universe". 
The presentation focuses on the magnificent visual beauty and 
incredible vastness of the universe.
Dr. Brad Edgar, College of Engineering, Arkansas State University
Feb.  6
(host: Andy Sustich) "High-Order Methods for Computational Acoustics"  
(abstract)
Dr. Sergey Kudryashov, Department of Chemistry and Physics, 
April 9
Arkansas State University (host: Scott Reeve)  "Subpicosecond 
Laser-Induced Structural Transitions in Semiconductors"  (abstract)  
Dr. Lie-Wen Chen, Texas A&M (host: Bao-An Li)
April 20
"Partonic effects on higher-order anisotropic flows in relativistic heavy-ion 
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collisions"
2:00 pm
Dr. Cheuk-Yin Wong, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (host: Bao-An Li)
April 22
"Wigner's contribution to Quantum Mechanics"
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12:30 pm
Dr. Cheuk-Yin Wong, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (host: Bao-An Li)
April 23
"Intensity Interferometry in Hign-Energy Heavy-Ion Collisions"
 
Summer 2004
Date
 
Dr. Chunbin Yang, University of Oregon and Hua-Zhong Normal 
June 8
University (host: Bin Zhang) "Parton recombination in high p_T physics at 
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RHIC"
3:00 pm
Dr. Champak B. Das, Variable Energy Cyclotron Center, Kolkata, 
June 9
India (host: Bao-An Li) "Phase Transition in Nuclear Multifragmentation"
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3:00 pm

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