Chem 593 / Mat S 593 Seminar Series

Spring 2006

Fridays at 4:10 in Fulmer 125

Date
Speaker
Title
Jan. 13
Prof. Peter Müllner
Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
Boise State University 
 Magnetoplasticity: Magnetic-field-induced twin-boundary motion in magnetic shape-memory alloys
Jan. 20
Organization Meeting 
 
Jan. 27
no seminar 
 
Feb. 3
Prof. Daniel Chiang
Dept. of Engineering
Washington State University-Vancouver  
 Surface potential and electric force gradient study of IrO2 nano-emitter arrays using EFM and SKPM spectroscopy
Feb. 10
Pavlo Rudenko
Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
Washington State University 
Ancient stars of M32 as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope
Feb. 17
Barun Gupta
 School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Washington State University 
 Coating of Natural-Fiber Thermoplastic Composites: Fundamental & Practical aspects 
Feb. 24
Prof. Jim Brozik*
Dept. of Chemistry
University of New Mexico 
The Biophysics of some Membrane Proteins on Artificial Substrates
March 3
Sudip Dasgupta
Materials Science Program
Washington State University 
   
 Synthesis of tricalcium phosphate nanopowders by the emulsion technique and their use as a controlled drug release system 
March 10
Benjamin Friesen
  Dept. of Chemistry
Washington State University
 Scanning Tunneling Microscopy:
Theory and Application 
March 13-17
Spring Break 
 
March 24
 Jon Downing
Dept. of Chemistry
Washington State University
  How a Dye Sensitized Solar Cell Works. An Investigation using Raman Spectroscopy and Spectroelectrochemistry
March 31
Mangal Roy
Materials Science Program
Washington State University 
 
 Hydroxyapatite Coating on Titanium by Electrophoretic Deposition 
April 7
 Erica Rude
School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Washington State University 
 Evaluation of Interactions between Coupling Agent, Wood Fiber and Polymer Matrix via Solid State NMR 
April 14
Kyle Ramos
Materials Science Program
Washington State University 
 Mechanical Properties of Molecular Crystals 
April 21
 Aikaterini Bellou
Materials Science Program
Washington State University
 Ferroelectric domains in KNbO3 single crystals 
April 28

 Dr. Zdenek Dohnalek
Fundamental Science Directorate, Institute for Interfacial Catalysis

Pacific Northwest Nat'l Lab

 Structure and Catalytic Activity of Model Oxide Systems 

    * 1996 Ph.D graduate from Washington State University, Department of Chemistry (G. Crosby)


Seminar Chair:

    Kirk Peterson
    Professor of Chemistry and Materials Science
    Fulmer 104B, 335-7867, kipeters@wsu.edu

Spring 2006 Refreshment Chair:  Andy Shaller (ashaller@wsu.edu)
Spring 2006 Technology Chair:   Ben Shepler (bshepler@wsu.edu, Fulmer 115)


Previous semester's schedule:
    Fall 2005

Refreshments provided each week are sponsored by the Department of Chemistry and the Materials Science Program