Week of December 14 - December 20, 1997
Please note reminder at end...

    THE BOSTON AREA PHYSICS CALENDAR

The Boston Area Physics Calendar is published weekly during the academic 
year by the Department of Physics at Boston College.  You may send your 
announcements by e-mail (bapc@bc.edu) or FAX (617-552-8478).  We cannot 
accept announcements by telephone.  Entries should reach us no later than 
11:00 a.m. on the Monday preceding the week of the event.  
ENTRIES RECEIVED AFTER THE DEADLINE WILL NOT BE PUBLISHED.
_______________________________________________
Monday, December 15, 1997

Monday, December 15, 1997
Harvard University
Physics Department Colloquium
No Speaker

Monday, December 15, 1997, 2:00 a.m.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Monday Research Seminar
CTP Seminar Room, Building 6, Third Floor
"On Physical States of Dyons"
Marcos Alvarez
Swansea University

Monday, December 15, 1997, 4:00 p.m.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Nuclear Therapy Seminar
CTP Seminar Room, Building 6, Third Floor
"Ultralocal Polyakov Loops"
Michael Thies
SUNY
_____________________________________________
Tuesday, December 16, 1997

Tuesday, December 16, 1997, 12:00-1:00 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Modern Optics and Spectroscopy Seminar
Marlar Lounge (37-252), McNair Building
"Recurrence Spectroscopy of Rydberg Atoms in Oscillating Fields"
Neal Spellmeyer
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Refreshments served following the seminar.

Tuesday, December 16, 1997, 4:15 p.m.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Astrophysics Colloquium
Marlar Lounge (37-252), McNair Building
"New Methods of Probing Evolution of Structure and Cosmological Parameters"
Dr. Ruth Daly
Princeton University
_____________________________________________
Wednesday, December 17, 1997 
  
Wednesday, December 17, 1997, 5:00 p.m.
Harvard University/Center for Astrophysics
Joint Atomic Physics Seminar
Jefferson Laboratory, Room 356
"Spectroscopy and Trapping of Pendular Molecules"
Dr. Bretislav Friedrich
Harvard University
Tea will be served at 4:30 p.m.
________________________________________________
Thursday, December 18, 1997

Thursday, December 18, 1997, 4:15 p.m.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Condensed Matter Theory Seminar
Room 12-132
"Characterization and Dynamics of Rough Interfaces"
Professor Ayse Erzan
Istanbul Technical University and Feza Gursey Research Inst. for 
Basic Sciences 
_________________________________________________
Friday, December 19, 1997
Friday, December 19, 1997, 4:00 p.m.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Plasma Science and Fusion Center Seminar
Building NW17-218
"Current Plasma Physics Issues in Electric Propulsion for Space Craft"
Dr. Edgar Choueiri
Princeton University
Refreshments served 15 minutes prior to the seminar. 


_____________________________
Reminder:   
Announcements for events from Dec. 21 through Jan. 3  must be submitted 
by Dec. 15 and will be included in the Calendar distributed on Dec. 15.  
No Calendar will be distributed on Dec. 22.

Deadline for the Jan. 4 - Jan. 10 Issue is:
Monday, December 29, 1997 at 11:00 a.m.

_____________________________



----------------------
Joan Drane
joan.drane@bc.edu
Boston College