Jan. 17, 1999 - Jan. 23, 1999
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 of the week preceding the week
of the event.  ENTRIES RECEIVED AFTER THE DEADLINE WILL NOT BE
PUBLISHED.

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Tuesday, January 19, 1999

Tuesday, January 19, 1999, 3:45 p.m.
Boston University
Physics Department Colloquium
SCI 107, Metcalf Science Center (590 Comm. Ave.)
Chertok Distinguished Lecture: "Solar Neutrinos -- Where We Are, Where 
  We Are Going"
Dr. John Bahcall
Institute of Advanced Study
Refreshments at 3:20 p.m.

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Wednesday, January 20, 1999

Wednesday, January 20, 1999, 10:00 a.m.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Plasma Science/Fusion Center (175 Albany St., NW17-218)
"Turbulence and Transport:  the Secrets of Magnetic Confinement"
Dr. Martin Greenwald
MIT, PSFC

Wednesday, January 20, 1999, 11:00 a.m.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Plasma Science/Fusion Center (175 Albany St., NW17-218)
"In the Quest for Fusion:  Status and Future Prospects"
Dr. Rob Goldston
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory 

Wednesday, January 20, 1999, noon (CHANGE)
Boston University
Particles and Fields Seminar
Physics Research Bldg. (3 Cummington St.), Room 593
"Higgs Searches and Tests of the Standard Model at LEP"
Dr. Andrei Kounine
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Call 353-2600 one day in advance for parking.

Wednesday, January 20, 1999, 1:00 p.m.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Plasma Science/Fusion Center (175 Albany St., NW17-218)
"Tour of Alcator C-Mod Tokamak and the Versatile Toroidal Facility"
Tour Guide:  TBA

Wednesday, January 20, 1999, 3:00 p.m. (CHANGE)
Boston University
Particles and Fields Seminar
Physics Research Bldg. (3 Cummington St.), Room 593
"A Consistent Description of Bubble Nucleation"
Nikos Tetradis
CESAR
Call 353-2600 one day in advance for parking.

Wednesday, January 20, 1999, 4:00 p.m.
Northeastern University
Condensed Matter Seminar
Dana Research Center 114
"Ballistic Electron Emission Microscopy Studies of Semiconductor 
Heterostructures, Quantum Wells and Quantum Dots" 
Professor Venky Narayanamurti
Harvard University, SEAS

Wednesday, January 20, 1999, 4:30 p.m.
Harvard University/Center for Astrophysics
Joint Atomic Physics Seminar
Jefferson Laboratory, Room 356
"Spin Exchange Processes in Cold Hydrogen Collisions"
Dr. Bernard Zygelman
University of Nevada/ITAMP
Tea will be served at 4:00 p.m.
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Thursday, January 21, 1999

Thursday, January 21, 1999, 10:00 a.m.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Plasma Science/Fusion Center (175 Albany St., NW17-218)
"Selected Applications of Plasma Physics in Industry"
Dr. R. Torti, EPION Corp.
Stanley Harrison, Harrison Engineering

Thursday, January 21, 1999, 11:00 a.m.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Plasma Science/Fusion Center (175 Albany St., NW17-218)
"Monitoring Trace Metals Air Pollution with Plasmas"
Dr. Paul Woskov
MIT, PSFC

Thursday, January 21, 1999, 12:00 noon
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Plasma Science/Fusion Center (175 Albany St., NW17-218)
"Tour of Plasma Application Experiments"
Tour Guide:  TBA

Thursday, January 21, 1999, 2:00 p.m.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Plasma Science/Fusion Center (175 Albany St., NW17-218)
"Affordable TeV Accelerators"
Dr. Kenneth Kreischer
MIT, PSFC
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Friday, January 22, 1999

Friday, January 22, 1999, 10:00 a.m.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Plasma Science/Fusion Center (175 Albany St., NW17-218)
"Contribution of Energy Supply to Global Warming"
Professor Michael Golay
MIT, Dept. of Nuclear Engineering

Friday, January 22, 1999, 11:00 a.m.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Plasma Science/Fusion Center (175 Albany St., NW17-218)
"Plasma Heating Experiments in Space"
Dr. William J. Burke
Air Force Research Laboratory, Hanscom AFB

Friday, January 22, 1999, 12 noon
Boston University
Center for Computational Science Seminar
Physics Research Building 593
"Mesoscopic Modeling of Complex Fluid Flow"
Nick Martys
National Institute of Standards and Technology

Friday, January 22, 1999, 4:00 p.m.
Harvard University
Condensed Matter Seminar
Pierce Hall, Room 209
"Friction in Granular Media"
Professor Jerry P. Gollub
Haverford College
Refreshments in the Brooks Room following the seminar.

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Reminder:
Deadline for the Jan. 24 - Jan. 30 calendar
is Wednesday, January 20, 1999 at 9:00 a.m.
Please note the change of day and time (for this week only...)
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Joan Drane
joan.drane@bc.edu
Boston College