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Contact: Amber Jones
aljones@nsf.gov
703-292-8070
National Science Foundation

From polymers to planets: NSF lectures explore the physical sciences

The National Science Foundation (NSF) invites media and members of the public to a series of lectures sponsored by the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences. The talks will help promote a national discussion of issues that scientists expect to shape their research in the coming years.

All lectures will be held at NSF, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA. Please call or send an e-mail in advance to arrange access.

Monday, October 15, 2001, 2:00 p.m., Room 375
"Voodoo Science: The Road from Foolishness to Fraud"
Robert Park, American Physical Society and University of Maryland

Wednesday, October 17, 11:00 a.m., Room 110
"Einstein's Unfinished Symphony: The Saga of LIGO"
Marcia Bartusiak, author of "Einstein's Unfinished Symphony" and winner of American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award

Monday, November 19, 1:30 p.m., Room 375
"Black Holes: Inside and Out"
Kip Thorne, California Institute of Technology

Monday, January 14, 2002, 2:00 p.m., Room 375
"Measuring the Universe"
Jeff Weeks, freelance mathematician and MacArthur Fellow

Monday, February 25, 2:00 p.m., Room 375
"Unsteady Aerodynamics of Insect Flight"
Jane Wang, Cornell University

Monday, March 25, 2:00 p.m., Room 375
"Energy Landscape Theory: Appreciating Diversity in Chemistry, Physics, and Biology"
Peter Wolynes, University of California at San Diego

Monday, April 22, 2:00 p.m., Room 375
"From Conducting Polymers to Plastic Electronics"
Alan Heeger, University of California at Santa Barbara and 2000 Nobel laureate in Chemistry

Monday, May 20, 2:00 p.m., Room 375
"New Environmentally 'Green' Technologies: Opportunities with Supercritical Carbon Dioxide"
Joe DeSimone, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Monday, June 17, 2:00 p.m., Room 375
"The Birth of Stars and Planets"
John Bally, University of Colorado at Boulder

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For more information contact:d
Amber Jones, aljones@nsf.gov, (703) 292-8070 (media) Andrew Lovinger, alovinge@nsf.gov, (703) 292-4933 (others)

For directions to NSF see: www.nsf.gov/home/visit/visitjump.htm

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