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January 27

d-wave Superconductivity in the Cuprates
Nejat Bulut
Dept. of Physics, UCSB
Abstract

February 3

The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty and Reducing Nuclear Danger
Sid Drell
SLAC, Stanford University

February 10

Mimicking the Sense of Smell: Use of Conducting Polymer Composite Arrays as an Electronic Nose
Nathan S. Lewis
Division of Chemistry, California Institute of Technology

February 24

On the Road to the Solution of the Solar Neutrino Problem
Eric Norman
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley
Abstract

March 3

The 18 Parameters of the Standard Model in Your Everyday Life
Robert N. Cahn
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley

March 17

Helium Lead and Heat Flow Paradoxes for the Earth
Don Anderson
Dept. of Geophysics, California Institute of Technology

March 24

Better Bomb-Detection Through Interaction-Free Measurements
Paul Kwiat
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Abstract

April 7

The Future of Particle Physics
David Gross
ITP, Univ. of California, Santa Barbara

April 14

The Science-Trained Professional: A New Breed for the New Century
Sheila Tobias
Author / Educator

April 21

High-T_c SQUIDs: An Emerging Technology
John Clarke
Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley

April 28

The Geometry of Nonlinear Dynamics: From Turing Patterns to Superconductors
Ray Goldstein
Department of Physics, University of Arizona