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Physics and Astronomy
Fall 2001 Seminar Information

Friday August 3; 1.30 p.m. SWR 357

Dr. T. Ungar

Applications of X-ray line profile analysis
to materials science

Sponsor: Dr. Zerda

Friday October 12; 1.30 p.m. SWR 357
Refreshments at 2:30 p.m. in SWR 313

Dr. R. Schuster
German Rubber Institute
Hannover, Germany

Filled elastomer blends

Sponsor: Dr. Zerda

Tuesday November 20; 2.00 p.m. SWR 357

Dr. Mark Matney
Senior Scientist
Lockheed Martin Space Operations
Orbital Debris Program Office
NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX

Space Junk - How I Learned to Make a Living From
Someone Else's Trash

Abstract: Since the launch of Sputnik in 1957, humans have launched tens of thousands of objects into Earth orbit. Many of these have orbit lifetimes measured in centuries, so the continuing accumulation of space debris will pose problems for the commercial, scientific, military, and other uses of space for the foreseeable future. The Orbital Debris Program at NASA Johnson Space Center, along with other research groups around the world, are dedicated to understanding the potential risks of the current environment and developing procedures and techniques to mitigate the long-term consequences of our actions today in order to preserve the space environment for future generations.

Sponsor: Dr. Miller / Sigma Xi