GRC "Dielectric Phenomena" 1988

Monday, July 25

AM Session Chairperson: Robert Fulton, University of Florida

“Stretched Exponential Relaxations and Vogel-Fulcher Behavior in Disordered Systems”,

John Bendler, General Electric R & D Center

“Theory of Dielectric Relaxation Effects in Nonlinear Spectroscopy”,

R. Loring, Cornell University

“Time Resolved Studies of Solvation-Experiment and Computer Simulation”,

J. Simon, University of California

PM Session Chairperson: F. Karasz, University of Massachusetts

Poster Session

Tuesday, July 26

AM Session Chairperson: Shiro Matsuoka, AT&T Bell Laboratories

“New Hierarchial Rheology to Explain the Origin of the Alpha and Beta Relaxation in Polymers”,

Gyan Johari, McMaster University

“Dielectric Studies of Liquid Crystal Polymers”,

Harry Cole, University of Manchester

“ Dielectric Studies of Clustering Phenomena in Nafion and Similar Systems”,

Ken Mauritz, University of Southern Mississippi

PM Session Chairperson: John Hoffman, Michigan Molecular Institute

“Recent Advances in Ion Conduction in Doped Polymeric Systems”,

Du Shriver, Northwestern University

“Relation of Molecular Relaxation to the Conduction Mechanism in Ionically Doped Polymer Systems”,

John Fontenella, U.S. Naval Academy

Wednesday, July 27

AM Session Chairperson: Garo Karnarian, Hoechst Celanese

“Recent Advances in the Field of Non-linear Optics”,

Paras Prasad, SUNY at Buffalo

“Liquid Crystal Polymer Applications to Non-linear Optics”,

Craig Willand, Eastman Kodak

“Physics and Applications of the Photorefractive Effect”,

J. M. C. Jonathan, Centre Universitare D’Orsay, Institut D’Optique

PM Session Chairperson: Jim Anderson, Ford Motor Company

“Non-linear Relaxation Phenomena in Polymeric Systems”,

Takeo Furakawa, Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, Biopolymers Physics Laboratory

“Electro-optic Field Mapping Measurements in Electron Beam Irradiated Polymers”,

Marcus Zahn, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Thursday, July 28

AM Session Chairperson: Len Dissado, Kings College, London

“Electrohydrodynamic Theory of Liquid Breakdown”,

Keith Watson, Xerox Corporation

“Prebreakdown Partial Discharge Measurements”,

H. Yamashita, Keio University, Japan

“Electrokinetics in Breakdown Phenomena”,

Eric Kuhnhardt, Polytechnic University, Weber Research Institute

PM Session Chairperson: Dave McCall, AT&T Bell Laboratories

“Perspectives in Dielectric Research”,

Bob Cole, Brown University

Friday, July 29

AM Session Chairperson: James Sargeant

“Space Environment and Its Impact on Dielectric Materials”,

Carolyn Purvis, NASA Lewis Research Center

“Power Issues in Space”,

Frank Rose, Auburn University, Space Power Institute

“Dielectrics Utilized in the Space Environment”,

Perry Bankston, Jet Propulsion Laboratory