GRC "Dielectric Phenomena" 1992

Monday, July 20

AM Session Chairperson: Robert L. Fulton, Florida State University

“Rate Processes with Dynamical Disorder”,

R. Zwanzig, National Institute of Health

“Molecular Aspects of Dielectric Properties of Hydrogen-bonding Liquids”,

B. Ladanyl, Colorado State University

“Electrical Versus Mechanical Response Functions in Polymer Electrolyte Solutions and the Transition to the Superionic Glass State”,

C.A. Angell, Arizona State University

PM Session Chairperson: David W. McCall, AT&T Bell Laboratories

“Scanning Tunneling Microscopy of Insulators”,

Greg P. Kochanski, AT&T Bell Laboratories

PM Poster Session Chairperson: Richard Boyd, University of Utah

Tuesday, July 21

AM Session Chairperson: W. J. Sargent, SUNY at Buffalo

“Multifractal Aspects of the Dielectric Breakdown Model”,

H. E. Stanley, Boston University

“The Inception of Partial Discharge in Practical Dielectric Fluids”,

K. Stricklett, NIST

“Primary Interactions of Low Energy Electrons (0 to 20 eV) in Dielectric Media”,

L. Sanche, University of Sherbrooke

PM Session Chairperson: S. Matsuoka, AT&T Bell Laboratories

“Classes of Frequency-Temperature Relationships for Relaxations”,

H. W. Starkweather, DuPont Research and Development

“Correlation between Dielectric and Viscoelastic Absorptions in Polymers”,

R. D. Calleja, Politechnic University of Valencia

Wednesday, July 22

AM Session Chairperson: L. A. Dissado, Kings College

“Mode Coupling and the Glass Transition”,

G. F. Mazenko, James Frank Institute, University of Chicago

“Dielectric and Relaxation Studies of Stationary and Non-Stationary Polymer Systems”,

G. Williams, University College of Swansea

“The Scaling of the α and β Relaxation in Low Molecular Weight Glass Forming Liquids and in Polymers”,

F. Kremer, Max Planck Institute

PM Session Chairperson: J. D. Hoffman, Johns Hopkins University

“The Work of Robert H. Cole and its Relationship to the Frontiers of Dielectric Research”,

J. G. Berberian, Saint Joseph’s University

“Professor Charles B. Smyth and his Impact on Dielectric Science”,

J. E. Anderson, Ford Motor Company

“Herbert Frohlich: The Physics of Dielectric Breakdown and Relaxation”,

J. J. O’Dwyer, SUNY at Oswego; J. G. Powles, University of Kent

Thursday, July 23

AM Session Chairperson: E. O. Forster, Exxon Corporation

“Charge Storage and Charge Transport in Electrets”,

G. M. Sessler, Technical University Darmstadt

“Electron Transport in Polystyrene Above and Below the Glass Transition”,

P. K. Watson, Xerox Corporation

“Micro Discharges and Breakdown Phenomena in Solid Insulators: Physical Mechanisms and Engineering Relevance”,

B. Fruth, Brown-Bavari

PM Discussion Leader: J. G. Powles, University of Kent

“Observations on Creativity, Loyalty, Institutional Health and Scientific Productivity”,

J. D. Hoffman, Johns Hopkins University

Friday, July 24

AM Discussion Leader: F. E. Karasz, University of Massachusetts

“Second-order Nonlinear Optics and Relaxation Characteristics of Poled Amorphous Polymers”,

D. Yoon, IBM Corporation

“Effects of Electric Fields on Multiphase Polymer Morphology”,

G. E. Wnek, Rensselear Polytechnic Institute

“Dielectric and Ionic Processes in Inorganic and Polymeric Glasses”,

G. P. Johari, McMaster University