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European Scientists Attend E-School Colloquia

Scientists from Europe as well as the
United States will take part in the fall
series of colloquia sponsored by the
department of materials science at the
University's School of Engineering and
Applied Science.

William D. Phillips, associate director of
research in the central research department at
E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Co., will lead off
the series tomorrow by discussing the use of a
nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer to
study the structure of enzymes.

Mr. Phillips, an authority on magnetic resonance
technique, will present some results of his
research with lysozyme, an enzyme which
destroys bacteria.

Electron Microscope

S. Amelinckx from the Laboratoria Van Het
S.C.K., Studiencentrum Voor Kernenergie in
Belgium, will discuss an electron microscope
study of the domain structure of crystals in
October 28.

Mr. Amelinckx is best known for his work
on crystal defects which govern the strength of
materials.

On November 4, P. Keith Watson from the
research laboratories at Xerox Corporation will
give a lecture entitled "Change Transport in
Insulating Liquids" which concern the ability
of liquids which ordinarily do not conduct
electricity to carry some charge.

Mr. Watson has done his major research in
the area of electrical conductivity of liquids.

Klaus Muller from the corporate research
laboratory of the National Lead Company will
discuss "Fundamental Properties of the Metal-Solution
Interface" on November 18. Mr.
Muller has been studying electrochemically the
techniques of absorption between two surfaces.

Gravitational Constant

On January 13, Jesse W. Beams, National
Medal of Science winner and professor emeritus
of physics at the University will discuss the
gravitational constant and research devices
developed at the University to refine its measurement.

All colloquia, which are open to the public,
begin at 3:30 p.m. in room A120, Thornton
Hall.