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   COLLOQUIUM OF THE LABORATORY FOR COMPUTER DESIGN OF MATERIALS
                   School of Computational Sciences
                           (CSI 898-Sec 001)
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     Chemical Synthesis and Processing of Nanostructured Powders and Filmss

                            Lynn K. Kurihara
      Materials Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC

Nanostructured materials, often characterized by a physical dimension of 1-100
nm (such as grain size) and a significant amount of surfaces and interfaces,
have been attracting much interest because of their demonstrated or
anticipated unique properties compared to conventional materials.  An overview
of the synthesis and processing of nanostructured powders and films using
chemical routes will be presented.  The solution chemistry approach offers
advantages of the design of materials at the molecular level that can result
in better homogeneity for multiphase materials, and cost-efficient bulk
quantity production in many cases.  Of particular importance, solution
chemistry allows for the control of particle size and particle size
distribution, and the control of agglomerate size, through effective
manipulation of the parameters determining nucleation, growth and
agglomeration at the molecular level.

                       Monday , November 15, 2004
                                  4:30 pm
              Room 206, Science & Tech. I, Fairfax Campus

Refreshments will be served at 4:15 PM.
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