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           COLLOQUIUM OF THE COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS SCIENCE CENTER
                             College of Science
                      (CDS Department CSI 898-Sec 001)
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          "Applications and Implications of MEMS and Nanotechnology "

                           Michael A. Huff
   MEMS and Nanotechnology Exchange, Corporation, Reston, VA

I will present the auxiliary-field quantum Monte Carlo (AF QMC) method
for many-body systems, and in particular for realistic electronic
Hamiltonians. The presentation will be pedagogical and a previous
knowledge of ab initio methods or quantum Monte Carlo will be helpful
but not required. In the AF QMC method, the ground state energy is
obtained through a linear superposition of independent-particle
cro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) and Nanotechnologies promise to
revolutionize nearly every industrial and military product by bringing
together the computational capability of microelectronics with the perception
and control capabilities of micro/nanosensors and micro/nanoactuators, thereby
enabling smart systems-on-a-chip to be mass-produced.  The deployment of smart
systems that can actively and autonomously sense and control their
environments has far reaching implications for a tremendous number of future
applications and is already producing immense benefits for the United States
economy and its citizens.   Much of the appeal of these technologies is due to
their ability to place an enormous amount of functionality in a small volume
while maintaining low cost and extraordinary high reliability.  This talk will
discuss why MEMS and Nanotechnologies are extremely well suited for many new
and diverse applications, how they are made and developed, as well as where
these fields are headed in the future.  Much of this talk will be from the
perspective of founding and managing the MEMS and Nanotechnology Exchange,
which has grown into the largest design and fabrication service provider of
these technologies in the United States

                           March 19, 4:30 pm
                   Room 301, Research I, Fairfax Campus

Refreshments will be served at 4:15 PM.
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