Muhlenberg College - Ciarla Yearbook (Allentown, PA)

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PHYSICS he Physics department is in Slsl P rocess °f establishing a isSs!) Solid State Physics Laborato- ry. This past spring, Dr. Robert F. Mil- ligan is teaching a course in solid state, the first time such a course has been offered at Muhlenberg. Last summer Dr. Milligan received a grant from the Office of Naval Research to study the electronic structure of transition metal impurities in silicon. The research was conducted in the laboratory of Professor George Wat- kins of the Sherman Fairchild Labora- tory at Lehigh University. This re- search as well as research conducted at Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ. in 1981 has resulted in several publica- tions for Dr. Milligan. Dr. John Mac- Carthy has had two recent publica- tions relating to his research in bio- physics. They appear in Chemical Physics Letters, July 1982, p. 89 and J. Chemical Physics, Aug. 1982, p. 77. Also during this academic year, six students were involved in indepen- dent study projects that included digital signal processing, optical Ho- lography, experimental modern phys- ics, and modeling virus replication. ”To study physics is to change your life. You will never look at the world the way it is but will dig deep to explain and improve its faults . -Curtis A. Jack Dr. Walter E. Loy, ir. Professor of Physics Dr. John MacCarthy Assistant Professor of Physics Smiling faces on their way to class. Below: 1-2-3 ready GO! b

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3HEMISTRY • Dr. Charles E. Mortimer professor of vZhemistry-Department %-iead Dr. G.N. Russell Smart Senior Professor of Chemistry Ken Hughes planning a way to blow up the science building Dr. Donald W. Shive Dr. David N. Stehly Professor of Chemistry Professor of Chemistry Dr. Marsha R. Baar Assistant Professor of Chemistry Dr. Richard C. Hatch Professor of Chemistry Mrs. Hazel Z. Zief Mrs. H. Elizabeth Instructor in Chemistry Bonnani Lecturer in Chemistry his past year. Dr. C. Mortimer published the fifth edition of his text for General Chemistry. Over one million copies of the text have been sold since it first appeared. From the sig-figs. in Gen. Chem. to the rigorous concepts of P- Chem., our main question was al- ways Why us? However, in retro- spect, by majoring in Chemistry, we have acquired knowledge and have developed analytical skills which we know will prove invaluable in our postgraduate careers. ” -Dave Haverstick Marco Luzatti Paul Weldner 25

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Dr. John I. Nassar Professor of Mathematics - Department Head Mr. Ronald W. Dedekind. Jr. Assistant Professor of Mathematics Mr Robert K. Stump Assistant Professor of Mathematics Mr. Robert J. Wagner Mr. Jordan S. Goldman Dr. William J. Seaman Assistant Professor of Instructor in Lecturer in Computer Mathematics Mathematics Science MATHEMATICS he Math department received a PEW foundation grant to upgrade their computer facilities, so they have added three Apple 2 mircocomputers, and hope to get a graphics terminal and a network to bring the microcomputers on line. The department created math and computer science minors, hoping to get Computer Science approved as a major in the near future. They added new courses in operating systems, structured Pas- cal, data base management, data structures, computer organization, and methods for computer science. Mathematics is the link between the arts and sci- ences. As the basic tool for quantitative analysis, it has practical applications in Chemistry and Physics. Yet Mathematics is an art. The ability to reason, learned by patiently proving mathematical theory, is basic to effec- tive communication of ideas in all areas of knowledge. Mathematics is universal, yet particular, applicable, yet theoretical. Mathematics is beautiful . -Jacqueline Meckwood 27