Speaker: Rouzbeh Amini
Ph.D. candidate
Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota

Title: Computational and Experimental Exploration of Eye Mechanic

(1)
Local Host: Prof. Farzad Farahmand

Time: Sunday, June 22, 2008, 10:00-12:00 pm
Location: Biomechanics Laboratory, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran

(2)
Local Host: Prof. Nasser Fatouraee

Time: Tuesday, June 24, 2008, 11:00-12:00 pm
Location: Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran

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Speaker: Dr. Vahid Shahrezaei
Postdoctoral fellow
The Centre for Nonlinear Dynamics in Physiology and Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Local Host: Prof. Reza Ejtehadi

Title: Non-genetic individuality: modeling stochastic gene expression in single cells

Time: Saturday, June 21st, 2008.

Location: Department of Physics, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran

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speaker: Dr. Mustafa Saeed Omar
Professor, Department of Physics, College of Science
University of Salahaddin, Arbil, Iraq

Title: Nanoscale Size Dependent Parameters effect on Lattice Thermal Conductivity in a Si Nanowire

(1)
Local Host: Dr. Qasem Exirifard

Time: Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
Location: School of Physics, IPM, Tehran

(2)
Local Host: Dr. Akbar Jafari

Time: Saturday, May 24th, 2008
Location: Department of Physics, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan

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Speaker: Dr. Behzad Samadi
Ph.D.
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Concordia University, Montreal, QC

Local Host: Prof. Mohammad Mobed

Title: Stability Analysis and Controller Synthesis for a Class of Piecewise Smooth Systems

Time: Wednesday, May 21st, 2008, 10:00 am
Location: Department of Electrical Engineering (Room #4), Sharif University of Technology, Tehran

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Speaker: Behrang Mohit
PhD Candidate
Intelligent Systems Program, Department of Computer Science
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA

Local Organizer: Mohsen Taghaddosi

Title: Localization of Difficult-to-Translate Phrases

Time: Tuesday, April 14th, 2008, 12:00-1:00pm

Location: Department of Computer Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran
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Speaker: Hamid Hazari
Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Mathematics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA

Title: Can one hear the shape of a drum?

Time: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at 3:00 PM

Location: Dr. Mehri Seminar room, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran

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Speaker: Dr. Mohammad Salavatipour
Assistant Professor
School of Computing Science, University of Alberta, Canada

(1)
Local Organizer: Shervin Daneshpajouh

Title: Classical Network design problems with extra constraints

Time: Monday, December 31st, 2007, 12:00-1:30pm

Location: Kharazmi Hall, Department of Computer Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran

(2)
Local Organizer: Shahbaz Yousefi

Title: Classical Network design problems with extra constraints

Time: Tuesday, January 1st , 2008, 1:00-2:00pm

Location: Conference Room, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran

Abstract: more…

Speaker: Nasimeh Asgarian
M.Sc.
School of Computing Science, University of Alberta, Canada

Local Organizer: Shervin Daneshpajouh

Title: Collaborative Filtering and Netflix Prize Competition

Time: Monday, December 31st , 2007, 11:00-12:00pm

Location: Kharazmi Hall, Department of Computer Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran

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Speaker: Dr. Ehsan Afshari
Assistant Professor
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cornell University, USA

Local Organizer: Ms. Tehrani

Title: Optotronics: Optically Inspired Electronics

Time: Tuesday, December 25th , 2007, 3:00-4:30pm

Location: Department of Electrical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran

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Speaker: Babak Taati
PhD Candidate
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Queen’s University, Canada

Local Organizer:

Title: Variable Dimensional Local Shape Descriptors – tuning descriptor to target objects geometry

Time: Monday, December 24th , 2007, 12:00-1:30pm

Location: Department of Computer Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran

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Speaker: Mohammad Harati
Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Chemistry, University of Windsor, Canada

Local Organizer: Fereshteh Rashidi

Title: Discovery of two new chemical oscillators in stirred batch reactor

Time: Monday, December 24th , 2007.

Location: Faculty of Sciences (Room 23), University of Tehran, Tehran

Abstract: more…

Speaker: Mehran Shaghaghi
Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Canada

Local Organizer: Prof. Vahid Karimipour

Title: Quantum Mechanics Dilemmas

Time: Tuesday, December 11th , 2007.

Location: Department of Physics, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran

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Speaker: Farman Amin Moayed
PhD candidate in Occupational Safety and Health Engineering, Department of Industrial Engineering
University of Cincinnati, Ohio, US

(1)
Title: Mechanism to Commercialize Iranian Inventions which are Patent Protected in the United States

Local Organizer: Sina Tarighi

Time: TBA

Location: Industrial Engineering Department, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran

(2)
Title: The Role of Occupational Safety and Health Engineering in Business

Local Organizer: Emad Zamanzadeh

Time: TBA

Location: Industrial Engineering Department, Amir Kabir University, Tehran

Abstract: more…

Speaker: Dr. Payam Rabiei
Ph.D.
Avin Photonics, California, USA

Local Organizer: Dr. Amir Borji

Title: Monolithic micro-photonic integrated circuits based on nonlinear optics

Time: Wednesday, November 7th , 2007.

Location: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan

Abstract: more…

Speaker: Ahmad Anvari
Lead Analyst, Advertising.com R&D

Local Organizer: Keyvan Vakili

Title: Latest Developments and Trends in Online Advertising Business

Time: Monday, Oct 29, 2007, 13:30-15:00 pm

Location: School of Management and Economics, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran

Abstract and Presentation Slides: more…

Speaker: Dr. Amir Nejat
Ph.D.
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Canada

Local Organizer: Ali Ramezani

Title: A Higher-Order Accurate Unstructured Finite Volume Newton-Krylov Algorithm for Inviscid Compressible Flows

Time: Sunday, October 21, 2007, 3:00 pm

Location: Aerospace Engineering Department, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran.

Abstract and Presentation Slides: more…

Speaker: Payman Esmaeili
Ph.D. Candidate
University of Alberta, Canada

Local Organizer: Mohammad Reza Talaie

Title: A Fundamental Study on the Coalescence of Bitumen Drops in Water

Time: Monday, October 22, 2007

Location: Faculty of Engineering Conference Room, University of Isfahan, Isfahan

Abstract: more…

Speaker: Mohammad Hossein Taghavi
Ph.D. Candidate
University of California, San Diego, USA

Local Organizer: Dr. Marvasti

Title: Codes on Graphs: Recent Advances

Time: Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Location: Department of Electrical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran

Abstract and Presentation Slides: more…

Speaker: Raha Akhavan Tabatabaei
Ph.D. Candidate
North Carolina State University, USA.

Local Organizer: Sina Tarighi

Title: Stochastic Modeling for Serial-Batching Workstations with Heterogeneous Machines

Time: Monday, Oct. 1, 2007, 15:00-16:00 pm

Location: School of Industrial Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran

Abstract: more…

Speaker: Alborz Geramifard
Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Computing Science, Edmonton, University of Alberta, Canada

Local Organizer: Student Scientific Chapter

Title: Incremental Least- Squares Temporal Difference Learning

Time: Tuesday, Sep 11, 2007, 12:00-1:00 pm
Location: Department of Computer Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran

Abstract & Presentation Slides: more…

Speaker: Dr. Ali Ashrafi
Senior Engineer, Thornton Tomasetti Inc, New York, NY, USA

Local Organizer: Dr. Alireza Khaloo

Title: Structural Engineering Practice in US, a Perspective from the Structural Design
Firm for the Tallest Buildings in the World

Time: Wednesday, Aug 8, 2007
Location: Department of Civil Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran

Abstract: more…

Speaker: Sara Banki

Ph.D. candidate in Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Management,
Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

Local Organizer: Roja Aminzadeh

Title: Enhancing Citizenship Behavior through Transformational Leadership: An Educational Case

Time: Monday, Aug 27, 2007, 14:00 till 16:00
Location: School of Management, University of Tehran, Tehran

Abstract: more…

Speaker: Hesamedin Ostad Ahmad Ghorabi

Ph.D. Candidate, Institute for Engineering Design,
Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria

Title: Innovative Products through Ecodesign

Time: Monday, Aug 27, 2007
Location: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran

Abstract: more…

Speaker: Dr. Ramin Vatanparast

Senior Research Manager, Nokia Research Center, Palo Alto, U.S.

Local Organizer: Industrial Management Institute (IMI)

Title: Transformational Leadership

Time: Sunday, Aug 26, 2007, 17:30-19:30
Location: Industrial Management Institute

Abstract: more…

Speaker: Golnaz Tajeddin

Ph.D. candidate in Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Management at DeGroote School of Management,
McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada

Local Organizer: Roja Aminzadeh

Title: Emergence and Influence of Expert in Group Decision Making: A Judgmental Task

Time: Sunday, Aug 26, 2007, 10:00 till 12:00
Location: School of Management, University of Tehran, Tehran

Abstract: more…

Speaker: Saeed Mohammadi

Ph.D. Candidate,
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA

Host: Prof. Sina Khorasani

Title: Phononic Crystals

Time: Tuesday, Aug 28, 2007, 12:00 pm
Location: Department of Electrical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran

Abstract: more…

Speaker: Dr. Atefeh Farzindar

Ph.D.
President of NLP Technologies Inc., Montreal, Canada

Organized by: Informatics Society of Iran

Title: From Research to Practice: Application of Natural Language Processing (NLP) to a Real context

Time: Wednesday, Aug 22, 2007
Location: Amphitheater of Tehran Municipality ICT Center, Tehran

Abstract: more…

Speaker: Niloofar Arshadi

Ph.D. Candidate,
University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

Local Organizer: Student Scientific Chapter

Title: Performance Improvement of Case-Based Reasoning Systems by Integrating them with Machine Learning Techniques

Time: Tuesday, Aug 14, 2007
Location: Department of Computer Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran

Abstract: more…

Speaker: Amir Farmanesh

Ph.D. candidate in Policy Studies
School of Public Policy, University of Maryland

Co-organized by International Association of Iranian Managers

Local Organizer: Keyvan Vakili

Title: Econometrics approach to international development studies

Time: Saturday, August 18, 2007, 10:00am
Location: School of Management and Economics, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran

Abstract: more…

Speaker: Dr. Yousef Padganeh

Business Management, Banking, Preston University, USA, Ajman Campus, UAE

Co-organized by International Association of Iranian Managers

Local Organizer: Keyvan Vakili

Title: Basel II and Banking Industry

Time: Saturday, 20 Oct, 2007, 17:00 till 19:00
Location: School of Management and Economics, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran

Abstract: more…

Speaker: Iman Hajizadeh

Ph.D. Candidate
Rotman School of Management
University of Toronto, Canada

Co-organized by International Association of Iranian Managers

Local Organizer: Keyvan Vakili

Title: Portfolio Selection with Bounded Loss

Time: Saturday, Aug 25, 2007, 10:00am
Location: School of Management and Economics, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran

Abstract: more…

Speaker: Baabak Ashuri

Ph.D. Candidate and Tennenbaum Fellow
School of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

Co-organized by International Association of Iranian Managers

Local Organizer: Keyvan Vakili

Title: A Real Options Approach to Investment Decisions in Competitive, Dynamic Retail Markets

Time: Wednesday, Aug 22, 2007, 6:00pm
Location: School of Management and Economics, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran

Abstract: more…

Speaker: Sanam Ebrahim

Master’s degree
Executive Management of Business Administration
Tehran, Iran /Royal Roads University, Victoria, Canada

Co-organized by International Association of Iranian Managers

Local Organizer: Keyvan Vakili

Title: Government Research Funding System

Time: Monday, Aug 20, 2007, 6:00pm
Location: School of Management and Economics, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran

Abstract: more…

Speaker: Shuan SadreGhazi

Ph.D. Candidate,
Innovation Studies and Development
United Nations University – MERIT

Co-organized by International Association of Iranian Managers

Local Organizer: Keyvan Vakili

Title: Developing Business Strategies for Serving Low-income Markets

Time: Wednesday, Aug 15, 2007, 1:00pm
Location: School of Management and Economics, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran

Abstract: more…

Speaker: Hamid Hazari
Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Mathematics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA

(1)
Title: Can one hear the shape of a drum?

Local organizer: Maryam Moghiseh

Time: Monday, July 30, 2007
Location: Department of Mathematics, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran

(2)
Title: Zeros of Eigenfunctions

Time: Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Location: School of Mathematics, IPM, Tehran

Abstract: more…

Speaker: Bahar Mehmani

Ph.D. Candidate,
Institute for Theoretical Physics
University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Local Organizer: Prof. Karimipour

Title: Simultaneous measurement of non-commuting observables

Time: Tuesday, Jul 31, 2007
Location: Department of Physics, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran

Abstract: more…

Speaker: Sanli Faez
Ph.D. candidate,
FOM institute for atomic and molecular physics, The Netherlands

Local host: Prof. Seyed Hassan Tavasoli

Title: Photon diffusion and Anderson localization of light in random media

Time: Wednesday, Jul 25, 2007
Location: Laser and Plasma Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran

Abstract: more…

Speaker: Dr. Ali Nasseri-Moghaddam
Senior Geotechnical Engineer,
Inspec-Sol Inc, Canada

Local Organizer: Hossein Hashemi

Title: Application of MASW Method in Characterization of Near Surface Soil Layers and Detection of Underground Cavities

Time: Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Location: Department of Civil Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran

Abstract: more…

Speaker: Prof. Nima Sarshar
Assistant Professor,
University of Regina, SK, Canada

Local Organizer: Student Scientific Chapter

Title: Percolation Search Algorithm for P2P Networks

Time: Wednesday, Jul 18, 2007
Location: Department of Computer Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran

Abstract: more…

Speaker: Dr. Hossein Agheli
Postdoctoral fellow, iNano Center,
Aarhus university, Denmark

Title: Nano-structured artificial bio-interfaces

Time: Wenesday, Jun 27, 2007
Location: Golestaneh Seminar room, Department of Material Science, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran
Local Organizer: Kooshan Gholami

Abstract: more…

Canadian International Petroleum Engineering Conference - held in June 12–14, 2007 in Calgary, Canada - featured a Graduate student paper competition. The objective of the competition was to give participants the opportunity to present highlights of their work to petroleum industry experts from around the world. The presentations were judged on the technical content, applicability, and overall presentation quality. The contestants were from Universities from Canada, United Stated and China.
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Speaker: Pezhman Hassanpour
Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

Title: Fabrication of Microelectromechanical Systems

Time: Sunday, Jun 10, 2007
Location: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran

Abstract: more…

Speaker: Reza Sharifi
Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Texas A&M university, USA

Title: Nonlinear Principal Component Analysis and its application in Sensor Data Validation

Time: Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Location: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran

Abstract: more…

Speaker: Parisa Bohlouli
Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Physics
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada

Local host: Prof. Seyed Hassan Tavasoli

Title: Optical Transfer Cavity Stabilization using Tunable Sidebands of RF Current-Modulated Injection-Locked Diode Lasers

Time: Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Location: Laser and Plasma Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran

Abstract: more…

Speaker: Babak Matinfar
Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Computer Science
Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, USA

Local Organizer: Shahbaz Yousefi, ACM Student Branch

Title: Image Guided Small Animal Radiation Research Platform (IG-SARRP)

Time: Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Location: Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Tehran, Tehran

Abstract: more…

Speaker: Piroz Mohseni
Senior Developer,
Pink Sheets LLC., New York City, US

Local Organizer: Mahdi Safarnejhad, Student Scientific Chapter

Title: Quote and Trade Service - Case Study

Time: Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Location: Department of Computer Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran

Abstract: more…

Speaker: Dr. Anoosh Shamsabadi
Office of Earthquake Engineering, California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), California, USA

Local Organizer: Student Scientific Association of Department of Civil Engineering

Title: Practical Seismic Soil-Abutment-Foundation-Structure Interaction of Skewed Bridges

Time: Sunday, May 13, 2007
Location: Department of Civil Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran

Speaker: Dr. Kazem Sadati
Doctor of Law from John F. Kennedy University, USA

Co-organized by International Association of Iranian Managers

Local Organizer: Kamran Vakili

Title: How To Start and Operate a Business Successfully

Time: Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Location: School of Management and Economics, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran

Abstract: more…

Speaker: Shirin Karimifar
Ph.D. Candidate,
School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada

Title: Single-cell Cluster Narrowband Cellular Systems

Time: Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007
Location: Department of Electrical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran

Abstract: more…

Speaker: Ali Khakifirooz
Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT, Cambridge, USA

Local Organizer: Majid Mohammadi, IEEE Student Branch

Title: MOSFET Performance Scaling: Historical Trends and Future Directions

Time: Saturday, Apr 14, 2007
Location: Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Tehran, Tehran

Abstract: more…

Speaker: Hassan Abbasnezhad
Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Alberta, Canada

Local Organizer: Prof. Pournaghi-azar

Title: Promoting Microbial Attachment to Oil to Enhance Bioremediation

Time: Wednesday, Feb 7, 2007
Location: Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, Tabriz

Abstract: more…

Speaker: Prof. Ali Hessami
Professor of Systems Assurance,
City University, London, UK

Local Organizer: Sina Tarighi

Title: Assurance of Safety and Reliability in Industrial Systems

Time: Sunday, Feb 4, 2007
Location: Department of Industrial Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran

Abstract: more…

Speaker: Dr. Ali Shadchehr
Clinical Associate Professor of Gastroenterology
Ohio University, USA

Local Organizer: Mir Shahram Safari

Title: Update in Hereditary Hemochromatosis

Time: Monday, Jan 22, 2007
Location: Endoscopies ward, Gastroenterology Department of Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran

Abstract: more…

Speaker: Tissaphern Mirfakhrai
Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

Local Organizer: Somayeh Khandan

Title: Artificial Muscles

Time: Wednesday, Dec 27, 2006
Location: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran

Abstract: more…

Speaker: Najmeh Khalili-Mahani
Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Local Organizer: Mir Shahram Safari

Title: Application of MRI in Clinical Research

Time: Tuesday, Jan 9, 2007
Location: Physiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran

Speaker: Amin Karbassi
Ph.D. Candidate
École de Technologie Supérieure, University of Québec, Montréal, Canada

Local Organizer: Abbas Eslami

Title: Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Existing Buildings Using the Score Assignment Method, Conception and Method Development

Time: Monday, Jan 1, 2007
Location: School of Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz

Abstract: more…

Speaker: Dr. Amir Rezvani
Principal Investigator
Department of Psychiatry, Duke University,Durham, USA

Local Organizer: Mir Shahram Safari

Title: Addiction as a Brain Disease

Time: Monday, Jan 1, 2007
Location: Biology Department, Science Faculty of Tehran University, Tehran

Speaker: Mahsa Dabagh
M.Sc., Researcher
Lappeenranta University of Technology, Lappeenranta, Finland

Local Organizer: Roohollah Johari-Naad

Title: Numerical Simulation methods in arterial wall modeled as porous medium

Time: Monday, Jan 1, 2007
Location: Department of Chemical Engineering & Petroleum , Sharif University of Technology, Tehran

Speaker: Prof. Hazhir Rahmandad
Assistant Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Virginia Tech, VA, USA

Local Organizer: Keyvan Vakili

Title: Impact of Delays on Organizational Learning

Time: Monday, Dec 25, 2006
Location: School of Management and Economics, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran

Abstract: more…

Speaker: Dr. Alireza Soltani
Postdoctoral Associate
Department of Neurobiology, Yale University, New Haven, USA

Local Organizer: Shahin Nasr and Ali Moeeny

Title: A Cortical Network Model of Probabilistic Decision-making

Time: Tuesday, Dec 19, 2006
Location: School of Cognitive Science, IPM, Tehran

Abstract: more…

Speaker: Dr. Kourosh Afrousheh
Post-doctoral fellow, Rowland Institute at Harvard
Harvard University, Cambridge, US

Local host in Shahid Beheshti University: Prof. Seyed Hassan Tavasoli
Local host in University of Isfahan: Prof. Mahmood Soltanolkotabi

Title: Dipole-dipole interactions between laser cooled highly excited atoms

(1) Time: Wednesday, Dec 27, 2006
Location: Laser and Plasma Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran

(2) Time: Tuesday, Jan 2, 2007
Location: Department of Physics, University of Isfahan, Isfahan

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