March 25, 1996: Leonid Gibiansky, Princeton University
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Effective thermal expansion coefficient of isotropic multiphase composites and polycrystals

March 26, 1996: Albert Schneider, University of Dortmund
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On Spectral Theory for Singular Hamiltonians under Left-definiteness Conditions

April 1, 1996: Andrej Cherkaev, University of Utah
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Extensions for non-stable multidimensional variational problems

April 8, 1996: Stanislaus Maier-Paape, Univ Augsburg
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On Equilibria of Cahn-Hilliard Equations

April 15, 1996: Alexander Movchan, University of Bath, UK
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Singular perturbation analysis of elasticity problems in non-homogeneous media with wavy cracks

April 22, 1996: Robert Lipton, WPI
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Variational Principles Bounds, and Size Effects for Composites with Nonstandard Interfacial Transmission Conditions.

April 29, 1996: Gilles Francfort
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A variational approach to brittle damage and fracture

May 6, 1996: Nilton Renno, Dept Atmospheric Sci Univ Arizona
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Multiple Equilibria in Radiative-Convective Atmospheres

May 7, 1996: Lev Truskinovsky, University of Minnesota
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Kinetics and nucleation of phase boundaries

May 13, 1996: Tim Folias, Univ Utah
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On the design of Pressurized Vessels against Fracture

May 14, 1996: Leonid I. Slepyan, Tel Aviv University
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Role of Microstructures in Fracture and Phase Transformation Dynamics

May 20, 1996: Gieri Simonett, Vanderbilt University
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On Hele-Shaw models with surface tension

May 23, 1996: Ohad Levy
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Enhancement of Nonlinear Dielectric Effects in Composite Materials

May 31, 1996: Natasha Movchan, Univ of Bath
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Fibre Reinforcement Effect in Composites with Frictional Interfaces