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FSC chemistry and physics department hosts seminar

LAKELAND, Fla. (Nov. 6, 2001) - The chemistry and physics department of Florida Southern College will hold a chemistry seminar Nov. 14 in the Polk Science Building. The event will take place at 4:30 p.m. in Room PS 152.

Guest speaker Dr. Mike Zaworotko, chair of the chemistry department at the University of South Florida, will present a lecture on "Self-Assembly of Crystals and Nanocrystals." Crystal engineering, the focus of Zaworotko's lecture, is one of the fastest growing fields in chemistry. Some of the applications of this field include biotechnology, electronic noses (used to detect small chemicals in the environment), catalysis, and pharmaceuticals.

The seminar is free and open to the public. For more information, call Dr. Carmen Gauthier at (863) 680-4320.

About Florida Southern College
Florida Southern is a four-year, private, co-educational liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The college offers more than 40 undergraduate majors and a master of business administration degree accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Located in Lakeland, Fla., the college is home to the largest, single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in the world.

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