THEMATIC PROGRAMS
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Program in Probability and its Applications
Distinguished Lecture Series

Pierre-Gilles de Gennes

École Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles, Paris

Thursday, October 1, 1998
Branched polymers and the Ariadne length 4:00-5:00 p.m.

Sand dunes: how they form, how they move 8:00-9:00 p.m.

The second lecture is suitable for a general audience.
University of Toronto Earth Sciences Building, Room 1050
5 Bancroft Ave. Toronto

Friday, October 2, 1998
From rice to snow: problems of granular matter3:00-4:00 p.m.

Participants are welcome to attend a reception at the Fields Institute immediately following this lecture.

The afternoon lectures will be offered at the Fields Institute
in conjunction with the Program on
Probability and Its Applications, August 1998 - June 1999.

Supported by the Ontario Ministry of Education and Training and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada