Hi, Please find attached the abstract for the Sept. 12 CORE-CM seminar. CORE-CM news Jim McCusker was elected by the advisory committee to take over as CORE-CM director - Congratulations and good luck Jim. With partial CORE-CM support, Richard Lunt has arranged for the purchase of an unlimited license for Materials Studio for materials simulations and visualization. It is available across campus. Thanks Richard. A broad range V-VASE ellipsometer is being purchased From Woollam, with partial CORE-CM support. It will be placed in the laboratory of Rebecca Anthony a new hire in the Mechanical Engineering Department at MSU. Welcome to MSU Rebecca. If you have shared facilities needs please talk to Jim or to a member of the CORE-CM advisory committee, Best, Phil