MAVERICK SCIENCE

Table of Contents ANew“StarShow”inthe page2 College

LeadershipGiving:Payingit page3 Forward

CenterforNanostructured page4 Materials:Researching theSmallbutMighty

ProvingtheReliabilityTheory page5

NewChemistryandPhysics page6 BuildingOpening CommunityConnections:backcover K-12Outreach

On-CampusConferencesbackcover

Magazine Team Dean of Science PaulPaulus

Contributing Writers IraBernstein FredMacDonnell LoriNorris PaulPaulus KrishnanRajeshwar TristineSlayton

Editors TristineSlayton SueStevens Designers TristineSlayton ConnieWaldo

Photographers C.Baum JohnFry FredMacDonnell TristineSlayton ConnieWaldo

Dean’s Welcome

GreetingsagainfromtheCollegeofScience!ThissecondeditionofMaverickSciencehighlightsanotherexcitingsemesterandsummerfortheCollege.ThespringsemesterbeganwiththeopeningfestivitiesfortheChemistryandPhysicsBuildingandthePlanetarium.Bothofthesearegreatadditionstothecampus,andwewerehonoredby the many officials, friends and alumniwhocouldjoinusfortheseevents.Wealsohavebeenfortunatetorecruitmoretopnotchfacultywhowillgreatlyincreaseboththequalityofoureducationandournationalvisibility.Ofcourse,ournewresearchfacultyandincreasedresearchactivitieswillquicklyoutstriptheavailablespace.ThespacevacatedinScienceHallisnotsuitableforrenova-tionasamodernresearchandteachingfacility.Wearedelightedthatwehavebeenapprovedfora$30millionwinginanewengineeringandscienceresearchbuilding.Thiswillbecompletedin2010.TheeventualplanistoreplaceScienceHallwithanewstate-of-the-artbuildingfortheexpandingeducationalandresearchneedsoftheCollege.Weareexcitedabouttheprogresswehavemadeinthepastfewyearsandthegreatprospectsforthefuture.WehopeyouenjoyreadingaboutsomeofthehappeningsintheCollege,andpleasedoletushearfromyou.Tobecomeatopcol-legeanduniversitywillrequirestrongalumnisupportforscholar-ships,namedprofessorshipsandresearchenhancement.PleaseconsiderinvestinginyourCollegeandthestatusofyourdegreenoworwhenyoureceiveacallduringthecomingyear.Visitusonlineatwww.uta.edu/cos.

PaulB.PaulusDean,CollegeofScienceUTArlington

Cover: Picture of a photoreactor from The Center for Nanostructured Materials (page 4). Inset pictures of Dr. Dasgupta and Dr. Baum (page 2), ribbon cutting of the new Chemistry and Physics Building (page 6), and Science Olympiad event (back cover).

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A New “Star Show” in the College

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HowdoyoubuildagreatCollegeofScience?Ofcourse,youneedmodernbuildings,thelatestequipment,smartstudents—butyoucannothaveagreatCollegewithoutgreatprofessors!Wehavehada long history of fine scholars and teachers and have been fortunate tobringinover30newfacultymembersinthepastthreeyears.Yet,itisnotalwayseasytogetattentionforthekindofgrowthinqualitythatwehaveexperienced.Thatmaybeabouttochange.We are continuing to draw some top scholars in their fields to UTArlington.Forexample,inthepastfewyearswerecruitedDr.RobertGatchelfromtheUniversityofTexasSouthwesternMedicalCenteratDallasandDr.DanielArmstrongfromIowaStateUniversity.Bothheldnamedprofessorshipsattheiruniversi-ties, are top scholars in their fields, and have significant external fundingfortheirresearch.Thesetwoscholarshavebeeninstru-mentalinbringingtwomoretopscholarstoourcampus—ahealthpsychologistfromtheUniversityofPittsburghMedicalCenterandananalyticalchemistfromTexasTech.

Dr.AndrewBaumwastheDirectoroftheUniversityofPitts-burghCancerInstitute,BehavioralMedicineandOncologyProgramandDeputyDirectorforCancerControlandPopula-tionSciences.HejoinstheDepartmentofPsychologytohelpdevelopasimilarprograminconjunctionwiththeUniversityofTexasSouthwesternMedicalCenter.Dr.BaumwillestablishabiomedicalsciencelaboratoryatUTArlingtonandcollaboratewithUTSouthwesternindevelopingacomprehensivecancercenterfortheNorthTexasregion.Dr.BaumandDr.Gatchelareamong the founders of the field of health psychology. Dr. Baum has made many significant contributions in the areas of environ-mentalhealth,stressandcancerandiseditorofseveralmajorjournals.Hisresearchhasbeencontinuouslyfundedfor25yearsbytheNationalInstitutesofHealth.Hewillbejoinedbyoneofhiscolleagues,Dr.AngelaDougall,whosespecialtyisinhealth

psychologyandbiostatistics.Theneuroscienceandhealthpsy-chologyprogramhereatUTArlingtonrankshighamongthetopprogramsinthecountrywiththecollaborationofBaum,Gatchelandotherfaculty.

Dr. Purnendu “Sandy” Dasgupta is the Paul Whitfield Horn ProfessorinChemistryatTexasTechUniversityandwillbecomeChairoftheDepartmentofChemistryandBiochemistryinJanu-ary2007.Heisaninternationallyrecognizedscientistinenviron-mentalchemistryandairpollutionchemistry.Hisresearchhasbeenfundedbyavarietyofagencies,includingtheNationalSci-enceFoundationandtheUnitedStatesEnvironmentalProtectionAgency.Hewillbeagreatadditiontoboththeanalyticalchem-istryprogramandtheinterdisciplinaryEarthandEnvironmentalSciencesProgram.TheadditionofArmstrongandDasguptatotheanalyticalchemistrygroupmakethisatop10program.Armstrong,DasguptaandProfessorKrishnanRajeshwarareeditors of three of the top journals in the field. Dasgupta brings withhimagroupofsixgraduatestudentsandeightpostdoctoralscholars.ProfessorDasguptaandhisteamprovidegreatlyneededexpertiseonairpollutioninthisregion,andtheywillcollaboratewithscholarsintheCollegeofEngineeringandareauniversitiesonvariousprojects.Hisrecentinterestsinhealth-relatedaspectsofpollutionwilllikelymeanthattherewillevenbesomecollabora-tionwithProfessorBaum.

Our first show at the Planetarium was entitled “The Stars at Night areBigandBright.”ThishasbeenanexcitingshowaboutourUniverse.Weareexcitedthatwenowhaveourveryown“starshow”intheCollegewiththeadditionofthesetopnewfacultymembersandtheothernewfacultywhohavejoinedinthepastfewyears!

Dr.SandyDasguptainanewChemistryandPhysicsBuildinglabDr.AndrewBaum

Leadership Giving: Paying It Forward

Dr.MaxwellC.Scarletthasbeenthesubjectofmanyarticlessinceit was “discovered” a few years ago that he was the first African-AmericanstudenttograduatefromUTArlington.Hehasbeenrecognizedwithmanyawardsandhonors,includingtheOutstand-ingAfrican-AmericanAlumniAwardin2004,theMulticulturalServicesTrailblazerAwardin2005,andDistinguishedAlumnusoftheCollegeofScienceinOctober2005.Theawardsarenumerousandwelldeserved,buttheydon’ttellthewholestorybehindhislong,closerelationshipwiththeUniversity.Asoneofthemostloyal financial supporters of the College of Science, Dr. Scarlett’s deeploveforhisalmamateristangible,butperhapsunexpected,consideringthatheonlyattendedclassesherehissenioryear.Whatmadehistimeheresomemorableinthecontextofalifetimeofstellaraccomplishments?

Destinedforsuccessfromayoungage,Scarlettcreditshismother,EvelynGuinnScarlett,asthesourceofhisearliestinspirationandencouragement.ShegraduatedfromI.M.TerrellHighSchoolinFortWorthattheageof15andcompletedherbachelor’sdegreeatPrairieViewA&Minfouryears.Shemarriedattheageof20andgavebirthtohersonMaxwellat21.ShewentontoearnhermastersdegreeatNorthTexasStateUniversityinDentonandtaughtintheFortWorthpublicschoolsformanyyears.Twoofherbrotherswerephysicians,soyoungMaxwellgrewupinanextendedfamilythatvaluededucationandexpectedhighacademicachievement.Inhishouseholditwasn’t“ifyougotocollege”but“whenyougotocollege.”Whenaskedifhealwaysknewhewantedacareerinmedicine,Scarlettanswers“Yes!”quickly,and

thenaddswithagrin“…andateacher,andalawyer,andapreach-er,too.Iwantedtodoitall,andtherejustweren’tenoughhoursintheday.”

Hisparentsdivorcedwhenhewasquiteyoung,buthismothermaintainedherhighexpectationsforhim.Shealwaysknewwherehewasandwhathewasdoing,achallengeforasingleworkingmotherinanyera.AfterhisgraduationwithhonorsfromDun-barHighSchool,Scarlettfollowedinhismother’sfootstepsbyenrollingatNorthTexasState.Anoutstandingstudentsincehisdaysaskindergartenvaledictorian,hemadetheDean’slistandwasamemberofBetaBetaBeta,anationalbiologicalhonorsociety.HeenrolledforafewsummerclassesatUTArlingtonbetweenhisyearsatNorthTexas,andthenonefatefuldayheaccompaniedhismothertotheVandergriffChevroletdealershipwheresheboughtanewcar.HookerVandergriffexpressedapersonalinterestinthebrightyoungpre-medbiologystudentandaskedhimtoconsiderUTArlington,whichhehighlyrecommended.Growingdisil-lusionmentwithrandomincidentsofracialprejudiceatNorthTexasconvincedScarletttoreconsiderthelocaluniversity,wherehespentaveryproductiveandsuccessfulsenioryear–ayearthatmadealastingimpressiononhim.

“NotadaygoesbythatIdon’tappreciatethepricelessfoundationinlifethatIreceivedatUTA.AnyserviceortimeormoneyIgivebacktothisinstitutionisjustatokenofmygratitude.”Somealumniwhogoontoprofessionalschoolssupportthoseschools,butdon’tretaintiestotheirundergraduateinstitution.NotsowithMaxwellScarlett.WhenaskedwhatmotivateshiscontinuedgenerositytotheUniversity,hedoesn’thesitate.

“IenjoygivingbacktoUTAbecauseofthetremendousimpactUTAhashadonmyprofessionalandpersonallife,coupledwithafamilyhistoryofcommunityserviceandaferventdesiretopassforwardtoothersasmuchaspossibleofwhathasbeenpassedtomebythosewhoprecededme.”

StillactiveasacontractemergencymedicalservicesphysicianintheKilleenarea,ScarlettdivideshistimebetweenFortWorthandcentralTexasbutstaysinclosetouchwithcampusnewsandevents.

“IseetheresultsofwhatUTAhasaccomplishedandthegoalsitisstillstrivingtoreach.Ifeelit’smyresponsibilityandtheresponsi-bilityofmyfellowalumnitohelptheUniversityaccomplishthosegoals.”

Dr.MaxwellScarlettinthenewChemistryandPhysicsBuilding

“Not a day goes by that I don’t appreciate the priceless foundation in life that I received at UTA. Any service or time or money I give back to this institution is just a token of my gratitude.” -Maxwell Scarlett

Center for Nanostructured Materials:Researching the small but mighty

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Nanoisabuzzwordthatseemstobeheardmoreandmoreoften.Allthatmostpeopleknowisthatitmeans“small.”Infact,itin-volvesthestudyofphenomenathatoccurattheatomicorcellularlevel.Interestingly,materialsthatarereducedtonanoscalemayhaveveryuniqueproperties.OneofthekeycollaborativeresearchcentersintheCollegeofScienceisfocusedontheapplicationsofnanosciencetomaterials.

TheCenterforNanostructuredMaterials(CNM)wasstartedin2003andiscomprisedmainlyof19facultymembers,fromthePhysicsandChemistry&BiochemistryDepartments.TheCenterincludesa2,500squarefootinstrumentfacilityinthenewChem-istryandPhysicsbuildingwhichhousesspecializedequipmentforthecharacterizationofnanostructuredmaterials.Overthepastthreeyears,morethan$2.3Mhasbeeninvestedinequippingthisfacilitytoprovideresearcherswithstate-of-the-artinstrumentationinnanotechnology.

Someoftheexcitingresearchthattakesplaceinthisfacilityisfocusedondevelopingnewprocessestoconvertlightenergy(sun-light)intochemicalenergy,suchassplittingwaterintohydrogenandoxygen.Hydrogencanbeusedasanon-pollutingfuelbothtogenerateelectricityandtopotentiallypowerautomobiles.TherecentspikesinoilcostsaswellastheincreasingconcernoverCO2emissionsmakehydrogenanexcitingalternative.

Otherprojectsfocusonmakingnewsuper-magnets.Theincred-iblepropertiesofthesenanomagnetsareduetothecontroloftheirinternalstructureatthenanolevel.Dr.PingLiu,afacultymemberofthePhysicsDepartment,andhisgrouparenowmakingnano-magnetswhoseperformancefarsurpassthatofthebestregularmagnets.Thesemagnetshavenumerousapplicationsinpowergeneration,datastorage,andtransportation.Thesenanomagnetscandeliverperformanceatafractionoftheweightofcomparable“macroscopic”magneticmaterials.

Aswestrugglewiththecostandrepercussionsofusingfossilfuels,UTArlingtonisworkingonhowtoendthisaddiction.Thenexttimeyouhear“nano,”rememberthatthissmallwordwhichde-scribessmallthingswillmakeahugeimpactontheworldeconomyandthequalityofourenvironment.

Aphotoreactor:alightsourceissurround-edbyasolutioncontainingaphotocatalysttomaximizetheamountoflightabsorbed.Anultrabrightdiodelampisusedforthelightsourceasitminumizesheatbuildupandirradiatesthesampleattheappropriate

wavelength.

PROVING THE RELIABILITY THEORY

MilestonesRetirementDr.ThomasR.HellierretiredfromtheDepartmentofBiologyafter48yearsofservice.

10 Years of ServiceElizabethA.Ballard,GeologyPatriciaEllington,MathematicsRogerD.Kirby,MathematicsYueLiu,MathematicsCarlLovely,Chemistry&BiochemistryYuanB.Peng,PsychologyA.J.Pugh,BiologyJyotsanaSinghal,Chemistry&BiochemistryQimingZhang,Physics

15 Years of ServiceNailFazleev,PhysicsCaroleK.Krueger,MathematicsEdwinStrom,Chemistry&BiochemistryNormaS.Tacconi,Chemistry&BiochemistryAndrewWhite,Physics20 Years of ServiceHarveyL.Baker,Mathematics25+ Years of ServiceThomasChrzanowski,BiologyChien-PaiHan,MathematicsWilliamJ.Ickes,PsychologyCharlesR.Savage,Chemistry&BiochemistryRobertJ.Gatchel,PsychologyZoltanA.Schelly,Chemistry&BiochemistryJohnL.Fry,Physics

Dr.DannyDyer,ProfessorofMathematics

Danny Dyer is an expert on reliability theory. How fitting, since theDepartmentofMathematicshasbeenrelyingheavilyonhimfor almost fifty years. Dyer came to Arlington State College as a freshmaninthefallof1956almostbyaccident.AftergraduatingfromGrandPrairieHighSchool,hehadspentthesummerloadingfurnitureintorailroadboxcars,andtheonlythingheknewforsureabouthisfuturecareerwasthatitwouldnotinvolvemanuallabor.Onawhim,heandthreehighschoolbuddiesdecidedtoattendcol-legeonlydaysbeforethefallsemesterbegan.

Dyerspenthishighschoolcareercoastingthroughclasseswithoutstudying,knowinghewouldreceivethestandard“C”gradesgiventoathleteswhoshowedupforclassanddidn’tcausetrouble.Hehadnoideahowmucheffortwouldberequiredincollege,andhisfreshman grades reflected those misconceptions. The “F” in algebra and“F”intrigonometryareparticularlyironic,consideringhislatercareerchoice.Insteadofdroppingoutlikehisfriendsdid,Dyer’s competitive streak kicked in, and he decided to figure out whathisprofessorsexpected.It’snosurprisethathewasearningallA’sbyhissecondyearoncampus.Whatissurprisingisthathe’s still here, in the final years of an outstanding academic career thatculminatedinhisleadershipoftheMathematicsDepartmentaschairmanfrom2000to2005.Whenhecompletedhisundergraduatedegreein1961asamemberof the first UT Arlington baccalaureate graduating class, Dyer went ontoearnaMaster’sdegreeinmathematicsatSouthernMethodistUniversity.HereturnedtoArlingtonStateCollegein1963asastatisticsinstructorandbecameanassistantprofessorin1966.In1970hecompletedhisPh.D.inStatisticsatSMU,andsoonbecame well known in the field. His research in reliability theory created a demand for his services as a consultant to high-profile clientssuchasLosAlamosNationalLaboratory,NorthropGrum-manCorporation,theU.S.GeneralServicesAdministrationandLockheedMartin.HewasalsoindemandasanexpertwitnessinpaternitysuitsbeforeDNAtestingwasreadilyavailable.Attorneysfrequentlyhiredhimtotestifyonthestatisticalprobabilityoftheirclients’allegedpaternitybasedonthegeneticsofbloodtyping.

Alifelongsportsfanandavidgolfer,Dyer’shomeisatreasuretroveofsportsmemorabiliathatthreatenstooutgrowtheboundsofhiscomfortablehouseontheshoresofLakeArlington.Insteadofscalingbacktoasmallerhomeasmanyretireesdo,heisdesigningaTexasHillCountryretreatthatisevenlarger.Inthefinal years of his career, Dyer is still active in the Math Department. Hehopestodevelopandteachacourseonthestatisticsofbaseballbeforeheretires-asuitableblendingofhispassionsforthesportand stats. His enthusiasm for his chosen field is still strong.

“This is the greatest job in the world,” he says when asked to reflect onhisyearsasaprofessor.“Ifyouloveresearch,yourworkfeelsmorelikeahobbythanajob.”

InpreparationforDyer’seventualretirement,theMathematicsDepartmenthiredDr.JianpingZhufromtheUniversityofAkronaschairmanlastAugust.WithZhu’soutstandingcredentialsandexpertiseinnumericalalgorithmsandcomputationalsimulation,thedepartmentisingoodhands.Thetorchhasbeenpassed,butDannyDyerwillbearoundforafewmoreyearstosharetheknowledgeandwisdomgainedina50yearspanofassociationwithUTArlington.

New Chemistry & Physics Building Opening

TheCollegeofSciencecelebratedtheopeningofastate-of-the-artChemistry&PhysicsBuildinginMarch2006withathreedayseriesofevents.AprivatereceptionfordonorstoThePlanetar-iumatUTArlingtonkickedoffthefestivitiesonMarch3rdandfeaturedremarksbyPresidentJamesSpanioloandtheunveilingofaplaquehonoringfoundingmembers.AfterawineandcheesereceptionandaperformancebytheUTArlingtonstringquartet,donorsandtheirguestswereescortedtotheirpersonalizedseatsforaprivatepremiershowingof“TheStarsatNightAreBigandBright.”TheshowwascreatedbyplanetariumdirectorRobertBonadurerforthegrandopeningandnarratedbyTonyArangioandKarenBorta,UTArlingtonalumnaandChannel11newsanchor.ThecampuscommunityjoinedcityandstateleadersattheformalbuildingdedicationonMarch4th,whichfeaturedUTArlington

alumnusandastronautretiredBrig.Gen.RobertStewart,TexasStateSenatorChrisHarrisandRegentRobertEstrada.Theribboncuttingceremonywasfollowedbyguidedtoursofthe128,000squarefootteachingandresearchfacility,andguestsweretreatedtopreviewsoftheinauguralplanetariumshow.

Theopeningeventsculminatedinacommunity-wideopenhouseonSaturday,March5th.Over1,500gueststouredthefacilityandparticipatedininteractivedemonstrationsforallages,includingawalk-throughsolarsystem,chemistrymagicshowsandtelescopeviewing.ThePlanetariumatUTArlingtonopenedtothepublicwithsixsold-outshowsandanotherappearancebyGen.Stew-art.Anearlyeveningscreeningofthemovie“OctoberSky”inconjunctionwiththeArlingtonPublicLibraryroundedouttheday’sevents.

Left to right:PaulPaulus,NealSmatresk,JamesHorwitz,SenatorChrisHarris,Brig.Gen.RobertStewart,JamesSpaniolo,RandaS.Safady,RobertEstradaandEdwardBellion

DeanandChairReunion.Left to right:Dr.NealSmatresk,Dr.PaulPaulus,Dr.VerneCoxandDr.JohnFry

Top left:Brig.Gen.RobertStewart.Top center:RegentRobertEstrada.Right:Toasttotheopeningofthenewplanetarium.

Top right:PresidentSpaniolounveilsthenewplanetariumplaque.Bottom right:Agatheringtocele-bratetheplanetarium.

Community Connections: K-12 Outreach

ThesixthannualCalculus Bowlbrought90areahighschoolmathstudentstoUTArlingtononFebruary24thtocompeteinfast-pacedeliminationroundsofcalculusproblem-solving.ThiseventwascreatedandcoordinatedbyDr.HristoKojouharovandDr.D.L.HawkinsoftheDepartmentofMathematicstoencouragestu-dentinterestincalculus.Theeventutilizedstate-of-the-artcomput-ertechnologytoposequestionsandtrackresponses.Contestantsstrived to be the first team to buzz in with the correct answer, and winningteamsearnedtrophiesandprizes.Forty-sevenschoolshaveparticipatedinthepastsixyears,andthisyear’scompetitionbrought18teamstothecampus.EmilyTaylor,aseniorfromKennedale High School, participated for the first time this year and was thrilled with her rookie team’s fourth place finish. “I wish we hadknownaboutthisthewholetimewewereinhighschool–thisisoneofthemostfunthingswe’vedonetheentirefouryears!”sheexclaimed.SponsorsincludedPrenticeHall,publisherofthecalculustextusedinUTArlington’scalculuscourses,aswellasthe Provost’s Office and the College of Science. To find out more aboutthisevent,visittheMathDepartmentwebsiteathttp://www.uta.edu/math/orcontactDr.Kojouharovathristo@uta.edu.

AnothereventthatbroughthundredsofaspiringjuniorandseniorhighscientiststocampusfromHouston,Austin,andnorthTexasschoolswastheRegional Science Olympiad,hostedbytheHonorsCollege,CollegeofScience,andCollegeofEngineering.Fifteen-member teams from five high schools and thirteen junior highs competedinchallenginghands-onscienceandengineeringeventsdesignedtotesttheirknowledgeofawiderangeofconcepts.Com-petitionswerecoordinatedbyfacultyfromscience,engineering,kinesiology,andmusic,whodevelopedgrade-appropriateactivitiesandchallengesfortheall-dayevent.Qualifyingteamsadvancedtothestatelevelaftersuccessfullydemonstratingtheirskillsineventsranging from trebuchet construction to identification of ecosys-tems.

On-Campus ConferencesUTArlington’sPsi ChichapterhostedaregionalconferenceheldatUTArlingtononFebruary24-25.Morningactivitiesincludedposterandpaperpresentationsessionsonpsychologicalresearch.AfternoonsessionsfeaturedakeynoteaddressbyDr.CharlesSpielbergerentitled“TheNatureandAssessmentofOccupationalStress.”HewastheDirectoroftheCenterforResearchinBehav-ioralMedicineandHealthPsychologyattheUniversityofSouthFlorida.TheeventwassponsoredbytheNationalCouncilofPsiChi,UTArlington’sPsychologyDepartmentandCollegeofScience.Youcanlearnmorebyvisitinghttp://www.uta.edu/stu-dent_orgs/psichi/convention2005.

The29thAnnualTexasPartial Differential Equations ConferencewashostedoncampusMarch25-26bytheDepartmentofMath-ematicsatUTArlington.Thepurposeofthisgatheringwastoencourageparticipationofyoungfacultyandgraduatestudentsandpromotecollaborationonresearchendeavors.Findoutmoreathttp://www.uta.edu/math/texaspde/.

ALConExpo 2006,theAstronomicalLeague’sannualgrandgather-ingofamateurastronomers,tookplaceonAugust4-5,2006atUTArlington.DistinguishedLecturerMarniBerendsen,fromtheAstronomical Society of the Pacific, spoke about the upcoming TransitofMercuryonNovember8,2006.Conventionactivitiesin-cludedtheAstronomicalLeague’sannualAwardsBanquet,specialprogramsinUTArlington’snewstate-of-the-artdigitalplanetariumandexcursionsinandaroundtheDallas-FortWortharea.Youcanseemorebyvisitinghttp://www.alconexpo.com.

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