PETER KWEKU LEMAIRE, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Physics

Office: Copernicus room 522

Phone #: (860) 832 2939

Fax #: (860) 832 2946

Education

PhD, Physics (1987), Ohio University, Athens, Ohio

B.Sc. (Ed.), Physics (1977), B.Sc.(Hons), Physics (1978), University of Cape Coast, Ghana

Research Interests

Experimental Condensed Matter research with special interests in the study of Ionic Conductors, Conducting Polymers, Glasses, Advanced Ceramics, Semi-conductors and Superconductors.

		Experimental Condensed Matter research with special interests in the study of Ionic Conductors, Conducting Polymers, Glasses, Advanced Ceramics, Semi-conductors and Superconductors.

Current research projects

D.C. Electrical Transport measurements on mixed ionic-electronic conductors

D.C. Electrical Transport measurements and Thermal Analysis of conducting polymers and and polymer blends.

		D.C. Electrical Transport measurements on mixed ionic-electronic conductors

		D.C. Electrical Transport measurements and Thermal Analysis of conducting polymers and and polymer blends.

Membership

American Physical Society, with affiliations in the Condensed Matter Physics division, Chemical Physics division, Materials Physics division and the Instruments and Measurement Science Topical group.

Materials Research Society

American Association of Physics Teachers

American Chemical Society

		American Physical Society, with affiliations in the Condensed Matter Physics division, Chemical Physics division, Materials Physics division and the Instruments and Measurement Science Topical group.

		Materials Research Society

		American Association of Physics Teachers

		American Chemical Society

Last two publications

R.Speel and P.K.LeMaire, J. Mater. Res., 12, 5, (1997) 1183

P.K. LeMaire, R. Ruotolo, and R. Speel, Bull. Amer. Phys. Soc., 41, 1 (1996) 45.

		R.Speel and P.K.LeMaire, J. Mater. Res., 12, 5, (1997) 1183

		P.K. LeMaire, R. Ruotolo, and R. Speel, Bull. Amer. Phys. Soc., 41, 1 (1996) 45.

Last two presentations

P. LeMaire, J. Benoit, and R. Speel, "Extended D.C. Electrical Transport Measurements on the mixed conductor Cu_3.0CS₂", presented at the Fall 1997 meeting of the Materials Research Society, held at Boston MA, December 2 - 5, 1997.

P.K.Lemaire, "Extended D.C. Electrical Transport Measurements on the mixed conductor Ag_xCS₂", presented at the March 1996 meeting of the American Physical Society, held at St. Louis MO, March 18 - 22, 1996.

		P. LeMaire, J. Benoit, and R. Speel, "Extended D.C. Electrical Transport Measurements on the mixed conductor Cu_3.0CS₂", presented at the Fall 1997 meeting of the Materials Research Society, held at Boston MA, December 2 - 5, 1997.

		P.K.Lemaire, "Extended D.C. Electrical Transport Measurements on the mixed conductor Ag_xCS₂", presented at the March 1996 meeting of the American Physical Society, held at St. Louis MO, March 18 - 22, 1996.

Sample presentations by my students

W. Dodakian (and P.K.LeMaire), "Low Temperature Pyro-Electric Studies of Cesium Nitrate", presented at (1) the CSU 5^th Faculty Research Conference, W.C.S.U., September 1995, (2) the March meeting of the American Physical Society, held at Kansas City Mo., March 1997.

R. Speel (and P.K.LeMaire), "D.C. Electrical Transport of Versicon^TM in Poly(vinyl chloride)", presented at the CSU 5^th Faculty Research Conference, W.C.S.U., September 1995.

T.E.Angell, "Low Temperature Electrical Measurements of the Inherently Conductive Polymeric Conductor - Versicon^TM". Presented at the 47^th Annual Eastern Colleges Science Conference, held at Central Connecticut State University, April 1993.

Rick Ruotolo, "Preparation and D.C. Electrical Transport Properties of Ionic Conductors". Presented at the 47^th Annual Eastern Colleges Science Conference, held at Central Connecticut State University, April 1993.

		W. Dodakian (and P.K.LeMaire), "Low Temperature Pyro-Electric Studies of Cesium Nitrate", presented at (1) the CSU 5^th Faculty Research Conference, W.C.S.U., September 1995, (2) the March meeting of the American Physical Society, held at Kansas City Mo., March 1997.

		R. Speel (and P.K.LeMaire), "D.C. Electrical Transport of Versicon^TM in Poly(vinyl chloride)", presented at the CSU 5^th Faculty Research Conference, W.C.S.U., September 1995.

		T.E.Angell, "Low Temperature Electrical Measurements of the Inherently Conductive Polymeric Conductor - Versicon^TM". Presented at the 47^th Annual Eastern Colleges Science Conference, held at Central Connecticut State University, April 1993.

		Rick Ruotolo, "Preparation and D.C. Electrical Transport Properties of Ionic Conductors". Presented at the 47^th Annual Eastern Colleges Science Conference, held at Central Connecticut State University, April 1993.

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