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• Do basic research in the classroom and library about your topic.
• Tell Dr. Afeyan what you have learned in your basic research.
• Be sure to include your grade level in your e-mail.
• Make sure your topic is in line Dr. Afeyan's areas of interest: LASER-PLASMA INTERACTION, LASER FUSION, WAVE PROPAGATION and SCATTERING, as well as MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS. His newest ventures are in the area of PHOTONICS, SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS and more generally, NONLINEAR OPTICS in OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES.

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