Constance Kalbach Walker
Title:
Senior
Research Scientist
TUNL, Physics Department,
Office: 010
Physics
Phone: 919-660-2618
Email:
cwalker@tunl.duke.edu
Mail:
Physics Department
Duke University
Durham NC 27708-0305
Phenomenology
of Nuclear Reactions
As one of the pioneers in the study of preequilibrium nuclear reactions, Dr. Walker has been active in this field for over 40 years, developing simple phenomenological models to describe these reactions. Her computer code preco has evolved over this time and has been used around the world in both basic and applied research. Her research is conducted at the Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory and constitutes the TUNL Program on Nuclear Reaction Phenomenology.
Christianity
and Science
Having become a Christian in 1975, Constance has thought carefully about the relationship between the findings of science and the message of the Bible. She has given talks on the subject to student and church groups, often in partnership with her late husband, William D. Walker. Together they produced a 14,000 word booklet entitled The Heart and Hand of God: Perspectives on Christianity and Science. This booklet has been translated into French.
Writings
and Life of Adolphe Monod
Adolphe Monod (1802-1856) was a
renowned evangelical preacher in
Medical
Missions in
A group of churches in French West Africa has found medical clinics to be an effective adjunct to their efforts at starting of new churches, particularly in rural areas. Teams of doctors, nurses, and other volunteers from the U.S. go to West Africa for a week to run primary care clinics where little health care is available. The national church leaders select the location and make local arrangements for our teams, and they alone are responsible for follow-up. Constance was able to take part in two such clinics, using her knowledge of French to do language interpretation. PDF files of reports, including a description of the work and a recounting of some amazing answers to prayer, are available for the trips in 2005 and 2007.

West Africa, July 2007
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