. >Editor's note: This is the second story in a series highlighting a few of the interdisciplinary research projects at UTEP making an impact in the community, across the region and around the globe.It all began with a problem, one that Chemistry Professor Carl Dirk, Ph.D., knew he could solve.The scientist ' whose specialty is utilizing the power of computer simulation to perform virtual experiments and solve chemistry-related problems ' describes himself as interested in arcane optical p....