Program overview

SUNDAY MORNING, 29 OCTOBER 2000

10:30 C1.001 An algorithm for solving the relativistic Vlasov-Maxwell equations

John Shebalin (NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77058 USA)

10:42 C1.002 Evidence for a Helical Jet in the Nucleus of the Lobe-dominated Quasar 3C207

David Hough, Jason Beasley (Trinity University)

10:54 C1.003 Magnetospheric Effects on Accreting X-Ray Binaries

Stanley Robertson (Southwestern Oklahoma State University)

11:06 C1.004 Physical Environment Monitors at the LIGO Livingston Observatory: Installation and Characterization of Tiltmeters

Martha Casquette, Raul Gracia, Oscar Perez, Adrian Zermeno, Joseph Romano (University of Texas at Brownsville), UTB Relativity Group

11:18 C1.005 The Search for a Stochastic Background of Gravitational Radiation. Part I

Rosa Luna, Don Auzmus, Martha Casquette, Jr. Torres, Mario Diaz, Joseph Romano, John Whelan (University of Texas at Brownsville), UTB Relativity Group

11:30 C1.006 The Search for a Stochastic Background of Gravitational Radiation. Part II

Charlie Torres Jr., Don Auzmus, Martha Casquette, Rosa Luna, Mario Diaz, Joseph Romano, John T. Whelan (University of Texas at Brownsville), UTB Relativity Group Team

11:42 C1.007 Active Galaxies in the Perseus Supercluster

Elizabeth Fernandez (New Mexico Tech)

11:54 C1.008 Development of the Flight Trigger Software for GLAST

Daniel J Suson (Texas A&M University-Kingsville)

10:30 C2.001 Self-assembling lipid superlattice and its role in ion transport properties of cardiac calcium channel

Brian Cannon (Texas Tech University), Kwan H. Cheng (Texas Tech Univeristy), Sandor Gyorke (Texas Tech University), Pentti Somerharju (University of Helsinki), Jorma Virtanen (UC-Irvine)

10:42 C2.002 Monte Carlo Simulation of Cholesterol Superlattices in Lipid Membranes

Juyang Huang (Texas Tech University, Physics Dept. Lubbock, TX 79409)

10:54 C2.003 Turbidity study of polymer-polymer interaction

Jacob Schwartz, Xihua Lu, Zhibing Hu (Department of Physics, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203)

11:06 C2.004 Temperature-responsive Turbidity Change of Semi-Interpenetrating Polymer Gel

Gang Huang, Jun Gao (labmate), Zhibing Hu (advisor)

11:18 C2.005 Two-Dimensional Diffusion of Colloidal Particles in DNA Solutions

Dana Pilaski, Tai-Chou Lee, Trinh Vo (Department of Chemical Engineering, Rice University), Marc Robert (Department of Chemical Engineering, Rice Quantum Institute, Rice University)

11:30 C2.006 Optical Chatacerization of C28H2ON2O2B2F4H2O in a Solid State Host

Richard Knight, Raylon Yow, Michael Mayo, Dhiraj Sardar (The University of Texas at San Antonio)

11:42 C2.007 Optical Characterization of Melanin

Felipe Salinas, Michael Mayo, Dhiraj Sardar (University of Texas at San Antonio)

11:54 C2.008 Swelling behavior of hpc hydrogel in salt solutions

Rose May, Xihua Lu, Zhibing Hu (Departments of Physics and Materials Science, University of North Texas)

12:06 C2.009 Aggregation of natural polymer chains

George Haidar, Jun Gao, Xihua Lu, Zhibing Hu (University of North Texas)

12:18 C2.010 Light Scattering Study of Long Polymer Chains in Salt Solution

Xiaohu Xia (First Aurthor), Gang Huang, Xihua Lu, Jun Gao (labmate), Zhibing Hu (supervisor)

10:30 C3.001 Etching Selectivity of Cr, Fe and Ni Masks on Si & SiO2 Wafers

Jorge Garcia (University of Texas at El Paso), Dr. Douglas H. Lowndes (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

10:42 C3.002 Electrical Characterization of Low-K Silicon Carbide Films

I. Ahmad, N. Biswas, R. Raghu, X.p. Chen (Texas Tech University), R. Harris (Texas tech university), B. seth, X. Wong (Texas Tech university), L. Bashar (Affiliation), S. Gangopadhyay (Texas Tech university)

10:54 C3.003 Electrical and Magnetic Properties of Flash Evaporated Co_\bf61B_\bf39 Films

I. J. Sullivan, A. K. Bhatnagar, K. D. D. Rathnayaka, D. G. Naugle (Texas Aamp;M University)

11:06 C3.004 Lithium Niobate Thin Film Ferroelectric Gate Field Effect Transistor Processing and Characterization

Jie Zhu (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University), Trinh Vo (Chemical Engineering Department, Rice University), Xuguang Wang, Hongzhou Zhang (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University), Tai-Chou Lee (Chemical Engineering Department, Rice University), Marc Robert (Rice Quantum Institute, Chemical Engineering Department, Rice University), Thomas Rabson (Rice Quantum Institute, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University)

11:18 C3.005 Low Dielectric Constant Porous Silicon Carbide Films by Anodic Etching

Jason Mosley, Xupeng Chen, Bashar Lahlouh, Shubra Gangopadhyay (Texas Tech University)

11:30 C3.006 Theory of the Switching in Polycrystalline Ferroelectrics Thin Film

Hongzhou Zhang, Xuguang Wang (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University), Tai-Chou Lee (Department of Chemical Engineering, Rice University), Jie Zhu (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University), Trinh Vo (Department of Chemical Engineering, Rice University), Thomas Rabson, Marc Robert (Rice Quantum Institute)

11:42 C3.007 LiNbO3 Thin Film Polarization Switching Behavior Analysis

Xuguang Wang, Hongzhou Zhang, jie Zhu (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering), Tai-chou Lee, Trinh Vo (Department of Chemical Engineering), Thomas Rabson (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice Quantum Institute), Marc Robert (Department of Chemical Engineering, Rice Quantum Institute)

11:54 C3.008 Step-Induced Magnetic Anisotropy of Ultrathin Fe Films

Hector C. Mireles, James L. Erskine (University of Texas at Austin)

12:06 C3.009 Magnetic hysteresis measurements of thin films under isotropic stress.

Patrick Holland, Archana Dubey, Wilhelmus Geerts (Southwest Texas State University)

12:18 C3.010 Inducing Changes in Surface Topography of Copper Thin Films: Implications for Chemical Mechanical Polishing

C.L. Smith, E.J.R. Mitchell, D.C. Koeck, H.C. Galloway (Department of Physics, Southwest Texas State University)

12:30 C3.011 Thin Film Lithium Niobate on Diamond-Coated Silicon Substrates for Surface Acoustic Wave Applications

Tai-Chou Lee, Jiun-Ting Lee (Department of Chemical Engineering, Rice University), Shunxi Wang (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University), Thomas Rabson (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice Quantum Institute, Rice University), Marc Robert (Department of Chemical Engineering, Rice Quantum Institute, Rice University)

10:30 C4.001 Moment and Parallel velocity fragment distribution reconstructions in a Participant-Spectator scenario.

Armando Barranon Cedillo (Dept. of Basical Sciences. Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, Azcapotzalco.), Jorge Lopez, Rafael Cardenas (Dept. of Physics. The University of Texas at El Paso.), Claudio Dorso, Ariel Chernomoretz (Dept. of Physics. Universidad de Buenos Aires.), Latino Collaboration

10:42 C4.002 First Results from BRAHMS at RHIC

Michael Murray (Cyclotron Institute, TAMU), BRAHMS Collaboration

10:54 C4.003 KTeV search for the lepton-flavor violating decay pi0 -> mu e

Collin Wolfe (Rice University), KTeV Collaboration

11:06 C4.004 Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collisions in the Dynamical String-Parton Model

D.J. Ernst (Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility), D.E. Malov, A.S. Umar (Vanderbilt University), D.J. Dean (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

11:18 C4.005 Comparison of F2 Structure Function Data

Juliette Crowder (Juniata College and the University of Texas at El Paso), E94-110 Collaboration

11:30 C4.006 Prospect of Searches for Supersymmetric Gluons and Quarks at Tevatron and Tripler

Richard Arnowitt, Bhaskar Dutta, Kamon Teruki, Vyacheslav Krutelyov, Peter McIntyre, Yudi Santoso (Texas Aamp;M University)

11:42 C4.007 Evaluation Study for the Production of the Medical Isotope ^90Y, using a Cyclotron

D. Necsoiu (Ion Beam Modification and Analysis Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of North Texas, P.O.Box 311427, Denton, TX 76203), I.L. Morgan, Homer Hupf, J. Armbruster, D. Boyce (International Isotopes Inc., 2101 Shady Oaks, Denton, TX 76201), M. El Bouanani, F.D. McDaniel (Ion Beam Modification and Analysis Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of North Texas, P.O.Box 311427, Denton, TX 76203)

11:54 C4.008 Stopping power measurement of 2-10 MeV Si, P and S ions in GaAs thin films

M Nigam, L.J. Mitchell, G.J. Morgan, M.El Bouanani, J.L. Duggan, F.D. McDaniel (Ion Beam Modification and Analysis Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of North Texas, Denton, TX-76203)

12:06 C4.009 The Transport of Photons through Light Guides

Russell Mammei (University of Texas at El Paso)

12:18 C4.010 12 Tesla dipole for future hadron colliders

Rudolph Gaedke, Mark Johnson, Hans Kautzky, Peter McIntyre, Akhdior Sattarov (Texas Aamp;M University)