Program overview

FRIDAY AFTERNOON, 2 NOVEMBER 2001

AA.001 A variable temperature student refractometer for the study of fluids in the liquid and frozen state

W.Travis Lau, Samantha Minc, R.G. Tobin (Tufts University)

AA.002 On the Measurements of Small Amplitude Side-Branch Spacing at the Dendrite Tip

Stephanie DeChiaro, Kara Gormley, Matthew Koss (College of the Holy Cross), Martin Glicksman (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Jeffrey LaCombe (University of Nevada at Reno)

AA.003 Dependence on Excitation Density of Multiphonon Decay in Er-doped ZBLAN Glass

Kenneth Bycenski (Brandeis University), John Collins (Wheaton College)

AA.004 Balance between deposition, sputtering, etching and ion implant in plasma-based material processing

Michael Bradley, Shu Qin, Peter Kellerman (Axcelis Technologies, Inc., Beverly, MA), Plasma Sources Group Team

AA.005 Symmetry-Breaking and Dispersion of C_60 in Blends with PMMA

Meghan McKenna, Virginia Long (Physics Dept, Colby College, Waterville ME), Rachel Austin (Chemistry Dept, Bates College, Lewiston, ME), Barry Jones (Chemistry Dept, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY)

AA.006 The Effect of Spatially Filtered Optical Feedback on a Photorefractive Oscillator

Endri Trajani, Hong Lin

AA.007 Incident angle dependence of photoinduced surface relief gratings on azobenzene containing polymers

Adam Cooney (Keene State College), Research Experience for Undergraduates Collaboration

AA.008 An Inexpensive Biophysics Laboratory Apparatus for Acquiring Pulmonary Function Data with Clinical Applications

Gregory Harkay (student: Keene High School and Keene State College)