Program overview

SATURDAY AFTERNOON, 6 OCTOBER 2001

13:00 EA.001 Estimation of density of states in Crystalline Titanium-Nickel Compounds using X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

M. A. Seabolt, A. R. Chourasia (Department of Physics, Texas A amp; M Univ.-Commerce, Commerce, TX 75429)

13:12 EA.002 Oxidation of Copper studied by X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

T Jiang, A. R. Chourasia (Department of Physics, Texas A amp; M Univ.-Commerce, Commerce, TX 75429)

13:24 EA.003 b-SiC Formation on Diamond Crystals under High Pressure-High Temperature Conditions

Cristian Pantea, Georgiy Voronin, Tadeusz Waldek Zerda (Texas Christian University)

13:36 EA.004 Effect of Polyelectrolyte on Phase Transition of Nonionic Cellulose

Xihua Lu (University of North Texas,Department of Physics and Materials Science, Denton, TX 76201), Zhibing Hu, Jacob Schwartz (University of North Texas, Department of Physics and Materials Science, Denton, TX 76201)

13:48 EA.005 Effects of Residual Gases on the Field Emission Properties of Single- and Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

A. Wadhawan, K.F. Stephens, J.M. Perez (Department of Physics, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203)

14:00 EA.006 Comparison of the Effects of Gases on the Field Emission Properties of Diamond Films and Carbon Nanotubes

K.F. Stephens, A. Wadhawan, J.M. Perez (Department of Physics, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203)

14:12 EA.007 Absence of Quasineutrality in Semiconductor Transport: The Dember Effect

Wayne M. Saslow, Maja Krcmar (Texas Aamp;M University)

14:24 EA.008 Feynman-Kac Path Integral Calculations of Atomic Properties with High-Quality Trial Wavefunctions.*

S. Datta, J.L. Fry, N.G. Fazleev (The University of Texas at Arlington), S.A. Alexander (The University of Texas Pan American), R.L. Coldwell (The University of Florida), Department of Physics Collaboration

14:36 EA.009 Feynman-Kac Path Integral Calculations of the Excited States of Quantum Systems.*

J.M. Rejcek, S. Datta, N.G. Fazleev, J.L. Fry (The University of Texas at Arlington), Department of Physics Collaboration

14:48 EA.010 Experimental Method of Studying Superconductivity Using a Resonant Microwave Cavity

Ras Balie Reid (University of North Texas), J. N. Dahiya (Southeast Missouri State University), James Roberts (University of North Texas)

13:00 EB.001 SPECIFIC PLASMA IONOSPHERIC EXCITATIONS MODES IN THE IONOSPHERE PRODUCED BY SPACE VEHICLE LAUNCH AND RE ENTRY AND NATURAL PHENOMENA

E.A. Rauscher, W.L. Van Bise (Tecnic Research Laboratory, Apache Junction AZ)

13:12 EB.002 Changes in the Lobe Magnetic Field During Substorms

Paul Ontiveros, Ramon E. Lopez (University of Texas at El Paso)

13:24 EB.003 Gravitoelectrodynamics of Particles in Dusty Plasma

Sarah Bates (Undergraduate at Texas Christian University), Dr. Lorin Matthews (Professor of Physics at Baylor University)

13:36 EB.004 Measurements of Multiple Scattering of Low Energy Electrons in Air

Rigel George, Nural Akchurin, Ray Thomas (TTU)

13:48 EB.005 Absolute Thick Target Bremsstrahlung Yields from 25 and 50 keV

Sal Portillo, C.A. Quarles (Texas Christian University)

14:00 EB.006 Influence of Solar Variability on Global Warming

Timothy Imholt (The University of North Texas)

14:12 EB.007 Potential Method of Predicting Coronal Mass Ejection

Timothy Imholt (The University of North Texas)

14:24 EB.008 Periodicity of Eclipsing Binary Star GK Cepheus

14:36 EB.009 Solar Variability and the Decline of the Bubonic Plague

EC.001 A Periodic Table of Elementary Particles

Allan Figueroa, Akhtar Mahmood (University of Texas - Pan American)

EC.002 Rotating Self-Gravitating Spheroids and Ellipsoids in Conformal Weyl Gravity

Ernesto Esteban (University of Puerto Rico-Humacao), Demosthenes Kazanas (Laboratory of High Energy and Astrophysics, NASA/GSFC)

EC.003 The Continuum-Particle Method

Scott Parker, Srinath Vadlamani (University of Colorado, Boulder), Yang Chen (Affiliation)

EC.004 A Study of Gold-Gold Collisions from the PHENIX Experiment at BNL

Hugo Valle (University of Texas - Pan American)

EC.005 Statistics and Properties of TLE's found in 1999 Sprites Balloon Campaign

Lekhnath Bhusal (Affiliation), Edgar A. Bering (University of Houston,Physics Department, Houston , Texas)

EC.006 Theoretical Advances in Understanding the Behavior of Recombining Antihydrogen Plasmas

Carlos A. Ordonez (University of North Texas)

EC.007 Two-Temperature Equilibration Rate in a Recombining Antihydrogen Plasma

Yongbin Chang, Carlos A. Ordonez (University of North Texas)

EC.008 Charge Sign Effects in Recombining Antihydrogen Plasmas

Jose R. Correa, Carlos A. Ordonez (University of North Texas)

EC.009 Cryogenic Heat Engines Made Using Electrocaloric Capacitors

Justin Franz, Carlos A. Ordonez (University of North Texas)

EC.010 PHYSICS LEADS TO FREE ELECTIONS IN THE NUCLEAR AGE.

MIROSLAV SYNEK (Independent Consulting, P.O.B. 5937, San Antonio, Texas 78201-0937)

EC.011 Modeled Influence of a One-Dimensional Periodic Structure on Pr3+ Emission

Anthony Bonetati, Larry D. Merkle (University of Houston-Downtown)

EC.012 Spectroscopic Detection of Planets in Extra-Solar Systems

John Olgin (UTEP)

EC.013 The Critical Exponent of Nuclear Fragmentation

Rafael Cardenas ()

13:00 ED.001 Dimensional Regularlization Meets Freshman Physics:

Fred Olness (SMU)

13:12 ED.002 Undergraduate Astronomy Instruction With an Automated Observatory

Michael Fanelli, Christopher Littler, Duncan Weathers (University of North Texas)

13:24 ED.003 A Light Pollution Laboratory Exercise for Introductory Astronomy Students

Raymond Benge (Tarrant County College - NE Campus)

13:36 ED.004 Solar Laboratory Investigations for Introductory Astronomy Classes

Raymond Benge (Tarrant County College - NE Campus)

13:48 ED.005 A Multifaceted Determination of g

Joseph Christensen (McMurry University)

14:00 ED.006 Investigating student attitudes and performance in a revised introductory physics sequence - I

Aramis Martinez, Juliette Crowder, Ramon Lopez (University of Texas at El Paso)

14:12 ED.007 Investigating Student Attitudes and Performance in a Revised Introductory Physics Sequence II

Juliette Crowder, Aramis Martinez, Ramon Lopez (University of Texas at El Paso)

14:24 ED.008 The New Web Outreach Program fy the Regional Collaborative for Excellence in Science Teaching at the University of North Texas

Timothy Imholt, Jim Roberts (University of North Texas)

14:36 ED.009 Unconventional lab ideas for Introductory Astronomy

Doug Ingram (Texas Christian University)

14:48 ED.010 Radio Astronomy Activities as a Teaching Tool for Science

J. B. Scott (University of North Texas), Timothy Imholt (The University of North Texas), Raymond Benge (Tarrant County College, NE Campus), James Roberts (University of North Texas)