Program overview

SATURDAY MORNING, 18 OCTOBER 2003

08:30 C1.001 Langmuir monolayers of bent-core molecules

Ji Wang, Lu Zou, Violeta Beleva (Department of Physics, Kent State University), E Kooijman (Utrecht University), S Primak (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory), A Jakli, E Mann (Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University)

08:42 C1.002 Molecular Packing within Langmuir Monolayers of Bent-core Molecules

Violeta Beleva, Lou Zou, Ji Wang, Edgar Kooijman, Svetlana Primak (Department of Physics, Kent State University), Antal Jakli (Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University), Elizabeth Mann (Department of Physics, Kent State University)

08:54 C1.003 Drag of the Micro-Particles by Extended Nematic-Isotropic Liquid Interface

John West, Ke Zhang, Anatoliy Glushchenko (Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242, USA), Yuri Reznikov (Institute of Physics, Prosect Nauky 46, Kyiv 03039, Ukraine), Denis Andrienko (Max-Plank Institute, Ackermannweg, 10, Mainz 55128, Germany)

09:06 C1.004 Stressed Liquid Crystals for IR Application

Guoqiang Zhang, Anatoliy Glushchenko, John West (Kent State University), Toshihiro Aoki (Dept. of Industrial Chem, Nihon Univ. Japan)

09:18 C1.005 Theory of layer shape transformation in smectic-C* liquid crystals in applied electric fields

Mehdi Bagheri-Hamaneh, Philip Taylor (Case Western Reserve University)

09:30 C1.006 Themotropic and lyotropic behavior of Amphiphilic Glucolipid and ordering in the banana-shape molecule

Guangxun Liao, Antal Jakli (Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University)

09:42 C1.007 Molecular Structure and Mobility in Ultrasonically Treated Unfilled Polybutadiene Rubber

E. von Meerwall, J.-S. Oh, T. Wagler, P. Rinaldi, A. I. Isayev (Univ. Akron)

09:54 C1.008 Effect of hydrogen bonding on thermal diffusion

Jutta Luettmer-Strathmann (University of Akron, Department of Physics)

10:06 C1.009 Entangled Diffusion in Binary Polyethylene Blends

N. Dirama, W. L. Mattice, E. von Meerwall (Univ. Akron)

10:18 C1.010 Statistical Mechanics of Semiflexible Polymers from a new Generating Function

Marcelo Marucho, Leonardo Loureiro, Gustavo Carri (Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-3909)

08:30 C2.001 Studies of the Top Quark at DZERO

Robert Kehoe (Michigan State University), DZERO Collaboration

08:42 C2.002 The Leading Particle Effect from Heavy-Quark Recombination

Masaoki Kusunoki (Department of Physics, Ohio State University)

08:54 C2.003 Characterization and Optimization of the ion beam accelerator in Tandar

Carla Lidia Romano (UBA), Pablo Stoliar, Mario Debray (CNEA)

09:06 C2.004 Present Results and Future Plans of the Cryogenic Dark Matter Search

Sharmila Kamat (Case Western Reserve University), Cryogenic Dark Matter Search Collaboration

09:18 C2.005 Detector Development for A Neutrino Magnetic Moment Measurement

Gensheng Wang, Daniel Akerib (Case Western Reserve University), MAMONT Collaboration

09:30 C2.006 Magnetic Wall From Chiral Phase Transitiion and CMBR Correlations

Leonard S. Kisslinger (Physics Department, Carnegie Mellon University)

09:42 C2.007 Modeling the spectra and variability of BL Lacertae in 2000

Markus Boettcher (Ohio University)

09:54 C2.008 Search for Lorentz Violation in Electrodynamics

Quentin Bailey, V.A. Kostelecky (Indiana University)

10:06 C2.009 On Kirchhoff

Pierre-Marie Robitaille (The Ohio State University)

10:18 C2.010 "When will string theorists start thinking inside the box?"

Wayne R. Lundberg

08:30 C3.001 Teaching an introductory course in nanoscience and nanotechnology

Ronald Cosby, Yong Joe (Ball State University)

08:42 C3.002 Nanoscience instructional activities for introductory physics courses

Ronald Cosby, Yong Joe (Ball State University), Randall McClay (Valley High School, Lucasville, OH)

08:54 C3.003 Teaching volumetric expansion using carbon nanotube thermometers

Randall McClay (Valley Local High School, Lucasville, Ohio 45648), Ronald Cosby, Yong Joe (Center for Computational Nanoscience, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306)

09:06 C3.004 The use of Weekly Journals in Physics by Inquiry

Yuhfen Lin, Aubrecht Gordon (The Ohio State University), Physics education research group Team

09:18 C3.005 Object Moving Along a Circle with Friction

Ulrich Zurcher, Miron Kaufman (Physics Dept, Cleveland State University, Cleveland OH 44115)

09:30 C3.006 Teaching about light, molecules, and intermolecular forces with soap films

James R. Dillon (Dept. of Physics, Kent State University and Mansfield-Madison High School), Elizabeth K. Mann (Department of Physics, Kent State University)

09:42 C3.007 Statistical Uncertainties in AYP, Sample Size, and Erroneous NCLB Conclusions

David Ober (Ball State Univ., Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, Muncie, IN 47306; 765-285-8860; fax: 765-285-5674), John Beekman (Ball State Univ., Dept. of Mathematical Sciences)

09:54 C3.008 Workforce training-another part of the business equation

Michael Fisch (Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242), Marilyn Bokrass (College of Continuing Studies, Kent State University, Kent Ohio 44242), John West (Research and Graduate Studies, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242)

10:06 C3.009 Teaching Physics at a Business College: Challenges and Opportunities

Sharon Finberg (Dept. of Natural Sciences, Bentley College)

10:18 C3.010 Exploring Zen Marketing: A Strategic Experiment in Leveraging End User Intellectual Capital to Stimulate Primary Market Demand

Raymond Gilbert (Lucent Technologies - Director Corporate CIO-IT Enterprise Collaboration)

08:30 C4.001 Electric and magnetic manipulation of 2e charge qubit sytems

Andreas Weichselbaum, Sergio E. Ulloa (Ohio University)

08:42 C4.002 Quantum Statistical Calculations for Thermal Effect in Quantum-Dot Cellular Automata (QCA)1

Mahfuza Khatun, Ioan Sturzu, Jonathan Kanuchok (Center for Computational Nanoscience, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306), Douglas Tougaw (Department of Electrical Engineering, Valparaiso University), Craig S. Lent Collaboration

08:54 C4.003 Effect of Strong Interactions in Chaotic Quantum Dots

H. Mathur (Case Western Reserve University), Ganpathy Murthy (University of Kentucky), R. Shankar (Yale University)

09:06 C4.004 Orbital magnetic properties of quantum dots: the role of electron-electron interactions

Luis Dias da Silva (Dept. de Física - UFSCar - Brazil), Caio Lewenkopf (Instituto de Física -UERJ), Nelson Studart (Dept. de Física - UFSCar - Brazil)

09:18 C4.005 Tunneling control in a double quantum dot using Rabi oscillations

Jose M. Villas-Boas, Alexander O. Govorov, Sergio E. Ulloa (Ohio University)

09:30 C4.006 Electrostatic nanolithography in polymer materials: an alternative technique for nanostructures formation

Sergei F Lyuksyutov, Pavel B Paramonov (Department of Physics, The University of Akron), Grigori Sigalov (Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh), Richard A Vaia, Shane Juhl (Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory), Erol Sancaktar (Department of Polymer Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron 44325)

09:42 C4.007 LabView Program tor Deconvolution of Nanosecond Heat Pulses

Quan Yuan, Thomas E Wilson (Marshall University), Phonon Guys Collaboration

09:54 C4.008 Vibrational structure of DNA

S. Gómez C, R. R. Rey-González (Departamento de Física,Universidad Nacional, Bogotá Colombia)

10:06 C4.009 Conformation of a flexible chain in solvent: Some exact results for hard sphere systems

Mark P. Taylor (Dept. of Physics, Hiram College, Hiram, OH 44234)

08:30 C5.001 Matrix Regularization for SENSE Imaging

T. Kidane, T. P. Eagan, Y.-C. Cheng, T. N. Baig, V. Taracila, R. W. Brown (Case Western Reserve University)

08:42 C5.002 Finite Difference Time Domain Modeling at USA Instruments, Inc.

Richard Curtis (Technology Specialist, USAI), Mike Burl USAI, Dr. Hiroyuki Fujita USAI, Dr. Labros Petropolous USAI

08:54 C5.003 Method of MRI gradient coil design that allows control of the residual eddy current effect

Shmaryu Shvartsman, Gordon DeMeester, Michael Morich, Zhiyong Zhai (Philips Medical Systems), Magnet and RF Systems Team

09:06 C5.004 SOURCE LOCALIZATION OF EEG SIGNALS DURING MUSCLE FATIGUE

Jing Z Liu (Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland Clinic Foundation), Bing Yao (Dept. of Physics, Case Western Reserve University), Beth E Lewandowski (NASA Glenn Research Center), Chris Karakasis (Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland Clinic Foundation), Robert W Brown (Dept. of Physics, Case Western Reserve University), Guang H Yue (Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland Clinic Foundation)

09:18 C5.005 Computational Model for Corneal Transplantation

Delia Cabrera (Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami)

09:30 C5.006 An experimental investigation of the coherence properties of light scattered from optical molasses

Ronald Stites, Brian Pollock, Charles LaPlante, Samir Bali (Miami University Department of Physics)

09:42 C5.007 Optical Studies of Light Propagation in III-Nitride Waveguides

Tom Oder (Youngstown State University), Jingyu Lin, Hongxing Jiang (Kansas State University)

09:54 C5.008 One-nanosecond Photon Correlation Spectroscopy on Smectic Films

Sunil Sharma, Anthony Adorjan, Alen Baldwins, Samuel Sprunt (Department of Physics, Kent State university), Robert Tweig (Department of Chemistry,Kent State University)

10:06 C5.009 Fundamental Corrections to the Optical Properties of Ideal and Non-Ideal Multilayers and Superlattices

A. J. ABU El-HAIJA, W. Larry FREEMAN (Indiana University of Pennsylvania)

10:18 C5.010 ABCD Matrix Methods for Physical Optics

Adicus Garton (Marshall University), Warren Dumke, Thomas Wilson