Program overview

FRIDAY AFTERNOON, 17 OCTOBER 2003

P.001 First principles study of CoN and FeN

Pavel Lukashev, Walter Lambrecht (Physics Department, Case Western Reserve University)

P.002 Bandgap Maximization in Photonic Crystals

Phung Nguyen, Steve Mokris (Department of Physics and Astronomy, Denison University)

P.003 Humidity factor in AFM-assisted nanolithograpy in mono- and bi-layer polymer films

Sergei F Lyuksyutov, Richard W Deneen, Pavel B Paramonov (Department of Physics, The University of Akron), Grigori Sigalov (Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh), Richard A Vaia (Materials and manufacturing Directorate, AF Research laboratory, WPAFB), Shane Juhl

P.004 Tunneling spectroscopy of Cadmium Sulfide ultra-thin films

Anthony Mozyinski, Dan Malz, Ivan Dolog, Robert Mallik (Department of Physics, The University of Akron)

P.005 First-principles study of native point defects in ZnGeP_2

Xiaoshu Jiang, Maosheng Miao, Walter Lambrecht (Case Western Reserve University)

P.006 A COMPARATIVE DYNAMIC LIGHT SCATTERING STUDY OF SEVERAL BENT CORE NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS

Strahinja Stojadinovic, Samuel Sprunt (Kent State University), Alberto Olivares, Antal Jakli (Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University), Hans Sawade (Technical University, Berlin, Germany), Edward Samulski, Theo Dingemans (Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina), Katalin Fodor-Csorba (Research Institute for Solid State Physics, Hungary)

P.007 Morphology and performance of the Stressed Liquid Crystals

Toshihiro Aoki (Department of Industrial Chemistry, Nihon University, Japan), John West, Guoqiang Zhang, Anatoliy Glushchenko (Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242)

P.008 Induced Smectic Phases in the Mixtures of Liquid Crystal Polymers and Low Molar Mass Nematic Liquid Crystal

Shaosheng Dong, Stuart Rowan, Sergei Nazarenko, Alex. M. Jamieson (Department of Macromolecular Science, CWRU)

P.009 Monte Carlo simulations of the Soret effect in dilute polymer solutions

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

P.010 Electric current generation in photorefractive bismuth silicon oxide without application of external electric field

Preben Buchhave (Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby 2800, Denmark), Nickolai Kukhtarev, Tatiana Kukhtareva, Matthew E Edwards (Department of Physics, Alabama Aamp;M University, AL 35762), Michael A Reagan, Sergei F Lyuksyutov (Department of Physics, The University of Akron, Akron OH 44325)

P.011 Virtual Light Scattering Lab based on LabView Software

Anthony Adorjan, Strahinja Stojadinovic, Samuel Sprunt (Kent State University)

P.012 Monte Carlo simulations of magnetic antidot arrays

Paul Scholten (Department of Physics, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056)

P.013 Rydberg States on the Surface of Liquid Helium as a Quantum Computer

T.J. Peshek, A.J. Dahm, I. Karakurt, J.A. Heilman (Case Western Reserve University)

P.014 Preparation of a pseudo pure state by filtration of the highest order quantum coherence and saturation

Jae-Seung Lee, Anatoly Khitrin (Department of Chemistry, Kent State University, Kent OH 44242-0001)

P.015 US and Romanian students: the rest of the story—Gauss’s Law

Gordon Aubrecht, Cristian Raduta (Ohio State University)

P.016 Inquiry based Physics Activities Developed for Science Method Courses

William Theisen, Irma Griggs (Ohio Northern University), Scott Hoff (Bluffton College), Beth Raeburn (Bluffton elementary)

P.017 Simple Two-Parameter Variational Model for Helium

Cameron Reed (Alma College)

P.018 Correlated Nuclear Decays in Biological Systems

Alexander A. Berezin (McMaster University, Canada)

P.019 Variation of particulate spacing with radial potential depth in a complex plasma

T. E. Sheridan (Dept. of Physics, Ohio Northern University)

P.020 Plasma Surface Arcing Generated by an Anode Double Layer

Paul Pfieffer (Notre Dame University), William Theisen (Ohio Northern University)

P.021 Breakthrough Propulsion Physics Research Consortium

Marc Millis (Student, Physics Entrepreneurship Program, CWRU)

P.022 The Theory of Magnetic Susceptibility Measurement of Human Body

T.N. Baig*, T.K. Kidane*, N.Y.-C. Cheng*, T.P Eagan*, R.W. Brown*, C.J. Allen*, G.M. Brittenham**, D.E. Farrell* (*C.W.R.U, Cleveland, OH, **Columbia University ,New York, NY)

P.023 COHERENCE AND SEQUENTIAL INFORMATION IN BRAIN AND MUSCLE SIGNALS DURING MUSCLE FATIGUE

Bing Yao (Dept. of Physics, Case Western Reserve University; Dept. of BME, Cleveland Clinic Foundation), Guang Yue (Dept. of BME, Cleveland Clinic Foundation), Robert Brown (Dept. of Physics, Case Western Reserve University), Jingzhi Liu (Dept. of Physics, Case Western Reserve University; Dept. of BME, Cleveland Clinic Foundation)

P.024 FRACTAL STRUCTURE IN HUMAN CEREBELLUM MEASURED BY MRI

Luduan Zhang, Guang Yue (Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation,Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University), Robert Brown (Dept. of Physics, Case Western Reserve University), Jingzhi Liu (Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation; Dept. of Physics, Case Western Reserve University)

P.025 FRACTAL DIMENSION IN EEG SIGNALS DURING MUSCLE FATIGUE

Haibin Huang (Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland Clinic Foundation), Bin Yao (Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland Clinic Foundation; Dept. of Physics, Case Western Reserve University.), Guang Yue (Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland Clinic Foundation), Robert Brown (Dept. of Physics, Case Western Reserve University), Liu Jing (Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland Clinic Foundation; Dept. of Physics, Case Western Reserve University.)

P.026 Numerical Calculations of SAR in a 3.0T High Field Whole-Body MRI Scanner

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

P.027 Simulated Noise in MRI Systems: "Warm-Bore" Eddy Currents

V. Taracila*, T.K. Kidane*, T.N. Baig*, T.P. Eagan*, Y.-C. Cheng*, W.A. Edelstein**, R.W. Brown (*CWRU,**MRI Science)