Program overview

FRIDAY MORNING, 24 OCTOBER 2003

11:00 A1.001 Low Frequency Spectrum of Liquid Biphenyl: OHD RIKES Measurements

Justin R. Rajian, Byung-Ryool Hyun, Edward L. Quitevis (Texas Tech Chemistry)

11:12 A1.002 Results for Positron-Acetylene Scattering Using the Distributed Positron Model

Thomas Gibson (Texas Tech University), Patrick Nichols (University of New Orleans)

11:24 A1.003 Ion rotational distributions following vibrational autoionization of Rydberg states of water

W. L. Glab (Texas Tech University), S. T. Pratt (Argonne National Laboratory)

11:36 A1.004 Quantum Mechanical Calculations of the Rovibrational Energy Levels of Neon Clusters Using a Wavelet Basis Optimized in Classical Phase Space

Richard Lombardini, Bill Poirier (Texas Tech University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Department of Physics)

11:48 A1.005 Double dark resonances in a four-level atomic model

K.-C. Chen, C.M.L. Rittby (Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas Christian University)

12:00 A1.006 Least Squares Analysis of Quantum Beats data for H+ Ion Neutralization in Grazing Incidence Collision

Dwight Russell (Physics Department, Baylor University)

11:00 A2.001 Walter Ritz's Theory of Electromagnetism

James Espinosa (West Texas Aamp;M University)

11:12 A2.002 Scattering of Charged Particles by Moving Image Charges on a Stationary Conducting Sphere

Michael Pate, Walter Borst (Texas Tech University)

11:24 A2.003 State Vector Collapse or Coexistence?

William N. Watson (U. S. Department of Energy, Office of Scientific and Technical Information)

11:36 A2.004 A NEW EMPIRICAL CHARGE TRANSFER POTENTIAL ENERGY MODEL

Steven M. Valone (Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM), Susan R. Atlas (Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM)

11:48 A2.005 de Broglie-Bohm Approach to Quantum Mechanics Applied to Quantum Chaos: The Kicked Rotor

Yindong Zheng, Donald Kobe (Department of Physics, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas 76203)

12:00 A2.006 Incomplete relaxation in a one-dimensional self-gravitating system

Kenneth Yawn, Bruce Miller (Texas Christian University)

11:00 A3.001 Electromagnetic Wave Properties of Polymer Blends of Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes Using a Resonant Microwave Cavity as a Probe

Jim Roberts (Department of Physics Univ of North Texas), Tim Imholt, Zhou Ye (University of North Texas), C.A. Dykes, D.W. Price, Jim Tour (Rice University)

11:12 A3.002 A Mechanism to Explain the response of SWNTs to Microwave Radiation

Zhou Ye, Jim Roberts, Bill Deering, Tim Imholt (University of North Texas)

11:24 A3.003 Comparison of the Field Emmission Properties of Carbon Nanotubes, Diamond Films and Amorphous Carbon Films

T. L. Blair, J. D. Jones, R. P. Brady, G. W. Woodard, A. Wadhawan, J. M. Perez (Physics Department, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203)

11:36 A3.004 Non-lithographic Nanofabrication by means of Plasma Etching through a Nanoporous Alumina Template

K. Bhargava Ram, S. Patibandla, L. Menon, D. Aurongzeb, M. Holtz, J. Yun, K. Zhu (Texas Tech University)

11:48 A3.005 Novel Energetic Nanocomposites

S. Patibandla, K. Bhargava Ram, L. Menon (Texas Tech University)

12:00 A3.006 Atomic Resolution Scanning Tunneling Microscopy of FeSi_2 Films Grown on Si (111) using Reactive Deposition Epitaxy

R.P. Brady, J.T. Rejman, R. Giblet, J.D. Jones, G.W. Woodard, T.L. Blair, J.W. Autem, R.J. Cottier, T.D. Golding, J.M. Perez (Physics Department, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203)

11:00 A4.001 Developing Laboratory Facilities for Graduate Research and Undergraduate Studies in Surface Science

William Durrer, Jorge Lopez (Physics Department, University of Texas at El Paso)

11:12 A4.002 Exploring the dynamics of student reasoning

Andy Terrel, Beth Ann Thacker (Texas Tech University)

11:24 A4.003 Benefits of Undergraduate Research

Tracy McAskill (Texas Tech University)

11:36 A4.004 Creating Science Education for Future Teachers

Kendra L. Wallis (University of Texas at Arlington)

11:48 A4.005 Gallery of Distinguished Physicists at the University of North Texas

Donald H. Kobe, Sam E. Matteson (University of North Texas)

12:00 A4.006 The Use of Real Data in Teaching Astronomy

William Lee Jr. Powell (Texas Tech University)

A5.001 On the red-shift and decrease of the velocity of light

Yikun Zhang (Freelance)

A5.002 Luminescence of Methylamine Intercalation in Lead halides

Soheil Sharifi (MS.C), Unicorn Team

A5.003 Determination of the Thickness of Boron on Semiconductor Chips Using Nuclear Reaction Analysis 11B(p,a)8Be

Jerome Duggan (University of North Texas), Jared Bennatt (University of Texas - Austin), Dusty Boudreaux (University of Louisiana - Lafayette), Brian Drell (University of Texas - Austin), Daniel Henry (University of North Texas), Scott Kelber (University of Chicago)

A5.004 Synthesis and Characterization of SiC Nanothreads

Yuejian Wang (Texas Christian University), T.W.Zerda Collaboration, G.A.Voronin Collaboration

A5.005 Method for Performing an Efficient Monte Carlo Simulation of Lipid Mixtures on a Concurrent Computer

Andrew Moore, Juyang Huang, Thomas Gibson (Texas Tech Physics)

A5.006 Vacuum System Experimentation on a Cockcroft-Walton Electron Accelerator

Ryan Haygood, C. A. Quarles (Texas Christian Univ.)

A5.007 Increase Giant Unilamellar Vesicles (GUV) yield in physiological buffer.

Joseph Lambert, Geoffrey Lambright, Juyang Huang (Physics Department, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409)

A5.008 Reactive Plasma Etching of SiC in a Tetrafluoroethane / Oxygen Plasma

James S. McDonald, Kevin Radican, Eric Botello, Deborah C. Koeck, David Donnelly, Wilhelmus Geerts, Gregory Spencer, Heather C. Galloway (Physics - Texas State University - San Marcos)

A5.009 Lateral Distribution Of Cholesterol In Dioleoylphosphatidylcholine Lipid Bilayers at High Cholesterol Limit.

Amanda Parker, Keith Miles, Kwan Hon Cheng, Juyang Huang (Physics Dept. Texas Tech University. Lubbock, TX 79409)

A5.010 Laplace-Transformed Diagonal Dyson Correction to Quasiparticle Energies

Ramiro Pino, Gustavo E Scuseria (Department of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, TX)

A5.011 Particle Sizing and Tracking Using Interferometric Modulated Dynamic Light Scattering

Gregory W. Sherman, Curtis C. Bradley (Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas Christian University)

A5.012 Field Emission Properties of Nanostructured Carbon Sheets and Nanotubes.

Jason D. Jones, T.L. Blair, J.W. Autumn, G.W. Woodward, R.P. Brady, J.M. Perez (University of North Texas), A.A. Zakhidov (University of Texas at Dallas)

A5.013 Analysis of a Ball Movement on Inclined Plane

Geun C. Hoang (Wonkwang University, Korea)

A5.014 Daylight Saving Time

Alán Dávila, Jorge A. López (University of` Texas at El Paso)