Program overview

SATURDAY MORNING, 25 OCTOBER 2003

10:45 D1.001 Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT): Science-base for future integrated systems.

Terry A. Michalske (Director, Center for Integrated Nanotechnology)

11:25 D1.002 Epitaxial Oxides and Semiconductors: Applications of condensed matter theory in Industry

Alex Demkov (Motorola, Inc.)

10:45 D2.001 Optics of magnetic photonic crystals

Arkadii Krokhin (University of North Texas, P.O. Box 311427, Denton, TX 76203), Edgar Reyes (Universidad Autonoma de Puebla, Puebla, 72570, Mexico)

10:57 D2.002 Step Position Distributions and the Generalized Wigner Distribution

Howard L. Richards, Amber N. Benson (Texas A amp; M University--Commerce)

11:09 D2.003 Computing Pseudobinary Phase Diagrams

Douglas Barlow (Dept. of Chemistry and Physics, East Texas Baptist University)

11:21 D2.004 New Stable Crystal Structures for Cu-Au and Ni-Pt Alloy Systems

Mahdi Sanati (Texas Tech University), L.G. Wang, A. Zunger (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)

11:33 D2.005 Nitrogen and N,H Complexes in Silicon

J.L. McAfee, S.K. Estreicher (Texas Tech University)

11:45 D2.006 First-principles calculations of pseudo-local vibrational modes in Si

Damien West, Stefan K. Estreicher (Texas Tech University)

11:57 D2.007 A Collective Impact Ionization Theory of Lock-on in PCSS's

K. Kambour (Texas Tech University), Harold P. Hjalmarson (Sandia National Laboratories), Charles W. Myles (Texas Tech University)

12:09 D2.008 Predictions and analysis of the isotopic IR spectra of small germanium clusters

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

12:21 D2.009 Spinodal Decomposition, Transition, Temparture, and Entropy in HIC

Armando Barranon (Department of Basical Sciences, UAM-A, Mexico City), J.A. Lopez, J. Escamilla (Department of Physics, University of Texas at El Paso)

10:45 D3.001 Role of Form Factor in B_c Absorption Cross Section by Hadron

Rian Marshall, M.A.K. Lodhi (Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409)

11:15 D3.002 Prospects for a search for neutral, long-lived particles using the EMTiming System at CDF

Peter Wagner, Dave Toback (Dept. of Physics, Texas Aamp;M University)

11:27 D3.003 Measurements of Pion-Nucleon charge exchange at Low Energy

Chad Bircher (Abilene Christian University), Crystal Ball Collaboration

11:39 D3.004 DREAM (Dual-REAdout Module) calorimeter module

Kenneth Carrell (Texas Tech University), DREAM Collaboration

11:51 D3.005 Radiation Hardness of Optical Fibers

Rayburn Thomas (Texas Tech University)

12:03 D3.006 Z\to\tau\tau and R-parity violating SUSY search with taus at CDF Run II

Vadim Khotilovich (Texas Aamp;M University for CDF II Collaboration)

12:15 D3.007 Heavy Meson Spectra From Geometric Algebra

Norman H. Redington, M.A.K. Lodhi (Texas Tech University)

10:45 D4.001 Skymaps for GALPROP Simulations of VHE Gamma Rays

S.A. Wissel, S.P. Swordy, S.P Wakely (University of Dallas)

10:57 D4.002 Gravitational Microlensing of NGC3314

Alana J. May (Angelo State University)

11:09 D4.003 Photometric Analysis of the Variable Star V603 Aql

Christian Clerc, Richard Olenick (University of Dallas)

11:21 D4.004 Coulomb Cluster Dynamics: Numerical Simulations

Kurt W. Smith, Lorin S. Matthews (University of Dallas)

11:33 D4.005 Generation of Blue Laser Radiation at 486nm Using PPLN Waveguide

Daniel Mehaffey, D. Shiner, A. Khademian (University of Dallas)

11:45 D4.006 Deposition of Thin Films for Optoelectronics

Karen Robertson, Dr. Brian Gorman, Dr. Terry Golding (Angelo State University)

11:57 D4.007 Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry for Materials Analysis

E. Stenmark, J.R. Gilbert, D.K. Marble (Tarleton State University)

12:09 D4.008 Use of N-V Diamond Centers for Quantum Computing Applications

Dominic Seitz, Dominic Coogan (University of Dallas)

12:21 D4.009 Nonlinear Attenuation of Gamma Ray Radiation Due to the Partial Volume Effect

Brian McGonagill, Charles Allen

12:33 D4.010 E. coli Random Walks in Geometrically Complex Micron-scale Silicone Structures and its Numerical Simulation by Modified Keller-Segel Theory

Hai Lin (Princeton University)

10:45 D5.001 What is the Relationship between Self-Reported Study Time and Achievement?

Santonu Goswami, Kastro M.. Hamed (University of Texas at El Paso)

10:57 D5.002 Diffraction Grating-Measuring Line Density With A Laser

M. Corley, Q. He, C. Wheeler (Temple College)

11:09 D5.003 Pop Bottle Physics: A Helmholtz Resonator Experiment That Works

Evan Brooks, Janet Trammell, Sam Matteson (University of North Texas)

11:21 D5.004 Assessing the Assessment: Context Issues in Test Questions

Jill Ann Marshall (University of Texas, Science and Math Education)

11:33 D5.005 Texas Physics Assessment Team Report on the 10th and 11th Grade Science Test (TAKS)

Heather C. Galloway (Texas State University - San Marcos)