Program overview

FRIDAY AFTERNOON, 15 OCTOBER 2004

C.001 Elasticity of a Rubber Band Model

Lorin Woodford, Ulrich Zurcher (Physics Department, Cleveland State University)

C.002 Construction of a double-rotation rf coil for microscopic MRI of cartilage

Ilco Aksovski, Yang Xia (Dept of Physics and Center for Biomedical Research, Oakland University)

C.003 Enhancing the Connection between Conceptual Reasoning and Quantitative Skills

Linda R. Ash, Jutta Luettmer-Strathmann (University of Akron, Department of Physics)

C.004 Nanometer-scale modifications of iridovirus using atomic force microscope assisted electrostatic nanolithography

Pavel Paramonov (Departments of Physics and Polymer Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, OH), Olga Mayevska (Department of Physics, The University of Akron, Akron, OH), Sergei Lyuksyutov (Departments of Physics and Polymer Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, OH)

C.005 Morphological modifications in compressed articular cartilage: A polarized light microscopy study

Niloufar Fozouni, Hisham Alhadlaq, Ilco Aksovski, Yang Xia (Dept of Physics and Center for Biomedical Research, Oakland University)

C.006 Holographic current in photorefractive cubic crystals: Unsolved mystery

Michael Reagan, Sergei Lyuksyutov (Department of Physics, The University of Akron, Akron OH 44325)

C.007 Breathing and centre-of-mass resonances of a complex plasma disk

K. D. Wells, T. E. Sheridan (Ohio Northern University)

C.008 Simulations of Synchronized Pacing to Defibrillate the Heart

Steffan Puwal, Bradley J. Roth (Dept. Physics, Oakland University)

C.009 A Comparison of the Effect of Square and Circular Electrodes During Defibrillation

Deborah M. Langrill Beaudoin, Bradley J. Roth (Dept Physics, Oakland University)

C.010 Studying complex fluids and crystal formation using Dynamic Light Scattering and Optical Probe Diffusion

Kiril A. Streletzky (Cleveland State Univerisity)

C.011 Informational Aspects of Isotopic Diversity in Biology and Medicine

Alexander A. Berezin (McMaster University, Canada)

C.012 Working Memory Processing In Normal Subjects and Subjects with Dyslexia

S.M. Bowyer, R. Lajiness-O'Neill, B.J. Weiland, K. Mason, N. Tepley (Henry Ford Hospital, Michigan, Oakland University, Michigan)

C.013 Coherent control of N-level quantum systems with shaped electromagnetic pulses

Ryan Murray, Chitra Rangan (Department of Physics, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, N9B 3P4. Canada.)

C.014 Genetic algorithm optimization of ultrasonic beams

A. Fill (Vassar College), N. Baxter (Ohio Northern University), J. Magnan (Florida State University)

C.015 Theory for the breathing mode of a complex plasma disk

T. E. Sheridan (Ohio Northern University)

C.016 An Iterative Solution to the Bidomain Equations Describing Defibrillation of the Heart

Salil Patel, Bradley J. Roth (Dept. Physics, Oakland University)

C.017 Tunneling Spectroscopy of Self Assembled Monolayers of 7-Ethynyl-2,4,9-trithia-tricyclo[3.3.1.1^3,7]decane on Cadmium Sulfide

Ivan Dolog, Robert Mallik, Anthony Mozynski, Mark Bishop (Department of Physics, The University of Akron), Jun Hu (Department of Chemistry, The University of Akron)

C.018 Physics graduate students' beliefs about teaching and learning: Are they consonant?

Yuhfen Lin (Ohio State University), Gordon Aubrecht (Ohio State University, Marion amp; Columbus)

C.019 Bandgap Maximization in Photonic Crystals

Steve Mokris (Denison University Department of Physics and Astronomy)

C.020 Leaping the Fission Barrier: A Sophomore-Level Model

Cameron Reed (Alma College)