Program overview

SATURDAY MORNING, 1 MAY 1999

Session C1. Materials I.

Saturday morning, 08:00, 5-200, Campus Center

08:00 C1.01 Magnetic Domain Structure of Epitaxial Ni(111) Films using Magnetic Force Microscopy
S. F. Hameed, G. Mao, U. M. Rao, R. Naik, L. E. Wenger (Wayne State University), R. Proksch, P. Neilson (Digital Instruments)
08:12 C1.02 Measurement for the Figure of Merit for a Novel Material
Yi Yang, Robert I. Boughton (Bowling Green State University)
08:24 C1.03 RF Sputtered ZnTe:N as CdS/CdTe Solar Cell Back-Contact Material
X. Ma (Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606), K. Makhratchev, I. Matulionis, K. Price, A. Compaan
08:36 C1.04 How to Make a Solar Cell Module in Your Garage
Ilvydas Matulionis (The University of Toledo - Physics amp; Astronomy)
08:48 C1.05 High-temperature Raman studies of Ba_1-xSr_xTiO_3 films
V.M. Naik (U. Michigan-Dearborn), C.S. Flattery, U.D. Venkateswaran (Oakland U.), M.S. Mohammed, G.W. Auner, R. Naik (Wayne State U.), J.V. Mantese (Delphi Automotive Systems)
09:00 C1.06 Micro-Raman Study of Chem-Mechanically Polished Nitrogen Doped 4H-SiC
Uma Ramabadran, Bahram Roughani (Kettering University), William Mitchel (Air Force Research Laboratory, Materials Directorate, AFRL/MLPO, W-PAFB), Robert Burtke (University of Dayton Research Institute)
09:12 C1.07 Laser Ablation of Graphite and SiC: Kinetic Energy of Ablated Species
Gyoowan Han, P.T. Murray (University of Dayton)

Session C2. Materials II.

Saturday morning, 08:00, 5-301, Campus Center

08:00 C2.01 Blue Photoluminescence From Silacyclobutene Compounds
Udo Pernisz (Dow Corning Corporation, Midland MI 48686), Inst. Anorg. Chemie Collaboration
08:12 C2.02 Role of Entanglements, Constraint Release, and Dilution in the Diffusion of n-Alkane-Polyethylene Blends
E. Feick, E. von Meerwall, R. Ozisik, W. L. Mattice (Univ. Akron)
08:24 C2.03 Ultrasound Recycling of Natural Rubber, Characterized with NMR Techniques.
J. C. Massey, J. L. Massey, E. von Meerwall, C.-K. Hong, A. Isayev (Univ. Akron.)
08:36 C2.04 Suspensions of Carbon Black in Polybutadiene: Causes of Thermal Aging.
E. von Meerwall, J. C. Massey, N. Mahmood, M. P. Hong, F. N. Kelley (Univ. Akron.)
08:48 C2.05 Low Dielectric Constant, High Performance Polymers
T.D. Dang, P.T. Mather, M.D. Alexander, C. Grayson, R.J. Spry, F.E. Arnold (Air Force Research Laboratory, WPAFB, OH 45433)
09:00 C2.06 Angular Dependence of the Scaling of the Electrical Resistivity in Untwinned, Proton Irradiated YBa_2Cu_3O_7-\delta Single Crystal
A. M. Petrean, L. M. Paulius (Department of Physics, Western Michigan University), W. K. Kwok, G. W. Crabtree (Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory)
09:12 C2.07 Magnetic Measurements in Proton Irradiated YBa_2Cu_3O_7-\delta Single Crystals
V. Tobos, L.M. Paulius, A. M. Petrean, S. Ferguson (Department of Physics, Western Michigan University), J. W. Snyder (Department of Physics, University of Notre Dame), R. J. Olsson, W. K. Kwok (Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory)
09:24 C2.08 Laser Manipulation of Mesoscale Particles
Frank H. Jr. Underdown, Michael J. Renn (Department of Physics, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931)

Session C3. Education and Theory.

Saturday morning, 08:00, Amphitheater, Campus Center

08:00 C3.01 Flame Leading Edge Propagation and Quenching
Indrek Wichman (Michigan State University, Department of Mechanical Engineering)
08:12 C3.02 Numerical Solutions to the Spatially Inhomogeneous Boltzmann Equation
C. G. Smithtro, Wm. F. Bailey (Air Force Institute of Technology)
08:24 C3.03 Predicting Conformational Flexibility in Protein Structure
Donald J. Jacobs, Leslie A. Kuhn, Michael F. Thorpe (Michigan State University and MolFlex LLC)
08:36 C3.04 A Numerical Procedure for 2D Acoustic Waveguides with Heated Walls
Brian J. McCartin (Kettering University)
08:48 C3.05 Long-Distance Free Fall
Joseph Gallant (Kent State University)
09:00 C3.06 From Jackson to Industry and Back to Jackson
Robert Brown (Case Western Reserve University)
09:12 C3.07 Introductory Students' ideas about Quantization and the Photon
Gordon Aubrecht (Ohio State University, Marion), David May, Thomas Kassebaum (Ohio State University), James Stith (American Institute of Physics)
C3.08 Responses of Students to Questions about Quantization and the Photon
Gordon Aubrecht (Ohio State University, Marion), David May, Thomas Kassebaum (Ohio State University), James Stith (American Institute of Physics)