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9th Annual Meeting of the Northwest Section of the APS

Thursday–Saturday, May 17–19, 2007; Pocatello, Idaho

Session B1: Condensed Matter Physics I

Chair: You Qiang, University of Idaho
PSUB - South Fork Room

Friday, May 18, 2007 2:00PM - 2:36PM	B1.00001: Zinc oxide - a material for energy applications Invited Speaker: Matthew McCluskey Preview Abstract
Friday, May 18, 2007 2:36PM - 2:48PM	B1.00002: Trace Impurities and Radiation Defects in Optical Materials Galina Malovichko , Valentin Grachev , Martin Meyer , Mark Munro , Vladimir Pankratov Preview Abstract
Friday, May 18, 2007 2:48PM - 3:00PM	B1.00003: Where are Nature's missing structures? Gus Hart Preview Abstract
Friday, May 18, 2007 3:00PM - 3:12PM	B1.00004: Current-Voltage Characteristics of ZnO and MgZnO Nanoparticle Films Chris Berven , Sirisha Chava , Ramey Abdelrahaman , Abby Heieren , John Morrison , Jesse Huso , Leah Bergman Preview Abstract
Friday, May 18, 2007 3:12PM - 3:30PM	B1.00005: Coffee Break Preview Abstract
Friday, May 18, 2007 3:30PM - 3:42PM	B1.00006: From Stern-Gerlach to Rashba-Dresselhaus Propagators Bailey Hsu , Jean-Francois Van Huele Preview Abstract
Friday, May 18, 2007 3:42PM - 3:54PM	B1.00007: Electrical spin measurements of diffused phosphorous donors in crystalline silicon Heather Seipel , Thomas Herring , Christoph Boehme Preview Abstract
Friday, May 18, 2007 3:54PM - 4:06PM	B1.00008: Investigation of Exciton States in CdSe Quantum Dots via Hamiltonian Diagonalization Method Zachary Schultz , John Essick Preview Abstract
Friday, May 18, 2007 4:06PM - 4:18PM	B1.00009: Impedance studies of mixed ionic-electronic conjugated polymers Yongjun Wang , Fuding Lin , Mark Lonergan Preview Abstract
Friday, May 18, 2007 4:18PM - 4:30PM	B1.00010: Ferromagnetism enhanced by double exchange interactions in doped ZnO DMS Nanoclusters You Qiang , Jiji Antony , Amit Sharma , Daniel Meyer , M. Faheem , Alan Mcconnaughey , Jamie Hass , Ryan Souza Preview Abstract

Session B2: Nuclear Physics

Chair: Dan Dale, Idaho State University
PSUB - Bear River Room

Friday, May 18, 2007 2:00PM - 2:36PM	B2.00001: Recent Advances in Our Understanding of Nuclear Forces Invited Speaker: Ruprecht Machleidt Preview Abstract
Friday, May 18, 2007 2:36PM - 3:12PM	B2.00002: The Importance of Polarization Observables in Extracting Baryon Resonances: The NSTAR Program at Jefferson Lab using Polarized Photon Beams and Polarized Targets Invited Speaker: Philip Cole Preview Abstract
Friday, May 18, 2007 3:12PM - 3:30PM	B2.00003: Coffee Break Preview Abstract
Friday, May 18, 2007 3:30PM - 3:42PM	B2.00004: What can we learn from microscopic studies of dense nuclear matter? Francesca Sammarruca Preview Abstract
Friday, May 18, 2007 3:42PM - 3:54PM	B2.00005: $\phi$-meson Photoproduction By Using a Beam of Linearly-Polarized Photons Julian Salamanca , Philip Cole Preview Abstract
Friday, May 18, 2007 3:54PM - 4:06PM	B2.00006: Field desorption as the basis for a neutron generator ion source David Chichester , Kristin Hertz , Paul Schwoebel , Chris Holland , John Brainard Preview Abstract
Friday, May 18, 2007 4:06PM - 4:18PM	B2.00007: Using Thin Films to Rapidly Screen Potential Scintillators Brian Milbrath , Jac Caggiano , Dean Matson , Larry Olsen Preview Abstract
Friday, May 18, 2007 4:18PM - 4:30PM	B2.00008: Monte Carlo Simulation of a 12 MeV Cargo Container Inspection System Ibrahim Ozcan , Katherine Chandler , Randy Spaulding , Eduardo Farfan Preview Abstract

Session B3: Particle Physics

Chair: James Brau, University of Oregon
PSUB - Clearwater Room

Friday, May 18, 2007 2:00PM - 2:40PM	B3.00001: Radio Detection of Ultra High Energy Neutrinos Invited Speaker: Gary Varner Preview Abstract
Friday, May 18, 2007 2:40PM - 3:05PM	B3.00002: Counting B Mesons at BaBar Grant McGregor Preview Abstract
Friday, May 18, 2007 3:05PM - 3:25PM	B3.00003: Coffee Break Preview Abstract
Friday, May 18, 2007 3:25PM - 3:40PM	B3.00004: Search For Baryon number violation in tau lepton decays Casey Bojechko Preview Abstract
Friday, May 18, 2007 3:40PM - 3:55PM	B3.00005: High precision test of the equivalence principle Stephan Schlamminger , Todd Wagner , Ki-Young Choi , Jens Gundlach , Eric Adelberger Preview Abstract
Friday, May 18, 2007 3:55PM - 4:10PM	B3.00006: Electroweak Physics and the International Linear Collider James Brau Preview Abstract
Friday, May 18, 2007 4:10PM - 4:25PM	B3.00007: Correlations of Coupled Logistic Maps John Harrison , Gus Hart Preview Abstract

Session B4: Health and Biological Physics

Chair: R. Brey, Idaho State University
PSUB - Selway Room

Friday, May 18, 2007 2:00PM - 2:36PM	B4.00001: Research and Education of Environmental Health Physics at Idaho State University Invited Speaker: Roy Dunker Preview Abstract
Friday, May 18, 2007 2:36PM - 3:12PM	B4.00002: Accelerator Health Physics Research Opportunities at ISU, with Applications to Homeland Security and other Field Applications Invited Speaker: Doug Wells Preview Abstract
Friday, May 18, 2007 3:12PM - 3:30PM	B4.00003: BREAK Preview Abstract
Friday, May 18, 2007 3:30PM - 3:45PM	B4.00004: Proton therapy for cancer: A superior method for the treatment of localized tumors. Ruprecht Machleidt Preview Abstract
Friday, May 18, 2007 3:45PM - 4:00PM	B4.00005: Biocompatible magnetic nanoparticles with high magnetic moment for cancer treatment Amit Sharma , You Qiang , Leslie Muldoon , Daniel Meyer , Jamie Hass Preview Abstract