APS - 2007 Joint Fall Meeting of the Texas Sections of the APS and AAPT; Zone 13 of SPS

Session F1: CM2: Condensed Matter

Chair: Winfried Teizer, Texas A&M University
Rudder Tower - 401

Friday, October 19, 2007 3:30PM - 3:42PM	F1.00001: Ferromagnetic and non-ferromagnetic dust interactions in complex plasmas Matthew Benesh , Jorge Carmona-Reyes Preview Abstract
Friday, October 19, 2007 3:42PM - 3:54PM	F1.00002: Crystal Fields and Metamagnetism in NdNiPb and Nd$_{5}$NiPb$_{3}$ V. Goruganti , K.D.D. Rathnyayaka , Joseph H. Ross, Jr. , Y. Oner Preview Abstract
Friday, October 19, 2007 3:54PM - 4:06PM	F1.00003: Magnetocrystalline and Shape Anisotropy in Mn$_{12}$-acetate Micro-Crystals Dongmin Seo , Winfried Teizer , Hanhua Zhao , Kim Dunbar Preview Abstract
Friday, October 19, 2007 4:06PM - 4:18PM	F1.00004: Studies of oxidation and thermal reduction of the Cu(100) surface using a slow positron beam W.B. Maddox , N.G. Fazleev , M.P. Nadesalingam , A.H. Weiss Preview Abstract
Friday, October 19, 2007 4:18PM - 4:30PM	F1.00005: Ferromagnetism in Mn-implanted Ge and epitaxial GeC Samaresh Guchhait , John Markert , Mustafa Jamil , Sanjay Banerjee Preview Abstract
Friday, October 19, 2007 4:30PM - 4:42PM	F1.00006: Geometric and Electronic Structure of Dodecanethiol SAMs Grown on Au, Ag, Cu, and Pt Crystals Carl Ventrice , Heike Geisler , James Burst , Shawn Huston , Tim Sweeney , Daniel Borst Preview Abstract
Friday, October 19, 2007 4:42PM - 4:54PM	F1.00007: X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy Study of Iron Silicon Germanide and Osmium Silicide Epitaxial Films Nader Elmarhoumi , Ryan Cottier , Fatima Amir , Gregory Merchan , Amitava Roy , Heike Geisler , Terry Golding , Carl Ventrice Preview Abstract
Friday, October 19, 2007 4:54PM - 5:06PM	F1.00008: Interaction between silicon and thin films of hafnium oxide John Hickman , Steven McDonough , A.R. Chourasia Preview Abstract

Session F2: CM3: Condensed Matter

Chair: Michael Weimer, Texas A&M University
Rudder Tower - 510

Friday, October 19, 2007 3:30PM - 3:42PM	F2.00001: Correlation between Morphology and Defect Luminescence in Precipitated ZnO Nanorod Powders Michael Cleveland , J. Antonio Paramo , Raul Peters , Yuri M. Strzhemechny , Zorica Crnjak Orel Preview Abstract
Friday, October 19, 2007 3:42PM - 3:54PM	F2.00002: Crystallite structure of diamond-silicon carbide composites as a function of sintering temperature Stephen Nauyoks , L. Balogh , T.W. Zerda Preview Abstract
Friday, October 19, 2007 3:54PM - 4:06PM	F2.00003: Synthesis of LaF$_{3}$:Ce$^{3+}$ Nanoparticles With Tunable Emissions Mingzhen Yao , Wei Chen Preview Abstract
Friday, October 19, 2007 4:06PM - 4:18PM	F2.00004: RF Plasma Torch System for Metal Matrix Composite Production in Nuclear Fuel Cladding Eddie Holik III Preview Abstract
Friday, October 19, 2007 4:18PM - 4:30PM	F2.00005: Extraction of quantum dot size from real time RHEED intensity profiles. C. Rajapaksha , A. Freundlich Preview Abstract
Friday, October 19, 2007 4:30PM - 4:42PM	F2.00006: Synchrotron based measurements of the photoelectron spectrum of CdTe nanoparticles Aale Naqvi , S. Hulbert , R. Sundaramoorthy , W. Chen , A.H. Weiss Preview Abstract

Session F3: AMO2: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics

Chair: John Reading, Texas A&M University
Rudder Tower - 501

Friday, October 19, 2007 3:30PM - 3:42PM	F3.00001: Tunable femtosecond dispersive waves generation in PCF Jiahui Peng , Alexei V. Sokolov Preview Abstract
Friday, October 19, 2007 3:42PM - 3:54PM	F3.00002: Dynamical evolution of correlated spontaneous emission of a single photon from a N atoms cloud Jun-Tao Chang , Anatoly Svdzinsky , Marlan Scully Preview Abstract
Friday, October 19, 2007 3:54PM - 4:06PM	F3.00003: Femtosecond pulses propagation through pure water Lucas Naveira , Alexei Sokolov , Joong-Hyeok Byeon , George Kattawar Preview Abstract
Friday, October 19, 2007 4:06PM - 4:18PM	F3.00004: The Ultrashort laser pulses in water that violates the Lambert-Beer Law Joong Byeon , George Kattawar , Lucas Naveira , Alexei Sokolov Preview Abstract
Friday, October 19, 2007 4:18PM - 4:30PM	F3.00005: Quantum control of electromagnetically induced transparency by optical phase H. Li , J.P. Davis , V.A. Sautenkov , Y.V. Rostovtsev , G.R. Welch , F.A. Narducci , M.O. Scully Preview Abstract
Friday, October 19, 2007 4:30PM - 4:42PM	F3.00006: Two-photon excitation by chirped and optimally shaped pulses Milan Poudel , Alexandre Kolomenskii , Hans Schuessler Preview Abstract
Friday, October 19, 2007 4:42PM - 4:54PM	F3.00007: Towards Superfluorescence in Cesium Vapor Gombojav O. Ariunbold , Dmitry Pestov , Hebin Li , Vladimir A. Sautenkov , Xi Wang , Miaochan Zhi , Alexei V. Sokolov , Yuri V. Rostovtsev , Marlan O. Scully Preview Abstract
Friday, October 19, 2007 4:54PM - 5:06PM	F3.00008: Visualizing Molecular Wavefunctions Using Monte Carlo Methods Steve Alexander , R.L. Coldwell Preview Abstract
Friday, October 19, 2007 5:06PM - 5:18PM	F3.00009: Loading Dynamics and Characteristics of a Far Off-Resonance Optical Dipole Trap P.G. Mickelson , Y.N. Martinez , S.B. Nagel , A.J. Traverso , T.C. Killian Preview Abstract

Session F4: GEN2: Biological, Chemical and General Physics

Chair: Jaan Laane, Texas A&M University
Rudder Tower - 504

Friday, October 19, 2007 3:30PM - 3:42PM	F4.00001: The Structure of the Metal Transporter Tp34 and its Affinity for Divalent Metal Ions Gregory Knutsen , Ranjit Deka , Chad Brautigam , Diana Tomchick , Mischa Machius , Michael Norgard Preview Abstract
Friday, October 19, 2007 3:42PM - 3:54PM	F4.00002: Maximum Entropy Principle for the Microcanonical Ensemble Donald Kobe , Michele Campisi Preview Abstract
Friday, October 19, 2007 3:54PM - 4:06PM	F4.00003: Ultraviolet Absorption Spectra and the Quasi-planarity of Pyridine and its d$_{5}$ Isotopomer in its S$_{1}(\pi $,$\pi $*) Excited State Praveen Boopalachandran , Kathleen McCann , Jaan Laane Preview Abstract
Friday, October 19, 2007 4:06PM - 4:18PM	F4.00004: Laser Induced Fluorescence and Ultraviolet Absorption Spectra, DFT Calculations, and Structure of 1,3-Benzodioxan Kathleen McCann , Martin Wagner , Jaebum Choo , Jaan Laane Preview Abstract
Friday, October 19, 2007 4:18PM - 4:30PM	F4.00005: Exploration of Functionalized Nanoparticles for Fingerprint Detection Jacob Ajimo , Lun Ma , Xing Zhang , Kwan Cheng , Wei Chen Preview Abstract
Friday, October 19, 2007 4:30PM - 4:42PM	F4.00006: East Antarctic Ice Sheets: Potential for Sub-Glacial Water Based on Temperature Modeling Annette Borchard , Heather Haneman , Peter Burkett , Sridhar Anandakrishnan Preview Abstract
Friday, October 19, 2007 4:42PM - 4:54PM	F4.00007: Nano-patterned elastic polymer Soyeun Park , Dave Kahn , Wolfgang Frey Preview Abstract

Session F5: Session F5 Has Been Moved to Session B7

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Session F6: P2: Poster Session II

Chair: Penwang Zhai, Texas A&M University
MSC - 292

	F6.00001: A Student Experiment to Prove the Laws of Conservation of Energy and Momentum for Nuclear Reactions Using a 1.5 MeV Van de Graaff Accelerator J'Nae Zwaschka , P. Keahey , L. Phinney , J. Duggan Preview Abstract
	F6.00002: Deuterium Depth Profiling of Semiconductor Devices Using the $^{3}$He(d,p)$^{4}$He Reaction L.C. Phinney , M. Dhoubadel , J.L. Duggan , O.W. Holland , F.D. McDaniel Preview Abstract
	F6.00003: Save the Crew: A Superconducting Toroid Shield for Deep-Space Manned Missions Ryan Romero , Akhdior Sattarov , Peter McIntyre Preview Abstract
	F6.00004: Positron Emission Tomography: A Basic Analysis M.E. Kerbacher , J.W. Deaton , L.C. Phinney , L.J. Mitchell , J.L. Duggan Preview Abstract
	F6.00005: An Investigation of the Canis Major Overdensity W. Lee Powell Jr. , Ronald Wilhelm , Ken Carrell Preview Abstract
	F6.00006: VLBI Imaging of Active Galactic Nuclei Cassidy Smith , Christian Aars Preview Abstract
	F6.00007: Determining the Viscous Potential from MHD Simulations and Comparing it to Observations Robert Bruntz , Ramon Lopez , Michael Wiltberger , John Lyon Preview Abstract
	F6.00008: Measures of Geo-effectiveness in Storms Elizabeth Mitchell , Ramon Lopez Preview Abstract
	F6.00009: Skill Scores for Ionospheric Modeling Jorge Landivar , Alan Burns , Ramon Lopez Preview Abstract
	F6.00010: Correlation between precipitation, dust storms and Gulf of California moisture surges in the Paso del Norte region during the North American Monsoon Jose Negrete , Astrid Lozano , Rosa Fitzgerald , Karina Apodaca , Vernon Morris Preview Abstract
	F6.00011: A One-Way Light Beam Experiment Charles Rogers , Richard Selvaggi , Hao-Liang Chen Preview Abstract
	F6.00012: Analitic Thermodynamic Calculations for an Immobilized Molecule under Poisson-Boltzmann Interactions using a Spheroidal Geometry Joaquin Ambia-Garrido , Bernard Montgomery Pettitt Preview Abstract
	F6.00013: AC losses in conventional and block coil geometry superconducting dipoles Alfred McInturff , Peter McIntyre , Akhdiyor Sattarov Preview Abstract
	F6.00014: The Use of Color as a Third Dimension on Maps Ximena Cid , Ramon Lopez , Steven Lazarus Preview Abstract
	F6.00015: Designing Water Rockets as a Multi-disciplinary Project for Physics, Calculus, and Engineering Courses Paul Fisher , David Craig , Emily Hunt , Pamela Lockwood Preview Abstract

Session F7: W1: AAPT Scheduled Workshops

Heldenfels Hall - 219

Friday, October 19, 2007
3:30PM - 5:30PM

F7.00001: How to Survive Your First Five Years of Teaching Physics
Carolyn Schroeder , Debbie Walker , Holly Duncan

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Session F8: W2: AAPT Scheduled Workshops

Heldenfels Hall - 217