Bulletin of the American Physical Society

9th Annual Meeting of the Northwest Section of the APS

Volume 52, Number 6

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

Session Index

Session B1: Condensed Matter Physics I

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

Friday, May 18, 2007 2:00PM - 2:36PM		B1.00001: Zinc oxide - a material for energy applications Invited Speaker: 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
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
Room: PSUB Bear River Room

Friday, May 18, 2007 2:00PM - 2:36PM		B2.00001: Recent Advances in Our Understanding of Nuclear Forces Invited Speaker: 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: Preview Abstract
Friday, May 18, 2007 3:12PM - 3:30PM		B2.00003: Coffee Break
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
Room: PSUB Clearwater Room

Friday, May 18, 2007 2:00PM - 2:40PM		B3.00001: Radio Detection of Ultra High Energy Neutrinos Invited Speaker: 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
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
Room: 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: 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: Preview Abstract
Friday, May 18, 2007 3:12PM - 3:30PM		B4.00003: BREAK
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

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