Bulletin of the American Physical Society

2008 Spring Meeting of the Ohio-Region Section of APS

Volume 53, Number 3

Friday–Saturday, March 28–29, 2008; Youngstown, Ohio

Session Index

Session P1: Poster Session: 4:15 pm - 6:00 pm	Show Abstracts
Friday, March 28, 2008 Chair: Patrick Durrell, Youngstown State University Room: Moser Hall Lobby

		P1.00001: An analysis of the tensile strength of twisted fiber structures Carl Starkey, Cavendish McKay Preview Abstract
		P1.00002: Remote respiration sensing using millimeter-wave radar systems Erik Bryan, Charles Phelps, Joshua Yoakum, Anu Grover, Izaak Kemp, Douglas T. Petkie Preview Abstract
		P1.00003: Terahertz Spectroscopy of Water for Combustion Monitoring Ross Bobb, Douglas T. Petkie Preview Abstract
		P1.00004: Large Amplitude Oscillations of a Double Pendulum Jeffrey M. Gerres, Robert M. Jacobs, Sara F. Kasun, Margaret E. Bacon, Chakravarthi M. Nagolu, Erin L. Owens, Kevin F. Siehl, Marshall Thomsen, Jon S. Troyer Preview Abstract
		P1.00005: The decoloration of organic dyes by pen-like plasma torch Talun Sung, Chung-Ming Liu, Gin-Gou Yan, Shinriki Teii Preview Abstract
		P1.00006: Analytical expression for the sheath edge around wedge-shaped cathodes T.E. Sheridan Preview Abstract
		P1.00007: Large Thermoelectric Figure of Merit in Thin Ablated Skutterudite Films Harsha Attanayake, Dilupama Divaratne, Robert Boughton Preview Abstract
		P1.00008: G3 Electron Affinities of Silicon and Germanium Clusters Peter Deutsch Preview Abstract
		P1.00009: Superconducting to Insulating Phase Transition in Current-Biased Josephson Junction Arrays C.D. Porter, D. Stroud Preview Abstract
		P1.00010: Rigidity and pH dependent Morphology of Beta-Lactoglobulin Spherulites Lisa Gayetsky, Douglas Armstead Preview Abstract
		P1.00011: Using the dual-wavelength fluorophore LysoSensor Yellow/Blue for acidic-pH sensing at high hydrostatic pressures Hector Michael de Pedro, Paul Urayama Preview Abstract
		P1.00012: The Temperature and Thickness Dependence of Resistivity in Thin Copper Films Daniel Stanley, Dennis Kuhl Preview Abstract
		P1.00013: Effects of Hydrostatic Pressure on the Transport and Magnetic Properties of Sb$_{2-x}$Cr$_{x}$Te$_{3}$ Thin Films Matthew L. Bowers, Jeffrey S. Dyck, Yi-Yiunn Chien, Ctirad Uher Preview Abstract
		P1.00014: Effect of Electric Field on Phonoritons in Semiconductors Michael Jayson Price, Que Huong Nguyen Preview Abstract
		P1.00015: Conformation and collapse of a square-well chain in a square-well solvent Passang Dorji, Mark Taylor Preview Abstract
		P1.00016: Computational study of acoustic solitary waves in 2D complex plasma M.J. Garee, T.E. Sheridan Preview Abstract
		P1.00017: Conformal Mapping as a Tool for Solving Laplacian Problems in Physics Harrison Potter, Craig Howald Preview Abstract
		P1.00018: PLANCK tests General Relativity Dmitri Rabounski, Larissa Borissova Preview Abstract
		P1.00019: Characterization of Electrospun Titania Nanofibers Nicole Schafer, Nicholas Bjelac, Nenad Stojilovic, Soo Jin Park, George Chase Preview Abstract
		P1.00020: Microscopy of Metal Oxide Nanofibers Nicholas Bjelac, Nicole Schafer, Nenad Stojilovic, Soo Jin Park, George Chase Preview Abstract
		P1.00021: Two dimensional Confinement of 5CB between Lipid Bi-layers Bradley Kirkwood, Kevin Sobczak, Dustin Hemphill, Eric Hardin, Rizwan Mahmood Preview Abstract
		P1.00022: Finite Element Method Simulations of Metamaterial Devices at Terahertz Frequencies Jason Deibel, Scott Eilerman Preview Abstract
		P1.00023: Combined, Confocal Excitation Emission Spectroscopy of Neodymium-doped Gallium Nitride Martin Arienmughare Preview Abstract
		P1.00024: Chasing a shadow: Student participation in lunar occultation observations Kenneth Coles, Ronald Freda Preview Abstract
		P1.00025: Rotationally resolved fluorescence spectroscopy of molecular iodine Christopher Lemon, Sebastian Canagaratna, Jeffrey Gray Preview Abstract
		P1.00026: Influence of passivation on the transport study of AlGaN/GaN: A focus on high T Hall effect characterization. J. Daniel, S. Elhamri, R. Berney, M. Ahoujja, W. Mitchel, J. Roberts, P. Rajagopal, J. Cook, E. Piner, K. Linthicum Preview Abstract
		P1.00027: Effects of electron radiation on the electron transport properties in AlGaN/GaN heterostructure Mo Ahoujja, S. Elhamri, R. Berney, M. Hogsed, Y.K. Yeo, R. Hengehold Preview Abstract
		P1.00028: Thermal Conductivity of Polycrystalline PbTe with PbSe Nanoparticle Additives Ian M. Steward, Jeffrey S. Dyck, Yixin Zhao, Clemens Burda Preview Abstract
		P1.00029: Effect of PbSe Nanoparticle Addition on the Thermoelectric Properties of Bulk, Polycrystalline PbTe Diego Hernandez, Jeffrey Dyck, Yixin Zhao, Clemens Burda Preview Abstract
		P1.00030: Use of Shubnikov-de Haas measurements on AlGaN/GaN structures to investigate the effective mass of GaN. E.J. Timko, S. Elhamri, R. Berney, M. Ahoujja, W.C. Mitchel Preview Abstract
		P1.00031: An Investigation of the Role of Friction in the Motion of a Tippe Top Elisabeth Kager, Craig Howald, Dennis Kuhl Preview Abstract
		P1.00032: Nonlinear motion of Supersonic Dust particles in Complex Plasmas William Theisen Preview Abstract
		P1.00033: Plasma Treatment of Pulsed DC Magnetron Sputtered Indium Tin Oxide Amber Reed, John Jones, Doug Petkie Preview Abstract
		P1.00034: Forensic Analysis of Lunar Dust and Spacesuit Mitigation J. Anneliese Lawrence, John Lindsay, Sarah Noble Preview Abstract

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Bulletin of the American Physical Society

2008 Spring Meeting of the Ohio-Region Section of APS

Volume 53, Number 3

Friday–Saturday, March 28–29, 2008; Youngstown, Ohio

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Session P1: Poster Session: 4:15 pm - 6:00 pm

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