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 C1: Physics Education

Chair: Ronald Tabak, Youngstown State University
Room: Moser Hall 1080

Saturday, March 29, 2008 8:24AM - 8:36AM		C1.00001: The Ohio Partnership for the Far East Region Science Teachers Raymond Beiersdorfer, W. Gregg Sturrus Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 29, 2008 8:36AM - 8:48AM		C1.00002: What is most difficult for students in physics by inquiry's properties of matter? Gordon Aubrecht Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 29, 2008 8:48AM - 9:00AM		C1.00003: Inquiring Minds Want to Know: Progress Report on SCALE-UP Physics at Penn State Erie Jonathan Hall Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 29, 2008 9:00AM - 9:12AM		C1.00004: A Classroom Martian Rover Todd Brown, Katrina Brown Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 29, 2008 9:12AM - 9:24AM		C1.00005: A linux-based lock-in amplifier Bryan O'Gorman Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 29, 2008 9:24AM - 9:36AM		C1.00006: Journey to the Center of the Earth Ronald G. Tabak Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 29, 2008 9:36AM - 9:48AM		C1.00007: Does an intelligent tutor homework system encourage beneficial collaboration? Brett van de Sande, Robert Hausmann Preview Abstract

Session C2: Condensed Matter/Nanomaterials

Chair: Tom Oder, Youngstown State University
Room: Moser Hall 2006

Saturday, March 29, 2008 8:24AM - 8:36AM		C2.00001: Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Spectroscopy on Cu(111) David Gohlke Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 29, 2008 8:36AM - 8:48AM		C2.00002: Effects of Temperature, Time, and Solution on Nanoparticle Agglomeration Michael Moulton, Kyung Yu, Laura Braydich-Stolle, John Schlager, Amanda Schrand, Saber Hussain Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 29, 2008 8:48AM - 9:00AM		C2.00003: Determining Graphene Sheet Shape in Presolar Graphite Spherules Eric Mandell Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 29, 2008 9:00AM - 9:12AM		C2.00004: The Electrical and Physical Properties of Ni and ZrB$_{2}$ Schottky Contacts of n-type 4H-SiC Tom Oder, Ta-Lun Sung, Rani Kummari, Mark Del Fraino Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 29, 2008 9:12AM - 9:24AM		C2.00005: Performing Many Simultaneous Measurements---Combinatorial Hall and Resistivity Studies on Oxide Films Jeffrey Clayhold, Oshri Pelleg, Anthony Bollinger, Gennady Logvenov, Ivan Bozovic Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 29, 2008 9:24AM - 9:36AM		C2.00006: Ensemble Approach to Vicinal Crystal Surfaces Howard L. Richards, Ryan P. Jacob Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 29, 2008 9:36AM - 9:48AM		C2.00007: Structural Physics of Bee Honeycomb Forrest Kaatz, Adhemar Bultheel, Takeshi Egami Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 29, 2008 9:48AM - 10:00AM		C2.00008: Low-Energy Electron Diffraction investigation of the clean, stepped Cu(511) surface Christopher Lemon, Mellita Caragiu, Renee Diehl, Kelly Hanna, Hsin Li, Rundong Wan Preview Abstract

Session C3: Polymer Physics and Optics

Chair: Michael Crescimanno, Youngstown State University
Room: Moser Hall 2008

Saturday, March 29, 2008 8:24AM - 8:36AM		C3.00001: Conformation and collapse of a polymer chain in explicit solvent: A solvation potential approach Mark Taylor Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 29, 2008 8:36AM - 8:48AM		C3.00002: Diffusion and Friction Coefficients of Athermal Polymer Melts Nenad Stojilovic, Jutta Luettmer-Strathmann Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 29, 2008 8:48AM - 9:00AM		C3.00003: Effect of chain stiffness on polymer properties Jutta Luettmer-Strathmann Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 29, 2008 9:00AM - 9:12AM		C3.00004: All-Polymer Lasers Yeheng Wu, Joseph Lott, Tomasz Kazmierczak, Hyunmin Song, Eric Baer, Kenneth Singer, Christoph Weder Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 29, 2008 9:12AM - 9:24AM		C3.00005: Observations of the Diffraction Pattern Produced by the Surface Thermal Lensing (STL) Technique Applied to Polymers Daeha Joung, Marshall Thomsen, Donald Snyder Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 29, 2008 9:24AM - 9:36AM		C3.00006: Multi-photon EIT Toomas Laarits, Bryan O'Gorman, Michael Crescimanno Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 29, 2008 9:36AM - 9:48AM		C3.00007: The EIT- and N- joint resonance lineshape asymmetry Michael Crescimanno, Cindy Hancox, Michael Hohensee, David Phillips, Ron Walsworth Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 29, 2008 9:48AM - 10:00AM		C3.00008: Distributed Fiber-Bragg Grating Temperature Sensors for Real-Time Multiple-Point Temperature Monitoring Corneliu Rablau, Simon Murphy Preview Abstract

Session C4: Foundations

Chair: John Feldmeier, Youngstown State University
Room: Moser Hall 2355

Saturday, March 29, 2008 8:24AM - 8:36AM		C4.00001: Temporal Dimension Energy Conversion Equation Paul Gill Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 29, 2008 8:36AM - 8:48AM		C4.00002: Time Rate Gradient Effects and Negative Mass Edmond Miksch Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 29, 2008 8:48AM - 9:00AM		C4.00003: The Earth Microwave Background and the Generation of Isotropy. Pierre-Marie Robitaille Preview Abstract

Session C5: Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Chair: James Carroll, Youngstown State University
Room: Moser Hall 2350

Saturday, March 29, 2008 8:24AM - 8:36AM		C5.00001: Trend Analysis of Nuclear Fuel Performance at Taiwan Talun Sung, Chung-Hsing Hu Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 29, 2008 8:36AM - 8:48AM		C5.00002: Radiation Imaging and Attenuation Candace Davison, Douglas Yocum Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 29, 2008 8:48AM - 9:00AM		C5.00003: Effects of a fundamental mass term in two-dimensional super Yang-Mills theory Uwe Trittmann Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 29, 2008 9:00AM - 9:12AM		C5.00004: Preliminary tests of induced depletion of $^{108m}$Ag using bremsstrahlung radiation Trevor Balint, Geoffrey Trees, Isaac Mills, Matthew Ragan, Nathan Caldwell, Thomas Harle, Robert Gurney, Marc Litz, George Merkel, Nino Pereira, Mike Helba, Hill Roberts, Joe Schumer, Sarkis Karamian, James Carroll Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 29, 2008 9:12AM - 9:24AM		C5.00005: Multi-detector coincidence techniques to test induced depletion of $^{178m2}$Hf at 331 keV Geoffrey Trees, Trevor Balint, Isaac Mills, Thomas Harle, Sarkis Karamian, James Carroll Preview Abstract

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