Bulletin of the American Physical Society

Spring 2011 Meeting Ohio-Region Section of the APS

Volume 56, Number 3

Friday–Saturday, April 15–16, 2011; University Heights, Ohio

Session Index

Session D1: Applied Physics; Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics

Chair: Kathleen Kash, Case Western Reserve University
Room: Dolan Science Center E120

Saturday, April 16, 2011 8:10AM - 8:22AM		D1.00001: Health Related Aspects of Artificial Light Richard Hansler, Vilnis Kubulins, Edward Carome Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 16, 2011 8:22AM - 8:34AM		D1.00002: Development of LED Lamps for Airfield Applications Edward Carome, Richard Hansler, Vilnis Kubulins Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 16, 2011 8:34AM - 8:46AM		D1.00003: Broadening the Interface Between a Compensation Film and Its Substrate in a Direct Coating Process Wumin Yu, Mark Foster Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 16, 2011 8:46AM - 8:58AM		D1.00004: Cathodoluminescence Study of Undoped and Mn Doped Lithium Tetraborate Crystals Being Developed for Neutron Detection Christina Dugan, Robert Hengehold, John McClory Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 16, 2011 8:58AM - 9:10AM		D1.00005: InAs Nanowire Transistors as Gas Sensor: the Role of Surface States Dong Liang, Juan Du, Hao Tang, Xuan P.A. Gao Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 16, 2011 9:10AM - 9:22AM		D1.00006: The Verdet constant of undoped Y$_3$Al$_5$O$_{12}$ in the near infrared at a fixed temperature Ronald W. Stites, Kenneth M. O'Hara Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 16, 2011 9:22AM - 9:34AM		D1.00007: Quantum Optics Models of EIT Noise and Power Broadening Chad Snider, Michael Crescimanno, Shannon O'Leary Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 16, 2011 9:34AM - 9:46AM		D1.00008: Co-extruded mechanically tunable multilayer elastomer laser Michael Crescimanno, Guilin Mao, James Andrews, Kenneth Singer, Eric Baer, Anne Hiltner, Hyunmin Song, Bijayandra Shakya Preview Abstract

Session D2: Polymer Physics and Polymeric Materials

Chair: Clemens Burda, Case Western Reserve University
Room: Dolan Science Center E134

Saturday, April 16, 2011 8:10AM - 8:22AM		D2.00001: Effect of chain stiffness on structural and thermodynamic properties of polymers Kiran Khanal, Jutta Luettmer-Strathmann Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 16, 2011 8:22AM - 8:34AM		D2.00002: Tethered chains in good and poor solvent - effects of lateral confinement on adsorption and chain collapse Jutta Luettmer-Strathmann Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 16, 2011 8:34AM - 8:46AM		D2.00003: Surface Dynamics of Partially Tethered Layers Jin Kuk Lee, Bulent Akgun, Sushil Satija, Zhang Jiang, Suresh Narayanan, Mark Foster Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 16, 2011 8:46AM - 8:58AM		D2.00004: Conformational Dependence of Charge Transport and Band Gap in Poly (3-Hexyl Thiophene) Oligomers Ram Bhatta, Yeneneh Yimer, Mesfin Tsige, David Perry Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 16, 2011 8:58AM - 9:10AM		D2.00005: Cavity-Broadened Absorption in Organic Photovoltaics Brent Valle, Stephen Loser, Jonathan Hennek, Kenneth D. Singer, James Andrews, Tobin Marks Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 16, 2011 9:10AM - 9:22AM		D2.00006: Well-Defined Comb Polymer for Surface Segregation Study Boxi Liu, Roderic Quirk, Mark Foster, David Wu Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 16, 2011 9:22AM - 9:34AM		D2.00007: Fabrication of Microlens Arrays on Layered Polymers Dustin Horvath, Tom Oder Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 16, 2011 9:34AM - 9:46AM		D2.00008: Protein-like folding and free energy landscape of a homopolymer chain Mark Taylor, Wolfgang Paul, Kurt Binder Preview Abstract

Session D3: Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science

Chair: Walter Lambrecht, Case Western Reserve University
Room: Dolan Science Center E130

Saturday, April 16, 2011 8:10AM - 8:22AM		D3.00001: Measurements of Large Dielectric Constants in Phthalocyanine Tetramers Khalil Hamam, C.A. Burns, G. Mezei, M. Al-Amer Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 16, 2011 8:22AM - 8:34AM		D3.00002: Charge Transfer Ferromagnetism Christopher Porter, Plamen Stamenov, Vatsal Dwivedi, J.M.D. Coey Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 16, 2011 8:34AM - 8:46AM		D3.00003: Magnetic-Field Induced Diffraction Patterns from Ferrofluids Corneliu Rablau, Prem Vaishnava, Gavin Lawes, Ratna Naik Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 16, 2011 8:46AM - 8:58AM		D3.00004: Epitaxial Zinc Oxide Semiconductor Film deposited on Gallium Nitride Substrate Michael McMaster, Tom Oder Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 16, 2011 8:58AM - 9:10AM		D3.00005: Optimizing Deposition gas and Annealing Conditions for ZnO Films Andrew Smith, Tom Oder Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 16, 2011 9:10AM - 9:22AM		D3.00006: ZnO/sapphire by RF Magnetron sputtering deposition Tom Oder, Nagaraju Velpukonda Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 16, 2011 9:22AM - 9:34AM		D3.00007: Two Dimensional Transport Induced Linear Magnetoresistance in Topological Insulator Bi$_{2}$Se$_{3}$ Nanoribbons Richard L.J. Qiu, Dong Liang, Hao Tang, Xuan P.A. Gao Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 16, 2011 9:34AM - 9:46AM		D3.00008: High Efficiency Ultra-thin CdS/CdTe Solar Cells Naba Paudel, Kristopher Wieland, Alvin Compaan Preview Abstract

Session D4: Education and Society; Nuclear, Plasma and Chemical Physics; Astrophysics

Chair: Ulrich Zurcher, Cleveland State University
Room: Dolan Science Center E116

Saturday, April 16, 2011 8:10AM - 8:22AM		D4.00001: Letters to the editor of the local paper: A scientific responsibility Gordon Aubrecht Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 16, 2011 8:22AM - 8:34AM		D4.00002: Online/Distance Learning Laser Optics course Kausar Yasmin Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 16, 2011 8:34AM - 8:46AM		D4.00003: A desktop-computer simulation for exploring the fission barrier Cameron Reed Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 16, 2011 8:46AM - 8:58AM		D4.00004: Potential Energy Surfaces and Derivative Coupling Terms for M + Ng, M = K, Rb, Cs, and Ng = He, Ne, Ar David Weeks, Lachlan Belcher, L. Blank, Gary Kedziora Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 16, 2011 8:58AM - 9:10AM		D4.00005: Liquid Metallic Hydrogen: Building Block of a Liquid Sun Pierre-Marie Robitaille Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 16, 2011 9:10AM - 9:22AM		D4.00006: Characterization of thin film deposition processes in RF and DC sputtering using optical emission spectroscopy Amruta Nawarange, Hasitha Mahabaduge, Kristopher Wieland, Alvin Compaan Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 16, 2011 9:22AM - 9:34AM		D4.00007: Center of the Universe Located by Triangulation of NASA Data Charles Sven Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 16, 2011 9:34AM - 9:46AM		D4.00008: Mathematical Description of the Composition of Universe Han Yongquan Preview Abstract

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