Department of Physics and Astronomy
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York 14627-0171

   

ROCHESTER SYMPOSIUM FOR PHYSICS STUDENTS
 
April 12, 2003
 
PROGRAM


8:30-9:00              RSPS Registration, Bausch and Lomb Lobby,
                              Sign-ups for Optional Laboratory Tours
                              Coffee
in Room 208  

9:00-9:10              Room 106: Welcome, Prof. Paul Tipton, Chair, RSPS XXI I

9:15-10:30            Room 106: Nuclear and Particle Physics

                                    Session Chair:  Prof. Mark Yuly, Houghton College

9:15                       Using the (n,2p) to Search for a Preexisting Nuclear D++ Component
                                Rachel De Young, Prof. M. Yuly, Houghton College

9:30                       W Boson Width Effects in Top Quark Production and Decay
                                Daniel Berdine, Prof. L. Orr, University of Rochester

9:45                       A Preliminary Design for a Small Cyclotron
                                Sharon Tuminaro, Barry King, Jacob Roloson, Prof. M. Yuly,
                                Houghton College
                           
10:00                     MCNP Simulation of a Sub-Critical Multiplication Assembly
                                Christopher Fairchild, Dr. E. Naessesn, Dr. C. R. Schmidtlein,
                                U.S. Military Academy, West Point
             

10:15                     
An Examination of di-Tau Higgs Decay at the Tevatron
                                Jonathan Petruccelli, Prof. K. McFarland, University of Rochester
                                                  



9:15-10:30            Room 109:  Condensed Matter 

                                    Session Chair: Prof. Vivian Incera, SUNY at Fredonia


9:15                        Underfill Flow Processes
                                 Christopher O'Shaughnessy, Prof. E.J. Cotts, SUNY at Binghamton

9:30                        Fabrication and Characterization of Electrochemically Deposited
                               Nanorods
                                 Kelly Gresham, Prof. W. Wu, University of Rochester                       

9:45                        Using Scanning Hall Probe Microscopy to Study the Dynamics of 
                               
Magnetic Domains in Garnet Film
                                 Michael DeFeo, Prof. M. Martchevsky, Syracuse University                  

10:00                      Depressed Eutectic Melting in Al-Sn Thin Films
                                 Elisa Pueschel, Prof. E.J. Cotts, SUNY at Binghamton                       
                                 
10:15                      Quantum Efficiency of Cesium Iodide on Metallic Substrates
                             
   Philip Frankel, SUNY at Binghamton
                                 
Prof. R. Azmoun, T. Hemmick, SUNY at Stony Brook                   
         

10:30-11:00         Room 208: Poster Session and Break

                             Neutron Capture on Samarium-151
                               Blake Winter, Prof. M. Yuly, Houghton College

                             Numerical Study of the Time Evolution of Coherent and Squeezed States
                             in the Harmonic-Oscillator Potential
                               B.J. Deissinger, J.D. Jachlewski, Prof. E. Ferrer, SUNY at Fredonia
                                 
                             Charged Particle in Cylindrical Magnetic Field: Eigenfunctions and
                             Eigenvalues
                               Mark Herman, Rebecca Lindstrom, Prof. V. Incera, SUNY at Fredonia

 




11:00-12:00         Room 106: Biophysics and Imaging

                                   Session Chair: Prof. Enrique Galvez, Colgate University

11:00                     Studies of Biomembrane Phase Behavior by Equilibrium Surface
                              Pressure Analysis
                                Erica Blomquist, Prof. E. Galvez, Colgate University

11:15                     1/F Noise in the Cross-Membrane Channel Currents
                                 Zhuohan Liang, University of Rochester,
                                 Prof. N. Giordano, Dr. J. Wang, Purdue University                      

11:30                      A Tabletop Transmission (and/or Emission) Computed Tomography
                               Scanner
                                 Rebekah Clifford, Ursula Brush, Nicholas Kingley,
                                 Prof. R. Rohe, Houghton College                        

11:45                      Probing New Horizons: Applications of Atomic Force Microscopy
                                 Daniel Rainville, Prof. R. Dubisch, Siena College;
                                 Profs. D. Liu,
Q. Hudspeth, G. Wang, Y. Zhao, R.P.I.;
                                 Prof. J. LaGraff, Hamilton College;
                                 Prof. J. Turner, Nanobiotechnology Center, Wadsworth Center                      

                        
11:00-12:15         Room 109: Complex Systems

                                   Session Chair: Prof. Robert Pompi, SUNY at Binghamton

11:00                     Dynamics of a Ball Bouncing on a Vibrating Plate I
                                Melanie Day, Prof. S. Fanklin, Rochester Institute of Technology

11:15                     Dynamics of a Ball Bouncing on a Vibrating Plate II,  Experiment
                                Matthew Aggelton, Prof. S. Franklin, Rochester Institute of
                                Technology                     

11:30                     Modeling the Motion of a Bowling Ball
                                Nolan Samboy, Nick Skinner, Prof. R. Dubisch, Siena
                                College
                       

11:45                     Static and Dynamic Characterisitics of Prolate Granular Materials
                               Jesus Benhumea, Prof. S. Franklin, Rochester Institute of Technology

12:00                     Investigating Avalances of Prolate Granular Materials
                                Kenneth Desmond, Prof. S. Franklin,
                                Rochester Institute of Technology
                   
                                   


12:15-1:15          Lunch — The Meliora, Salon D

 

1:30-2:45            Room 106: Astrophysics

                                  Session Chair:  Prof. Alice Quillen, University of Rochester

1:30                     The Contrast of Dusty Rings Caused by Capture into External
                            Mean-Motion
Resonances in Extra-Solar System
                              Stephen Thorndike, Alfred University
                              Prof. A. Quillen, University of Rochester

1:45                     Research in Brown Dwarfs and Young Stars
                              Clint Young, SUNY at Binghamton
                              Prof. M. Simon, SUNY at Stony Brook

2:00                     Formation of Molecular Hydrogen in the Interstellar Medium
                              Chris Nagele, B. D'Agostino, J.E. Roser, S. Swords, Prof. G. Vidali,
                              Syracuse University

2:15                     Extending Bondi Accretion to include Dynamic Magnetic Fields
                              Jason Nordhaus, Prof. E. Blackman, University of Rochester                

2:30                     Spiral Arms of M51
                              Alaina Henry, Prof. A. Quillen, University of Rochester


1:30-3:00            Room 109: Optical Physics and Energy and the Environment 

                                   Session Chair:  Prof. Scott Franklin, Rochester Institute of
                                                            Technology

1:30                     Experiments with the Quantum Eraser Using Single Photons
                              Matthew Pyscher,  Prof. E. Galvez, Colgate University                      

1:45                     Characterization of Beams on OMEGA from X-Ray Images Measured
                            with Charge Injection Devices
                              Robert Forties, Prof. F.J. Marshall, University of Rochester

2:00                     The Two-Species Atom Chip
                              Kelly Gresham, Prof. N. Bigelow, University of Rochester

2:15                     A Wind Driven Power-Generating System: Preliminary Modeling and
                            Analysis of Power Curves
                              Sonya Mathai, Donald Merriam, Jr., Prof. R. Rohe, Houghton College

2:30                     A Wind Driven Power-Generating System: Initial Designs and
                           
Construction of an Electrical Power Generator
                              Donald Merriam, Jr., Sonya Marthai, Prof. R. Rohe, Houghton College

2:45                     Comparison of Satellite and Near Surface Temperature Trends with
                           
Atmospheric Pressure for 1979-1996
                              Benjamin Pearson, SUNY at Buffalo
                              Prof. D. Douglass, University of Rochester


3:00                     Refreshments to Go, Room 208

                            Optional Tours (signups are requested at arrival)

3:10                     Cars should leave for Laboratory for Laser Energetics
or
3:10                      Research Labs in Bausch and Lomb Building