Date : May, 3rd, 2007      Time : Thursday, 2.00-5.20pm      Place : New Science Building 127

Title : Physics Student Research Workshop

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Abstract : The winner(s) of the Best Student Research Award will be selected by vote by all students enrolled in 401/501 and faculty/staff members after the powerpoint presentations of all students. The award carries a Certificate, $200 and will be a shining item on your resume.

Each talk is 15 minutes including 12 minutes for presentation and 3 minutes for questions in the format of American Physical Society meetings

Session Chair: Dr. Anil Chourasia

2:00 to 2:45pm

2:00-2:15 Edmondson, Joshua

How does light interact with a photovoltaic module?

2:15-2:30 Johnston William

Applications of eigenvalues, eigenvectors and eigenmodes to acoustics, in particular the acoustics of violin family musical instruments

2:30-2:45 Hickman, John

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

Session chair: Dr. Howard Richards

2:45-3:30

2:45-3:00 Gambrell Dusten

Nature of hydrophobicity

3:00-3:15 Hearron, Joseph

Superconductors

3:15-3:30 Jacob, Ryan

Variational calculation of Graber-Mullins Models

3:30-3:45 Break for coffee and pizza (provided by the SPS)

Session chair: Dr. Keith West

3:45-4:30

3:45-4:00 Ellermann, Mark

Do meteorites have any effect on the iron ion concentration in the atmosphere?

4:00-4:15 Nobra, Richard

M theory, the string theory and the eleventh dimension

4:15-4:30 Aaron Worley

Gravitational waves and how they will be detected

Session Chair: Dr. Charles Rogers

4:30-5:15

4:30-4:45 Waller, Nathan

Quantum computers

4:45-5:00 Bunch, David M,

Quantum Dots, Nano-Tubes and Wires

5:00-5:15 Butler, Russell

Nano-Scale Memory and Tetraflop Technology,

5:15-5:20 Vote for the winner(s) of the Best Student Research Award

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