Department of Physics
Chair: Dr. Lok C. Lew Yan Voon, 937-775-2954
http://www.wright.edu/academics/physics/
Refereed publications and book chapters
Basista, B.
Basista, B., Mathews, S.,
Tomlin, J., Farrell, A., Lunsford, S., & Slattery, W. (2005). Impact of
multidimensional collaboration and dual appointments on teacher prepration.
Chapter in S. Wagner & S. P. Meiring (Eds.), The Story of SUSTAIN: Models
of Reform in Mathematics and Science Teacher Education, (pp. 139-158). Columbus: Ohio Resource Center
for Mathematics, Science, and Reading.
Basista, B., Herrelko, J., Sandy, M., Lowell, C.,
Nedunuri, K., Okunade, S., Klofenstein, P., Roath, K., Aldridge, M., Ross, A.,
Thompson, C., Mathews, S., Tomlin, J., Rusch, T., Krakowski, R., Esprit, L.,
Johnson, J., Aimiuwu, S. (2005). Miami
Valley Regional Collaborative for improvement of science and mathematics.
Chapter in S. Wagner & SP. P. Meiring (Eds.), The Story of SUSTAIN: Models
of Reform in Mathematics and Science Teacher Education, (pp. 159-180). Columbus: Ohio Resource Center
for Mathematics, Science, and Reading.
Farlow, G. C.
Z. Fang, G.C. Farlow, B. Claflin,
D. C. Look, “Deep Centers in Semi-insulating GaN”, Proceedings of the
13th International Conference on Semiconducting and Insulating Materials. Eds.
Z Wang Y.Cen, and X. Ye , IEEE
Publications Piscataway, NY,
2005) pp 29-36.
F. Tuistmo, K. Saarinen, D.
C. Look, G. C. Farlow, 2005, “Introduction and Recovery of Point Defects in
Electron-irradiated ZnO”, Phys. Rev. B 72, 085206-085216, (2005).
D. C. Look, G. C. Farlow, P.
Reunchan, S.Limpijumnong, S. B. Zhang,
K. Nordland, “Evidence for Native Donors in n-Type ZnO”, Phys. Rev. Lett., 95, 225502-225504 (2005).
Fang, Z.
“Traps in
AlGaN/GaN/SiC heterostructures studied by deep level transient spectroscopy”,
Z-Q. Fang, D.C. Look, D.H. Kim, and I.
Adesida, Appl. Phys. Lett. 87, 182115 (2005).
“Identification of donors,
acceptors, and traps in bulk-like HVPE GaN”, D.C. Look, Z-Q. Fang, and B.
Claflin, J. Crystal Growth 281 143 (2005).
“Giant traps associated with
extended defects in GaN and SiC”, D.C. Look, Z-Q. Fang, A. Krtschil, and A.
Krost, Phys. Stat. Sol. © 2, 1039 (2005).
“Thermal Stimulated Current
Spectroscopy and Photoluminescence of Carbon-Doped Semi-Insulating GaN Grown by
Ammonia-Based Molecular Beam Epitaxy”, Zhaoqiang Fang, David C. Look, Soufien
Haffouz, Haipeng Tang, and Jim Webb, Phys. Stat. Sol. © 2, 2757 (2005).
“Thermal Stimulated Current
Spectroscopy of High-Purity Semi-Insulating 4H-SiC Substrates”, Z-Q. Fang, B.
Claflin, D.C. Look, L. Polenta, and W.C. Mitchel, J. Electron. Mater. 34, 336
(2005).
“Deep Centers in Conductive
and Semi-Insulating GaN”, Zhaoqiang Fang, Gary Farlow, Bruce Claflin, and David
Look, Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Semiconducting and
Insulating Materials. Eds. Z-G. Wang Y-H. Chen, and X-L. Ye, (IEEE Inc., Piscataway, NJ,
2005), p 29.
Foy, B.D.
Karpinets TV, Foy BD. Tumorigenesis: the adaptation of mammalian
cells to sustained stress environment by epigenetic alterations and succeeding
matched mutations, Carcinogenesis, 26(8): 1323-1334, 2005.
Fox, J.
J. L. Fox and L. J. Paxton,
C and C+ in the Venusian thermosphere/ionosphere. J. Geophys. Res.
Doi:10.1029/2004JA0108183, 2005.
C. T. Russell et al., Ion
cyclotron waves in the Saturnian magnetosphere associated with Cassini’s engine
exhaust. Geophys. Res. Lett. 32, L14S01 (2005).
V. Kharchenko, A. Dalgarno
and J. Fox, Thermospheric distribution of fast O(1D) atoms, J. Geophys. Res.
111, A12305 (2005).
Hunt, A.
Hunt, A. G., Percolation and
Porous Media (I) Springer Verlag’s “Lecture Notes in Physics Series.” Publication date, September, 2005.
Hunt, A. G., S. Logsdon, and D. A. Laird, Percolation treatment of
charge transfer in humidified smectite clays, Soil Science Society of America
Journal 70: 14-23. (This paper is a result of the research funded by the
Cooperative Agreement in 2004 between Wright State
University and the
Department of Agriculture).
Tsonis, A. A., J. B. Elsner,
A. G. Hunt, T. H. Jagger, 2005, Global Temperature Fluctuations Regulate ENSO
Frequency, Geophysical Research Letters, 32, L09701 10.1029/2005GL022875.
Steenhuis, T., Hunt, A. G.,
Parlange, J.-Y., and Ewing, R. P., 2005, Assessment of the Application of
Percolation Theory to Water-Repellent Soils, Australian Journal of Soil
Research, 43: 357-360.
Hunt, A. G., 2005,
Percolation Theory and the Future of Hydrogeology (invited), Hydrogeology
Journal, 13: 202-205.
Hunt, A. G., 2005, Continuum
Percolation Theory for Saturation Dependence of Air Permeability, Vadose Zone
Journal, 4: 134-138.
Hunt, A. G., and Skinner, T.
E., 2005, Hydraulic Conductivity Limited Equilibration: Effect on
Water-Retention Characteristics, Vadose Zone Journal, 4: 145-150.
Hunt, A. G., 2005, Comment
on “Modeling low-frequency magnetic-field precursors to the Loma Prieta
Earthquake with a precursory increase in fault-zone conductivity,” by M. Merzer
and S. L. Klemperer, Pure and Applied Geophysics, DOI: 10.1007/s00024-005-2776-6
Hunt, A. G., 2005,
Scale-dependent dimensionality cross-over; implications for scale-dependent
hydraulic conductivity in anisotropic porous media, Hydrogeology Journal, DOI:
10.1007/s10040-005-0453-6
Koenig, K.
Koenig, K. M. (October,
2005). A “Girls in Science” Program for Sixth Grade Girls, Proceedings of
Research on Women in Education Conference, Dayton, OH.
Koenig, K. M. (October,
2005). Single Gender vs. Co-Ed Schools: Girls’ Performance in Math and Science,
Proceedings of the Research on Women in Education Conference, Dayton, OH
(I).
Endorf, R. J., Koenig, K.
M., & Braun, G. (August, 2005). A
Preliminary Study of the Effectiveness of Different Recitation Teaching
Methods. Proceedings of the American Association of Physics Teachers Physics
Education Research Conference, Salt
Lake City, UT.
Kozlowski, G.
Murai K., Hori J., Fujii Y.,
Shaver J., Kozlowski G., ”Study of magnetic flux
pinning and flux jumps for
polycrystalline MgB2”, Cryogenics 45, 415 (2005).
Kleismit R.A., El-Ashry M.,
Kozlowski G., Amer M.S., Kazimierczuk M.K.,
Biggers R.R., “Local
dielectric and strain measurements in YBa2Cu3O7-δ thin films by
evanescent microscopy and
Raman spectroscopy”, Supercond. Sci.
Technol. 18, 1197
(2005).
Kleismit R.A., Kozlowski G.,
Biggers R.R., Maartense I., Kazimierczuk M.K., Mast D.B., “Characterization of local
dielectric properties of superconductor YBa2Cu3O7-δ using evanescent
microwave microscopy”, IEEE Trans.
Appl. Supercon. 15, 2915 (2005).
Lew Yan Voon, L. C.
R. Melnik, B. Lassen, L. Lew
Yan Voon, M. Willatzen and C. Galeriu, Nonlinear strain models in the analysis
of quantum dot molecules. Nonlinear Analysis 63, e2165-e2176 (2005).
M. Willatzen and L. C. Lew
Yan Voon, Flow acoustics in periodic structures. Ultrasonics 43, 756-763
(2005).
M. Willatzen and L. C. Lew
Yan Voon, Numerical implementation of the ellipsoidal wave equation and
application to ellipsoidal quantum dots. Comp. Phys. Commun. 171, 1-18 (2005).
L. C. Lew Yan Voon, C.
Galeriu, B. Lassen, M. Willatzen and R. Melnik, Electronic structure of
wurtzite quantum dots with cylindrical symmetry. Appl. Phys. Lett. 87, 041906
(2005).
O. Reese, L. C. Lew Yan
Voon and M. Willatzen, Interface optical
phonons in triaxial ellipsoidal quantum dots. Proc. 27th Int. Conf. Phys.
Semi., AIP Conf. Proc 772, 659-660 (2005).
M. Willatzen, B. Lassen, R.
Melnik and L. C. Lew Yan Voon, Influence of aspect ratio on the lowest valence
states of quantum rods. Proc. 27th Int. Conf. Phys. Semi., AIP Conf. Proc 772,
871-872 (2005).
L. C. Lew Yan Voon, B.
Lassen, M. Willatzen, R. Melnik, Barrier
localization in valence bands of modulated nanowires. Proc. 27th Int. Conf.
Phys. Semi., AIP Conf. Proc 772, 873-874 (2005).
J. Gravesen, M. Willatzen
and L. C. Lew Yan Voon, A quantum-mechanical particle confined to surfaces of
revolution - truncated cone and elliptic torus case studies. Physica Scripta 72,
105-111 (2005).
J. Gravesen, M. Willatzen
and L. C. Lew Yan Voon, Schrödinger problems for surfaces of revolution - the
finite cylinder as a test example. J. Math. Phys. 46, 012107-1 (2005).
M. Willatzen and L. C. Lew
Yan Voon, Theory of acoustic eigenmodes in parabolic cylindrical enclosures. J.
Sound Vib. 286, 251-264 (2005).
S. Karazhanov and L. C. Lew
Yan Voon, First-principles study of band parameters of III-V and II-VI
zinc-blende compounds. Sov. Phys. Semiconductors 39, 177 (2005).
J. Gravesen, M. Willatzen
and L. C. Lew Yan Voon, Schrödinger problems for surfaces of revolution - the
finite cylinder as a test example. J. Math. Phys. 46, 012107 (2005).
Look, D.
K.P. Korona, A. Wysmolek, R.
Stepniewski, J. Kuhl, D.C. Look, S.K. Lee, and J.Y. Han, “Dynamics of Ground
and Excited States of Bound Excitons in GaN”, J. Lumin. 112, 30, 2005.
D.C. Look, B. Claflin, G.
Cantwell, S-J. Park, and G.M. Renlund, “Electrical Properties of ZnO”, in “Zinc
Oxide – A Material for Micro- and Optoelectronic Applications”, NATO Science
Series, ed. by N.H. Nickel and E. Terukov (Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands,
2005) p.37.
Z-Q. Fang, D.C. Look, B.
Claflin, S. Haffouz, H. Tang, and J. Webb, “Thermally stimulated current
spectroscopy and photoluminescence of carbon-doped semi-insulating GaN grown by
ammonia-based molecular beam epitaxy”, phys. stat. sol. © 2, 2757 (2005).
C. H. Swartz, R. P.
Tompkins, T. H. Myers, D. C. Look, J.R. Sizelove, H. Lu, W. J. Schaff, and L.
F. Eastman, “Demonstration of Non-degenerate Electron Conduction in InN Grown
By Molecular Beam Epitaxy”, phys. stat. sol. © 2, 2250 (2005). (Look, Sizelove,
and Eastman inadvertently left off in actual publication).
Z-Q. Fang, B. Claflin, D.C.
Look, L. Polenta, and W.C. Mitchel, “Thermally stimulated current spectroscopy
of high-purity semi-insulating 4H-SiC substrates”, J. Electronic Mater. 34,
336 (2005).
Y.M. Strzhemechny, H.L.
Mosbacker, S.H. Goss, D.C. Look, D.C. Reynolds, C.W. Litton, N.Y. Garces, N.C.
Giles, L.E. Halliburton, S. Niki, and L.J. Brillson, “Shallow Donor Generation
in ZnO by Remote Hydrogen Plasma”, J. Electronic Mater. 34, 399 (2005).
D.C. Look, “Electrical and
Optical Properties of ZnO”, in Oxide Semiconductors, ed. by M. Kawasaki and T.
Makino, Semicond. Sci. Technol. 20, S55-S61 (2005).
D.C. Look, Z-Q. Fang, and B.
Claflin, “Identification of donors, acceptors, and traps in bulk-like HVPE GaN”,
J. Crystal Growth 281, 143 (2005).
D.C. Look, Z-Q. Fang, A.
Krtschil, A. Krost, “Giant traps associated with extended defects in GaN and
SiC”, phys. stat. sol. © 2, 1039 (2005).
Z-Q. Fang, G. Farlow, B.
Claflin, and D.C. Look, “Deep Centers in Conductive and Semi-insulating GaN”,
in 2004 13th International Conference on Semiconducting and Insulating
Materials, Ed. by Z.G. Wang, Y.H. Chen and X.L. Ye (IEEE, New York, 2005) p.
29.
E.V. Kalinina, A.E.
Cherenkov, G.A. Onushkin, Ya. I. Alivov, D.C. Look, B.M. Ataev, A.K. Oamev, and C.M. Chukichev,
“ZnO/AlGaN Ultraviolet Light Emitting Diodes”, in “Zinc Oxide – A Material for
Micro- and Optoelectronic Applications”, NATO Science Series, ed. by N.H.
Nickel and E. Terukov (Springer, Dordrecht,
Netherlands,
2005) p.211.
F. Tuomisto, K. Saarinen, D.
C. Look, and G.C. Farlow, “Introduction and recovery of point defects in
electron-irradiated ZnO”, Phys. Rev. B 72, 085206 (2005).
H. L. Mosbacker, Y. M.
Strzhemechny, B.D. White, P. E. Smith, D
C. Look, D. C. Reynolds, C. W. Litton,
and L.J. Brillson, “Role of Near-Surface States in Ohmic-Schottky Conversion of
Au Contacts to ZnO”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 87, 012102, 2005.
Z-Q. Fang, D.C. Look, D.H.
Kim, and I. Adesida, “Traps in AlGaN/GaN/SiC heterostructures studied by deep level
transient spectroscopy”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 87, 182115, (2005).
D-K. Hwang, H-S. Kim, J-H.
Lim, J-Y. Oh, J-H. Yang, S-J. Park, K-K. Kim, D.C. Look, and Y.S. Park, “Study
of the photoluminescence of phosphorus-doped p-type ZnO thin films grown by
radio-frequency magnetron sputtering”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 86, 151917 (2005).
D.C. Look and B. Claflin, “Electrical
and Optical Properties of n-type and p-type ZnO”, Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 829,
351 (2005).
D.C. Look, H.L. Mosbacker, Y.M.
Strzhemechny, and L.J. Brillson, “Effects of Surface Conduction on Hall-effect
Measurements in ZnO”, Superlattices and Microstructures 38, 406 (2005).
E.J. Egerton, A.K. Sood, R.
Singh, Y.R. Puri, R.F. Davis, J. Pierce, D.C. Look, and T. Steiner, “P-type
Doping Utilizing Nitrogen and Mn Doping of ZnO Using MOCVD for Ultraviolet
Lasers and Spintronic Applications”, J. Electronic Mater. 34, 949
(2005).
Petkie, D.T.
D. T. Petkie, I. Medvedev, M. Behnke, P. A. Helminger, and F. C. De
Lucia, “The Rotational Spectra of the 7191, 6191 and 72 Vibrational States of
Nitric Acid,” Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 233(2), 189-196 (2005).
E. Ye, R. P. A. Bettens, F.
C. De Lucia, D. T. Petkie, S. Albert, “Millimeter and Submillimeter Wave
Rotational Spectrum of Pyridine in the Ground and Excited Vibrational States,”
Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 232(1), 61-65 (2005).
S. L. Widicus-Weaver, R. A.
Bulter, B. J. Drouin, D. T. Petkie, K. A. Dyl, F. C. De Lucia, & G. A.
Blake “Millimeter-wave and Vibrational State Assignments for the Rotational
Spectrum of Glycoaldehye,” 2005, Astrophysical journal. Supplement series, 158
(2), 188-192 (2005).
D. T. Petkie, F. C. De
Lucia, E. L. Jacobs, S. K. Moyer, S. Murrill, C. E. Halford, C. Franck, “Active
and passive millimeter and sub-millimeter-wave imaging,” Proceedings of SPIE:
Passive Millimetre-Wave and Terahertz Imaging and Technology II, 5989, (Bruges, Belguim, 27 Sept. 2005).
S. Murrill, E. L. Jacobs, S.
K. Moyer, C. E. Halford, F. C. De Lucia, D. T. Petkie, “Terahertz imaging
system performance model for concealed weapon identification,” Proceedings of
SPIE: Passive Millimetre-Wave and Terahertz Imaging and Technology II, 5989,
(Bruges, Belguim, 27 Sept. 2005).
(I) F.C. De Lucia and D. T.
Petkie “THz gas sensing with submillimeter techniques,” Proceedings of SPIE:
Terahertz for Military and Security Applications III, 5790, 528-535 (Orlando, FL,
28-29 March 2005).
F. C. De Lucia, D. T.
Petkie, R. K. Shelton, S. L. Westcott, B. N. Strecker , “THz +’X’: a search for
new approaches to significant problems,” Proceedings of SPIE: Terahertz For
Military And Security Applications III, 5790 (Orlando, FL, 28-29 March 2005).
Skinner, T.E.
Skinner, TE, Reiss, TO, Luy,
B, Khaneja, N, and Glaser, SJ, “Tailoring the Optimal Control Cost Function to
a Desired Output: Application to
Minimizing Phase Errors in Short Broadband Excitation Pulses,” J. Magn. Reson.
172, 17–23 (2005).
Luy, B, Kobzar, K, Skinner,
TE, Khaneja, N, and Glaser, SJ, “Construction of Universal Rotations from Point
to Point Transformations,” J. Magn. Reson. 176, 179–186 (2005).
Hunt, AG, and Skinner, TE, “Hydraulic
Conductivity Limited Equilibration:
Effect on Water Retention Characteristics,” Vadose Zone Journal 4,
145–150 (2005).
Tebbens, S.
Berman, G.A., D.F.
Naar, A.C. Hine, G.R. Brooks, S.F. Tebbens, B.T.Donahue, and R. Wilson,
2005, Geologic Structure and Hydrodynamics of Egmont Channel: An Anomalous Inlet at the Mouth of Tampa Bay,
Journal of Coastal Research, 21, 331-35.
Burroughs, S.M., and S.F.
Tebbens, 2005, Power Law Scaling and Probabilistic Forecasting of Tsunami runup
heights, Pure and Applied Geophysics, 162, 331-342.
Tebbens, S.F. and Burroughs,
S.M., 2005, Forest fire burn areas in Western Canada
modeled as self-similar criticality, Physica D, 211, 221-234.
Presentations and invited talks
Basista, B.
Basista, B. & Krakowski,
R. (2005) Integrated Math, Physical Science, and Technology Professional
Development Program. Presented at T3 regional meeting, April, 2005, Lima, Ohio.
(I)
Petkie, D. & Basista, B.
(2005) The spring-mass system and Newton’s
Laws. Presented at T3 regional meeting, April, 2005, Lima, Ohio.
(I)
Smith, T. & Basista, B.
(2005) Learning about sound using tuning forks and windchimes. Presented at T3
regional meeting, April, 2005 Lima, Ohio. (I)
Basista, B., Krakowski, R.,
Pennington, K. (2005) Integrated Science and Mathematics Teacher Professional
Development Programs. Centers of Excellence Symposium on Mathematics and Science
Teaching and Learning: “Connecting and Collaborating for Success.” Akron, OH.
September 29-30, 2005.
Fang, Z.
“Giant traps on surface of
HVPE-grown freestanding GaN”, Z-Q. Fang, D.C. Look, A. Krtshil, A. Krost, F.A.
Khan, and I. Adesida, presented at 47th Annual TSM Electronic Materials
Conference, University of California, Santa Barbara, June 22-24, 2005.
“Deep traps in high-purity
semi-insulating 6H-SiC substrates: Thermally stimulated current spectroscopy”,
Z-Q. Fang, B. Claflin, D.C. Look, L. Polenta, J. Chen, T. Anderson, and W.C.
Mitchel, presented at International Conference on Silicon Carbide and Related
Materials, Pittsburgh, PA, September 18-23, 2005.
Fox, J. L.
Ion cyclotron waves
associated with Cassini’s engine exhaust products, C. T. Russell, J. S.
Leisner, M. Dougherty, X. Blanco-Cano, and J. L. Fox, presented by C. T.
Russell at the Annual Meeting of the European Geophysical Society, Nice France,
April 29, 2005.
Foy, B.D.
He XJ, Foy BD. Detailed Stochastic Simulation of
Transcription. Wright State NSF-REU poster session. August 15, 2005 (poster).
Paliy O, Frazier JM, Foy
BD. Cell-Like Entity (CLE): stable,
non-living biological construct. QB3
Life Engineering Symposium, San Francisco, CA, Aug 19-20, 2005 (poster).
Kelley-Loughnane N, Linger M,
Narayanan L, Foy BD, Frazier JM. Understanding
an in vitro Glutathione Synthetic Pathway.
International Conference on Systems Biology, Boston MA, Oct. 2005
(poster).
Foy BD. Modeling of GSHA in vitro. Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Cellular
Dynamics Group, February 2005 (talk).
Foy BD. BNS – Biomolecular Network Simulator, version
1.4. Wright Patterson Air Force Base,
Cellular Dynamics Group, December 2005 (talk).
Hunt, A.
Invited Plenary Talk,
Understanding Complex Systems, 2005, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Applications of percolation
theory to stream fish distributions, Erin Kingdom, Yvonne Vadeboncoeur, Allen
Hunt. Presented at Understanding Complex Systems, 2005, University of Illinois,
Urbana-Champaign, May, 2005.
K distributions in variably
saturated anisotropic media, A. Hunt, L. Blank, T. Skinner. Presented at
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, S. F., 2005.
Koenig, K.
Koenig, K. Girls in Science
Program. Delivered to potential teachers
and women scientists for program, August 2005 (talk).
Koenig, K. A successful club
for girls that introduces them to math and science and careers in these fields. Greater Cincinnati Foundation - Forum
Luncheon, December 2005 (invited talk).
Kozlowski, G.
2005 CEC and ICMC
Conference, Keystone, Colorado, August 29 – September 2, 2005.
7th European Conference on
Applied Superconductivity, Vienna, Austria, 11 – 15 September, 2005.
Lew Yan Voon, L. C.
DC electric field effects on
the electron dynamics in rectangular quantum dots, H. Y. Ramirez, A. S.
Camacho, and L. C. Lew Yan Voon. CLACSA, Brazil (Dec 2005).
Electronic structure of
helically coiled carbon nanotubes, G. Guzman-Verri and L. C. Lew Yan Voon. Contributed paper at the
Fall Meeting of the Materials Research Society (Boston, Nov 27-Dec 2, 2005).
Electronic properties of
wurtzite-based nanowires, nanorods, and nanodots, L. C. Lew Yan Voon, C.
Galeriu, B. Lassen, M. Willatzen and R. Melnik. Contributed paper at the Fall
Meeting of the Materials Research Society (Boston, Nov 27-Dec 2, 2005).
Band structure of helical
carbon nanotubes, G. Guzman-Verri and L. C. Lew Yan Voon. Contributed paper at
the Fall Meeting of the Ohio Section American Physical Society (Cleveland State
U., Oct 14-15, 2005).
Cubic is not isotropic! J.
Platig and L. C. Lew Yan Voon. Contributed paper at the Fall Meeting of the Ohio
Section American Physical Society (Cleveland State U., Oct 14-15, 2005).
2D modeling of carrier
transport through semiconductor heterostructure nanowires. N. Radulovic, M.
Willatzen, R. Melnik, and L. C. Lew Yan Voon. Contributed paper at the 2005
Minisymposium on Modeling Coupled and
Transport Phenomena in Nanotechnology at the Third M.I.T. Conference on
Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics (June 14-17, 2005).
Semiconductor theory
research at Wright State University. Poster, APS meeting, Ohio Section (Dayton,
April 9, 2005).
Raman scattering from
surface optic phonons in cylindrical and rectangular cross-sectional
semiconducting nanowires, Qihua Xiong, Jinguo Wang, L. C. Lew Yan Voon, and P.
C. Eklund. Contributed paper at the March Meeting of the American Physical
Society (Los Angeles, Mar 2005).
Band structure of wurtzite
quantum dots with cylindrical symmetry, L. C. Lew Yan Voon, C. Galeriu, B.
Lassen, M. Willatzen and R. Melnik. Contributed paper at the March Meeting of
the American Physical Society (Los Angeles, Mar 2005).
Schroedinger eigenstates for
surface-confinement problems, M. Willatzen, J. Gravesen and L. C. Lew Yan Voon.
Contributed paper at the March Meeting of the American Physical Society (Los
Angeles, Mar 2005).
Semiconductor theory
research at Wright State University, Poster, Ohio Nanotechnology Summit
(Dayton, March 2-3, 2005).
What can one do with
band-structure theory? A semiconductor perspective. Seminar, Electronic
Materials Group, WPAFB (July 7, 2005).
What can one do with
band-structure theory? A semiconductor perspective. Condensed Matter and
Surface Physics Colloquium, Ohio University (May 12, 2005).
Optical properties of semiconductors
using band-structure models, Electro-Optics Colloquium, University of Dayton (February
25, 2005).
Nanotechnology, Cafe
Scientifique (February 24, 2005).
Petkie, D. T.
M. Kipling, A. Jones, D. T.
Petkie, I. Medvedev, A. Maeda, B. Drouin, P. Helminger, “The Rotational
Spectrum of H15NO3,” 2005 Joint Spring
Meeting Ohio Section of APS and the Southern Ohio Section of AAPT, April 8–9,
2005, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH.
T. Petkie and F. C. De
Luica, “Millimeter/Submillimeter Transmission, Scattering and Imaging
Measurements,” Joint Terahertz Imaging System Technology Assessment Meeting,
Falls Church, VA, August 31-September 1, 2005.
D. T. Petkie, “Teraherz
Imaging and Spectroscopy,” THz Ohio Workshop, Wright State University,
September 23, 2005.
Skinner, T.E.
Hunt, AG, Blank, LA, and
Skinner, TE, “K Distributions in Variably Saturated Anisotropic Media,” American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting,
December, 2005, San Francisco, California.
Tebbens, S.
Barton, C.C., J. Smigelski,
and S.F. Tebbens, 2005, Scaling Analysis of Tide Gauge Data from the East Coast
of the United States, Eos Trans. AGU, 86(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract
NG23E-0124.
Barton, C C, S.F. Tebbens,
and S.M. Burroughs, 2005, Forecasting Shoreline Position: A nonlinear approach, European Geosciences
Union, Geophysical Research Abstracts, vol. 7, EGU05-A-10471.
Burroughs, S.M., and S.F.
Tebbens, 2005, Dune Retreat and Shoreline Change on the Outer Banks of North
Carolina, Eos Trans. AGU, 86(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract H51C-0385.
Burroughs, S.M., and S.F.
Tebbens, 2005, Forest Fire Burn Areas Modeled as Self-Similar Criticality, Eos
Trans. AGU, 85(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract NG33A-0886.
Smigelski, J., S.F. Tebbens,
and C.C. Barton, 2005, Scaling Analysis of Water Level Records from the North
American Great Lakes, Eos Trans. AGU, 86(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract
NG23E-0125.
Tebbens, S.F., A. Murray, and
A.D. Ashton, 2005, Quantifying Coastal Change Patterns using LIDAR, Eos Trans.
AGU, 86(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract H31E-1351.
Tebbens, S.F., and S.M.
Burroughs, 2005, Forest fire burn areas in Western Canada modeled as
self-similar criticality, European Geosciences Union, Geophysical Research
Abstracts, vol. 7, EGU05-A-10482.
Invitation to chair symposia
Editorial board membership
Granting agency study section membership
Offices in national professional organization
Special events, symposia or colloquia
Wright State University
Honors Dialogue, “The December 26, 2004 Indonesian Tsunami: A predictable human disaster?” Sarah Tebbens.
January 10, 2005.
Honors Seminars of
Metropolitan Dayton series, “Tsunamis: understanding the December 26, 2004
disaster,” Sarah Tebbens. February 24, 2005.
Physics Department Annual
Scholarship Presentation/Halloween Party.
Research Experience for
Undergraduates (summer 2005). Funded by NSF and attended by 10 students.
Terahertz Ohio Workshop
(Student Union E163, Sep 23). Organizer: Doug Petkie.
Seminars:
Nanoscience at Ohio
University: Spying on Coherent Processes with Quantum Dots, Sergio Ulloa (Ohio
U).
Ab Initio Studies of Defects
and Band Parameters of Semiconductors, Smagul Karazhanov (Tashkent U,
Uzbekhistan).
Nanomaterials and
Nanotechnology, Liming Dai (Director, Nanotechnology Center, U. Dayton).
Careers in Physics: A
Personal Perspective, Richard Sutherland (SAIC).
Cylindrical Vector Beams:
Generation and Applications, Qiwen Zhan (U. Dayton).
Deflating Quantum Mysteries
via the Relational Blockworld, Mark Stuckey (Elizabethtown College).
Low Cost Carbon Nanofibers:
Growth and Applications, Ron Jacobsen (Applied Sciences, Inc.).
Random Diode Arrays: From
Photovoltaics to Biomembranes, Victor Karpov (U. Toledo).
Adaptation to the Edge of
Chaos, Alfred Huebler (U. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign).
WSU/REU and AFIT Summer
Internship Programs Presentations.
Senior project presentation:
Amir Motamedi.
Professional Development Leave
none
Awards to Faculty, Staff, Students
The Physics Department
awarded scholarships for 2005-2006 to the following students:
Charles Phelps (Merrill
Andrews Scholarship)
Leah Bischoff, David Fultz
(Physics Scholarship – CSC)
Outreach Programs
Take Your Sons and Daughters
to Work Day (April 18). Participants: 10. Staff: Will Wagner.
Society of Physics Students
Four students were inducted into the Sigma Pi Sigma Physics
Honorary Society
(David Fultz, Mark
Kipling, Charles Phelps, Kristin Wallen).
Undergraduate Honors Students
Amir Motamedi. Faculty
mentor: Brent Foy. Project title: Neuron modeling.
Off-campus or special interest courses
Graduate Students
