3:42 pm SPS-10 Synthesis of Ozone from Titanium DioxideDaniel BacklundAngelo <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong>, dbacklund@yahoo.com3:54 pm SPS-11 Investigation of a Novel Production Method to Fabricate Porous SiliconA. N. Robason, T.D. SauncyAngelo <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong>, andrea_robason@hotmail.com4:06 pm SPS-12 A "Sabre Saw" Electric GeneratorJ. D. Campbell, Gregory Coutant, Jeffrey Lewis, Wilson Tenney, and Ken TaylorLake Highlands High School, ken.taylor@risd.org4:18 pm SPS-13 Magnetically Driven Mass-Spring OscillationsCraig M. Birch, Kevin J. Brown, Stephanie A. Brown, Mia Ovcina, Ken TaylorLake Highlands High School, ken.taylor@risd.org4:30 pm SPS-14 Hydroelectric EnergyYvette Bass<strong>Stephen</strong> F. <strong>Austin</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong>, ymb518@aol.com4:42 pm SPS-15 Magnetic LevitationJefferson Jackson<strong>Stephen</strong> F. <strong>Austin</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong>, roadkilljack@aol.com14
APS, AAPT, and SPSFriday Afternoon2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Science Building - 316 HallwayChair: Robert GruebelPostersAC-1AC-2AC-3AC-4AC-5AC-6AC-7AC-8AC-9AC-10AC-11The Power of Inverse Adding-Doubling (IAD) Method to Determine Optical Scatteringand Absorption of Biological MediaGuang-Yin Swanland, Raylon Yow, Dhiraj SardaThe <strong>University</strong> of Texas at San Antonio, dsardar@utsa.eduElectron Microscopic Studies of the Charge-Ordered Structures of the Bilayered ColossalMagnetoresistive (CMR) Manganite La 2-2x Sr 1+2x Mn 2 O 7Zhiping LuoTexas A&M <strong>University</strong>, luo@mic.tamu.eduPhase Identification for Cu-sheathed MgB 2 Superconducting WiresGan Liang, David Katz, Hui Fang, Kamel Salama, Zhongjia TangSam Houston <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong>Phy_gnl@unx1.shsu.edu, stddak11@shsu.edu, hfang@uh.edu, Zhonjia.tang@mail.uh.eduCalibration of a Radio Telescope for TeachingPaul L. FisherWest Texas A&M <strong>University</strong>, plfisher@mail.wtamu.eduEinstein: His Predecessors and SuccessorsDonald H. Kobe and Samuel E. Matteson<strong>University</strong> of North Texas, kobe@unt.eduQuickField Finite Element Method Software for Undergraduate <strong>Physics</strong> EducationJames R. ClaycombHouston Baptist <strong>University</strong>, jclaycomb@hbu.eduWhat is comPADRE? Using the AAPT's Pre-College Portion of the NSDL ProjectCathy Mariotti Ezrailson, Bruce Mason, Thad LurieTexas A&M <strong>University</strong>, ezrailson@yahoo.com, bmason@ou.edu, tlurie@aapt.orgElectrochromic Blue Shift in Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal CellsRobert A. Ramsey and Suresh C. Sharma<strong>University</strong> of Texas at Arlington, robertramsey@uta.eduHydrogen Spectroscopy of Hydrogen in Halfium SilcateJose Martinez<strong>Stephen</strong> F. <strong>Austin</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong>, adema_25@hotmail.comInterplay of Adsorbate Ordering and Step-Step Interactions on Vicinal Crystal SurfacesJennifer A. Zandstra, Michael J. Drake, and Howard L. RichardsTexas A&M <strong>University</strong>-Commerce, jennyzandstra@gmail.comRadio Interferometry of 1420 MHz at the <strong>Stephen</strong> F. <strong>Austin</strong> ObservatoryAndrew Wagers<strong>Stephen</strong> F. <strong>Austin</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong>, ajwagers@yahoo.com15