7th World Congress on Mummy Studies University of San Diego San ...

SYMPOSIA.–.Tuesday
The Second Law of Thermodynamics:
Status and Challenges, Part I
KIPJ.Rooms.C.and.D
Tuesday
8:45 a.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Program continues on Wednesday at 8:15 a.m.
(refer to page 37 of these Proceedings)
Organizer:.Daniel P. Sheehan.(Department.of.Physics,.University.
of.San.Diego,.San.Diego,.CA)..
Sponsored.by.the.Pacific.Division.section.on.Physics.and.Materials.
Science.
The.second.law.of.thermodynamics.is.considered.one.of.the.central.
principles. of. science,. engineering. and. technology.. Since. its.
discovery.185.years.ago,.no.counter-example.has.been.recognized.
by.the.scientific.community,.and.its.status.is.generally.considered.
absolute..During.the.last.two.decades,.however,.it.has.come.under.
unprecedented.scrutiny.by.research.groups.worldwide,.as.evidenced.
by.the.more.than.two.dozen.distinct.challenges.advanced.against.it.
in. over. 60. articles.. Several. of. these. challenges. have. moved. into.
laboratory.testing.
In.this.symposium,.the.current.experimental.and.theoretical.status.of.second.law.will.be.examined..Topics.will.include.nonequilibrium.systems,.Maxwell’s.demon,.decoherence,.and.the.thermodynamic.arrow.of.time..Emphasis.will.be.given.to.current.and.proposed.experiments.addressing.questions.of.second.law.universality..
It.is.hoped.this.meeting.will.generate.new.theoretical.models.by.
which.emerging.experimental.results.can.be.understood,.and.stimulate.new.experiments.and.collaborations.by.which.the.underlying.
physics.of.the.second.law.may.be.more.fully.exposed.
Session.Chair:.Harvey Leff (California.State.Polytechnic.University)
8:45 95 Second Law Violation for Non-Ergodic Interactions,
L. S. SCHULMAN (Clarkson. University,. Potsdam,. New.
York,.USA).
9:30 96 Reduced Statistical Fluctuations for an Object in a
Partitioned Environment,.E. DELRE 1,2 , P. DIPORTO 2 , S.
DI SABATINO 1 , and B. CROSIGNANI 3 * . ( 1 University.of.
L’Aquila,. L’Aquila,. Italy;. 2 University. of. Rome. “La. Sapienza”,.
Rome,. Italy;. 3 California. Institute. of. Technology,.
Pasadena.CA).
10:15 BREAK
10:30 97 A Thermodynamic Time-Arrow for Single Particle
Interactions? AVSHALOM C. ELITzUR 1 *, ELIAHU
COHEN 2 , and PAz BENIAMINI 3 .( 1 Iyar,.The.Israeli.Institute.for.Advanced.Research;.
2 Tel-Aviv.University;. 3 Hebrew.
University.of.Jerusalem,.Israel).
11:15 98 The Repelling Bose String, J.B. McGUIRE. (Florida.
Atlantic.University,.Boca.Raton.FL).
12:00 LUNCH
30. 1100 (time.italicized.and.underlined).identifies.a.student.presentation
. *.identifies.the.speaker.from.among.several.authors.listed
63.(bolded.number).is.the.abstract.number
abstracts.contain.complete.contact.information.for.authors
1:00 99 The Quantum Solar Cell: Using Quantum Thermodynamics
to Mitigate Recombination and Enhance Efficiency,
KONSTANTIN E. DORFMAN*, MARLAN O.
SCULLy, and ANATOLy A. SVISzINSKy (Texas.A&M.
University,.College.Station,.TX.and.Princeton.University,.
Princeton,.NJ).
1:45 100 Experimental Challenge to the Second Law of Thermodynamics
in High-Temperature, Gas-Surface Reactions,.
D.P. SHEEHAN*, D.J. MALLIN, and J.T. GARA-
MELLA.(University.of.San.Diego,.San.Diego,.CA).
2:30 BREAK
2:45 101 Experimental Evidence Violating Laws of Thermodynamics
In Magnetostrictive Materials, GERALD PEL-
LEGRINI (Northeastern.University,.Boston,.MA).
3:30 102 The Proell Effect: A Macroscopic Maxwell’s Demon,.
KENNETH M. RAUEN.(Lubbock,.TX).
Technical Studies on the Head of
an Egyptian Child Mummy
KIPJ.Theatre
Tuesday
10:30 a.m. – Noon.
Organizers:.Anita Petty.(Digital.Operations,.3M.Unitek,.Albuquerque,.
New.Mexico).and.Marvin Rowe.(Conservation.Lab,.Museum.of.New.
Mexico.and.Science.Program,.Texas.A&M.University).
Program.sponsored.by.the.<strong>World</strong>.<strong>Congress</strong>.on.Mummy.Studies.and.
the.Pacific.Division.section.on.Anthropology.and.Archaeology.
This.symposium.presents.the.results.of.analysis.of.the.head.of.an.Egyptian.child.mummy.collected.from.Egypt.during.the.1920.Shelton.Expedition..Included.will.be.the.chemical.analysis.of.the.resin.on.the.wrapping,.the.radiocarbon.dating.by.non-destructive.plasma.oxidation,.and.
X-ray.fluorescence.of.the.head.
Session.Chair:.Bob Brier
10:30 103 Digital.Extraction of Surface Volumes Rendered from
the CT Scans of a Late Period Egyptian Mummy,.ANITA
PETTy.(3M.Unitek,.Albuquerque,.NM).
10:45 104 Chemical Analysis of the Resin on Wrappings of a Late
Period Egyptian Mummy, DAVE SEAPy 1 , ADEL SAIED 1 ,
MARVIN ROWE 1,2 *, and ANITA PETTy 3 ( 1 Texas.A&M.
University. (Qatar. campus);. 2 Museum. of. New. Mexico,.
Santa.Fe,.NM;. 3 3M.Unitek,.Albuquerque,.NM)..