Abstracts

Sandy, M. R., Elhamri, S., Dillon, M., (2010). Delivery and evolution of an integrated natural science sequence for non-science majors at the University of Dayton. Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education, Dayton, OH: Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education Conference.

Contracts

Elhamri, S. (Principal). “Transport Characterization of Nanostructures.” Sponsored by United States Air Force, $16,682. (June 2009 - August 2010).

Hallinan, K. P. (Principal), Brecha, R. J. (Co-Principal). “Commercial Building Recommissioning Program.” Sponsored by Vectren, $175,000. (August 2009 - December 2013).

Powers, P. E. (Co-Principal), Haus, J. W. (Co-Principal). “Single Mode THz Crystal Fiber as Efficient THz Parametric Converter.” Sponsored by United States Air Force SBIR through NP Photonics, $50,000. (December 8, 2009 - December 8, 2011).

Powers, P. E. (Principal), Haus, J. W. (Co-Principal). “Compact & Ultra-High Resolution Terahertz Spectroscopic/Fingerprint System.” Sponsored by NP Photonics (US Army STTR Program), $30,000. (October 15, 2010 - April 25, 2011).

Grants

Smith, T. B. “Women in Physics and Engineering Dinner.” Sponsored by LEADER Consortium, $1,000. (December 1, 2009 - December 31, 2010).

Smith, T. B. (Principal), Birch, J. (Co-Principal), Elhamri, S. (Co-Principal), Engelhardt, E. (Co-Principal), Erdei, L. (Co-Principal), Ferguson, S. (Co-Principal), Hundley, S. (Co-Principal), Kelly, M. K. (Co-Principal), Sandy, M. R. (Co-Principal). “Curiosity in the Classroom Learning Living Community.” Sponsored by University of Dayton, $23,688. (May 16, 2007 - May 15, 2012).

Journal Articles

Chimenti, R. V., Dierking, M. P., Powers, P. E., Haus, J. W., Bailey, E. (2010). Experimental verification of sparse frequency linearly frequency modulated ladar signals modeling. Optics Express, 18(15), 15400-15407.

Evwaraye, A. O. (2010). Phonon-Assisted Tunneling from Z1/Z2 in 4H-SiC. Journal of Electronic Materials, 39(6), 5.

Haugan, H. J., Ullrich, B., Elhamri, S., Szmulowicz, F., Brown, G. J., Tung, L. C., Wang, Y. J. (2010). Magnetooptics of InAs/GaSb superlattices. Journal of Applied Physics, 107, 083112.

Haugan, H. J., Ullrich, B., Grazulis, L., Elhamri, S., Brown, G. J., Mitchel, W. C. (2010). Optical and electrical quality improvements of undoped InAs/GaSb superlattices. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B, 28, C3C19.

McEwan, R., Brecha, R. J., Geiger, D. R., John, G. P. (2011). Flowering phenology change and climate warming in southwestern Ohio. Plant Ecology, 212, 55-61. http://www.springer.com/life+sciences/plant+sciences/journal/11258

Szmulowicz, F., Haugan, H. J., Elhamri, S., Brown, G. J., Mitchel, W. C., (2010). Transport Studies of MBE-grown InAs/GaSb Superlattices. Opto-Electronics Review, 18(3), 250-258.

Zhan, Q., Zhou, R., Powers, P. E., Haus, J. W. (2010). Vectorial fiber laser using intracavity axial birefringence. Optics Express, 18(10), 10839-10847.

Other

Powers, P. E. (2010). In Peter Powers (Ed.), Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion: Materials, Devices, and Applications IX (vol. 7582). Bellingham, WA: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers.

Papers Published in Conference Proceedings

Brown, G. J., Elhamri, S., Smith, H. E., K. Mahalingam, K., Haugan, H. J., Pacley, S., Ullrich, B., Szmulowicz, F. (2010). In Bjorn F. Andresen, Gabor F. Fulop, Paul R. Norton (Ed.), Type-II Superlattice Materials Research at the Air Force Research Laboratory (vol. 7660, pp. 76601H). SPIE Proc.: Infrared Technology and Applications XXXVI.

Gillis, C., Smith, T. B., The NPDGamma Collaboration (2010). NPDGamma: A Measurement of the Parity Violating Gamma Asymmetry in n-p Capture (239th ed., vol. 2010 Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 8 pages). Philadelphia, PA: IOP Conference Proceedings: XXXIII Symposium on Nuclear Physics.

Zhan, Q., Zhou, R., Ibarra-Escamilla, B., Powers, P. E., Haus, J. W. (2010). In Kanishka Tankala (Ed.), High power erbium doped fiber laser generating switchable radially and azimuthally polarized beams at 1.6 μm wavelength (vol. 7580, pp. 75802Y). Seattle, WA: SPIE.

Zhou, R., Ibarra-Escamilla, B., Haus, J. W., Powers, P. E., Zhan, Q. (2010). High power erbium doped fiber laser generating switchable radially and azimuthally polarized beams at 1.6 μm (vol. 7582, pp. 75802Y). Fiber Lasers VII: Technology, Systems, and Applications, Editor: Kanishka Proceedings of the SPIE.

Zhou, R., Ibarra-Escamilla, B., Haus, J. W., Powers, P. E., Zhan, Q. (2010). Self-focusing in gain guided optical fibers and pulse propagation characteristics (vol. 7582, pp. 75820R). Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion: Materials, Devices, and Applications IX (Proceedings Volume), Editor: Peter E. Powers Proceedings of the SPIE.

Presentations

Brecha, R. J. “Climate Change.” Dayton Regional STEM School, Beavercreek, OH. (April 10, 2010).

Brecha, R. J. “Interdisciplinary Team-Taught Courses for a new Minor in Sustainability, Energy and the Environment.” Association of Environmental Studies and Sciences Annual Meeting, Association of Environmental Studies and Sciences, Portland, OR. (June 21, 2010). Brecha, R. J. “Peak Oil.” Cox Arboretum, Dayton, OH. (May 15, 2010).

Brecha, R. J. “Renewable Energy.” Dayton Master Gardeners, Montgomery County Fairgrounds, Dayton, OH. (January 15, 2010).

Brecha, R. J. “Sustainability - What Does it Mean for Us?” The Round Table, Miamisburg, OH. (March 10, 2010).

Brecha, R. J. “Sustainability, Energy and the Environment – A New Minor.” University Clean Energy Alliance of Ohio Meeting, Columbus, OH. (April 12, 2010).

Brecha, R. J. “Sustainability, Energy and the Environment – Earth Day 40 Years Later.” University of Dayton, College of Arts and Sciences, Dayton, OH. (April 22, 2010).

Brecha, R. J., Eagleson, D. “Constructions of Place: Archaeology of a Neighborhood.” Association of Environmental Studies and Sciences Annual Meeting, Association of Environmental Studies and Sciences, Portland, OR. (June 21, 2010).

Haus, J. W., Zhou, R., Ibarra-Escamilla, B., Powers, P. E., Zhan, Q. “A Multi-fiber Laser Using a Phase-locking Talbot self-imaging effect.” SPIE Workshop on Specialty Optical Fibers, SPIE, Oaxaca, Mexico. (October 14, 2010).

Hisey, C., Gunn, B., Abreo, D., Powers, P. E., Haus, J. W. “Lasers and nonlinear parametric processes.” Minority Leaders Program Spring Review, Minority Leaders Program, Dayton, OH. (April 20, 2010).

Ibarra-Escamilla, B., Kuzin, E., Pottiez, O., Haus, J. W., Zhan, Q., Powers, P. E. “Wavelength tunable Er-Yb double-clad fiber laser.” Conference on Solid State Lasers and Amplifiers III and High-Power Lasers, SPIE, Brussels, Belgium. (April 12, 2010).

Kelly, M. K., Smith, T. B., Basista, B. “NARST: Fostering Development of Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Physics.” National Science Teachers Association Annual National Conference, National Science Teacher’s Association, Philadelphia, PA. (March 17, 2010).

Powers, P. E. “Lasers and changing the color of light.” Spotlight on Advanced Research and Scholarship, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH. (November 19, 2010).

Powers, P. E. “Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion: Materials, Devices, and Applications IX.” SPIE, San Francisco, CA. (January 26, 2010).

Powers, P. E., Haus, J. W. “Cascaded nonlinear interactions for boosting THz conversion efficiency.” Wright State THz Workshop, Wright State University, Dayton, OH. (November 15, 2010).

Powers, P. E., Haus, J. W., Kramb, K. “Broadly tunable terahertz source.” SPIE Photonics West Conference, SPIE, San Francisco, CA. (January 26, 2010).

Sandy, M. R., Elhamri, S., Dillon, M. “Delivery and Evolution of an Integrated Natural Science Sequence.” Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education, Dayton, OH. (March 26, 2010).

Sarangan, A. M., Powers, P. E., Evans, J. “A Novel Electro-Optic Beam Switch in 5mol% Magnesium-Oxide Doped Congruent Lithium Niobate.” Optical Society of America Annual Meeting Frontiers in Optics, Optical Society of America, Rochester, NY. (October 2010).

Schossau, T. M., Giegengack, M., Zaidman, G., Kurup, S., Powers, P. E. “The MultiKeratome for cataract surgery--curved with multiple points--engineered to seal better and to minimize the induced astigmatism.” XXVIII Congress of the European Society for Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, European Society for Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, Paris, France. (September 4, 2010).

Shah, P., Sarangan, A. M., Elhamri, S., Ahoujja, M., Guliants, E. A. “Anisotropic electrical resistivity properties of nanostructured metallic thin films grown using oblique angle deposition technique.” Dayton Engineering Sciences Symposium (DESS), Wright State University, Dayton, OH. (October 25, 2010).

Smith, T. B., Kelly, M. K. “Preschool Science.” Bombeck Center In-Service Day, Bombeck Center, Dayton, OH. (May 7, 2010).

Zhan, Q., Zhou, R., Ibarra-Escamilla, B., Haus, J. W., Powers, P. E. “Self-focusing in gain-guided optical fibers and pulse propagation characteristics.” SPIE Photonics West Conference, SPIE, San Francisco, CA. (January 26, 2010).

Zhan, Q., Zhou, R., Ibarra-Escamilla, B., Haus, J. W., Powers, P. E. “High power erbium doped fiber laser generating switchable radially and azimuthally polarized beams at 1.6 μm wavelength.” SPIE Photonics West Conference, SPIE, San Francisco, CA. (January 2010).

Sponsored Research

Ahoujja, M. (Principal). “Electrical and optical characterization studies of GeSn and SiGeSn for the Sibased optoelectronic devices.” Sponsored by Air Force Summer Faculty Fellowship Program (SFFP), $9,000. (July 19, 2010 - August 27, 2010).