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Physics Proposals in Progress February 19, 2008

Miguel Levy (Physics), “Thin Film Pyroelectric Detectors,” UES Inc.

Haiying Liu (Chemistry/BRC), Yoke Khin Yap (Physics), Pushpalatha Murthy (Chemistry/BRC) and Martin Thompson (Chemistry/BRC), “Glyco-functionalized Boron Nitride Nanotubes for Bacteria and Virus,” USDA–CSREES

Reza Shahbazian-Yassar (ME-EM/MuSTI), Yoke K. Yap (Physics/MuSTI), Patricia Heiden (Chemistry/MuSTI), Gregory Odegard (ME-EM/MuSTI) and Yun Hu (MSE/MuSTI), “MRI: Acquisition of an In-situ AFM/STM-TEM System for Interdisciplinary Nano-research and Education at Michigan Tech,” NSF

Yoke Khin Yap (Physics/MuSTI) and Ravi Pandey (Physics/MuSTI), “International Collaboration in Chemistry: Discovery on Boron Nanotubes and Related Nanostructures,” NSF

Miguel Levy (Physics and MSE/MuSTI) and Amir A. Jalali (Physics/MuSTI), “Photonic State Coupling and Magnetically Tunable Photonic Bandgaps,” NSF

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  • Jaszczak and Seely Co-Author Nano Chapter
  • APOD has recently inspired another book: “Astronomy: 365 Days”, Robert J. Nemiroff and Jerry T. Bonnell, Abrams, NY, NY, 2006. “Astronomy: 365 Days” is a spectacular collection of photographs of space and sky. It is a follow-up to the authors' previous collaboration, “The Universe: 365 Days”, which is the second-highest-selling title in the 365 Days series.
  • Edward M. Nadgorny, Dennis M. Dimiduk, and Michael D. Uchic, Size Effects in LiF Micron-Scale Single Crystals of Low Dislocation Density, in "Size Effects in the Deformation of Materials — Experiments and Modeling", edited by E. Lilleodden, P. Besser, L. Levine, A. Needleman (Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 976E, Warrendale, PA, 2007), 0976-EE06-24, has been invited for submission to the Journal of Materials Research. If accepted, it will be highlighted in the JMR as an "Outstanding Meeting Paper" from the Fall 2006 meeting.
  • DISLOCATION DYNAMICS AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF CRYSTALS, E. NADGORNY, Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1988, 580 pp. (Eds. J.W. Christian, P. Haasen, and T.B. Massalski, Progress in Materials Science, Vol. 31)
  • Assistant Professor Yoke Khin Yap has published a chapter in the Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, the first encyclopedia published in the field of nanotechnology. The 10-volume encyclopedia has received the 2005 Best Reference Work Award by The Awards Committee of The Engineering Libraries Division of the American Society for Engineering Education
  • APOD has recently inspired a book: “The Universe: 365 Days”, Robert J. Nemiroff and Jerry T. Bonnell, Abrams, NY, NY, 2003. Read the online CNN interview with Robert and Jerry. The interview includes a “Best of the Best of the Astronomy Picture of the Day” image gallery.
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  • Chamber makes Cover of Physics Today

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