UVa Physics Graduate Poster Competition
Spring 2003


 
Second Place Maxim Bychov, Brent VanDevender, Emil Frlez. Advisor: Dinko Pocanic. Searching for New Physics in π+ --> e+νγ (Research Area: Nuclear and Particle Physics)
  
  Sheng Feng. Advisor: Oliver Pfister. Quantum Interference in Bean Splitters and the Application to Heisenberg Limited Interferometer and Quantum Entanglement (Research Area: Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics)
  
  Ofir Garcia, J.M. Reeves. Advisor: Cass Sackett. How to Make a Bose Einstein Condensate (Research Area: Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics)
  
  Greg Jennings. Advisor: Olivier Pfister. Study and Characterization of Quasi-Phase-Matched Nonlinear Optical Interactions in Periodically Poled Ferroelectrics (Research Area: Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics)
  
First Place Ryan M. Kalas. Advisor: Eugene Kolomeisky. Ground-State Properties of Artificial Bosonic Atoms, the Bose Interaction Blockade, and the Atomic Pipette (Research Area: Condensed Matter Physics)
  
  Raphael Pooser. Advisor: Olivier Pfister. Simulation of Bayesian Measurements for Heisenberg-Limited Interferometry (Research Area: Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics)
  
  J.M. Reeves, Ofir Garcia. Advisor: Cass Sackett. Stable Implementation of DAVLL Lock (Research Area: Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics)
  
  Michael Ronquest. Advisor: Brad Cox. Studying Charm and Beauty with BTeV (Research Area: High Energy Physics)
  
Third Place Brad D. Sawatzky. Advisor: Blaine E. Norum. Near-Threshold Deuteron Photodisintegration (d (γ, n) p) at HIGS (Research Area: Nuclear and Particle Physics)
  
  Alin Tirziu. Advisor: Paul Fendley. D-branes from closed Strings in Type IIB Superstring (Research Area: Nuclear and Particle Physics)
  
  Thomas Vandervelde. Advisor: John Bean. Regulating Self- Assembly of Quantum- Dots in Si1-xGex (Research Area: Engineering Physics)


Revised March 25, 2003.