Short Paper History: Spring 2009

Small-type rules

Tiny commmon typos and such

   
Lloyd Corwin

      Mar 31 Topic: "localized strface plasmons in stained glass"
       Comment: While an interesting topic, squeezing concepts of
       plasmon, its localization, and affecting color may be too
       much for short topic.
    3 Apr 8:22  draft TSO
    ?? no revised TSO	
	10 Apr draft

Shannon Friebel
    Mar 31 Topic: Batteries based on biological fluids, such as blood,
        saliva and urine.
     3 Apr 7:38 draft TSO
     4 Apr 11:09 draft TSO  
	10 Apr draft

Stephen Grossi
     Mar 31 Topic:  "Nanotechnology is the key to the future
                         development and survival of mankind"
         Comment:  That is not more exaggerated the NSF's first sentence
          in its first  RFP for nanotechnology: "Nano is a magic word."
          I am delighted nanotech will solve the food, energy and
          tranportation problems.
    2 Apr 19:34 draft TSO
           new THM solar wind tower plant: renewal energy via chimney
           effect with high initial cost and low operating o with high
           initial cost and low operating ones.es.
               start up cost
	10 Apr draft

Chris Johnson
    Apr 1  Topic: Quantum Levitation: The Casimir-Lifshitz Force
               Quantum fluctuations of a vacuum can lead to levitation
               effects when combined with materials having a refractive
               index less than zero.
      Comment: This combines two  hard topics -- can it even be done
               in medium topic?!
    Apr 8 20.38 revised TSO 
         new THM solar wind tower plant: renewal energy via chimney
           effect with high initial cost and low operating o with high
           initial cost and low operating ones
	10 Apr draft
   
Jake Mayer
   Mar 31 Topic: Physics of ice skates, ice skating, ice friction, what
        Need more specific sentence.
     draft TSO 4/2 2pm
     revised TSO 7 Apr 19:22  Why do ice skate glide?
	10 Apr draft

Justin McLaughlim
     Mar 31 Topic: "Quantum Computing using 2D Optical Lattices:
               Addressing Individual Qubits"
          Caution: Our experiencw with talks on quantun computing is not
           good.  Perhaps a carefully limited topic could work.  But
           simply addressing individal anything in 2D optical latticee
           will be a challenge.
     2 Apr 15.20 draft TSO
     7 Apr 4:05  revised TSO
     Draft paper too late for refereeing.

Alexander Pauli
    Mar 31  Topic: "Skateboarders utilize simple machines and basic
         physics to do extraordinary things."
          [extraordinary too vague -- could it simply be the eye
           can't follow motion & slow motion would make it believable?]
       3 Apr 00:33 draft TSO
       7 Apr 1:37 unreadable revised TSO
	10 Apr draft

Stephen Poorman
    Mar 31 Topic: "detection of extrasolar planets using the method of
        astrometry (the 'wobble' method)."
        Comment: Given that you will have to explain Doppler effect and
        shifting solar spectral lines before getting to wobble may be
        too much for short talk to class and paper for your sister.
    2 Apr 19:55 draft TSO
    7 Api 15.35 revised TSO 
	10 Apr draft

Maxwell Ream
    Mar 31 Topic:  Efficiency in
		cycling: mechanically and physiologicallly

Philip Riegler 
     Mar 31 Topic: Construction equipment, base particle
        vibration, and it's [sic] impact on structural integrity.
        Comment: Is not "particle board" a term more likely to be
        known to most (e.g., ply wood)?  How strong a vibration would
        I need to be worried about integrity of house or PRB?
     4 Apr 16:36 draft TSO
	10 Apr draft

Zachary Rudd
    Mar 31 Topic:  "Creatine provides energy to muscles
              by recycling discharged phosphate groups"
  Comment:  Sole use in muscle?  Does "provide" imply one-time use
            or is creatine an enzeme?
    2 Apr 22:21 Draft TSO  unreadable
    5 Apr 18:49 readable TSO
	10 Apr draft

Samuel Shaw 
     Mar 31 Topic: "why Fiber Optics produce a cleaner
        signal than electrical transmission"
        Comment: "cleaner" independent of length of tranmission or
         frequency spectrum of message.  Might there be other aspects
         that favor FO over Cu in some applications.
      3 Apr 02.43 draft TSO
      7 Apr  00:53 revised TSO: 
           Optical Fiber: high transfer rate, low info loss 
	10 Apr draft


Rashad Simon
     Mar 31  Topic:  Congo River: a hydropower option for kAfrica
       Comment:  Is Congo moe likely than Nile as power sources.
       Are there unique opportunities to extract power more effectively
       than with a single (or few) dams such as used on Nile?
     2 April 19:00 draft TSO
     5 April 00:52; 02:32   change subjec to mirror neurons on autism
     6 Apr 23:04 revised  TSO: mirror neuron do what
	10 Apr draft

Brian Stallter
    Mar 31  Topic: Aeronautical companies designing airplanes with  less
           noisy sonic boom so they will be allowed to fly over countries 
           like the U.S. that have previously not allowed supersonic 
           civilian flight.
  Comment: is this development already on military planes, or does its
           implementation dramaticallly affect fuel economy and
           allowables flight patterns over US and internationally.
           What major airports are currently allowing such planes or
           are actively consiering them.  Or is this pie in the sky?
       2 Apr draft TSO 
       Draft paper too late for refereeing.

Eric Suchyta 
  Mar 20 Topic: micro-cantilever detection of virii
                          [still waiting for sentence]
             revised 31 March: 
          Nanomechanical detection of antibiotic resistant bacteria
  lowtech:www.london-nano.com/content/researchhighlights/nanotechnologysuperbug/
  Apr 2 17:53 Draft TSO  6 Apr revised
	10 Apr draft

Whitney Wyatt  
    Mar 31 Topic: Biomechanics of wobble of Millennium Bridge in London
     References abound:
        Nature 457, 132-133 (8 January 2009) | doi:10.1038/457132f;
        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_Bridge_(London)
        googlesightseeing.com/2007/05/22/millennium-bridge-london/
        Whoops!  my page of suggestions -- must be great!
    3 Apr 14:06 draf TSO
	10 Apr draft