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Conferences

A Framework for Metrics in Large Complex Systems

March 1, 2004

Author(s)

G A. Mack, K Lonergan, Jean C. Scholtz, Michelle P. Steves, C R. Hale

The Terrorism Information Awareness (TIA) was initiated by the Information Awareness Office (IAO) of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). TIA...

How Task Analysis Can Be Used to Derive and Organize the Knowledge for the Control of Autonomous Vehicles

March 1, 2004

Author(s)

Anthony J. Barbera, James S. Albus, Elena R. Messina, Craig I. Schlenoff, John A. Horst

The Real-time Control System (RCS) Methodology has evolved over a number of years as a technique to capture task knowledge and organize it in a framework...

Recent Developments in Producing Test-structures for Use as Critical Dimension Reference Materials

March 1, 2004

Author(s)

Richard A. Allen, Ravi I. Patel, Michael W. Cresswell, Christine E. Murabito, Brandon Park, Monica D. Edelstein, Loren W. Linholm

NIST is developing Single-Crystal Critical-Dimension Reference Materials (SCCDRM) which address the need of the semiconductor and semiconductor equipment...

In Depth Observational Studies of Professional Intelligence Analysts

March 1, 2004

Author(s)

Jean C. Scholtz, Emile L. Morse

Our goal is to produce metrics for measuring effectiveness of software tools and environments produced for the intelligence community. To this end we need to...

Chromatic dispersion measurement error caused by source amplified spontaneous emission

February 22, 2004

Author(s)

Tasshi Dennis, Paul A. Williams

We demonstrate the degrading effect of noise from amplified spontaneous emission on measurements of chromatic dispersion using the modulation phase-shift method...

Polarization-mode dispersion measurement using a six-state RF phase-shift technique for high spectral efficiency

February 22, 2004

Author(s)

Paul A. Williams, Jonathan D. Kofler

We demonstrate record spectral efficiency for RF phase shift measurement of differential group delay and principal states of polarization. Unaveraged...

A Simple Methodology for Observing Mechanical Properties of NanocompositePart 1:Interfacial Properties in an Epoxy Clay Nanocomposites

February 20, 2004

Author(s)

Jae Hyun Kim, Gale A. Holmes

Research by the Pinnavaia Group and M lhaupt et al. on elastomeric polyurethane and elastomeric epoxy clay hybrid nanocomposites have shown that the tensile...

A Simple Methodology for Observing Mechanical Properties of Nanocomposites. Part 2: Investigation of Interfacial Properties in E-Glass Fiber Model Composites

February 20, 2004

Author(s)

Jae Hyun Kim, Gale A. Holmes, Chad R. Snyder

The fiber/matrix interfacial shear strength (IFSS) and the fiber/matrix interphase fracture toughness are critical parameters that control failure initiation...

Patterning Retinal Cells on Polyelectrolyte Multilayers

February 18, 2004

Author(s)

Darwin Reyes-Hernandez, Elizabeth M. Perruccio, Patricia Becerra, Laurie E. Locascio, Michael Gaitan

The patterning of retinal epithelial cells on polyelectrolyte multilayer (PEMs) lines is presented. PEMs were deposited in discrete lines using a poly...

Total Ionization Cross Sections of Molecules by Electron Impact

February 4, 2004

Author(s)

Yong Sik Kim

Multiscale Modeling of Quantum Nanostructures Using Integrated Green's Function and Molecular Dynamics

February 2, 2004

Author(s)

Vinod K. Tewary, David T. Read

Six-Pack IGBT Dynamic Electro-Thermal Model; Parameter Extraction and Validation

February 2, 2004

Author(s)

John V. Reichl, David W. Berning, Allen R. Hefner Jr., Jih-Sheng Lai

Computer Modeling of Crack Propagation in Biaxially-Stressed Glass Disks

February 1, 2004

Author(s)

George W. Quinn, Dianne M. O'Leary, Janet Quinn

A computer program was written to model the propagation of two-dimensional traveling cracks in a biaxially-stressed glass disk. This was accomplished by using a...

Effects of Materials Chemistry and Morphology on Conductometric Sensor Signals

February 1, 2004

Author(s)

Douglas C. Meier, Stephen Semancik

Observation of conductance changes in material films upon their interactions with gas phase molecules is the basis of operation of the chemical microsensors...

New Method for the Measurement of SEM Stage Vibrations

February 1, 2004

Author(s)

Bradley N. Damazo, Crossley E. Jayewardene, Andras Vladar, William J. Keery, Michael T. Postek

Scattering Methods Applied to High Throughput Materials Science

February 1, 2004

Author(s)

A I. Norman, J Cabral, D L. Ho, Eric J. Amis, Alamgir Karim

Scattering methods have been employed to study the aqueous phase behavior of two low molecular weight diblock copolymers, EO(6)BO(11) and EO(18)BO(9), where EO...

Micropatterning of Organosilane Self-Assembled Monolayers with Gradient Surfaces for Advanced SPM Nanometrology

February 1, 2004

Author(s)

D Julthongpiput, Michael J. Fasolka

We present a new class of micropatterning techniques that incorporates a surface energy gradient on a single substrate. By combining microcontact printing and...

Droplet Microstructure and String Stability in Sheared Emulsions: Role of Finite-Size Effects

February 1, 2004

Author(s)

Jai A. Pathak, E Robertson, Steven D. Hudson, Kalman D. Migler

We discuss the influence of confinement on the microstructure of emulsions in steady shear flow fields and present initial results on experiments on stability...

Elastic Flow Instability, Curved Streamlines and Mixing in Microfluidic Flows

February 1, 2004

Author(s)

Jai A. Pathak, David J. Ross, Kalman D. Migler

Flow instabilities are well known to occur in macroscopic flows when elastic fluids flow along curved streamlines. In this work we use flow visualization to...

Characterization of Colloidal Material Fom Natural and Engineered Waters Investigating Structure-Function Relationships Through Microanalysis

February 1, 2004

Author(s)

Richard D. Holbrook, Scott A. Wight, Dale E. Newbury

The fate, transport and ultimate impact of toxic compounds in aquatic systems is governed by their distribution between the particulate, colloidal and dissolved...

A New Synthetic Method for Controlled Polymerization of HPMA Using a Microfluidic System

February 1, 2004

Author(s)

Tao Wu, Ying Mei, J Cabral, Chang Xu, Kathryn L. Beers

Atom transfer radical polymerizations (ATRP) were performed in a microfluidic channel, fabricated in a solvent resistant polymer matrix. Compared to...

Development of a Combinatorial Rheometer for Polymer Formulations

February 1, 2004

Author(s)

H J. Walls, Robert F. Berg, Kathryn L. Beers, Eric J. Amis

Finding the best formulation for a new application, or fine-tuning an existing formulation to meet various customer needs, requires extensive sample preparation...

High Throughput Measurement of the Elastic Modulus of Polymer Thin Films

February 1, 2004

Author(s)

Christopher M. Stafford, A Chiche, D Julthongpiput, Michael J. Fasolka

Combinatorial and High Throughput (C&HT) methods combine clever experiment design, instrument automation, and computing tools to form a new paradigm for...

Testing: A Key to Building Trust and Confidence in IT Systems

February 1, 2004

Author(s)

S F. Zevin

The ubiquitous computer now touches nearly every aspect of human life. The promise of information technology is improvement to the quality of life. Maintaining...

High-Frequency Dielectric Relaxation in Trehalose-Glycerol Mixtures

February 1, 2004

Author(s)

O Anopchenko, Jan Obrzut, Bert W. Rust

Broadband dielectric measurements were performed on a series of trehalose-glycerol mixtures in a wide concentration range of glycerol and temperature swept from...

Quantitative Response Measurement of Cell Substrate Interactions via RT-PCR

February 1, 2004

Author(s)

Matthew Becker, L A. Bailey, Karen L. Wooley, J Kohn, Eric J. Amis, N Washburn

High-throughput metrologies for the rapid and systematic evaluation of synthetic materials, which would elucidate a candidate s potential biocompatibility, are...

A Pathwise Optimality Result For A Class of Unichain Markov Decision Processes

February 1, 2004

Author(s)

Fern Y. Hunt

We begin this expository essay by reviewing with examples what a typical engineer already knows about statistics. We then consider a central question in...

Centrifugal Buoyancy Effects on the Linear Stability of Sprial Poiseuille Flow

February 1, 2004

Author(s)

David Cotrell, Geoffrey B. McFadden

For fluid flow in an annulus driven by the combination of an axial pressure gradient, rotation of the inner and outer cylinders, and a radial temperature...

Evaluation of Inter-Laboratory Comparisons

February 1, 2004

Author(s)

Adriana Hornikova

Matrix Decompositions and Entanglement Dynamics

February 1, 2004

Author(s)

Stephen Bullock, G K. Brennen

Given a closed system of quantum data, quantum computations are mathematically modeled by exponentially large unitary matrices. A matrix decomposition is an...

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