Physics and engineering.

Thursday, February 23
Location: Meeting Room 4

Oral Presentations
8:00 AM to 11:40 AM
(Abstracts pp 93-96)

Advances in Numerical Modeling Techniques

8:00   Electromagnetic Scattering from Chiral Media Using the Finite
       Difference Frequency Domain Technique
8:20   Hybrid FDFD and MoM Techniques in Conjunction with the Iterative
       Multi--Region Algorithm for the Solution of Large Electromagnetic
       Problems
8:40   Solution of Maxwell's Equations on Boundary-fitted Grids Using a
       Convolutional Perfectly Matched Layer Technique as an Energy
       Absorbing Boundary Condition
9:00   FDTD Analysis of a Probe-fed Dielectric Resonator Antenna Array
       with Hard Horn for Spatial Power Combiner
9:20   Optimization Using the Orthogonal Arrays for Unequally Spaced
       Linear Array Antennas and Global Numerical Solutions
9:40   Break

Antenna Research and Applications

10:00  Design of a Wideband Microstrip Power Divider
10:20  Doubly-sided Exponentially Tapered Slot Antennas
10:40  Finite Element-boundary Integral Simulation of Double-sided
       Rounded Bow-tie Antennas for Uwb Communications
11:00  Dielectric Resonator Antenna Array for Microwave Breast Cancer
       Detection
11:20  A Study on Microstrip Implantable Antennas for Medical Telemetry

Oral Presentations
1:10 PM to 3:20 PM
(Abstracts pp 96-97)

Image Processing and Applications

1:10   The Automated Image Registration for Multisensor Case
1:30   An EMI Landmine Detection System Using Pulse-response
       Measurements Based on Maximal Length Sequence Excitation
1:50   Image Processing and Target Identification Using Graphical
       Processing Units
2:10   Real-time Distortion Invariant Object Classification with SDF
       Based FJTC
2:30   Break

Wireless Propagation

2:40   Performance of Dual-branch Maximal Ratio Combining Diversity over
       Non-identical Correlated Weibull Fading Channels Using Pade
       Approximation
3:00   Outage Probability Analysis in a Cooperative UAVs Network over
       Rayleigh and Nakagami-m Fading Channels

Divisional Poster Session
3:20 PM
(Abstract p 97)

       A Novel Technique for Studying Phase Transitions in Granular
         Materials

Friday, February 24
Location: Meeting Room 4

Oral Presentations
8:30 AM to 10:00 AM
(Abstracts pp 97-98)

Future of Energy Resources

8:30   How Is the U.S. Industry Doing Quality-wise?
8:50   Nuclear Fission Energy--the Energy of Choice
9:10   Nuclear Fusion Energy--the Energy of the Future
9:30   Violent Celestial Explosions and Gamma Ray Bursts
9:50   Break

Invited Speaker
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
(Abstract p 99)

       Waste Wise: Computer Waste

Oral Presentations
1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
(Abstracts pp 99-100)

Physical Phenomena and Experiments

1:00   Thermoacoustics of Small Devices
1:20   Three Different Methods to Account for Lost Vapor from Large Usts
       During the Summer Months in the Southern States
1:50   Temperature Gradient Measurement in a Shallow Water Environment
2:10   Wind Noise Measurements over a Flat Plate

Awards and Divisional Business Meeting
2:30