ISSSR 2008

V. Frontier (& Emerging) Spectroscopic Science & Technology

V(A) Frontier Sensing: Future Concepts & Technologies

Chair: Dwight Woolard, U.S. Army Research Office

DNA for the Organization of Sensors and Other Elements
Nadrian Seeman, New York University
Invited
Atomic-Level Limits for Sensor Systems
Steven Hillenius, Semiconductor Research Corporation
Invited
Narrow THz Spectral Signatures through DNA and RNA
in Nanofluidic Channels
Elliott Brown, University of California-Santa Barbara
Invited
LIDAR Measurements of Chemical Species
C. Russell Philbrick, Penn State University
Invited
Ultrafast Mid-Infrared Spectroscopic Imaging by Combined
Computational and Experimental Optimization
Rohit Bhargava, University of Illinois
Invited

V(B) Frontier Science & Technology: Spectral Signature Phenomenology

Chair: Michael Stroscio, University of Illinois-Chicago

Computational Modeling of the Molecular Complex
Formed by DIPAIN II And T-2 Toxin
Boris Gelmont, University of Virginia
Terahertz Spectroscopy of Illicit Drugs
Timothy Korter, Syracuse University
First Principle Study of DNA Bonded to Silicon Nano Dots
Alexei Bykhovski, North Carolina State University
Terahertz (THz) Spectra of Chemical and Explosive
Yiming Zhang, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Selective Detection of Biological and Chemical Agents
Using Nanoparticle Based Surface Energy Transfer
Spectroscopy of Gold Nanoparticles
Paresh Chandra Ray, Jackson State University

V(C) Frontier Science & Technology: Novel Spectroscopic Methodology

Chair: John Zavada, U.S. Army Research Office

Two-Dimensional Spectral Signatures
for Identifying Bacteria and Chemicals
Jacob Grun, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
Invited
Vibrational Characteristics of Genetic Codons:
A New Path to DNA Spectral Sequencing
Peiji Zhao, North Carolina State University
Coupled-Quantum-Dot System
for Probability-Based THz Microscopy
Dwight Woolard, U.S. Army Research Office
RF Circuit Model of A Quantum Point Contact
Sungmu Kang, University of California-Irvine
Magnetic Field Anisotropy in Co/Au Magnetoresistance
Induced by Dodecanethiol Self-Assembly
Brad Knaus, University of South Carolina

V(D) Frontier Science & Technology: THz Spectroscopic Sensing I

Chair: Dwight Woolard, U.S. Army Research Office

THz Transmission and Scatterometry of Ammonium Nitrate:
Evidence for Photon Localization
Elliott Brown, Physical Domains, LLC
Invited
Spectroscopic Study of Containers and Their Contents
Using a High Resolution THz System
Smadar Egert, Israel Institute for Biological Research
Reliability Analysis of THz Characterization
of Lambda Phage Sequence
Tatiana Globus, University of Virginia
A High Resolution Terahertz Spectrometer for Chemical Detection
Alexander Majewski, Goodrich ISR Systems
THz Ellipsometry Materials Characterization
Mathias Schubert, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

V(E)Frontier Science & Technology: THz Spectroscopic Sensing II

Chair: James Jensen, U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center

THz Waveguide Detection of Vibrational Fingerprints
of Explosive Simulants and Explosives
Joseph Melinger, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
Invited
Rapid Phase Modulation of Continuous Wave THz Radiation
for High Speed THz Imaging and Spectroscopy
John Federici, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Coherent Spectroscopy Using Infrared
and Terahertz Frequency Combs
Daniel van der Weide, Tera-X, LLC
THz Spectroscopy by Frequency-Tuning Monochromatic THz Source:
From Single Species to Gas Mixtures
Yujie Ding, Lehigh University
Submillimeter-Wave Micro-Resonators for Investigation
of the Dynamical Properties of Biological Molecules
Angelique Sklavounos, University of Virginia

V(F) Frontier Science & Technology: Nanosensor Concepts & Devices I

Chair: Michael Stroscio, University of Illinois-Chicago

Nanowire Plasmon Waveguides and Junctions
Laetitia Bernard, Yale University
Invited
Silicon/Molecule Hybrid Devices
David Corley, Rice University
Self-Assembled Nanostructured Molecular
Electronic and Optoelectronic Devices
Richard Claus, Nanosonic, Inc.
Interaction of Biological Molecules with Nanostructures:
The Hybrid DNA-CNT Sensing System
R. Pandey, Michigan Technological University
Effects of Vibrational Coherences on Transport Current
and an Unequilibrated Phononic Distribution
in a Suspended Carbon Nanotube
Bing Dong, Shanghai Jiaotong University, China
Norman Horing, Stevens Institute of Technology

V(G) Frontier Science & Technology: Nanosensor Concepts & Devices II

Chair: Greg Recine, Stevens Institute of Technology

Infrared Detection Based on Freestanding Network
of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes
Jiri Cech, Lehigh University
Integrated Nanostructure-Semiconductor-Molecular
Complexes as Tools for THz Spectral Studies of DNA
Michael Stroscio, University of Illinois-Chicago
Exploring the Use of a Long Molecular Electronic Device
for Developing a New Class of Switches and Sensors
Greg Recine, Stevens Institute of Technology
Intelligent Molecular Sensors
Luis Jauregui, Texas A&M University
Student Paper
Nanostructural Control of Metal-DNA Complex
for Bioelectronic Application
Chenzhong Li, Florida International University

V(H) Frontier Science & Technology: Emerging THz Opportunities

Chair: James Jensen, U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center

THz Spectral Sensing with Nanotechnology:
An Overview
Peter Burke, University of California-Irvine
Invited
Directional Terahertz Thermal Emission
by Doped Semiconductors with Surface Grating
Byoung Don Kong, North Carolina State University
Student Paper
Pulsed Terahertz Wave Generation
from Inert Gases and Chemical Vapors
Yunqing Chen, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Performance of Real-Time Chemical Sensing
with a Handheld THz Spectrometer
Brian Schulkin, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Student Paper
THz Resonances in Aluminum Sculptured Thin Films
Eva Schubert, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Use of Ball Lightning for THz Stand-Off Detection
of Bio-Chemical Agents
Peter H. Handel, University of Missouri-St. Louis

V(H-P1) Frontier Science & Technology: Source & Detection Technology

Chair: John Zavada, U.S. Army Research Office

Simulation of THz Generation in a GaN Diode
Within the Limited Space-Charge Accumulation Regime
Valeriy Sokolov, North Carolina State University
Low Cost Resonant-Cavity-Enhanced Mid-Infrared Photodetector
Juejun Hu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Student Paper
GaN Based Diluted Magnetic Semiconductor Resonant Tunneling
Devices for High Frequency, Short Time Scale Applications
Harold Grubin, NanoRTD
Graphenated IR Screens
A. Banerjee, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Student Paper
Sample Uniform Reproducible SERS: A New Paradigm
Photonic Crystal Antenna Assisted SERS (PHAASERS)
Ihab El-Kady, Sandia National Laboratories
Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) Substrates
with Controlled Morphology and Architecture
Created by Biomineralization
Hong Shen, University of Washington

V(H-P2) Frontier Science & Technology: Sensor Enhancement Techniques

Chair: Greg Recine, Stevens Institute of Technology

Less Is More: The Role of Non-Linear Optics
in Evanescent Chem/Bio Detectors
H. James Harmon, Oklahoma State University
Optical Conductivity of Graphene in Diffusive Regime
Norman J.M. Horing, Stevens Institute of Technology
Student Paper
Standoff Raman Spectroscopy System for Detection
of Explosives, Chemical Warfare Agents Simulants
and Toxic Industrial Compounds
William Ortiz, UPR-Mayaguez
Student Paper
Improving Dynamic Range
and Modeling 3-D Adsorption in Sensors
Donald Roper, University of Utah
Launch/Impact Event Discrimination Algorithms
Enhancing the Situational Awareness Capabilities
of the UTAMS Platform
Quoraishee Shafik, U.S. Army RDECOM ARDEC, Picatinny Arsenal
A Novel Highly-Integrated Single Molecular Biosensor System
for Rapid Toxin Detection
Bingqian Xu, University of Georgia