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Monday, May 17, 2010

K-STATER AMONG SELECT FEW TO PARTICIPATE, PRESENT WORK AT PRESTIGIOUS GRADUATE RESEARCH 1xbet sports betting

MANHATTAN -- A Kansas State University doctoral candidate in physics was selected to participate and present his work at a prestigious new 1xbet sports betting for graduate research.

Sean 1xbet sports betting , Manhattan, who is working on a doctorate in physics at K-State, was one of only 40 students selected to attend the first Faraday Discussion Graduate Research 1xbet sports betting , April 10-11, at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Va. An organizing committee selected students to attend the 1xbet sports betting based on scientific merit and academic credentials.

At the 1xbet sports betting , well-respected scientists were invited to present lectures that covered recent developments in the field and provided overviews of current research topics. The overall theme of the 1xbet sports betting focused on building up student understanding of current experimental techniques, theories and models of wetting interactions on structured surfaces, all while immersed in a student-dominated environment.

Along with being invited to attend, McBride was one of only six students selected to give an oral presentation at the seminar. His presentation was &1xbet sports betting ;An improved determination of the spring constant and slip length using large colloidal probe atomic force microscopy.&1xbet sports betting ; In addition, McBride also was invited to present a poster on his research at the 146th Faraday Discussion meeting, April 12-14, also in Richmond. The topic of the meeting also was wetting interactions on structured surfaces.

1xbet sports betting 's research involves measuring very small forces, equivalent to one-trillionth the size of the typical forces experienced in everyday life.

&1xbet sports betting ;In order to measure this we use an atomic force microscope, which functions like the spring that causes a ball-point pen to extend and retract from its case,&1xbet sports betting ; McBride said. &1xbet sports betting ;For the pen, if we know the stiffness of the spring and if we know how much the spring was compressed, we then know the force we exerted to open and close the pen by multiplying the stiffness of the spring by the amount it was compressed.

&1xbet sports betting ;The microscope functions in the same manner as the pen, except the spring in the microscope is less than one-thousandth the stiffness of the spring in a typical ball-point pen,&1xbet sports betting ; he said. &1xbet sports betting ;The research presented at these two conferences was devoted to improving the accuracy of knowing the stiffness of the spring in the atomic force microscope which is needed to make accurate force measurements.&1xbet sports betting ;

1xbet sports betting 's major professor at K-State is Bruce Law, professor of physics.

1xbet sports betting said the environment at the seminar made it very easy for students to introduce themselves not only to each other, but also to the seminar's well-established keynote speakers.

&1xbet sports betting ;This outstanding environment certainly presented opportunities for students to feel comfortable to network and share ideas at all levels,&1xbet sports betting ; McBride said. &1xbet sports betting ;I am sure future collaborations will develop between young scientists and their peers as a result of the atmosphere established in the seminar, which also carried through to the 146th Faraday Discussion meeting.&1xbet sports betting ;

1xbet sports betting received a National Science Foundation/Department of Energy fellowship to cover most of the costs associated with attending the Faraday seminar and meeting.

1xbet sports betting is the son of Duy and Sheila 1xbet sports betting , Catawissa, Pa. He earned a bachelor's in physics from Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, Pa., and a master's in physics from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.