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Faculty Senate Monthly Packet December 1982, Portland State University Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Monthly Packets

The December 1982 Monthly packet includes the December agenda and appendices and the Faculty Senate minutes and attachments from the meeting held November 1982.

Burt Brown Barker: His Role In Historic Preservation In Oregon, Mark Fredric Peterson

Dissertations and Theses

The field of historic preservation has undergone· extreme changes in recent years. Only in the last few years have schools, businesses, and the public been interested in preserving historic sites. Prior to this involvement, historic preservation was accomplished by a few individuals and patriotic groups. Since the field is relatively new, little has been researched and written regarding the early efforts of preservation. One man who emerged as a leader in the preservation movement in Oregon, for over thirty years, was Burt Brown Barker.

This thesis, through research of the files associated with five different preservation projects, examines the role …

Structural Effects On K-Vacancy Production By Protons Of Extreme Relativistic Energies, P.T. Leung, M. L. Rustgi

Physics Faculty Publications and Presentations

The effect on the K-vacancy-production cross section due to the finite distribution of charge and magnetic moment of the incident proton is examined. Numerical results are given for two target elements, namely, Ni and U. The results show that even at energy as high as 10³ GeV the incident proton can still be regarded as a point charge. The effect on the stopping power of matter is discussed.

Faculty Senate Monthly Packet November 1982, Portland State University Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Monthly Packets

The November 1982 Monthly packet includes the November agenda and appendices and the Faculty Senate minutes and attachments from the meeting held October 1982.

City Club Of Portland Bulletin Vol. 63, No. 21 (1982-10-22), City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)

City Club of Portland

No abstract provided.

Effects On Electrolytic Cells Of Magnetic Fields Applied To Single Electrodes, Craig Allen Cousins

Dissertations and Theses

The primary goal of this research was to investigate the effects associated with the application of magnetic fields to single electrodes.

Coherence Effects In Synchronously Pumped Mode‐Locked Dye Lasers, Lee W. Casperson

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations

A formalism is developed for describing the evolution of picosecond mode‐locked pulses in synchronously pumped dye lasers. The finite phase memory of the molecular wave functions is included, and it is found that the resultant coherence effects can be dominant for operation close to exact synchrony. Considerations of the isotropic molecular orientational distribution and the finite vibrational relaxation times are also essential in obtaining quantitative agreement with experimental results.

Population Projections For The City Of Rajneeshpuram, Oregon, 1982 - 2002, Population Research Center, Portland State University

Publications, Reports and Presentations

The projections found within this report are an attempt to model population growth in a manner consistent with the expected economic development of the City of Rajneeshpuram. Because of the rather unique features of this community, a rather detailed explanation of the particular techniques used in this study follows. In addition, the report contains the rationale for the various assumptions that went into these projections.

An Investigation Of Cadmium And Sulfur Reactions In Dimethylsulfoxide, Howard W. Hogle

Dissertations and Theses

The study of the reaction of cadmium and sulfur in dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) is presented. Specifically, the reaction of dissolved molecular sulfur in DMSO at temperatures greater than 90°C with freshly precipitated metallic cadmium is followed by UV-visible spectrometry, atomic absorption spectrometry, and Raman spectrometry. Evidence for the formation of a new cadmium-sulfur species and S₃^- is discussed. In a second reaction, an equilibrium sodium polysulfide solution in DMSO is titrated with a solution of cadmium ion at room temperature and the reaction progress is followed by means of UV-visible spectrometry. A calculation of the average number of polysulfide …

Hydroxide Binding Equilibrium In Hemerythrin, John David Mccallum

Dissertations and Theses

The measurement of the equilibrium constant and the thermodynamic parameters of the binding of hydroxide ions to the active site of hemerythrin, an invertebrate iron containing protein, was done by a new difference spectroscopic method. The method enables accurate measurements of equilibrium constants without accurate knowledge of molar absorptivities or protein concentrations and is novel in that it takes the difference between the two equilibrium mixtures, thus enabling the measurement of equilibrium constants when it is not convenient or possible to produce either substance as a pure reference material.

Portland State Perspective; Summer 1982, Portland State University

Portland State Perspective

A quarterly alumni newsletter. In this issue: PSU computer program; Physical Education programs; algae research; campus awards; Business School acquires microcomputers.

1982 Commencement Program, William Stafford

Commencement Archives 1980-89

The program for the Portland State University 1982 Spring Commencement ceremony, held at Memorial Coliseum on June 13, 1982, in Portland, Oregon.

Opening statement by William Stafford, Poet Laureate of Oregon.

Faculty Senate Monthly Packet June 1982, Portland State University Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Monthly Packets

The June 1982 Monthly packet includes the June agenda and appendices and the Faculty Senate minutes and attachments from the meeting held May 1982.

Geology And Hydrothermal Alteration, Glass Buttes, Southeast Oregon, Dulcy Annette Berri

Dissertations and Theses

The Glass Buttes volcanic complex consists of many domes and individual vents that erupted both rhyolitic and basaltic lavas during the late Miocene to early Pliocene. The east half of the complex, in the vicinity of Little Glass Butte, contains interfingering, finely flow-banded rhyolite and black obsidian flows. The youngest unit, an obsidian, has been dated at 4.9 m.y. East of Little Glass Butte lie two northwest-trending ridges, Antelope and Cascade Ridges, composed of two or more overlapping exogenous domes that formed along northwest-trending faults.

Faculty Senate Monthly Packet May 1982, Portland State University Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Monthly Packets

The May 1982 Monthly packet includes the May agenda and appendices and the Faculty Senate minutes and attachments from the meeting held April 1982.

Massless Neutrinos And The Stellar Stopping Power Via The V-A And Weinberg Interactions, P.T. Leung, M. L. Rustgi

Physics Faculty Publications and Presentations

A formula for the stopping power of matter for neutrinos and antineutrinos, interacting with electrons via the weak interaction in the context of both the V-A theory and the Weinberg theory is derived in the high-Q approximation and applied to study the solar-neutrino anomaly. The result shows that neutrinos extending in energy from 1 to 10 MeV produced inside the Sun escape it essentially without any loss of energy. In agreement with previous investigators, Rustgi, Leung, Turner, and Brandt (1981). It is found that the neutrinos should retain the energy given them at their creation essentially forever and permeate the …

Faculty Senate Monthly Packet April 1982, Portland State University Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Monthly Packets

The April 1982 Monthly packet includes the April agenda and appendices and the Faculty Senate minutes and attachments from the meeting held March 1982.

An Empirical Analysis Of The Shift/Share Technique For Employment Forecasting, Larry Mccord

Dissertations and Theses

This research project has developed out of the desire to empirically test and evaluate the technique of shift/share analysis as applied to employment forecasting. Shifts in economic growth and more recently, the fast growth patterns on the West Coast have required the development of analytical techniques to forecast regional employment growth. Several methodologies have been applied to this problem including: regression analysis and trend extrapolation, economic base studies, and shift/share analysis.

Comparison Of Bethe's Formula For Magnetic-Moment Transitions In Atoms With The Generalized Rosenbluth's Equation, P.T. Leung, M. L. Rustgi, J. E. Turner

Physics Faculty Publications and Presentations

An error in an old but often quoted paper by Bethe (1935) on the cross section for an atomic transition caused by the magnetic moment of the projectile is corrected by comparing it with the generalized Rosenbluth's formula (1950).

A Geochemical Study Of The Rhododendron And Dalles Formations In The Area Of Mount Hood, Oregon, Marshall W. Gannett

Dissertations and Theses

The Miocene Rhododendron and Dalles Formations in the Mount Hood area are accumulations of chiefly pyroclastic andesitic material, largely confined to the Dalles-Mount Hood syncline. These very similar units are geographically separated by overlying andesites including the present Mount Hood cone, and past workers have suspected that they may share a common source. Prior to this study, few geochemical data were available for the Rhododendron and the Dalles Formations, compared to the well studied Columbia River basalts underlying them and the overlying Pliocene andesites. This geochemical study was designed to investigate certain aspects of the Rhododendron and Dalles Formations such …

Dielectric Constant In Fluids Of Classical Deformable Molecules, John D. Ramshaw

Physics Faculty Publications and Presentations

Classical statistical mechanical description of dielectric fluids is further discussed. Dipole moment correlations of polarizable molecules are discussed.

Structure And Influence Of The Tillamook Uplift On The Stratigraphy Of The Mist Area, Oregon, Moinoddin Murtuzamiya Kadri

Dissertations and Theses

Fifty three sedimentary samples were analyzed for their minor and trace element concentrations utilizing instrumental neutron activation analysis. Concentrations of Na, K, La, Sm and Sc, and their ratios appear to establish significant trends. The data suggest a major break from a granitic-metamorphic provenance and a volcanic component dominated provenance between the Cowlitz and Keasey Formations respectively. The provenance of the Astoria Formation indicates the presence of flood basalts.

The Stratigraphic Relationships Of The Columbia River Basalt Group In The Lower Columbia River Gorge Of Oregon And Washington, Terry Leo Tolan

Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to produce a detailed geologic map of the CRBG in the western portion of the Columbia River Gorge (fig. 1). The objectives were (1) to identify and delineate the extent of the Priest Rapids Member and Pomona Member intracanyon flows, and (2) to define the relationship of post-CRBG units to the CRBG intracanyon flows.

A Preliminary Investigation Of The Lithological Characteristics Of The Troutdale Formation In Portions Of The Camas, Sandy, Washougal, And Bridal Veil Quadrangles, David Lee Cole

Dissertations and Theses

The study area encompasses a region of about 80 square kilometers, centered about Corbett, Oregon. Sieve analyses suggest that the Troutdale Formation is composed of a conglomerate, a coarse-grained sandstone, and a siltstone lithofacies. Measured sections data show that 56 to 60 percent of the Troutdale Formation's exposures are composed of the conglomerate lithofacies. The coarsegrained sandstone lithofacies makes up 34 to 38 percent, while the siltstone lithofacies makes up only 4 to 8 percent. Pebble count data show that the representation of basalt varies from 69 to 100 percent, with an average of 85 percent, while quartzite varies from …

Portland State Perspective; Winter 1982, Portland State University

Portland State Perspective

A quarterly alumni newsletter. In this issue: foster care research; special legislative session; Oregon Teacher of the Year; feature on volleyball coach Marlene Piper.

Faculty Senate Monthly Packet January 1982, Portland State University Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Monthly Packets

The January 1982 Monthly packet includes the January agenda and appendices and the Faculty Senate minutes and attachments from the meeting held December 1981.

Application Of The Genetic Algorithm To A Simplified Form Of The Phase Problem, Byrne Lovell, Martin Zwick

Complex Systems Faculty Publications and Presentations

The Genetic Algorithm, a technique for global optimization which simulates evolutionary adaptation, is applied to a simplified form of the "phase problem" in theoretical crystallography. Results are compared with those of a problem-specific algorithm.

The Measurement Of Economic Diversification With Reference To Regional Unemployment, Adil H. El-Haimus

Dissertations and Theses

Over the past four years, considerable attention has been focused on the problems of high unemployment in the State of Oregon. The percentage of jobless continued to be higher than that of the nation. The depressed housing market, caused by high interest rates, coupled with an increase in the import of Canadian timber managed to reduce the demand for Oregon lumber and wood products drastically. This has resulted in an abnormally high unemployment rate in many of Oregon's counties which are dependent on the wood industry; for example, the 1980 jobless rate in Harney County reached a record high of …

A Study Of The Personality Characteristics Of Tinnitus Patients, Gloria E. Reich

Dissertations and Theses

A short form of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory was administered to 146 clinical patients who suffered from either tinnitus or a hearing disorder or both. Patients were assigned to four groups on the basis of their subjective complaint and their audiometric report: patients with tinnitus only, patients with tinnitus and a hearing loss where the tinnitus was the primary complaint, patients with tinnitus and a hearing loss where the hearing loss was the primary complaint, and patients who had a hearing loss but no tinnitus. The purpose of the study was to determine whether there were certain measurable personality …

Laser Induced Hydroxyl Radical Fluoresence At Atmospheric Pressure, Cornelius Yuk-Kwan Chan

Dissertations and Theses

Laser Induced Fluorescence (LIF) is one of the chief methods for detecting ambient hydroxyl radicals. To measure the absolute concentration of this important atmospheric chemical species, accurately known quenching rate constants due to the dominant gases in the air are of paramount importance. Unfortunately, these rate constants have only been measured under conditions remote from those of ambient air. This dissertation reports the measurement of the rate constants of water, argon, nitrogen and oxygen under ambient conditions. As the LIF is carried out at atmospheric pressure, the OH fluorescence life-time becomes extremely short (about 1 ns). Time Correlated Photon Counting …