APS - 2008 Joint Fall Meeting of the Texas and Four Corners Sections of APS, AAPT, and Zones 13 and 16 of SPS, and the Societies of Hispanic & Black Physicists

Session B1: Earth Science and Atmospheric Physics

Chair: Rosa Fitzgerald, The University of Texas at El Paso
Union East, 3rd Floor - Templeton

Friday, October 17, 2008 10:30AM - 10:54AM	B1.00001: Earthquake Amplitudes and Crustal Attenuation in Asia and the Globe Invited Speaker: Thomas Hearn Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 10:54AM - 11:18AM	B1.00002: Understanding Charge Transport by Lightning Invited Speaker: Richard Sonnenfeld Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 11:18AM - 11:30AM	B1.00003: Analytic representations of high-altitude auroral H$^{+}$ and O$^{+}$ densities, flow velocities and temperatures in terms of drivers for incorporation into global magnetospheric models James Horwitz , Wen Zeng Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 11:30AM - 11:42AM	B1.00004: The interplay of Alfv\'{e}n waves and energized electrons with auroral ionospheric plasma James Horwitz , Fajer Jaafari , Sam Jones , Yi-Jiun Su , Wen Zeng Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 11:42AM - 11:54AM	B1.00005: Plasmasphere Plume-associated Storm-Enhanced Densities (SED) as Suppliers of Ionospheric Outflows to the Magnetosphere James Horwitz , Wen Zeng , John Foster , Robert Strangeway , Mark Adrian , Thomas Moore Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 11:54AM - 12:06PM	B1.00006: Spectroscopic Distance Measurements of Atmospheric Continuum Light Sources (e. g. Marfa lights) Sagar Ghimire , Karl Stephan Preview Abstract

Session B2: Condensed Matter: Thin Films

Chair: C.A. Quarles, Texas Christian University
Union East, 3rd Floor - Ray

Friday, October 17, 2008 10:30AM - 10:54AM	B2.00001: Bilayer manganites: a playground for magnetoresistance, charge density waves and spin reorientation transitions Invited Speaker: Alex de Lozanne Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 10:54AM - 11:06AM	B2.00002: Interfacial Barrier Height by Internal Photoemission for Metal/Oxide/Semiconductor Structure Kunal Bhatnagar , Nhan Nguyen Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 11:06AM - 11:18AM	B2.00003: Field dependency of return point memory in exchange bias films Brian Wilcken , Karine Chesnel , Eric Fullerton , Steve Kevan Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 11:18AM - 11:30AM	B2.00004: From exchange bias to magnetic memory Karine Chesnel , Steve Kevan , Eric Fullerton , Jeff Kortright , Olav Hellwig , Brian Wilcken , Joe Nelson Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 11:30AM - 11:42AM	B2.00005: Low Temperature Bonding of Si to Silicates using Langmuir-Blodgett molecular films as precursors for a bonding SilOxSi interphase Murdock Hart , Shawn Whaley , James Bradley , David Sell , Nicole Herbots , Robert Culbertson , Vasudeva Atluri Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 11:42AM - 11:54AM	B2.00006: Use of a non-contact synthesis method in selective area porous silicon thin film formation Daniel Taylor , Toni Sauncy Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 11:54AM - 12:06PM	B2.00007: Doped mesoporous silica thin films for chemical vapor detection John Como , Jacob Ajimo , Louisa Hope-Weeks , Juyang Huang , Kwan Cheng Preview Abstract

Session B3: High Energy Physics: Theory

Chair: Teruki Kamon, Texas A&M University
Union East, 3rd Floor - Smiley

Friday, October 17, 2008 10:30AM - 10:42AM	B3.00001: The Spin-Statistics connection in String theory Menika Sharma Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 10:42AM - 10:54AM	B3.00002: Chiral Supergravity in Three Dimensions Sean Downes , Melanie Becker , Ergin Sezgin Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 10:54AM - 11:06AM	B3.00003: Dark Matter in the Left-Right Twin Higgs Model Ethan Dolle , Shufang Su Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 11:06AM - 11:18AM	B3.00004: Supersymmetry breaking, heterotic strings and fluxes Chris Bertinato , Katrin Becker , Yu-Chieh Chung , Guangyu Guo Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 11:18AM - 11:30AM	B3.00005: On the Connection Between Chiral Gravity and String Theory Paul Bruillard , Melanie Becker Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 11:30AM - 11:42AM	B3.00006: Mirror Symmetry for Quasi-Homogeneous Singularities Himal Rathnakumara , Tyler Jarvis Preview Abstract

Session B4: Crystal Lattices: Experiment and Computation

Chair: Dieter Hochheimer, Colorado State University
Union East, 3rd Floor - Elkins

Friday, October 17, 2008 10:30AM - 10:42AM	B4.00001: Searching for Natures Missing Crystal Structure Thomas O. McConkie , David D. Allred , Gus L.W. Hart , Brian Hicks Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 10:42AM - 10:54AM	B4.00002: Single x-ray photon diffraction Alexander Panin Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 10:54AM - 11:06AM	B4.00003: High-Temperature Phase Transitions in CsH$_{2}$PO$_{4}$ Cristian Botez , Juan Hermosillo , Jianzhong Zhang , Jiang Qian , Yusheng Zhao , Juraj Majzlan , Russell Chianelli Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 11:06AM - 11:18AM	B4.00004: Finding new structures in hexagonal-close-packed alloys Gus Hart , Rodney Forcade Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 11:18AM - 11:30AM	B4.00005: Predicting new structures in B-cation ordering perovskites Matthew Lords , Gus Hart Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 11:30AM - 11:42AM	B4.00006: Calculation of NMR lineshapes for Ba-Al-Ge clathrates Sergio Rodriguez , Weiping Gou , Joseph Ross Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 11:42AM - 11:54AM	B4.00007: New Structures for Jewelry Applications in Palladium Jacqueline Corbitt , Erin Gilmartin , Gus Hart Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 11:54AM - 12:06PM	B4.00008: Alternative alloys for platinum jewelry? New structures in Pt-Hf and Pt-Mo Erin Gilmartin , Jacqueline Corbitt , Gus Hart Preview Abstract

Session B5: Physics Education

Chair: Milijana Suskavcevic, The University of Texas at El Paso
Union East, 3rd Floor - Wiggins

Friday, October 17, 2008 10:30AM - 10:42AM	B5.00001: Two forms of Wien's displacement law Lianxi Ma Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 10:42AM - 10:54AM	B5.00002: Student understanding of physical concepts based on in-class demonstrations. Sergio Flores , Luis L. Alfaro , Juan E. Chavez Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 10:54AM - 11:06AM	B5.00003: A first approaching to work with viscosity in college level Karla Carmona , Sergio Flores , Luis L. Alfaro , Maria D. Gonzalez Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 11:06AM - 11:18AM	B5.00004: Transfer from classical mechanics context to electricity and magnetism context Maria D. Gonzalez , Stephen Kanim Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 11:18AM - 11:30AM	B5.00005: Update on Physics TEKS Revision Hugh Henderson , Jill Marshall , Jeff Funkhouser Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 11:30AM - 11:42AM	B5.00006: The Physics TEKS and the College Readiness Standards Hugh Henderson , Jill Marshall , Daniel Marble , Jeff Funkhouser Preview Abstract

Session B6: GRE Preparation

Chair: David Ernst, Vanderbilt University
Union East, 3rd Floor - Barry

Friday, October 17, 2008
10:30AM - 12:00PM

B6.00001: Physics GRE Practice
Invited Speaker: David Ernst

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2008 Joint Fall Meeting of the Texas and Four Corners Sections of APS, AAPT, and Zones 13 and 16 of SPS, and the Societies of Hispanic & Black Physicists