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

Chair: Gary Kyle, New Mexico State University
Union East, 3rd Floor - Templeton

Friday, October 17, 2008 1:30PM - 1:54PM	C1.00001: Neutrino Oscillations: an Overview Invited Speaker: David Ernst Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 1:54PM - 2:18PM	C1.00002: Nuclear isoscaling and fair sampling Invited Speaker: Jorge Lopez Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 2:18PM - 2:30PM	C1.00003: Calculations of magnetic fields for the NPDGamma experiment at the SNS Septimiu Balascuta , Ricardo Alarcon , Seppo Penttila , Geoff Greene Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 2:30PM - 2:54PM	C1.00004: 100 TeV Proton-Antiproton Collider in the SSC Tunnel Invited Speaker: Peter McIntyre Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 2:54PM - 3:06PM	C1.00005: Relative rho-omega production phase Valeria Frisullo , John Cumalat Preview Abstract

Chair: Heather Galloway, Texas State University - San Marcos
Union East, 3rd Floor - Ray

Friday, October 17, 2008 1:30PM - 1:42PM	C2.00001: Use of Exotic Coordinate Systems in the Design of RF Resonators for High-Field MRI Edward Butterworth Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 1:42PM - 1:54PM	C2.00002: Process Developments for the Improvement of Critical Current Density in Bi 2212 Multifilament Round Wire Kyle Damborsky , Nathaniel Pogue , Chris English , Al McInturff , Peter McIntyre Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 1:54PM - 2:06PM	C2.00003: Investigation of LaOx Removal for Application in CMOS Devices Kelly Rader Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 2:06PM - 2:18PM	C2.00004: Microwave-assisted Magnetization Reversal Dynamics Zihui Wang , Mingzhong Wu Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 2:18PM - 2:30PM	C2.00005: Effects of non-uniformities on thin-film solar module performance Galymzhan Koishiyev Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 2:30PM - 2:42PM	C2.00006: Characterization and Design of Two-Axis Bi-Directional Microstages James Matthews , Tim Dallas , Ganapathy Sivakumar Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 2:42PM - 2:54PM	C2.00007: Design and Simulation of an Electrothermal Actuator Based Rotational Drive Sterling Beeson , Tim Dallas Preview Abstract

Chair: Eric Hirschmann, Brigham Young University
Union East, 3rd Floor - Smiley

Friday, October 17, 2008 1:30PM - 1:42PM	C3.00001: Time of Flight Curves For Charge Transport with Spatially Correlated Energetic Disorder David H. Dunlap , Paul E. Parris Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 1:42PM - 1:54PM	C3.00002: Coupling of electrons to the electromagnetic field in a localized basis Roland Allen Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 1:54PM - 2:06PM	C3.00003: Transient Conductivity of Kapton HN Justin Dekany , J.R. Dennison , Steve Hart Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 2:06PM - 2:18PM	C3.00004: Maximum Entropy Principle for the Microcanonical Ensemble Donald Kobe , Michele Campisi Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 2:18PM - 2:30PM	C3.00005: Convergence Study of the Path Integral Monte Carlo Technique for a Quantum Particle in a Supercritical Fluid Terrence Reese , Bruce Miller Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 2:30PM - 2:42PM	C3.00006: Parallelizing a Two-Species Direct Simulation Monte Carlo Calculation Daniel Wilcox , Ross Spencer Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 2:42PM - 2:54PM	C3.00007: A Diffusion Monte Carlo study of spin polarized Fermi gases Sumita Datta Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 2:54PM - 3:06PM	C3.00008: Mesoscopic effects in Bose-Einstein condensate fluctuations of a weakly interacting gas in a box Konstantin Dorfman Preview Abstract

Chair: Felicia Manciu, The University of Texas at El Paso
Union East, 3rd Floor - Elkins

Friday, October 17, 2008 1:30PM - 1:42PM	C4.00001: Control of Spectral Phase of Ultrafast Optical Pulses with Grisms Charles Durfee , Jeff Field , Jeff Squier , Steve Kane Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 1:42PM - 1:54PM	C4.00002: An Optical Additive Solc Filter for Deep Ultraviolet Applications Charles Manka , Sergei Nikitin Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 1:54PM - 2:06PM	C4.00003: Index of Refraction of Y$_{2}$O$_{3}$ in the Extreme Ultraviolet Joseph Muhlestein Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 2:06PM - 2:18PM	C4.00004: Extreme Ultraviolet Polarimetry with Laser-Generated High-Order Harmonics Nicole Brimhall , Nathan Heilmann , Nicholas Herrick , David Allred , R. Steven Turley , Michael Ware , Justin Peatross Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 2:18PM - 2:30PM	C4.00005: Control of Refractive Index in a Far-Detuned $\Gamma$ System Christopher O'Brien Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 2:30PM - 2:42PM	C4.00006: Increasing Fluorescence Signals by Pulsing the Excitation Laser Cheryl Nielson , Eyal Shafran , Ben Mangum , Chun Mu , Jordan Gerton Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 2:42PM - 2:54PM	C4.00007: Study of nonlinear effects in coumarin-30 using two-photon fluorescence and the Z-scan technique Milan Poudel , Jinhai Chen , Alexandre Kolomenski , Hans Schuessler Preview Abstract

Chair: Jill Marshall, The University of Texas at Austin
Union East, 3rd Floor - Wiggins

Friday, October 17, 2008 1:30PM - 1:42PM	C5.00001: To PhET or Not To PhET: That Is the Question Robert Casao Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 1:42PM - 1:54PM	C5.00002: A Classical Model for Virtual Particle Exchange Daniel Bullock , David Bixler Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 1:54PM - 2:06PM	C5.00003: The Evolution of Cosmology Lionel Hewett Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 2:06PM - 2:18PM	C5.00004: High altitude ballooning as a platform for student research experiences in science and engineering John Armstrong , Shane Larson , Bill Hiscock Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 2:18PM - 2:30PM	C5.00005: Temperature dependence of Direct Methanol type fuel cell Alexy Volkov , Andrew Wallace Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 2:30PM - 2:42PM	C5.00006: SPS Internship: Working With Physics To Go Logan Hancock Preview Abstract
Friday, October 17, 2008 2:42PM - 2:54PM	C5.00007: Angelo State Society of Physics Students Science Outreach: West Texas Road Trip 2008 Lacy Estes , Toni Sauncy Preview Abstract

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