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Session F1: Astroparticle Symposium III: VHE Gamma Rays 2

Chair: Lawrence Wiencke, Colorado School of Mines
Room: Green Center 211

Saturday, October 24, 2009 8:00AM - 8:24AM		F1.00001: The Milagro Gamma-Ray Telescope -- A New Look at an Old Problem Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 24, 2009 8:24AM - 8:36AM		F1.00002: Observations of gamma ray emission from Markarian 501 by the VERITAS Observatory Joshua Binks Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 24, 2009 8:36AM - 8:48AM		F1.00003: Sensitivity Study of the Multi-Telescope Array for Ground-Based Gamma-Ray Astronomy Dongqing Huang, Alexander Konopelko Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 24, 2009 8:48AM - 9:00AM		F1.00004: Development of a wavelet based tool for variability statistical analysis Ryan Price Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 24, 2009 9:00AM - 9:12AM		F1.00005: Geminga and the Diffuse Source Sensitivity of Imaging Air Cherenkov Telescopes Daniel Kieda Preview Abstract

Session F2: Symposium on Soft Matter III

Chair: Bret Flanders, Kansas State University
Room: Green Center 215

Saturday, October 24, 2009 8:00AM - 8:12AM		F2.00001: Generalized Fibonacci Description of Fractal aggregates Chris Sorensen, William Heinson, Amit Chakrabarti Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 24, 2009 8:12AM - 8:24AM		F2.00002: A Method to Calculate Protein Dipole Moments Brett Mellor, Brian Mazzeo Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 24, 2009 8:24AM - 8:36AM		F2.00003: Liquid crystal cells with ``dirty'' substrates Quan Zhang, Leo Radzihovsky Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 24, 2009 8:36AM - 8:48AM		F2.00004: Molecular interactions of a photo-active monolayer Yu An Lo, Thomas Furtak, Joseph Dahdah Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 24, 2009 8:48AM - 9:00AM		F2.00005: Spin Coherence of Polarons in Organic Semiconductors William Baker, Dane Mccamey, Kipp Van Schooten, Sang-yun Lee, Seo-Young Paik, John Lupton, Christoph Boehme Preview Abstract

Session F3: Symposium on Advanced Optical Measurements III: Microscopy

Chair: Jeff Squier, Colorado School of Mines
Room: Green Center 249

Saturday, October 24, 2009 8:00AM - 8:12AM		F3.00001: Axial-scanning techniques for multiphoton imaging Michael Young, Erich Hoover, Eric Chandler, Jeffrey Field, Jeff Squier Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 24, 2009 8:12AM - 8:24AM		F3.00002: Using FPGAs for Simultaneous Photon Counting Imaging of Multiple Focal Planes Erich Hoover, Eric Chandler, Jeff Field, Kraig Sheetz, Ram\'{o}n Carriles, Jeff Squier Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 24, 2009 8:24AM - 8:36AM		F3.00003: Coherence modulated third harmonic generation for interface vibrational spectroscopy Jesse Wilson, David Kupka, Omid Masihzadeh, Randy Bartels Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 24, 2009 8:36AM - 8:48AM		F3.00004: Detection at the single molecule level using an optical fiber Thomas Topel, Brian Mong, Wei-Ting Chen, William Fairbank Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 24, 2009 8:48AM - 9:00AM		F3.00005: State of the art in Van der Waals atom-surface potential measurements Vincent Lonij, Cathy Klauss, Will Holmgren, Alex Cronin Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 24, 2009 9:00AM - 9:12AM		F3.00006: An all electrical method for measuring ultra-small forces acting on nanowire oscillators Scott Hoch, John Teufel, Joshua Montague, Charles Rogers, Kris Bertness, Konrad Lehnert Preview Abstract

Session F4: Physics of Data Storage

Chair: Christoph Boehme, University of Utah
Room: Green Center 263

Saturday, October 24, 2009 8:00AM - 8:24AM		F4.00001: Commercial Holographic Data Storage Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 24, 2009 8:24AM - 8:36AM		F4.00002: Carbon Coated Tellurium Film for Optical Data Storage Jonathan Abbott, Travis Niederhauser, Erik Bard, Mike Miller, Mark Worthington, Doug Hansen, Guilin Jiang, Robert Davis, Richard Vanfleet, Matthew Linford Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 24, 2009 8:36AM - 8:48AM		F4.00003: From exchange coupling to magnetic memory: how domains remembers at nanoscale Karine Chesnel, Joseph Nelson, Brian Wilcken, Steve Kevan, Matthew Carey, Eric Fullerton Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 24, 2009 8:48AM - 9:00AM		F4.00004: Spatial Dependency of Magnetic Domain Memory in Exchange Bias Films Joseph Nelson Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 24, 2009 9:00AM - 9:12AM		F4.00005: Vortex-in-nanodot potential energy Gary Wysin Preview Abstract

Session F5: Astronomy and Astrophysics

Chair: Stephan LeBohec, University of Utah
Room: Green Center 265

Saturday, October 24, 2009 8:00AM - 8:12AM		F5.00001: Development of a Stellar Intensity Interferometry System at StarBase Utah David Kieda, Stephan Lebohec, Paul Nunez, Benjamin Adams, Ryan Price Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 24, 2009 8:12AM - 8:24AM		F5.00002: Status of the Frisco Peak Observatory Paul Ricketts, Wayne Springer, Kyle Dawson, Dave Kieda, Paolo Gondolo, Adam Bolton Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 24, 2009 8:24AM - 8:36AM		F5.00003: Global Magnetic Reversal in a Rapidly Rotating Sun Nicholas J. Nelson, Benjamin P. Brown, Juri Toomre Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 24, 2009 8:36AM - 8:48AM		F5.00004: New Astrophysics Research Opportunities at BYU Victor Migenes Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 24, 2009 8:48AM - 9:00AM		F5.00005: OH Megamasers in Galactic Merging Regions Kirstin Cooprider, Victor Migenes Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 24, 2009 9:00AM - 9:12AM		F5.00006: Rare Detections of OH MASERS in Star Forming Regions Derek Felli, Victor Migenes Preview Abstract

Session F6: Atomic Physics

Chair: Bill Fairbank, Colorado State University
Room: Hill Hall 204

Saturday, October 24, 2009 8:00AM - 8:12AM		F6.00001: A laser-cooled single-atom-on-demand source for Si quantum computing Siu Au Lee, William Fairbank, Katherine Zaunbrecher, William Czajkowski Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 24, 2009 8:12AM - 8:24AM		F6.00002: Detection of new auto-ionizing states of $^{28}$Si using resonant ionization William Czajkowski, Jon Kluck, Katherine Zaunbrecher, Siu Au Lee, William Fairbank Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 24, 2009 8:24AM - 8:36AM		F6.00003: Polarizability of Pb III from spectroscopy of high-L Rydberg states of Pb II Mark E. Hanni, Julie A. Keele, Stephen R. Lundeen, William G. Sturrus, Charles W. Fehrenbach Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 24, 2009 8:36AM - 8:48AM		F6.00004: The Doubling of 846 nm Light to Produce 423 nm Light for use in Atom Interferometry James Archibald, Jeremey Birrell, Rebecca Tang, Chris Erickson, Landon Goggins, Dallin Durfee Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 24, 2009 8:48AM - 9:00AM		F6.00005: Can spin-up go down in a Stern-Gerlach device? The propagator approach to Stern-Gerlach wavepacket dynamics Bailey Hsu, Jean-Francois Van Huele Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 24, 2009 9:00AM - 9:12AM		F6.00006: Center-of-Mass Technique applied to the Ideal Inelastic Collisions Case Edward Dowdye, Jr. Preview Abstract

Session F7: Materials Physics I

Chair: Zhibin Lin, Colorado School of Mines
Room: Hill Hall 202

Saturday, October 24, 2009 8:00AM - 8:24AM		F7.00001: Finding one of Nature's missing crystal structures Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 24, 2009 8:24AM - 8:36AM		F7.00002: Electric-field dependent measurements of 3D x-ray diffuse scattering in piezoelectric materials Benjamin Frandsen, Stacey Smith, Branton J. Campbell, Matthew J. Gardner, Kevin D. Seppi Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 24, 2009 8:36AM - 8:48AM		F7.00003: Negative thermal expansion in hexacyanoferrates(III) of divalent metals S. Adak, L. Daemen, H. Nakotte, D. Williams Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 24, 2009 8:48AM - 9:00AM		F7.00004: Trends in core-level shifts at bimetallic interfaces formed by group-10 metals deposited on W(110) D.M. Riffe Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 24, 2009 9:00AM - 9:12AM		F7.00005: Ordered Magnesium-Lithium alloys Richard Taylor, Stefano Curtarolo, Gus Hart Preview Abstract

Session F8: Symposium on Physics Education II: K-16

Chair: Patrick Kohl, Colorado School of Mines
Room: Hill Hall 209

Saturday, October 24, 2009 8:00AM - 8:12AM		F8.00001: Addressing CSAP Physics Standards: Content for Middle School Instructors Grant Denn, Richard Krantz Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 24, 2009 8:12AM - 8:24AM		F8.00002: Colorado School of Mines Society of Physics Students Outreach Program Shirley Moore, Marty Otzenberger Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 24, 2009 8:24AM - 8:36AM		F8.00003: The High Road/Low Road Demonstration or Birds on a Wire Jacob Cady, Chad Middleton Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 24, 2009 8:36AM - 8:48AM		F8.00004: Using Just in Time Teaching In An Upper-Division Elective: Experiences and Thoughts Jeff Loats Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 24, 2009 8:48AM - 9:00AM		F8.00005: The Tortured History of Gauss's Law Ross Spencer Preview Abstract

Session F9: SPS Lecture Demonstration Competition

Chair: Charles Pearl, Colorado School of Mines
Room: Meyer Hall 220