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Session C1: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics I

Chair: Charles Durfee, Colorado School of Mines
Room: Lory Student Center 382

Friday, October 20, 2017 10:30AM - 10:54AM		C1.00001: Two-photon cooling of atomic hydrogen Invited Speaker: Dylan Yost Preview Abstract
Friday, October 20, 2017 10:54AM - 11:06AM		C1.00002: Near-resonant light focusing and refraction in an elongated ultracold atom gas Jonathan Gilbert, Colin Roberts, Jacob Roberts Preview Abstract
Friday, October 20, 2017 11:06AM - 11:18AM		C1.00003: Dynamics of dark-bright vector solitons in Bose-Einstein condensates Majed O. D. A. Alotaibi, Lincoln D. Carr Preview Abstract
Friday, October 20, 2017 11:18AM - 11:30AM		C1.00004: Cold Hydroxyl Radicals David Reens, Hao Wu, Tim Langen, Jun Ye Preview Abstract
Friday, October 20, 2017 11:30AM - 11:42AM		C1.00005: Laser cooling and Zeeman slowing of a silicon atomic beam Sam Ronald, William Fairbank, Siu Au Lee Preview Abstract
Friday, October 20, 2017 11:42AM - 11:54AM		C1.00006: Development of a technique for imaging single Ba atoms in solid xenon by laser scanning Danielle Harris, Chris Chambers, David Fairbank, James Todd, Tim Walton, William Fairbank Jr. Preview Abstract

Session C2: Condensed Matter and Materials I

Chair: Sangita Kalarickal, Seagate Technology
Room: Lory Student Center 304

Friday, October 20, 2017 10:30AM - 10:54AM		C2.00001: Many faces of lithium metal under pressure Invited Speaker: Shanti Deemyad Preview Abstract
Friday, October 20, 2017 10:54AM - 11:06AM		C2.00002: Octahedral Tilting from Organic Cations in Defect-Ordered Hybrid Perovskites Annalise Maughan, Alex Ganose, Andrew Candia, Juliette Granger, David Scanlon, James Neilson Preview Abstract
Friday, October 20, 2017 11:06AM - 11:18AM		C2.00003: First-Principles Study of Hydrogen Trapping in Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide Birendra Ale Magar, Timothy N. Lambert, Jonathon Duay, Babu Chalamala, Igor Vasiliev Preview Abstract
Friday, October 20, 2017 11:18AM - 11:30AM		C2.00004: Magnetic Ordering of Magnetite Nanoparticles (Fe3O4) Brittni Newbold, Karine Chesnel, Dalton Griner, Dallin Smith, Kamden Jones Preview Abstract
Friday, October 20, 2017 11:30AM - 11:42AM		C2.00005: Emergent multiferroic phase in Barium Hexaferrite nanopowders Richard Mbatang, E Enriquez, A Chen, E Fohtung Preview Abstract
Friday, October 20, 2017 11:42AM - 11:54AM		C2.00006: Partial helical order in Fe$_{\mathrm{3}}$PO$_{\mathrm{7}}$ Colin Sarkis, Michael Tarne, Huibo Cao, James R. Neilson, Kate A. Ross Preview Abstract

Session C3: Condensed Matter and Materials II

Chair: Davor Balzar, University of Denver
Room: Lory Student Center 308

Friday, October 20, 2017 10:30AM - 10:54AM		C3.00001: High efficiency III-V/Si tandem photovoltaics Invited Speaker: Adele Tamboli Preview Abstract
Friday, October 20, 2017 10:54AM - 11:06AM		C3.00002: Effects of Nb doping on structural and electrical properties on PZT thin films Mohammad Abdullah-Al-Mamun, Richard Mbatang, Edwin Fohtung Preview Abstract
Friday, October 20, 2017 11:06AM - 11:18AM		C3.00003: Photoluminescence of arsenic-doped zinc oxide thin films J. Ryan Peterson, Micah Shelley, John S. Colton, Gary M. Renlund Preview Abstract
Friday, October 20, 2017 11:18AM - 11:30AM		C3.00004: Estimating the Superconducting Superheating Field in Time-Dependent Ginzburg-Landau Theory using Bifurcation Analysis Alden Pack, Mark Transtrum Preview Abstract
Friday, October 20, 2017 11:30AM - 11:42AM		C3.00005: d$^0$ ferromagnetism in PbS Gaurab Rimal, Zachary Arthur, DeTong Jiang, Tao Liu, Peng Li, Jinke Tang Preview Abstract
Friday, October 20, 2017 11:42AM - 11:54AM		C3.00006: Design and fabrication of macro-textured, super-repellent surfaces to reduce the contact time of an impacting droplet. Hamed Vahabi, Lewis M. Boyd, Sanli Movafaghi, Wei Wang, Arun Kota Preview Abstract

Session C4: Surfaces and Nanostructures

Chair: Jose de la Venta, Colorado State University
Room: Lory Student Center 322

Friday, October 20, 2017 10:30AM - 10:54AM		C4.00001: Local Structure of Decahedral Gold Nanoparticles Invited Speaker: Heinz Nakotte Preview Abstract
Friday, October 20, 2017 10:54AM - 11:06AM		C4.00002: Hemocompatibility of Superhemophobic Titania Surfaces Sanli Movafaghi, Victoria Leszczak, Wei Wang, Jonathan Sorkin, Ketul Popat, Arun Kota Preview Abstract
Friday, October 20, 2017 11:06AM - 11:18AM		C4.00003: Electron Yield Measurements of Vertically Aligned Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Brian Wood, JR Dennison, Justin Christensen, Greg Wilson Preview Abstract
Friday, October 20, 2017 11:18AM - 11:30AM		C4.00004: Optical and Magnetic Properties of Single- and Multi-layer, Colloidal Ag$_2$S Nanoplatelets Joseph R. Murphy, Subash Kattel, Lenore Kubie, Bruce Parkinson, William D. Rice Preview Abstract
(Author Not Attending)		C4.00005: Switchable wettability on superoleophobic surfaces fabricated with a thermo-responsive shape memory polymer. Wei Wang, Joshua Salazar, Hamed Vahabi, Alexandra Joshi-Imre, Walter E.Voit, Arun Kota Preview Abstract

Session C5: Particle and Nuclear Physics I

Chair: Eric Zimmerman, University of Colorado Boulder
Room: Lory Student Center 372

Friday, October 20, 2017 10:30AM - 10:54AM		C5.00001: Recent Results from MicroBooNE Invited Speaker: Michael Mooney Preview Abstract
Friday, October 20, 2017 10:54AM - 11:06AM		C5.00002: Neutron Recoils in the DRIFT-IIe Detector Frederick Schuckman Preview Abstract
Friday, October 20, 2017 11:06AM - 11:18AM		C5.00003: Studies of pressure changes during cryoprobe extraction from a liquid xenon chamber. Alec Iverson, Adam Craycraft, David Fairbank, Steve Vecchio, William Fairbank Preview Abstract
Friday, October 20, 2017 11:18AM - 11:30AM		C5.00004: Effects of a Realistic Beam Profile on the Extraction of $\gamma\gamma$ Angular Correlations with GRIFFIN Connor Natzke, Kyle Leach, Adam Garnsworthy, Andrew MacLean, Jenna Smith, Carl Svensson Preview Abstract
Friday, October 20, 2017 11:30AM - 11:42AM		C5.00005: Orbital Electron Capture in Extreme Astrophysical Environments Matthew Martin, Kyle Leach Preview Abstract
Friday, October 20, 2017 11:42AM - 11:54AM		C5.00006: A Method to Measure Real-Time Charged Beam Fluence Above 10$^{\mathrm{16}}$ 1-MeV-neutron equivalent/cm$^{\mathrm{2}}$ using 3D Silicon Diodes Ivan Rajen Preview Abstract

Session C6: Particle and Nuclear Physics II

Chair: Darrel Smith, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Room: Lory Student Center 376

Friday, October 20, 2017 10:30AM - 10:54AM		C6.00001: Searching for Supersymmetry with Higgs Bosons at the LHC Invited Speaker: Keith Ulmer Preview Abstract
Friday, October 20, 2017 10:54AM - 11:06AM		C6.00002: Nucleon decay search with EXO-200 Adam Craycraft, Igor Ostrovskiy, William Fairbank Preview Abstract
Friday, October 20, 2017 11:06AM - 11:18AM		C6.00003: Laboratory Demonstration of HBT Interferometry for Ultra-high Resolution Astronomical Imaging David Kieda, Nolan Matthews Preview Abstract
Friday, October 20, 2017 11:18AM - 11:30AM		C6.00004: Neutrino-Induced Charged Current Inclusive Pion Cross-section Measurement in the NOvA Near Detector Paul Rojas, Norm Buchanan Preview Abstract
Friday, October 20, 2017 11:30AM - 11:42AM		C6.00005: Estimating the Secondary Interaction Systematic From Neutrino-Induced Pion Production in T2K Matthew Hogan Preview Abstract
Friday, October 20, 2017 11:42AM - 11:54AM		C6.00006: Search for supersymmetry using boosted Higgs Bosons and missing transverse momentum in proton-proton collisions at 13 TeV Frank Jensen Preview Abstract

Session C7: Plasma Physics I: Low Density and Cold Plasmas

Chair: Mark Siemans, University of Denver
Room: Lory Student Center 386

Friday, October 20, 2017 10:30AM - 10:42AM		C7.00001: A 4D Model of the Io Plasma Torus using Diffusive Equilibrium Parker Hinton, Fran Bagenal, Kaleb Bodisch Preview Abstract
Friday, October 20, 2017 10:42AM - 10:54AM		C7.00002: Finite element modeling of electrostatic discharge using a collisional plasma spark conductivity model John Rose, Mark Coffey, Philip Flammer, Michael LaCount, Liam Pocher, Claudia Schrama, Dan Borovina, Jonathan Mace, Charles Durfee Preview Abstract
Friday, October 20, 2017 10:54AM - 11:06AM		C7.00003: Rydberg atom formation rate versus the three-body recombination rate in ultracold plasmas John Guthrie, Wei-Ting Chen, Jacob Roberts Preview Abstract
Friday, October 20, 2017 11:06AM - 11:18AM		C7.00004: Trajectory Measurements on the Colorado Dust Accelerator Using a Dual Dust Coordinate Sensor William Goode, Tobin Munsat Preview Abstract
Friday, October 20, 2017 11:18AM - 11:30AM		C7.00005: Optimizing design of a VASIMR at UVU using single particle trajectories Sam Otero, Phil Matheson Preview Abstract
Friday, October 20, 2017 11:30AM - 11:42AM		C7.00006: Ion Sheath Formation in an Inductively-Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer Joseph Chandler Preview Abstract