Bulletin of the American Physical Society

2021 Annual Meeting of the APS Four Corners Section

Volume 66, Number 11

Friday–Saturday, October 8–9, 2021; Virtual; Mountain Daylight Time

Session Index

Session K01: Physics of Biological Systems II

Chair: Alysia Marino, University of Colorado Boulder

Saturday, October 9, 2021 1:00PM - 1:24PM		K01.00001: Application, Assessment, and Development of Molecular Design Methods Invited Speaker: Dennis Della Corte Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 9, 2021 1:24PM - 1:36PM		K01.00002: Nanopore with Self-aligned Transverse Tunneling Junction for DNA Detection and Sequencing Sanjana Mukherjee, Yuan Wang, Joshua Sadar, Ching-Wei Tsao, Quan Qing Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 9, 2021 1:36PM - 1:48PM		K01.00003: Thermodynamic Analysis of Nanoparticles for the Treatment of Neurodegenerative Disease Seoyeon Choi, Richard Kyung Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 9, 2021 1:48PM - 2:00PM		K01.00004: Effectiveness and Reliability of UVC Sterilization~For~Surface Pathogens:~Fluorescent~Tubes vs~LEDs Yash Soni, Kush Patel, Ashwin Suresh, Ajay Taduri, Shreyash Prakash, Nimith Gurijala, Vishesh Amin, Siddarth Jandhyala, Pranav Penmatcha, Aarush Thinakaran, Wesley Peng, Sri Swaminathan, Hemanth Yalahanka, Nicole Herbots Preview Abstract

Session K02: Gravitational Physics

Chair: John Harton, Colorado State University

Saturday, October 9, 2021 1:00PM - 1:24PM		K02.00001: Wrangling the Beast – Precision Supermassive Black Hole Mass Measurement With ALMA Invited Speaker: Benjamin Boizelle Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 9, 2021 1:24PM - 1:36PM		K02.00002: Asymmetric Reheating by Primordial Black Holes Barmak Shams Es Haghi, Pearl Sandick, Kuver Sinha Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 9, 2021 1:36PM - 1:48PM		K02.00003: Towards Binary Black Hole Mergers in Einstein-Maxwell-Dilaton-Axion Theory Sebastian Vander Ploeg Fallon, Eric Hirschmann, David Neilsen Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 9, 2021 1:48PM - 2:00PM		K02.00004: Simulating binary black hole systems with intermediate mass ratios Eric Hirschmann, Milinda Fernando, David Neilsen, Hari Sundar, Yosef Zlochower Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 9, 2021 2:00PM - 2:12PM		K02.00005: A new class of monopole solutions in five-dimensional general relativityand the role of negative scalar field energy in vacuum solutions Yaroslav Balytskyi, Detlef Hoyer, Anatoliy Pinchuk, Lance Williams Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 9, 2021 2:12PM - 2:24PM		K02.00006: Kibble mechanism for electroweak magnetic monopoles and magnetic fields Teerthal Patel, Tanmay Vachaspati Preview Abstract

Session K03: Electronic and Magnetic Phases and Their Properties

Chair: Minhyea Lee, University of Colorado Boulder

Saturday, October 9, 2021 1:00PM - 1:24PM		K03.00001: Designing high-performance superconductors with nanoparticle inclusions: comparisons to strong pinning theory Invited Speaker: Serena Eley Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 9, 2021 1:24PM - 1:36PM		K03.00002: Colossal magnetoresistance via avoiding fully polarized magnetization in the ferrimagnetic insulator Mn$_{3}$Si$_{2}$Te$_{6}$ Yifei Ni, Hengdi Zhao, Yu Zhang, Bing Hu, Itamar Kimchi, Gang Cao Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 9, 2021 1:36PM - 1:48PM		K03.00003: Understanding the Short-Range Magnetic Correlations in MnTe Through Magnetic Pair Distribution Function Analysis Jacob Christensen, Benjamin Frandsen, Parker Hamilton, Raju Baral Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 9, 2021 1:48PM - 2:00PM		K03.00004: Understanding the Magnetic Dynamics of MnTe using Muon Spin Relaxation Emma Zappala, Christiana Zaugg, Ben Frandsen Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 9, 2021 2:00PM - 2:12PM		K03.00005: Thermoelectricity of the Compensated Semimetal NbSb${}_2$ Ian Leahy, Peter Siegfried, Andrew Treglia, Minhyea Lee Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 9, 2021 2:12PM - 2:24PM		K03.00006: Fabrication of Thin Film Copper Selenate by PLD and Solid State Reaction David King, Jinke Tang, John Ackerman Preview Abstract

Session K04: Nuclear Physics

Chair: Barry Ritchie, Arizona State University

Saturday, October 9, 2021 1:00PM - 1:24PM		K04.00001: Jet Drift in Flowing Nuclear Media Invited Speaker: Matthew Sievert Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 9, 2021 1:24PM - 1:36PM		K04.00002: The D-Term: Pressure To Find The Last Item On The Checklist Andrew Dotson, Matthias Burkardt, Marc Schlegel, Matthew Sievert Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 9, 2021 1:36PM - 1:48PM		K04.00003: QGP Tomographic Prospects from Photon-Jet Acoplanarities Joseph Bahder Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 9, 2021 1:48PM - 2:00PM		K04.00004: Exact Speed of Sound for all $T$, $\mu$ at Large $N$ Max Weiner Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 9, 2021 2:00PM - 2:12PM		K04.00005: Search for High-Mass Resonances Decaying to K Lamda* Rebecca Osar Preview Abstract

Session K05: Characterizations of Surface Properties

Chair: Heinz Nakotte, New Mexico State University

Saturday, October 9, 2021 1:00PM - 1:12PM		K05.00001: Embedded Charge Distributions in Electron Irradiated Polymers -- Pulsed Electroacoustic Method Reproducibility and Calibration Zachary Gibson, JR Dennison, Ryan Hoffmann Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 9, 2021 1:12PM - 1:24PM		K05.00002: The Effects of Surface Contaminants on Electrostatic Breakdown Testing Megan Loveland DeWaal, Joshua Boman, JR Dennison Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 9, 2021 1:24PM - 1:36PM		K05.00003: Electron Yield Measurements of Highly Insulating Granular Materials Tom Keaton, Matthew Robertson, JR Dennison Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 9, 2021 1:36PM - 1:48PM		K05.00004: Models of Electron Yield Roughness Coefficient Trace Taylor, Matthew Robertson, JR Dennison Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 9, 2021 1:48PM - 2:00PM		K05.00005: A “Patch” Model of Electron Yield for Complex Materials Matthew Robertson, Trace Taylor, Tom Keaton, JR Dennison Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 9, 2021 2:00PM - 2:12PM		K05.00006: Preparation and Characterization of Highly Insulating Granular Samples for Electron Yield Measurements Heather Allen, Thomas Keaton, JR Dennison Preview Abstract

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