Bulletin of the American Physical Society

2017 Annual Meeting of the Far West Section

Friday–Saturday, November 3–4, 2017; Merced, California

Session Index

Session E1: Poster Session I

Chair: Patricia Sparks, Harvey Mudd College
Room: COB2 Outside

		E1.00001: Using LLNL's EBIT-I and two Crystal Spectrometers to Search for the Solution to the Iron Emission Problem with Mo XXXIII Tessie Lumabao, Peter Beiersdorfer, Greg Brown, Natalie Hell, Tom Lockard, David Vogel Preview Abstract
		E1.00002: Lack of Radio-Emission in Quasars with Extremely High Velocity Outflows Carla Quintero, Sean Haas, Paola Rodriguez Hidalgo, Abdul Khatri, Patrick Hall Preview Abstract
		E1.00003: Search for Correlations Between Gamma-Ray Flux Variability and Optical Spectral Features in Blazars Nicolas Vazquez, Caitlin Johnson, Oliviet Hervet, David Williams Preview Abstract
		E1.00004: The Effects of Superfluidity on the Oscillation Modes of Compact Stars. Raphael Monroy, Prashanth Jaikumar Preview Abstract
		E1.00005: Tracking Buoyant Magnetic Loops in a 3D Stellar Dynamo Simulation Jose Luis Baranda, Austin Pollard, Jared Sweatman, Nicholas Nelson Preview Abstract
		E1.00006: A Northern Census for Bow Shocks via the PALFA Survey Diego Tapia Silva, Jim Cordes, Shami Chatterjee Preview Abstract
		E1.00007: Optimizing the HH-\textgreater bbtautau analysis to measure the strength of the tri-linear Higgs self-coupling~ Mark Samuel Abbott Preview Abstract
		E1.00008: Hybrid-PIC modeling of high energy x-ray generation by laser-accelerated fast electrons Tyler Daykin, Hiroshi Sawada, Bruno Bauer, Farhat Beg Preview Abstract
		E1.00009: Integration of the Fast TracKer (FTK) Trigger for CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) Juan Solorio Preview Abstract
		E1.00010: TrackJet Number Identification in HHbbtautau Boosted Channel Valentina Lee Preview Abstract
		E1.00011: Abstract Withdrawn
		E1.00012: Performance and Operation of the Diamond Beam Monitor at the ATLAS Experiment Alexander Stafford Preview Abstract
		E1.00013: Speed of Cosmic Ray Muon Using Silicon Photomultipliers Jefferson Quiambao Preview Abstract
		E1.00014: Tests of Gravity Below Fifty Microns N. Hernandez, Z.D. Comden, N.K. Dunkley, H. Isachsen, J.S. Johnson, G.D. Martinez, A.E. Sanchez, C.D. Hoyle Preview Abstract
		E1.00015: Simulating Black Hole-Neutron Star Mergers Denyz Melchor, Jennifer Sanchez Preview Abstract
		E1.00016: Discovered ``Angel Particle'', which is Both Matter and Antimatter, as a New Experimental Proof of Unmatter Florentin Smarandache, Dmitri Rabounski Preview Abstract
		E1.00017: Instant displacements of particles Dmitri Rabounski, Florentin Smarandache, Larissa Borissova Preview Abstract
		E1.00018: Breaking Into the Nuclear and Nucleosynthesis Codes Eugene B. Pamfiloff Preview Abstract
		E1.00019: Production of the ALICE Inner Tracking System Berenice Garcia Preview Abstract
		E1.00020: A Study of Photon-Hadron Correlations in Heavy Ion Collisions Fernando Iniguez Preview Abstract

Session E2: Poster Session II

Chair: Alla Safronova, University of Nevada Reno
Room: COB2 Outside

		E2.00001: Macroscopic Cavity Optomechanics Jacob Pate, Alessandro Castelli, Luis Martinez, Johnathon Thompson, Raymond Chiao, Jay Sharping Preview Abstract
		E2.00002: Frequency-tunable Conically-shaped Stub Cavities for Microwave Optomechanics Jay Sharping, Jacob Parker, Jake Pate Preview Abstract
		E2.00003: Optoelectronic Microwave Oscillator Jay Sharping, Jeff Miller, Nabin Raut Preview Abstract
		E2.00004: Resonance Threshold and Bistability in a Parametrically-Driven Pendulum Alison Huff, Johnathon Thompson, Jacob Pate, Hannah Kim, Raymond Chiao, Jay Sharping Preview Abstract
		E2.00005: Writing as a Mediator for Critical Thinking and Conceptual Change: A Targeted Activity to Help Students Uncover Their Misconceptions in an Introductory Physics Class. Antoinette Stone Preview Abstract
		E2.00006: Single-core and Dual-core Fiber Optical Parametric Oscillators Deepak Sapkota, Jay E Sharping Preview Abstract
		E2.00007: Guiding High-Energy, Pulsed-Laser Light through Hollow-Core Optical Fibers William Mixter, Jason Mickel, Joseph Pechkis, Anna Petrova-Mayor, Hyewon Pechkis Preview Abstract
		E2.00008: Progress Towards Construction of A Magneto-Optical Trap to Study the Spinor Dynamics of a Bose Thermal Gas Michael Doris, Carissa Leveille, Joseph Levine, Joseph Pechkis, Anna Petrova-Mayor, Hyewon Pechkis Preview Abstract
		E2.00009: Numerical Analyses of the Landau-Zener Transition with a Finite Sweeping Time Blaz Serna, Lin Tian Preview Abstract
		E2.00010: Density-functional theory calculations of hybrid perovskites for photovoltaics Kuntal Talit, David A. Strubbe Preview Abstract
		E2.00011: Charge noise in InAs/GaAs coupled quantum dot devices Cameron Jennings, Parveen Kumar, Cyprian Czarnocki, Allan Bracker, Samuel Carter, Daniel Gammon, Michael Scheibner Preview Abstract
		E2.00012: Power-Law Statistics in Jammed Disordered Solids Jacob Hass, Nathan Keim Preview Abstract
		E2.00013: Using Python to Automate Electron Transport Experiments and Provide Real-Time Data Visualization Ryan Reno, Claudia Ojeda-Aristizabal Preview Abstract
		E2.00014: Muon-bonding site search in MgO: possible implications for earthquake-precursor detection I Lin, M Dam, S Welch, Carolus Boekema Preview Abstract
		E2.00015: Simulated Annealing of Nanowire Structures using a Quantum-Based Model Andrew Fruneaux, Jerome Burki Preview Abstract
		E2.00016: Development of a New Pressure Measuring Technique for Examining Pressure Gradients in Solids Aleksandar Tadic, Michael Ray Preview Abstract
		E2.00017: Experimental measurements of pressures exerted by bimetallic shells due to thermal stress Melanie Goble, Edward Banuelos, Nathan Heston, Matthew Moelter Preview Abstract
		E2.00018: Translocation dynamics of pre-packaged polymers through a pore Chandra Bergmann, Ajay Gopinathan Preview Abstract
		E2.00019: Self-Assembly of Colloidal Particles by Optical Binding Dominique Davenport Preview Abstract

Session E3: Poster Session III

Chair: Peter Beiersdorfer, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Room: COB2 Outside

		E3.00001: Hall Effect Calibration of Silicon Doped GaAs Grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE Joseph Spinuzzi, Robin McCown, Christopher Schuck, Carlos Perdomo, Paul Simmonds Preview Abstract
		E3.00002: Functionalization of Graphene Oxide by Atomic Layer Deposition using Titanium Oxide for Improving Electrocatalysis Angela Macedo Andrade, Simranjit Grewal, Alireza Karimaghaloo, Min Hwan Lee Preview Abstract
		E3.00003: Computational generation of void-rich hydrogenated amorphous silicon Enrique Guerrero, David A. Strubbe Preview Abstract
		E3.00004: Exploring Defects in Topological Insulators Using X-ray Diffraction and Atomic Force Microscopy Maeve O'Brien, Dr. Anthony Richardella, Timothy Pillsbury, Professor Nitin Samarth Preview Abstract
		E3.00005: Assessment of Thermodynamic Properties of Carbon Nanotubes(CNTs) and Hydrated C60 Fullerenes(C60HyFn) as Potential Agents to Suppress Reactive Oxygen Species Christy Yoon, Richard Kyung Preview Abstract
		E3.00006: Experimental measurement of the temperature dependence of high purity single-walled carbon nanotube networks.$\backslash $pard Erica Happe, Roberto Abril Valenzuela, Leo A. Browning, Dr. Natalie O. V. Plank, Dr. Colleen A. Marlow Preview Abstract
		E3.00007: A Study on the Soccer Ball Mechanics and Dynamics Using Physical and Computational Simulations Joon Young Park, Richard Kyung Preview Abstract
		E3.00008: Memory loss in a particle swelling model Natasha Proctor, Nathan Keim Preview Abstract
		E3.00009: Thermal Reflow Method for the Fabrication of PDMS Molds to investigate of Microtubule Tracking Dimitrius Khaladj Preview Abstract
		E3.00010: Physical and Thermodynamic Analysis of Nano-scaled Aryl Azo Molecules Causing Dermal Disease Jae Hyung Lee, Richard Kyung Preview Abstract
		E3.00011: A microbeam scanning method to determine the x-ray attenuation of the soft tissue in an L-shell x-ray fluorescence lead detection in a soft tissue and bone phantom assembly Summer Al-Hamdani, Mihai Gherase Preview Abstract
		E3.00012: Reversibility in a Contact Line Jeanette Smit, Brian Kroger, Aidan McGuckin, Alfredo Medina, Nathan Keim Preview Abstract
		E3.00013: Spectroscopic Modeling of X-Ray Spectra for Xe High Energy Density Plasmas A.K. Gill, E.E. Petkov, A.S. Safronova, V.L. Kantsyrev, R. Childers, K.A. Schultz, V.V. Shlyaptseva, I.K. Shrestha, M.C. Cooper Preview Abstract
		E3.00014: Experimental study of the conductive properties of high purity single-walled carbon nanotube networks Roger Martinez Reyes Preview Abstract

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2017 Annual Meeting of the Far West Section

Friday–Saturday, November 3–4, 2017; Merced, California

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