Bulletin of the American Physical Society

2014 Annual Meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Section of the APS

Volume 59, Number 9

Friday–Sunday, October 3–5, 2014; University Park, Pennsylvania

Session Index

Session F1: Poster Session	Show Abstracts
Saturday, October 4, 2014 Chair: Stephane Coutu, Pennsylvania State University Room: Days Inn Atrium

		F1.00001: Partial Trace of Hypergraph States Daniel Upchurch Preview Abstract
		F1.00002: Experimental Approach for Circuit Analysis Frank Malatino, Matthew Widjaja, Jason Shulman Preview Abstract
		F1.00003: Discrete Symmetries of Symmetric Hypergraph States Chase Yetter Preview Abstract
		F1.00004: Ultra-light carbon nanotube sponge as an efficient electromagnetic shielding material in the GHz range Maria Crespo, Maria Gonz\'alez Gonz\'alez, Lakshmy Pulickal Rajukumar, Ana Laura Elias, Juan Baselga, Mauricio Terrones, Javier Pozuelo Preview Abstract
		F1.00005: Capacitance of the Parallel Plate Capacitor Filled with Multiple Dielectric Slabs and its Electricity Analysis Seha Choi, Richard Kyung Preview Abstract
		F1.00006: Interface behavior in La$_{\mathrm{1-x}}$Sr$_{\mathrm{x}}$FeO$_{3-\delta}$ /Nb:SrTiO$_{3}$ perovskite oxide heterostructures Caroline (Lige) Zhang, Mark Scafetta, Steven May Preview Abstract
		F1.00007: Energetic of formation of molecular hydrogen on graphene using Eley-Rideal (ER) and Langmuir-Hinshelwood mechanisms Majid Karimi, Sean Morgan, Justin Petucci, Carl LeBlond, Razi Hassan, Gianfranco Vidali Preview Abstract
		F1.00008: Shapiro Delay of Pulsar J1640$+$2224 Natasha L. McMann, Joris Verbiest Preview Abstract
		F1.00009: The Formation and Assembly of Star Clusters Mark Giovinazzi, Stephen McMillan Preview Abstract
		F1.00010: Finding the Lowest Mass Exoplanet with Improved Radial Velocimetry Sharon Xuesong Wang, Jason Wright Preview Abstract
		F1.00011: Classifying Dwarf Galaxies as Satellites Brean Prefontaine Preview Abstract
		F1.00012: Exploring HETDEX Pilot Survey Lyman-alpha Emitters with Spectral Energy Distribution Fitting Alex Hagen, Robin Ciardullo, Caryl Gronwall, Joanna Bridge, Gregory Zeimann Preview Abstract
		F1.00013: Searching for Protostars using MYStIX Gregory Romine, Eric Feigelson Preview Abstract
		F1.00014: Physical and Morphological Properties of [O II] Emitting Galaxies in the HETDEX Pilot Survey Joanna Bridge, Caryl Gronwall, Robin Ciardullo, Alex Hagen, Greg Zeimann Preview Abstract
		F1.00015: First Results from the Swift/UVOT Near-Ultraviolet Survey of the SMC Lea Hagen, Mike Siegel, Caryl Gronwall, Erik Hoversten, Stefan Immler Preview Abstract
		F1.00016: R-mode frequencies for slowly rotating neutron stars with realistic equations of state Ashikuzzaman Idrisy, Benjamin Owen, David Jones Preview Abstract
		F1.00017: Characteristics of a 2-D Magneto-Optical-Trap Christiane Ebongue, Eric Magnan, Pablo Solano, Jeffrey Grover, Luis Orozco Preview Abstract
		F1.00018: Construction of Zeeman Slower and Ultra High Vacuum for Use in Laser Cooling and Trapping Joshua Halbfoerster, Nicholas Hitcho, John Huckans Preview Abstract
		F1.00019: Tuning and Locking a Diode Laser for a Magneto-Optical Trap Matthew Gift, Rachel Livingston, Ju Xin, John Huckans Preview Abstract
		F1.00020: Rotationally inelastic collisions of He and Ar with NaK: Theory and Experiment T.J. Price, K. Richter, J. Jones, C. Faust, A.P. Hickman, J. Huennekens, R.F. Malenda, A.J. Ross, P. Crozet Preview Abstract
		F1.00021: Biophysical Aspects of Blood Flow in the Cardiac Valve Ayoung Cho, Soon Sung Hong, Matthew Seh Preview Abstract
		F1.00022: Analysis of the Biophysical Factors Affecting Cardiovascular Disease Sheamin Khyeam, Richard Kyung Preview Abstract
		F1.00023: Dynamics of the Blowfly Photoreceptor-LMC Synapse Christopher Boughter, Rob de Ruyter Preview Abstract
		F1.00024: Microstructural Analysis of Porcine Skull Bone Subjected to Impact Loading Allison Ranslow, Kimberly Thompson, Sikhanda Satapathy, Raul Radovitsky, Reuben Kraft Preview Abstract
		F1.00025: A Computational Analysis of Bone Formation in the Cranial Vault Chanyoung Lee, Joan T. Richtsmeier, Reuben H. Kraft Preview Abstract
		F1.00026: Cell fate Affected by Carbon Nanotubes during C17.2 Neural Stem Cell Differentiation Massooma Pirbhai, Sabrina Jedlicka, Slava V. Rotkin Preview Abstract
		F1.00027: Simulation of the Effects of Flanking Sequences on Polyglutamine Aggregation Jason Haaga, Siddique Khan, James Gunton Preview Abstract
		F1.00028: Finite Element Modeling of Impact and Injury to the Lower Extremity Rebecca Fielding, Reuben Kraft, Andrzej Przekwas, X.G. Tan Preview Abstract
		F1.00029: Steady-state fluorescence anisotropy and lifetime measurements of fluorophores and fluorescent-dye-loaded microspheres Jacob A. Cole, Sam V. Migirditch, Tyler W. Foley, Brooke C. Hester Preview Abstract
		F1.00030: A Fluorometrical Study of the Impact of Gold Nanoparticles on the Fluidity DMPC Liposomes Lance Edwards, Dillon Badman, Fatima Edwards, Qi Lu Preview Abstract
		F1.00031: Reinforced composite based modeling of axonal injury - A physics based approach Harsha Garimella, Reuben Kraft Preview Abstract
		F1.00032: A simulation study of a polypeptide model of a hydrogel Songul Kutlu, Siddique Khan, Jason Haaga, James Gunton Preview Abstract
		F1.00033: Enhanced Imaging of Dental Structure Using MRI Physics Julia Kim, Nayeoun Kim, Bosul Lee Preview Abstract
		F1.00034: Analysis of Alzheimer's Disease Using Computational Neuroimaging Soo Hwan Park, Sheamin Khyeam, Ha Young Kyung Preview Abstract
		F1.00035: Reconfigurable Tunable Hyperbolic Metamaterial Thomas Gresock, Bradley Yost, David Lahneman, Vera Smolyaninova, Igor Smolyaninov Preview Abstract
		F1.00036: Computational studies of the boron carbide structure Sanxi Yao Preview Abstract
		F1.00037: Growth pattern and emergence of bulk-like structures in Aluminum Hydride (AlH$_{3})$ nanoclusters Georgia Montone, Anil Kandalam, William Sawyer Preview Abstract
		F1.00038: The Role of Donor Acceptor Pairs (DAP) and Influence of Gallium Nitride Co-Doping on Excitation Efficiency Natalie Hernandez, Brandon Mitchell, Yasafumi Fujiwara, Dongwha Lee Preview Abstract
		F1.00039: Photon statistics of quantum dot resonance fluorescence Disheng Chen, Gary Lander, Cabot Zabriskie, Edward Flagg Preview Abstract
		F1.00040: Prediction of New Crystal Structures of Bi-Sb Compounds using Minima Hopping Structural Search Method Sobhit Singh, Irais Valencia-Jaime, Andres Garcia-Castro, Aldo Romero Preview Abstract
		F1.00041: Construction of a dual-filament 3D printer M. Craig, G. Tcherniatinsky, J. Obiefule, R. Edelman, R.D. Diehl Preview Abstract
		F1.00042: Bidimensional hybrid materials based graphene oxide Cynthia Guerrero-Bermea, Selene Sepulveda-Guzman, Rodolfo Cruz-Silva, Mauricio Terrones Preview Abstract
		F1.00043: Three dimensional Porous Architectures from Carbon Nanomaterials Based Hydrogels Archi Dasgupta, Bunshi Fugetsu, LakshmyPullickel Rajkumar, N\'estor Perea-L\'opez, Ana Laura El\'Ias, Mauricio Terrones Preview Abstract
		F1.00044: Structural and Electrical Properties of Electron-doped CaMnO3 Thin Films Zoey Warecki, Cacie Hart, Grace Yong, Prakash Sharma, Chris Stumpf, David Schaefer, Rajeswari Kolagani Preview Abstract
		F1.00045: Adsorption of gases on graphene Sidi Maiga, Tabia Muhammad, Alozie Pat-Ekeji, Bibiana Valdes, Silvina Gatica Preview Abstract
		F1.00046: Mode Coupling for Primordial Nonlocal Non-Gaussianity Bekir Baytas, Aruna Kesavan, Elliot Nelson, Sohyun Park, Sarah Shandera Preview Abstract
		F1.00047: When you dance, you dance with the universe Kielan Wilcomb, James Overduin Preview Abstract
		F1.00048: Higher moments of primordial non-Gaussianity and constraints from X-ray clusters Saroj Adhikari, Sarah Shandera, Neal Dalal Preview Abstract
		F1.00049: Non-Gaussianities from Long Wavelength Modes Anne-Sylvie Deutsch, B\'eatrice Bonga, Suddhasattwa Brahma, Sarah Shandera Preview Abstract
		F1.00050: Mining the Sky for Very High Energy Gamma Rays Harris Bernstein, John Pretz, Miguel Mostafa Preview Abstract
		F1.00051: Neutron detection using far ultraviolet radiation from noble-gas excimers Jacob C. McComb, Eric Miller, Christopher M. Lavelle, Alan K. Thompson, Michael A. Coplan, Robert E. Vest, Mohamad I. Al-Sheikhly, Charles W. Clark Preview Abstract
(Author Not Attending)		F1.00052: Investigation of Voltage Configuration and Radial Dependence of Transmission Curves in PTOLEMY Hadar Lazar, J. Suerfu, C. Gentile, C. Tully Preview Abstract
		F1.00053: Searching for $D^0 \rightarrow K^- \pi^+ \eta^0$ in Belle Data Yasiel Cabrera, David Cinabro, Sudeshna Ganguly Preview Abstract
(Author Not Attending)		F1.00054: Optimization of Preliminary Data Analysis for PINGU Daria Pankova Preview Abstract
		F1.00055: Characterizing Hardware Requirements for the Digital Optical Modules of PINGU, Using Current Experience from IceCube Feifei Huang Preview Abstract
		F1.00056: A Quality-of-Fit Indicator for Reconstructions of Neutrino Interactions in the IceCube-PINGU Detector Justin Lanfranchi Preview Abstract
		F1.00057: Reduction of Radiation Damage in Lead-Glass by Thermal Annealing Fernando Torales - Acosta, Bogdan Wojtsekhowski Preview Abstract
		F1.00058: Tourist or Traveler: Student Attitudes Toward the Study of Physics - A Survey of High School Physics Students and its Implications in the Classroom A. Tabor-Morris, T. Briles, H. Nolan Preview Abstract
		F1.00059: Comparison among Three Charge Models for Dust Grain Transport in an Abrupt Inhomogeneity Jeffrey Walker, Mark Koepke, Michael Zimmerman, William Farrell, Vladimir Demidov Preview Abstract
		F1.00060: Development of the Spacecraft Environmental Anomalies Expert System (SEAES) at NASA Dhanesh Krishnarao, Yihua Zheng, Marlo Maddox, Tyler Schiewe Preview Abstract
		F1.00061: Analysis of Ion Temperatures During a Geomagnetic Storm Tessa Maynard, Amy Keesee Preview Abstract
		F1.00062: Algebraic Geometry of Tree Tensor Network States Shahrzad Jamshidi, Jason Morton Preview Abstract
		F1.00063: Prediction and Mechanical Characterization of the Al-P compounds by ab-initio Minima Hopping O. Palvic, I. Valencia-Jaime, A.C. Garcia-Castro, A.H. Romero Preview Abstract
		F1.00064: An off axis OH center in ZnO studied by IR spectroscopy Philip Weiser, Ellen Farmer, Michael Stavola, W. Beall Fowler Preview Abstract
		F1.00065: Development and Characterization of Dynamic Light Scattering Instrumentation to Determine Nanoparticle Size T.J. Sebastian, J. Harding, T. Volpe, J.R. Simpson, M. Schulze, S.M. Lev Preview Abstract
		F1.00066: OH centers and the conductivity of hydrogen-doped In$_{2}$O$_{3}$ single crystals Weikai Yin, Kirby Smithe, Philip Weiser, Michael Stavola, Beall Fowler Preview Abstract
		F1.00067: Osmotic Pressure of E.coli in Suspension Wenxin Huang Preview Abstract
		F1.00068: Density of Surface States in the Region of the Energy Gap for a-Si/Ge Using a Two Parameter Hamiltonian Eliezer Richmond Preview Abstract
		F1.00069: Infrared absorption studies of OH centers in the metal-insulator-transition oxide VO2 Ying Qin, Weikai Yin, Michael Stavola, W. Beall Fowler, Lynn Boatner Preview Abstract
		F1.00070: Rotational Dynamics in Ionic Liquids Chris Rumble, Mark Maroncelli Preview Abstract
		F1.00071: Lithium-Silicon crystal structure prediction by minima hopping method I. Valencia-Jaime, R. Sarmiento-P\'erez, S. Botti, M.A.L. Marques, A.H. Romero Preview Abstract
		F1.00072: Structural and Magnetic Properties of Oxygen-Deficient Perovskites (Sr,Ca)FeOx and Sr(Fe,Co)Ox J.R. Pollichemi, M.E. Evans, I.A. Leahy, W. Vogel, J.P. Carlo Preview Abstract
		F1.00073: Anomalous Aharonov-Bohm Oscillations in Bi$_{2}$Te$_{3}$ Nanotubes with disorders Renzhong Du, Yuewei Yin, Sining Dong, Wenqing Dai, Weiwei Zhao, DukSoo Kim, Shih-Ying Yu, Jian Wang, Xiaoguang Li, Suzanne Mohney, Srinivas Tadigadapa, Nitin Samarth, Chaoxing Liu, Jainendra Jain, Moses Chan, Qi Li Preview Abstract
		F1.00074: Enabling Comparability in Back-Scattered TERS instrumentation via Lithographic Test Structures Erin Wood, Angela Hight-Walker Preview Abstract
		F1.00075: Determination of Colloidal Osmotic Equation of State by Dielectrophoresis Jacob Mazza, Hao Huang, H. Daniel Ou-Yang Preview Abstract
		F1.00076: Coarsening Dynamics of Actively Rotating Binary Liquids Syeda Sabrina, Kyle J.M. Bishop Preview Abstract
		F1.00077: New results from experimental studies of single-crystal quantum structures of spin-triplet superconductor Sr$_{2}$RuO$_{4}$ Xinxin Cai, Brain Zakrzewski, Shaun Mills, Yiqun Ying, Zongli Wang, Libin Wen, Shun Wang, David Fobes, Tijiang Liu, Zhiqiang Mao, Ying Liu Preview Abstract
		F1.00078: First-principles study of monolayer and bilayer TaSe$_2$ Mack Adrian Dela Cruz, Jia-An Yan Preview Abstract
		F1.00079: Morphology-Dependent Properties of Semiconducting SnS Nanomaterials and Evidence for a Structural Distortion at the Nanoscale Adam J. Biacchi, Raymond E. Schaak, Angela R. Hight Walker Preview Abstract
		F1.00080: The effects of initial pH and cobalt concentration on cobalt-doped maghemite Brian Ruane, Rama Balasubramanian Preview Abstract
		F1.00081: Introduction to the Neutrosophic Statistical Mechanics Florentin Smarandache Preview Abstract
		F1.00082: Phase Transitions in a Model of Y-Shaped Molecules Donovan Ruth, Raul Toral, Danielle Holz, James Gunton Preview Abstract
		F1.00083: Combining Etching with Laser Ablation to Form Hierarchical Structures in Silicon, Aluminum, and Titanium Abbie Ganas, Nahum Alba, Kurt Kolasinski Preview Abstract
		F1.00084: Finding Sterile Neutrinos from Nuclear Reactors Jared Haughton Preview Abstract
		F1.00085: Automated temperature measurement in an optical tweezers system Alexander Mandarino, Samuel V. Migirditch, Tyler W. Foley, Brooke Hester Preview Abstract
		F1.00086: A Comprehensive Analysis of GRB X-ray Afterglows with Deep Chandra Follow-up: Implications for Off-Axis Jets David Burrows, Bin-bin Zhang, Hendrik Van Eerten, Geoffrey Ryan, Andrew MacFadyen, Judith Racusin, Eleanora Troja Preview Abstract
		F1.00087: Novel 3-dimensional nanocomposite of covalently interconnected multiwalled carbon nanotubes using Silicon as an atomic welder Lakshmy Pulickal Rajukumar, Manuel Belmonte, Benito Roman, John Slimak, Ana Laura El\'Ias, Eduardo Cruz-Silva, Nestor Perea-L\'opez, Aaron Morelos-G\'omez, Humberto Terrones, Pilar Miranzo, Mauricio Terrones Preview Abstract
		F1.00088: Renyi Entropies and Generating Invariants of Local Conjugation Jacob Turner, Jason Morton Preview Abstract
		F1.00089: Development of a Syringe-Pump for use in Disposable PSA-Tape Microfluidic Chips Alain M. Schremmer Preview Abstract

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Bulletin of the American Physical Society

2014 Annual Meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Section of the APS

Volume 59, Number 9

Friday–Sunday, October 3–5, 2014; University Park, Pennsylvania

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