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 H2: 1D and 2D Materials

Chair: ChaoXing Liu, Pennsylvania State University
Room: Life Sciences Building 004

Sunday, October 5, 2014 9:00AM - 9:36AM		H2.00001: Majorana fermions in semiconductor nanowires coupled to superconductors Invited Speaker: Sergey Frolov Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 5, 2014 9:36AM - 9:48AM		H2.00002: Large-Area Si-Doped Graphene: Controllable Synthesis and Enhanced Molecular Sensing Simin Feng, Ruitao Lv, Maria Cristina dos Santos, Claire Antonelli, Kazunori Fujisawa, Ayse Berkdemir, Rodolfo Cruz-Silva, Ana L. Elias, Nestor Perea-Lopez, Florentino Lopez-Urias, Humberto Terrones, Mauricio Terrones Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 5, 2014 9:48AM - 10:00AM		H2.00003: Low-Energy Electron Reflectivity of Two-dimensional Materials Qin Gao, Patrick Mende, Nishtha Srivastava, Michael Widom, Randall Feenstra Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 5, 2014 10:00AM - 10:12AM		H2.00004: Transport determination of tunable band gap in bilayer graphene J. Li, J. Todd, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, J. Zhu Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 5, 2014 10:12AM - 10:24AM		H2.00005: Screening of substrate charged impurities as mechanism of conductance change in graphene gas sensing Sang-Zi Liang, Gugang Chen, Avetik Harutyunyan, Jorge Sofo Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 5, 2014 10:24AM - 10:36AM		H2.00006: Challenges of Room Temperature Scanning Tunneling Microscopy investigation of carbon nanotubes on a HOPG substrate Morewell Gasseller, Jessica Ritchie, Erin McCarthy Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 5, 2014 10:36AM - 10:48AM		H2.00007: Quantizing Nonholonomic Systems Oscar E. Fernandez Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 5, 2014 10:48AM - 11:00AM		H2.00008: Adsorption-induced shape transitions in bistable carbon nanotubes Eric M. Mockensturm, Oleg E. Shklyaev, Milton W. Cole, Vincent H. Crespi Preview Abstract

Session H3: Neutrino Astrophysics, Multimessenger Astrophysics and TeV Astronomy

Chair: Paul Sommers, Pennsylvania State University
Room: Life Sciences Building 005

Sunday, October 5, 2014 9:00AM - 9:36AM		H3.00001: Cosmic Neutrinos in IceCube Invited Speaker: Erik Blaufuss Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 5, 2014 9:36AM - 9:48AM		H3.00002: Discovery Space and Motivations for a Multimessenger Observatory Network Derek Fox Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 5, 2014 9:48AM - 10:00AM		H3.00003: The Astrophysical Multimessenger Observatory Network (AMON) Gordana Te\v{s}i\'c Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 5, 2014 10:00AM - 10:12AM		H3.00004: AMON Archival Searches for Jointly-Emitting Neutrino + Gamma-Ray Transients Azadeh Keivani Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 5, 2014 10:12AM - 10:24AM		H3.00005: Hypernovae and Starbursts as Multimessenger High-Energy Sources Nicholas Senno, Philipp Baerwald, Peter Meszaros Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 5, 2014 10:24AM - 10:36AM		H3.00006: Near Real-Time Compact Binary Merger Gravitational Wave Searches with Advanced LIGO Cody Messick, Kipp Cannon, Ryan Everett, Miguel Fernandez, Chad Hanna Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 5, 2014 10:36AM - 10:48AM		H3.00007: The High Altitude Water Cherenkov Observatory Kelly Malone Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 5, 2014 10:48AM - 11:00AM		H3.00008: First Results from the High Altitude Water Cherenkov Observatory John Pretz Preview Abstract

Session H4: Time Domain Astrophysics, Observational Cosmology and Exoplanets

Chair: David Burrows, Pennsylvania State University
Room: Life Sciences Building 007

Sunday, October 5, 2014 9:00AM - 9:36AM		H4.00001: Unveiling the Progenitors of Short Duration Gamma-Ray Bursts Invited Speaker: Brad Cenko Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 5, 2014 9:36AM - 9:48AM		H4.00002: Bridging the gap between theory and observations of galaxies across cosmic time Yuexing Li, Lars Hernquist, Mark Vogelsberger, Volker Springel Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 5, 2014 9:48AM - 10:00AM		H4.00003: Evolution in the Black Hole - Galaxy Scaling Relations and the Duty Cycle of Nuclear Activity in Star-Forming Galaxies Mouyuan Sun, J.R. Trump, W.N. Brandt, D. Alexander, K. Jahnke, D.J. Rosario, S.X. Wang, Y.Q. Xu, B. Luo Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 5, 2014 10:00AM - 10:12AM		H4.00004: Photometric Redshifts in the Hawaii-Hubble Deep Field-North (H-HDF-N) Guang Yang, Y.Q. Xue, B. Luo, W.N. Brandt Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 5, 2014 10:12AM - 10:24AM		H4.00005: Weak Hard X-ray Emission from Broad Absorption Line Quasars Observed with NuSTAR: Evidence for Intrinsic X-ray Weakness Bin Luo, Niel Brandt Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 5, 2014 10:24AM - 10:36AM		H4.00006: New Probes of Quasar Winds: Multi-Year Variability and Redshifted Troughs William Brandt, Nurten Filiz Ak, Patrick Hall, Donald Schneider Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 5, 2014 10:36AM - 10:48AM		H4.00007: Atmosphere of a Transiting Hot-Jupiter System, Probed in the Lyman-alpha Band Louis Oberto, Zheng Zheng Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 5, 2014 10:48AM - 11:00AM		H4.00008: Status of the LISA Pathfinder Mission Jacob Slutsky Preview Abstract

Session H5: Thin Films and Oxides

Chair: Raj Kolagani, Towson University
Room: Life Sciences Building 009

Sunday, October 5, 2014 9:00AM - 9:36AM		H5.00001: Multiferroic Tunnel Junctions and ferroelectric control of spins Invited Speaker: Qi Li Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 5, 2014 9:36AM - 9:48AM		H5.00002: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 5, 2014 9:48AM - 10:00AM		H5.00003: Synthesis, characterization and photo-catalytic activity of Au--ZnO heterostructured nano-pyramids Oshadha Ranasingha, Congjun Wang, Christopher Matranga, James P. Lewis Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 5, 2014 10:00AM - 10:12AM		H5.00004: Atomic Layer-by-layer Growth of Oxide Thin Films by Laser MBE Qingyu Lei, Guozhen Liu, Maryam Golalikhani, Dongyue Yang, Ke Chen, Alexander X. Gray, Dario Arena, Andrew Farrar, Dmitri Tenne, Suilin Shi, Fuqiang Huang, Xiaoxing Xi Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 5, 2014 10:12AM - 10:24AM		H5.00005: Electronic structure and metal-insulator transition in LaNiO$_{3}$ ultrathin films grown on LaAlO$_{3}$ substrates from separate oxide targets using laser MBE Maryam Golalikhani, Qingyu Lei, Dongye Yang, Leila Kasaei, Pasquale Orgiani, Dario Arena, Alexander Gray, Xiaoxing Xi Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 5, 2014 10:24AM - 10:36AM		H5.00006: Magnetic properties of hexagonal HoFeO$_{3}$ thin films Zhuyun Xiao, Xiao Wang, Yaohua Liu, Xiaoshan Xu, Wenbin Wang, David Keavney, X.M. Cheng Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 5, 2014 10:36AM - 10:48AM		H5.00007: Electronic properties of silver delafossite materials (AgB$_{1-x}$Fe$_{x}$O$_{2})$ using high-throughput calculations Gihan Panapitiya, James Lewis Preview Abstract

Session H6: Physics Education

Chair: Stephen Van Hook, Pennsylvania State University
Room: Life Sciences Building 011

Sunday, October 5, 2014 9:00AM - 9:36AM		H6.00001: Improving student understanding of physics through research Invited Speaker: Chandralekha Singh Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 5, 2014 9:36AM - 9:48AM		H6.00002: ISLE-inspired Pilot Program at Princeton University Katerina Visnjic, Carolyn Sealfon, Evelyn Laffey, Catherine Riihimaki Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 5, 2014 9:48AM - 10:00AM		H6.00003: Exploring student understanding of the linkage between energy concepts in physics and chemistry Beth Lindsey, Megan Nagel Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 5, 2014 10:00AM - 10:12AM		H6.00004: In Through the Out Door - Physics in Introductory Labs Gregory Puskar Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 5, 2014 10:12AM - 10:24AM		H6.00005: Learn Physics by Programming in Haskell Scott Walck Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 5, 2014 10:24AM - 10:36AM		H6.00006: Animations for Introductory Physics and Astronomy Gallis Michael Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 5, 2014 10:36AM - 10:48AM		H6.00007: Electrical resistance and connectivity of graphs Mikhail Kagan Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 5, 2014 10:48AM - 11:00AM		H6.00008: The trials and tribulations of building a phase-sensitive detector with an Arduino microcontroller Kevin Schultz Preview Abstract

Session H7: Biological and Medical Physics

Chair: Colin Campbell, Pennsylvania State University
Room: Life Sciences Building 013

Sunday, October 5, 2014 9:00AM - 9:36AM		H7.00001: Stochastic expression and epigenetic memory of the HO promoter Invited Speaker: Lucy Bai Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 5, 2014 9:36AM - 9:48AM		H7.00002: Physics Has Often Been in the Forefront of Fundamental Advances in Biology and Medicine Ronald Aaron Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 5, 2014 9:48AM - 10:00AM		H7.00003: Heme electronic structure calculations with band parameters from optical absorption spectra Arthur Brill, Mark Carlson Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 5, 2014 10:00AM - 10:12AM		H7.00004: Adaptation in variable action sequences Jason D. Wittenbach, Dezhe Z. Jin Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 5, 2014 10:12AM - 10:24AM		H7.00005: Phase Diagram for a Model of Truncated $\beta $B1-Crystallin Thienbao Nguyen, James Gunton Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 5, 2014 10:24AM - 10:36AM		H7.00006: A Model of Songbird Song Syntax using Bayesian Nonparametrics Sumithra Surendralal, Dezhe Z. Jin Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 5, 2014 10:36AM - 10:48AM		H7.00007: Physics-based approaches for protein identification Oleg Obolensky, Yi-Kuo Yu Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 5, 2014 10:48AM - 11:00AM		H7.00008: Modeling Bengalese finch syllable sequence generation with auditory feedback Seth Hulsey, Dezhe Jin Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 5, 2014 11:00AM - 11:12AM		H7.00009: Identifying and controlling the dynamical repertoire of intracellular networks Jorge G.T. Za\~nudo, R\'eka Albert Preview Abstract

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