Bulletin of the American Physical Society

2015 Annual Meeting of the APS Mid-Atlantic Section

Volume 60, Number 14

Friday–Sunday, October 23–25, 2015; Morgantown, West Virginia

Session Index

Session C2: Strong and Pulsed Optical Fields

Chair: Kenneth O'Hara, Pennsylvania State University
Room: Morgantown Marriott Salon B

Sunday, October 25, 2015 9:36AM - 9:48AM		C2.00001: Collective Phases of Strongly Interacting Cavity Photons Invited Speaker: Ryan Wilson Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 25, 2015 9:48AM - 10:00AM		C2.00002: Ionization modulation from interference of phase-locked ultrafast pulse pairs David Foote, Kevin Lehr, Wendell Hill Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 25, 2015 10:00AM - 10:12AM		C2.00003: Creating optical waveguides in air using ultrashort laser pulses Invited Speaker: Jared Wahlstrand Preview Abstract

Session C3: Majorana Nanowires

Chair: Tudor Stanesu, West Virginia University
Room: Waterfront Hotel Salon E

Sunday, October 25, 2015 9:24AM - 10:00AM		C3.00001: Experimental subtleties and applications of Majorana modes to topological quantum computation. Invited Speaker: Jay Sau Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 25, 2015 10:00AM - 10:12AM		C3.00002: Differential Conductance in Semiconductor-Superconductor Hybrid Structures John Stenger, Tudor Stanescu Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 25, 2015 10:12AM - 10:48AM		C3.00003: Search for additional signatures of Majorana fermions in semiconductor nanowires coupled to superconductors Invited Speaker: Sergey Frolov Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 25, 2015 10:48AM - 11:00AM		C3.00004: Topological Nonsymmorphic Crystalline Superconductors Qing-Ze Wang, Chao-Xing Liu Preview Abstract

Session C4: Material Growth and Characterization

Chair: David Lederman, West Virginia University
Room: Waterfront Hotel Wharf AB

Sunday, October 25, 2015 9:24AM - 10:00AM		C4.00001: TBD Invited Speaker: Johnpierre Paglione Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 25, 2015 10:00AM - 10:12AM		C4.00002: Multiferroic BaCoF$_{4}$ Thin Films Grown Via Molecular Beam Epitaxy Pavel Borisov, Trent Johnson, Camilo Garcia-Castro, Amit KC, Dustin Schrecongost, Cheng Cen, Aldo Romero, David Lederman Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 25, 2015 10:12AM - 10:24AM		C4.00003: \textbf{Self-sustained current oscillations in NbO}$_{\mathrm{\mathbf{2}}}$\textbf{ thin film vertical devices grown on TiN coated SiO}$_{\mathrm{\mathbf{2}}}$\textbf{/Si substrates using pulsed laser deposition } Toyanath Joshi, Pavel Borisov, David Lederman Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 25, 2015 10:24AM - 10:36AM		C4.00004: Characterization of ferromagnetic $\tau $ -MnAl thin films grown by MBE James Kally, David Rench, Kun-Hua Tu, Danielle Reifsnyder Hickey, Jong Seok Jeong, Ryan Wu, Andre Mkhoyan, Caroline Ross, Nitin Samarth Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 25, 2015 10:36AM - 10:48AM		C4.00005: Growth, structural, dielectric and magnetic properties of epitaxial multiferroic NaMnF$_{3}$ thin films Amit KC, Pavel Borisov, David Lederman Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 25, 2015 10:48AM - 11:00AM		C4.00006: \textbf{Ferroelectricity and Persistent Photocurrent in NaMnF}$_{\mathrm{\mathbf{3}}}$\textbf{ Thin Film} Ming Yang, Amit KC, Pavel Borisov, David Lederman, Aldo Romero, Cheng Cen Preview Abstract

Session C5: Optical Characterization of Low Dimensional System II

Chair: Turi Glinka, West Virginia University
Room: Waterfront Hotel Salon F

Sunday, October 25, 2015 9:36AM - 9:48AM		C5.00001: The Effect of Gate --Bias Stress and Light illumination on the performance of ZnO Thin-Film Transistors. Prakash Gajurel, Michael Aldridge, Yuri Glinka, Pavel Borisov, Kevin Daly, David Lederman Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 25, 2015 9:48AM - 10:00AM		C5.00002: Terahertz spectroscopy to explore magnon dynamics in antiferromagnetic MnF2 Derek Bas, Sercan Babakiray, David Lederman, Pavel Borisov, Alan Bristow Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 25, 2015 10:00AM - 10:12AM		C5.00003: Raman spectroscopic investigation of lithium niobate nanocrystals Keith Veenhuizen, Greg Stone, Bastian Knabe, Karsten Buse, Volkmar Dierolf Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 25, 2015 10:12AM - 10:48AM		C5.00004: Control of valley pseudospin in two-dimensional MoS2 Invited Speaker: Jie Shan Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 25, 2015 10:48AM - 11:00AM		C5.00005: Photon Statistics of Quantum Dot Resonance Fluorescence under the Influence of a Non-Resonant Laser DISHENG CHEN, GARY LANDER, KYLE KROWPMAN, GLENN SOLOMON, EDWARD FLAGG Preview Abstract

Session C6: Astrophysics III

Chair: Zachariah Etienne, West Virginia University
Room: Waterfront Hotel Salon G

Sunday, October 25, 2015 9:00AM - 9:36AM		C6.00001: Numerical Relativity's Contribution to Theoretical Astrophysics, and Its Path Forward Invited Speaker: Zachariah Etienne Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 25, 2015 9:36AM - 9:48AM		C6.00002: A New Hyperbolic Solver for Initial Data in Numerical Relativity Maria Babiuc, Jeffrey Winicour Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 25, 2015 9:48AM - 10:00AM		C6.00003: Supersymmetry of IIA Warped Flux AdS and Flat backgrounds Samuel Beck, George Papadopoulos, Jan Gutowski Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 25, 2015 10:00AM - 10:12AM		C6.00004: The Double Pulsar: A Laboratory for Relativistic Gravity and Pulsar Emission Physics Maura Mclaughlin Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 25, 2015 10:12AM - 10:24AM		C6.00005: A 350-MHz Green Bank Telescope Survey of Unassociated Fermi LAT Sources Peter Gentile, Maura McLaughlin, Priyadarshini Bangale, Bhaswati Bhattacharyya, Fernando Camilo, Ismael Cognard, Megan DeCeasar, Elizabeth Ferrara, Jason Hessels, Tyrel Johnson, Matthew Kerr, Michael Wolff, Scott Ransom, Paul Ray, Mallory Roberts, Jayanta Roy, Siraprapa Sanpa-Arsa Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 25, 2015 10:24AM - 10:36AM		C6.00006: A search for rotating radio transients and fast radio bursts in the Parkes high-latitude pulsar survey Akshaya Rane, Dr. Duncan Lorimer, Dr. Sam Bates, Natasha McMann, Dr. Maura McLaughlin, Kaustubh Rajwade Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 25, 2015 10:36AM - 10:48AM		C6.00007: New Timing Solutions for Rotating Radio Transients Bingyi Cui, Jason Boyles, Maura McLaughlin, Rossina Miller, Nipuni Palliyaguru Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 25, 2015 10:48AM - 11:00AM		C6.00008: A Fast Radio Burst with measured Faraday Rotation Jeffrey Peterson Preview Abstract

Session C7: Physics Education III

Chair: Gay Stewart, West Virginia University
Room: Waterfront Hotel Salon H

Sunday, October 25, 2015 9:24AM - 10:00AM		C7.00001: TBD Invited Speaker: Andrew Heckler Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 25, 2015 10:00AM - 10:12AM		C7.00002: Using Physics Education Research to Inform Development of Online Interactive Videos. Invited Speaker: Kathleen Koenig Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 25, 2015 10:12AM - 10:24AM		C7.00003: Physics Student Attitudes toward Science and Mathematics John Stewart, Rachel Stoiko Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 25, 2015 10:24AM - 10:36AM		C7.00004: The Role of Personality and Gender in Performance in Science and Engineering Rossina Miller, John Stewart Preview Abstract

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