Bulletin of the American Physical Society

11th Annual Meeting of the Northwest Section of APS

Volume 54, Number 6

Thursday–Saturday, May 14–16, 2009; Vancouver, BC, Canada

Session Index

Session B1: Astrophysics, Cosmology and Gravity

Chair: Jo-Anne Brown, University of Calgary
Room: Hennings 201

Friday, May 15, 2009 1:00PM - 1:36PM		B1.00001: Searching for the Epoch of Reionization with the MWA Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, May 15, 2009 1:36PM - 1:48PM		B1.00002: Cosmological tests of GR -- a look at the principals Levon Pogosian, Gong-Bo Zhao, Alessandra Silverstri, Joel Zylberberg Preview Abstract
Friday, May 15, 2009 1:48PM - 2:00PM		B1.00003: Can we avoid dark energy? Jim Zibin Preview Abstract
Friday, May 15, 2009 2:00PM - 2:12PM		B1.00004: BLAST resolves origins of Cosmic Infrared Background Henry Ngo Preview Abstract
Friday, May 15, 2009 2:12PM - 2:24PM		B1.00005: The Galactic Magnetic Field as Viewed from the VLA Cameron Van Eck, Jo-Anne Brown Preview Abstract
Friday, May 15, 2009 2:24PM - 2:36PM		B1.00006: Protohalo Constraints to the Resonant Annihilation of Dark Matter Francis-Yan Cyr-Racine, Stefano Profumo, Kris Sigurdson Preview Abstract
Friday, May 15, 2009 2:36PM - 2:50PM		B1.00007: BREAK
Friday, May 15, 2009 2:50PM - 3:02PM		B1.00008: Black Body Detector Temperature from Gall and Planck Perspectives Clarence A. Gall Preview Abstract
Friday, May 15, 2009 3:02PM - 3:14PM		B1.00009: Implementing wavelet technique for reconstructing the equation of state of Dark Energy Alireza Hojjati, Gong-Bo Zhao, Levon Pogosian Preview Abstract
Friday, May 15, 2009 3:14PM - 3:26PM		B1.00010: Numerical modeling of pulse shapes of the millisecond X-ray pulsar SAX J1808-3658 Denis Leahy, Sharon Morsink Preview Abstract
Friday, May 15, 2009 3:26PM - 3:38PM		B1.00011: A null experiment shows that superluminal group velocity of tunneling photons is not superluminal energy flow because it is not sensitive to Earth's absolute motion George Soli Preview Abstract
Friday, May 15, 2009 3:38PM - 3:50PM		B1.00012: Looking toward the Horizon, a revisit of Gaussian Curves Richard Kriske Preview Abstract
Friday, May 15, 2009 3:50PM - 4:02PM		B1.00013: NASA's LCROSS Mission and the Search for Water Ice on the Moon Gwendolyn Bart, Anthony Colaprete Preview Abstract
Friday, May 15, 2009 4:02PM - 4:14PM		B1.00014: Vibrational Spectroscopy of Aerosols in Titan's Atmosphere Chia Wang, Ruth Signorell Preview Abstract

Session B2: Condensed Matter Physics I

Chair: Michael Crosser, Linfield College
Room: Hennings 202

Friday, May 15, 2009 1:00PM - 1:36PM		B2.00001: Control of the Photodissociation of Molecules Adsorbed at Metal Surfaces Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, May 15, 2009 1:36PM - 1:48PM		B2.00002: Deep level characterization in sulfur-doped GaPN layers grown by OMVPE A.F. Basile, S. Hatakenaka, H. Okada, A. Wakahara Preview Abstract
Friday, May 15, 2009 1:48PM - 2:00PM		B2.00003: Pl and structural characterization of InAsSb/InAs MQWs grown on GaSb for infrared detector applications David Lackner, Oliver J. Pitts, Tom Cherng, Michael Steger, Albion Yang, Michael L.W. Thewalt, Simon P. Watkins Preview Abstract
Friday, May 15, 2009 2:00PM - 2:12PM		B2.00004: Elastically Strain-Relaxed GaAs/InGaAs/GaAs Heterostructures on GaAs(001) D.L. Owen, D. Lackner, O.J. Pitts, S.P. Watkins, P.M. Mooney Preview Abstract
Friday, May 15, 2009 2:12PM - 2:24PM		B2.00005: Oxygen annealing effects on optical properties of ZnO and TiO nanocluster thin film Ryan Souza, Hui Che, Yufeng Tian, You Qiang, Rene Rodriguez, Lisa Lau, Paul Turner, Dmitri Tenne Preview Abstract
Friday, May 15, 2009 2:24PM - 2:36PM		B2.00006: Synthesis and Optical Properties of Zn/ZnO core-shell nanoparticles Hui Che, Yufeng Tian, Ryan Souza, You Qiang, Chongmin Wang, Zheming Wang, Weilin Jiang Preview Abstract
Friday, May 15, 2009 2:36PM - 2:50PM		B2.00007: BREAK
Friday, May 15, 2009 2:50PM - 3:26PM		B2.00008: Atom movement in solids studied using PAC spectroscopy Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, May 15, 2009 3:26PM - 3:38PM		B2.00009: Jump frequencies of tracer atoms on Al-sites in Al$_{4}$Ba phases Randal Newhouse, Gary S. Collins Preview Abstract
Friday, May 15, 2009 3:38PM - 3:50PM		B2.00010: Calculation of formation energies of intrinsic point defects in In$_{3}$La John P. Bevington, Gary S. Collins Preview Abstract
Friday, May 15, 2009 3:50PM - 4:02PM		B2.00011: Soft Magnetic Films Made of Iron-Iron Oxide Core-Shell Nanocluster Impact for High Frequency Applications Qi Yao, M. Kaur T. Singh, Ryan Souza, You Qiang Preview Abstract
Friday, May 15, 2009 4:02PM - 4:14PM		B2.00012: Phase transitions on the surface of an individual carbon nanotube Zenghui Wang, Peter Morse, Jiang Wei, Oscar Vilches, David Cobden Preview Abstract

Session B3: Condensed Matter Physics II: Soft Matter/Biophysics

Chair: Barbara Frisken, Simon Fraser University
Room: Irving Barber Learning Center 155

Friday, May 15, 2009 1:00PM - 1:36PM		B3.00001: Relaxation and deformation in glassy materials Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, May 15, 2009 1:36PM - 1:48PM		B3.00002: A Multiscale Modeling Procedure for Simulations of Polymer Melts James McCarty, Ivan Lyubimov, Marina Guenza Preview Abstract
Friday, May 15, 2009 1:48PM - 2:00PM		B3.00003: Investigating the Microstructure of Carbopol by Light Scattering David Lee, Arthur Bailey, Barbara Frisken Preview Abstract
Friday, May 15, 2009 2:00PM - 2:12PM		B3.00004: Rescaling the Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Coarse-Grained Polymer Liquids Ivan Lyubimov, Marina Guenza Preview Abstract
Friday, May 15, 2009 2:12PM - 2:24PM		B3.00005: Changes in the free energy of a protein in the presence of osmolytes Shirin Hadizadeh Preview Abstract
Friday, May 15, 2009 2:24PM - 2:36PM		B3.00006: Coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations of DNA using ellipsoids Alex Morriss-Andrews Preview Abstract
Friday, May 15, 2009 2:36PM - 2:50PM		B3.00007: BREAK
Friday, May 15, 2009 2:50PM - 3:02PM		B3.00008: Identifying Unstable Regions of Proteins Involved in Misfolding Diseases Will Guest, Neil Cashman, Steven Plotkin Preview Abstract
Friday, May 15, 2009 3:02PM - 3:14PM		B3.00009: Length Dependent Force Characteristics of Coiled-Coils Sara Sadeghi, Eldon Emberly Preview Abstract
Friday, May 15, 2009 3:14PM - 3:26PM		B3.00010: Using Optical Tweezers to Probe the Elasticity of Short Molecules Benjamin P.B. Downing, Astrid van der Horst, Ming Miao, Fred W. Keeley, Nancy R. Forde Preview Abstract
Friday, May 15, 2009 3:26PM - 3:38PM		B3.00011: Melting Behaviour of Cell Death Lipids Sherry Leung, Jesus Sot, Felix Goni, Jenifer Thewalt Preview Abstract
Friday, May 15, 2009 3:38PM - 3:50PM		B3.00012: The Effect of Cholesterol on the Partitioning of 1-Octanol into POPC Lipid Bilayers Roja Zakariaee, Barbara Frisken Preview Abstract
Friday, May 15, 2009 3:50PM - 4:02PM		B3.00013: The Physical Properties of Sphingomyelin/Cholesterol Membranes: a Deuterium NMR Study Amirmohamad Keyvanloo, Mehran Shaghaghi, Martin Zuckermann, Jenifer Thewalt Preview Abstract

Session B4: Nuclear Physics

Chair: Francesca Sammarruca, University of Idaho
Room: Irving Barber Learning Center 260

Friday, May 15, 2009 1:00PM - 1:36PM		B4.00001: Journey to the Center of the Neutron Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, May 15, 2009 1:36PM - 1:48PM		B4.00002: The missing three-nucleon forces: Where are they? Ruprecht Machleidt Preview Abstract
Friday, May 15, 2009 1:48PM - 2:00PM		B4.00003: Towards the determination of nuclear matrix elements for $2\nu\beta\beta$ decays at TRIUMF's TITAN facility Thomas Brunner, Maxime Brodeur, Stephan Ettenauer, Alain Lapierre, Ryan Ringle, Jens Dilling Preview Abstract
Friday, May 15, 2009 2:00PM - 2:12PM		B4.00004: Probing the Neutrino Mass Hierarchy Laura Bodine, R.G. Hamish Robertson Preview Abstract
Friday, May 15, 2009 2:12PM - 2:24PM		B4.00005: Tensor interaction constraints from $\beta$ decay daughter nucleus spin asymmetry of trapped atoms J.A. Behr, J.R.A. Pitcairn, D. Roberge, O. Aviv, D. Ashery, A. Gorelov, P.G. Bricault, M. Dombsky, J.D. Holt, K.P. Jackson, B. Lee, M.R. Pearson, A. Gaudin, B. Dej, C. H\"ohr, G. Gwinner, D. Melconian Preview Abstract
Friday, May 15, 2009 2:24PM - 2:38PM		B4.00006: BREAK
Friday, May 15, 2009 2:38PM - 3:14PM		B4.00007: Production of the heaviest elements using radioactive beams Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, May 15, 2009 3:14PM - 3:26PM		B4.00008: High Precision Mass Measurements of Radioactive Highly Charged Ions at TITAN / TRIUMF for Tests of Fundamental Symmetries and Nuclear Structure Studies Stephan Ettenauer, Thomas Brunner, Maxime Brodeur, Aaron Gallant, Alain Lapierre, Ryan Ringle, Melvin Good, Paul Delheij, Gerald Gwinner, David Lunney, Jens Dilling Preview Abstract
Friday, May 15, 2009 3:26PM - 3:38PM		B4.00009: Penning Trap Experiments with the Most Exotic Nuclei on Earth: Precision Mass Measurements of Halo Nuclei M. Brodeur, T. Brunner, S. Ettenauer, A. Lapierre, R. Ringle, P. Delheij, J. Dilling Preview Abstract
Friday, May 15, 2009 3:38PM - 3:50PM		B4.00010: Beam delivery at TRIUMF's ISAC facility Colin Morton Preview Abstract
Friday, May 15, 2009 3:50PM - 4:02PM		B4.00011: The Use of Thermal Neutron Fission for Isotope Enrichment Jennifer Farley, Ernest Nieschmidt, Shane Hough Preview Abstract
Friday, May 15, 2009 4:02PM - 4:14PM		B4.00012: Application of core shell iron-iron oxide and pure iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles in nuclear waste separation technology M. Kaur T. Singh, H. Han, Y. Qiang, A. Johnson, A. Paszczynski Preview Abstract
Friday, May 15, 2009 4:14PM - 4:26PM		B4.00013: Dispersion and Aggregation of Magnetic Nanoparticles for Nuclear Waste Separation H. Han, M. Kaur T. Singh, Y. Qiang, A. Johnson, A. Paszczynski Preview Abstract

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