Bulletin of the American Physical Society

76th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Section of APS

Volume 54, Number 16

Wednesday–Saturday, November 11–14, 2009; Atlanta, Georgia

Session Index

Session DA: Education Policy and Outreach for Physicists

Chair: Paul Cottle, Florida State University
Room: Amsterdam

Thursday, November 12, 2009 1:30PM - 2:00PM		DA.00001: Preparing Future Scientists and Engineers in High School: Where is the Physics? Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Thursday, November 12, 2009 2:00PM - 2:30PM		DA.00002: Physics Taking in US High Schools and in the Southeastern US Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Thursday, November 12, 2009 2:30PM - 3:00PM		DA.00003: Designing Effective K-12 Educational Initiatives for Grant Proposals Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Thursday, November 12, 2009 3:00PM - 3:30PM		DA.00004: Using FIRST LEGO League Robotics Competitions to Engage Middle School Students in Physics Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session DB: Energy Research and Education

Chair: Joseph Poon, University of Virginia
Room: Frankfurt

Thursday, November 12, 2009 1:30PM - 2:00PM		DB.00001: Rcent Advances in Thermoelectric Energy Conversion and Refrigeration Materials Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Thursday, November 12, 2009 2:00PM - 2:30PM		DB.00002: Nanoscale Material Approaches to Thermoelectric Energy Conversion Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Thursday, November 12, 2009 2:30PM - 3:00PM		DB.00003: Energy Transport in Ru(II)- and Os(II)-Loaded Light Harvesting Polymers. Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Thursday, November 12, 2009 3:00PM - 3:30PM		DB.00004: Energy education and its importance to public policy Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session DC: Condensed Matter I

Chair: Ramesh Mani, Georgia State University
Room: Paris

Thursday, November 12, 2009 1:30PM - 1:42PM		DC.00001: Tunneling Magneto-Conductance Oscillations in Epitaxial Graphene Kevin D. Kubista, David L. Miller, Ming Ruan, Walt A. de Heer, Phillip N. First, Gregory M. Rutter, Joseph A. Stroscio Preview Abstract
Thursday, November 12, 2009 1:42PM - 1:54PM		DC.00002: Mapping Quantized Cyclotron Orbits of Dirac Particles in Graphene David Miller, Kevin Kubista, Ming Ruan, Walt de Heer, Phil First, Gregory Rutter, Joseph Stroscio Preview Abstract
Thursday, November 12, 2009 1:54PM - 2:06PM		DC.00003: Transport Properties and Surface Morphology Correlated Studies on Graphene Formed by Si Desorption of 6H-SiC William Roach, Douglas Beringer, Jonathan Skuza, Cesar Clavero, Rosa Alejandra Lukaszew Preview Abstract
Thursday, November 12, 2009 2:06PM - 2:18PM		DC.00004: Controlled growth of monolayer graphene on silicon carbide in argon atmosphere David Torrance, David Miller, Holly Tinkey, Evan Green, Madeleine Phillips, Phillip First Preview Abstract
Thursday, November 12, 2009 2:18PM - 2:30PM		DC.00005: Study of the resistance induced by metal contacts in graphene by first-principles methods Salvador Barraza-Lopez, Mei-Yin Chou Preview Abstract
Thursday, November 12, 2009 2:30PM - 2:42PM		DC.00006: Impact of Gradient in Dynamics at the Free Surface on the Physical Aging of Polystyrene Films and Its Connection to the Glass Transition Temperature Reductions Justin Pye, Kate Rohald, Elizabeth Baker, Connie Roth Preview Abstract
Thursday, November 12, 2009 2:42PM - 2:54PM		DC.00007: Switching Behavior of Ag/Molecule/Metal Junctions Using $m$-1-Carboranethiol, 3-Chloro-1-propanethiol, and 1,1',4',1''-Terphenyl-4-thiol Kevin Andring, Lam Yu Preview Abstract
Thursday, November 12, 2009 2:54PM - 3:06PM		DC.00008: Influence of Residual Stresses from Thermal Expansion Mismatch during Quenching on the Subsequent Physical Aging of Polymer Thin Films James Davidheiser, Suk Yoon, Connie Roth Preview Abstract
Thursday, November 12, 2009 3:06PM - 3:18PM		DC.00009: Effect of Ultra Violet Radiation on Surface Properties: Comparison of RTV 655 and Silica--Based Aerogels MacKenzie Sinden-Redding, Firouzeh Sabri Preview Abstract
Thursday, November 12, 2009 3:18PM - 3:30PM		DC.00010: Freshman Research Experience: Deposition and Characterization of thin films Travis Vaughn, Tatiana Allen, Phillip Broussard Preview Abstract

Session DD: Gases, Fluids and Metals Under Stress

Chair: Elisa Riedo, Georgia Institute of Technology
Room: Brussels

Thursday, November 12, 2009 1:30PM - 1:42PM		DD.00001: Stress and strain analysis of metal plates with holes Biyu Hu, Sanichiro Yoshida, John Gaffney Preview Abstract
Thursday, November 12, 2009 1:42PM - 1:54PM		DD.00002: Study on stress distribution around holes in metal plates and transition to fracture John Gaffney, Biyu Hu, Sanichiro Yoshida Preview Abstract
Thursday, November 12, 2009 1:54PM - 2:06PM		DD.00003: Pattern Control and State Estimation in Rayleigh-B\'{e}nard Convection Adam Perkins, Michael Schatz Preview Abstract
Thursday, November 12, 2009 2:06PM - 2:18PM		DD.00004: Identifying Exact Coherent Structures in 2D Turbulence: Experiments and Simulations Michael Schatz, Jon Paprocki, Christopher Lesesne, James Andrews, Reuven Ballaban Preview Abstract
Thursday, November 12, 2009 2:18PM - 2:30PM		DD.00005: Extensive Scaling of Computational Homology and Karhunen-Lo\`{e}ve Decomposition in Rayleigh-B\'{e}nard Convection Experiments H\"{u}seyin Kurtuldu, Michael Schatz Preview Abstract
Thursday, November 12, 2009 2:30PM - 2:42PM		DD.00006: Transient Turbulence in Taylor-Couette Flow: Co/Counter Rotation and Aspect Ratio Effects Daniel Borrero-Echeverry, Randall Tagg, Michael Schatz Preview Abstract
Thursday, November 12, 2009 2:42PM - 2:54PM		DD.00007: Selected Topics in Nonlinear Wave Phenomena: Diffusive Solitons, Singular Surfaces, and Wave Chaos Pedro Jordan, Ashok Puri Preview Abstract

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