Bulletin of the American Physical Society

Joint Fall 2010 Meeting of the Texas Sections of the APS, AAPT, Zone 13 of SPS and the National Society of Hispanic Physicists

Volume 55, Number 11

Thursday–Saturday, October 21–23, 2010; San Antonio, Texas

Session Index

Session FP1: Poster Session (5:00-7:00PM)	Show Abstracts
Friday, October 22, 2010 Room: University Center III Ballroom II, 1st floor

		FP1.00001: Estimating Ultraviolet Solar Irradiance from Total Solar Irradiance: A Nine City Comparison Eugene Clark Preview Abstract
		FP1.00002: Generalized Quaternion Quantum Electrodynamics from Ginzburg-Landau-Schrodinger type Equation V. Christianto, Florentin Smarandache Preview Abstract
		FP1.00003: Quantum diffusion in optical lattices Taylor Bailey, Carlos Bertulani, Eddy Timmermans Preview Abstract
		FP1.00004: Modeling Laser-Tissue Interactions: Implementing Thermal Models and the Wave Equation to Simulate Photon Transport in Tissues Frederick Barrera, Dhiraj Sardar Preview Abstract
		FP1.00005: Photophysical Study of Novel Perylene Analogues for Biophysical Applications Jorge Palos-Chavez, Mark Penick, Rolando Valdez, George Negrete, Lorenzo Brancaleon Preview Abstract
		FP1.00006: Characterization of Rare Earth Oxide/Gold Composites Synthesized by Control of Surface Composition Zannatul Yasmin, Robert Dennis, Dhiraj Sardar, Maogen Zhang, Waldemar Gorski, Kelly Nash Preview Abstract
		FP1.00007: Ultra fast response of arrayed waveguide gratings: a phenomenological quantum approach Daniel Dominguez, John Sandy, Luis Grave de Peralta Preview Abstract
		FP1.00008: Optical losses and wave-front distortions in the reflection of light from a photonic-crystal mirror Travis Miller, Sergio Cantu, Volker Quetschke, Malik Rakhmanov, Yi-Chen Shuai, Deyin Zhao, Weidong Zhou Preview Abstract
		FP1.00009: Experimental Investigation of the Possibility for Negative Refraction in Si Opals Liliana Ruiz-Diaz, Malik Rakhmanov, Volker Quetschke, Anvar Zakhidov Preview Abstract
		FP1.00010: Analyses of the Ultraviolet Spectra of Er$^{3+}$ in Er$_{2}$O$_{3}$ and Er$^{3+}$ in Y$_{2}$O$_{3}$ Sreerenjini Chandra, John B. Gruber, Gary W. Burdick, Dhiraj K. Sardar Preview Abstract
		FP1.00011: Mapping the double-slit diffraction pattern Richard Selvaggi, Charles Rogers, Clay Richardson Preview Abstract
		FP1.00012: A Chandra ACIS Observation of the Pulsar-Wind Remnant RCW 103 Estela Jordan, Eric M. Schlegel Preview Abstract
		FP1.00013: Observations of the 2010 January Outburst of the Recurrent Nova U Scoprius using NASA's Swift Marilyn Moore, Sabrina Engelhardt, Laura Vega, Laura McMaster, Eric Schlegel, Ashley Pagnotta Preview Abstract
		FP1.00014: Analytical models for the sun John Fuqua, Carlos Bertulani Preview Abstract
		FP1.00015: Numerical Methods for Modeling Cosmic Ray Propagation in the Galaxy Hugo Espejel, Edmund Bertschinger Preview Abstract
		FP1.00016: Preliminary Results For the Distribution of Observable Pulsars Within the Galaxy Frank Ceballos, Matthew Benacquista Preview Abstract
		FP1.00017: Mapping of the Moon in the Ultraviolet: the Lyman Alpha Mapping Project D.G. Horvath, K.D. Retherford, G.R. Gladstone, S.A. Stern, A.F. Egan, P.F. Miles, J. Wm. Parker, T.K. Greathouse, M.W. Davis, D.C. Slater, D.E. Kaufmann, M.H. Versteeg, P.D. Feldman, D.M. Hurley, W.R. Pryor, A.R. Hendrix Preview Abstract
		FP1.00018: Low-Energy electrons in Saturn's Magnetosphere Anna DeJong, James Burch Preview Abstract
		FP1.00019: X-ray Eclipses in the 2010 January Outburst of the Recurrent Nova U Scorpii? Laura Vega, Laura McMaster, Marilyn Moore, Sabrina Engelhardt, Eric Schlegel, Ashley Pagnotta Preview Abstract
		FP1.00020: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
		FP1.00021: Empirical Model for Ion Flows Around Jupiter During the Galileo Mission Austin Egert, Jared Bell, Hunter Waite Preview Abstract
		FP1.00022: Three Dimensional Structure of CIRs at 1 AU Thomas Broiles Preview Abstract
		FP1.00023: Photometry of Standard Stars and Open Star Clusters Amanda Jefferies, Peter Frinchaboy Preview Abstract
		FP1.00024: Warning times for potentially hazardous long-period comets Susan Martinez, Dan Boice, Walter Huebner Preview Abstract
		FP1.00025: Super Storm Dependence upon Solar-Wind-Magnetosphere Coupling George Clark, Jerry Goldstein, Joerg-Micha Jahn Preview Abstract
		FP1.00026: Levenberg-Marquardt Algorithm Applied to Cassini-CAPS Corotational Data Roberto Livi, Jerry Goldstein, Jim Burch, Anna DeJong, Frank Crary, Dave Young, Fran Bagenal Preview Abstract
		FP1.00027: Mapping the Galaxy with LISA Jose Mckinnon, Matthew Benacquista Preview Abstract
		FP1.00028: Effect of Porphyrins Bound to Tubulin Dimers Brady McMicken Preview Abstract
		FP1.00029: Chaos Theory and Protein Dynamics James Bui, James Clarage Preview Abstract
		FP1.00030: Near Infrared Optical Properties of Whole Human Blood and Blood Containing Nanoparticulates Lawrence C. Mimun, Brian Yust, Kelly L. Nash, Dhiraj K. Sardar Preview Abstract
		FP1.00031: How Do Single Point Mutations Impact Protein Folding in Parkinson's Disease Olivia Wise-Scira, Andrew Roque, Liang Xu, Orkid Coskuner Preview Abstract
		FP1.00032: The Maximum Solubility of Cholesterol in POPC/POPE Lipid Mixtures Serkan Balyimez, Juyang Huang Preview Abstract
		FP1.00033: Mining X-ray diffuse scattering images for evidence of protein dynamics Mary Faltaous, James Clarage Preview Abstract
		FP1.00034: Dynamics of Small Peptides: Comparison of NMR Relaxation Experiments with Molecular Dynamics Simulations David Torres, Elizabeth Gonzalez, Michelle Steiger, James Clarage Preview Abstract
		FP1.00035: Light Scattering as an Indicator of Protein Aggregate Size Jeremiah Babcock, Rolando Valdez, Lorenzo Brancaleon Preview Abstract
		FP1.00036: Automated Microorganism Detector Pelham Keahey, Will Hardy, Mason Cradit, Steven Solis, Andrea Holland, Gerry Wade Preview Abstract
		FP1.00037: A Study of the Accuracy and Precision Among XRF, ICP-MS, and PIXE on Trace Element Analyses of Small Water Samples Sahil Naik, Ritish Patnaik, Venkata Kummari, Lucas Phinney, Mangal Dhoubhadel, Aaron Jesseph, William Hoffmann, Guido Verbeck, Bibhudutta Rout Preview Abstract
		FP1.00038: Structural and Thermodynamic Properties of Amyloid-$\beta $ Peptides: Impact of Fragment Size T. Kitahara, O. Wise-Scira, O. Coskuner Preview Abstract
		FP1.00039: Structure, function and folding of phosphoglycerate kinase are strongly perturbed by macromolecular crowding. Antonios Samiotakis, Apratim Dhar, Simon Ebbinghaus, Lea Nienhaus, Dirar Homouz, Martin Gruebele, Margaret Cheung Preview Abstract
		FP1.00040: An approach for detecting low frequency non-stationarity present in LIGO science data Robert Stone, Soma Mukherjee Preview Abstract
		FP1.00041: Surface chemistry of functionalized carbon nanotubes and their nanocomposites Z.P. Luo, L. Carson, A. Oki, L. Adams, N. Soboyejo, E.G.C. Regisford, A. Holzenburg Preview Abstract
		FP1.00042: Enhancing Optical Anisotropy and Thermal Stability of Liquid Crystals by Nanoparticles Karen Vardanyan, Robert Walton, Richard Jimenez Preview Abstract
		FP1.00043: Apparatus for the analysis of surfaces in gas environments using Positron Spectroscopy Suman Satyal, Lawrence Lim, Vibek Joglekar, Sushant Kalaskar, Karthik Shastry, Alex Weiss Preview Abstract
		FP1.00044: Sharma and Fulde-Farrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov states in an optical lattice Zlatko Koinov, Rafael Perez, Mauricio Fortes Preview Abstract
		FP1.00045: A first principles study of noble metal-doped silicon nanocrystals Si$_{n-1}$M (n = 75 and 150 and M = Cu, Ag, Au) Cedric Mayfield, Muhammad Huda Preview Abstract
		FP1.00046: Photocatalytic Decomposition of Water: Next Generation Fuel Source Keegan Hanks Preview Abstract
		FP1.00047: Study of Bulk Modulus in Zincblende Nitrogen doped Gallium Phosphide Alloys Using Density Functional Theory Brandon Butler, Muhammad Huda Preview Abstract
		FP1.00048: Study of novel configuration of columnar defects in the high temperature superconductor YBa$_{2}$Cu$_{3}$O$_{7}$ Lauren Dorsett, Andra Troncalli, Lisa Paulius, Wai -K Kwok, Austin Howard, Nicholas Cornell, Anvar Zakhidov Preview Abstract
		FP1.00049: Temperature Dependencies of Linewidths, Positions, and Line Shifts of Spectral Transitions of Trivalent Neodymium Ions in Ceramic Nd3+:Y2O3 Francisco Pedraza, Edward Khachatryan, Robert Dennis, Kelly Nash, Dhiraj Sardar Preview Abstract
		FP1.00050: Ferroelectric BaTiO$_{3}$ thin film synthesis on Ni substrates by pulsed laser deposition with varying oxygen atmosphere conditions E. Silva, J. Liu, M. Liu, G. Collins, C.L. Chen Preview Abstract
		FP1.00051: Capturing the Potential of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells James Benson Preview Abstract
		FP1.00052: Study of Narrowband Noise in Gravitational Wave Interferometers Thilina Shihan Weerathunga Preview Abstract
		FP1.00053: Modeling signals in gravitational wave interferometric data Gamage Dannangoda Preview Abstract
		FP1.00054: Smarandache's Minimum Theorem in the Einstein Relativistic Velocity Model of Hyperbolic Geometry Catalin Barbu Preview Abstract
		FP1.00055: Applications of the diffraction and interference of light and electronic waves Cristian Bahrim, Robert Lanning Preview Abstract
		FP1.00056: Comparison of GEANT4 Physics Models with Measured Beta Particle Data in Aluminum using a Strontium-90 Source Samantha Everett Preview Abstract
		FP1.00057: Shape-Controllable Synthesis of Gold Nanostructure and Their Application in Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) Jianhui Yang, Dhiraj Sardar Preview Abstract
		FP1.00058: Er$^{3+}$:Y$_{2}$O$_{3}$ Fluorescence Enhancement through Energy Transfer to Plasmonic Nanoparticles Nathan Ray Preview Abstract
		FP1.00059: Comparative study of Nd$^{3+}$ in various nanocrystalline sesquioxide hosts (Nd$^{3+}$:RE$_{2}$O$_{3}$ where RE = Y, Gd, La, Yb, and Sc) Jesse Salas, Robert Dennis, Kelly Nash, Dhiraj Sardar Preview Abstract
		FP1.00060: Synthesis and Optical Properties of Nd$^{3+}$ in Nanocrystalline Nd$^{3+}$:BaGd$_{2}$O$_{4}$ Kenneth Ramsey, Robert Dennis, Jianhui Yang, Maogen Zhang, Dhiraj Sardar Preview Abstract
		FP1.00061: Silver (Ag) nanostructure assisted fluorescence imaging Kyung-Min Lee, Arup Neogi, Minjung Kim, Bongsoo Kim, Rafal Luchowski , Zygmunt Gryczynski, Nils Calander, Tae-Youl Choi Preview Abstract
		FP1.00062: Evidence for hexagonal diamond in CVD grown diamond thin films Rajarshi Chakraborty, Suresh Sharma Preview Abstract
		FP1.00063: Electronic Structure of Bimetallic Core/Shell Quantum-Dots Ruben Estrada-Salas, Hector Barron, Devraj Sandhu, Miguel Jose-Yacaman Preview Abstract
		FP1.00064: Synthesis and characterization of monodispersed icosahedral Au using spherical aberration correction J. Jesus Velazquez-Salazar, Rodrigo Esparza, Miguel Jose Yacaman Preview Abstract
		FP1.00065: Microwave-assisted synthesis and characterization of star-shaped zinc oxide micro and nanostructures Flor Esthela Palomar Perez, Idalia Gomez de la Fuente, Miguel Yacaman Preview Abstract
		FP1.00066: Possible mechanism(s) behind recently observed effects of incorporating gold nanoparticles into a polymer-dispersed liquid crystal Alfonso Hinojosa, Suresh Sharma Preview Abstract
		FP1.00067: Piezolectric Charging for Smart Fabric Applications Ross Hackworth, Julie Moriera, Ramakrishna Kotha, Robert Maxwell, Arturo Ayon Preview Abstract
		FP1.00068: Acceleration of H$^{-}$ ions for the Cyclotron Institute Upgrade Project Juan Olvera, Henry Clark Preview Abstract
		FP1.00069: Experimental Verification of Moseley's Law and the Measurement of Environmental, Pollution, and Biological Samples using X-Ray Fluorescence analysis Venkata Kummari, Sahil Naik, Ritish Patnaik, Jerome Duggan, Bibhudutta Rout Preview Abstract
		FP1.00070: Constructing the Hodoscope Arrays for the Fermilab E-906/SeaQuest Spectrometer Brianna Edlund Preview Abstract
		FP1.00071: Development of a Gas Stopper for Fusion-Evaporation Products Jordan Sefcik, Charles Folden III, Marisa Alfonso Preview Abstract
		FP1.00072: Upsilon + Hadron correlations at the Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collider (RHIC) Matthew Cervantes Preview Abstract
		FP1.00073: Development of a Low-Level Counting Station Omar Magana Preview Abstract
		FP1.00074: CdSe-ZnS Core-Shell and Gold Quantum Dots and the Effects of Different Substrates Gilbert Bustamante, Mohsen Purahmad, Rade Kuljic, Mitra Dutta Preview Abstract
		FP1.00075: Exploration of Traveling Waves in High Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging Zachary Hernandez Preview Abstract
		FP1.00076: Nanostructures: Temperature Dependence of Optical Properties for Solar Applications Alvaro Aguilar Preview Abstract

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Bulletin of the American Physical Society

Joint Fall 2010 Meeting of the Texas Sections of the APS, AAPT, Zone 13 of SPS and the National Society of Hispanic Physicists

Volume 55, Number 11

Thursday–Saturday, October 21–23, 2010; San Antonio, Texas

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