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 FA1: Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics II

Chair: Andrey Chabanov, University of Texas at San Antonio
Room: University Center III Travis Room, 2nd floor

Friday, October 22, 2010 3:00PM - 3:12PM		FA1.00001: Whispering-Gallery Modes in Quantum Dot-Embedded Microspheres Hope Beier, Kenith Meissner Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 3:12PM - 3:24PM		FA1.00002: Experimental and Numerical Studies of Thermal Lensing in Optical Materials Samantha Franklin Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 3:24PM - 3:36PM		FA1.00003: Controllable optical switch by a Bose-Einstein condensate in an optical cavity Shuai Yang, Mohammad Al-Amri, Jorg Evers, M. Suhail Zubairy Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 3:36PM - 3:48PM		FA1.00004: High Energy Scattering from all Isotopormers of H2 Steven Alexander, R.L. Coldwell Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 3:48PM - 4:00PM		FA1.00005: Optimizing coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering by genetic algorithm controlled pulse shaping Wenlong Yang, Alexei Sokolov Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 4:00PM - 4:12PM		FA1.00006: Surface Plasmon Polariton Propagation, Interference and Diffraction Jacob Ajimo, Charles Reagan, Ayrton Bernussi, Luis Grave de Peralta Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 4:12PM - 4:24PM		FA1.00007: Carrier-Envelope Phase Effects in Multi-Photon Procesess Pankaj Jha, Yuri Rostovtsev, Hebin Li, Vladimir Sautenkov, Marlan Scully Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 4:24PM - 4:36PM		FA1.00008: Speckle Statistics of Localized Waves in Random Media Abe Pena, Andrey Chabanov, Jing Wang, Azriel Genack Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 4:36PM - 4:48PM		FA1.00009: Coherent control of Casimir force in chiral medium Jabir Hakami, Qingqing Sun, Suhail Zubairy Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 4:48PM - 5:00PM		FA1.00010: Spectroscopic Ellipsometry of Gadolinium Gallium Oxide thin films Kaleb Gilbert, Kunal Bhatnagar, Steve Jackson, Ravindranath Droopad, Wilhelmus Geerts, Toni Sauncy Preview Abstract

Session FA2: Astrophysics, Astronomy, Space Science II

Chair: Soma Mukherjee, University of Texas at Brownsville
Room: University Center III Bexar Room, 1st floor

Friday, October 22, 2010 3:00PM - 3:12PM		FA2.00001: Laser Stabilization Techniques for Gravitational-wave Detectors Sergio Cantu, Malik Rakhmanov, Volker Quetschke Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 3:12PM - 3:24PM		FA2.00002: The Formation of Spaces in the Universe and Its Expansion James Wang Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 3:24PM - 3:36PM		FA2.00003: Cluster analysis of simulated gravitational wave triggers using constrained validation clustering Ting Zhang, Lappoon Tang, Soma Mukherjee Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 3:36PM - 3:48PM		FA2.00004: Classification of simulated LIGO glitches using Fast Time Series Evaluation Algorithm Papia Rizwan, Soma Mukherjee Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 3:48PM - 4:00PM		FA2.00005: Ewald Sums for One Dimension Bruce Miller, Jean-Louis Rouet Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 4:00PM - 4:12PM		FA2.00006: Classification of Glitch Waveforms in Gravitational Wave detector characterization Razib Obaid, Soma Mukherjee Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 4:12PM - 4:24PM		FA2.00007: Cosmology in One Dimension: Fractal Geometry, Power Spectra and Correlation Bruce Miller, Jean-Louis Rouet Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 4:24PM - 4:36PM		FA2.00008: Nanostructured Oxygen Generators for Aerospace Life Supporting System Karen Martirosyan Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 4:36PM - 4:48PM		FA2.00009: GM=tc$^3$ Cosmology and the Moon Louise Riofrio Preview Abstract

Session FA3: Biological and Chemical Physics II

Chair: Robert Thomas, Air Force Research Laboratory
Room: University Center I Pecan Room, 2nd floor

Friday, October 22, 2010 3:00PM - 3:12PM		FA3.00001: Automatic quantification of early transition points in biofilm formation Travis Thatcher, Samuel Bienvenu, Shinji Strain, Vernita Gordon Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 3:12PM - 3:24PM		FA3.00002: NanoSphere Lithography-Based Micro/Nano-patterning techniques of polymer brushes. Fernando Monjaraz, Dipika Patel, Soyeun Park Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 3:24PM - 3:36PM		FA3.00003: Utilizing E. coli Autotactic Responses to Understand Quorum Dependent Behaviors in P. aeruginosa Shinji Strain, Samuel Bienvenu, Travis Thatcher, Vernita Gordon Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 3:36PM - 3:48PM		FA3.00004: Photo-Thermal Ablation of Single Neurons Using Gold Nanostars Zurab Kereselidze, Victor Romero, Waskar Egido, Christopher Valdes, Emmanuel Michaelides, Xomalin Peralta, Miguel Jose-Yacaman, Fidel Santamaria Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 3:48PM - 4:00PM		FA3.00005: Measuring Forces of Bacterial Biofilms on Substrates Benjamin Cooley, Vernita Gordon Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 4:00PM - 4:12PM		FA3.00006: Using a Microwave Resonant Cavity to Study Hydrogen Bonding at Phase Transition in H$_{2}$O and D$_{2}$O James Roberts, Jai Dahiya Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 4:12PM - 4:24PM		FA3.00007: Chemotaxis in P. Aeruginosa Biofilm Formation Samuel Bienvenu, Shinji Strain, Travis Thatcher, Vernita Gordon Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 4:24PM - 4:36PM		FA3.00008: AFM-based nano-mechanical clues for cancer metastasis Lyndon Bastatas, Raul Martinez-Zaguilan, Soyeun Park Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 4:36PM - 4:48PM		FA3.00009: Interactions and transitions in biofilm formation Vernita Gordon, Kelly Colvin, Jacinta Conrad, Maxsim Gibiansky, Fan Jin, Matthew Parsek, Gerard Wong Preview Abstract

Session FA4: Computational and General I

Chair: Zlatko Koinov, University of Texas at San Antonio
Room: University Center III Harris Room, 2nd floor

Friday, October 22, 2010 3:00PM - 3:12PM		FA4.00001: Dynamic Modeling and Simulation of a Real World Billiard Alexandre Hartl, Bruce Miller Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 3:12PM - 3:24PM		FA4.00002: Experimental Study of Ocean Mixing Bruce Rodenborn, Guenther Ebert, Harry L. Swinney Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 3:24PM - 3:36PM		FA4.00003: Analytical Comparisons of Tree Ring Data, Greenland Ice Core Temperatures and Temperature Fluctuations of the Sargasso Sea James Roberts, Jai Dahiya Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 3:36PM - 3:48PM		FA4.00004: A new generalization of supersymmetric quantum mechanics to arbitrary dimensionality or number of distinguishable particles Thomas Markovich Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 3:48PM - 4:00PM		FA4.00005: Identifying Inertial Modes in a Hide-Titman Flow Mary Catalano, Robert Blum, Daniel Zimmerman, Don Martin, Daniel Lathrop Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 4:00PM - 4:12PM		FA4.00006: Developing an Undergraduate Program in Energy Systems John Fanchi Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 4:12PM - 4:24PM		FA4.00007: Schr\"{o}dinger Equation from Hamilton-Jacobi Equation Donald H. Kobe Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 4:24PM - 4:36PM		FA4.00008: Motor Controls for the NIFFTE Time Projection Chamber Positioning Stand Daniel Pamplin, Nathan Pickle Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 4:36PM - 4:48PM		FA4.00009: A Classical Theory of the Anomalous Zeeman Effect James Espinosa, James Woodyard Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 4:48PM - 5:00PM		FA4.00010: Neutron Elastic and Inelastic Scattering Cross Sections on $^{Nat}$Fe and $^{23}$Na Luke Kersting, Collin J. Lueck, S.F. Hicks, B.P. Crider, M.T. McEllistrem, E.E. Peters, J.R. Vanhoy Preview Abstract

Session FA5: Condensed Matter and Nanoscience II

Chair: Marcelo Marucho, University of Texas at San Antonio
Room: University Center III Ballroom I, 1st floor

Friday, October 22, 2010 3:00PM - 3:12PM		FA5.00001: Microstructural and transport properties of highly epitaxial (LaBa)Co$_{2}$O$_{5+\delta }$ thin films on (001) SrTiO3 Chunrui Ma, Ming Liu, Jian Liu, Greg Collins, Chonglin Chen, Jie He, Jiechao Jiang, Efstathios Meletis, Allan Jacobson Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 3:12PM - 3:24PM		FA5.00002: From carbon nanotubes to carbon atomic chains Gilberto Casillas Garc\'Ia, Weijia Zhang, Miguel Jos\'e-Yacam\'an Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 3:24PM - 3:36PM		FA5.00003: Study of texturing in Bi-2212 powder for wire development Feng Lu, Kyle Damborsky, Nathaniel Pogue, Peter McIntyre Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 3:36PM - 3:48PM		FA5.00004: Surface Defect States in Nanopowder ZnO Yuri M. Strzhemechny, Raul M. Peters, Jacob Shafer, James Schulman, J. Antonio Paramo Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 3:48PM - 4:00PM		FA5.00005: Development of a new Process for Fabricating Bi-2212/Ag Round Wire Kyle Damborsky, Feng Lu, Peter McIntyre, Nathaniel Pogue, Elizabeth Sooby Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 4:00PM - 4:12PM		FA5.00006: Spin spiral order and magnetization dynamics in magnetic nanowires Oleg Tretiakov, Artem Abanov Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 4:12PM - 4:24PM		FA5.00007: Modeling and simulation of charged particle beam transport in the UTA 2 meter Time of Flight Positron Annihilation Induced Auger Spectrometer Prasad Joglekar, Lawrence Lim, Sushant Kalaskar, Karthik Shastry, Suman Satyal, Alexander Weiss Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 4:24PM - 4:36PM		FA5.00008: The Development of a Two-Powder Process for Bi-2212 Precursor Powders Elizabeth Sooby, Terry Holesinger Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 4:36PM - 4:48PM		FA5.00009: Photoluminescence of etched SiC nanowires Polite D. Stewart, Jr., Ryan Rich, T.W. Zerda Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 4:48PM - 5:00PM		FA5.00010: Uncompensated Magnetization in FeF$_{2}$ Karie Badgley, Igor V. Roshchin, Mikhail Zhernenkov, Michael R. Fitzsimmons, M. Erekhinsky, Ivan K. Schuller, Hugo Ponce, Aldo H. Romero, Casey W. Miller Preview Abstract

Session FA6: SPS

Chair: Richard Cardenas, St. Mary's University
Room: University Center III Hidalgo Room, 2nd floor

Friday, October 22, 2010 3:00PM - 3:12PM		FA6.00001: Synthesis of Porous Silicon by non-contact etching with a strong oxidizer D. Olivia Skeen, Toni Sauncy Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 3:12PM - 3:24PM		FA6.00002: ALE Meta-Analysis of Schizophrenics Performing the N-Back Task Zachary Harrell Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 3:24PM - 3:36PM		FA6.00003: The Search for the W' and Right-Handed Neutrino Guy Grubbs Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 3:36PM - 3:48PM		FA6.00004: Developing functional Optical Tweezers for Undergraduate Research Tanya Dax, Toni Sauncy Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 3:48PM - 4:00PM		FA6.00005: Estimating the sheet resistance of a thin film with an Ohm-meter Alan Woodall, Wilhelmus Geerts Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 4:00PM - 4:12PM		FA6.00006: Design and construction of a Hall Effect Measurement system Ethan Gully, Travis Little, Sebastian Requena, Toni Sauncy Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 4:12PM - 4:24PM		FA6.00007: MicroBooNE: Proton Decay Background Studies Jessica Esquivel, Richard Cardenas Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 4:24PM - 4:36PM		FA6.00008: Science Policy: Behind the Scenes Travis Barnett Preview Abstract
Friday, October 22, 2010 4:36PM - 4:48PM		FA6.00009: Interaction of Mastoparan with Model Membranes Justin Haloot Preview Abstract

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