Bulletin of the American Physical Society

Joint Fall 2011 Meeting of the Texas Sections of the APS, AAPT, and Zone 13 of the SPS

Volume 56, Number 7

Thursday–Saturday, October 6–8, 2011; Commerce, Texas

Session Index

Session H1: Poster Session (6:10 pm - 7:30 pm)	Show Abstracts
Friday, October 7, 2011 Room: Sam Rayburn Student Center Second Floor

		H1.00001: Positioning devices based on submicro-textured magnetostrictive alloys (Fe$_{85}$Ga$_{15}$) Gamage Dannangoda, Karen Martirosyan Preview Abstract
		H1.00002: McDonald Observations of J1118+480 Lorena Monroy, Paul A. Mason, E.L. Robinson Preview Abstract
		H1.00003: Optical Observation of Low Mass X-Ray Binary J1753.4-0126 Aurelio Paez, Paul A. Mason, E.L. Robinson Preview Abstract
		H1.00004: Optical Characterization and GIS Mapping of Light Pollution in West Texas Hillary Proffit, Shivakumar Surendranath, Hardin Dunham Preview Abstract
		H1.00005: Optical Observation of Low Mass X-Ray Binary V1727 Cygni Alex Price, Paul Mason, Edward L. Robinson Preview Abstract
		H1.00006: Modeling the White Dwarf Luminosity Function Rick Navarro Preview Abstract
		H1.00007: Equation of State in a Strongly Interacting Relativistic System Jason Keith, Efrain Ferrer Preview Abstract
		H1.00008: Tunneling, Diffusion and Dissociation of Feshbach Molecules in Optical Lattices Taylor Bailey, Carlos Bertulani, Eddy Timmermans Preview Abstract
		H1.00009: Downstream electron beam exciter diagnostic with energy dependent cross section responses for process tool applications P.L. Stephan Thamban, Gabriel Padron Wells, Jimmy Hosch, Matthew Goeckner Preview Abstract
		H1.00010: Improvements to a Compton Polarimeter Brandon Cavness, Dave Gaskell, Mark Dalton Preview Abstract
		H1.00011: SPP Excitation Using Extremely Low Intensity Light John Sandy, Daniel Dominguez, Luis Grave De Peralta Preview Abstract
		H1.00012: Excitation of atomic and nuclear coherence by strong optical fields Yuri Rostovtsev, Treena Chatterjee Preview Abstract
		H1.00013: Analysis of crystals using electron diffraction Robert Nick Lanning, Cristian Bahrim Preview Abstract
		H1.00014: Study of plasmonic crystals by Plasmon Tomography far-field Superlenses Willis Agutu, Charles Regan, Arquimedes Columbie, Robier Rodriguez, Ayrton Bernussi, Luis De-Peralta Preview Abstract
		H1.00015: Determining Favorable Binding Configurations of the Anti-Cancer Drug Ellipticine to the KV11.1 Potassium Channel V-VI Transmembrane Domain Through Autodock Simulations Dawn Lipscomb, Saverio Gentile, Lorenzo Brancaleon Preview Abstract
		H1.00016: Nanostructured thermites based on iodine pentoxide for bio agent defeat systems. Mkhitar Hobosyan, Alexander Kazansky, Karen Martirosyan Preview Abstract
		H1.00017: Thermophoresis in microfluidic devices: Lattice-Boltzmann simulations Jennifer Pearce, David Wilson, Seth Norman Preview Abstract
		H1.00018: Electromagnetism of Bacterial Growth Ailiyasi Ainiwaer Preview Abstract
		H1.00019: Temperature Dependence of DNA Charge Transport Chris Wohlgamuth, Marc McWilliams, Jason Slinker Preview Abstract
		H1.00020: Real-Time Interaction between Antimicrobial Peptide and Lipid Membrane Using Atomic Force Microscopy and Confocal Microscopy Jie Hu, Vernita Gordon, Ahmed Touhami Preview Abstract
		H1.00021: Porphyrin-Mediated Photoinduced Conformational Changes to Albumin Sarah Rozinek, Lorenzo Brancaleon Preview Abstract
		H1.00022: Titrated fluorescent binding of Thioflavin-T with bovine serum albumin Jacob Friday, Jeremiah Babcock, Lorenzo Brancaleon Preview Abstract
		H1.00023: Polarized Reflectance Measurement of Burned Skin Tissues Hector Michael de Pedro, Chuan-I. Chang, Faranak Zarnani, Robert Glosser, D. Maas, A. Idris Preview Abstract
		H1.00024: Investigating the Mechanical Properties of Plasma von Willebrand Factor Using Atomic Force Microscopy Sitara Wijeratne, Eric Botello, Hui-Chun Yeh, Zhou Zhou, Angela Bergeron, Eric Frey, Joel Moake, Jing-Fei Dong, Ching-Hwa Kiang Preview Abstract
		H1.00025: Raman Micro-spectroscopy Study of Healthy and Burned Biological Tissue Faranak Zarnani, Robert Glosser, Ahamed Idris Preview Abstract
		H1.00026: Photoinduced Charge Transfer Process Luis Basurto, Tunna Baruah, Rajendra Zope, Jose Rodriguez Preview Abstract
		H1.00027: Calix[6]arene electron beam sensitivity and contrast dependence on functionalization and molecular weight Gregory Spencer, Daniel Ralls, Stephan Wolfe, Michael Blanda, Anup Bandyopadhyay Preview Abstract
		H1.00028: Spectroscopic analysis of temperature dependent growth of WO3 and W0.95Ti0.05O3 thin films Young Yun, Felicia Manciu, Durrer William, James Howard, Chintalapalle Ramana Preview Abstract
		H1.00029: Morphology and chemical composition of Zn-Co alloy electrodeposits from alkaline solutions Meysam Heydari Gharahcheshmeh, Ahmed Touhami Preview Abstract
		H1.00030: Effects of electronic correlations on the mechanical properties of Gallium Phosphide using density functional theory (DFT+U) Prashant Khatri, Brandon Butler, John A. Turner, Muhammad N. Huda Preview Abstract
		H1.00031: Positron Doppler Broadening of Pure Elemental Metals Desmond Fernandez, C.A. Quarles Preview Abstract
		H1.00032: Calculating the Phonon Dispersion From First Principles Frank Ceballos, Andy O'Hara, Alexander Slepko, Alexander Demkov Preview Abstract
		H1.00033: Investigation of a strain generated internal field in an InGaAs/GaAs quantum well heterostructure Kaleb Gilbert, James Matthews, Sauncy Toni Preview Abstract
		H1.00034: Electronic Structure of Semiconductor Random Alloys Kevin Kendall, Byounghak Lee, Xavier Cartoixa Preview Abstract
		H1.00035: Remote plasma-assisted deposition of metals onto the surface of nanocrystalline ZnO Sergio A. Leal, Anastasiia Nemashkalo, Puskar Chapagain, Shreedhar Pant, Phillip Alarcon, Yuri M. Strzhemechny Preview Abstract
		H1.00036: Evidence for evanescent waves at interfaces in a high-index prism/liquid-crystal-Au-NPs/glass/air structure and effects of relative concentration of gold nanoparticles, wavelength, polarization, and incident angle of the laser beam Kunal Tiwari, Ankit Singh, Suresh Sharma Preview Abstract
		H1.00037: Comparison of Low Energy CVV Auger transitions in Cu and Au (100) using Measured and estimated values K. Shastry, S.F. Mukherjee, S. Satyal, P.V. Joglekar, A.H. Weiss Preview Abstract
		H1.00038: Characterization of Si and C implantation induced defects in 4H-SiC Venkata Kummari, Mangal Dhoubhadel, Bibhudutta Rout, Tilo Reinert, Daniel Spemann, Weilin Jiang, Floyd McDaniel Preview Abstract
		H1.00039: Synthesis and Characterization of Transitional Metal Nanosystems in Semiconductor Mangal Dhoubhadel, Bibhu Rout, Venkata Kummari, Jerom Duggan, Tilo Reinert, Floyd McDaniel Preview Abstract
		H1.00040: Synthesis and Characterization of Au@Cu Core-Shell Nanoparticles Subarna Khanal, Jesus Velazquez-Salazar, Miguel Jose Yacaman Preview Abstract
		H1.00041: Synthesis and characterization of Au/Pd core/shell bimetallic nanoparticles Nabraj Bhattarai, Jesus Velazquez-Salazar , Gilberto Casillas Garcia, Miguel J. Yacaman Preview Abstract
		H1.00042: Structural and Magnetic Properties of Multifunctional Gold, Silica, and C225 antibody triply coated Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide nanoparticles Gan Liang, Marites Melancon, Chun Li Preview Abstract
		H1.00043: Of intent, citation game, and scale-free networks in science: A heuristic argument Victor Christianto, Florentin Smarandache Preview Abstract
		H1.00044: Pilot Study on Alternative Pictorial Representations and Supporting Text of Sound Standing Waves of Air Columns in a Pipe Liang Zeng, Chris Smith, Jennifer Rodriguez, Edgar Corpuz Preview Abstract
		H1.00045: Conductance Control Iris for the K150 Cyclotron H- Ion Source Armando Maldanado, Henry Clark, Gabriel Tabacaru Preview Abstract
		H1.00046: Electron screening and its effects on Big-Bang nucleosynthesis John Fuqua, Carlos Bertulani Preview Abstract
		H1.00047: Testing Scintillators for Homeland Security James Bourbeau, Andrew Brandt, Rasool Kenarangui, Alex Weiss, Wei Chen Preview Abstract
		H1.00048: Angelo State Society of Physics Students Peer Pressure Team Public Engagement Efforts -- Do we make a difference? Jeremy Johnson, Toni Sauncy Preview Abstract
		H1.00049: Construction of a Single Beam Optical Trap with a Modified Design David To, Tanya Dax, Toni Sauncy Preview Abstract
		H1.00050: Developing a procedure for the fabrication of PLED structures for an advanced undergraduate lab Jordan Perez, Toni Sauncy Preview Abstract
		H1.00051: By emotion, no atomic bomb and no blackhole Philip Shin Preview Abstract

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Bulletin of the American Physical Society

Joint Fall 2011 Meeting of the Texas Sections of the APS, AAPT, and Zone 13 of the SPS

Volume 56, Number 7

Thursday–Saturday, October 6–8, 2011; Commerce, Texas

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