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Session E1: Invited & Contributed Papers: Chemical & Biological Physics

Chair: Harry Swinney, University of Texas at Austin
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Petroleum A

Friday, October 26, 2012 3:30PM - 4:05PM		E1.00001: DNA in Nanoscale Electronics Invited Speaker: Jason Slinker Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 4:05PM - 4:40PM		E1.00002: Protein Unfolding and Alzheimer's Invited Speaker: Kelvin Cheng Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 4:40PM - 4:52PM		E1.00003: Causality, Symmetry, Brain, Evolution, DNA and a new Theory of Physics Sergio Pissanetzky Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 4:52PM - 5:04PM		E1.00004: DFT Studies on Charge Transfer States of a Multi-chromophoric Organic Heptad Antenna Luis Basurto Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 5:04PM - 5:16PM		E1.00005: Probing protein conformations at the oil droplet--water interface using single-molecule force spectroscopy Ahmed Touhami, Marcela Alexander, Milena Corredig, John Dutcher Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 5:16PM - 5:28PM		E1.00006: Analytical Comparisons of Tree Ring Data, Greenland Ice Core Temperatures and Temperature Fluctuations of the Sargasso Sea James Otto, Jim Roberts, Jai Dahiya Preview Abstract

Session E2: AAPT Workshop V: If Pigs Could Fly

Chair: Thomas O'Kuma, Lee College
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Cotton A

Friday, October 26, 2012 3:30PM - 5:00PM

E2.00001: W5 - If Pigs Could Fly Trina Cannon Preview Abstract

Session E3: AAPT Workshop VI: Alternate Forms of Energy

Chair: Paul Williams, Austin Community College
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Cotton B

Friday, October 26, 2012 3:30PM - 5:00PM

E3.00001: W6 - Alternate Forms of Energy Joel Palmer Preview Abstract

Session E4: Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics I

Chair: Wallace Glab, Texas Tech University
Room: Holiday Inn Towers University A

Friday, October 26, 2012 3:30PM - 3:42PM		E4.00001: Phase Manipulating Refractive Index form Positive to Negative in a Four-level Atomic System Hongjun Zhang Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		E4.00002: Topological phase transitions of attractive fermions with spin-orbit coupling in an optical lattice Chunlei Qu, Ming Gong, Chuanwei Zhang Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		E4.00003: Searching for Majorana Fermions in 2D Spin-orbit Coupled Fermi Superfluids at Finite Temperature Ming Gong, Gang Chen, Suotang Jia, Chuanwei Zhang Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		E4.00004: Route to Observable Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov Phases in 3D Spin-Orbit Coupled Degenerate Fermi Gases Chuanwei Zhang, Ming Gong, Zhen Zheng, Xubo Zhou, Guangcan Guo Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		E4.00005: Generation of high frequency coherent light by means of superradiant parametric resonance Anatoly Svidzinsky, Luqi Yuan Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		E4.00006: Anomalous switching of optical bistability in a Bose-Einstein condensate Shuai Yang, M. Al-Amri, M. Suhail Zubairy Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		E4.00007: Nonlocal effects in light emission by N atoms: collective eigenstates and their decay rates Xiwen Zhang, Anatoly Svidzinsky, Luqi Yuan Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 4:54PM - 5:06PM		E4.00008: Coherent control of Casimir force in a chiral medium Jabir Hakami, M. Suhail Zubairy Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 5:06PM - 5:18PM		E4.00009: Resonance Fluorescence Localization Microscopy with Subwavelength Resolution Zeyang Liao, M. Al-Amri, M. Suhail Zubairy Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 5:18PM - 5:30PM		E4.00010: Challenging subjects behind using a liquid crystal display as an optical lens Javad R. Gatabi, Wilhelmus Geerts, Dan Tamir Preview Abstract

Session E5: Nanoscience

Chair: Mark Holtz, Texas Tech University
Room: Holiday Inn Towers University B

Friday, October 26, 2012 3:30PM - 3:42PM		E5.00001: Methods of measuring chitosan and gold interaction in the formation of biocompatible gold nanoparticles Samantha Franklin, Kelly Nash, Zannatul Yasmin Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		E5.00002: Optical Wide-Field Nanoscope Charles Regan, Ayrton Bernussi, Luis Grave de Peralta Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		E5.00003: Experimental Investigation of Crystalline Structure of Synthetic Opals Using Light Scattering and Diffraction Methods Liliana Ruiz Diaz, Ainur Koshkinbayeva, Malik Rakhmanov, Anvar Zakhidov Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		E5.00004: Nanocomposite materials for radiation detection Sunil Sahi Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		E5.00005: Study of Fluorescent Defect Properties in Nanodiamond Joseph Kimball, T. Zerda, B. Rout, A. Osipov Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		E5.00006: Double Slit Diffraction Experiments with Surface Plasmon Polaritons Kamrul Alam, Luis Grave-de-Peralta Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		E5.00007: Practical metamaterial lenses for plasmonic applications Ongard Thiabgoh, Charles Regan, Ayrton Bernussi, Luis Grave de Peralta Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 4:54PM - 5:06PM		E5.00008: Surface plasmon excitations at \textit{well-defined} and \textit{not-so-well-defined} interfaces Kunal Tiwari, Ankit Singh, Suresh Sharma Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 5:06PM - 5:18PM		E5.00009: Wide-Angle Polarization-Dependent Diffraction in a Silicon Nano-Patterned Membrane Reflector Anton Gribovskiy, Travis Miller, Malik Rakhmanov, Santhad Chuwongin, Deyin Zhao, Weidong Zhou Preview Abstract

Session E6: Outreach, Education, and AAPT

Chair: Jennifer Steele, Trinity University
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Heritage

Friday, October 26, 2012 3:30PM - 3:42PM		E6.00001: Peer Pressure Road Trip 2012 - A Report Olivia Popnoe Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		E6.00002: Physics of climate change, taught as a topics a course for undergraduate physics majors Michael Sadler Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		E6.00003: Some Activities in the Regional Collaborative for Excellence in Science Teaching Jim Roberts, Betty Crocker Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		E6.00004: Waters Rockets for Teaching Momentum and Energy Concepts Jim Sizemore, R.J. Parish, James T. Hooten Preview Abstract

Session E7: Invited & Contributed Papers: Condensed Matter & Materials Physics II

Chair: Wilhelmus Geerts, Texas State University
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Petroleum B

Friday, October 26, 2012 3:30PM - 4:10PM		E7.00001: Integration of functional oxides and semiconductors Invited Speaker: Alex Demkov Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 4:10PM - 4:22PM		E7.00002: Electronic structure of self-passivated Cu-delafossite nanocrystals Muhammad N. Huda Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 4:22PM - 4:34PM		E7.00003: Positive Muonium in Indium Oxide Brittany Baker, Y.G. Celebi, R.L. Lichti, P.W. Mengyan Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 4:34PM - 4:46PM		E7.00004: Rare earth doped upconverting nano and micron size particles for photonic applications Madhab Pokhrel, Ajith Kumar Gangadharan, Dhiraj Kumar Sardar Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 4:46PM - 4:58PM		E7.00005: Measurement of Junction Temperature in High Brightness Light-Emitting Diodes Logan Hancock, Mark Holtz Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 4:58PM - 5:10PM		E7.00006: Thermally Stimulated Impedance Spectroscopy: Setup And Analysis Hanu Arava, Wim Geerts Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 5:10PM - 5:22PM		E7.00007: Temperature dependence of the optical properties of VO$_{2}$ deposited on sapphire with different orientations Mohammad Nazari, Yong Zhao, Vladimir Kuryatkov, Zhaoyang Fan, Ayrton Bernussi, Mark Holtz Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 5:22PM - 5:34PM		E7.00008: Calculation of energy barriers for magnetic vortices in sub-100 nm dots Pavel Lapa, Andrew King, Igor V. Roshchin Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 5:34PM - 5:46PM		E7.00009: Charging of a Fused Silica Optic by an Electrostatic Drive Colin Fitzgerald, Dennis Ugolini Preview Abstract

Session E8: High Energy, Nuclear, and Accelerator Physics II

Chair: Sung-won Lee, Texas Tech University
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Tumbleweed

Friday, October 26, 2012 3:30PM - 3:42PM		E8.00001: Visualizing Events and Optimizing Higgs Boson Analysis at D{\O} John Sandy, Michael Cooke, Ryuji Yamada Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		E8.00002: Giant resonances in $^{40}$Ca and $^{48}$Ca Mason Anders, Shalom Shlomo Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		E8.00003: Medium Effects in Nuclear Direct Reactions Mesut Karakoc, Carlos Bertulani Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		E8.00004: Optimizing Polar Asymmetry Observables at Colliders Santosh Adhikari Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		E8.00005: Electron Identification Studies for the Level 1 Trigger Upgrade Last Feremenga, Marc-Andre Pleier, Francesco Lanni Preview Abstract

Session E9: Posters II: Outreach, PER, Atomic & Molecular Physics, General Physics (3:30pm - 5:45pm)

Chair: Charles W. Myles, Texas Tech University
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Atrium

		E9.00001: The Effect of Problems Format on Student's Answer Ganesh Chapagain, Beth Thacker Preview Abstract
		E9.00002: Effect of Humidity and Hydrophobicity on the Tribological Properties of Self-Assembled Monolayers Yen-Chih Liao, William Hargrove, Brandon Weeks Preview Abstract
		E9.00003: Peer Pressure at Angelo State University Jeremy Johnson, Hardin Dunham, Toni Sauncy Preview Abstract
		E9.00004: A Study of Long Term Peer Engagement - The ALPHAS Program Ashley Wilson, Hardin Dunham Preview Abstract
		E9.00005: The Physics After School Special (PASS) Program James Anderson, Hardin Dunham, Toni Sauncy Preview Abstract
		E9.00006: ABSTRACT MOVED TO L1.00009 Preview Abstract
		E9.00007: Crystallographic analysis using electron transmission by graphite Bryan Neal, Nick Lanning, Cristian Bahrim Preview Abstract
		E9.00008: Controlling the Goos-H\"anchen and Imbert-Fedorov shifts via pump and driving field Saeed Asiri, Jingping Xu, M. Al-Amri, M. Suhail Zubairy Preview Abstract
		E9.00009: Exploring the Quantum Limit for Surface Plasmon Polaritons Daniel Dominguez, Luis Grave de Peralta Preview Abstract
		E9.00010: Pump Wavelength Dependent Time Correlated Photoluminescence Spectroscopy of Giant Quantum Dots Aalap Verma, Siddharth Sampat, Anton Malko, Jennifer Hollingsworth, Yagnaseni Ghosh, Han Htoon Preview Abstract
		E9.00011: Exact quantum dynamics calculations using a symmetrized Gaussian basis Thomas Halverson, Bill Poirier Preview Abstract
		E9.00012: Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy of cotton sheets Yanhan Zhu, Mark Holtz, Ayrton Bernussi Preview Abstract
		E9.00013: How to detect photons passing through interference minima Luis Grave de Peralta, Daniel Dominguez Preview Abstract
		E9.00014: Graphene in a Thermoelectric Battery Keith Peck Preview Abstract
		E9.00015: A Summer Research Experience in Particle Physics Using Skype Curran Johnston, Steven Alexander, A.K. Mahmood Preview Abstract
		E9.00016: Measurement of the Top Quark Pair Production Cross Section using Muon+jets Data at CDF David To, Rachel Bernick, Wesley Ketchum, Young-Kee Kim Preview Abstract
		E9.00017: Optical Foucault Pendulum: photons and the Coriolis effect Charles Rogers, Richard Selvaggi Preview Abstract
		E9.00018: Multivariate Calibration and Maintenance Using Principle Component Selection Trevor O'Loughlin, John Kalivas, Parviz Shahbazikah Preview Abstract
		E9.00019: An in situ Scattering Independent Absorption and Fluorescence Meter Jessica Casas Preview Abstract
		E9.00020: An Aerial ``Sniffer Dog'' for Methane Brian Nathan, Dave Schaefer, Mark Zondlo, Amir Khan, David Lary Preview Abstract
		E9.00021: Simulations of Experiments on Electron Magnetohydrodynamic Reconnection in a Field Reversed Configuration Cynthia Correa, Wendel Horton Preview Abstract
		E9.00022: Using Model Helicopters for Meteorological Observations in Support of Tornado Forecasting William Harrison, Bryan Roscoe, David Schafer, Howard Bluestein, David Lary Preview Abstract
		E9.00023: Coarsening of pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) films as observed by absorbance spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy: a kinetic study Walid Hikal, Jeffrey Paden, Marauo Davis, Brandon Weeks Preview Abstract
		E9.00024: Resonant Circuit Simulation and Development for LIGO Lasers Joseph Coleman Preview Abstract
		E9.00025: Test of the Hill Stability Criterion against Chaos Indicators Suman Satyal, Billy Quarles, Tobias Hinse Preview Abstract
		E9.00026: A Computer Program to Search for Gravity Waves Ryan Staten Preview Abstract
		E9.00027: Electronic structure and charge transfer excited states of a Sc$_{3}$N@C$_{80}$-tetraphenyl porphyrin molecular conjugate Fatemeh Amerikheirabadi, Tunna Baruah, Rajendra Zope Preview Abstract
		E9.00028: Photometric measurements of a Transit of Exoplanet TrES 3b Dwight Russell, Lydia Shannon, Richard Campbell, Willie Strickland Preview Abstract
		E9.00029: Comparison of Neutron Star Models Using Various EOS Michael Naizer, William Newton, Carlos Bertulani Preview Abstract
		E9.00030: The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Robert Hayes Preview Abstract