Bulletin of the American Physical Society

Joint Meeting of the Four Corners and Texas Sections of the American Physical Society

Volume 61, Number 15

Friday–Saturday, October 21–22, 2016; Las Cruces, New Mexico

Session Index

Session C1: Gravitational Waves and Cosmology

Chair: Siu-Au Lee, Colorado State University
Room: Exhibit Hall 2

Friday, October 21, 2016 1:00PM - 1:24PM		C1.00001: Status of lasers for next generation gravitational wave detectors with cryogenic silicon optics Invited Speaker: Volker Quetschke Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2016 1:24PM - 1:48PM		C1.00002: Learning about Black-Hole Formation from Gravitational Waves Invited Speaker: Michael Kesden Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2016 1:48PM - 2:00PM		C1.00003: Towards a charged Myers-Perry black hole Eric Hirschmann, Chris Verhaaren Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2016 2:00PM - 2:12PM		C1.00004: Pattern recognition and search for Core-Collapse Supernovae. Marek Szczepanczyk Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2016 2:12PM - 2:24PM		C1.00005: Tilt Classifications in Perfect Fluid Cosmology Bryant Ward, Charles Torre Preview Abstract

Session C2: Materials Science I

Chair: Anna Zaniewski, Arizona State University
Room: Ballroom 2

Friday, October 21, 2016 1:00PM - 1:24PM		C2.00001: Phase transformations in transition metal oxides for electronic device applications Invited Speaker: Alexander Demkov Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2016 1:24PM - 1:36PM		C2.00002: Excitons at interfaces in thin oxide films Nuwanjula Samarasingha, C. Rodriguez, J. Moya, N. Fernando, S. Zollner, P. Ponath, K. Kormondy, A. Demkov, D. Pal, A. Mathur, A. Singh, S. Dutta, J. Singhal, S. Chattopadhyay Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2016 1:36PM - 1:48PM		C2.00003: Band gap engineering of pseudomorphic Ge$_{\mathrm{1-x-y}}$Si$_{\mathrm{x}}$Sn$_{\mathrm{y}}$ alloys on Ge for photonic applications N Fernando, S Zollner, R Hickey, J Hart, R Hazbun, D Zhang, J Kolodzey Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2016 1:48PM - 2:00PM		C2.00004: Infrared and Visible Dielectric Properties of LSAT J.A. Cooke, T.N. Nunley, T. Willett-Gies, S. Zollner Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2016 2:00PM - 2:12PM		C2.00005: Raman Microscopic Analysis of Internal Stress in Boron-Doped Diamond Emma Sundin, Kevin Bennet, Kendall Lee, Jonathan Tomshine, William Durrer, Felicia Manciu Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2016 2:12PM - 2:24PM		C2.00006: Friction Stir Welded Electrical Splice Joint Joshua Kellams, Peter McIntyre Preview Abstract

Session C3: Nuclear Physics

Chair: Jorge Lopez, University of Texas, El Paso
Room: Meeting Room 2&3

Friday, October 21, 2016 1:00PM - 1:12PM		C3.00001: Triangular exchange amplitude with off-shell Coulomb T matrix for deuteron induced reactions Hao Viet Nhan Tran, A. M. Mukhamedzhanov, C. A. Bertulani, Shubhchintak FNU Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2016 1:12PM - 1:24PM		C3.00002: Photon angular distribution and radiative capture cross section of $^{\mathrm{2}}$H($\alpha $, $\gamma )^{\mathrm{6}}$Li reaction Shubhchintak ., A. M. Mukhamedzhanov, C. A. Bertulani, T. V. Nhan Hao Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2016 1:24PM - 1:36PM		C3.00003: Characterization of Nuclear Fuels by Energy-Resolved Neutron Imaging and Neutron Diffraction Adrian Losko, Sven Vogel, Anton Tremsin, Mark Bourke, Stewart Voit, Ken McClellan, Heinz Nakotte Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2016 1:36PM - 1:48PM		C3.00004: Quark Distributions and Nuclear Binding Waverly Gorman Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2016 1:48PM - 2:00PM		C3.00005: Two-Body Resonances with Effective Field Theory Jaber Balalhabashi, Sean Fleming, Srimoyee Sen, Ubirajara van Kolck Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2016 2:00PM - 2:12PM		C3.00006: Coulomb breakup of proton rich exotic nuclei Ravinder Kumar, Angela Bonaccorso, Carlos Bertulani Preview Abstract

Session C4: Computational Physics I

Chair: Igor Vasiliev, New Mexico State University
Room: Meeting Room 5&6

Friday, October 21, 2016 1:00PM - 1:24PM		C4.00001: SCAN: An Efficient Density Functional Yielding Accurate Structures and Energies of Diversely-Bonded Materials Invited Speaker: Jianwei Sun Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2016 1:24PM - 1:36PM		C4.00002: Structural and Ferroelectric Properties of Prototypical Ferroelectric Materials: Comparative first-principles investigations Yubo Zhang, Jianwei Sun, John Perdew, Xifan Wu Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2016 1:36PM - 1:48PM		C4.00003: Density functional study on a light-harvesting carotenoid-porphyrin-C60 molecular triad in explicit solvent Carlos Diaz Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2016 1:48PM - 2:00PM		C4.00004: Invariant Representations of Materials (Or, Making Machine Learning Work) Gus Hart, Chandramouli Nyshadham, Jacob E. Hansen, Conrad W. Rosenbrock, Andrew Nguyen Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2016 2:00PM - 2:12PM		C4.00005: Discovering materials using machine learning Chandramouli Nyshadham, Andrew Nguyen, Jacob Hansen, Gus L. W. Hart Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2016 2:12PM - 2:24PM		C4.00006: Characterizing and Understanding Parameterized Models through Information Topology Kolten Barfuss, Dr. Mark Transtrum, Alexander Shumway Preview Abstract

Session C5: Biophysics

Chair: Nicole Herbots, Arizona State University
Room: Meeting Room 1

Friday, October 21, 2016 1:00PM - 1:24PM		C5.00001: Label-free Optical Detection of Bioanalytes for Cancer and Neurodisease Monitoring Invited Speaker: Felicia Manciu Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2016 1:24PM - 1:36PM		C5.00002: Boron-Doped Diamond Signal Processing John Ciubuc, Kendall Lee, Kip Ludwig, Jonathan Tomshine, Shinho Cho, Josh Jacobs, Seth Hara, Felicia Manciu, Kevin Bennet Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2016 1:36PM - 1:48PM		C5.00003: Simulating conformational transitions of the transmembrane symporter Taylor Colburn, Sean Seyler, Oliver Beckstein Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2016 1:48PM - 2:00PM		C5.00004: Reverse-Engineering Gene Networks That Can Remember Using the Manifold Boundary Approximation Method Andrew White, Mark Transtrum Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2016 2:00PM - 2:12PM		C5.00005: Parameter Reduction of the Hodgkin-Huxley model of Action Potential Propagation Tyler Bahr Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2016 2:12PM - 2:24PM		C5.00006: Working toward a de novo structure of the hypothetical zinc binding protein, AztD Hridindu Roychowdhury, Erik Yukl Preview Abstract

Session C6: Undergraduate Research and SPS

Chair: Victor Andersen, Aurora Community College
Room: Meeting Room 4

Friday, October 21, 2016 1:00PM - 1:12PM		C6.00001: Robotic 3D Printing of Lattice Structures Jasmine Kim, Daniel Marshall, Kam-Ming Mark Tam, Caitlin Mueller Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2016 1:12PM - 1:24PM		C6.00002: Confirming Exoplanets Using the Fort Lewis College Observatory Elinor Mullin, Charles Hakes Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2016 1:24PM - 1:36PM		C6.00003: High Resolution Speech Directivity of Live Subjects Claire Pincock, Joshua Bodon, Jenny Whiting Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2016 1:36PM - 1:48PM		C6.00004: Electrical characterization of carrier transport properties in CZTSe solar cells Istvan Gulyas, Ingrid Repins, Jian Li Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2016 1:48PM - 2:00PM		C6.00005: High Surface Area Lithium Electrodes Emily Laughlin, Kevin Laughlin, Rita Fan, Sterling Baird, Robert Davis, John Harb, Richard Vanfleet Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2016 2:00PM - 2:12PM		C6.00006: Electromotive force and current in a superconducting solenoid with limited length induced by a bar magnet and a monopole Lianxi Ma Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2016 2:12PM - 2:24PM		C6.00007: Elliptical-like orbits on a warped spandex fabric: A theoretical/experimental undergraduate research project Chad Middleton, Dannyl Weller Preview Abstract

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