Bulletin of the American Physical Society

Joint Fall 2017 Meeting of the Texas Section of the APS, Texas Section of the AAPT, and Zone 13 of the Society of Physics Students

Volume 62, Number 16

Friday–Saturday, October 20–21, 2017; The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas

Session Index

Session K1: Astro III

Chair: Jennifer Marshall, Texas A&M University
Room: DGAC 1.102A

Saturday, October 21, 2017 10:30AM - 10:54AM		K1.00001: Gravitational waves, LIGO, and Virgo Invited Speaker: Benjamin Owen Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 21, 2017 10:54AM - 11:06AM		K1.00002: Explaining LIGO’s observations via isolated binary evolution with natal kicks Michael Kesden, Daniel Wysocki, Davide Gerosa, Richard O’Shaughnessy, Krzysztof Belczynski, Wojciech Gladysz, Emanuele Berti, Daniel Holz Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 21, 2017 11:06AM - 11:18AM		K1.00003: Cosmological distance measurement of 12 low $z$ IIP Supernovae using Expanding Photosphere Method Govinda Dhungana, Robert Kehoe Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 21, 2017 11:18AM - 11:30AM		K1.00004: Photometric Redshift Estimation of Astrophysical Objects Using Machine Learning Nathan Steinle Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 21, 2017 11:30AM - 11:42AM		K1.00005: Identifying Satellites of the LMC Peter Chi Preview Abstract

Session K2: Particle III

Chair: Joe Izen, University of Texas at Dallas
Room: DGAC 1.102B

Saturday, October 21, 2017 10:30AM - 10:54AM		K2.00001: The Higgs Boson's Most Favorite Thing Is Beautiful Invited Speaker: Stephen Sekula Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 21, 2017 10:54AM - 11:06AM		K2.00002: Muon Neutrino Disappearance Measurements at MINOS+ Will Flanagan Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 21, 2017 11:06AM - 11:18AM		K2.00003: Searching for 1$+$3 Sterile Neutrinos with IceCube Timothy Watson, Ben Jones Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 21, 2017 11:18AM - 11:30AM		K2.00004: The search for high mass WIMPs at SuperCDMS Soudan Robert Calkins Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 21, 2017 11:30AM - 11:42AM		K2.00005: The LArIAT Experiment and Deep Learning Particle Classification Dalton Sessumes Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 21, 2017 11:42AM - 11:54AM		K2.00006: Fast Data Readout with Microcontrollers For High Energy Physics. Akshat Tripathi Preview Abstract

Session K3: Materials Science II

Chair: Bing Lv, University of Texas at Dallas
Room: DGAC 1.102C

Saturday, October 21, 2017 10:30AM - 10:42AM		K3.00001: Modulation of Photoluminescence of Monolayer MoS$_{\mathrm{2}}$ Zhenrong Zhang, Blake Birmingham, Jiantan Yuan, Matthias Filez Filez, Donglong Fu, Jun Lou, Jonathan Hu, Bert Weckhuysen Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 21, 2017 10:42AM - 10:54AM		K3.00002: Magneto-Optical Faraday Effect in NiO and NiFeO Thin Films Brian Collier, Wilhelmus Geerts, Ahad Talukder, James Nick Talbert, Aaron Medina, Andres Oliva Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 21, 2017 10:54AM - 11:06AM		K3.00003: Photogenerated charge transfer between conducting polymer and oxide L.N.S. Murthy, L. Xu, T.B Daunis, J.W.P Hsu, F.Y Cao, Y.J Cheng Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 21, 2017 11:06AM - 11:18AM		K3.00004: All-Oxide Ga$_{\mathrm{2}}$O$_{\mathrm{3}}$-NiO$_{\mathrm{x}}$ PN Junction Diodes Enabled by Tunable Electrical and Optical Properties of Nickel Oxide (NiO$_{\mathrm{x}})$ and Gallium Oxide (Ga$_{\mathrm{2}}$O$_{\mathrm{3}})$ Thin Films Deposited by Pulsed Laser Deposition at Room Temperature Maria Isabel Pintor Monroy, Bayron Lennin Murillo-Borjas, Diego Barrera, Julia W.P. Hsu, Husam N. Alshareef, Manuel A. Quevedo-Lopez Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 21, 2017 11:18AM - 11:30AM		K3.00005: Large crystal growth, physical properties, and doping studies of SnSe2 Hanlin Wu, Sheng Li, Bing Lv Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 21, 2017 11:30AM - 11:42AM		K3.00006: Fabrication and Structural - Optical Characterization of BTO : MAPbX Nanocomposites for Solar Cell Applications Daniel Morales, Chaminda Hettiarachchi Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 21, 2017 11:42AM - 11:54AM		K3.00007: Hexagonal boron nitride particles for determining the thermal conductivity of diamond films based on near-ultraviolet micro-Raman mapping Brian Squires, B Logan Hancock, Mohammad Nazari, Jonathan Anderson, Edwin Piner, Mark Holtz Preview Abstract

Session K4: Biophysics and Soft Matter Physics I

Chair: Wei Chen, University of Texas at Arlington
Room: DGAC 1.128

Saturday, October 21, 2017 10:30AM - 10:42AM		K4.00001: Contrast-enhanced imaging at earth's magnetic field Alan Zanders, Qing Wang, Peter Niedbalski, Lloyd Lumata Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 21, 2017 10:42AM - 10:54AM		K4.00002: The stability and reactivity of the DNP-NMR polarizing agents galvinoxyl, DPPH, 4-oxo-TEMPO, and trityl OX063 Luke Jeremiah Davis, Peter Niedbalski, Lloyd Lumata Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 21, 2017 10:54AM - 11:06AM		K4.00003: Development of Instrumentation and Metrology for Low Magnetic Field Bio-Imaging Susana Beltran, Joshua Biller, Karl Stupic, John Moreland Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 21, 2017 11:06AM - 11:18AM		K4.00004: Mechanical Feedback in the \textit{Drosophila melanogaster }Embryo: Robustness and Intercellular Coordination Michael Holcomb, Guo-Jie Gao, Jeffrey Thomas, Jerzy Blawzdziewicz Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 21, 2017 11:18AM - 11:30AM		K4.00005: Modelling Spread of Oncolytic Viruses in Heterogeneous Cell Populations Hana Dobrovolny Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 21, 2017 11:30AM - 11:42AM		K4.00006: Ultrasensitive Detection of Dopamine by Combined Theoretical and Experimental Raman Studies Felicia Manciu Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 21, 2017 11:42AM - 11:54AM		K4.00007: Label-free Raman Imaging to Monitor Breast Tumor Signatures John Ciubuc, Giulio Francia, Karla Parra, Marian Manciu, Emma Sundin, Kevin Bennet, Felicia Manciu Preview Abstract

Session K5: Nanoscience

Chair: Lunjin Chen, University of Texas at Dallas
Room: DGAC 1.131

Saturday, October 21, 2017 10:30AM - 10:54AM		K5.00001: Digital Atomic Scale Fabrication John Randall Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 21, 2017 10:54AM - 11:06AM		K5.00002: Electrical switching, loop hysteresis and charge oscillation in VO$_{\mathrm{\mathbf{2}}}$\textbf{ micro-channel devices} Milinda Pattanayak, Nadim Hoque, Zhaoyang Fan, Ayrton Bernussi Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 21, 2017 11:06AM - 11:18AM		K5.00003: Effects of Nickel, Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes, and Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes/Nickel Nanoparticles on Power Production and Wastewater Treatment of Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) Diana Beltran, Jia Liu Preview Abstract

Session K6: Nuclear Physics I

Chair: Sally Hicks, University of Dallas
Room: DGAC 1.135

Saturday, October 21, 2017 10:30AM - 10:42AM		K6.00001: Characterization of ParTI Phoswiches Using Charged Pion Beams Emily Churchman, Andrew Zarrella, Michael Youngs, Sherry Yennello Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 21, 2017 10:42AM - 10:54AM		K6.00002: Transition Metal Doping Reveals Link between Electron $T_{\mathrm{1}}$ Reduction and $^{\mathrm{13}}$C Dynamic Nuclear Polarization Efficiency Peter Niedbalski, Christopher Parish, Qing Wang, Zahra Hayati, Likai Song, Andre Martins, A. Dean Sherry, Lloyd Lumata Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 21, 2017 10:54AM - 11:06AM		K6.00003: Magnetic Field Dependent Lifetimes of Hyperpolarized Carboxyl $^{\mathrm{13}}$C at Cryogenic Temperatures Peter Niedbalski, Qing Wang, Christopher Parish, Fatemeh Khashami, Andhika Kiswandhi, Lloyd Lumata Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 21, 2017 11:06AM - 11:18AM		K6.00004: $D^{0}$-Hadron Correlations in Azimuth and Pseudorapidity in Au+Au Collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}} = 200$ GeV Alexander Jentsch Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 21, 2017 11:18AM - 11:30AM		K6.00005: Beautiful Measurements: Heavy-Flavor Electrons in ALICE at the LHC Erin Gauger Preview Abstract

Session K7: AAPT I

Chair: Xiaoyan Shi, University of Texas at Dallas
Room: JSOM 1.117

Saturday, October 21, 2017 10:30AM - 10:42AM		K7.00001: Physics Online: PHYS 1405 Jennifer Parsons Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 21, 2017 10:42AM - 10:54AM		K7.00002: Physics 1405 Project Thomas O'Kuma, Bernard Fongang, Evan Richards, Stephanie Ingle Preview Abstract
(Author Not Attending)		K7.00003: Teaching Graduate Electrodynamics Interactively: A Report from the Trenches. David Donnelly Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 21, 2017 11:06AM - 11:18AM		K7.00004: Solving Problem Solving Evan Richards Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 21, 2017 11:18AM - 11:30AM		K7.00005: A Low Cost XRF Lab For Undergraduate And High School Students Daniel Marble Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 21, 2017 11:30AM - 11:42AM		K7.00006: Bead on a Spinning Hoop - Theory and Experiment Andra Petrean Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 21, 2017 11:42AM - 11:54AM		K7.00007: Examining the factors that impact group work effectiveness in studio physics Melanie Schroers, Robynne Lock, William Newton Preview Abstract

Session K8: General Physics II

Sponsoring Units: 10 21 2017
Chair: Bob Glosser, University of Texas at Dallas
Room: JSOM 1.212

Saturday, October 21, 2017 10:30AM - 10:42AM		K8.00001: Introducing the Light Guitar Russell Stoneback Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 21, 2017 10:42AM - 10:54AM		K8.00002: Investigating the Applications of Chaotic Oscillators Paul Boulet Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 21, 2017 10:54AM - 11:06AM		K8.00003: Promoting Better Conclusions in Introductory Physics Laboratories Douglas Young Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 21, 2017 11:06AM - 11:18AM		K8.00004: Quantum corrections to the conductivity of epitaxial grown $SrTiO_{3} $ film on Si Dean Koehne, Ryan Cottier, Daniel Currie, John Miracle, Craig Swartz, Nikoleta Theodoropoulou Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 21, 2017 11:18AM - 11:30AM		K8.00005: Correlation of strain and quantum corrections to resistance in very thin films of $SrTiO_{3-\delta } $ on Si through X-ray diffraction measurements John Miracle, Dean Koehne, Ryan Cottier, Daniel Currie, Nikoleta Theodoropoulou Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 21, 2017 11:30AM - 11:42AM		K8.00006: Negative Drag Coefficient in Electrostatic Pendulum Jose Hernandez, Karl Stephan Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 21, 2017 11:42AM - 11:54AM		K8.00007: Kepler K2 Observations and Modelling of Algol-type binary KIC201325017 John Jones, Richard Olenick, Arthur Sweeney Preview Abstract

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