Note:
Invited talks indicated in BLUE |
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Thursday,
November 7 - 17:00-18:45 |
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Session 1A |
Registration & Welcome
Reception |
Physics Building, Lobby |
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Thursday,
November 7 - 19:00-20:00 |
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Session A1 |
Public Lecture (Open to the
Public) |
Life Sciences Building, Monsanto Auditorium |
Moderator: Carlos
Wexler, University of Missouri |
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19:00 |
20:00 |
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Higgs Boson and Beyond: The Big
Questions in Particle Physics |
MARK NEUBAUER |
University of Illinois |
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Friday
November 8 - 8:00-16:00 |
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Session 2A |
Registration Desk |
Memorial Union, Stotler III |
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Friday,
November 8 - 8:30-9:54 |
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Session B1 |
Particle Physics I |
Memorial Union, Benton Bingham (2nd floor) |
Chair: Bahram Mashhoon, University of Missouri |
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8:30 |
9:06 |
B1.00001 |
Higgs boson Properties and Prospects |
MARK NEUBAUER |
University of Illinois |
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9:06 |
9:18 |
B1.00002 |
Observation of a Z boson
produced in association with a charm quark at the Fermilab Tevatron |
JESSICA SECKLER, KEITH MATERA,
KEVIN PITTS |
Wheaton College, University of
Illinois, CDE Collaboration |
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9:18 |
9:30 |
B1.00003 |
Particle Assignment in the ttH
Production Channel of the Higgs Boson |
EMMA MOLDEN |
University of Illinois |
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9:30 |
9:42 |
B1.00004 |
The Complete Test Results of
1800 Multi-Anode Photomultiplier Tubes for CMS-HF Calorimeter Upgrade |
EMRAH TIRAS |
CMS-HCAL COLLABORATION |
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9:42 |
9:54 |
B1.00005 |
Proposal to search for D0
→ μ+μ− decay at CMS |
SULEYMAN DURGUT |
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Session B2 |
Condensed Matter Physics I |
Memorial Union, Stotler I+II |
Chair: Tom Heitman, University of Missouri |
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8:30 |
9:06 |
B2.00001 |
Tb2Mo2O7: Spin glass, spin ice
and possible candidate for magnetic monopoles exploration |
DEEPAK SINGH |
University of Missouri |
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9:06 |
9:18 |
B2.00002 |
Structural and Magnetic
Transitions in Ca10 (Fe1.996Pt0.004As2) 5(Pt3As8) studied by neutron and
x-ray diffraction |
AASHISH SAPKOTA, ANDREAS
KREYSSIG, GREGORY TUCKER, MEHMET RAMAZANOGLU, DOUGLAS ROBINSON, ALAN GOLDMAN,
ROBERT MCQUEENEY |
Iowa State University, Argonne
National Lab, UCLA |
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9:30 |
B2.00003 |
Magnetic Order in CeGe1.76
studied by neutron diffraction on single crystals |
W. JAYASEKARA, W. TIAN, A. KREYSSIG, S.L. BUDÕKO, P.C.
CANFIELD, R.J. MCQUEENEY, A.I. GOLDMAN |
Iowa State University, Oak Ridge
National Lab |
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9:42 |
B2.00004 |
On the wetting, phase
transitions, and diffusion of water on supported bilayer lipid membranes |
ZACHARY BUCK, ANDREW MISKOWIEC,
MIA BROWN, MENGJUN BAI, JASON COOLEY, RENEE JIJI, HASKELL TAUB, FLEMMING
HANSEN, HELMUT KAISER, MADHUSUDAN TYAGI, SOULEYMANE DIALLO, EUGENE MAMONTOV,
KENNETH HERWIG |
University of Missouri |
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9:54 |
B2.00005 |
Magnetic diffraction at MURR and
possible magnetic ordering in magnetoelectric HoAl3(BO3)4 |
TOM HEITMANN, QIANG ZHANG, K.C.
LIANG, L.M. BEZMATER- NYKH, V.L. TEMEROV, B. LORENZ, DAVID VAKNIN |
University of Missouri |
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Friday,
November 8 - 10:00-10:30 |
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Coffee Break |
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Memorial Union, Stotler III |
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Friday,
November 8 - 10:30-12:00 |
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Session C1 |
Particle Physics II |
Memorial Union, Benton Bingham (2nd floor) |
Chair: Mark Neubauer, University of Illinois |
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10:30 |
10:42 |
C1.00001 |
Studies of the CMS HF ÒagingÓ
effect at the High- luminosity LHC |
KAMURAN DILSIZ |
CMS COLLABORATION |
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10:42 |
10:54 |
C1.00002 |
J/ψ photo-production at the
Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider with STAR |
L. CHANAKA DE SILVA |
Creighton University, STAR
COLLABORATION |
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10:54 |
11:06 |
C1.00003 |
Evidence of Narrow Structure in
the J/ψφ Mass Spectrum in Exclusive B+ → J/ψφK+
decay at CMS |
MAKSAT HAYTMYRADOV |
CMS COLLABORATION |
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11:06 |
11:18 |
C1.00004 |
Optimizing the Monte Carlo
Simulation for the Dark-Side Detector |
MATTHEW SMALLCOMB, ANDREW ALTON |
Augustana College, DARKSIDE
Coll. |
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11:18 |
11:30 |
C1.00005 |
The Muon Charge Asymmetry
Measurement in Inclusive pp→W+X production at Ãs=7 TeV |
HASAN OGUL |
University of Iowa, CMS
COLLABORATION |
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11:30 |
11:42 |
C1.00006 |
Comparative study of
nonperturbative heavy quarks in the nucleon |
TIMOTHY HOBBS, JOHN LONDERGAN,
WALLY MELNITCHOUK |
Indiana University, Jefferson
Lab |
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11:54 |
C1.00007 |
Searches for possible T-odd and
P-odd short range interactions using polarized nuclei |
RAKSHYA KHATIWADA, PINGHAN CHU, ALEC DENNIS, CHANGBO
FU, HAIYAN GAO, GEORGIOS
LASKARIS, KE LI, ERICK SMITH, WILLIAM SNOW, HAIYANG YAN,WANGZHI ZHENG |
Indiana University, Duke
University, Shanghai Jiaotong University |
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Session C2 |
Condensed Matter Physics II |
Memorial Union, Stotler I+II |
Chair: Helmut Kaiser, University of Missouri |
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10:30 |
11:06 |
C2.00001 |
Site-inversion versus
frustration in the CoAl2O4 spinel: A neutron diffraction study at MURR |
DAVID VAKNIN |
Ames Laboratory & Iowa
State University |
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11:18 |
C2.00002 |
Adsorption-Induced
Conformational Changes in Porous Materials |
MATTHEW CONNOLLY, CARLOS WEXLER |
University of Missouri |
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11:18 |
11:30 |
C2.00003 |
Diffusion of Squalene in
n-alkanes and squalane |
BRUCE KOWERT |
St. Louis University |
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12:06 |
C2.00004 |
Emergence of coherence in the
charge density wave state of intercalated 2H-NbSe2 |
STEPHAN ROSENKRANZ |
Argonne National Lab |
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Friday,
November 8 - 12:00-13:50 |
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Lunch |
Student Lunch & Visit |
Physics Building, Rooms 221+226 |
Boxed lunch and visit to
the University of Missouri Department of Physics & Astronomy |
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MURR Visit |
Visit to the University
of Missouri Research Reactor |
Must pre-register,
contact Dr. Thomas Heitman <heitmannt@missouri.edu>at least 1 week in
advance. Restrictions apply. |
APS
Prairie Section Executive Committee Meeting |
Physics Building, Room 216 |
Boxed lunch & Exec. Cmte.
Meeting |
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Friday,
November 8 - 14:00-15:36 |
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Session D1 |
Astrophysics, Space Physics,
Cosmology |
Memorial Union, Benton Bingham (2nd floor) |
Chair: Angela Speck, University of Missouri |
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14:00 |
14:36 |
D1.00001 |
Thermodynamic modifications to
spectral analysis and radiative transfer models of dust: Implications for
asteroids, circumstellar dust, and gravitational collapse |
ANNE HOFMEISTER |
Washingtion University |
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14:48 |
D1.00002 |
Using Spatially-Resolved
Spectroscopy to Study Star-dust |
LACEY DANIELS, SPECK ANGELA,
NELSON DESOUZA, SUKLIMA GUHA NIYOGI |
University of Missouri |
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14:48 |
15:00 |
D1.00003 |
A Newtonian bias embedded within
the Schwarzschild metric |
JOHN LAUBENSTEIN |
Northern Illinois University |
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15:00 |
15:12 |
D1.00004 |
Single Pulsar Timing and
Gravitational Waves |
ADAM HELFER |
University of Missouri |
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15:12 |
15:24 |
D1.00005 |
Gravitational Anomalies: An
Attribute of Every Planetary and Satellite Body: A Natural Law |
STEWART BREKKE |
Northeastern Illinois University |
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Structured mRNA induces the
ribosome into a hyper-rotated state |
PETER CORNISH, PEIWU QIN,
DONGMEI YU, XIAOBING ZUO |
University of Missouri |
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Session D2 |
Biological Physics |
Memorial Union, Stotler I+II |
Chair: Ioan Kosztin, University of Missouri |
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14:00 |
14:12 |
D2.00001 |
Predictive modeling of the
fusion of uneven multi-cellular aggregates using Cellular Particle Dynamics
simulations |
MATTHEW MCCUNE, ASHKAN SHAFIEE,
GABOR FORGACS, IOAN KOSZTIN |
University of Missouri |
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14:12 |
14:24 |
D2.00002 |
Investigation of SHAPE mechanism
with RNA 3D structure modeling |
PEINAN ZHAO, TRAVIS HURST,
XIAOJUN XU, KEVIN WEEKS, SHIJIE CHEN |
University of Missouri |
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14:24 |
14:36 |
D2.00003 |
abstract withdrawn |
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14:36 |
14:48 |
D2.00004 |
A Physics Approach to the
Repositioning of DNA Damage |
SARAH LEGRESLEY, MATTHEW ANTONIK |
University of Kansas |
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14:48 |
15:00 |
D2.00005 |
Calculating free energy profiles
in systems with memory effects from bi-directional pulling processes |
JIONG ZHANG, IOAN KOSZTIN |
University of Missouri |
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15:00 |
15:12 |
D2.00006 |
Glass is a viable substrate for
atomic force microscopy of membrane proteins |
NAGARAJU CHADA, KRISHNA SIGDEL,
TINA MATIN, RAGHAVENDAR REDDY SANGANNA GARI, CHUNFENG MAO, LINDA RANDALL,
GAVIN KING |
University of Missouri |
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15:12 |
15:24 |
D2.00007 |
A calibration error revealed via
local tip position detection in atomic force microscopy |
KRISHNA SIGDEL, GAVIN KING |
University of Missouri |
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15:24 |
15:36 |
D2.00008 |
A novel approach to modeling
photon propagation in biological tissue using the scattering signatures of
spheroidal particles |
VERN HART, TIMOTHY DOYLE |
William Woods University, Utah
Valley University |
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Friday,
November 8 - 15:36-16:00 |
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Coffee Break |
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Memorial Union, Stotler III |
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Friday,
November 8 - 16:00-17:36 |
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Session E1 |
Physics Education |
Memorial Union, Benton Bingham (2nd floor) |
Chair: Meera
Chandrasekhar, University of Missouri |
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16:00 |
16:36 |
E1.00001 |
Flipping Introductory Physics at
the University of Illinois |
TIM STELZER |
University of Illinois |
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16:36 |
16:48 |
E1.00002 |
TomorrowÕs Outstanding Physics
Teachers at the University of Missouri |
KAREN KING, DOUG STEINHOFF |
University of Missouri, Columbia
Public Schools |
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16:48 |
17:00 |
E1.00003 |
Barriers to Developing Physics
Faculty Knowledge for Teaching: Identifying Gaps through Critical Review of
the Literature |
DEEPIKA MENON |
University of Missouri |
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17:00 |
17:36 |
E1.00004 |
Facilitating Transfer of
Learning and Problem Solving in Physics |
N. SANJAY REBELLO |
Kansas State University |
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Session E2 |
Condensed Matter Physics III |
Memorial Union, Stotler I+II |
Chair: Sashi Satpathy, University of Missouri |
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16:00 |
16:36 |
E2.00001 |
Superconductivity in Topological
Insulators |
YEW SAN HOR |
Missouri Univ of Sci & Tech |
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16:36 |
16:48 |
E2.00002 |
The lifetime of Dirac plasmons in graphene |
ALESSANDRO PRINCIPI, GIOVANNI
VIGNALE, MATTEO CARREGA, MARCO POLINI |
University of Missouri |
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16:48 |
17:00 |
E2.00003 |
Density-Functional Theory of
Thermoelectric Phenomena |
FLORIAN G. EICH, GIOVANNI
VIGNALE, MASSIMILIANO DI VENTRA |
University of Missouri |
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17:36 |
E2.00004 |
Magnetism in iron-based
high-temperature superconductors and its effect on lattice and
superconductivity |
ANDREAS KREYSSIG |
Ames Laboratory & Iowa
State University |
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Friday,
November 8 - 17:40-19:00 |
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Session F1 |
Poster Session |
Memorial Union, Mark Twain (2nd floor) |
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See "Poster Session" |
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Friday,
November 8 - 19:30-21:30 |
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Session G1 |
Conference Dinner/Banquet |
Memorial Union, Stotler I+II+III |
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(tickets required) |
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Saturday
November 9 - 8:30-10:06 |
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Session H1 |
Atomic Molecular and Optical
Physics, Industrial Physics |
Physics Building, Room 120 |
Chair: Ping Yu, University of Missouri |
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8:30 |
8:42 |
H1.00001 |
Classical Trajectory Studies of
the Hydrogen Peroxyl Radical HO2 |
JAMIN PERRY, ALBERT WAGNER,
DONALD THOMPSON |
University of Missouri |
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8:54 |
H1.00002 |
Experimental Evidence for a
non-Globally Trace-Preserving POVM |
RAYMOND JENSEN |
Northern State University |
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8:54 |
9:06 |
H1.00003 |
Channelling radiation from a 4
MeV electron beam interaction with a diamond crystal |
WADE RUSH, JACK SHI |
University of Kansas, FERMILAB
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9:06 |
9:18 |
H1.00004 |
Graphene Synthesization by
Direct Sonication Exfoliation |
ANIEL SODEN, JINCHENG BAI,
LIFENG DONG |
Missouri State University |
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9:18 |
9:30 |
H1.00005 |
Investigation of nitrogen-doped
graphene as catalyst and catalyst support for oxygen reduction in both acidic
and alkaline solutions |
JINCHENG BAI, LIFENG DONG |
Missouri State University |
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9:30 |
9:42 |
H1.00006 |
PLD growth of multilayered
MgO/Ag(001)/MgO pho-tocathode |
DANIEL VELAZQUEZ, ZIKRI YUSOF,
LINDA SPENTZOURIS, JEFF TERRY |
Illinois Institute of Technology |
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9:42 |
9:54 |
H1.00007 |
Improved laser heating technique
for melting dusty plasma crystals |
ZACH HARALSON, JOHN GOREE |
University of Iowa |
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9:54 |
10:06 |
H1.00008 |
Experimental test of the
Fluctuation Theorem using a microsphere in a rarefied gas |
CHUN-SHANG WONG, JOHN GOREE, BIN
LIU |
University of Iowa |
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Session H2 |
Condensed Matter Physics IV |
Physics Building, Room 126 |
Chair: Carsten Ullrich, University of Missouri |
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8:30 |
9:06 |
H2.00001 |
A look at grapheneÕs atomistic
geometry and electronic properties from the perspective of discrete
differential geometry |
SALVADOR BARRAZA-LOPEZ |
University of Arkansas |
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9:06 |
9:18 |
H2.00002 |
Electrical Transport Properties
In Large Area Boron-Nitrogen-Carbon Layers |
BALEESWARAIAH MUCHHARLA, ARJUN
PATHAK, ZHENG LIU, LI SONG, THUSHARI JAYASEKERA, SWASTIK KAR, ROBERT VAJTAI, LUIS
BALICAS, PULICKEL AJAYAN, SAIKAT TALAPATRA, NAUSHAD ALI |
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, Rice University, Northeastern University |
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9:18 |
9:30 |
H2.00003 |
Structural and electronic
properties of SrTiO3/LaNIO3 slabs with and without oxygen vacancies |
PABLO RIVERO, SALVADOR
BARRAZA-LOPEZ, JAK TCHAKALIAN, SRIMANTA SMIDDEY |
University of Arkansas |
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9:30 |
9:42 |
H2.00004 |
Electric Field Tuning of the Rashba Effect |
SHANAVAS VEEDU, SASHI SATPATHY |
University of Missouri |
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9:42 |
9:54 |
H2.00005 |
Theoretical studies of terahertz
spectra of crystalline energetic materials using molecular dynamics |
ANDREY PEREVERZEV, THOMAS
SEWELL, DONALD THOMPSON |
University of Missouri |
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9:54 |
10:06 |
H2.00006 |
Time-dependent transition
density matrix for visualizing charge-transfer excitations in photoexcited
organic donor- acceptor systems |
YONGHUI LI, CARSTEN ULLRICH |
University of Missouri |
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Saturday
November 9 - 10:06-10:30 |
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Coffee Break |
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Physics Building, Lobby |
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Saturday
November 9 -10:30-11:54 |
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Session I1 |
Condensed Matter Physics V |
Physics Building, Room 120 |
Chair: Paul Miceli, University of Missouri |
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10:30 |
11:06 |
I1.00001 |
QSE growth and super-diffusive
liquid-like motion in Pb/Si(111) at low temperature |
MICHAEL TRINGIDES |
Iowa State University |
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11:06 |
11:18 |
I1.00005 |
Minimum stable height of Ag
nano-islands on Si(111)7x7 |
YIYAO CHEN, MICHAEL GRAMLICH,
SHAWN HAYDEN, PAUL MICELI |
University of Missouri |
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11:18 |
11:30 |
I1.00003 |
Temperature Dependent Electrical
Characterization of Graphene Flakes Synthesized Using Liquid Phase
Exfoliation |
BALEESWARAIAH MUCHHARLA,
MITCHELL CONNOLLY, ANDREW WINCHESTER, SUJOY GHOSH, SWASTIK KAR, SAIKAT
TALAPATRA |
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, Rice University, Northeastern University, National High Magnetic
Field Lab, Florida State University |
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11:30 |
11:42 |
I1.00004 |
Interplay between restricted
transport and catalytic reaction in nanoporous materials: KMC simulation and
analytic theory |
ANDRES GARCIA, JING WANG, DAVID
ACKERMAN, JAMES EVANS |
Iowa State University |
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11:42 |
11:54 |
I1.00002 |
Effect of metal and
semiconducting nanoparticles on the fluorescence of Dy3+ doped lead and
bismuth borate glasses |
SAISUDHA MALLUR, STEWART
FERRELL, P.K. BABU |
Western Illinois University |
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11:54 |
12:06 |
I1.00006 |
Supported shock waves in
hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene melts: A large-scale molecular dynamics
study |
MARKUS FROEHLICH, THOMAS SEWELL,
DONALD THOMPSON |
University of Missouri |
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12:06 |
12:18 |
I1.00007 |
Fluorescence Enhancement and
Single Molecule Fluorescence Detection on Nanogap Embedded Plasmonic Gratings
fabricated using HD-DVD |
VINASH PATHAK, SAGNIK BASURAY,
JOSEPH MATHAI, DREW MENKE, KESHAB GANGOPADHYAY, PETER CORNISH, SHUBHRA
GANGOPADHYAY |
University of Missouri |
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