Poster Session I and Welcome Reception (5:45 - 7:15pm)

Presentations

• NUCLEAR PHYSICS

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• The shape of the $^{66}$Ga$\rightarrow ^{66}$Zn ground state beta decay spectrum

  POSTER

  Authors

  • Elizabeth George

    • Wittenberg University

  • Paul Voytas

    • Wittenberg University

  • Lynn Knutson

    • University of Wisconsin--Madison

  • Gregory Severin

    • Riso National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy

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• ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN

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• Isobaric analog states in odd-odd nuclei

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  Authors

  • Larry Zamick

    • Rutgers University
    • Rutgers

  • Yitzhak Sharon

    • Rutgers

  • Shadow Robinson

    • Millsaps

  • Alberto Escuderos

    • Rutgers University
    • Rutgers

  • Michael Kirson

    • Weizmann

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• Selective photo-activation analysis with laser-driven x-rays

  POSTER

  Authors

  • Sudeep Banerjee

    • Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nebraska, Lincoln NE 68588

  • Grigory Golovin

    • Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nebraska, Lincoln NE 68588

  • Nathan Powers

    • Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nebraska, Lincoln NE 68588

  • Cheng Liu

    • Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nebraska, Lincoln NE 68588

  • Shouyuan Chen

    • Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nebraska, Lincoln NE 68588

  • Chad Petersen

    • Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nebraska, Lincoln NE 68588

  • Jun Zhang

    • Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nebraska, Lincoln NE 68588

  • Isaac Ghebregziabher

    • Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nebraska, Lincoln NE 68588

  • Baozhen Zhao

    • Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nebraska, Lincoln NE 68588

  • Kevin Brown

    • Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nebraska, Lincoln NE 68588

  • Jared Mills

    • Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nebraska, Lincoln NE 68588

  • Donald Umstadter

    • Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nebraska, Lincoln NE 68588

  • Dan Haden

    • Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln NE 68504

  • Jack Silano

    • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599

  • Hugon Karwowski

    • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599

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• Meson condensation analogs in ultracold atomic and molecular dipolar gases

  POSTER

  Authors

  • Kenji Maeda

    • Department of Physics, Colorado School of Mines

  • Tetsuo Hatsuda

    • Theoretical Research Division, Nishina Center, RIKEN

  • Gordon Baym

    • Department of Physics, University of Illinois

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• FEW BODY SYSTEMS

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• Three body Schr\"odinger equation for the Kratzer pair interaction

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  Authors

  • Shalva Tsiklauri

    • Borough of Manhattan Community College - CUNY
    • City University of New York, Borougth of Manahattan CC

  • Nyeisha Brathwaite

    • City University of New York, Borougth of Manahattan CC

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• Few-body system of charged fermions in a strong magnetic field

  POSTER

  Authors

  • Orion Ciftja

    • Prairie View A\&M University

  • Torrance Rasco

    • Prairie View A\&M University

  • Guillermo Vargas

    • Prairie View A\&M University

  • Bradley Sutton

    • Prairie View A\&M University

  • Julia Njuguna

    • Prairie View A\&M University

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• Strongly interacting fermions in optical lattices: from few to many particles

  POSTER

  Authors

  • Michael Wall

    • Colorado School of Mines

  • Lincoln Carr

    • Colorado School of Mines

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• HADRONIC PHYSICS

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• Superluminal Particle Hypothesis

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  Authors

  • Florentin Smarandache

    • University of New Mexico
    • The University of New Mexico

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• Ratios of hadronic continuum cross sections to deuterium

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  Authors

  • R.J. Peterson

    • University of Colorado

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• PHYSICS EDUCATION

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• Astrobites: The Astro-ph Reader's Digest For Undergraduates

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  Authors

  • Justin Vasel

    • University of Minnesota Duluth

  • Chris Faesi

    • Harvard University

  • Maria Drout

    • Harvard University

  • Elisabeth Newton

    • Harvard University

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• Astronomy Education using the Web and a Computer Algebra System

  POSTER

  Authors

  • K.M. Flurchick

    • North Carolina A\&T State University

  • Roger B. Culver

    • Colorado State University

  • Ben Griego

    • North Carolina A\&T State University

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• Case studies approach for an undergraduate astrobiology course

  POSTER

  Authors

  • Lior M. Burko

    • Alabama A\&M University

  • Sandra Enger

    • University of Alabama in Huntsville

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• UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH

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• Computational Simulation of MuSun Electronics Response

  POSTER

  Authors

  • Samuel Cronk

    • Regis University

  • Jeffrey Stroud

    • Regis University

  • Frederick Gray

    • Regis University

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• Evaluation of Associated Laguerre Polynomials in Neutrino Induced Pair Creation

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  Authors

  • Katherine Coughran

    • Hendrix College

  • Todd Tinsley

    • Hendrix College

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• A measurement of the K-shell decays in the CoGeNT public dataset

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  Authors

  • Laura Apicello

    • Siena College

  • Matthew Bellis

    • Siena College

  • Juan Collar

    • University of Chicago

  • Nicole Fields

    • University of Chicago

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• Statistical Data Analysis for the Qweak Experiment

  POSTER

  Authors

  • Grace Trees

    • Hendrix College

  • Damon Spayde

    • Hendrix College

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• Organization and Analysis of Data from the Qweak Experiment

  POSTER

  Authors

  • Dan Cargill

    • Hendrix College

  • Damon Spayde

    • Hendrix College

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• Monte Carlo Studies of the Hall C Compton Polarimeter

  POSTER

  Authors

  • Erik Urban

    • Hendrix College

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• Integration of the ATLAS FE-I4 Pixel Chip in the Mini Time Projection Chamber

  POSTER

  Authors

  • Mayra Lopez-Thibodeaux

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Maurice Garcia-Sciveres

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • John Kadyk

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Kelsey Oliver-Mallory

    • University of California, Berkeley

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• Towards Implementing Multi-Pixel Photon Counters as Light Detectors for Cosmic Rays

  POSTER

  Authors

  • Jaime Vasquez

    • Hartnell College

  • Arthur Saavedra

    • Hartnell College

  • Roxana Ramos

    • Hartnell College

  • Pablo Tavares

    • Hartnell College

  • Marcus Wade

    • Hartnell College

  • Sewan Fan

    • Hartnell College

  • Brooke Haag

    • Hartnell College

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• Direct Numerical Simulations of Phytoplankton Blooms

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  Authors

  • Christopher Luna

    • Undergraduate Physics Student, Arizona State University

  • Wenbo Tang

    • School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, Arizona State University

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• Binding and Irradition Study of the Porphyrin-Protein Complex TSPP-HSA

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  Authors

  • Jorge Palos-Chavez

    • University of Texas at San Antonio

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• Lagrange Meshes in Nuclear Physics

  POSTER

  Authors

  • Taylor Hynds

    • Florida State University

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• Microcontact Printing on Gold Nanoparticles with Scanning Probe Assisted Lithographic Methods

  POSTER

  Authors

  • Dorjderem Nyamjav

    • University of the Sciences in Philadelphia

  • Carrie Siu

    • University of the Sciences in Philadelphia

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• Synoptic Displays for HBESL and the Laser Lab System

  POSTER

  Authors

  • Didier Muvandimwe

    • Hendrix College

  • Jinhao Ruan

    • Fermi National Laboratory Laboratory

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• Comparison of Multi Disk Exponential Gas Distribution vs. Single Disk

  POSTER

  Authors

  • Erica Rao

    • Wentworth Institute of Technology

  • James O'Brien

    • Wentworth Institute of Technology
    • Wentworth Institue of Technology / UCONN

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• Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) Lyman Alpha Mapping Project (LAMP) Maps of the Permanently Shaded Regions (PSR) at the Lunar Poles

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  Authors

  • Paul Rojas

    • St. Mary's University, San Antonio, Texas

  • Kurt Retherford

    • Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas

  • Randall Gladstone

    • Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas

  • Alan Stern

    • Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado

  • Anthony Egan

    • Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado

  • Paul Miles

    • Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas

  • Joel Parker

    • Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado

  • David Kaufmann

    • Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado

  • David Horvath

    • Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas

  • Thomas Greathouse

    • Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas

  • Maartem Versteeg

    • Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas

  • Andrew Steffl

    • Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado

  • Joey Mukherjee

    • Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas

  • Michael Davis

    • Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas

  • David Slater

    • Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas

  • Amanda Bayless

    • Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas

  • Paul Feldmann

    • John Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

  • Dana Hurley

    • John Hopkins University Applied Physics, Laurel, Maryland

  • Wayne Pryor

    • Central Arizona College, Coolidge, Arizona

  • Amanda Hendrix

    • Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California

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• A Model of Interacting Dark Energy and the Cosmic Coincidence Problem

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  Authors

  • Hamed Shojaei

    • Arkansas Tech University

  • Dacen Waters

    • Arkansas Tech University

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• Modeling the Emission from Turbulent Relativistic Jets in Active Galactic Nuclei

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  Authors

  • Victoria Calafut

    • The College of New Jersey

  • Paul Wiita

    • The College of New Jersey

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• The Outbursts of the Cataclysmic Variable V425 Cassiopeiae

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  Authors

  • Dillon Trelawny

    • California State University, Fresno

  • Fred Ringwald

    • California State University, Fresno

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• Self-Consistent Simulations of Accretion-Induced Collapse of White Dwarfs

  POSTER

  Authors

  • Io Kleiser

    • Caltech

  • Christian Ott

    • Caltech
    • California Institute of Technology
    • TAPIR, Caltech

  • Ernazar Abdikamalov

    • Caltech

  • Evan O'Connor

    • CITA

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• Progress in the Study of ALFALFA Galaxy Groups

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  Authors

  • Parker Troischt

    • Hartwick College

  • Nathan Nichols

    • Hartwick College

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