Poster Session (4:00PM - 5:45PM)

Presentations

• Integrating A.I. into Introductory Physics Lab Courses

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Dereth J Drake-Scheuermann

    Gordon State College

  Authors

  • Dereth J Drake-Scheuermann

    Gordon State College

  • Tiffany L Harris

    Gordon State College

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• Exploring High Interest in Theoretical and Computational Physics Among Undergraduates Through Social Cognitive Career Theory

  POSTER

  Publication: Submitted to the Physics Education Research Conference 2025, Washington, DC.

  Presenters

  • Dina Zohrabi Alaee

    Coastal Carolina University

  Authors

  • Dina Zohrabi Alaee

    Coastal Carolina University

  • Nikki Noughani

    School of Physics and Astronomy, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, 14623

  • Keegan Tonry

    School of Physics and Astronomy, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, 14623

  • Benjamin M Zwickl

    Rochester Institute of Technology

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• Simplified Analytical Models of Exoplanet Transit Light Curves

  POSTER

  Publication: Planned, not yet published: Exercise Set to be published on PICUP (gopicup.org). Disclosure: A version of this poster was presented by the co-author at the summer AAPT meeting in 2025, with the same abstract.

  Presenters

  • Deva O'Neil

    Bridgewater College

  Authors

  • Deva O'Neil

    Bridgewater College

  • Ernest R Behringer

    Eastern Michigan University

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• "Quantum Analogs"

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Brandon Samuel

    Francis Marion University

  Authors

  • Brandon Samuel

    Francis Marion University

  • Robert S Smith

    Francis Marion University

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• Methods to Address Light Pollution on an Urban University Campus

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Helen C Robinson

    University of Alabama at Birmingham

  Authors

  • Helen C Robinson

    University of Alabama at Birmingham

  • Michelle Wooten

    Assistant Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham

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• From Chronological to Responsive Tracking: Optimizing LDRs in Arduino-Controlled Solar Systems

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Mia A Lazalde

    Georgia College & State University

  Authors

  • Mia A Lazalde

    Georgia College & State University

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• Utilizing Alternating Field Electrospinning to promote Fish-Skin Gelatin nanofibrous composite materials desired properties.

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Noah C Hallman

    Troy University

  Authors

  • Noah C Hallman

    Troy University

  • Andrei Stanishevsky

    University of Alabama at Birmingham, PI

  • Amanda J Kennell

    Troy University, University of Alabama at Birmingham

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• A Real-Time Electronic System for Measuring Dynamic Knee Circumference

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Cameron Martindale

    Bridgewater College

  Authors

  • Cameron Martindale

    Bridgewater College

  • Saif Huq

    Bridgewater College

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• Numerical Investigation of the airflow around a NACA 0012 airfoil

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Emmanuel N Acherefi

    Bridgewater College

  Authors

  • Emmanuel N Acherefi

    Bridgewater College

  • Mohammad Nasim Uddin

    Bridgewater College

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• Numerical Simulation and Analysis of Lid-Driven Cavity Flow and Flow Around a Cylinder

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Liberty Ammamoo

    BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE

  Authors

  • Liberty Ammamoo

    BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE

  • Mohammad Nasim Uddin

    Bridgewater College

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• Microstrip Based Mircowave Biosensor with Polymer Resin Structure

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Romeo D Montague

    Valdosta State University

  Authors

  • Romeo D Montague

    Valdosta State University

  • Shantanu Chakraborty

    Valdosta State University

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• Numerical Investigation of Performance Improvement of A Wells Turbine Blade For Wave Energy Extraction.

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Isaac Plange

    Bridgewater College

  Authors

  • Godfred Abotar-Aidoo

    Bridgewater College

  • Isaac Plange

    Bridgewater College

  • Mohammad Nasim Uddin

    Bridgewater College

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• Fabrication and Modeling of a Cross‑Trap Atom Chip for Interferometric Applications

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Itzal De Urioste Terrazas

    University of Virginia

  Authors

  • Itzal De Urioste Terrazas

    University of Virginia

  • Cass A Sackett

    University of Virginia

  • Zekun Chu

    University of Virginia

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• Identification of EUV Spectral Lines from Highly Charged Zr, Nb, Mo, and Pr Ions Using an Electron Beam Ion Trap

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Zacharie Zimmerman

    Appalachian State University

  Authors

  • Zacharie Zimmerman

    Appalachian State University

  • Alton Absher

    Appalachian State University

  • David Salgado

    Appalachian State University

  • Leiyla S Brent

    Appalachian State University

  • Hunter William Staiger

    Clemson University

  • Yuri Ralchenko

    National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

  • Endre Takacs

    Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, Clemson University

  • Roshani Silwal

    Appalachian State University

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• Noise Sensitivity of Differential Interferometry

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Nicholas Fowler

    University of Virginia

  Authors

  • Nicholas Fowler

    University of Virginia

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• Investigation of Bilayer Number and Dipping Time in Polymer/Gold Nanoparticle Layer by Layer Thin Films

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Isaac Lee McMillan

    Francis Marion University

  Authors

  • Isaac Lee McMillan

    Francis Marion University

  • Kaelyn Leake

    The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina

  • Hank Yochum

    The Citadel

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• Creation and Characterization of Optically-Switched Multistable Liquid Crystal Waveplates

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Kalib Stockmaster

    Virginia Tech

  Authors

  • Kalib Stockmaster

    Virginia Tech

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• Speckle-Free Imaging of Biological Samples using Random laser illumination

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Mohammad Alizadeh Poshtiri

    Mississippi State University

  Authors

  • Mohammad Alizadeh Poshtiri

    Mississippi State University

  • Prabhakar Pradhan

    Advisor

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• Spectral Signatures of Organic Materials Modified by Ammonia Interaction

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Besan Khader

    University of North Carolina at Greensboro

  Authors

  • Besan Khader

    University of North Carolina at Greensboro

  • Pearson Hart

    University of North Carolina at Greensboro

  • Jared K Averitt

    Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Aleksandrs Prokofjevs

    North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

  • Tetyana Ignatova

    University of North Carolina at Greensboro

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• A Exploration of CDW Ordering in Vanadium Based Kagome Methals

  POSTER

  Publication: 1 Y. Zhou, M.-K. Lee, S. Hammouda, S. Devi, S-I. Yano, R. Sibille, O. Zaharko, W. Schmidt, K. Schmalzl, K. Beauvois, E. Ressouche, P.-C. Chang, C.-H. Huang, L.-J. Chang, T. Brückel, and Y. Su, "Ground-state magnetic structures of topological kagome metals," Phys. Rev. Research 6, 043291 (2024), https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.6.04329
  
  D. W. Kim, S. Liu, C. Wang, H. W. Nam, G. Pokharel, S. D. Wilson, J.-H. Cho, and S. J. Moon, "Infrared probe of the charge density wave gap in RV_3Sb_5 (R = Y, Sc)," Phys. Rev. B 108, 205118 (2023), https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.108.205118

  Presenters

  • Nicolas Barrett

    Florida A&M University

  Authors

  • Nicolas Barrett

    Florida A&M University

  • Komalavalli Thirunavukkuarasu

    Florida A&M University

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• First Principles Datasets for Machine Learning Force Fields of High Entropy Alloys

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Ramson Munoz Morales

    Florida International University

  Authors

  • Ramson Munoz Morales

    Florida International University

  • Sean Anderson

    University of Alabama at Birmingham

  • Cheng-Chien Chen

    University of Alabama at Birmingham

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• Ultrabroadband photodetection with quantum dot/graphene hybrids on flexible substrate.

  POSTER

  Publication: Seyed A Maroufian, Andrew Shultz, Fir Takacs, Judy Z Wu, Thickness-Dependent Study of PbS/Gr-Based X-Ray Photodetectors, in preparation, 2025.

  Presenters

  • Fir R Takacs

    Virginia Tech

  Authors

  • Fir R Takacs

    Virginia Tech

  • Seyed A Maroufian

    University of Kansas

  • Judy Z Wu

    University of Kansas

  • Andrew Shultz

    University of Kansas

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• An Exploration into the Stability of A15 Alloys​.

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Samuel P Reeder

    Francis Marion University

  Authors

  • Samuel P Reeder

    Francis Marion University

  • Hunter R Sims

    Francis Marion University

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• Quasiparticle lifetime broadening and vortex dynamics in superconducting V₃Si single crystal: Modeling field-dependence of two gaps and in gap-edge “smearing”

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Daniel P Smith

    University of South Alabama

  Authors

  • Daniel P Smith

    University of South Alabama

  • Albert A Gapud

    University of South Alabama

  • Rong Cong

    National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

  • Arneil P Reyes

    Florida State University

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• Crystallography and Density Functional Theory Calculations on Sc₂C Mxene

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Da'Shawn M Morris

    Fayetteville State University

  Authors

  • Chandra M Adhikari

    Fayetteville State University

  • Da'Shawn M Morris

    Fayetteville State University

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• Temperature Dependent Local Structure Study of BaBiO₃from neutron scattering

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Md Nazmun Sadat Khan

    University of Virginia

  Authors

  • Md Nazmun Sadat Khan

    University of Virginia

  • Despina A Louca

    University of Virginia

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• Optical Properties of NV Centers in Diamond

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Matthew Ian Simpson

    Francis Marion University

  Authors

  • Matthew Ian Simpson

    Francis Marion University

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• Magnetic behavior of NaMnSb

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Isiwara Boteju Welikadage

    University of Virginia

  Authors

  • Isiwara Boteju Welikadage

    University of Virginia

  • John A Schneeloch

    University of Virginia

  • Despina A Louca

    University of Virginia

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• Magnetotransport on a QSHI Edge

  POSTER

  Publication: https://doi.org/10.1103/rtwy-4x9p

  Presenters

  • Gary Quaresima

    University of Virginia

  Authors

  • Gary Quaresima

    University of Virginia

  • Youjian Chen

    University of Virginia

  • Wenjin Zhao

    Cornell University

  • Elliott Runburg

    University of Washington

  • David Cobden

    University of Washington

  • Dmytro Pesin

    University of Virginia

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• Simulation of Néel-Type Skyrmion Generation via the Inverse Faraday Effect

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • yuxuan Hu

    Vanderbilt University

  Authors

  • yuxuan Hu

    Vanderbilt University

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• Studies of properties enhancement of multifunctional self-assembled thin films deposited on biomimetic structures fabricated through nanoimprint lithography

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Daniela M Topasna

    Virginia Military Inst

  Authors

  • Daniela M Topasna

    Virginia Military Inst

  • Aiden Psczulkoski

    Virginia Military Institute

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• Ferrodistortive sulfur modes in the BiS₂ superconductors

  POSTER

  Publication: Anushika Athauda, Despina Louca, "Nanoscale atomic distortions in the BiS2 superconductors : ferrodistortive sulfur modes", Journal of the Physical Society of Japan 88, 041004, Special Topics : Recent Progress in BiS2 Materials Science (2019)

  Presenters

  • Anushika K Athauda

    Eastern Mennonite University

  Authors

  • Anushika K Athauda

    Eastern Mennonite University

  • Despina Louca

    University of Virginia

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• An Environmentally Safe Alternating Field Electrospinning Fabrication and Physical Crosslinking alternative for polymer-based nanofibrous Scaffolds.

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Madison P Lamb-Lott

    Troy University

  Authors

  • Madison P Lamb-Lott

    Troy University

  • Elizabeth Alexander

    Troy University

  • Andrei Stanishevsky

    University of Alabama at Birmingham, PI

  • Amanda J Kennell

    Troy University, University of Alabama at Birmingham

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• Balancing Sensitivity and Stability: Comparative Study of La-Doped and Gradient-Doped KNN Piezoelectrics

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • RAPHAEL Nelson

    Deparment of Physics, Kennesaw State University

  Authors

  • RAPHAEL Nelson

    Deparment of Physics, Kennesaw State University

  • Aldair P Peralta

    Department of Physics Kennesaw State University

  • Grayson Morrow

    Department of Physics, Kennesaw State University

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• Predicting the Electro-Optic Response of BaTiO₃ Thin Films using Phase-Field Simulations

  POSTER

  Publication: Ross, A.; Zhu, Y.; Frazer, A.K.; Hu, J.; Gopalan, V.; Chen, L.Q. "A Dynamical Phase-Field Model of Coupled Ferroelectric and Optical Properties." (In preparation)

  Presenters

  • Anya Frazer

    Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Authors

  • Anya Frazer

    Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • Aiden Ross

    Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University

  • Long-Qing Chen

    Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University

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• New family of glasses with antimicrobial properties

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Calleway Schmidt

    Austin Peay State University

  Authors

  • Calleway Schmidt

    Austin Peay State University

  • Magda Lewandowska

    University of Rzeszów

  • Valeriia Levchenko

    Ivan Franko National University of Lviv

  • Roman Golovchak

    Austin Peay State University

  • Bohdan Mahlovanyi

    University of Rzeszów

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• "Optimizing Photovoltaic Performance in [KNbO₃]_1-x[BaNi_1/2Nb_1/2O_3-δ]_x Ceramics via Grain Size Engineering: A Correlative Study of Ferroelectric and Charge Transport Properties"

  POSTER

  Publication: A Chahar et al., Ceramics International, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2025.07.156 Ni2+mediated enhanced microstructural, optical, and electrical properties of 0.9KNbO3- 0.1BaNi0.5Nb0.5O3-δ electro ceramics for photovoltaic applications.

  Presenters

  • Ankit Chahar

    Jawaharlal Nehru University

  Authors

  • Ankit Chahar

    Jawaharlal Nehru University

  • Balaji Birajdar

    Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi, India

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• Cu-Based Chalcogenide Nanocrystals Cu₂ZnA(SₓSe₄₋ₓ) (A = Al, Ga, In): Synthesis, Characterization, and S–Se Alloying Effects

  POSTER

  Publication: Prem Shah, Benjamin T. Diroll, Godwin Mante, Rakesh Tota, Panchapakesan Ganesh, Tatiana Allen, Jingsong Huang, Soubantika Palchoudhury, "New multinary Cu2ZnASxSe4-x (A: Al, In, Ga; 0<4

  Presenters

  • Tatiana Allen

    University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

  Authors

  • Tatiana Allen

    University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

  • Soubantika Palchoudhury

    Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH 45469, USA

  • Prem Shah

    Department of Physics, Idaho State University, Twin Falls, ID 83303, USA

  • Godwin Mante

    Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH 45469, USA

  • Ganesh Panchapakesan

    Center for Nanophase Materials Science, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA

  • JIngsong Huang

    Center for Nanophase Materials Science, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA

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• Controlled Laser Processing of MoS2in Inert Atmospheres for Tunable Phonon and Excitonic Responses

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Anna K Sheets

    University of North Carolina at Greensboro

  Authors

  • Anna K Sheets

    University of North Carolina at Greensboro

  • Anthony Trofe, PhD

    University of North Carolina Greensboro

  • Tetyana Ignatova

    University of North Carolina at Greensboro

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• Tuning Phonon and Exciton Dynamics through alloying in 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Tinsae Alem

    University of Virginia, University Of Virginia

  Authors

  • Tinsae Alem

    University of Virginia, University Of Virginia

  • Hayden C Barry

    University of Virginia, University Of Virginia

  • Stephen McDonnell

    University of Virginia

  • Jordan A Hachtel

    Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  • Chris M Smyth

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Kory Burns

    University Of Virginia

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• High Pressure and High Temperature Treatment of CVD Diamond to Make Colorful Diamonds

  POSTER

  Publication: China National Patent: A method for preparing tough pink diamonds under high temperature and high pressure (Application number: ZL 2022 1 1223423.0 Publication (announcement) number: CN115463615B)

  Presenters

  • zi xin lewellan he

    Vanderbilt University

  Authors

  • zi xin lewellan he

    Vanderbilt University

  • Linpeng Zheng

    Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) Shenzhen Campus

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• Sticking Coefficients from Molecular Dynamics Simulations for the Design of Fusion Reactor Cryopumps

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Angelina I Castillo

    Southern Adventist University

  Authors

  • Angelina I Castillo

    Southern Adventist University

  • Nirajan Adhikari

    Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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• The Parker Sochacki Method of Taylor Series Generation With A-priori Error Estimates.

  POSTER

  Publication: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.camwa.2005.12.004
  https://www.emis.de/journals/EJDE/2005/40/carothers.pdf
  https://www.kurims.kyoto-u.ac.jp/EMIS/journals/HOA/AAA/Volume5_1/63.pdf
  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19151930/
  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0021999103001013
  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0010465511000348
  https://www.scirp.org/reference/referencespapers?referenceid=3372467
  https://www.researchgate.net/publication/265720769_Connections_Between_Power_Series_Methods_and_Automatic_Differentiation
  https://ejde.math.txstate.edu/Volumes/2017/68/abstr.html
  https://www.proquest.com/docview/1707703751?sourcetype=Dissertations%20&%20Theses
  https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1052&context=codee

  Presenters

  • Joseph D Rudmin

    James Madison University

  Authors

  • Joseph D Rudmin

    James Madison University

  • James Sochacki

    Sochacki Power Series Solutions.

  • Edgar Parker

    James Madison University (ret.)

  • Roger Thelwell

    James Madison University

  • Paul Warne

    James Madison University

  • Stephen Lucas

    James Madison University

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• Cuda optimized c++ implementation of the North Star algorithim for gravitational wave localization

  POSTER

  Publication: no publication yet ..

  Presenters

  • Sasha Acevedo

    Washington & Lee University

  Authors

  • Sasha Acevedo

    Washington & Lee University

  • Abid Jeem

    Washington and Lee University

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• Cuda optimized c++ implementation of the North Star algorithm for gravitational wave localization

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Sasha Acevedo

    Washington & Lee University

  Authors

  • Abid Jeem

    Washington and Lee University

  • Sasha Acevedo

    Washington & Lee University

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• An Investigation of Computational Techniques for Rapid Gravitational Wave Denoising

  POSTER

  Publication: None.

  Presenters

  • Syed Kasim Shamsi

    Washington and Lee University

  Authors

  • Syed Kasim Shamsi

    Washington and Lee University

  • Nicholas Rizzo

    Washington and Lee University

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• Examining the Conservation of Angular Momentum in Quantum Mechanics, General Relativity, and Loop Quantum Gravity

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Hallie Gift

    Liberty University

  Authors

  • Hallie Gift

    Liberty University

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• Computational and Stereochemical Design of Benzothiadiazole-Based Organic Sensitizers to Rival Metal-Complex Dyes in DSSCs

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Richard Kyung

    CRG-NJ(Seoul National University)

  Authors

  • Richard Kyung

    CRG-NJ(Seoul National University)

  • Aiden Cho

    Choate Rosemary Hall

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• Towards characterizing the biophysical landscape of immune cells with a novel modular toolbox.

  POSTER

  Publication: Shurer, C.R., Baker, G., Laplace, C., Porter, A., Sputay, D., Cannon, H., Klymchenko, A., Levental, K.R., Levental, I. Measuring the biophysical paralipidome: a modular toolbox reveals protein-proximal nano-environments in live cell membranes [not submitted].

  Presenters

  • Grant Baker

    University of Virginia

  Authors

  • Grant Baker

    University of Virginia

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• Rheological Behavior of Protein-Silica Nanoparticle Suspensions

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Devan Daley

    University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of Tennesse at Chattanooga

  Authors

  • Devan Daley

    University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of Tennesse at Chattanooga

  • Luis Sanchez-Diaz

    University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

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• Symmetric DPPC lipid bilayer elastic parameters relative to varying temperature and salinity determination via coarse grained molecular dynamics.

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Connor O Vinson

    University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

  Authors

  • Connor O Vinson

    University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

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• Lipid Monolayer Packing and Compressibility with Evolved Sterols

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Bokyoung Kim

    Nanoscience and Nanomedicine Program, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

  Authors

  • Bokyoung Kim

    Nanoscience and Nanomedicine Program, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

  • Cecelia Cashin

    Virginia Tech, Nanoscience and Nanomedicine Program, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

  • Dinidu K Hathnagoda

    Department of Physics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA; Center for Soft Matter and Biological Physics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA;, Department of Physics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA; Center for Soft Matter and Biological Physics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA

  • Rana Ashkar

    Principal Investigator, Department of Physics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA; Center for Soft Matter and Biological Physics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA;, Department of Physics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA; Center for Soft Matter and Biological Physics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA, Virginia Tech

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• Biophysical Effects of Cholesterol on Packing and Elasticity of Lipid Membranes

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Cecelia Cashin

    Virginia Tech, Nanoscience and Nanomedicine Program, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

  Authors

  • Cecelia Cashin

    Virginia Tech, Nanoscience and Nanomedicine Program, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

  • Dinidu K Hathnagoda

    Department of Physics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA; Center for Soft Matter and Biological Physics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA;, Department of Physics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA; Center for Soft Matter and Biological Physics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA

  • Rana Ashkar

    Principal Investigator, Department of Physics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA; Center for Soft Matter and Biological Physics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA;, Department of Physics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA; Center for Soft Matter and Biological Physics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA, Virginia Tech

  • Suryabrahmam Buti

    Department of Physics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA; Center for Soft Matter and Biological Physics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA

  • Teshani Kumerage

    Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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• STOCHASTIC MODELING OF EPIDEMIC DYNAMICS: SCALING BEHAVIOR AND UNIVERSALITY IN SIR AND SIS SYSTEMS

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Sara Shabani

    Virginia Tech

  Authors

  • Sara Shabani

    Virginia Tech

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• Time-dependent density functional theory investigation of the formation of H3+ from alkanes

  POSTER

  Publication: "Time-dependent density functional theory investigation of the formation of H3+ from alkanes" submitted to the Journal of Chemical Physics

  Presenters

  • Chen Jiang

    Vanderbilt University

  Authors

  • Chen Jiang

    Vanderbilt University

  • Samuel Taylor

    Vanderbilt University

  • Kedong Wang

    Henan Normal University

  • Cody L Covington

    Vanderbilt University

  • Kalman Varga

    Vanderbilt University

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• Radiofrequency amplification by stimulated emission of radiation using nuclear spin polarized ¹²⁹Xe

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Sebastian W Atalla

    UNC Chapel Hill and UNC Biomedical Research Imaging Center

  Authors

  • Sebastian W Atalla

    UNC Chapel Hill and UNC Biomedical Research Imaging Center

  • Andrew K Maresca

    UNC Chapel Hill and UNC Biomedical Research Imaging Center

  • Rosa Tamara T Branca

    UNC Chapel Hill and UNC Biomedical Research Imaging Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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• Modeling X-Ray Dose Absorption In Ex-Vivo Pig Knees Using Geant4

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Kai T Tucker

    Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634

  Authors

  • Kai T Tucker

    Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634

  • MacCharthy Alale

    Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634

  • Drew Landefeld

    Bioengineering Department, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634

  • Arianna Csiszer

    Bioengineering Department, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634

  • Delphine Dean

    Bioengineering Department, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634

  • Endre Takacs

    Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, Clemson University

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• Image Quality Improvements across Cone-Beam CT System Architectures

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Hang Yu

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Authors

  • Hang Yu

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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• Multi-Source Cone Beam CT for Image-Guided Radiation Therapy

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Sydney Hickman

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Authors

  • Sydney Hickman

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • Otto Zhou

    Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • Christina Inscoe

    Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • Jianping Lu

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • Yueh Z Lee

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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• Optimization of Resonator Quality Factor and SNR for RASER Observation at Ultra-Low Magnetic Fields

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Andrew K Maresca

    UNC Chapel Hill and UNC Biomedical Research Imaging Center

  Authors

  • Andrew K Maresca

    UNC Chapel Hill and UNC Biomedical Research Imaging Center

  • Sebastian W Atalla

    UNC Chapel Hill and UNC Biomedical Research Imaging Center

  • Rosa Tamara T Branca

    UNC Chapel Hill and UNC Biomedical Research Imaging Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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• Astrometric Observations of WDS 00012+3716 DAM 274

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Alyssa Mannen

    Tennessee Technological University

  Authors

  • Alyssa Mannen

    Tennessee Technological University

  • Rachel Freed

    InStAR

  • Lauren Albin

    InStAR

  • Olivia Ewing

    InStAR

  • Bautista Rodriguez

    InStAR

  • Logan Willinger

    InStAR

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• The Search for Fast-Flavor Instability in Magneto-Rotational Core-Collapse Supernovae

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Carrie L Elliott

    Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

  Authors

  • Carrie L Elliott

    Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

  • Swapnil Shankar

    Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee // Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences, University of Hamburg

  • Sherwood Richers

    Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee Knoxville

  • Julien Froustey

    University of California, Berkeley

  • John McGuigan

    Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee Knoxville

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• A WISE Look at Variability of Maser Galaxies

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Erika Cherpes

    James Madison University

  Authors

  • Erika Cherpes

    James Madison University

  • Dr. Anca Constantin

    James Madison University

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• Fine-Structure Ratios of Hydrogen-Like Iron Ly α in High-Temperature Plasmas

  POSTER

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  • William Keener

    Austin Peay State University

  Authors

  • William Keener

    Austin Peay State University

  • Justin Oelgoetz

    Austin Peay State University

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• MODELING INTERMEDIATE-SCALE OUTFLOW DYNAMICS OF η CARINAE

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Edmund Garcia

    University of Mary Washington

  Authors

  • Edmund Garcia

    University of Mary Washington

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• TOI-6224.01 as a Key Case in Bell Observatory TESS Exoplanet Candidate Follow-Ups

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Dylan Berry

    Western Kentucky University

  Authors

  • Dylan Berry

    Western Kentucky University

  • Maxx Haehn

    Western Kentucky University

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• Data Mining the DESI Quasar Spectra Survey

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Alexander Morris

    Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

  Authors

  • Alexander Morris

    Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

  • Nahum Arav

    Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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• UNC Asheville's Radio Dipole Array for Astrophysical Research (UNCA RADAR)

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • William Weatherby

    University of North Carolina at Asheville

  Authors

  • William Weatherby

    University of North Carolina at Asheville

  • Avery Schlicher

    University of North Carolina

  • Christene Lynch

    University of North Carolina Asheville

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• Additive Manufacturing of Near Components for Background Reduction and Structural Supports in LEGEND-1000

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Venkata Dinesh Reddy Gangavarapu

    University of Tennessee

  Authors

  • Venkata Dinesh Reddy Gangavarapu

    University of Tennessee

  • Brennan T Hackett

    University of Tennessee

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• Silicon Strip Detector Testing in Support of Proposed Deuteron Charge Radius Measurements

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Mohima Chowdhury Anushi

    Sweet Briar College

  Authors

  • Mohima Chowdhury Anushi

    Sweet Briar College

  • Forrest Friesen

    Duke University

  • Jingyi Zhou

    Duke University

  • Diane M Markoff

    North Carolina Central University

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• Kinematic Factorization of Structure Functions Using Lightcone Momentum Fractions

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Michael DeGilio

    Christopher Newport University

  Authors

  • Michael DeGilio

    Christopher Newport University

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• Investigating the Elusive Nature of Dark Matter Using Gamma-Ray Detectors

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Jibek Ibraeva

    Agnes Scott College

  Authors

  • Jibek Ibraeva

    Agnes Scott College

  • Natalia Tapia Arellano

    Agnes Scott College

  • Piper Martinsen

    Agnes Scott College

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• Timing and Energy Calibrations for Systematic Studies in Nab

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Jasmine Shim

    Eastern Kentucky University

  Authors

  • Jasmine Shim

    Eastern Kentucky University

  • Jason Fry

    Eastern Kentucky University

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• Portable Linear Electrostatic Particle Accelerator

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Jonas Barfield

    Georgia College & State University

  Authors

  • Jonas Barfield

    Georgia College & State University

  • Jude M Doredant

    Georgia College & State University

  • Beatrice Youjin France

    Georgia College & State University

  • Kenneth C McGill

    American Chemical Society (ACS)

  • Mark C Spraker

    University of North Georgia

  • Ralph Hayward France

    Georgia College & State University

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• Analyzing the significance of distinctly communicating about possible radiological risk information with the community

  POSTER

  Publication: I am writing a journal paper that includes data from this research, and I plan to submit it to Progress in Nuclear Energy or Annals of Nuclear Energy.

  Presenters

  • Sk Azmaeen Bin Amir

    North Carolina State University

  Authors

  • Sk Azmaeen Bin Amir

    North Carolina State University

  • Robert B Hayes

    North Carolina State University

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• New Gravitational Wave Signatures of Gauged Baryon Number

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Kemalie D Turnbull

    Barry University

  Authors

  • Kemalie D Turnbull

    Barry University

  • Lucas Hengartner

    University of Florida

  • Bartosz Fornal

    Barry University

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• Gaussian Process à la Feynman: Extracting PDF from LQCD

  POSTER

  Publication: Gaussian Processes for Inferring Parton Distributions

  Presenters

  • Yamil A Cahuana Medrano

    William & Mary

  Authors

  • Yamil A Cahuana Medrano

    William & Mary

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• Coupling a Quadrupole Beam Deflector to a Laser Ablation Ion Source at the Tennessee Tech Ion Beam Lab

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Jack Seger

    Tennessee Technological University

  Authors

  • Jack Seger

    Tennessee Technological University

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• Non-Dispersive Properties of Airy Wave Function in a Free Potential

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Connor J Donovan

    North Carolina State University

  Authors

  • Connor J Donovan

    North Carolina State University

  • Paul T Ferrante

    North Carolina State University

  • Chueng-Ryong Ji

    North Carolina State University

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• Prospects of Constraining Beyond Standard Model Physics with the Trinity Neutrino Observatory

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Aarshia Datta

    South Forsyth High School

  Authors

  • Aarshia Datta

    South Forsyth High School

  • David A Raudales Oseguera

    School of Physics and Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

  • Adam Nepomuk Otte

    Georgia Institute of Technology

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• Characterization of High Purity Germanium Detectors for Materials Screening

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Natalie R Brace

    Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

  Authors

  • Natalie R Brace

    Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

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• The Search for Self-Interacting Dark Matter with Displaced Lepton Jets in p-p collisions at √s= 13 TeV at CMS

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Maria Jose

    University of Virginia

  Authors

  • Maria Jose

    University of Virginia

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• The Barrel Timing Layer for the CMS Experiment at the LHC

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Sydney C Dixon

    University of Virginia

  Authors

  • Sydney C Dixon

    University of Virginia

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• Time resolution study of a HDSoC Digitizer for PIONEER

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Brennan Edwards

    Western Kentucky University

  Authors

  • Brennan Edwards

    Western Kentucky University

  • Tim Gorringe

    Dept. of Physics, Univ of Kentucky

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• High-Definition Imaging of Selected Hexaboards for the CMS High Granularity Calorimeter

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Nathan A Nguyen

    University of Alabama

  Authors

  • Nathan A Nguyen

    University of Alabama

  • Thanh Nguyen

    University of Alabama

  • Emily Centamore

    University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa, University of Alabama

  • Eric Allen Friss Reinhardt

    University of Alabama

  • Chad Leino

    University of Alabama

  • Mateo Lisondo Di Tada

    University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez

  • Jesse Webb

    Louisiana Tech University

  • Axel Perraguin

    University of Alabama

  • Emanuele Usai

    University of Alabama

  • Sergei V Gleyzer

    University of Alabama

  • Paolo Rumerio

    University of Alabama

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• Cidtonium: A Hypothetical Fundamental Atom Underlying the Structure of Photons in the Universe

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Gh. Saleh

    Saleh Research Centre

  Authors

  • Gh. Saleh

    Saleh Research Centre

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• The Assembly and Testing of the Barrel Timing Layer of the HL-LHC Upgrade for the CMS Experiment

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Juliette Steffensen

    University of Virginia

  Authors

  • Juliette Steffensen

    University of Virginia

  • Chris Neu

    University of Virginia

  • Bryan Cardwell

    University of Virginia

  • Maria Jose

    University of Virginia

  • Reshma Menon

    University Of Virginia, University of Virginia

  • Zhenyu Wu

    University of Virginia

  • Lanie Barnett

    University of Virginia

  • Taylor Conner

    University of Virginia

  • Sydney Dixon

    University of Virginia

  • Annie Linley

    University of Virginia

  • Dante Ragusa

    University of Virginia

  • Jack B Shadel

    University of Virginia

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• Investigating Proton Backscattering in the Nab Experimental Data

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Emery Rutledge

    University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

  Authors

  • Emery Rutledge

    University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

  • Joshua B Hamblen

    University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

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• Using Simulation to Interpret the Liquid Argon Scattering Experiment's Results

  POSTER

  Publication: Breaux, Auto (Aug. 2025a). Identification of the Liquid Argon Scattering Experimental Discrepancies
  Using Simulation. Technical Publication FERMILAB-PUB-25-0497-LBNF-STUDENT. Fermilab. url:
  https://lss.fnal.gov/archive/2025/pub/fermilab-pub-25-0497-lbnf-student.pdf.

  Presenters

  • Auto D Breaux

    Tulane University

  Authors

  • Auto D Breaux

    Tulane University

  • Alexander Himmel

    Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

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• Development of BaF₂ Gamma Detectors for Large Angle Gamma Array

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Lincoln J Potts

    Western Kentucky University

  Authors

  • Lincoln J Potts

    Western Kentucky University

  • Ivan Novikov

    Western Kentucky University

  • Brennan Edwards

    Western Kentucky University

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• Dalitz Plot Analysis of ω → π⁺π^-π⁰ at GlueX

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Saheli Rakshit

    Florida State University

  Authors

  • Saheli Rakshit

    Florida State University

  • Volker Crede

    Florida State University

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• Comparing Monte Carlo Simulations for Neutron Beta Decay Experiments

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Josiah L Miller

    Eastern Kentucky University

  Authors

  • Josiah L Miller

    Eastern Kentucky University

  • Jason A Fry

    Eastern Kentucky University

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• Monte Carlo Simulations of Nab &amp; BL3

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Parker T Ingram

    Eastern Kentucky University

  Authors

  • Parker T Ingram

    Eastern Kentucky University

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• Development of voltage reading adc devices for magnetometry in the Nab experiment

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Sean A Halcomb

    Eastern Kentucky University

  Authors

  • Sean A Halcomb

    Eastern Kentucky University

  • Jason A Fry

    Eastern Kentucky University

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• Jets and calibration with the archived ALEPH e⁺e^- data

  POSTER

  Publication: arXiv:2108.04877

  Presenters

  • Kuan L Lu

    Vanderbilt University

  Authors

  • Kuan L Lu

    Vanderbilt University

  • Anthony Badea

    University of Chicago

  • Austin Baty

    University of Illinois at Chicago

  • Benjamin Nachman

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Christopher McGinn

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Gian Michelle Innocenti

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Hannah J Bossi

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Jingyu Zhang

    Vanderbilt University

  • Marcello Maggi

    INFN

  • Michael Peters

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Shuangyi Zhou

    Vanderbilt University

  • Tzu-An Sheng

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Yen-Jie Lee

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Yi (Luna) Chen

    Vanderbilt University

  • Yu-Chen Chen

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Kuan L Lu

    Vanderbilt University

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• Probing Sterile Neutrinos with the NOvA Near Detector

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Suyog Badal

    University of Mississippi

  Authors

  • Suyog Badal

    University of Mississippi

  • Gavin S Davies

    University of Mississippi

  • Bishnu Acharya

    University of Mississippi

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• Analysis of Neutron-induced Backgrounds in ¹⁰⁰Mo for 0νββ study

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Sarnith Nagarajan

    Tennessee Technological University

  Authors

  • Sarnith Nagarajan

    Tennessee Technological University

  • Mary F Kidd

    Tennessee Technological University

  • Sean Finch

    Duke University and TUNL

  • Werner Tornow

    Duke University

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• Implications of absolute nuclear charge radii measurements for fundamental physics tests

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Chowdhury Abrar A Faiyaz

    Clemson University

  Authors

  • Chowdhury Abrar A Faiyaz

    Clemson University

  • Hunter William Staiger

    Clemson University

  • Steven Alan Blundell

    CEA Grenoble

  • Ronald Fernando Garcia Ruiz

    MIT Laboratory for Nuclear Science

  • Endre Takacs

    Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, Clemson University

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• Particle Tracking in a Cloud Chamber Using a Stereoscopic Camera System

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Prthu Naik

    Western Kentucky University

  Authors

  • Prthu Naik

    Western Kentucky University

  • Ivan Novikov

    Western Kentucky University

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• Using ion trap quantum computers to design composite quantum systems: Case study in vibronic energy transfer.

  POSTER

  Publication: - From our collaborator Nicolas about measuring the transition amplitudes https://arxiv.org/pdf/2206.14213
  - Sets up how molecules are analyzed via the Holstein model, which is central to our current and future work: https://pubs.aip.org/aip/jcp/article/148/8/085101/196675

  Presenters

  • Kalea Wen

    College of William and Mary, VA, 23187

  Authors

  • Kalea Wen

    College of William and Mary, VA, 23187

  • Liam Jeanette

    Duke University, NC, 27708

  • Jacob D Lee

    University of Marlyand, MD, 20742.

  • Samwel K Sekwao

    IonQ, Inc, College Park, MD 20740

  • Nicolas P Sawaya

    Intel Corporation

  • Norbert M Linke

    Duke University

  • Alaina M Green

    University of Maryland College Park

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• Database of Silicon Color Center Defects and Analysis via Graph Neural Networks

  POSTER

  Publication: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2303.16283

  Presenters

  • Pete Downey

    Virginia Tech

  Authors

  • Pete Downey

    Virginia Tech

  • Vsevolod M Ivanov

    Virginia Tech

  • Alexander Ivanov

    Brown University

  • Jacopo Simoni

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Prabin Parajuli

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Boubacar Kante

    University of California, Berkeley

  • Thomas Schenkel

    University of California, Berkeley

  • Liang Z Tan

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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• First-principles Calculations of Random 1D Nitrogen Vacancy Spin Chains in Diamond

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  Presenters

  • Makena N Kaiman

    Virginia Tech

  Authors

  • Makena N Kaiman

    Virginia Tech

  • Benjamin G Burdick

    Virginia Tech

  • Abigail VanCoevering

    Virginia Tech

  • guangzhao chen

    Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

  • Wei Liu

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Thomas Schenkel

    University of California, Berkeley

  • Liang Z Tan

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Vsevolod M Ivanov

    Virginia Tech

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• Investigating Self-Replicating Dynamics Across Diffusion Ratios in Nonlinear Reaction–Diffusion Systems

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  Presenters

  • Amaro Otero

    James Madison University

  Authors

  • Amaro Otero

    James Madison University

  • Jason Czak

    James Madison University

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• Manipulation of Proton Dynamics in Perovskite Nickelate Devices

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Sampath Gamage

    Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, UNCG

  Authors

  • Sampath Gamage

    Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, UNCG

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• Expanding Alkali Magnetometer Capabilities

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Jeb Smoot

    Virginia Polytech Institution

  Authors

  • Jeb Smoot

    Virginia Polytech Institution

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