Undergraduate Research II

Presentations

• Investigating the mixed valence states of Ce⁴⁺(CeO₂) and Ce³⁺(Ce₂O₃) nanoparticles in a soluble bioactive borate glass

  ORAL

  March 17, 2025, 8:00 AM – March 17, 2025, 8:12 AM

  Presenters

  • Emily Manqueros

    • Kennesaw State University

  Authors

  • Emily Manqueros

    • Kennesaw State University

  • Kisa Ranasinghe

    • Kennesaw State University

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• Title: Exploring La Substitution to Enhance Ionic Conductivity and Electrode Compatibility in Li₃YBr₆ for High-Performance Solid State Lithium BatteriesOral: Exploring La Substitution to Enhance Ionic Conductivity and Electrode Compatibility in Li₃YBr₆ for High-Performance Solid State Lithium Batteries

  ORAL

  March 17, 2025, 8:12 AM – March 17, 2025, 8:24 AM

  Presenters

  • Mario A Reyes

    • Stony Brook University

  Authors

  • Mario A Reyes

    • Stony Brook University

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• Temperature and Magnetic Field Dependence of Crystal Structure of Monoclinic Cr₃Te₄

  ORAL

  March 17, 2025, 8:24 AM – March 17, 2025, 8:36 AM

  Presenters

  • Malcolm N Bogroff

    • Howard University

  Authors

  • Malcolm N Bogroff

    • Howard University

  • anirban goswami

    • Howard University

  • Sahil Pradhan

    • Howard University

  • Milinda Abeykoon

    • Brookhaven National Laboratory
    • Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)

  • Nicholas Ng

    • Johns Hopkins University

  • Samaresh Guchhait

    • Howard University

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• NbO Nanolithography with an Atomic Force Microscope

  ORAL

  March 17, 2025, 8:36 AM – March 17, 2025, 8:48 AM

  Presenters

  • Sivanjali E Williams

    • Harvey Mudd College

  Authors

  • Sivanjali E Williams

    • Harvey Mudd College

  • Yanni Cho

    • California Institute of Technology

  • Sandra E Glotzer

    • Caltech
    • California Institute of Technology

  • Jeong Rae Kim

    • Caltech

  • Nicholas P Breznay

    • Harvey Mudd College

  • Joseph L Falson

    • Caltech

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• Nanoprinted textured superconducting wires

  ORAL

  March 17, 2025, 8:48 AM – March 17, 2025, 9:00 AM

  Presenters

  • Edmund Desarro

    • Goucher College

  Authors

  • Nina Markovic

    • Goucher College

  • Gerrit Bosch

    • Goucher College

  • Edmund Desarro

    • Goucher College

  • Sophia Reister

    • Goucher College

  • Kelly Holland

    • Goucher College

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• Moire Modification Due to Sample Imperfections on Aligned Graphene/Hexagonal Boron Nitride Heterostructures for New Quantum Dot Devices

  ORAL

  March 17, 2025, 9:00 AM – March 17, 2025, 9:12 AM

  Presenters

  • Annette Zoe Samuels Asryan

    • University of California, Santa Cruz

  Authors

  • Annette Zoe Samuels Asryan

    • University of California, Santa Cruz

  • Tianhui Zhu

    • University of California, Santa Cruz

  • Carlos Gonzalez

    • University of California, Santa Cruz

  • Kenji Watanabe

    • National Institute for Materials Science
    • NIMS
    • Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science
    • Research Center for Electronic and Optical Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
    • Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute of Material Science, Tsukuba, Japan
    • National Institute of Materials Science
    • Advanced Materials Laboratory, National Institute for Materials Science

  • Takashi Taniguchi

    • National Institute for Materials Science
    • International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science
    • Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
    • International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute of Material Science, Tsukuba, Japan
    • Advanced Materials Laboratory, National Institute for Materials Science

  • Jairo Velasco Jr.

    • University of California, Santa Cruz

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• h-BN encapsulation of atomically thin layers of PtTe₂ for electronic transport measurements at low temperatures

  ORAL

  March 17, 2025, 9:12 AM – March 17, 2025, 9:24 AM

  Presenters

  • Joshua A Luna

    • Department of Physics and Astronomy, California State University, Long Beach
    • Department of Physics and Astronomy, California State University of Long Beach

  Authors

  • Joshua A Luna

    • Department of Physics and Astronomy, California State University, Long Beach
    • Department of Physics and Astronomy, California State University of Long Beach

  • Greyson Bradford Voigt

    • Ohio State University
    • Department of Physics, The Ohio State University

  • Nicholas Mazzucca

    • Ohio State University
    • Department of Physics, The Ohio State University

  • Movindu K Dissanayake Mudiyanselage

    • Department of Physics and Astronomy, California State University, Long Beach
    • Department of Physics and Astronomy, California State University Long Beach
    • Department of Physics and Astronomy California State University Long Beach
    • Department of Physics and Astronomy, California State University of Long Beach

  • Stefan Lucero

    • Department of Physics and Astronomy, California State University, Long Beach
    • Department of Physics and Astronomy, California State University of Long Beach

  • Archibald J Williams

    • Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University
    • The Ohio State University

  • Joshua E Goldberger

    • Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University
    • The Ohio State University

  • Claudia Ojeda-Aristizabal

    • Department of Physics and Astronomy, California State University, Long Beach
    • Department of Physics and Astronomy, California State University Long Beach
    • Department of Physics and Astronomy California State University Long Beach
    • Department of Physics and Astronomy, California State University of Long Beach

  • ChunNing Lau

    • Ohio State University
    • Department of Physics, The Ohio State University

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• Towards Quantum Photonics: Characterizing and Engineering Defects in CVD-Hexagonal Boron Nitride

  ORAL

  March 17, 2025, 9:24 AM – March 17, 2025, 9:36 AM

  Presenters

  • Mary Katherine Becker

    • San Diego State University

  Authors

  • Mary Katherine Becker

    • San Diego State University

  • Diego Lundquist

    • San Diego State University

  • C. Abinash Bhuyan

    • San Diego State University

  • Sanjay K Behura

    • San Diego State University
    • Department of Physics, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, United States

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  ORAL · Withdrawn

  March 17, 2025, 9:36 AM – March 17, 2025, 9:48 AM

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• X-ray magnetic circular dichroism study of magnetic proximity effect in [Co/Gd/Pt]₁₀ Multilayers

  ORAL

  March 17, 2025, 9:48 AM – March 17, 2025, 10:00 AM

  Presenters

  • Yingxiao X Liao

    • Bryn Mawr College

  Authors

  • Yingxiao X Liao

    • Bryn Mawr College

  • Xuemei M Cheng

    • Bryn Mawr College

  • Xiao Wang

    • Bryn Mawr College

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• Magnetic and electrical properties of RGa(Ge,Si) family of materials

  ORAL

  March 17, 2025, 10:00 AM – March 17, 2025, 10:12 AM

  Presenters

  • Brady Wilson

    • Kennesaw State University

  Authors

  • Brady Wilson

    • Kennesaw State University

  • David E Graf

    • Florida State University
    • National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
    • NHMFL

  • Chetan Dhital

    • Kennesaw State University

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• Torque Magnetometry on Topological Thin Films

  ORAL

  March 17, 2025, 10:12 AM – March 17, 2025, 10:24 AM

  Presenters

  • Cynthia J Dawalt

    • Taylor University

  Authors

  • Cynthia J Dawalt

    • Taylor University

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• Non-Bloch Dirac Points and Phase Diagram in the Stacked Non-Hermitian SSH Model.

  ORAL

  March 17, 2025, 10:24 AM – March 17, 2025, 10:36 AM

  Presenters

  • Megan Schoenzeit

    • University of Minnesota

  Authors

  • Megan Schoenzeit

    • University of Minnesota

  • Chang Shu

    • University of Michigan

  • Kai Zhang

    • University of Michigan

  • Kai Sun

    • University of Michigan

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• Dependence of electronic structure of the Cr³⁺ substitutional defect in alpha-Al₂O₃ on the Hubbard U parameter

  ORAL

  March 17, 2025, 10:36 AM – March 17, 2025, 10:48 AM

  Presenters

  • Timothy J Freeman

    • Florida Polytechnic University

  Authors

  • Timothy J Freeman

    • Florida Polytechnic University

  • Chris G Van de Walle

    • University of California, Santa Barbara
    • Materials Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5050, U.S.A.

  • David A Strubbe

    • University of California, Merced

  • Bradford A Barker

    • Florida Polytechnic University

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• The Effectiveness of Energy-Dependent Proton Irradiation in Thin-film YBCO Superconductors

  ORAL

  March 17, 2025, 10:48 AM – March 17, 2025, 11:00 AM

  Publication: Fogt, J.; Weeda, H.; Harrison, T.; Miles, N.; Cho, K. Effect of Proton Irradiation on Thin-Film YBa2Cu3O7−δ Superconductor. Materials 2024, 17, 4601. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17184601

  Presenters

  • Joseph Fogt

    • Hope College

  Authors

  • Joseph Fogt

    • Hope College

  • Hope E Weeda

    • Hope College

  • Trevor Harrison

    • Hope College

  • Nolan Miles

    • Hope College

  • Kyuil Cho

    • Hope College

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