Undergraduate Research V

Presentations

• Binding mechanism of Ni and Cu on layered semiconductors

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 3:30 PM – March 16, 2026, 3:42 PM

  Presenters

  • Caden J Sadler

    • University of Northern Iowa

  Authors

  • Caden J Sadler

    • University of Northern Iowa

  • Ty Porter

    • University of Northern Iowa

  • Tim E Kidd

    • University of Northern Iowa

  • Paul Michael Shand

    • University of Northern Iowa

  • Andrew J Stollenwerk

    • University of Norther Iowa
    • University of Northern Iowa

  • Pavel V Lukashev

    • University of Northern Iowa

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• Monitoring WSe₂ Monolayer Growth in Real Time Using In Situ Spectroscopic Ellipsometry

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 3:42 PM – March 16, 2026, 3:54 PM

  Presenters

  • Olivia Fairlamb

    • Kenyon College

  Authors

  • Olivia Fairlamb

    • Kenyon College

  • Andrew R Graves

    • The Pennsylvania State University

  • Joan M Redwing

    • Pennsylvania State University

  • Frank Peiris

    • Kenyon College
    • Kenyon Coll

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• Extracting the optical properties of PtSe2 thin films using Mueller Matrix Spectroscopic Ellipsometry

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 3:54 PM – March 16, 2026, 4:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Owen R Peterson

    • Kenyon College

  Authors

  • Owen R Peterson

    • Kenyon College

  • Frank Peiris

    • Kenyon College
    • Kenyon Coll

  • Qihua Zhang

    • Penn State
    • Penn State University

  • Stephanie Law

    • Penn State

  • Maria Hilse

    • Penn State
    • Penn State University

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• Fabrication and Characterization of Two-Dimensional Material Heterostructures for Electronic Applications

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 4:06 PM – March 16, 2026, 4:18 PM

  Presenters

  • James A Switzer

    • Slippery Rock University

  Authors

  • James A Switzer

    • Slippery Rock University

  • Sagar Bhandari

    • Slippery Rock University

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• Fabrication and Magnetoresistance Characterization of Twisted CrSBr in Antiferromagnetic Tunnel Junctions

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 4:18 PM – March 16, 2026, 4:30 PM

  Publication: Cham, et al. Science 389, 479-482 (2025); Chen, et al. Nature 632, 1045-1051 (2024)

  Presenters

  • Isaac Mottern

    • University of Southern California

  Authors

  • Isaac Mottern

    • University of Southern California

  • Andrew Koerner

    • University of Southern California

  • Ethan P Berg

    • University of Southern California

  • Derek C Bergner

    • University of Southern California

  • Thow Min Jerald Cham

    • California Institute of Technology
    • Caltech
    • Cornell University

  • Kenji Watanabe

    • National Institute for Materials Science
    • Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute of Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan

  • Takashi Taniguchi

    • National Institute for Materials Science
    • Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science
    • International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute of Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
    • Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute of Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan

  • Ni Ni

    • University of California, Los Angeles

  • Joshua E Goldberger

    • The Ohio State University

  • Xavier Roy

    • Columbia University

  • Yunqiu (Kelly) Luo

    • University of Southern California

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• Quantum Hall Effect on Commercial Graphene Devices: Toward Scalable Quantum Technology Applications

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 4:30 PM – March 16, 2026, 4:42 PM

  Presenters

  • Gaeun Kim

    • Ewha Womans University

  Authors

  • Gaeun Kim

    • Ewha Womans University

  • Chaewon Min

    • Ewha Womans University

  • Seohyun Lee

    • Department of Physics, Ewha Womans University
    • Ewha Womans University

  • Yoojoo Yun

    • Ewha Womans University

  • Jeongmin Park

    • Department of Physics, Ewha Womans University
    • Ewha Womans University

  • Dongseok Suh

    • Department of Physics, Ewha Womans University
    • Ewha Womans University

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• Optical and AFM Spectroscopy Studies of the Crystal Structure of Quasi-2D Van der Waals Crystals

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 4:42 PM – March 16, 2026, 4:54 PM

  Presenters

  • Laura Ni

    • University of California, Los Angeles

  Authors

  • Laura Ni

    • University of California, Los Angeles

  • Morgaine Innis Mandigo-Stoba

    • University of California, Los Angeles

  • Andrew Nguyen

    • University of California, Los Angeles

  • Huy Nguyen

    • University of California, Los Angeles

  • Hok Pui Mak

    • University of California, Los Angeles

  • José Lopez

    • University of California, Los Angeles

  • Christopher Gutierrez

    • University of California, Los Angeles

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• Superconducting Circuits for Probing Moiré Materials

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 4:54 PM – March 16, 2026, 5:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Srushti Selot

    • Rutgers University New Brunswick

  Authors

  • Srushti Selot

    • Rutgers University New Brunswick

  • Phanibhusan S Mahapatra

    • Rutgers University

  • Pratyankara Narasimhan

    • Rutgers University

  • Ahmed Shaikh

    • Rutgers New Brunswick

  • Takashi Taniguchi

    • National Institute for Materials Science
    • Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science
    • International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute of Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
    • Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute of Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan

  • Kenji Watanabe

    • National Institute for Materials Science
    • Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute of Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan

  • Eva Y. Andrei

    • Rutgers University

  • Srivatsan Chakram Sundar

    • Rutgers University

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• Abstract Withdrawn

  ORAL · Withdrawn

  March 16, 2026, 5:06 PM – March 16, 2026, 5:18 PM

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• Tailoring Excitonic Excitations in a Strained Quasi-1D Moiré Superlattice

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 5:18 PM – March 16, 2026, 5:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Xiangyi Du

    • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  Authors

  • Xiangyi Du

    • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Steffi Y Woo

    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  • Yanxing Li

    • Princeton University
    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Yiyuan Luo

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Lily Guo

    • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Pengjie Wang

    • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Chih-Kang Shih

    • University of Texas at Austin

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• Fractional Quantum Hall Physics in Rapidly Rotating Fermi Gases and Excitonic Systems

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 5:30 PM – March 16, 2026, 5:42 PM

  Presenters

  • Brooke E Vos

    • Augusta University

  Authors

  • Brooke E Vos

    • Augusta University

  • Theja De Silva

    • Augusta University

  • Asanka Amarasinghe

    • Augusta University

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• Optothermal Properties of Van der Waals Heterostructures Supported by Machine Learning

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 5:42 PM – March 16, 2026, 5:54 PM

  Publication: Planning to submit a paper in the near future

  Presenters

  • Nathan S Webb

    • San Diego State University

  Authors

  • Nathan S Webb

    • San Diego State University

  • Antonio Cobarrubia

    • San Diego State University

  • Sanjay K Behura

    • San Diego State University

  • C. Abinash A Bhuyan

    • San Diego State University

  • Nicholas Schottle

    • San Diego State University

  • Ryan Paredes Palmares

    • San Diego State University

  • Vincent Juliano

    • San Diego State University

  • Mansour Mortazavi

    • University of Arkansas Pine Bluff

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• Field-tunable correlated states in H-stacked twisted MoS₂.

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 5:54 PM – March 16, 2026, 6:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Yanrong Yu

    • University of Texas at Austin

  Authors

  • Yanrong Yu

    • University of Texas at Austin

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• Two superconducting gaps with quasiparticle-lifetime broadening in single-crystal V₃Si revealed by field and temperature dependence of NMR spin-lattice relaxation rate 1/T₁ of ⁵¹V

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 6:06 PM – March 16, 2026, 6:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Daniel P Smith

    • University of South Alabama

  Authors

  • Albert A Gapud

    • University of South Alabama

  • Daniel P Smith

    • University of South Alabama

  • Arneil P Reyes

    • Florida State University

  • Rong Cong

    • National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

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