P1: Poster Session I: Condensed Matter and Atomic, Molecular, and Optical

Presentations

• Optical Techniques for the Measurement of Nanoscale Hydrogel Crystal Particles

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  Authors

  • Preston Kendall

    • Sewanee: The University of the South

  • Chenglin Chi

    • Sewanee: The University of the South

  • Wells Estabrook

    • Sewanee: The University of the South

  • Tong Cai

    • Sewanee: The University of the South

  • Zhibing Hu

    • Sewanee: The University of the South

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• Optical Characterization of the Ho$^{3+}$ Complex in HEMA

  POSTER

  Authors

  • Manuel Rodriguez III

    • University of Texas at San Antonio

  • Dhiraj Sardar

    • University of Texas at San Antonio

  • Kelly Nash

    • University of Texas at San Antonio

  • Raylon Yow

    • University of Texas at San Antonio

  • John Gruber

    • University of Texas at San Antonio

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• Effects of Sintering Temperature on Superconductivity in undoped and SiC-doped MgB$_{2}$/Ti Wires

  POSTER

  Authors

  • Cad Hoyt

    • Sam Houston State University

  • Hui Fang

    • Sam Houston State University

  • John Douglas

    • Sam Houston State University

  • K. West

    • Sam Houston State University

  • Gan Liang

    • Sam Houston State University

  • Samaresh Guchhait

    • Department of Physics, The University of Texas at Austin
    • University of Texas at Austin

  • John Markert

    • University of Texas at Austin

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• Spectroscopic and thermal studies of amino acid doped Potassium Dihydrogen Phosphate crystals

  POSTER

  Authors

  • Jayesh Govani

    • Physics Department
    • Physics Department, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79912, USA

  • Mihir Joshi

    • Physics Department, Saurashtra University, Rajkot, Gujarat 360 005, India

  • Dipak Dave

    • Physics Department, Saurashtra University, Rajkot, Gujarat 360 005, India

  • Ketan Parikh

    • Physics Department, Saurashtra University, Rajkot, Gujarat 360 005, India

  • Felicia Manciu

    • Physics Department, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso TX 79968
    • Physics Department
    • Physics Department, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79912, USA

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• Effects of Gasses on the Thermal Etching Properties of Graphene Nanoribbons

  POSTER

  Authors

  • Jason Jones

  • Phillip Ecton

  • Yudong Mo

  • Brian Gorman

  • David Diercks

  • Thomas Scharf

  • Jose Perez

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• Spectroscopic studies of particulate formation in fuel blends

  POSTER

  Authors

  • Felicia Manciu

    • Physics Department, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso TX 79968
    • Physics Department
    • Physics Department, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79912, USA

  • Mahesh Subramanya

    • Combustion, Propulsion and Reaction Engineering Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

  • Jayesh Govani

    • Physics Department
    • Physics Department, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79912, USA

  • Ahsan Choudhuri

    • Combustion, Propulsion and Reaction Engineering Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso

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• Ion Beam Analysis of Thin Films on Silicon and Carbon Substrates

  POSTER

  Authors

  • Pelham Keahey

    • University of North Texas

  • J'Nae Zwaschka

    • University of North Texas

  • Lucas Phinney

    • UNT
    • University of North Texas

  • Lee Mitchell

    • University of North Texas

  • Khalid Hossian

    • University of North Texas

  • Jerome Duggan

    • UNT
    • University of North Texas

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• Growth and Characterization of Wide Band Gap Semiconductors (Zinc Oxide, Zinc Sulfide)

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  Authors

  • Jeffrey Schwartz

    • University of Texas at Dallas

  • Jose Perez

    • University of North Texas

  • Yudong Mo

    • University of North Texas

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• Thioindigo Interaction with Palygorskite and Sepiolite

  POSTER

  Authors

  • Alejandra Ramirez

    • Materials Research and Technology Institute
    • University of Texas at El Paso

  • Russell Chianelli

    • University of Texas at El Paso

  • Sridhar Komarneni

    • The Pennsylvania State University

  • Swati Kumar

    • University of Texas at El Paso

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• Surface and optical analyses of a dye-mineral composite -- an XPS, FTIR and Raman study

  POSTER

  Authors

  • William Durrer

    • Physics Department

  • Felicia Manciu

    • Physics Department, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso TX 79968
    • Physics Department
    • Physics Department, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79912, USA

  • Alejandra Ramirez

    • Materials Research and Technology Institute
    • University of Texas at El Paso

  • Russell Chianelli

    • Materials Research and Technology Institute, University of Texas at El Paso

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• Optical phonon modes of PbSe nanoparticles - a Raman and infrared study

  POSTER

  Authors

  • Francisco Carreto

    • Physics Department

  • Felicia Manciu

    • Physics Department, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso TX 79968
    • Physics Department
    • Physics Department, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79912, USA

  • Yudhisthira Sahoo

    • Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics

  • Paras Prasad

    • Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics and Department of Chemistry, The State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14260

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• Anomalous Angular Nonstoichiometric Sputtering Yield of a Ga-In Eutectic Target

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  Authors

  • Mariel Kerbacher

    • Southwestern University

  • J.W. Deaton

    • University of Louisiana at Lafayette

  • L.R. Burns

    • UNT

  • N.T. Deoli

    • UNT

  • D.L. Weathers

    • UNT

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• Fabrication of Nanodopatterns Using Microphase Separation of Block Copolymer

  POSTER

  Authors

  • Andrew Bradshaw

    • Texas A\&M University

  • Takuo Tanaka

    • RIKEN

  • Nobuyuki Takeyasu

    • RIKEN

  • Atsushi Taguchi

    • RIKEN

  • Satoshi Kawata

    • RIKEN

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• Photon trajectories in multiple slit interference experiments with femtosecond pulses of light?

  POSTER

  Authors

  • Luis Grave de Peralta

    • Department of Physics, Texas Tech University

  • Ayrton Bernussi

    • Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas Tech University

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• Creating an Inexpensive Grid for Monte Carlo Calculations

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  Authors

  • Sean Smith

    • Dept. Physics, Southwestern University

  • Steve Alexander

    • Southwestern University
    • Dept. Physics, Southwestern University

  • Stephen Foster

    • Department of Math and Computer Science, Southwestern University

  • Nathan Lindzey

    • Dept. Math and Computer Science, Southwestern University
    • Department of Math and Computer Science, Southwestern University

  • Robert S. Potter

    • Department of Math and Computer Science, Southwestern University

  • Walter M. Potter

    • Dept. Math and Computer Science, Southwestern University
    • Department of Math and Computer Science, Southwestern University

  • Jon. T Rogers

    • Department of Math and Computer Science, Southwestern University

  • Carl West

    • Dept. Math and Computer Science, Southwestern University
    • Department of Math and Computer Science, Southwestern University

  • R.L. Coldwell

    • University of Florida
    • Dept. Physics, University of Florida

  • S. Datta

    • S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Science, Calcutta, India

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• A Mathematical Model to Derive the Lorentz Factor, Zero Velocity, and Length Contractions (Finding a Privileged Reference Point)

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  Authors

  • Richard Selvaggi

    • Texas A\&M University, Commerce

  • Charles Rogers

    • AAPT
    • Texas A\&M University, Commerce

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• Using Genetic Algorithms to Converge on Molecules with Specific Properties

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  Authors

  • Stephen Foster

    • Dept. Math and Computer Science, Southwestern University

  • Nathan Lindzey

    • Dept. Math and Computer Science, Southwestern University
    • Department of Math and Computer Science, Southwestern University

  • Jon Rogers

    • Dept. Math and Computer Science, Southwestern University

  • Carl West

    • Dept. Math and Computer Science, Southwestern University
    • Department of Math and Computer Science, Southwestern University

  • Walter M. Potter

    • Dept. Math and Computer Science, Southwestern University
    • Department of Math and Computer Science, Southwestern University

  • Sean Smith

    • Dept. Physics, Southwestern University

  • Steve Alexander

    • Southwestern University
    • Dept. Physics, Southwestern University

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• Using Zero Velocity to Explain the Michelson-Morley and 2007 Rogers-Selvaggi-Chen Experiment

  POSTER

  Authors

  • Richard Selvaggi

    • Texas A\&M University, Commerce

  • Charles Rogers

    • AAPT
    • Texas A\&M University, Commerce

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• Spectroscopic properties of Ho$^{3+}$ in Ho$^{3+}$:Y$_{2}$O$_{3}$ Nanocrystals

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  Authors

  • Douglas Dee

    • UTSA-Undergraduate

  • Kelly Nash

    • UTSA-Graduate Student

  • John Gruber

    • UTSA-Professor

  • Dhiraj Sardar

    • UTSA-Professor

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• Absorption Intensities Analysis of Ho$^{3+}$:KPb$_{2}$Cl$_{5}$

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  Authors

  • Sreerenjini Chandrasekharan

    • University of Texas at San Antonio

  • Kelly L. Nash

    • University of Texas at San Antonio

  • John B. Gruber

    • University of Texas at San Antonio

  • Dhiraj K. Sardar

    • University of Texas at San Antonio

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• Frequency Dependence of the Dielectric Response of Select Materials at Microwave Frequencies

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  Authors

  • R. Caufield

    • University of North Texas

  • J. Roberts

    • University of North Texas

  • J. Dahiya

    • University of North Texas

  • A. Anand

    • University of North Texas

  • B. Johnson

    • University of North Texas

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• A New Max-Min Variational, Semi-Definite Programming Based, Quantization Procedure.

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  Authors

  • Carlos Handy

    • Texas Southern University

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