Poster Session

Presentations

• Analyzing Stellar Spectra From Camera Images

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Cole McKay Miller

    • Utah State University

  Authors

  • Cole McKay Miller

    • Utah State University

  • Jonathan L. Price

    • Utah State University

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• Constraints on the number of X-ray Pulsars in IC 10 from a deep XMM-Newton Observation

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Jun Yang

    • the University of Utah

  Authors

  • Jun Yang

    • the University of Utah

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• Studying the Effects of Masking and Deconvolution Algorithms in Imaging

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Dilys Ruan

    • University of New Mexico

  Authors

  • Dilys Ruan

    • University of New Mexico

  • Takahiro Tsutsumi

    • National Radio Astronomy Observatory

  • Kumar Golap

    • National Radio Astronomy Observatory

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• Near Infrared Robotic Observation of Double Star System WDS 13513-3928

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Stephen L White

    • New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Boyce Research Initiatives and Education Foundation

  Authors

  • Stephen L White

    • New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Boyce Research Initiatives and Education Foundation

  • James Gallegos

    • New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

  • Grady Boyce

    • Boyce Research Initiatives and Education Foundation

  • Pat Boyce

    • Boyce Research Initiatives and Education Foundation

  • Carson Barnett

    • New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

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• Measuring the Unresolved Cosmic X-ray Background with NuSTAR

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Steven Rossland

    • University of Utah

  Authors

  • Steven Rossland

    • University of Utah

  • Daniel R Wik

    • University of Utah

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• Variations in Elemental Abundance Between Planet Hosting and Non-Planet Hosting Stellar Twins.

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Devan Peter Anderson

    • University of Utah

  Authors

  • Devan Peter Anderson

    • University of Utah

  • Inese Ivans

    • University of Utah

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• A motion-based search of the outer solar system and beyond with WISE and NEOWISE

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Teddy Anderson

    • University of Utah

  Authors

  • Teddy Anderson

    • University of Utah

  • Benjamin Bromley

    • University of Utah

  • Aaron Meisner

    • National Optical Astronomy Observatory

  • Scott Kenyon

    • Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

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• NuSTAR Observations of ABELL 2163: Constraining Non-Thermal Emission

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Randall Rojas Bolivar

    • University of Utah

  Authors

  • Randall Rojas Bolivar

    • University of Utah

  • Daniel R Wik

    • University of Utah

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• Stellar Intensity Interferometry at the StarBase Observatory

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Orville Oliver Clarke III

    • University of Utah

  Authors

  • Orville Oliver Clarke III

    • University of Utah

  • Nolan Matthews

    • University of Utah

  • David B Kieda

    • Univ of Utah
    • University of Utah

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• The Search for a Shock in the Merging Galaxy Cluster PLCKSZ G200.9-28.2

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Sarina Etheridge

    • University of Utah

  Authors

  • Daniel R Wik

    • University of Utah

  • Sarina Etheridge

    • University of Utah

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• Evidence for a High Altitude Haze on Brown Dwarf

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Melania Pena

    • Utah Valley University

  Authors

  • Melania Pena

    • Utah Valley University

  • Caitlin Murphy

    • Utah Valley University

  • Jacqueline Radigan

    • Utah Valley University

  • Timothy Doyle

    • Utah Valley University

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• Using AdaBoost Tree to Improve the Efficiency of the Background Rejection Algorithm of HAWC Observatory

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Sage Yeager

    • University of Utah

  Authors

  • Sage Yeager

    • University of Utah

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• Constraining Cosmological Parameters through the kSZ effect

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Jonathan David Davis

    • Cornell University, Utah Valley University

  Authors

  • Jonathan David Davis

    • Cornell University, Utah Valley University

  • Rachel Bean

    • Cornell University

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• Investigating Winter-time Mesospheric Gravity Waves Variations Observed at ALOMAR (69°), Norway

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • David Soward

    • Utah State University

  Authors

  • David Soward

    • Utah State University

  • Michael J Taylor

    • Utah State University

  • Yucheng Zhao

    • Utah State University

  • Dominique Pautet

    • Utah State University

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• Investigation of Two Anomalous Thin Layers Descending Through the Lower Mesosphere and Upper Stratosphere

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Houston Dale Bentley

    • Utah State University

  Authors

  • Houston Dale Bentley

    • Utah State University

  • Vincent B Wickwar

    • Utah State University

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• Exploring inner core structure beneath the Pacific Ocean using US Array data

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Rashni T Anandawansha

    • New Mexico State Univ

  Authors

  • Rashni T Anandawansha

    • New Mexico State Univ

  • Lauren Waszek

    • New Mexico State Univ, Australian National University

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• Comparison of Mesospheric Densities and Temperatures from the SABER Instrument on NASA’s TIMED Satellite and USU’s ALO Rayleigh-Scatter Lidar

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Andrew Curtis

    • Utah State University

  Authors

  • Andrew Curtis

    • Utah State University

  • Jonathan L. Price

    • Utah State University

  • Vincent B Wickwar

    • Utah State University

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• Correlating All Sky Images with Weather Data at the Magdalena Ridge Observatory

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • E. Garcia

    • New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

  Authors

  • E. Garcia

    • New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

  • M. J. Creech-Eakman

    • New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Magdalena Ridge Observatory

  • D. Klinglesmith

    • New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Magdalena Ridge Observatory

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• Building Payloads for the Colorado Space Grant Consortium (CSGC) Demosat, High Altitude Student Platform (HASP), and a High-Powered Rocket.

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Paloma Juarros

    • Fort Lewis College

  Authors

  • Paloma Juarros

    • Fort Lewis College

  • Nathaniel Todd

    • Fort Lewis College

  • Ryan Ford

    • Fort Lewis College, Fort Lewis College

  • Jodi James

    • Fort Lewis College

  • Charles Hakes

    • Fort Lewis College

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• Instability Index and Saturation Fraction in Mid-Latitudes

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Sooraj Bhatia

    • New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

  Authors

  • Sooraj Bhatia

    • New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

  • Stipo Sentic

    • New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

  • Zeljka Fuchs

    • New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

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• Cascaded second-order nonlinearity for ultrashort pulses control and characterization

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Ning Hsu

    • University of New Mexico

  Authors

  • Ning Hsu

    • University of New Mexico

  • Luke Horstman

    • University of New Mexico

  • Jean-Claude Diels

    • University of New Mexico

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• Measuring the Frequency-dependency of the Critical Field of Carrier Multiplication in GaAs

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Benjamin Ray Heiner

    • Brigham Young University

  Authors

  • Benjamin Ray Heiner

    • Brigham Young University

  • Jeremy A. Johnson

    • Brigham Young University

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• Wavelength Metrology with Webcams

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Jason N Porter

    • Brigham Young Univ - Provo

  Authors

  • Jason N Porter

    • Brigham Young Univ - Provo

  • Jonathan Treter

    • Brigham Young Univ - Provo

  • Jarom S. Jackson

    • Brigham Young Univ - Provo

  • Dallin S. Durfee

    • Brigham Young Univ - Provo
    • Brigham Young University

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• A dual-species hybrid MOT/Paul trap

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Tyler Bennett

    • Brigham Young University

  Authors

  • Tyler Bennett

    • Brigham Young University

  • Sarah Hill

    • Brigham Young University

  • Robert Tucker Sprenkle

    • Brigham Young University - Provo
    • Brigham Young University

  • Scott Douglas Bergeson

    • Brigham Young Univ - Provo
    • Brigham Young University - Provo
    • Brigham Young University

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• Optical Precursor Polarization Rotation in a Magnetic Field

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Mark Watkins

    • Colorado State Univ

  Authors

  • Mark Watkins

    • Colorado State Univ

  • Jonathan R. Gilbert

    • Colorado State Univ

  • Jacob Roberts

    • Colorado State Univ

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• Microbial communities in Anaerobic Digestion at different temperature regimes: Mesophilic and Thermophilic

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Dominique Madrid

    • New Mexico State Univ

  Authors

  • Dominique Madrid

    • New Mexico State Univ

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• Microtubule stability and mechanical rigidity at high temperatures

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Abhimanyu Sharma

    • Univ of Utah

  Authors

  • Abhimanyu Sharma

    • Univ of Utah

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• Using a Deformable Mirror to Enhance Super Resolution Fluorescence Microscopy for Biological Imaging

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Sanduni Fernando

    • University of Utah

  Authors

  • Sanduni Fernando

    • University of Utah

  • Jason T. Martineau

    • University of Utah
    • University of Utah, Department of Physics and Astronomy

  • Jordan M Gerton

    • University of Utah
    • University of Utah, Department of Physics and Astronomy

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• Matrix and Grid-Based Methods for Quantum Bound States

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Kevin John Randles

    • Weber State University

  Authors

  • Kevin John Randles

    • Weber State University

  • Daniel V. Schroeder

    • Weber State University

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• Chemical Reactions Modeled Using Classical Molecular Dynamics

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Jeremy Walker

    • Weber State University

  Authors

  • Jeremy Walker

    • Weber State University

  • Daniel V. Schroeder

    • Weber State University

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• Numerical investigation of entangled two-particle quantum systems

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Peter Isaac McFarland

    • Weber State University, Weber State University

  Authors

  • Peter Isaac McFarland

    • Weber State University, Weber State University

  • Daniel V. Schroeder

    • Weber State University

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• High Precision Numerically Assisted Diagrammatic Calculation of Transport on Lattices.

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Benjamin Cochran

    • University of New Mexico

  Authors

  • Benjamin Cochran

    • University of New Mexico

  • David Dunlap

    • University of New Mexico

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• Fabrication and Testing of BN-Graphene Mechanical Resonators

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Deric W Session

    • University of Utah

  Authors

  • Deric W Session

    • University of Utah

  • Rohit Kumar

    • University of Utah

  • Harrison Paas

    • University of Utah

  • Vikram V Deshpande*

    • Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Utah
    • University of Utah

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• Comparison of spin and charge transport in organic semiconductors

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Matthew Groesbeck

    • University of Utah, BYU (BS 2013)

  Authors

  • Matthew Groesbeck

    • University of Utah, BYU (BS 2013)

  • Haoliang Liu

    • University of Utah

  • Evan Lafalce

    • University of Utah

  • Dali Sun

    • University of Utah

  • Hans Malissa

    • University of Utah

  • Marzieh Kavand

    • University of Utah

  • Christoph Boehme

    • University of Utah

  • Zeev Valy Vardeny

    • University of Utah

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• Ab Initio Studies of the Electrochemical Properties of β, R, and 𝛾-MnO₂Polymorphs

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Birendra Ale Magar

    • New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico

  Authors

  • Birendra Ale Magar

    • New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico

  • Igor Vasiliev

    • Department of Physics, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88001
    • New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico

  • Jonathon Duay

    • Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico

  • Timothy N Lambert

    • Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico

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• Electrical and noise characterization of perovskite solar cells at different temperatures

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Logan Joseph Draper

    • University of Utah

  Authors

  • Logan Joseph Draper

    • University of Utah

  • Kevin Ray Davenport

    • University of Utah

  • Mark Hayward

    • University of Utah

  • Andrey Rogachev

    • University of Utah

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• Effects of Rashba spin-orbit coupling on low energy magnetization dynamics of the Hubbard model

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Christopher Ard

    • Colorado State Univ

  Authors

  • Christopher Ard

    • Colorado State Univ

  • Hua Chen

    • Colorado State University, Fort Collins
    • Colorado State Univ

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• Terahertz Waveform Considerations for Driving Lattice Vibrations into the Anharmonic Regime

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Brittany E. Knighton

    • Brigham Young University

  Authors

  • Brittany E. Knighton

    • Brigham Young University

  • R. Tanner Hardy

    • Brigham Young University

  • Courtney L. Johnson

    • Brigham Young University

  • Lauren M. Rawlings

    • Brigham Young University

  • Joel T. Wooley

    • Brigham Young University

  • Coraima Calderon

    • Brigham Young University

  • Alexa Urrea

    • Brigham Young University

  • Jeremy A. Johnson

    • Brigham Young University

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• Strain engineering of flat bands in trilayer graphene

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Jameson Berg

    • University of Utah

  Authors

  • Jameson Berg

    • University of Utah

  • Chuankun Liu

    • University of Utah

  • Ryuichi Tsuchikawa

    • Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Utah
    • University of Utah

  • Vikram Deshpande*

    • University of Utah

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• Neuromorphic Computing with Superconducting

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Nicolas Franco

    • Colorado School of Mines

  Authors

  • Nicolas Franco

    • Colorado School of Mines

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• Search for Majorana zero modes in a triangulartopological superconductor island

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Aidan C Winblad

    • Colorado State University

  Authors

  • Aidan C Winblad

    • Colorado State University

  • Hua Chen

    • Colorado State University, Fort Collins
    • Colorado State Univ

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• Effects of Radiation on the Electrostatic Discharge of Polymers

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Kip Quilter

    • Utah State University

  Authors

  • Kip Quilter

    • Utah State University

  • Megan Loveland

    • Utah State University

  • Alexandra Hughlett

    • Utah State University

  • JR Dennison

    • Utah State University

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• Temperature dependence of plasmon-enhanced photocarrier generation and diffusion in single InGaAs/GaAs quantum well

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Chih-Feng Wang

    • University of New Mexico

  Authors

  • Chih-Feng Wang

    • University of New Mexico

  • Sadhvikas Addamane

    • University of New Mexico

  • Kevin Malloy

    • University of New Mexico

  • Terefe Getaneh Habteyes

    • University of New Mexico
    • UNM

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• Light-fueled High Energy Reactions Enabled by Diamond

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Tirzah Fougner

    • Arizona State University

  Authors

  • Tirzah Fougner

    • Arizona State University

  • Jonathon Barkl

    • Arizona State Univ

  • Franz Koeck

    • Arizona State University

  • Anna M Zaniewski

    • Arizona State Univ
    • Arizona State University

  • Robert J Nemanich

    • Arizona State Univ

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• Real-time Video Processing of Arcing Events to Determine Coincidence

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • JR R Dennison

    • Utah State University
    • Utah State Univ

  Authors

  • JR R Dennison

    • Utah State University
    • Utah State Univ

  • Gregory Wilson

    • Utah State University
    • Utah State University, National Technical Systems

  • Jonh Carlos Mojica Decena

    • Utah State University

  • Brian D Wood

    • Utah State Univ
    • Utah State University

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• PIN Diamond Diode Detectors for Alpha Radiation

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Holly Johnson

    • Arizona State University

  Authors

  • Holly Johnson

    • Arizona State University

  • Anna Zaniewski

    • Arizona State University

  • Jason Holmes

    • Arizona State University

  • Ricardo Alarcon

    • Arizona State Univ

  • Manpuneet Benipal

    • Arizona State University

  • Franz Koeck

    • Arizona State University

  • Harshad Surdi

    • Arizona State University

  • Robert J Nemanich

    • Arizona State Univ

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• Moving Magnet Pump for Transportation of Liquid Sodium

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Rachel Day

    • Fort Lewis College

  Authors

  • Rachel Day

    • Fort Lewis College

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• Creating a database of Yang-Mills Solutions for the Differential Geometry package in Maple

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Eli Atkin

    • Utah Valley University

  Authors

  • Eli Atkin

    • Utah Valley University

  • Alan Parry

    • Utah Valley University

  • Ryan Bevan

    • Utah Valley University

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• Multi-beam plasma generation of terahertz radiation: experiments and modeling

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Clayton D. Moss

    • Brigham Young University

  Authors

  • Clayton D. Moss

    • Brigham Young University

  • Shayne A. Sorenson

    • Brigham Young University - Idaho

  • Steven K. Kauwe

    • University of Utah

  • Jacob D. Bagley

    • California Institute of Technology

  • Jeremy A. Johnson

    • Brigham Young University

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• Predicting Student Success: Learner Type Characteristics and Self-Identification

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Sean Tierney

    • New Mexico State Univ

  Authors

  • Sean Tierney

    • New Mexico State Univ

  • Michael DeAntonio

    • New Mexico State Univ

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• Imaging and Mapping of Quantum-Like Behavior in a Hydrodynamic System

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Tyler Onufrak

    • University of Northern Colorado

  Authors

  • Clayton Orback

    • University of Northern Colorado

  • Tyler Onufrak

    • University of Northern Colorado

  • Hope Dannar

    • University of Northern Colorado

  • Maya M Davidson

    • University of Northern Colorado

  • Jan Chaloupka

    • University of Northern Colorado

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• Periodic Solutions to Two Magnetic Sphere Interactions

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Bo Johnson

    • Utah State Univ

  Authors

  • Bo Johnson

    • Utah State Univ

  • Boyd Edwards

    • Utah State Univ

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• Which States Violate Bell’s Inequality?

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Matthew Lawyer

    • Brigham Young University

  Authors

  • Matthew Lawyer

    • Brigham Young University

  • Jean-Francois S Van Huele

    • Brigham Young University
    • Brigham Young Univ - Provo

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• The Future of Quantum Computing

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Benjamin B Szamosfalvi

    • Brigham Young University

  Authors

  • Benjamin B Szamosfalvi

    • Brigham Young University

  • Jean-Francois S Van Huele

    • Brigham Young University
    • Brigham Young Univ - Provo

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• Carbon nanotube synthesis by feeding carbon and Fe precursor simultaneously

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • T.-C. Shen

    • Utah State University

  Authors

  • T.-C. Shen

    • Utah State University

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• BLS Backscattering Experimental Setup Designs and Magnetic Measurements of Thin Films

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Rachel Tenney

    • University of Wyoming, Colorado State University

  Authors

  • Rachel Tenney

    • University of Wyoming, Colorado State University

  • Grant Riley

    • Colorado State University

  • David Marchfield

    • Colorado State University

  • Katherine Nygren

    • Colorado State University

  • Mitchell Swyt

    • Colorado State University

  • Kristen S. Buchanan

    • Colorado State University

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• Hybrid Nanoscale Systems for Room Temperature Magnetocaloric Refrigeration

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Kellen Malone

    • Colorado Sch of Mines

  Authors

  • Kellen Malone

    • Colorado Sch of Mines

  • George Smith

    • Colorado Sch of Mines

  • Logan Sutton

    • Colorado State Univ

  • Meenakshi Singh

    • Colorado Sch of Mines
    • Colorado School of Mines

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• A Different Mathematical Perspective " On The Ponderomotive Forces Exerted On Bodies At Rest In The Electromagnetic Field" by A.Einstein and J.Laub(1908)

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Mohammad Khoshnevisan

    • Northeastern University

  Authors

  • Mohammad Khoshnevisan

    • Northeastern University

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• Improving Automated Spectral Classifications Through Visual Inspections of Outliers

  ORAL

  Presenters

  • Alexandra N. Higley

    • University of Wyoming (Physics and Astronomy Department)

  Authors

  • Alexandra N. Higley

    • University of Wyoming (Physics and Astronomy Department)

  • Brad W. Lyke

    • University of Wyoming (Physics and Astronomy Department)

  • Danielle P. Schurhammer

    • University of Wyoming (Physics and Astronomy Department)

  • Adam D. Myers

    • University of Wyoming (Physics and Astronomy Department)

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