SPS Undergraduate Research II

Presentations

• SESSION BREAK

  March 16, 2009, 2:30 PM – March 16, 2009, 2:42 PM

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• Phase measurements on a subwavelength optical metamaterial based on metallic paired strips

  ORAL

  March 16, 2009, 2:42 PM – March 16, 2009, 2:54 PM

  Authors

  • Kara Maller

    • Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX 78712-0264

  • Thomas Jarvis

    • Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX 78712-0264

  • Xiaoqin Li

    • Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX 78712-0264

  • Dmitriy Korobkin

    • Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX 78712-0264

  • Gennady Shvets

    • Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX 78712-0264

  • Marcelo Davanco

    • Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI 48109-1040

  • Xuhuai Zhang

    • Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI 48109-1040

  • Stephen R. Forrest

    • Department of Physics, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI 48109-1040,2122

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• Undergraduate Research with Josephson Qubits: From Fabrication to Spectroscopy

  ORAL

  March 16, 2009, 2:54 PM – March 16, 2009, 3:06 PM

  Authors

  • Alyssa Wilson

    • Drexel University

  • Jerome Mlack

    • Drexel University

  • Anthony Tyler

    • Drexel University

  • Zechariah Thrailkill

    • Drexel University

  • Joseph Lambert

    • Drexel University

  • Roberto Ramos

    • Drexel University

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• Degradation Studies of Polymer Blend Photovoltaics

  ORAL

  March 16, 2009, 3:06 PM – March 16, 2009, 3:18 PM

  Authors

  • Brian Johnson

    • Santa Clara University

  • Enaanake Allagoa

    • Santa Clara University

  • Robert Thomas

    • Santa Clara University

  • Greg Stettler

    • Santa Clara University

  • Marianne Wallis

    • Santa Clara University

  • Justin Peel

    • Santa Clara University

  • Brian McNelis

    • Santa Clara University

  • Richard Barber

    • Santa Clara University

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• Coulomb Blockade I-V Characteristics in Nanowires

  ORAL

  March 16, 2009, 3:18 PM – March 16, 2009, 3:30 PM

  Authors

  • Sarah Joy

    • University of Florida

  • Guneeta Singh-Bhalla

    • University of Florida

  • A.F. Hebard

    • University of Florida, Gainesville, FL-32611, USA
    • University of Florida
    • Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611
    • University of Florida, Department of Physics

  • Amlan Biswas

    • University of Florida

  • Selman Hershfield

    • University of Florida

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• A quartz tuning fork as a force sensor for atomic force microscopy

  ORAL

  March 16, 2009, 3:30 PM – March 16, 2009, 3:42 PM

  Authors

  • Arthur Ianuzzi

    • Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611

  • Julia Neff

    • Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611

  • John Timmerwilke

    • Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611

  • Amlan Biswas

    • Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611
    • University of Florida
    • Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611

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• Mossbauer Study of the xCr2O3-(1-x)$\alpha $-Fe2O3 nanoparticles system.

  ORAL

  March 16, 2009, 3:42 PM – March 16, 2009, 3:54 PM

  Authors

  • Sean Krupa

    • Duquesne University

  • Monica Sorescu

    • Duquesne University

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• Construction of a semiconductor laser system for magneto-optical trapping of atomic rubidium

  ORAL

  March 16, 2009, 3:54 PM – March 16, 2009, 4:06 PM

  Authors

  • Ian Dougherty

    • Dept. of Physics, Rowan University

  • Michael Lim

    • Dept. of Physics, Rowan University

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• Combinatorial Synthesis of (V$_{1-x}$,Cr$_{x})_{2}$GeC Epitaxial Films

  ORAL

  March 16, 2009, 4:06 PM – March 16, 2009, 4:18 PM

  Authors

  • C. E. Steinmetz

    • Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rowan University

  • J. R. Applegate

    • Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rowan University

  • S. M. Benjamin

    • Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rowan University

  • B. D. Adamson

    • Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rowan University

  • J. D. Hettinger

    • Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rowan University

  • S. E. Lofland

    • Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rowan University

  • T. H. Scabarozi

    • Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University

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• ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN

  March 16, 2009, 4:18 PM – March 16, 2009, 4:30 PM

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• Thermodynamic Properties of Ising Spins on the Triangular Kagom\'{e} Lattice

  ORAL

  March 16, 2009, 4:30 PM – March 16, 2009, 4:42 PM

  Authors

  • Bilin Zhuang

    • Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA 02481

  • Courtney Lannert

    • Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA 02481

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• Monte Carlo Simulations of a $111$-Ising Dipolar Model on the Hyper-kagom\'{e} Lattice

  ORAL

  March 16, 2009, 4:42 PM – March 16, 2009, 4:54 PM

  Authors

  • Patrick Carter

    • Department of Physics Southern CT State University New Haven, CT

  • John Hopkinson

    • Department of Physics \& Astronomy Brandon University Brandon, Manitoba, Canada

  • Matthew Enjalran

    • Department of Physics Southern CT State University New Haven, CT

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• Thermal measurements of the MAX-phase material Cr$_{2}$GeC

  ORAL

  March 16, 2009, 4:54 PM – March 16, 2009, 5:06 PM

  Authors

  • D. T. Piwowar

    • Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rowan University

  • Paul Abbazia

    • Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rowan University

  • D. Filomena

    • Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rowan University

  • D. Dorofy

    • Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rowan University

  • M. Garzon

    • Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rowan University

  • S. E. Lofland

    • Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rowan University

  • J. D. Hettinger

    • Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rowan University

  • T. H. Scabarozi

    • Department of Materials Science and Enginnering, Drexel University

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• ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN

  March 16, 2009, 5:06 PM – March 16, 2009, 5:18 PM

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• Borosilicate films as permeability barriers

  ORAL

  March 16, 2009, 5:18 PM – March 16, 2009, 5:30 PM

  Authors

  • J. R. Applegate

    • Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rowan University

  • C. E. Steinmetz

    • Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rowan University

  • J. D. Hettinger

    • Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rowan University

  • J. F. Carroll

    • Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rowan University

  • R. Krchnavek

    • Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rowan University

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