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2019
April Meeting 2019
April 13 - 16, 2019 • Denver, CO
Undergraduate Epitome 
| Name | Institution | Presentation |
| Tatsuya Akiba | Truman State University | Multi-filter Photometric Analysis of Six W Ursae Majoris (W UMa) Type Eclipsing Binary Stars |
| Juan Avina | University of Northern Colorado | Synchronization and the Chua Circuit |
| Sarah Deutsch | University of Alabama | Analytical Strategies for Large-Area X-Ray Spectroscopic Imaging Measurements of Cultural Heritage Objects: A Case Study in Illuminated Manuscripts |
| Kristin Dona | University of Michigan | Study of the KL0 → KS0 Regeneration Process with the KOTO Detector |
| Abigail Firme | University of Wyoming | Electron Spin Resonance of Magnetic Two-Dimensional Covalent Organic Frameworks |
| Courtney Fleming | University of Colorado, Denver | Constructing an Electronic-Oscillator-Based Model of the Human Ear |
| Kristen Larson | University of Illinois at Chicago, Society of Physics Students | Sounds of Discovery, Creating an Exhibit for the NBLA |
| Lorien MacEnulty | Drake University | Monte Carlo Computational Modeling of DANSS Short-Baseline Antineutrino Oscillation Experiment |
| Maile Mariott | University of Utah | Following the Nucleation Reaction of Gyroid |
| Martin Mattes | Central Washington University | Correcting Phase in a Bells Inequality Measurement |
| Heather Mentzer | Loyola Marymount University | Thermodynamics of Charged Generalized Uncertainty Principle Black Holes |
| Clayton Orback | University of Northern Colorado | Imaging and Analyssi of Hydrodynamic Quantum Analogs |
| Emma Pearson | Kennesaw State University | Construction of a Multi-Wire Proportional Chamber for Cosmic Ray Muon Detection |
| Neipori Pelle | Seattle University | Development of a high-precision autocollimator to study short-range interactions |
| Michael Reynolds | Kennesaw State University | Modular Multiwire Proportional Chambers: Design, Testing, and Simulation |
| Brigette Smith | Coe College | Scintillating and Semiconducting High Density Glasses for X-ray Detectors |
| Ethan Taylor | University of Wyoming | Measuring Infrared Emission from InSb Quantum Dots |
2019
March Meeting 2019
March 4 - 8, 2019 • Boston, MA
Undergraduate Epitome
Student Reception
| Name | Institution | Presentation |
| Yuxing Ma | Amherst College | Exploring How Protamine Folds DNA in Sperm |
| Anthony Florimbo | Allegheny College | Investigation into the Interface Between Salt Solutions and Hydrophobic Surfaces |
| Joshua Clark | Cleveland State University | Optimization of Serpentine Micromixers with Non-Rectangular Cross-Sections |
| Daniel Morales | Texas Luthern University | Modeling Superconducting Resonators for Astronomical Photon Detection |
| Penelope Taylor | Mt. Holyoke College | Measurement of the Tissue Properties of Three Cell Lines using Quantitative Ultrasound |
| Austin Kaczmarek | University of Michigan | Development of Apparatus for Simultaneous Measurement of Photocurrent and SHG |
| Amad Matar Abed | University of Puerto Rico-Humcao | Schottky Diode Based on Large Area CVD-grown WSe2 |
| Kristin Doucette | Simmons University | A Novel Application of Focused Ultrasound for the Treatment of Port Wine Stain Birthmarks |
| Sophia Scarano | Joint Quantum Institute, University of Maryland | Single Photons for a Modular Ion Trap Quantum Network |
| Sarah Choate | Villanova University | Application of a Retired Burst Gravitational Wave Data Analysis Method to Investigate the Origin of the Blip Glitch |
| Miriam Salcedo | Tufts University | Properties of PVDF Films Blended with Zwitterionic Copolymers |
| Ronaldo Rodriguez | University of California Santa Cruz | Modulating the Magnetism of LaCoO3 Thin Films Via Strain Engineering |
| Gregory Price | Augusta University | Exact Diagonalization RIXS Studies of the Doped 1d t1-t2-J Model at the O K-edge |
| Logan Fairgrieve-Park | University of Alberta | Development and Characterization of an Improved Wireless Centrifuge Force Microscope Using Acrylate Microspheres and Silicon Nitride Membranes |
| Katherine Rigdon | Oberlin College | Kinetic Separation of Hydrogen Isotopes in Metal-Organic Frameworks |
| Kaitlin Gili | Stevens Institute of Tech | Comparing Classical And Quantum Finite Automata |
| Michael Taylor | Univ. of South Florida | A Statistical Comparison of OAR Doses Between Helical Tomotherapy and VMAT Plans |
| Donavan Ebersole | Troy University | Measuring Viscosity with A Damped Harmonic Oscillator |
| Ethan Richman | Bard College | Ultrafast Laser Ablation of Graphene under Water Immersion |
| Thomas Pilvelait | Havard University | Visualizing Contact Area Growth in Frictional Interfaces |
| Joseph Lanier | Xavier University | Monte-Carlo Simulations of Magnetic Ising Models for Sodium Cobaltate |
| Gillian Hagen | Mt. Holyoke College | Determining the Interface Conductivity of Nb-SrTiO3 (Nb-STO) with Various Electrodes |
| Param Patel | Rutgers University | Development of Low Cost Room Temperature STM for the Preliminary Analysis of 2D Materials and Twisted Graphene Bilayers |
| Kenneth Lin | Univ. of Massachusetts-Amherst | Ultrafast Carrier Dynamics of Exfoliated Transition Metal Dichalcogenides with Optical-Pump Terahertz-Probe Microscopy |
| Samuel Desrosiers | Université de Sherbrooke | Survey of Tensor Networks |
| Hieu Le | Dickinson College | Numerical Analysis of Nonlinear Localized Modes in Vibrational and Magnetic Lattices |
| Jessica Maruri | Vanderbilt University | Mysterious Dark Matter with a Rare Form of Electromagnetism |
| Mary Agajanian | Harvard University | Head-on Collisions of Vortex Rings with Solid Bodies |
| Joseph Godoy | High Point University | Nonequilibrium Power-law Correlations in a System of Tight-binding Fermions with Gapped Spectrum |
| Henry Varona | Boston University | Dynamics of Jet Drop Formation in Multi-Bubble Systems |
| Rebeca Gurrola | St. Marys University | Wearable Textile-based Energy Harvester Designed for Human Motion |
| Elizabeth Fuller | Ohio State University | Biocompatible Exchange-Coupled Magnetic Nanoparticles for Advanced Hyperthermia |
| Troy Taylor | Linfield College | Complexity and Fly Swarms |
2018
April Meeting 2018
April 14 - 17, 2018 • Columbus, Ohio
Undergraduate Epitome
| Name | Institution | Presentation |
| Rebecca Barsotti | University of Texas Dallas | Shower Classification in the GlueX Experiment |
| Mackenzie Devilbliss | American University | Photon and Neutron Waveform Differentiation |
| Rachel Huxford | Towson University | Induced Bias in Recovery of Spinning Neutron Star Binaries with Non-spinning Waveforms |
| Benjamin Lane | Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge | Observation of an Optical Spring with a Beamsplitter |
| Samuel Montgomery | New Mexico Tech | Ionized hydrogen survey for supermassive black hole detection |
| Nickolas Reed | Illinois College | RoLEDS: Rotating LED-based Solar Simulator |
| Michael Reynolds | Kennesaw Sate University | Construction and Operation of Multi-Wire Proportional Chambers |
| Siva Shankar | University of Wisconsin Parkside | Damping of a Simple Pendulum Due to Drag on Its String |
March Meeting 2018
March 5 - 9, 2018 • Los Angeles, CA
Undergraduate Epitome
| Name | Institution | Presentation |
| Sajant Anand | Wake Forest University | Investigating Traps in Organic Field-Effect Transistor through Field Dependent Mobility |
| Jason Cardarelli | University of South Florida | Synthesis and Characterization of Iron Oxide Nanotubes for Targeted Hyperthermia and Drug Delivery |
| Tania Diaz Marquez | University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez | Chemical Vapor Deposition of Two-Dimensional Heterostructures |
| Sidney Eckert | Indiana State University | Rolling Polygons with Granular Material down an Incline |
| Chris Fonseca | Evergreen Valley College | Methods of Muon Detection and an Analysis of Cosmic Rays |
| Rossella Gabriele | Washington & Lee University | Computational and Analytical Modeling for Senate Decision Dynamics |
| Patrick Gemperline | Xavier University | Computational Optimization of Monte-Carlo Simulation of Magnetic Ising Models |
| Josefa Gregorio | California State University, San Marcos | Structural and Magnetic Characterization of HoFexV1-xO3 |
| Daniel Harper | Point Loma Nazarene University | Synthesis and Computational Analysis of Novel IspF Inhibitors |
| Travis Kregear | Evergreen Valley College | Methods of Muon Detection and an Analysis of Cosmic Rays |
| Lisa McDonald | FYI, American Institute of Physics | Policy-ing the Science: The Importance of Science Policy Communication Platforms |
| Daniel Mukasa | Oberlin College | Local Chemical Environments in Magnetic High Entropy Alloys |
| Samantha Pedek | University of Wisconsin, Riverside | Infrared Response of a Quasi-Crystalline Filter |
| Danielle Posey | California State University, Fullerton | Small-scale fluctuations of cytoplasmic vesicles |
| David D.W. Ren | Hong Kong Universtiy of Science and Technology | Global Helical Modes in Low-Density Jets |
| Frank Schooner | Rochester Institute of Technology | Exchange Bias of Py-Based Ferromagnetic Multilayers Compared to Their Alloy |
| Monika Tadrous | California State University, Fullerton | A Low-cost Microfluidic Device to Study Nonequilibrium Physics of Colloids |
| Samantha Tietjen | Cleveland State University | Synthesis Optimization and Characterization of Polymeric Microgels |
| Lucas Wilkins | Lycoming College | Room Temperature Characterization of MEMS Devices: Effects of Nearby Solid Boundary |
| Ryan Wong | Georgia Institute of Technology | Computational Electrochemistry of DNA and its Structural Units: Effect of Lithium |
2017
March Meeting 2017
March 13 - 17, 2017 • New Orleans, LA
Undergraduate Epitome
March Meeting Presentation Winners
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| Name | Institution | Presentation |
| Frank McKay | University of Washington | Scalable growth and characterization of monolayer WSe2 |
| Mario Cribari | Xavier University, Cincinnati | Multiple Spectroscopic Techniques Simultaneously Observe Native and Mutated Protein Unfolding of Horse Heart Cytochrome c |
| Alexis Clavijo | Rutgers University | Delaminated Transfer of CVD Graphene |
| Shoji Hishida | California State University-Fresno | Analysis of Thermal Properties of Pr1−xNdxOs4Sb12 in the Range 10-300 K |
| Zachary Brawley | University of Central Arkansas | Characteristics of Au nanowire arrays on GaAs photodetectors for optimal optical enhancement at near-infrared wavelengths |
| Megan Glassell | University of South Florida, University of Scranton | Exchange-coupled Fe3O4/CoFe2O4 nanoparticles for advanced magnetic hyperthermia |
| Matthew Bellardini | Ithaca College | Examining the radiation field in a star forming region |
| Brandon Miller | University of Central Arkansas | Conservation laws for waves on a string from isometries and conformal isometries of the Minkowski metric |
| Zachary Pagel | Tufts University | Topological Transformation of Defects in Nematic Liquid Crystals |
| Claire Baum | University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign | Intrinsic Mirror Birefringence Measurements for the Any Light Particle Search (ALPS) |
| Jay Magers | Susquehanna University | Altering F-Actin Structure of C17.2 Cells using Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes |
| Nathan Gillette | Susquehanna University | ltering F-Actin Structure of C17.2 Cells using Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes |
| Zhenghao Ding | Illinois Wesleyan University | Experimental Analysis of Light's Angular Momentum |
| Amy Parker | Ithaca College | A Toxicology and Characterization Study of Microplastics |
| Michael Pun | Bowdoin College and University of Florida | Computational Prediction and Characterization of M-X3-enes |
| Tanner Grogan | Adelphi University | Towards Control of Ultracold Collisions Using Frequency-Chirped Laser Light |
| Kevin Francis | University of West Florida | DFT investigation for low-energy structures of 22- atom and 23-atom Boron Clusters |
April Meeting 2017
January 28 - 31, 2017 • Washington, D.C.
Undergraduate Epitome
April Meeting Presentation Winners
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| Name | Institution | Presentation |
| Brean Prefontaine | Drexel University | The Development and Assessment of Particle Physics Summer Program for High School Students |
| Tabitha Colter | Furman University | Thinking Outside the Lab |
| Grace Haza | Indiana University | Seesaw Search with Multilepton Final States using 13 TeV LHC Data |
| Joseph Smiga | University of Maryland College Park | Improving calorimeter resolution using temperature compensation calculations |
| Alexander Madurowicz | University of California Berkeley | Development of an Inductively Coupled Thermometer for a Cryogenic Half-Wave Plate |
| Nicholas DiPorzio | Northeastern University | Scintillating Bolometer Monte Carlo for Rare Particle Event Searches |
| Karthik Garimella | Hendrix College | Automated Approaches to RFI Flagging |
| Joseph Matson | Hendrix College | Anisotropic Differential Reflectance Spectroscopy of Thin GeSe |
| Kaelyn Seeley | University of Pittsburgh | Brachytherapy optimization using radiobiological-based planning for high dose rate and permanent implants for prostate cancer treatment |
| Benjamin Riley | University of Kentucky | Calibration of High Precision Robot Arm for the Crafting of Magnets for Use in Neutron Experiments |
2016
April Meeting 2016
April 16 - 19, 2016 • Salt Lake City, Utah
Undergraduate Epitome
April Meeting Presentation Winners
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| Name | Institution | Presentation |
| Hunter Gabbard | University of Mississippi | A low-latency Glitch Classification Algorithm Based in Waveform Morphology |
| Harry Krantz | Colorado School of Mines | Using Stars to Align a Steered Laser System for Cosmic Ray Simulation |
| Matthew Longo | Metropolitan State University of Denver | Developing of a Cryostat to Characterize Nano-scale Superconducting Quantum Interference Devices |
| Katrina Miller | Duke University | Advancements in Tracking Detector Technologies |
| Paul Nebres | Fermilab/Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy | Shimming the Muon g-2 Magnet |
| Jovan Nelson | Brown University | A Computer Program to Measure the Energy Spread in the Fermilab Booster at Injection |
| Kevin Piaskowski | Millersville University | One-Dimensional Random Walks with one-Step Memory |
| Rosa Wallace | University of Colorado Denver | Thermal Stabilization in a High Vacuum Cryogenic Optical System |
2016
March Meeting 2016
March 14 - 18, 2016 • Baltimore, Maryland
Undergraduate Epitome
March Meeting Presentation Winners
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| Name | Institution | Presentation |
| Margie Bruff | North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics | Gravity Wave Disturbances in the F-Region Ionosphere Above Large Earthquakes |
| Daniel Clark | Hope College | Characterization of the Pseudocapacitive Nature of Surface Bound Prussian Blue Analogues |
| Joshua Dugre | University of West Florida | Development of a cost effective microscope heater stage |
| Rashad Farrakhan | Lock Haven University | Deposition of Highly Luminescent Zinc Tungstate Thin Films on Various Substrates |
| Samuel Girdzis | The College of William and Mary | Effects of Stress on Corrosion in a Molten Salt Environment |
| Ray Humienny | Xavier University | Alfven Wave Propagation in Young Stellar Systems |
| Grace Jesensky | Seattle University | A simple table-top experiment demonstrating mechanical oscillation of a macroscopic object driven by radiation pressure |
| Erin Jolley | Ithaca College | Optimizing Production of Superconducting Bulk YBCO Crystals: Effects of Initial Temperature and Growth Time |
| Shauna LeFebvre | Union College | Making Physics Fun: The 2015 Science Outreach Catalyst Kit |
| Angela Ludvigsen | University of Wisconsin River Falls | Whispering Gallery Modes Used to Determine the Changing Size of Levitated Aerosol Droplets in a Fluctuating Optical Trap |
| Casey Morean | Lock Haven University | Local density of states measurements via STM and TS on clean fresh cleaved HOPG and Gold thin films on HOPG under ambient conditions |
| Joseph Newman | Augusta University | Coexistence of anti-ferromagnetism and anisotropic superconductivity in iron pnictides |
| Alexander Price | Augusta University | Spin wave Feynman diagram vertex computation package |
| Jair Robinson | University of South Florida | High Q-factor Surface Plasmon-Polariton Resonance in a Plasmonic Perfect Absorber in the Terahertz Regime |
| Pablo Sepulveda | University of Puerto Rico - Humacao | Electrical response of monolayer MoS2 to vapors of aliphatic alcohols |
| Vince Shaw | Xavier University | Simulation of the Effects of Cooling Techniques on Turbine Blade Heat Transfer |
| Krishma Singal | Georgia Institute of Technology | Guiding brine shrimp through mazes by solving reaction diffusion equations |
| CurtisLee Thornton | Augusta University | A MATLAB GUI to study Ising model phase transition |
| Ilona Tsuper | Cleveland State University | Deducing Shape of Anisotropic Particles in Solution from Light Scattering: Spindles and Nanorods |
| Zachariah Vicars | University of Tennessee Knoxville | Charge Transport and Stuctural Dynamics in Phosphonium-based Ionic Liquids |
| Evelyn Vila | Baker University | Optimization of Fe3O4 Nanoparticle Synthesis |
| Alexandra Vlk | Towon University | Anion Photoelectron Spectroscopy of the Homogenous 2-Hydroxypyridine Dimer Electron Induced Proton Transfer System |
| Erik Vyhmeister | Andrews University | Lattice thermal conductance of quantum wires with disorder |
| Kareem Wahid | University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | Doped Lanthanum Hafnates as Scintillating Materials for High-Energy Photon Detection |
2015
April Meeting 2015
April 11 - 14, 2015 • Baltimore, Maryland
Undergraduate Epitome
Download Pictures from the Awards Ceremony| Name | Institution | Presentation |
| Remmi Baker |
Millikin University |
Sonochemical Synthesis and Magnetic Imaging of Hollow-Shell Iron-Platinum Nanoparticles |
| Edward Callaghan |
Drexel University |
Cosmic Ray Induced Bit-Flipping Experiment |
| Hannah Glaser |
Northern Virginia Community College |
Lifetime of Cosmic-Ray Muons and the Standard Model of Fundamental Particles |
| Rachel Hyneman |
College of William & Mary |
Near-field effects in radio-frequency emission from particle showers in a dense medium |
| Jessica Muenkel |
Siena College |
CMS Made Simple: A ROOT-less workflow for educating undergraduates about CMS data analysis |
| Srividya Murthy |
George Washington University |
Macroscopic Velocity Amplification in Stacked Disks |
| Matthew Parsons |
Drexel University |
Neoclassical bootstrap current models for describing NSTX plasmas |
| Ryan Petersburg |
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill |
Electromagnet Design for an Experimental Search for CP Violation in Positronium Decay |
| Melanie Rehfuss |
Temple University |
Optimizing UV-glass multi-anode PMTs with a p-Terphenyl wavelength shifter |
| Rhys Taus |
Loyola Marymount University |
Relativistic orbits in a generalized uncertainty principle spacetime |
March Meeting 2015
March 2 - 6, 2015 • San Antonio, Texas
Undergraduate Epitome
Download Pictures from the Awards Ceremony| Name | Institution | Presentation |
| Eli Adler |
Ithaca College |
Analysis of layer-by-layer thin-film oxide growth using RHEED and Atomic Force Microscopy |
| Janae Bradley |
University of Missouri Columbia |
Systematic Studies of Phase Transitions in Thermo-Responsive Polymers Used in Targeted Drug Delivery |
| James Bufkin |
Angelo State University |
Simulation of Planetary Formation using Python |
| Thaddeus Cox |
Linfield College |
Capacitance measurements of defects in solar cells: checking the model assumptions (he was co-presenting with Justin Davis). |
| Justin Davis |
Linfield College |
Capacitance measurements of defects in solar cells: checking the model assumptions |
| Derek Fogel |
Wake Forest University |
Monitoring Residual Solvent Additives and Their Effects in Solution Processed Solar Cells |
| Donovan Herbert |
Xavier University |
Effects of Turbulence on Cosmic Ray Propagation in Protostar Systems |
| Erik Lee |
Iowa State University |
Determination of stimulation focality in heterogeneous head models during transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) |
| Daniel Lin |
Oregon State University |
A Novel Method of Line Detection using Image Integration Method |
| Angela Ludvigsen |
University of Wisconsin River Falls |
Exploration of Whispering Gallery Modes in an Optically Trapped Aerosol Droplet |
| Rachel Owen |
Western Washington University |
Electromagnetic cavities as an analog to chaos regularization of quantum tunneling rates |
| Joanna Perido |
University of Texas at San Antonio |
Porphyrin Induced Laser Deactivation of Trypsinogen-Trypsin Conversion |
| Kelby Peterson |
Utah State University |
Detergent Stabilized Nanopore Formation Kinetics of an Anthrax Protein |
| Charles Rackson |
Seattle University |
Capacitively-coupled differential position detection in the development of a high-sensitivity torsion balance |
| Alexander Schachtner |
University of Oregon |
Solution Processed Polymeric Semiconductors for Carbon Nanotube-Enabled, Vertical, Organic Field Effect Transistors |
| Connor Shea |
Ithaca College |
The Characteristic Phase Transitions of Co-doped BaFe2As2 Synthesized via Flux Growth |
2014
March Meeting 2014
March 3 - 4, 2014 • Denver, Colorado
Undergraduate Epitome
| Name | Institution | Presentation |
| Gregory Gallagher |
Indiana State University |
How They (Should Have) Built the Pyramids |
| Deborah Good |
Colorado School of Mines |
Macroscopic Quantum Mechanics, Tunnelling, and Classical Gravity |
| Steven Hackenberg |
Colorado School of Mines |
Aiming lasers into the sky from the Pierre Auger Cosmic Ray Observatory at astrophysical objects of interest |
| James Ham |
Colorado School of Mines |
Simulating FinFET Self-Heating for Device Reliability |
| Salman Kahn |
University of California Berkeley |
Photo-induced Modulation Doping in Graphene/Boron Nitride Heterostructures |
| Laura Kaiser |
Xavier University |
Fluid Manipulation Utilizing Electrowetting Techniques |
| Inna Kirilyuk |
Mary Baldwin College |
Low-cost Flexible Memristor Fabrication |
| David Martin |
Wheaton College |
Simulations of MHD Dynamo With and Without the Reversal Surface |
| Samuel Migirditch |
Appalachian State University |
Analysis Methods for Frequency Resolved Florescence Anisotropy Studies |
| Constance Owens |
Houston Baptist University |
Effects of added dopants on various triboluminescent properties of europium dibenzoylmethide triethylammonium (EuD4TEA) |
| Constance Owens |
Houston Baptist University |
Potential Wells and the Generalized Uncertainty Principle |
| Marie Pahlmeyer |
Seattle University |
Scanning capacitance microscopy using a relaxation oscillator |
| Madison Perry |
California State University, San Marcos |
Characterization of universal dielectric response and negative capacitance in compressed nanopowders |
| Shannon Petersen |
Allegheny College |
Characterizing the Effect of Surface Hydrophobicity on Depletion Layer |
| Han Sae Jung |
UC Berkeley |
Direct CVD Growth of Monolayer Graphene on Exfoliated BN on SiO2 |
| Alexander Schachtner |
University of Oregon |
Silicon Nitride Diffraction Gratings On Platinum TEM Apertures |
| Ashlyn Shellito |
Northern Illinois University |
Mu2e Extinction Monitor Testing at Fermilab |
| Hannah Shuman |
Cleveland State University |
Characterization of Mixed Polypeptide Colloidal Particles by Light Scattering |
| Yura Sim |
Linfield College |
Self-organized criticality of protein folding simulations using AMBER parameters |
| Tracy Stevenson |
University of Florida |
Synthesis and characterization of the physical properties of RE3TiSb5 (RE = La, Ce) |
| Michelle Storms |
Ohio Wesleyan University |
Entanglement in ground and excited states of gapped fermion systems and their relationship with fermi surface and thermodynamic equilibrium properties |
| Phong Vo |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
The Effect of Nonlinearity on Topological States in Quasiperiodic Lattices |
April Meeting 2014
April 5 - 6, 2014 • Savannah, Georgia
Undergraduate Epitome
2013
March Meeting 2013
March 18 - 19, 2013 • Baltimore Maryland
Undergraduate Epitome
| Name | Institution | Presentation |
| Amina Belkadi |
Khalifa University |
Spin Noise Spectroscopy and Some Design Constraints on Spintronics Devices |
| Ian Bentley |
Xavier University |
Developing a Novel, Interdisciplinary Approach to Study Protein Unfolding |
| Shouvik Bhattacharya |
Minnesota State University Morehead |
Estimating the Distance and Metallicity of an RR Lyrae Star |
| Matt Bovyn |
Northern Arizona University |
Driving Sodium-Potassium Pumps With An Oscillating Electric Field: Effects On Muscle Recovery In The Human Biceps Brachii |
| Arthur Bowman |
Hope College |
Modeling Plasma Formation in a Micro-gap at Microwave Frequency |
| Chance Brown |
East Tennessee State University |
Development of Embedded Atom Potential for Aluminum for Simulation of Materials at extreme conditions |
| Melinda Cartolano |
Wheaton College |
Exploring the variability of ion heating at reconnection events in MST |
| Benjamin Cerjan |
Carleton College |
Complex Refractive Index Structures in a Holographic Photopolymer Optimized for Optofluidic Devices |
| Timothy Clark |
University of West Florida |
Construction and Characterization of a Nanosecond Nd:YAG Laser Pumped Distributed Feedback Dye Laser Generating Picosecond Pulses |
| Trinidy Combs |
Oberlin College |
Synthesis and characterization of iron platinum magnetic nanoparticles with controlled morphology and size |
| Daniel Craft |
Brigham Young University |
Studies of electron spin in GaAs quantum dots |
| Samuel Cupp |
Austin Peay State University |
The Angular Momentum Flux in the Scalar Self-Force Problem |
| Timothy Findling |
University of Central Florida |
Structure and dynamics of Au/Fe nano-structures: results of molecular dynamics simulation |
| Albert Foster |
Lock Haven University |
SAM surface domains of 6-Amino-1-hexanethiol hydrochloride and 1-dodecanethiol mixtures on Au(111) investigated via hydrophilic and hydrophobic probes |
| Ryan Fukuda |
California State University - Fresno |
Reverse Micelle Synthesis of Gadolinium Nanoparticlesbr> |
| Caleb Glaser |
Lock Haven University |
Structural Properties of Gold Thin Films Deposited on Technologically Important Substrates by Magnetron Sputtering |
| Christopher Green |
Lock Haven University |
Electrical characterization of polymer solar cells |
| Simeon Hanks |
Augusta State University |
High temperature series expansion and the exact solution study of the 1/5 depleted square lattice Ising model |
| Jason Huynh |
University of Delaware |
Iron-Platinum Nanoparticles Dispersible in Aqueous Solutions |
| Bingqing Li |
Bryn Mawr College |
Study of Thermal Conductivity of Si Nanowires with micro-Raman Spectroscopy |
| Sumit Libi |
Southeastern Louisiana University |
Zeta Potential Measurements of Glyoxalated Polyacrylamide (GPAM) Resins |
| Nickolas Luttrell |
University of Tennessee |
Growth and Characterization of Mn-doped NaFeAs |
| Samantha MacIntyre |
University of California Davis |
Effects of Sputtering Energy on Surface Defect Formation on Ge(110) |
| Donovan Myers |
Louisiana State University |
Magnetic Properties of Quasi-One-Dimensional Ca3LiRuO6 and CaFe4As3 |
| Christopher Rotella |
Rowan University |
Properties of Ti8C5 thin films created at different temperatures using magnetron sputtering |
| Zachary Sims |
University of Tennessee |
Growth and Characterization of Na-doped KFeAs |
| J.F. Stormes |
Dickinson College |
Intrinsic Localized Modes in nonlinear two-dimensional electrical lattices |
| Liam Timms |
Dickinson College |
Synchronization in a network of phase-coupled oscillators: the role of learning and time delay |
April Meeting 2013
April 13 - 14, 2013 • Denver, Colorado
Undergraduate Epitome
| Name | Institution | Presentation |
| Alexey Drobizhev |
University of California, Berkeley |
Low-temperature thermal conductivity measurements of Al2O3 ceramic for use in bolometric particle detector |
| Christiana Erba |
University of Rochester |
Toy Monte Carlo Simulations Mirroring K-Long Decay, as Studied by the K0TO Experiment |
| Joseph Jensen |
Utah State University |
Resolving Ionospheric E-region Modeling Challenges: The Solar Photon Flux Dependence |
| Didier Muvandimwe |
Hendrix College |
Synoptic Displays for HBESL and the Laser Lab System |
| Jorge Palos-Chavez |
University of Texas San Antonio |
Binding and Irradition Study of the Porphyrin-Protein Complex TSPP-HAS |
| Rosanna Ramos and Marcus Wade |
Hartnell College |
Towards Implementing Multi-Pixel Photon Counters as Light Detectors for Cosmic Rays |
| Erik Urban |
Hendrix College |
Monte Carlo Studies of the Hall C Compton Polarimeter |
2012
March Meeting 2012
February 27 - February 28, 2012 • Boston, Massachusetts
Undergraduate Epitome
April Meeting 2012
March 31 - April 1, 2012 • Atlanta, Georgia
Undergraduate Epitome
2011
March Meeting 2011
March 21 - March 22, 2011 • Dallas, Texas
Undergraduate Epitome
| Name | Institution | Presentation |
| Nyles Breecher | Hamline University | Exploring a Parasite-Host Model with Monte Carlo Simulations |
| Cortney Bougher |
Appalachian State University |
Growth and Morphology of High Mobility Organic Semiconductors |
| Katherine Carrasquillo | Univ. of Puerto Rico-Humacao | Tunable Schottky diodes fabricated from electrospun crossed SNO2/PEDOT-PSSA nanoribbons |
| Eric Driscoll |
Lock Haven University of PA |
Compositional dependence of the narrow band emission from zinc oxide nanowires |
| Erik Garcell |
University of Florida-Gainesville |
Characterization of a MEMS Actuator through Simulation |
| Udai Garimella |
Hendrix College |
The Optimization and Implementation of the Qweak Database |
| Michael Garman |
Goucher College |
Thermal Conductivity of a two-gap superconductor MgB2 in High Magnetic Field and Low Temperatures |
| Adam Iaizzi |
Ithaca College |
An Ab-initio Study of Folded Armchair Graphene Nanoribbons |
| Verida Leandre |
North Carolina AT SU |
The 11C Project: Measurement of Root Exudation at Elevated CO2 Levels in Low and High Nutrient Solutions |
| Catherine Lee |
Wellesley College |
Effects of Interactions on Interference Pattern formed after release and expansion of two identical Bose-Einstein condensates |
| Anne Moffitt |
Texas Christian University |
Drug Loading of Mesoporous Silicon |
| Maritza Reyna |
Univ. of Puerto Rico-Humacao |
Low Temperature Study of the Electrical Properties of Sb-SnO2 Nanofibers |
| Emilee Sena |
Santa Clara University |
UV-vis and Transport Characterization of Degradation in Polymer Blend Photovoltaics |
| Yichen Shen |
Johns Hopkins University |
Emergent magnetic monopoles and their dynamics in Artificial Spin Ice |
| Amy Van Newkirk |
Grove City College |
Designing an Optical Dipole Trap for the Creation of Bose-Einstein Condensates |
April Meeting 2011
April 30 - May 1, 2011 • Anaheim, California
Undergraduate Epitome
2010
March Meeting 2010
March 15 - March 16, 2010 • Portland, Oregon
Undergraduate Epitome
April Meeting 2010
February 14 - February 15, 2010 • Washington, D.C.
Undergraduate Epitome
2009
April Meeting 2009
May 2 - May 3, 2009 • Denver, Colorado
April Meeting Presentation Winners| Name | Institution | Presentation |
| Robert Anthony | Ohio Wesleyan University | Toward a Study of Synchronization in Quantum Mechanical Josephson Junction Arrays |
| Sedona Price | Caltech | Simulating Background Radiation to Establish NuSTAR Detection Limits |
| Benjamin Ray | CDF/FNAL | Search for a Fermiophobic Higgs Boson Decaying into Diphotons at CDF |
| Dominick Rocco | University of Wisconsin - Madison | Seasonal Variations of the Atmospheric Muon Flux in IceCube |
| Mallory Young | Hendrix College | Neutrino-Stimulated Pair-Creation in Supernovae |
| Jessica Snyder | University of Kansas | Measuring neutron flow with an upgrade of the CMS Zero Degree Calorimeter |
| D.C. Stoken | Ursinus College | One Neutron Knockout from 45Cl |
| Dennis Gardner | University of Colorado at Boulder | Nanoparticle Self-Assembly in the Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Blue Phase |
2008
April Meeting 2008
April 14, 2008 • St. Louis, Missouri
April Meeting Presentation Winners
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