Presentations

(*Bold, & Underlined indicates UA Physics REU student, bold underline indicates undergraduate Students)

 
  1. A. Pardue*, I. Taylor, B. Bailey, H. Churchill, “Q Factor Characterization of Superconducting Microwave Resonators," Talk, American Physical Society March Meeting, Anaheim, CA, March 2025. 
  2. Aubrey McNiel *, John Treusch*, and Hugh Churchill , “Novel transferred Josephson junction fabrication using graphene monolayer,” Arkansas INBRE, Fayetteville, AR, Nov. 8-9, 2024. (Presentation: Second Presentation Prize)
  3. Michael Marking*, Sneha Patel, and Hiro Nakamura (2024), “Studying Nanoscale Vibrations Using Lasers,” Arkansas INBRE, Fayetteville, AR, Nov. 8-9, 2024. (Honorable Mention)
  4. Gabriel Reyna Garcia*, Sudeep Puri, and Hiro Nakamura, “Determining the Refractive Index of 2D Ferroelectric Material,” Arkansas INBRE, Fayetteville, AR, Nov. 8-9, 2024. 
  5. Sidney Kwame Osae-Asante*, Jiali Li, Haopeng Li, and Sachinii Withanage , “Nanopore Device: Sensing the Shape of Protein Molecules,” Arkansas INBRE, Fayetteville, AR, Nov. 8-9, 2024.
  6. Jack Harper*, Yong Wang, Hemanta Pradhan, “Detection of micro-algae cells using automated deep learning techniques” Arkansas INBRE, Fayetteville, AR, Nov. 8-9, 2024. (Honorable Mention)
  7. Arantxa Pardue*, Ian A Taylor, Brycelynn Bailey, Hugh Churchill, “Q-Factor Characterization of Superconducting Microwave Resonators,” 91st Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Section of the APS, UNC Charlotte, North Carolina, October 24, 2024.
  8. Michael Marking*, Sneha Patel, and Hiro Nakamura (2024), “Studying Nanoscale Vibrations Using Lasers,” Frontiers in Optics 2024 and Laser Science XL, Symposium on Undergraduate Research. Denver, CO, September 2024.
  9. B. Russell, A. Rogers*, R. Yoder*, M. Kurilich*, V. R. Krishnamurthi, J. Chen, Y. Wang, “Silver Ions Inhibit Bacterial Movement and Stall Flagellar Motor”, Talk, American Physical Society Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, March 04, 2024.
  10. Shrestha, J. Ou, A. Rogers*, A. Jereb, D. Okyere, J. Chen, Y. Wang, “Bacterial Mobility and Motility in Porous Media Mimicked by Microspheres”, Poster, Biophysical Society Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, February 14, 2024.
  11. Arantxa Pardue*, Michael Mastalish, Ashby Philip John, Jian Wang, Jin Hu, and Hugh Churchill, “Electronic Transport Properties of Two-Dimensional Violet Phosphorus 11,” APS March Meeting, Minneapolis, March 5, 2024. 
  12. Arantxa Pardue *, Michael Mastalish, Ashby Philip John, Peter Gea, and Hugh Churchill, “Electronic Transport Properties of Two-Dimensional Violet Phosphorus 11,” Arkansas INBRE, Fayetteville, AR, Nov. 3-4, 2023. (Presentation: First Presentation Prize)
  13. Caleb E. Orr*, Jin Hu, Gokul Acharya, Dinesh Upreti, “Synthetization and Characterization of Misfit Layered Compounds,” Arkansas INBRE, Fayetteville, AR, Nov. 3-4, 2023.
  14. Arantxa Pardue*, M. Mastalish, A. P. John, P. Gea, H. Churchill, “Electronic Transport Properties of Two-Dimensional Violet Phosphorus-11,” Poster, Belmont University Research Symposium, September 2023.
  15. Etan Weiche*, Sudeep Puri, Rodrigo Rodriguez, and Hiro Nakamura (2023), “Anisotropic properties of two-dimensional ferroelectric materials observed via polarized microscopy,” Frontiers in Optics 2023 and Laser Science XXXIX, Symposium on Undergraduate Research. Tacoma, WA, October 2023.
  16. Ethan Sonsnowski*, Reeta Vyas, and Surendra Singh, “Investigation of Pulse Jitter in a Periodic Laser Pulse Train,” Frontiers in Optics 2022 and Laser Science XXXIX, Symposium on Undergraduate Research, October 2023.
  17. Shrestha, J. Ou, A. Rogers*, A. Jereb A, Y. Wang, “Bacterial mobility and motility in porous media mimicked by microspheres”, Poster, Biophysical Society Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, February 22, 2023.
  18. Rogers*, Niyonshuti II, J. Ou, D. Shrestha, D. Okyere, J. Chen, Y. Wang, “Wavelength dependence of laser-induced nanowelding on silver nanoparticles”, Talk, American Physical Society Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, March 8, 2023.
  19. Abbie Strack*, Surendra Singh, Reeta Vyas, “Polarization Synthesis of Hermite-Gaussian Beams Using a Mach-Zehnder Interferometer,” Conference of Undergraduate Women in Physics at Argonne, Jan 21, 2023.
  20. Jessica Fink*, Diksha Shrestha, Yong Wang, “The Effects of Magnetic Field on Bacterial Motility,” Arkansas INBRE, Fayetteville, AR, October 21-22, 2022.
  21. Arantxa Pardue*, Jin Hu, Santosh Karki Chhetri, “Flux Growth of hBN Single Crystals,” Arkansas INBRE, Fayetteville, AR, October 21-22, 2022. (Presentation: Seccond Presentation Prize)
  22. Jeremy Choh*, Hugh Churchill, Peter Gea, “Optimization of Quantum Device Fabrication for the MonArk Quantum Foundry,” Arkansas INBRE, Fayetteville, AR, October 21-22, 2022. (Presentation: First Presentation Prize)
  23. Ashley Allen*, Pradeep Kumar,” Using Liposomal Models to Study the Binding Kinetics of Cytosketal Proteins Inside of Bacteria,” Arkansas INBRE, Fayetteville, AR, October 21-22, 2022.
  24. Alexandra Lee*, Reeta Vyas, and Surendra Singh, “Dependence of single-slit diffraction of LG beams on mode indices,” Frontiers in Optics 2022 and Laser Science XXXVIII, Symposium on Undergraduate Research, October 2022.
  25. Y. Wang, A. Rogers*, I. Niyonshuti, I., A. Cai, F. Wang, M. Benamara, J. Chen, “Kinetics of Laser-Induced Nanowelding of Silver Nanoparticles in Solution”, Talk, American Physical Society March Meeting, Chicago IL, March, 2022.
  26.  A. Rogers*, I. Niyonshuti, I., A. Cai, F. Wang, M. Benamara, J. Chen, “Kinetics of Laser-Induced Nanowelding of Silver Nanoparticles in Solution”, Talk, American Physical Society March Meeting, Chicago IL, March, 2022.
  27. Hope Dannar*, Reeta Vyas, and Surendra Singh, “Generation of Laguerre-Gauss (LG) beams,” Frontiers in Optics 2021 and Laser Science XXXVII, Symposium on Undergraduate Research, Virtual Meeting, November, 2021.
  28. Mark Whitledge*, Hiro Nakamura, “Building an ultra-low frequency Raman spectroscopy system,” Frontiers in Optics 2021 and Laser Science XXXVII, Symposium on Undergraduate Research, Virtual Meeting, November, 2021.
  29. Dawn Ford*, Rabindra Basnet, and Jin Hu,"Property Tuning of Layered Materials by Electrochemical Intercalation," SPS Undergraduate Symposium, University of Virginia, Nov. 5, 2021. (First Prize).
  30. Seth Williams*, and Pradeep Kumar, “Motility dynamics of E. coli in dense environments using differential dynamic microscopy,” Arkansas INBRE, Fayetteville, AR, October, 2021.
  31. Christopher Hocevar II*, and Gregory Salamo, “Using Raman Spectroscopy to determine composition of our growth of germanium-Tin Nano Structures,” Arkansas INBRE, Fayetteville, AR, October, 2021. (Poster: Second Prize).
  32. Rogers*, I. Niyonshuti, A.  Cai, F. Wang, M. Benamara, J. Chen, Y. Wang, “Real-Time Imaging of Laser-Induced Nanowelding of Silver Nanoparticles in Solution”, Poster, Biophysical Society 66th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, February 19–23, 2020. 
  33. R. Krishnamurthi, A. Rogers*, J. Peifer*, Y Wang, Y., "Molecular Mechanism of Antimicrobial Activity of Low DC Voltage Against E. coli," Poster, Methods and Application of Fluorescence Conference, San Diego, CA, August 20, 2019.
  34. A. Rogers*, Y. Wang, V. Gokhale,  "Single-Cell Investigation of the Effects of DC Electric Current on Bacteria," 32nd Annual Student Research Conference at Truman State University, Kirksville, MO, April 25, 2019. 
  35. Anna Corbitt*, Jin Hu, Md Rafique Un Nabi, “Growth and Characterization of 1T and 2H Transition Metal Dichalcogenides” Arkansas INBRE, Fayetteville, AR, October, 2019. (Presentation: First Presentation Prize).
  36. Kayleigh Johnson*, Pradeep Kumar, “Bacterial Motility and Chemotaxis at Different Concentrations of Magnesium Sulfate,” Arkansas INBRE, Fayetteville, AR, October, 2019.
  37. Nathan Murillo*, Surendra Singh, Reeta Vyas, “Investigation of the Phase Structure of Hermite-Gauss Laser Beams,” Arkansas INBRE, Fayetteville, AR, October, 2019.
  38. Brycelynn Bailey*, Arkansas Tech University Jin Hu, “Nanostructures Growth of Topical Quantum Materials” University of Arkansas, Arkansas INBRE, Fayetteville, AR, October, 2019.
  39. Nathan Murillo*, Reeta Vyas, and Surendra Singh, “Investigation of the Phase Structure of Hermite-Gauss Laser Beams,” Frontiers in Optics 2019 and Laser Science XXXV, Symposium on Undergraduate Research, Washington DC, September, 2019.
  40. Kayleigh Johnson* and Pradeep Kumar, “Bacterial Motility and Chemotaxis at Different Concentrations of Magnesium Sulfate,”  2019 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS), November 13-16 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California (2019).
  41. Emily Walla*, Sophia Andaloro*, Chitra Shaji, Reeta Vyas, and Surendra Singh “Symmetry and Fraunhofer Diraction of Lagurre-Gauss Beams” Frontiers in Optics 2018 and Laser Science XXXIII, Symposium on Undergraduate Research, Washington DC, September, (2018).
  42. Venkata Rao Krishnamurthi, Ariel Rogers*, Janet Peifer*, Yong Wang. “Molecular Mechanism of Antimicrobial Activity of Low DC Voltage Against E. coli”, 2018 Biophysical Society Annual Meeting (2018).
  43. Maya Kedem*, and Woodrow Shew, “New Techniques for Automated Analysis of Rat Behavior,” STEM Innovators Conference, 12th Annual Peach State LSAMP Conference, Oct. 19-21, 2017, Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation, Atlanta, Georgia, Oct. 19-21, (2017).
  44. Sophia McKinney*, and Pradeep Kumar, “Dynamic Response of Yeast Cells using Automated Microfluidic Devices,” Arkansas INBRE, Fayetteville, AR, October 27-28, (2017). 
  45. Janet Peifer*, and Yong Wang, “Translational and Rotational Diffusion of Bacteria Under the Influence of Direct Current”, American Physical Society-Mid-Atlantic Section Meeting, Newark, NJ, November, (2017).
  46. A.J. Bishop* and P.M. Thibado; “Molecular Dynamics Modeling of Monolayer Graphene”; 77th Annual Physical Electronics Conference, Portland, OR, June 2017. ( http://physelectronics.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2017-PEC-Program-Agenda.pdf
  47. Sophia Andaloro*, and Surendra Singh, "Fraunhofer Diffraction of Laguerre-Gaussian Vortex (LGV) Beams Carrying Equal and Opposite Angular Momentum,” Joint Fall Meeting of the Texas section of the APS and AAPT, Dallas, Oct. (2017).  
  48. Khanh Nguyen, Steven Murray*, Jeffery Lewis, Pradeep Kumar, “Morphology, cell division, and viability of Saccharomyces cerevisiae at high hydrostatic pressure” (Platform talk), American Physical Society Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 2017.
  49. Khanh Nguyen, Steven Murray*, Jeffrey Lewis, and Pradeep Kumar,“Effects of High Hydrostatic Pressure on the budding of Saccharomyces cerecisiae.” American Physical Society March Meeting, New Orleans, LA  13-17 (2017).
  50. Brawley*, S. J. Bauman, G. P. Abbey, A Darweesh, A.  Nusir, O Manasseh, JB Herzog, First Place Presentation Award "Characteristics of Au nanowire arrays on GaAs photodetectors for optimal optical enhancement at near-infrared wavelengths" APS March Meeting 2017; New Orleans, LA.
  51. Salvador Barraza-Lopez, Mehrshad Mehboudi, Pradeep Kumar, Edmund O. Harriss, Hugh O. H. Churchill, Alex M. Dorio*, Wenjuan Zhu, Arend van der Zande, Alejandro A. Pacheco SanJuan," Two-dimensional disorder in black phosphorus and layered monochalcogenides” APS March Meeting 2016; March 14-18, Baltimore, Maryland (2016).
  52. Mehrshad Mehboudi, Salvador Barraza-Lopez, Alex M. Dorio*, Wenjuan Zhu, Arend van der Zande, Hugh O. H. Churchill, Alejandro A. Pacheco SanJuan, Edmund O. Harriss, Pradeep Kumar, “Ground state degeneracy, energy barriers, and molecular dynamics evidence for two-dimensional disorder in black phosphorus and monochalcogenide monolayers at finite temperature” APS March Meeting 2016;  March 14-18, Baltimore, Maryland (2016).
  53. Hyrum Richardson*, Sean Nomoto, Reeta Vyas, and Surendra Singh, “Linear and Nonlinear properties of Pancharatnam's Phase” Frontiers in Optics 2016 and Laser Science XXXII, Symposium on Undergraduate Research, Rochester, NY, October, (2016).
  54.  Orion Guan*, Joel Kamwa, and Jiali Li, “Photoelectrical Characterization of Bacteriorhodopsin suspended in a lipid bilayer membrane.” Arkansas INBRE Conference, Fayetteville, AR Oct. 21-22 (2016).
  55. Joseph Matson, Grace Woods*, and Hugh Churchill, “Anisotropic Differential Reflectance Spectroscopy of Thin GeSe.”Arkansas INBRE Conference, Fayetteville, AR Oct. 21-22 (2016).
  56. Khanh Nguyen, Steven Murray*, Jeffrey Lewis, and Pradeep Kumar, “Effects of High Hydrostatic Pressure on the budding of Saccharomyces cerecisiae.” Arkansas INBRE Conference, Fayetteville, AR Oct. 21-22 (2016).
  57. Sudip Nepal, Kionna Henderson*, Sara Diletti*, Pradeep Kumar, “Temperature dependence of the multistability of the lactose utilization network of Escherichia coli.” Arkansas INBRE Conference, Fayetteville, AR Oct. 21-22 (2016).
  58. Z. Brawley*, Honorable Mention "Structural characteristics of Au-GaAs nanostructures for increased plasmonic optical enhancement" Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Symposium hosted by Rice University in Houston, TX. Oct (2016).
  59. Gabrielle Abraham*, H. Churchill, J. B. Herzog, “Plasmonically-enhanced photoluminescence of two-dimensional MoS2”, SPIE 9758-22, Feb. (2016).
  60. Charlotte Welch*, Sean Nomoto, Reeta Vyas, and Surendra Singh Detecting Pancharatnam’s Phase Using Laguerre-Gauss Vortex Beams. Frontiers in Optics 2015 and Laser Science XXXI, Symposium on Undergraduate Research. San Jose, CA (2015).
  61. Sarah Freed*, Willa Rawlinson, and Reeta Vyas, “Evolution of Discord in a System of Two Coupled Quantum Dots”, Frontiers in Optics 2015 and Laser Science XXXI, Symposium on Undergraduate Research. San Jose, CA (2015).
  62. Kahlil Wade*, Jak Chakhalian, Paul Somers*, Honorable Mention (Physics), “Electrical Transport and Atomic Force Microscopy”, Arkansas INBRE Conference. Fayetteville, AR (2015).
  63. Gabrielle Abraham*, D. A. French, P. Bajwa, C. D. Heyes, J. B. Herzog- First Place Undergraduate Oral Presentation(Physics) “Optical Characterization of CdSe Collodial Quantum Dots,” Arkansas INBRE Conference. Fayetteville, AR (2015).
  64. Gabrielle Abraham*, D. A. French, P. Bajwa, C. D. Heyes, J. B. Herzog, “Optical Enhancement of Photoluminescence with Collodial Quantum Dots”, SPIE, 9556 1C, (2015).