Undergraduate Research IX

Presentations

• Developing Tools for Professional Societies to Better Understand Students' Motivations and Needs

  ORAL

  March 18, 2025, 11:00 AM – March 18, 2025, 11:12 AM

  Presenters

  • Reidyn Wingate

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Authors

  • Reidyn Wingate

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Christine O'Donnell

    American Physical Society (APS)

  • Adam LaMee

    American Physical Society (APS)

  • Michael C Wittmann

    American Physical Society (APS)

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• Refreshing the APS Physicist Profiles

  ORAL

  March 18, 2025, 11:12 AM – March 18, 2025, 11:24 AM

  Publication: https://www.aps.org/careers/physicist-profiles

  Presenters

  • Charles Wszalek

    Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott

  Authors

  • Charles Wszalek

    Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott

  • Midhat Farooq

    American Physical Society (APS)

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• Understanding the nature of science and science communication education in 5 liberal arts colleges

  ORAL

  March 18, 2025, 11:24 AM – March 18, 2025, 11:36 AM

  Publication: Planned paper in Journal of College Science Teaching, "Understanding students and instructors' perception of science communication to inform science communication training and real-world practices"

  Presenters

  • Gabriel Brenner

    Pomona College

  Authors

  • Gabriel Brenner

    Pomona College

  • Santiago Sandi-Urena

    Pomona College, University of Costa Rica

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  ORAL Withdrawn

  March 18, 2025, 11:36 AM – March 18, 2025, 11:48 AM

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• Using Online Reasoning Chain Construction Assessments to Investigate Student Reasoning Pre- and Post- Instruction

  ORAL

  March 18, 2025, 11:48 AM – March 18, 2025, 12:00 PM

  Presenters

  • J. Caleb C Speirs

    University of North Florida

  Authors

  • J. Caleb C Speirs

    University of North Florida

  • Vincent Doan

    University of North Florida

  • MacKenzie R Stetzer

    University of Maine

  • Beth A. Lindsey

    Penn State Greater Allegheny

  • Mila Kryjevskaia

    North Dakota State University

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• Gay Is Good: Illuminating Queer History in Physics Through Frank Kameny's Legacy

  ORAL

  March 18, 2025, 12:00 PM – March 18, 2025, 12:12 PM

  Publication: "Frank Kameny the astronomer," Physics Today

  Presenters

  • Kai Hostetter-Habib

    Princeton University

  Authors

  • Kai Hostetter-Habib

    Princeton University

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• Interactive Learning Platform on GitHub for Quantum Two-Body Bound States in Two Dimensions

  ORAL

  March 18, 2025, 12:12 PM – March 18, 2025, 12:24 PM

  Presenters

  • Kayvon Adderley

    Central State University

  Authors

  • Mohammadreza Hadizadeh

    Central State University

  • Kayvon Adderley

    Central State University

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• Oral: Installation of low temperature transimpedance amplifiers to improve the performance of a scanning tunneling microscope

  ORAL

  March 18, 2025, 12:24 PM – March 18, 2025, 12:36 PM

  Presenters

  • Luc Schrauf

    Pennsylvania State University

  Authors

  • Luc Schrauf

    Pennsylvania State University

  • Baird Bankovic

    Student

  • Nitin Samarth

    Pennsylvania State University

  • Anthony R. Richardella

    Pennsylvania State University

  • Eric William Hudson

    Pennsylvania State University

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• Dynamic Schlieren Imaging Using a Pulsed LED

  ORAL

  March 18, 2025, 12:36 PM – March 18, 2025, 12:48 PM

  Presenters

  • Faith Poutoa

    San Diego State University

  Authors

  • Faith Poutoa

    San Diego State University

  • Mary Katherine Becker

    San Diego State University

  • Chris R Patino

    Department of Physics, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, United States, San Diego State University

  • Ryan P Palmares

    San Diego State University

  • Miche Maral

    San Diego State University

  • Len Welstand

    San Diego State University

  • Thomas Rascon

    San Diego State University

  • Matthew Anderson

    San Diego State University

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• Automated Object Labeling System for Scalable and Efficient Real-Time Recognition

  ORAL

  March 18, 2025, 12:48 PM – March 18, 2025, 1:00 PM

  Publication: Current Work:<br>Capaldi, E.; Capaldi, A. "Automated Machine Vision Training for Large Class Number Sorting Applications." manuscript in preparation and expected to be submitted to PeerJ Computer Science in November.<br><br>The current work tangentially builds on the following previously published work that I presented at APS last year:<br>Capaldi, E.I. (2024) "A low-cost wireless extension for object detection and data logging for educational robotics using the ESP-NOW protocol." PeerJ Computer Science, 10, e1826.

  Presenters

  • Emma I Capaldi

    Phillips Academy Andover

  Authors

  • Emma I Capaldi

    Phillips Academy Andover

  • Annina M Capaldi

    Phillips Academy Andover

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• Democratizing Optical Tweezers: CAD Innovations for a Cost-Effective, 3D Printable Design of an Inverted Microscope with Laser Path Integration

  ORAL

  March 18, 2025, 1:00 PM – March 18, 2025, 1:12 PM

  Presenters

  • Jaral Arroyo-Jefferson

    Ransom Everglades School

  Authors

  • Jaral Arroyo-Jefferson

    Ransom Everglades School

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  ORAL Withdrawn

  March 18, 2025, 1:12 PM – March 18, 2025, 1:24 PM

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• Open Source Tweezing: Developing a Cost-Effective Optical Tweezing Platform - Assembly, Control Systems, and Replicability for Educational Access

  ORAL

  March 18, 2025, 1:24 PM – March 18, 2025, 1:36 PM

  Presenters

  • Mateo Heitner

    Ransom Everglades School

  Authors

  • Mateo Heitner

    Ransom Everglades School

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• Dirty Physics: Applications of Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy in Soil Sample Analysis

  ORAL

  March 18, 2025, 1:36 PM – March 18, 2025, 1:48 PM

  Presenters

  • Carlos E Horcasitas

    Ransom Everglades School

  Authors

  • Carlos E Horcasitas

    Ransom Everglades School

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• Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy for the Rapid Detection of Heavy Metals in Sargassum

  ORAL

  March 18, 2025, 1:48 PM – March 18, 2025, 2:00 PM

  Presenters

  • Dieter Manstein

    Ransom Everglades School

  Authors

  • Dieter Manstein

    Ransom Everglades School

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