2016 ANNUAL JOINT SYMPOSIUM
FLORIDA CHAPTER OF THE AVS
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY
AND THE FLORIDA SOCIETY FOR MICROSCOPY
March 2-3, 2016
University of Central Florida
Student Union
Orlando, Florida
INSTITUTIONAL SPONSORSHIP
We gratefully acknowledge the following centers and
institutional offices for their sponsorship
of our symposium
AVS Student Chapter at UCF
AVS Student Chapter at UF
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SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
7:30-5:00
Registration
Registration Desk
Coordinators: Mikaeel Young, University of Central Florida
Yi Ding, University of Central Florida
7:30-10:30
Student Poster Setup
Pegasus Ballroom A-F
Coordinator: Parthiban Rajasekaran, University of Central Florida
7:30-10:30
Equipment Exhibit Setup
Pegasus Ballroom A-F
Coordinators: Laurene Tetard, University of Central Florida
8:00-4:30
Technical Program
Pegasus Ballroom G-H
4:30-7:00
5:00–7:00
Poster Session
Reception
Pegasus Ballroom A-F
Pegasus Ballroom A-F
Thursday, March 3, 2016
8:00-12:00
Registration
Registration Desk
Coordinators: Mikaeel Young, University of Central Florida
Yi Ding, University of Central Florida
9:00-4:50
Technical Program
Pegasus Ballroom G-H
5:00-5:30
Poster Award Ceremony
Pegasus Ballroom G-H
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Student Union closes at 7 pm
Parking is available in Garage D
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2016
YOUNG LEADERS SESSION
Pegasus Ballroom G-H
Chair: Abraham Vazquez-Guardado, University of Central Florida
8:00 am-8:17 am
“Redox Active Nanoparticles for Wound Healing Applications"
Dr. Soumen Das, University of Central Florida
8:17 am-8:34 am
"Multi – Frequency Atomic Force Microscopy For Tomography Analyses"
Pauline Vitry, Universite de Bourgogne, France
8:34 am-8:51 am
"Single-Layer Light-Emitting Diodes Using Organometal Halide Perovskite/Polymer Composite
Thin Films"
Dr. Junqiang Li, Florida State University
8:51 am-9:08 am
"Continuous characterization of structural dynamics in complex systems"
J. Rafael Guzman-Sepulveda, University of Central Florida
9:08 am-9:25 am
“Adsorption of Thiophene on Transition metal Surfaces: Role of van der Waals Interactions”
Walter Malone, University of Central Florida
9:25 am-9:42 am
“Applying material synthesis procedures for developing animal feed additives to combat
microbial resistance”
(Invited) Parthiban Rajasekaran, University of Central Florida
9:42 am -10:00 am Coffee Break & Exhibits
OPENING AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Pegasus Ballroom G-H
10:00 am -10:05 am Welcome and Introduction
Program Chair: Laurene Tetard, NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida
10:05 am -11:00 am Keynote Address
“Metal Complexation of Sulfur on Coinage Metal Surfaces”
(Invited) Patricia Thiel, Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Ames Laboratory
Vendors and Equipment Exhibit
Pegasus Ballroom A-F
10:00am-7:00pm
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ADVANCES IN INSTRUMENTATION
Pegasus Ballroom G-H
Chair: Yan-Yan Hu, Department of Chemistry, Florida State University
11:00 am-11:30 am
“Dynamic Nuclear Polarization at High Magnetic Field”
(Invited) Thierry Dubroca, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
11:30 am-12:00 pm
“Advanced transmission/scanning transmission electron microscopy using a probe-aberration
corrected TEM”
(Invited) Yan Xin, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
12:00 pm-12:30 pm
“Phase Coexistence and Piezoelectric Switching in Highly Strained BiFeO3 Thin Films”
(Invited) Christianne Beekman, Dept. of Physics, Florida State University
12:30 pm-1:30 pm
Lunch Break & Exhibits
Working lunch - “Advanced nanoIR spectroscopy for life sciences and materials characterization
using AFM-IR and s-SNOM” hosted by Curt Marcott and Jay Anderson, Anasys Instruments
RENEWABLE ENERGY (I)
Pegasus Ballroom G-H
Chair: Jose Mendoza-Cortes, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Florida State University
1:30 pm -2:00 pm
“Tuning Catalytic Property of Single-Layer MoS 2 through Defects and Supports”
(Invited) Duy Le, University of Central Florida
2:00 pm -2:30 pm
“New Computational Methods and its Applications to Clean and Sustainable Energy: Towards the
Carbon Neutral Holy Grail”
(Invited) Jose Mendoza-Cortes, Florida State University
2:30 pm -3:00 pm
Coffee Break & Exhibits
RENEWABLE ENERGY (II)
Pegasus Ballroom G-H
Chair: Jose Mendoza-Cortes, Florida State University
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
“PV, EV and Your Home: How Transportation and Grid Infrastructures Work Together”
(Invited) James Fenton, Florida Solar Energy Center, University of Central Florida
Vendors and Equipment Exhibit
Pegasus Ballroom A-F
10:00am-7:00pm
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3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
“MTi 2 O 2 (PO 4 ) 2 (M = Fe, Ni, Co) advanced Material for Li-ion Batteries”
(Invited) Karima Lasri, University of Central Florida
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
“Nanoengineered Films Electrodes for Renewable Energy”
(Invited) Yang Yang, University of Central Florida
POSTER SESSION AND RECEPTION
Pegasus Ballroom A-F
4:30 pm-7:00 pm
Poster Session and Competition
Chair: Laurene Tetard, University of Central Florida
5:00 pm-7:00 pm
Reception
Student Union closes at 7 pm
Vendors and Equipment Exhibit
Pegasus Ballroom A-F
10:00am-7:00pm
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NOTES
Vendors and Equipment Exhibit
Pegasus Ballroom A-F
10:00am-7:00pm
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THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2016
CHARACTERIZATION OF NANOBIOMATERIALS
Pegasus Ballroom G-H
Chair: Hitesh Handa, Department of Biological and Biochemical Engineering, University of Georgia
9:00 am-9:30 am
“How actin filament assembly and mechanics power cell movement”
(Invited) Hyeran Kang, Nanoscience Technology Center, University of Central Florida
9:30 am-10:00 am
“Quantum Dot LEDs for Next Generation Displays”
(Invited) Jake Hyvonenn, Nanophotonica
10:00 am-10:30 am
“Prevention of thrombosis and infection using diazeniumdiolate-based nitric oxide releasing
materials in short-term and long-term rabbit models”
(Invited) Dr. Hitesh Handa, Department of Biological Engineering, University of Georgia
10:30 am-10:50 am Coffee Break & Exhibits
SURFACE SCIENCE
Pegasus Ballroom G-H
Chair: William Kaden, Physics Department, University of Central Florida
10:50 am-11:20 am
“Understanding Zeolites with the Tools of Surface Science”
(Invited) J. Anibal Boscoboinik, The Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National
Laboratory
11:20 am-11:50 am
“1D defects in 2D transition metal dichalcogenides”
(Invited) Matthias Batzill, Department of Physics, University of South Florida
11:50 am-12:20 pm
“Connecting Metals and Semimetals to Semiconductors: The Ubiquity of Schottky Barriers”
(Invited) Arthur Hebard, Department of Physics, University of Florida
12:20 pm-1:30 pm
Lunch Break & Exhibits
Door Prize Drawing (Pegasus Ballroom A-F)
Vendors and Equipment Exhibit
Pegasus Ballroom A-F
8:00am-1:00pm
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THIN FILMS AND 2D MATERIALS
Pegasus Ballroom G-H
Chair: YeonWoong Jung, NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida
1:30 pm-2:00 pm
“Opto-Electronic Properties And Metal-To-Insulators Quantum Phase Transition Of Few-Layered
Transition Metal Dichalcogenides”
(Invited) Nihar Pradhan, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University
2:00 pm-2:30 pm
“Optical Properties on Single- and Few-layers Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Films and
Heterostructures”
(Invited) Humberto Rodriguez Gutierrez, Department of Physics, University of South Florida
2:30 pm-3:00 pm
“Wafer Scale 2D-Transition metal dichalcogenides for Electronics and Energy Applications”
(Invited) Nitin Choudhary, NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida
3:00 pm-3:20 pm
Coffee Break
MEMS/NEMS
Pegasus Ballroom G-H
Chair: Imen Rezadad, Nanospective
3:20 pm-3:50 pm
“Development of Chip-Scale Sensing Microsystems”
(Invited) Jing Wang, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of South Florida
3:50 pm-4:20 pm
“Emerging Trends in Infrared Sensors”
(Invited) James Ginn, Plasmonic, Inc.
4:20 pm-4:50 pm
“Piezoelectric-on-Substrate Resonant Micro-Sensors”
(Invited) Reza Abdolvand, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Central
Florida
SPECIAL EVENTS
5:00 pm-5:30 pm
Student Poster Competition Awards Ceremony - Pegasus Ballroom G-H
Program and Poster Session Chairs: Laurene Tetard and Parthiban Rajasekaran, University of Central
Florida
Vendors and Equipment Exhibit
Pegasus Ballroom A-F
8:00am-1:00pm
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NOTES
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Poster Session
Pegasus Ballroom A-F
Poster Session Chair: Laurene Tetard, University of Central Florida
Wednesday, March 2, 4:30-7:00 pm
Category: Undergraduate
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AMPICILLIN AND KANAMYCIN LOADED CHITOSAN HYDROGEL EXHIBITS ENHANCED ANTIMICROBIAL EFFICACY
AGAINST GRAM POSITIVE AND GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA, Kripa Ahuja1, 2, Parthiban Rajasekaran2, and
Swadeshmukul Santra2 , 1Trinity Preparatory School, Oviedo, FL, 2NanoScience Technology Center, University of
Central Florida, Orlando, FL
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A SIMPLE TECHNIQUE TO TUNE PLASMONIC RESONANCE, Judin Job Thomas1, Kevin Zhai2, Katherine Layne3,
Nitesh Dhasmana3, Chao Li4, Laurene Tetard4, 1Winter Park High School, Winter Park, FL, 2Seminole High
School, 2701 Ridgewood Avenue, Sanford, FL, 3College of Optics and Photonics (CREOL), 4NanoScience
Technology Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
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CELL COMPOSITION OF CITRUS GREENING INFECTED FRUITS, Uma Menon1,2, Mikhael Soliman2, Laurene
Tetard2, 1Glenridge Middle School and Winter Park High School, Winter Park, FL, 2NanoScience Technology
Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
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IPURE: INTERDISCIPLINARY PHYSICS UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPLORERS, Ana Rosario, Ashley Gramajo,
Chanelle Hunter, Claudia Ragosta, Han Le, Rawan Almousa, Yasmine Lanham, Laurene Tetard, Alfons Schulte,
AbdelKader Kara, Ahlam Al-Rawi, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, Biology Department, Physics
Department, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
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STRUCTURE –TEMPERATURE-PROCESSING RELATIONSHIP OF CO 25 FE 75 NANOPARTICLES, Kristin Tringali, Sean
Ortiz*, Jennifer Andrew, Nancy Ruzycki, Department of Materials Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL,
*Harris Corporation, Palm Bay, FL
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EXPLORING THE VOLUME OF HETEROGENEOUS MATERIALS WITH NANOSCALE PRECISION, Cristian Lacera1,
Marcy Yi1, Mikhael Soliman1,2 Negar Otrooshi1,2, Laurene Tetard1,2,3, 1NanoScience Technology Center,
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Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 3Physics Department, University of Central Florida, Orlando,
FL
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NANOSCALE STUDIES OF POLYMER BY NOVEL MICROSCOPY TECHNIQUES, Marcy Yi1, Cristian Lacera1, Mikhael
Soliman1,2 Negar Otrooshi1,2, Laurene Tetard1,2,3, 1NanoScience Technology Center, 2Department of Materials
Science and Engineering, 3Physics Department, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
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THEORETICAL STUDY OF CHROMOPHORES FOR BIOLOGICAL SENSING: UNDERSTANDING THE MECHANISM OF
RHODOL BASED MULTI-CHROMOPHORIC SYSTEMS, Hector J. Rivera-Jacquez,1,2 Diana Lopez3 Artëm E.
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Masunov1,4,5, 1NanoScience Technology Center, 2Department of Chemistry, 3Burnett School of Biomedical
Sciences, 4Department of Physics and 5Florida Solar Energy Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
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POLYMERIC MICELLE ENCAPSULATION OF IRON OXIDE NANOPARTICLES FOR REMOTE DRUG DELIVERY, Sarah
Shakespeare1, Daniel Denmark1, Jessica Major1, Kripal Bisht2, Sarath Witanachchi1, 1Department of Physics,
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Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Graduate
Category: Graduate - Materials, Devices and Applied research
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ENZYME-FREE DOPAMINE SENSOR USING RARE EARTH NANOPARTICLE TRANSDUCERS IN A HYBRID
PLASMONIC SENSOR, Abraham Vázquez-Guardado,1,2 Swetha Barkam,3,4 Soumen Das,2,3 Sudipta Seal,2,3,4 and
Debashis Chanda1,2,5,1CREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics, 2NanoScience Technology Center, 3Materials
Science and Engineering, 4Advanced Materials Processing and Analysis Center, 5Department of Physics,
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
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SURFACE PASSIVATON STUDIES IN CRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLAR CELLS, Haider Ali1,2,3, Kristopher Davis2,3 and
Winston Schoenfeld1, 2,3,4, 1 Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2
Florida Solar Energy Center, University of Central Florida, 3 c-Si Division, U.S. Photovoltaic Manufacturing
Consortium, 4 CREOL, the College of Optics & Photonics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
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SYNTHESIS OF ZnO NANOPARTICLES WITH DIFFERENT CAPPING AGENTS FOR ENHANCED BIOCIDAL ACTIVITY
Ali Ozcan1,2, Parthiban Rajasekaran2, Rajneesh Prajapati2, Swadeshmukul Santra1,2,3,4, 1Department of
Chemistry, 2 NanoScience Technology Center, 3 Department of Material Science and Engineering, 4 Burnett
School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
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PLASMA SPRAYED NIAL-GRAPHENE OXIDE COMPOSITE COATINGS FOR AEROSPACE INDUSTRY, Ankur Gupta1,
David Ward1, Shashank Saraf1, Cheng Zhang2, Arvind Agarwal2, Sudipta Seal1, 1Advanced Materials Processing
and Analysis Center, NanoScience Technology Center and Department of Materials Science and Engineering,
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL-32816, 2Department of Mechanical Engineering, Florida International
University, Miami, FL
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PROBING TERNARY SOLVENT EFFECT IN HIGH V OC POLYMER SOLAR CELLS USING ADVANCED AFM
TECHNIQUES, Chao Li1,2, Yi Ding1,2, Mikhael Soliman1,2, Andre J. Gesquiere,1,2,3,4 Laurene Tetard1,2,*, Jayan
Thomas1,2,4, 1NanoScience Technology Center, 2 Department of Material Science and Engineering, 3
Department of Chemistry, 4CREOL, College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, Orlando,
FL
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GRAPHENE GUIDED ORDERED CONJUGATED POLYMER SELF-ASSEMBLIES FOR ELECTRIC DEVICES, Chen Shen,
Lei Zhai, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, NanoScience Technology Center, University of
Central Florida, Orlando, FL
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AMPEROMETRIC DETECTION OF HYDROGEN PEROXIDE USING AN ENZYME-FREE SENSOR PLATFORM, Craig J.
Neal1, Swetha Barkam1, Ankur Gupta1, Shashank Saraf1, Soumen Das1,2, Hyoung Jin Cho1,2, Sudipta Seal1,2,3, 1
Materials Science & Engineering, 2 Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, 3 Nanoscience Technology Center,
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
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LOSS ANALYSIS OF SILICON SOLAR CELLS USING SPATIAL RESOLVED QUANTUM EFFICIENCY, Eric J.
Schneller1,2, Kristopher O. Davis1,2,3, Greg Horner4 and Winston V. Schoenfeld1,2,3, 1Florida Solar Energy Center,
University of Central Florida, Cocoa, FL, 2c-Si Division, U.S. Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium, Orlando,
FL, 3CREOL, the College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 4Tau Science, 2350
NE Griffin Oaks St 300, Hillsboro, OR
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28% EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT USING PHOTON HARVESTING IN THIN-FILM CRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLAR
CELLS, Javaneh Boroumand1, Debashis Chanda1, 2, 3, 1Physics Department, 2 CREOL, College of Optics and
Photonics, 3NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
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TAILORING THE SURFACE OF LIQUID CRYSTAL DROPLETS WITH CHITOSAN/SURFACTANT COMPLEXES FOR
THE DETECTION OF BILE ACIDS, Jinan Deng, Wenlang Liang, Jiyu Fang, Advanced Materials Processing and
Analysis Center, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
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BINDER-FREE FREESTANDING FLEXIBLE SI NANOPARTICLES-MULTI-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES COMPOSITE
ANODES FOR LI-ION BATTERIES, Kang Yao, Jim P. Zheng, Richard Liang, Materials Science & Engineering,
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering; Aero-propulsion, Mechatronics and Energy Center (AME),
Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, High-Performance Materials Institute (HPMI), Florida
State University, Tallahassee, FL
P-21
ROLE OF GOLD NANOPARTICLE SIZE AND SHAPE ON THE SENSITIVITY OF APTASENSOR DEVELOPMENT,
Nileshi Saraf, Soumen Das, Bradley Jay Willenberg, Sudipta Seal, Advanced Materials Processing and Analysis
Center (AMPAC), Materials Characterization Facility (MCF), NanoScience Technology Center, College of
Medicine, University of Central Florida, FL
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POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLAR CELL PASSIVATION AT ROOM TEMPERATURE, Onkar S Shinde1,2, Subhash V
Ghaisas2 and Neelkanth G Dhere1, 1Florida Solar Energy Centre, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL,
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School of Energy Studies, SP Pune University, India.
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SYNTHESIS OF J-AGGREGATE NANOTUBES FOR BIOSENSOR APPLICATIONS, Samuel Rhodes1, Wenlang Liang1,
Xiaochen Wang1, Joe Cho2, Jiyu Fang1 , 1Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 2Department of
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
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BATIO 3 FILM GROWN BY WATER-BASED PROCESS, Sarmad Fawzi Hamza Alhasan1,3, Hussain Abouelkhair2,
Robert. E. Peale2, Isaiah. O. Oladeji4, 1Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering/Electrical
Engineering, 2Department of Physics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 3 Laser and Optoelectronics
Engineering Department, University of Technology, Alsina'a Street, Baghdad, Iraq, 4 SISOM Thin Films LLC,
Orlando, FL
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NON-CYTOTOXIC QUANTUM DOT-CHITOSAN NANOGEL BIOSENSING PROBE FOR POTENTIAL CANCER
TARGETING AGENT, Tyler Maxwell 1,2, , Tahmina Banu 2,3, , Edward Price 1,2, Jeremy Tharkur 2,6, Maria Nogueira
Campos 2,4, Andre Gesquiere1,2,5, and Swadeshmukul Santra 1,2,3,6, 1Department of Chemistry, 2 NanoScience
Technology Center, 3Department of Material Science and Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando,
FL, 4 Institute of Science and Technology, Federal University of Alfenas, Poços de Caldas, Brazil, 5 CREOL, The
College of Optics and Photonics, 6Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Florida Orlando,
FL
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FREE-STANDING SUPERCAPACITOR ELECTRODE BASED ON PAA@ MNO 2 /POLYPYRROLE CORE-SHELL
NANOFIBER, Xiaoyan Lu, Lei Zhai, NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
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EFFECT OF B-SITE Fe,Cu-DOPING ON La 0.75 Sr 0.25 CoO 3 PEROVSKITES FOR THE CONVERSION OF CARBON
DIOXIDE TO CARBON MONOXIDE, Yolanda A. Daza, Debtanu Maiti, Bryan J. Hare, Venkat R. Bhethanabotla and
John N. Kuhn, Chemical & Biomedical Engineering. University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
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FIXED QUAT: AN ATTRACTIVE ALTERNATIVE TO COPPER (Cu) BIOCIDES FOR PLANT DISEASE CONTROL,
Mikaeel Young1,2, Parthiban Rajasekaran1, Preeti Kumrah2, Monty E. Myers5, James H. Graham5 and
Swadeshmukul Santra1,2,3,4, 1NanoScience Technology Center, 2Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences,
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Department of Chemistry and 4Department of Materials Science and Engineering University of Central Florida,
Orlando, FL, 5Citrus Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Lake Alfred, FL
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ANTIMICROBIAL TESTING OF UREA-PEROXIDE (UP) AND CHITOSAN-UREA-PEROXIDE (UP-DCS) COMPOSITE,
Jorge Martinez2*, Mikaeel Young1,2, Parthiban Rajasekaran2 and Swadeshmukul Santra1,2,3,4, 1Burnett School of
Biomedical Sciences, 2NanoScience Technology Center, 3Materials Science and Engineering, 4Department of
Chemistry, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
P-30
LIQUID CRYSTAL MEDIATED SELF-ASSEMBLY OF POROUS Α-FE 2 O 3 NANORODS ON PEDOT:PSS
FUNCTIONALIZED GRAPHENE AS A FLEXIBLE TERNARY ARCHITECTURE FOR CAPACITIVE ENERGY STORAGE,
Md. Monirul Islam,1,2 Taslima Akhter,1 Konstantin Konstantinov*, 1 Jayan Thomas*,2 and Shi Xue Dou1, 1 Institute
for Superconducting and Electronic Materials (ISEM), Australian Institute for Innovative Materials (AIIM) Facility,
Innovation Campus, University of Wollongong, North Wollongong, Australia, 2 NanoScience Technology Center,
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Category: Graduate - Condensed Matter
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INTER-DIFFUSION AND REACTION IN Al vs. Mo AND Al vs. Zr DIFFUSION COUPLES TO STUDY THE
FUNCTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS OF TWO CANDIDATE MATERIAL FOR DIFFUSION BARRIER IN MMMRC FUEL
ALLOY TO MINIMIZE FUEL-CLADDING INTERACTION, Abhishek Mehta1, Youngjoo Park1, D.D. Keiser Jr.2, Yongho
Sohn1, 1Advanced Materials Processing and Analysis Center, Department of Materials Science and Engineering,
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 2Nuclear Fuels and Materials Division, Idaho National Laboratory,
Iadho Falls, ID
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OPTICAL AND ELECTRON BEAM STUDIES OF GAMMA-IRRADIATED AlGaN/GaN HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY
TRANSISTORS, Anupama Yadav, Cameron Glasscock, Elena Flitsiyan and Leonid Chernyak, Department of
Physics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
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P-33
MULTISCALE INVESTIGATION OF CATALYTIC ACTIVITY OF ULTRA-THIN MOLYBDENUM NITRIDE FOR
HYDROGENDENITROGENATION PROCESS, Asim Khaniya, William Kaden, Department of Physics, University of
central Florida, Orlando, FL
P-34
METHODICAL FRAMEWORK OF ELECTROCATALYSTS FOR THE OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION IN PEMFC
(PROTON-EXCHANGE-MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS), Bijoya Dhar, William Kaden, Department of Physics, University
of central Florida, Orlando, FL
P-35
EXTENDED SIMULATIONS OF THE DNA FORCE EXTENSION CURVE, Gregory Shinaberry, Alexander Balaeff,
Nanoscience Technology Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
P-36
DENSE NETWORK OF 1D METALLIC LINE-DEFECTS IN MoSe 2 /MoS 2 HETEROSTRUCTURE, Horacio Coy Diaz,
Yujing Ma, and Matthias Batzill, Physics Department, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
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UNRAVELING VARIATIONS IN THE STRUCTURE AND COMPOSITION OF PLANT SYSTEMS AT THE NANOSCALE
WITH STATISTICAL ANALYSIS METHODS, Mikhael Soliman1,2, Laurene Tetard1,2,3, 1NanoScience Technology
Center, 2Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 3Physics Department, University of Central Florida,
Orlando, FL
P-38
HIGH LATTICE RELAXATION ENERGY OF DOPED-GRAPHENE AND ITS EFFECT ON BINDING OF ADSORBATES,
Nagendra Dhakal1, Marisol Alcántara Ortigoza2 and Sergey Stolbov1, 1Physics Department, University of central
Florida, Orlando, FL, 2Physics Department, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL
P-39
PREDICTIVE MODELLING OF METAL-ORGANIC CHAINS WITH ACTIVE METAL SITE, Naseem Ud Din, Duy Le and
Talat S. Rahman, Department of Physics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
P-40
ADSORPTION OF SMALL MOLECULES ON DEFECT-LADEN SINGLE LAYER BORON NITRIDE, Tao Jiang, Takat B.
Rawal, Duy Le, and Talat S. Rahman, Department of Physics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
P-41
AFM-IR SPECTROSCOPY OF METALLIC NANOPARTICLES, Negar Otrooshi, Laurene Tetard, Physics Department,
NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
P-42
MULTI – FREQUENCY ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY FOR TOMOGRAPHY ANALYSES, P. Vitry1, E. Bourillot1, A.
Dazzi2, L. Tetard3, E. Lesniewska1 , 1Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne, Université de
Bourgogne, Dijon, France, 2Laboratoire de Chimie Physique d’Orsay, Université Paris-Sud, Orsay, France,
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NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
P-43
ALUMINUM-SILVER METALLIC NANORODS FROM PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION AS DEGRADATION RESISTANT
SERS SUBSTRATES, Ryan Scherzer, Stephen Stagon, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of North
Florida, Jacksonville, FL
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ORDERED Fe(II)Ti(IV)O 3 MIXED MONOLAYER OXIDE ON RUTILE TiO 2 (011), Sandamali Halpegamage1, Pan
Ding2, Xueqing Gong2, Matthias Batzill1, 1Department of Physics, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 2State
Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Centre for Computational Chemistry and Research Institute of
Industrial Catalysis, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.
P-45
VARIATION OF DIFFUSION KINETICS OF SMALL Ni or Cu ISLANDS ON HETEROMETALLIC (111) SURFACE:
RESULTS OF THE SELF-LEARNING KINETIC MONTE CARLO (II) SIMULATIONS, Shree Ram Acharya, Talat S.
Rahman, Department of Physics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
P-46
AB-INITIO STUDY OF GOLD NANOPARTICLES SUPPORTED ON DEFECT-LADEN SINGLE-LAYER MOS 2 , Takat B.
Rawal, Duy Le, and Talat S. Rahman, Department of Physics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
P-47
DISTINGUISHING THE PHOTOTHERMAL AND PHOTOINJECTION EFFECTS IN VANADIUM DIOXIDE NANOWIRES,
Xi Wang, Hanwei Gao, Department of Physics, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
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CONNECTING NANOSCALE STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES TO DEVICE PERFORMANCES OF SOFT SOLAR CELL
MATERIALS BY ADVANCED AFM CHARACTERIZATION, Yi Ding1, Chao Li1, Anton Ievlev2, Jayan Thomas1,
Laurene Tetard1,1NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 2The Center for
Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
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THE IMPACT OF FUNCTIONAL GROUP ON THE ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE OF COORDINATION CENTER, Zahra
Hooshmand, Duy Le, and Talat .S. Rahman, University of Central Florida, Department of Physics, Orlando FL
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CORUNDUM VTiO3 GROWTH, MAGNETIC, VALANCE AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION, Alan Kramer1,
Rami Hajj Hussein2, Eli Sutter3, Hari Srikanth4, Manh-Huong Phan4, Rajas Das4 , Matthias Batzill1 , 1Interface and
Surface Science Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 2Materials Research
Group in Condensed Matter Physics, University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Canada, 3Center for Functional
Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton NY, 4Functional Materials Laboratory, Department of
Physics, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
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COMPARISON OF BEAM BENDING EFFICIENCY OF WAVEGUIDES AND SPATIALLY VARIANT PHOTONIC
CRYSTALS (SVPCS), Rashi Sharma1, Jennefir. L. Digaum2, Nicholas Kosan2, Stephen M. Kuebler1,2.3, Raymond C.
Rumpf4, 1Chemistry Department, 2CREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics, 3Physics Department, University
of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 4EM Lab, W. M. Keck Center for 3D Innovation, University of Texas at El Paso,
500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX, USA 79968
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IMPROVING ENERGY HARVESTING USING PLASMONIC OPTICAL HORNS, Christopher N. Grabill1, Jennefir
Digaum2, David Shelton3, Eric Tucker3, Glenn Boreman3, Stephen M. Kuebler*1,2,4 , 1Chemistry Dept., 2CREOL,
The College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 3Plasmonics, Inc., Orlando, FL,
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Physics Department, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
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Others
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GROWTH OF LARGE SCALE MOS 2 NANOSHEETS FOR ELECTRONICS AND ENERGY APPLICATIONS, Nitin
Choudhary,1 Wonbong Choi,2 YeonWoong Jung1,1Nanoscience Technology Center, Department of Materials
Science and Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 2Department of Materials Science and
Engineering, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
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AWARD WINNERS YEAR 2015
Sixty-five posters were judged at the 2015 Annual Symposium.
Computational and Experimental Materials Science
Anupama Yadava (Physics, UCF)
Le Zhou (MSE/AMPAC, UCF)
Shashank Saraf (AMPAC, UCF)
Zahra Hooshmand-Gharehbagh (Physics, UCF)
Imen Rezadad (Physics, UCF)
Abraham Vázquez-Guardado (NSTC/CREOL, UCF)
Energy-Related Materials
Zenan Yu (CREOL/NSTC, UCF)
Matthew McInnis (NSTC/Chemistry, UCF)
Abhishek Mehta (AMPAC, UCF)
Nagendra Dhakal (Physics, UCF)
Materials Processing and Characterization
Narae Kang (NSTC/Physics, UCF)
Swetha Barkam (MSE/AMPAC, UF)
Xiaochen Wang (MSE, UCF)
Jinan Deng (MSE, UCF)
Shihyun, Ahn (University of Florida, UF)
Ankur Gupta (AMPAC, NSTC, UCF)
Undergraduate Awards
Rameech McCormack (MAE/NSTC, UCF)
Eric Calkins (NSTC/Physics, UCF)
Antonia Bass (Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences/NSTC, UCF)
David Fox (NSTC, UCF)
Sebastien Benoit (Physics, UCF)
Preeti Kumrah (Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences/NSTC, UCF)
The program committee congratulates all the student winners and also thanks all the
students, whose outstanding work made the 2015 student session very competitive. The
committee gives a special thank you to all the judges who spend many hours with the
students discussing their projects. Your encouragement and interaction meant more to the
students than you will ever know.
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2016 PARTICIPATING VENDORS & SPONSORS
Kurt J. Lesker Company
www.lesker.com
1925 Route 51
Jefferson Hill, PA 15025
P: 412-387-9200
F: 412-384-7563
Bill Zinn
Joe Becker
Gideon Geer
billz@lesker.com
joeb@lesker.com
Physical Electronics, Inc.
www.phi.com
18725 Lake Drive East
Chanhassen, MN 55317-9384
P: 952-828-6100
F: 952-828-6451
Nancy Lynch
Richard Price
nlynch@phi.com
rprice@phi.com
All Scientific
www.allscientific.com
1802 N Alafaya Trail
Orlando, FL, 32826
P: 407-401-9882
Brandon Frazier
bfrazier@allscientific.com
Bruker Optics Inc.
www.bruker.com
19 Fortune Drive
Billerica, MA 01821
P: 978 439-9899 x5470
Jaclyn Scanlon
jaclyn.scanlon@bruker.com
R. D. Mathis Company
www.rdmathis.com
2840 Gundry Ave
Signal Hill, CA 90755
P: 562-426-7079
Bob Lumley
rlumley@rdmathis.com
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LDS Vacuum Products, Inc.
www.ldsvacuum.com
773 Big Tree Drive
Longwood, FL, 32750
P: 407-862-4643
Sue Stratton
Sue.Stratton@ldsvacuum.com
Pfeiffer Vacuum
www.pfeiffer-vacuum.com/
24 Trafalgar Square
Nashua, NH 03063
P: 603-578-6524
Ron Ligthart
Joe Rajan
RLigthart@pfeiffer-vacuum.com
JRajan@pfeiffer-vacuum.com
Electron Microscopy Sciences
https://www.emsdiasum.com/microscopy/
1560 Industry road
Hatfield, PA 19440
P: 215-412-8400
Matt Irwin
sgkcck@aol.com
RHK Technology
www.rhk-tech.com
1050 East Maple Road
Troy, MI 48083
P: 317-652-7689
Allen Vallei
Ryan Smith
vallei@rhk-tech.com
smith@rhk-tech.com
Anasys Instrument (Sponsor)
www.anasysinstruments.com
325 Chapala St
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
P: 410-739-2901
Jay Anderson
jay@anasysinstruments.com
Advanced Materials Processing and Analysis Center (AMPAC)-University of Central Florida
www.ampac.ucf.edu
4000 Central Florida Blvd., Box 162455
Orlando, FL 32816
P: 407-882-1517
F: 407-882–1462
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Sudipta Seal
Kari Stiles
Sudipta.Seal@ucf.edu
Kari.Stiles@ucf.edu
NanoScience Technology Center (NSTC)-University of Central Florida
www.nanoscience.ucf.edu
12424 Research Parkway, Suite 400
Orlando, FL 32826
P: 407-882-0178
F: 407-882-2819
Ernie Gemeinhart
ernest.gemeinhart@ucf.edu
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44TH ANNUAL APPLIED VACUUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SYMPOSIUM
34TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE FLORIDA SOCIETY FOR MICROSCOPY
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Mark Davidson, Florida Tech Toybox
Yi Ding, University of Central Florida
Ernie Gemeinhart, University of Central Florida
Andre Gesquiere, University of Central Florida
Helena Hagelin-Weaver, University of Florida
Hitesh Handa, University of Georgia
Yan-Yan Hu, Florida State University
YeonWoong Jung, University of Central Florida
William Kaden, University of Central Florida
Maggie Puga Lambers, Florida Tech Toybox
Jose Mendoza-Cortes, Florida State University
Parthiban Rajasekaran, University of Central Florida
Imen Rezadad, Nanospective
Swadeshmukul Santra, University of Central Florida
Sudipta Seal, AMPAC/NSCT, University of Central Florida
Laurene Tetard, University of Central Florida
Abraham Vazquez-Guardado, University of Central Florida
Mikaeel Young, University of Florida
Plan now to attend next year’s Joint Meeting of the Florida Chapter of the American Vacuum Society
and the Florida Society for Microscopy. The technical sessions will be held at the University of
Central Florida Student Union on Monday and Tuesday, March 6-7, 2017. If you have suggestions for
or would be interested in helping plan and run next year’s meeting, please contact any of the
committee members listed above.
VENDOR BOOTH ASSIGNMENTS
KURT J. LESKER COMPANY
07
ALL SCIENTIFIC
09
LDS VACUUM
10
PFEIFFER VACUUM
12
BRUKER
13
RD MATHIS
15
PHYSICAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
16
ELECTRON MICROSCOPY SCIENCES
17
RHK
18
UCF – AMPAC/NSTC
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March 2 -3, 2016
Floor Plan
UCF Student Union Pegasus Ballroom