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TSM 2015 Meeting Program
Texas Society for Microscopy
“Embracing all forms of microscopy”
The 50th Anniversary Meeting
Holiday Inn Austin Town Lake, 20 North IH-35, Austin, TX 78701
&
University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology
Thursday, February 19 – Saturday, February 21, 2015
Thursday, February 19
Time
9:30 – 10:30 AM
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Event
Location
Registration
Cathodoluminescence Imaging
in the SEM
Organized by Gatan, Inc.
(Lunch Included)
4:00 – 5:00 PM
Registration
5:00 - 7:00 PM
TSM Executive Council Meeting
7:00 - 9:00 PM
TSM 50th anniversary Reception
7:00 - 11:00 PM
Vendor Setup
University of Texas Bureau of
Economic Geology
(J.J. Pickle Research
Campus in Austin)
Lantana Foyer
(Holiday Inn Austin Town Lake)
Boardroom
(Holiday Inn Austin Town Lake)
Lantana C
(Holiday Inn Austin Town Lake)
Lantana B
(Holiday Inn Austin Town Lake)
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TSM 2015 Meeting Program
Friday, February 20 - Room: Sunflower
Time
8:00 AM 5:00 PM
8:00 AM 10:00 AM
8:00 AM 8:20 AM
8:00 AM 8:20 AM
8:20 AM 8:45 AM
8:45 AM –
9:05 AM
9:05 AM10:00 AM
(Invited)
10:00 AM10:20 AM
Event
Registration (Lantana Foyer )
Vendor Setup (Room: Lantana A+B)
Poster Setup (Room: Lantana A+B)
Breakfast (Room: Lantana Foyer)
Opening Remarks Followed by Podium Presentations (Sunflower)
Camelia Maier and Jiechao Jiang
Electron Microscopy Studies of Plasmonic Nanoparticles
Emilie Ringe
Department of Materials Science & Nanoengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX
In Situ Gas Reaction Electron Microscopy: A 50 year Retrospective
Dr. Lawrence F. Allard
Microscopy Group, Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
37831-6064
Innovative 120kv Transmission Electron Microscope For Nano-Biology And Nanotechnology
Barbara L. Armbruster
Hitachi High Technologies America, 5960 Inglewood Drive, Pleasanton, CA
10:20 AM
12:00 PM
Vendor Exhibit Break and Poster Session (Room: Lantana A+B)
12:00 PM
Boxed Lunch (Room: Lantana A+B)
12:00 PM 1:00 PM
1:00 PM 3:00 PM
Business Meeting (Sunflower)
3:00 PM 3:55 PM
(Invited)
3:55 PM4:15 PM
4:15 PM4:35 PM
4:35 PM4:55 PM
4:55 PM5:15 PM
Vendor Exhibit Break and Poster Session (Room: Lantana A+B)
Cryo-electron microscopy and tomography of coagulation factor VIII bound to lipid nanotubes
Svetla Stoilova-McPhie
Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Sealy Center for Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics,
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX
A Biomimetic-Computational Approach to Optimizing the Quantum Efficiency of Photovoltaics
Lisa M. Perez1 and Andreas Holzenburg2
1Laboratory of Molecular Simulation, and 2Microscopy & Imaging Center, Department of Biology, Department of
Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Rapid Plant Sample Preparation for TEM Using Microwave Irradiation
Bernd Zechmann
Center for Microscopy and Imaging, Baylor University, Waco, TX
Neuronal Uptake of Surface Functionalized Nanocarriers by Clathrin Mediated Endocytosis
Remya Ammassam Veettil1, Thomas McAllister2, Santaneel Ghosh2 and DiAnna Hynds1
1Department of Biology, Texas Womans University, Denton, TX
2Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
Student Competition
Determination of Size Dependent Optical Properties of -Silicon Carbide Quantum Dots
Munuve Mwania and Peter Kroll
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
Student Competition
5:15 PM
Closing Remarks; Announcements
6:00 PM
Anniversary Banquet / Activities (Lantana B+C)
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TSM 2015 Meeting Program
Saturday, February 21 - Room: Sunflower
8:00 AM
8:10 AM –
8:30 AM
8:30 AM –
8:50 AM
8:50 AM –
9:10 AM
9:10 AM –
9:30 AM
9:30 AM –
9:50 AM
9:50 AM –
10:10 AM
10:10 AM –
10:30 AM
10:30 AM –
10:50 AM
10:50 AM –
11:10 AM
11:10 AM –
11:30 AM
11:30 AM –
11:50 PM
11:50 AM –
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
12:15 PM
Opening Remarks; Announcements
Developing The “Practices Of Science” Skills In A Pre-Service Teacher with an Open Inquiry Experience
Using Scanning Electron Microscopy to Investigate Pollen Grain Morphology
Sandra Westmoreland and Afton Vieth
Department of Biology, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX
Variations of Interlayer Spacing in Carbon Nanotubes Obtained by Different Methods
Oxana V. Kharissova and Boris I. Kharisov
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico
Plasmonic Nanostructures for Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
Ruiqian Jiang and Yaowu Hao
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX.
Student Competition
Study of MWCNT Synthesized by the Spray Pyrolysis Method Using Different Carbon Sources
Beatriz Ortega García 1,3, Oxana V. Kharissova1,3, F. Servando Aguirre T.2, H.V. Rasika Dias3, and J. Jiang4
1Universidad
Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL), FCFM, Monterrey, N.L., México.
Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados (CIMAV), Monterrey, N.L., México.
3 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
4 Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
2
Student Competition
The Loading Effect of Cobalt Nanoparticle in Fisher-Tropsch Synthesis Catalysts
Pawarat Bootpakdeetama, Wilaiwan Chanmaneeb, Brian H. Dennisa, and Frederick MacDonnellb
aDepartment of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
bDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
Student Competition
Patterning Surfaces with Superhydrophobic/Superhydrophilic Carbon Nanotube Deposits Obtained via
Electrophoretic Deposition (EPD) and Xurography
Anirudh Balram and Dennis Desheng Meng
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
Student Competition
Coffee Break
Enhancement of Catalytic Effect of Iron Glass Particles in AZO Dye Degradation
Santanu Das, V. Bandi, H.S. Arora, S. Garrison, M. Veligatla, F. D’Souza and S. Mukherjee
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
The Re-emergence of Differential Interference Contrast Microscopy to Materials Science Applications
Anthony Stender1 and Ning Fang2
1Department of Materials Science & Nanoengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX
2Department of Chemistry and Ames Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames IA
Study of High-Power Ultrasound-Assisted Processes Using Copper-Containing Precursors in Aqueous
Media
H.V. Rasika Dias1, Boris I. Kharisov2, and Oxana V. Kharissova2
1 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
2 Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, México
Interfacial Structure In Epitaxial Ferroelectric (Ba1-xSrx)TiO3/MgO
Jiechao Jiang1, Chonglin Chen2, and Efstathios I. Meletis1
1Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
2Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Coffee Break
Student Competition Award Announcement; Closing Remarks
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TSM 2015 Meeting Program
Poster Presentations (Presenters are underlined)
Friday, February 20, 10:30 AM– 3:00 PM, Room: Lantana A+B
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Enhanced Photoactivity Using TiO2 Nanobelts in an All Vanadium Redox Photoelectrochemical Cell
Zi Wei, Dong Liu, Yi Shen, Chiajen Hsu, and Fuqiang Liu
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
2
Study of Electrical Properties and Morphology of Nanocomposite of Carbon Nanotubes With Chitosan
Antonio Alanis1, Oxana V. Kharissova1,2 and Idalia Gómez De La Fuente1
1Universidad
2University
Autónoma De Nuevo León (UANL), FCFM, Monterrey, N.L., México
of Texas at Arlington, Department Of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Arlington, TX
TEM Study of Hf-Si-B-C Thin Films Prepared by Pulsed Magnetron Sputtering
Minghui Zhang1, Jiechao Jiang1, Efstathios I. Meletis1, Jiří Kohoutl2, Jaroslav Vlček2 and Jiří Houška2
3
4
1Characterization
Center for Materials and Biology and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Texas at
Arlington, TX and 2Department of Physics and NTIS-European Center of Excellence, University of West Bohemia, Univerzitní 8, 30614
Plzeň, Czech Republic
SEM Study of Ni Coatings Deposited on Iron and Aluminum Using Electrolytic Plasma Process
Nai-Wen Pi, Lanxiang Gao, Adam J. Smith, Jiechao Jiang and Efstathios I. Meletis
Characterization Center for Materials and Biology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Texas at
Arlington, TX
5
Band-gap Engineering at a Semiconductor-crystalline Oxide Interface
Kamyar Ahmadi-Majlan1†, Mohammadreza Jahangir-Moghadam1†, X. Shen2,3, Timothy Droubay4, Mark Bowden5,
Matthew Chrysler1, Dong Su2, Scott A. Chambers4 and Joseph H. Ngai1
6
Microscopic Observation and Elemental Analysis of Triphala (Three Fruits) with Anti-Carcinogenic Properties
Mitsy Veloz, Nabarun Ghosh, Rachel Paladino, and David Parker
7
1Department
of Physics, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX; 2Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National
Laboratory, Upton, NY; 3Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University, China; 4Physical Sciences Division
and 5Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington
Department of Life, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, West Texas A & M University, Canyon, TX
Utilizing Scanning Electron Microscopy as a Tool to Engage Students in Science at the Trinity River Audubon
Center
Sarah E. Wehner and Sandra Westmoreland
Department of Biology, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX
8
An Examination of Sports Apparel for Evaporative Qualities and Structural Characteristics as Determined by
using Scanning Electron Microscopy
Sarah E. Wehner, Antonio Sanchez, Bettye Lopez, Hannah Ashenafi, and Sandra Westmoreland
Department of Biology, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX
9
Microscopic Evaluation of the Bipolar® Unit Using AHPCO Nano-Technology in Sterilizing Ice Makers
Mitsy Veloz1, Danius Bouyi1, Jon Bennert2, Jeff Bennert2 And Nabarun Ghosh1
1Department
2Air
of Life, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, West Texas A & M University, Canyon, TX
Oasis, Research and Development, Amarillo, TX
Studies of Silkworm (Bombyx mori) Cocoon Characteristics as Determined by Mulberry Sexual Dimorphism
10 Yvantiffany Nguyen and Camelia Maier
Department of Biology, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX
Flower Structure and Reproductive Ecology of Summer Snapdragon, Angelonia angustifolia (Plantaginaceae)
11 Brenda Barron and Camelia Maier
Department of Biology, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX
Scanning Electron Microscopy Investigation of Capsaicinoids in Two Species of Chile Peppers
12 Jayme Collier and Sandra Westmoreland
Department of Biology, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX
How Much Is Too Much? An Examination of The Effect of Heat on Fabric using Scanning Electron
Microscopy
13 Angela Agogo and Sandra Westmoreland
Department of Biology, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX
Caveolae Mediated Endocytosis of Nanospheres in Neuronal Cells
14 Sumod Sebastian, Thomas McAllister2, Santaneel Ghosh2 and DiAnna Hynds1
1Department
of Biology, Texas Womans University, Denton, TX and 2Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
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