Papers were presented by the following members of the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the 213th meeting of the American Astronomical Society, January 4 - 8, 2009 in Long Beach, CA

STAFF: Dr. Edward Guinan, Dr. Andrej Prsa, Dr. Frank Maloney, Dr. Edward Sion
STUDENTS: Micheal Bonaro, Ronald-Louis Balloz, Kellie Datin, Scott Engle, Trisha Mizusawa, Heather A. Stewart, Trayer Wiley


FUSE Observations of alpha Centauri B
Kellie Datin1, L. E. Dewarf1, E. F. Guinan1, J. M. Carton1
1Villanova University. Presentation Number: 406.09

Light Curves and Analyses of the Eclipsing Overcontact Binaries V1033 Her and V1044 Her
David H. Bradstreet1, S. J. Sanders1, T. B. Wiley1,2, C. J. Plumberg1,2, D. M. Grau1
1Eastern Univ..2Villanova University. Presentation Number: 410.12

Physical Properties of the LMC Eclipsing Binary Stars
Andrej Prsa1, E. J. Devinney1, E. F. Guinan1, S. G. Engle1, M. DeGeorge1
1Villanova University. Presentation Number: 432.05

Eclipsing Binaries that Don't Eclipse Anymore: The Cessation of Eclipses of the former Eclipsing Binary QX Cas
Michael Bonaro1, E. F. Guinan1, A. Prsa1, S. Zola2
1Villanova University, 2Astronomical Observatory of Jagiellonia University, Poland. Presentation Number: 432.16

The Secret X-ray Lives of Cepheids: Presenting the First Unambiguous X-ray Detections of Classical Cepheids
Scott G. Engle1, E. Guinan1, N. Evans2, J. DePasquale3
1Villanova University, 2SAO, 3CfA. Presentation Number: 433.12

BK Lyn: A Unique Nova-Like Variable Below The Period Gap with a Hot White Dwarf
Ronald-Louis Ballouz1, E. M. Sion1, B. T. Gaensicke2, K. S. Long3
1Villanova University, 2University of Warwick, United Kingdom, 3Space Telescope Science Institute. Presentation Number: 491.06

The Accretion Rates and White Dwarf Components of Nova-Like Cataclysmic Variables
Trisha Mizusawa1, J. Merritt1, M. Bonaro1, S. Foran1, C. Plumberg1, H. Stewart1, T. Wiley1, R. Ballouz1, E. Sion1
1Villanova University. Presentation Number: 491.09

White Dwarfs in Intermediate Polars
Kunegunda E. Belle1, E. M. Sion2
1LANL, 2Villanova University. Presentation Number: 491.14

Multi-Frequency Photometric Analyses of Rigel, the nearest Blue Supergiant and Supernova Progenitor
Heather A. Stewart1, E. F. Guinan1, R. Wasatonic1, S. G. Engle1, G. P. McCook1
1Villanova University. Presentation Number: 408.13

Fundamental Properties Of And Distance To The LMC Eclipsing Binary Macho* J053648.7-691700
Frank Patrick Maloney1, T. Mizusawa1, E. Fitzpatrick1, A. Prsa1, E. Guinan1
1Villanova Univ.. Presentation Number: 410.24