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Apr 30 2011 8:30AM, Saturday
Session A1 Kavli Foundation Plenary Session: 100 Years of Sub-Atomic Physics
Sponsor: APS Chair: Barry C. Barish, APS President and California Institute of Technology Room: Grand Ballroom A-D
Invited Speakers: Steven Weinberg, Maria Spiropulu, Dan Hooper
Apr 30 2011 10:45AM, Saturday
Session B1 Solvay at One Hundred; Pais Prize Talk
Sponsor: DPF FHP Chair: Daniel Kleppner, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Room: Grand A
Invited Speakers: Richard Staley, Antony Valentini, Silvan Schweber
Session B2 Tevatron Results
Sponsor: DPF Chair: Kevin Pitts, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Room: Grand BCD
Invited Speakers: Robert Hirosky, Robin Erbacher, Manfred Paulini
Session B3 Neutron Stars: What's the Matter?
Sponsor: GGR Chair: Luis Lehner, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics Room: Garden 3
Invited Speakers: Zachariah Etienne, Jocelyn Read
Session B4 Hadron Spectroscopy and Exotic Particle Searches
Sponsor: DNP Chair: Barry Ritchie, Arizona State University Room: Garden 4
Invited Speakers: Jesse Thaler
Session B5 Electromagnetic Pulse Phenomena
Sponsor: FPS Chair: Benn Tannenbaum, Sandia National Laboratories Room: Royal AB
Invited Speakers: Peter Huessy, Yousaf Butt, Michael Dinallo
Session B6 Plasma Physics of Cosmic Rays in Galaxies
Sponsor: DPP DAP Chair: Ellen Zweibel, University of Wisconsin-Madison Room: Terrace A-F
Invited Speakers: Anatoly Spitkovsky, Alexander Lazarian, Donald Ellison
Session B7 Nuclear Structure I: A<70 Sponsor: DNP Chair: Alan Wuosmaa, Western Michigan University Room: Grand E
Session B8 Higgs Detection I Sponsor: DPF Chair: Doug Bryman, University of British Columbia Room: Grand F
Session B9 Performance of Operating Detectors Sponsor: DPF Chair: Chris Parkes, University of Glasgow Room: Grand G
Session B10 Electroweak Interactions Sponsor: DNP Chair: Timothy Chupp, University of Michigan Room: Garden 1
Session B11 New Instruments and Techniques for Astrophysics Sponsor: DAP Chair: Dan McCammon, University of Wisconsin--Madison Room: Garden 2
Session B12 Quantum Aspects of Gravitation Sponsor: GGR Chair: Parampreet Singh, Louisiana State University Room: Royal CD
Session B13 Undergraduate Research including SPS (all topics) Sponsor: SPS Chair: Gary White, Society of Physics Students (AIP) Room: Royal EF
Apr 30 2011 1:30PM, Saturday
Session C1 Centennial of the Nuclear Atom
Sponsor: FHP Chair: Peter Pesic, St. John's College Room: Grand A
Invited Speakers: John Heibron, Jerome I. Friedman
Session C2 Collider Signatures
Sponsor: DPF Chair: Alice Bean, University of Kansas Room: Grand BCD
Invited Speakers: Laura Reina, Zvi Bern, Aliaksandr Pranko
Session C3 Time Domain Astrophysics
Sponsor: DAP Chair: Alicia Soderberg, Harvard University Room: Garden 3
Invited Speakers: Shri Kulkarni, Geoffrey Bower
Session C4 Proton Charge Radius and Precision QED
Sponsor: GFB Chair: Hossein Sadeghpour, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Room: Garden 4
Invited Speakers: Randolf Pohl, Jan Bernauer, Savely Karshenboim
Session C5 Nuclear Structure at the Limits of Stability
Sponsor: DNP Chair: Dan Bardayan, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Room: Royal AB
Invited Speakers: Jacklyn Gates, William Lynch, Alan H. Wuosmaa
Session C6 Computational Physics: Algorithms to Applications Sponsor: DCOMP Chair: Rajiv Kalia, University of Southern California Room: Terrace A-F
Session C7 Electromagnetic Interactions I Sponsor: DNP Chair: John Price, California State University, Dominguez Hills Room: Grand E
Session C8 Electroweak and Gauge Boson Physics Sponsor: DPF Chair: Chris Quigg, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Room: Grand F
Session C9 New Techniques in Neutrino Detection Sponsor: DPF Chair: Kate Scholberg, Duke University Room: Grand G
Session C10 Mini-symposium on Early-Time and Long-Range Correlations in Relativistic Heavy Ion Collisions I
Sponsor: DNP Chair: Prof. Roy Lacey, SUNY Stony Brook Room: Garden 1
Invited Speakers:
Session C11 Cosmic Ray Measurements, Anisotropies and Propagation Sponsor: DAP Chair: Mikhail Medvedev, University of Kansas Room: Garden 2
Session C12 Self-force Calculations and their Implications for Gravitational Physics Sponsor: GGR Chair: Eric Poisson, University of Guelph Room: Royal CD
Session C13 Educating and Exciting the Public about Physics
Sponsor: FEd FGSA Chair: Lawrence Woolf, General Atomics Room: Royal EF
Invited Speakers: K.C. Cole, Linda Shore, Bill Prady
Apr 30 2011 2:00PM, Saturday
Session D1 Poster Session I (2:00-5:00PM) Sponsor: APS Room: Imperial/Regal Rooms
Apr 30 2011 3:30PM, Saturday
Session E1 AdS/CFT Physics
Sponsor: DPF Chair: JoAnne Hewett, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Room: Grand A
Invited Speakers: Mikhail Shifman, Dam Thanh Son, Hirosi Ooguri
Session E2 New Insights into the Short-Range, High-Momentum Components of the Nuclear Wavefunction
Sponsor: DNP Chair: Rolf Ent, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Room: Grand BCD
Invited Speakers: Nadia Fomin, Misak Sargsian
Session E3 Best Practices in Undergraduate Research Experiences
Sponsor: FEd FGSA Chair: Juan Burciaga, Denison University Room: Garden 3
Invited Speakers: Angela Locks, U. Garg, Catherine Mader
Session E4 Frontiers of Computational Astrophysics and Gravitation
Sponsor: DCOMP GGR Chair: Vicky Kalogera, Northwestern University Room: Garden 4
Invited Speakers: Tanja Bode, Bruce Allen
Session E5 Nuclear Weapons at 65
Sponsor: FPS Chair: Patricia M. Lewis, Monterey Institute for International Studies Room: Royal AB
Invited Speakers: Rebecca Johnson, Jay Davis
Session E6 Accelerators for Sub-Atomic Physics: I. History
Sponsor: DPB FHP Chair: Lia Merminga, TRIUMF Room: Terrace A-F
Invited Speakers: Michael Craddock, Thomas Wangler, Lyndon Evans
Session E7 Hadronic Physics I Sponsor: DNP Chair: Latifa Elouadrhiri, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Room: Grand E
Session E8 QCD Physics Sponsor: DPF Chair: Laura Reina, Florida State University Room: Grand F
Session E9 Physics of the Top Quark I Sponsor: DPF Chair: Bob Hirosky, University of Virginia Room: Grand G
Session E10 Mini-symposium on Early-Time and Long-Range Correlations in Relativistic Heavy Ion Collisions II Sponsor: DNP Chair: Prof. Steffen Bass, Duke University Room: Garden 1
Session E11 Theoretical Outlooks Sponsor: DPF Chair: David Saltzberg, University of California, Los Angeles Room: Garden 2
Session E12 Spacetime Structure of Binary Black Hole Simulations Sponsor: GGR Chair: Mark Scheel, California Institute of Technology Room: Royal CD
Session E13 Energy Research and Applications Sponsor: GERA Chair: Kathryn Clay, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers Room: Royal EF
Apr 30 2011 5:45PM, Saturday
Session F1 Welcome Reception Room: North Tower Poolside
Apr 30 2011 7:30PM, Saturday
Session F2 Physics in Hollywood Room: Grand A
May 1 2011 8:30AM, Sunday
Session G1 Lattice QCD and the Hadron Spectrum
Sponsor: DNP Chair: Huey-Wen Lin, University of Washington Room: Grand A
Invited Speakers: Jozef Dudek
Session G2 Progress in Quantum Gravity
Sponsor: GGR Chair: Jorge Pullin, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge Room: Grand BCD
Invited Speakers:
Session G3 Millisecond Pulsars
Sponsor: DAP Chair: Lynn Cominsky, Sonoma State University Room: Garden 3
Invited Speakers: Frederick Jenet, Paul Demorest
Session G4 The Scent of Neutrinos
Sponsor: DPF Chair: Kara Hoffman, University of Maryland Room: Garden 4
Invited Speakers: Lisa Everett, Michael Kordosky
Session G5 Pipkin Award and Quantum Technologies for Gravitational Wave Detection
Sponsor: GGR GPMFC Chair: Blayne Heckel, University of Washington Room: Royal AB
Invited Speakers: Daniel Sigg, Thomas Corbitt, Michael Romalis
Session G6 Excellence in Physics Education Award Session
Sponsor: FEd Chair: Paula Heron, University of Washington Room: Terrace A-F
Invited Speakers: George Amann, Karen Matsler, James Nelson
Session G7 Relativistic Heavy Ion Collisions I Sponsor: DNP Chair: Miklos Gyulassy, Columbia University Room: Grand E
Session G8 BSM via Resonances Sponsor: DPF Chair: Sasha Pranko, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Room: Grand F
Session G9 Tevatron Higgs Searches I Sponsor: DPF Chair: Michael Eads, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Room: Grand G
Session G10 Electromagnetic Interactions II Sponsor: DNP Chair: Doug Higinbotham, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Room: Garden 1
Session G11 Characterization and Instrumentation for Gravitational Wave Detection Sponsor: DAP GGR Chair: Sukanta Bose, Washington State University Room: Garden 2
Session G12 Gravitational Astrophysics Sponsor: GGR Chair: Carlos Lousto, Rochester Institute of Technology Room: Royal CD
Session G13 Instrumentation for Dark Matter Detection Sponsor: DAP DPF GPMFC Chair: Juan Collar, University of Chicago Room: Royal EF
May 1 2011 10:45AM, Sunday
Session H1 Laboratory Plasma Astrophysics
Sponsor: DPP DAP Chair: Dan McCammon, University of Wisconsin-Madison Room: Grand A
Invited Speakers: Hantao Ji, Karl Krushelnick, Cary Forest
Session H2 Advances in the Strong Interaction
Sponsor: GHP Chair: Abhay Deshpande, SUNY Stony Brook Room: Grand BCD
Invited Speakers: Dmitri Kharzeev, Wit Busza, Arafat Gabareen Mokhtar
Session H3 Frontiers in Computational Nuclear Physics
Sponsor: DNP DCOMP Chair: Robert Tribble, Texas A&M University Room: Garden 3
Invited Speakers: Pieter Maris, Christian Ott
Session H4 Accelerators for Sub-Atomic Physics: II. Present and Near Future
Sponsor: DPB Chair: Lia Merminga, TRIUMF Room: Garden 4
Invited Speakers: Eric Prebys
Session H5 Panofsky Prize
Sponsor: DPF Chair: Raymond Brock, Michigan State University Room: Royal AB
Invited Speakers: A.J. Stewart Smith, Laurence Littenberg, Douglas Bryman
Session H6 Physics Education Research: Solved Problems and Open Questions
Sponsor: FEd Chair: John Thompson, University of Maine Room: Terrace A-F
Invited Speakers: Andrew Heckler
Session H7 Relativistic Heavy Ion Collisions II Sponsor: DNP Chair: Zhangbu Xu, Brookhaven National Laboratory Room: Grand E
Session H8 Dark Matter Experiments and Neutron Shielding Sponsor: DPF DAP GPMFC Chair: Ed Blucher, University of Chicago Room: Grand F
Session H9 LHC SUSY Searches Sponsor: DPF Chair: Mike Tuts, Columbia University Room: Grand G
Session H10 Mini-symposium on Parity Violation I
Sponsor: DNP Chair: Charles Horowitz, Indiana University Room: Garden 1
Invited Speakers:
Session H11 X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Sponsor: DAP Chair: Bing Zhang, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Room: Garden 2
Session H12 Post-Newtonian Approximations and Alternative Theories of Gravity Sponsor: GGR Chair: Tanja Hinderer, California Institute of Technology Room: Royal CD
Session H13 History of Physics I Sponsor: FHP Chair: David Cassidy, Hofstra University Room: Royal EF
May 1 2011 12:35PM, Sunday
Session H20 FED Business Meeting Sponsor: FEd Room: Terrace A-F
Session H21 FPS Business Meeting Sponsor: FPS Room: Royal EF
May 1 2011 1:30PM, Sunday
Session J1 The Essence of Neutrinos
Sponsor: DPF DNP Chair: Kate Scholberg, Duke University Room: Grand A
Invited Speakers: Ed Blucher, Brian Fujikawa, Joseph Formaggio
Session J2 Centennial of Superconductivity
Sponsor: FHP Chair: Martin Blume, Brookhaven National Laboratory and APS Room: Grand BCD
Invited Speakers: Peter Pesic, David Larbalestier, A. Zee
Session J3 New Results from the Cosmos
Sponsor: DAP Chair: Neil Cornish, Montana State University Room: Garden 3
Invited Speakers: Anze Slosar, James Bartlett
Session J4 Nuclear Theory Sponsor: DNP GFB Chair: Wayne Polyzou, University of Iowa Room: Garden 4
Session J5 Forum on Physics and Society, Awards Session
Sponsor: FPS Chair: Charles Ferguson, Federation of American Scientists Room: Royal AB
Invited Speakers: M. Granger Morgan, John Ahearne
Session J6 The Digital Divide in 2010
Sponsor: FIP Chair: Harvey Newman, California Institute Technology Room: Terrace A-F
Invited Speakers: Alexander Ntoko, Michael Stanton, Roger Cottrell
Session J7 Instrumentation I Sponsor: DNP Chair: Andreas Piechaczek, Oak Ridge Associated Universities Room: Grand E
Session J8 Accelerator Neutrino Results Sponsor: DPF Chair: JoAnne Hewett, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Room: Grand F
Session J9 Reactor Neutrino Experiments Sponsor: DPF Chair: Zarko Pavlovic, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Room: Grand G
Session J10 Mini-symposium on Parity Violation II
Sponsor: DNP Chair: Robert Michaels, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Room: Garden 1
Invited Speakers: Kent Paschke
Session J11 Nuclear Structure II: A>70 Sponsor: DNP Chair: Jolie Cizewski, Rutgers University Room: Garden 2
Session J13 Integrating Modern Physics into the K-12 Curriculum I
Sponsor: FEd DNP Chair: Peggy Norris, Black Hills State University Room: Royal EF
Invited Speakers:
May 1 2011 2:00PM, Sunday
Session K1 Poster Session II (2:00-5:00PM) Sponsor: APS Room: Imperial/Regal Rooms
May 1 2011 2:30PM, Sunday
Session J12 APS Editorial Q&A: APS and Open Access Room: Royal CD
May 1 2011 3:30PM, Sunday
Session L1 Sakurai Prize
Sponsor: DPF Chair: Pierre Ramond, University of Florida Room: Grand A
Invited Speakers: Estia Eichten, Ian Hinchliffe, Kenneth D. Lane, Chris Quigg
Session L2 Relativistic Viscous Hydrodynamics at RHIC (DNP Thesis Prize Session)
Sponsor: DNP Chair: William Zajc, Columbia University Room: Grand BCD
Invited Speakers: Matthew Luzum, Huichao Song, Roy Lacey
Session L3 Astrophysical Flares
Sponsor: DAP DPP Chair: Patrick Slane, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Room: Garden 3
Invited Speakers: Hugh Hudson, Farhad Yusef-Zadeh, Wystan Benbow
Session L4 High Precision Spectroscopy
Sponsor: DAP Chair: Blayne Heckel, University of Washington Room: Garden 4
Invited Speakers: Chih-Hao Li, Dennis Zaritsky, Steve Osterman
Session L5 Initiatives for Broadening Participation of Minorities in Graduate Level Physics
Sponsor: COM CSWP Chair: Yesim Darici, Florida International University Room: Royal AB
Invited Speakers: Keivan Stassun, Theodore Hodapp
Session L6 Energy Research & Applications: Alternative Fuels
Sponsor: GERA Chair: Jennifer Klay, California Polytechnic State University Room: Terrace A-F
Invited Speakers: Nathan Lewis, George Crabtree, Kathryn Clay
Session L7 Applications and Instrumentation Sponsor: DNP Chair: Elise Martin, University of Kentucky Room: Grand E
Session L8 Tevatron and LHC BSM Searches Sponsor: DPF Chair: Manfred Paulini, Carnegie Mellon University Room: Grand F
Session L9 LHC Searches Sponsor: DPF Chair: Nancy Marinelli, University of Notre Dame Room: Grand G
Session L10 Mini-symposium on Parity Violation III Sponsor: DNP Chair: David Armstrong, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Room: Garden 1
Session L11 Solar and Supernova Neutrinos, Compact Objects Sponsor: DAP Chair: Cecilia Lunardini, Arizona State University Room: Garden 2
Session L12 Strong-field gravity: black holes, event horizons, and cosmology Sponsor: GGR Chair: Carlos Lousto, Rochester Institute of Technology Room: Royal CD
Session L13 Integrating Modern Physics into the K-12 Curriculum II
Sponsor: FEd DNP Chair: Peggy Norris, Black Hills State University Room: Royal EF
Invited Speakers: Elisabeth Gwinn
May 1 2011 5:45PM, Sunday
Session M1 APS Past President's Address and Prizes and Awards Ceremonial Session
Sponsor: APS Chair: Barry C. Barish, APS President and California Institute of Technology Room: Grand BCD
Invited Speakers: Curt Callan
May 1 2011 8:30PM, Sunday
Session N1 Discovery Science in a Time of Harsh Budgetary Constraints Chair: Michael Lubell, APS Director of Public Affairs Room: Grand A
May 2 2011 8:30AM, Monday
Session P1 Plenary Session II
Sponsor: APS Chair: Michael Turner, University of Chicago Room: Grand Ballroom A-D
Invited Speakers: John Johnson, Carl Wieman, Yang Shao-Horn
May 2 2011 10:45AM, Monday
Session Q1 The Standard Model and Beyond
Sponsor: DPF Chair: Kara Hoffman, University of Maryland Room: Grand A
Invited Speakers: Stephane Willocq, JoAnne Hewett
Session Q2 Neutrinos and Fundamental Symmetries
Sponsor: DNP Chair: Brian Fujikawa, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Room: Grand BCD
Invited Speakers: Maynard Dewey
Session Q3 Direct Detection of Dark Matter
Sponsor: DAP Chair: Paul Shapiro, University of Texas at Austin Room: Garden 3
Invited Speakers: Laura Baudis
Session Q4 So Many Dynamos: Flow Generated Magnetic Fields in Nature, in the Computer, and in the Lab I
Sponsor: DPP Chair: Cary Forest, University of Wisconsin-Madison Room: Garden 4
Invited Speakers: Jean-Francois Pinton, Paul Roberts, Mark Nornberg
Session Q5 Physics and Engineering of Deep Water Drilling
Sponsor: FPS Chair: Peter D. Zimmerman, King's College London Room: Royal AB
Invited Speakers: Brian Clark, Kenneth Gray, Jonathan Katz
Session Q6 Spectroscopy and Interactions in Four & More-Body Systems: Efimov Spectrum
Sponsor: GFB Chair: Seth Rittenhouse, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Room: Terrace A-F
Invited Speakers: Randall Hulet, Lucas Platter
Session Q7 Nuclear Astrophysics I Sponsor: DNP Chair: Richard Cyburt, Michigan State University Room: Grand E
Session Q8 Proposed Neutrino Experiments Sponsor: DPF Chair: Joe Formaggio, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Room: Grand F
Session Q9 Physics of the Top Quark II Sponsor: DPF Chair: David Shih, Rutgers University Room: Grand G
Session Q10 Hadronic Physics II Sponsor: DNP Chair: Simon Capstick, Florida State University Room: Garden 1
Session Q11 New Theories of Cosmology & Astrophysics Sponsor: DAP Chair: Edward Kolb, University of Chicago Room: Garden 2
Session Q12 Numerical Relativity: Black Holes, Neutron Stars and Accretion Disks Sponsor: GGR Chair: Pablo Laguna, Georgia Institute of Technology Room: Royal CD
Session Q13 International Physics Sponsor: FIP Room: Royal EF
May 2 2011 1:30PM, Monday
Session R1 Neutron Stars and the Dense Matter Equation of State
Sponsor: DNP DAP Chair: Charles Horowitz, Indiana University, Bloomington Room: Grand A
Invited Speakers: C.J. Pethick, Feryal Ozel, James Lattimer
Session R2 LHC Results
Sponsor: DPF Chair: Raymond Brock, Michigan State University Room: Grand BCD
Invited Speakers: Chris Parkes, Nancy Marinelli
Session R3 Black Holes: Nature's Ultimate Spinmeisters
Sponsor: DAP GGR Chair: Manuela Campanelli, Rochester Institute of Technology Room: Garden 3
Invited Speakers: Jeffrey McClintock, Francois Foucart, Massimo Dotti
Session R4 So Many Dynamos: Flow Generated Magnetic Fields in Nature, in the Computer, and in the Lab II
Sponsor: DPP DCOMP Chair: Cary Forest, University of Wisconsin-Madison Room: Garden 4
Invited Speakers: Alexander Schekochihin
Session R5 The Status of Arms Control
Sponsor: FPS Chair: Pierce Corden, American Association for the Advancement of Science Room: Royal AB
Invited Speakers: Sidney Drell, Marvin Adams, Edward Levine
Session R6 Accelerators for Sub-Atomic Physics: III. Future
Sponsor: DPB Chair: Lia Merminga, TRIUMF Room: Terrace A-F
Invited Speakers: Yuhong Zhang, Tor Raubenheimer, Andreas Jansson
Session R7 Neutrinos I Sponsor: DNP Chair: Jelena Maricic, Drexel University Room: Grand E
Session R8 Charm and B Physics I Sponsor: DPF Chair: Mikhail Shifman, University of Minnesota Room: Grand F
Session R9 Charm and B Physics II Sponsor: DPF Chair: Kevin Pitts, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Room: Grand G
Session R10 Hadronic Physics III Sponsor: DNP Chair: Matthew Shepherd, Indiana University Room: Garden 1
Session R11 WIMP and Axion Searches Sponsor: DAP DPF GPMFC Chair: Dan Hooper, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Room: Garden 2
Session R12 Physics Education Sponsor: FEd Chair: Thomas Olsen, Society of Physics Students (AIP) Room: Royal CD
Session R13 Precision Measurements, Fundamental Symmetries, and Tests of the Standard Model Sponsor: GPMFC Chair: Blayne Heckel, University of Washington Room: Royal EF
May 2 2011 2:00PM, Monday
Session S1 Poster Session III (2:00-5:00PM) Sponsor: APS Room: Imperial/Regal Rooms
May 2 2011 3:30PM, Monday
Session T1 The Future of Particle Physics
Sponsor: DPF Chair: Patricia McBride, Fermilab Room: Grand A
Invited Speakers: Pier Oddone, Sergio Bertolucci, David B. MacFarlane
Session T2 Observational Implications of Gravitational-Wave Observations
Sponsor: GGR Chair: Szabolcs Marka, Columbia University Room: Grand BCD
Invited Speakers: Joshua Smith, Eric Thrane, Teviet Creighton
Session T3 The Death of Massive Stars
Sponsor: DAP Chair: Alicia Soderberg, Harvard University Room: Garden 3
Invited Speakers: Ryan Foley, Robert Quimby
Session T4 Bonner Prize Session
Sponsor: DNP Chair: William Zajc, Columbia University Room: Garden 4
Invited Speakers: Richard Casten, Mark A. Caprio
Session T5 FIP Prize Session
Sponsor: FIP Chair: Harvey Newman, California Institute of Technology Room: Royal AB
Invited Speakers: Miguel Jose-Yacaman
Session T6 Effective Use of Technology: Engaging Students Inside and Outside Classrooms
Sponsor: FEd Chair: Homeyra Sadaghiani, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Room: Terrace A-F
Invited Speakers: Laura Tucker, Brian Lukoff, Robert Beichner
Session T7 CMB, Structure Formation, Reionization, Indirect Detection Sponsor: DAP Chair: Corbin Covault, Case Western Reserve University Room: Grand E
Session T8 Electroweak Physics Sponsor: DPF Chair: Jonathan Feng, University of California, Irvine Room: Grand F
Session T9 High Energy Neutrino Detection Sponsor: DAP Chair: Ina Sarcevic, University of Arizona Room: Grand G
Session T10 History of Physics II Sponsor: FHP Chair: Gloria Lubkin, Physics Today, Retired Room: Garden 1
Session T11 Background Supression in Noble Gas Dark Matter Detectors Sponsor: GPMFC DAP DPF Chair: Laura Baudis, University of Zurich Room: Garden 2
Session T12 Numerical Relativity: Algorithms and Code Development Sponsor: GGR Chair: Christian Ott, California Institute of Technology Room: Royal CD
Session T13 Pushing the Boundariesof Quantum Mechanics and Gravity Sponsor: GPMFC Chair: Blayne Heckel, University of Washington Room: Royal EF
May 2 2011 5:30PM, Monday
Session U1 DPF Business Meeting Sponsor: DPF Room: Grand A
Session U4 DNP Business Meeting Sponsor: DNP Room: Garden 4
Session U5 FIP Business Meeting Sponsor: FIP Room: Royal AB
Session U7 DAP Business Meeting Room: Grand E
Session U10 FHP Business Meeting Sponsor: FHP Room: Garden 1
Session U11 GGR Business Meeting Sponsor: GGR Room: Garden 2
Session U13 GPMFC Business Meeting Sponsor: GPMFC Room: Royal EF
May 3 2011 8:30AM, Tuesday
Session V1 Plenary Session III
Sponsor: APS Chair: Wiliam Zajc, Columbia University Room: Grand Ballroom A-D
Invited Speakers: William Marciano, Nergis Mavalvala
May 3 2011 10:45AM, Tuesday
Session X1 Enhancing Performance and Retention of Under-Represented Students in Undergraduate Physics
Sponsor: CSWP COM Chair: Patricia Burchat, Stanford University Room: Grand A
Invited Speakers: Lauren Kost-Smith
Session X2 Working with Luis Alvarez (1911-1988)
Sponsor: FHP Chair: Stanley Wojcicki, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Room: Grand BCD
Invited Speakers: Richard Muller, Arthur Rosenfeld, Moishe Pripstein
Session X3 Progess in Nuclear Physics
Sponsor: DNP Chair: Craig Roberts, Argonne National Laboratory Room: Garden 3
Invited Speakers: Andre Walker-Loud, C. Wrede, Robert Atcher
Session X4 Einstein Prize and New Methods for Old Problems in Gravitational Physics
Sponsor: GGR Chair: Patrick Brady, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Room: Garden 4
Invited Speakers: Ezra T. Newman, Holger Mueller
Session X5 Plasmas, Planets and Protostars
Sponsor: GPAP DPP DAP Chair: Hantao Ji, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory Room: Royal AB
Invited Speakers: Dan Watson, Andrew N. Youdin, Eric D. Feigelson
Session X6 Beyond the Standard Model
Sponsor: DPF Chair: Jonathan Feng, University of California, Irvine Room: Terrace A-F
Invited Speakers: Jonathan Feng, Nanae Taniguchi, Michael Eads
Session X7 Nuclear Astrophysics II Sponsor: DNP Chair: Achim Schwenk, Technical University Darmstadt Room: Grand E
Session X8 Charm and B Physics III Sponsor: DPF Chair: Stan Brodsky, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Room: Grand F
Session X9 Charm and B Physics IV Sponsor: DPF Chair: Pierre Ramond, University of Florida Room: Grand G
Session X10 Reactions: Rare Isotopes/Heavy Ions/Fission Sponsor: DNP Chair: C.W. Beausang, University of Richmond Room: Garden 1
Session X11 Dark Matter, Dark Energy and Structure Sponsor: DAP Chair: Anze Slosar, Brookhaven National Laboratory Room: Garden 2
Session X12 Signal Analysis Methods for Gravitational-wave Detection Sponsor: DAP GGR Chair: Neil Cornish, Montana State University Room: Royal CD
May 3 2011 1:30PM, Tuesday
Session Y1 Much Ado About Nothing: The Quantum Vacuum
Sponsor: DPF DAP Chair: Pierre Ramond, University of Florida Room: Grand A
Invited Speakers: Stanley J. Brodsky, David Shih
Session Y2 Massive Neutron Stars and Dense Matter
Sponsor: DNP Chair: Charles Horowitz, Indiana University Room: Grand BCD
Invited Speakers: Scott Ransom, Achim Schwenk
Session Y3 Searching for Dark Matter in Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies
Sponsor: DAP Chair: Elizabeth Hays, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Room: Garden 3
Invited Speakers: Rosemary Wyse, Michael Kuhlen
Session Y4 QCD in Nuclear Physics
Sponsor: GHP DNP Chair: Doug Higinbotham, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Room: Garden 4
Invited Speakers: Kieran Boyle
Session Y5 Science Diplomacy
Sponsor: FIP FPS Chair: Harvey Newman, California Institute of Technology Room: Royal AB
Invited Speakers: Norman P. Neureiter
Session Y6 Best Practices in K12 Physics Teacher Preparation Programs
Sponsor: FEd Chair: Alice Churukian, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Room: Terrace A-F
Invited Speakers: Mary Ann Rankin, Laird Kramer, Duane Merrell
Session Y7 Neutrinos II Sponsor: DNP Chair: Allena Opper, The George Washington University Room: Grand E
Session Y8 Novel Instrumentation Sponsor: DPF Chair: David Saltzberg, University of California, Los Angeles Room: Grand F
Session Y9 Tevatron BSM Searches I Sponsor: DPF Chair: Stephane Willocq, University of Massachusetts Amherst Room: Grand G
Session Y10 Instrumentation II Sponsor: DNP Chair: Matthew Lamont, Brookhaven National Laboratory Room: Garden 1
Session Y11 Gravitational Wave Astronomy Sponsor: DAP GGR Chair: Alan Weinstein, California Institute of Technology Room: Garden 2
Session Y12 Numerical Relativity: Binaries with Matter Sponsor: GGR Chair: John Friedman, University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee Room: Royal CD