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Recommended Sessions for Undergraduate Students

Mar 2 2015 8:00AM, Monday

Session A4 Undergraduate Research/Society of Physics Students I Sponsor: APS Chair: Crystal Bailey, American Physical Society Room: Mayor Cockrell Room 004

Session A19 Invited Session: Fifty Years of Molecular Dynamics Simulations I: Past, Present and Future Sponsor: DCOMP DCMP DCP Chair: Rajiv Kalia, University of Southern California Room: Mission Room 103B
Invited Speakers:  Roberto Car,  Efthimios Kaxiras,  Susan Sinnott,  Priya Vashishta,  Uzi Landman 

Session A47 Focus Session: Physics of Behavior I Sponsor: DBIO Chair: Greg Stephens, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam & Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Room: 217B
Invited Speakers:  Eva-Maria Schoetz Collins 

Mar 2 2015 11:15AM, Monday

Session B4 Meet Your Future: Industrial Careers for Physicists: An Interactive Workshop Sponsor: FIAP Room: Mayor Cockrell Room 004

Session B19 Invited Session: Inspirational Approaches to Teaching Physics and History of Physics Sponsor: FHP FEd Chair: Catherine Westfall, Michigan State University Room: Mission Room 103B
Invited Speakers:  Brian Schwartz,  Bob Jacobsen,  Leslie Atkins,  Louis Bloomfield 

Session B47 Focus Session: Physics of Behavior II Sponsor: DBIO Chair: Joshua Shaevitz, Princeton University Room: 217B

Mar 2 2015 2:30PM, Monday

Session D4 Undergraduate Research/Society of Physics Students II Sponsor: APS Chair: Cortney Bougher, American Physics Society Room: Mayor Cockrell Room 004

Session D19 Invited Session: Fifty Years of Molecular Dynamics Simulations II: Past, Present and Future Sponsor: DCOMP DPOLY GSOFT/DBIO Chair: Rajiv Kalia, University of Southern California Room: Mission Room 103B
Invited Speakers:  Michele Parrinello,  Christine Peter,  Mesfin Tsige,  Gregory Voth,  Michael Klein 

Session D47 Focus Session: Physics of Behavior III Sponsor: DBIO Room: 217B
Invited Speakers: 

Mar 2 2015 6:00PM, Monday

Session E20 Exploring Career Pathways: An Interactive Panel Discussion for Undergraduates Room: Mayor Cockrell 004

Mar 3 2015 8:00AM, Tuesday

Session F4 Undergraduate Research/Society of Physics Students III Sponsor: APS Chair: Sean Bentley, American Institute of Physics / Society of Physics Students Room: Mayor Cockrell Room 004

Session F20 Invited Session: Polymer Physics Prize Sponsor: DPOLY Chair: Nitash Balsara, University of California, Berkeley Room: Ballroom B
Invited Speakers:  Mark Ediger,  Juan de Pablo,  Marcus Cicerone,  James Forrest,  Zahra Fakhraai 

Session F33 Invited Session: Supporting the Recruitment and Retention of Women in Physics Sponsor: CSWP Chair: Zahra Hazari, Florida International University Room: 208
Invited Speakers:  Geoff Potvin,  Allison Gonsalves 

Mar 3 2015 11:15AM, Tuesday

Session G3 Invited Session: NSF-Funded Physics Education: Celebrating Accomplishments and Looking Forward Sponsor: FEd Chair: Theodore Hodapp, The American Physical Society Room: 002AB
Invited Speakers:  Duncan McBride,  Paula Heron,  Edward Redish,  Gary White,  Robert Beichner 

Session G4 Invited Session: Physics Beyond the Lab: Science and Communication Sponsor: FGSA Chair: Valerie Gray, College of William and Mary Room: Mayor Cockrell Room 004
Invited Speakers:  Tyler Glembo,  Jennifer Ouellette,  Katherine Thomas 

Session G21 Novel Instrumentation & Measurements for Biomedical Research Sponsor: GIMS Chair: Larry Nagahara, National Institute of Health/ National Cancer Institute Room: 201

Session G46 Invited Session: Ovshinsky Award Session - A Legacy of Energy Technologies Sponsor: GERA Chair: David Ginley, National Renewable Energy Laboratory Room: 217A
Invited Speakers:  Darin Bellisario,  P. Craig Taylor,  Aaron Lindenberg,  Tetsuo Sakai,  John Turner 

Mar 3 2015 2:00PM, Tuesday

Session H1 Poster Session I (2:00 pm- 5:00 pm) Sponsor: APS Room: Exhibit Hall C

Mar 3 2015 2:30PM, Tuesday

Session J3 Invited Session: Research and Opportunties in Nanoscience: An Industrial Perspective Sponsor: COM FIAP Chair: Alfredo Alexander-Katz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Room: 002AB
Invited Speakers:  Monika Weber,  Bernard Obi,  Rodolfo Camacho 

Session J4 Invited Session: Forum on Outreach and Engaging the Public Sponsor: FOEP Chair: R. Micahael Barnett, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Room: Mayor Cockrell Room 004
Invited Speakers:  E. Dan Dahlberg,  Julien Bobroff,  Carlton Pennypacker,  Randal C. Ruchti,  James Bell 

Mar 3 2015 5:30PM, Tuesday

Session K20 Student Reception, Awards Ceremony, and Dance Party Sponsor: APS Room: Ballroom A

Mar 4 2015 8:00AM, Wednesday

Session L19 Invited Session: Industry Day: Introduction to Additive Manufacturing Sponsor: FIAP DPOLY Chair: Barbara Jones, IBM Room: Mission Room 103B
Invited Speakers:  Eric Lin,  Robert Allen,  Joseph Beaman,  Azar Alizadeh 

Session L33 Focus Session: Undergraduate Teaching at the Intersection of Physics and Biology Sponsor: DBIO FEd Chair: Wolfgang Losert, University of Maryland, College Park Room: 208
Invited Speakers:  Mark Reeves,  Jonathon Howard 

Mar 4 2015 10:45AM, Wednesday

Session LA1 Meet the APS Editors Coffee Break Room: Hall C

Mar 4 2015 11:15AM, Wednesday

Session M3 Invited Session: Artificial Intelligence: Existential Risk or Boon to Humanity Sponsor: FPS DCOMP Chair: Arian Pregenzer, Sandia National Laboratories (Retired) Room: 002AB
Invited Speakers:  Stuart Russell,  Guruduth Banavar,  Gill Pratt,  Benja Fallenstein 

Session M20 Invited Session: Reichert Award Session: Re-imagining the Advanced Lab Sponsor: FEd Chair: Randall Knight, California Polytechnic State University Room: Ballroom B
Invited Speakers:  Carl Akerlof,  Ramon Torres-Isea,  David Jackson,  Heather Lewandowski,  D.A. Van Baak 

Session M46 Invited Session: Physics for Everyone Sponsor: DMP Chair: Michael Flatte, University of Iowa Room: 217A
Invited Speakers:  John Rogers,  David Weitz,  V. Rose,  Peter Hore,  Jeff M. Byers 

Mar 4 2015 2:30PM, Wednesday

Session Q0 Kavli Foundation Special Symposium: Frontiers of Light Sponsor: APS Room: Ballroom A
Invited Speakers:  Stefan Hell,  W.E. Moerner,  Harald Hess,  Margaret Murnane 

Session Q44 Networks and their applications Sponsor: GSNP Chair: Danielle Bassett, University of Pennsylvania Room: 214D

Mar 4 2015 6:30PM, Wednesday

Session R20 "App-y" Hour Sponsor: APS Room: Grand Hyatt San Antonio Republic B

Mar 4 2015 6:45PM, Wednesday

Session R6 Transformational Opportunities for Energy Sciences Sponsor: DCMP Chair: George Crabtree, Argonne National Laboratory Room: 006A
Invited Speakers:  John Sarrao 

Mar 4 2015 8:00PM, Wednesday

Session R54 Staged Reading of the Play: Background Sponsor: FHP Room: Grand Hyatt Lone Star BC

Mar 5 2015 8:00AM, Thursday

Session S3 Invited Session: Why Peer Review? Sponsor: FHP Chair: Robert Crease, Stony Brook University Room: 002AB
Invited Speakers:  Daniel Ucko,  Samindranath Mitra,  Timothy Smith 

Session S4 Physics Education Research: Course Transformation and Outreach Sponsor: FEd Chair: Randall Knight, California Polytechnic State University Room: Mayor Cockrell Room 004

Session S18 Invited Session: Statistical Physics for Electric Grids Sponsor: GSNP Chair: Guido Caldarelli, IMT Alti Studi Lucca Room: Mission Room 103A
Invited Speakers:  Takashi Nishikawa,  David Newman,  Antonio Scala 

Mar 5 2015 11:15AM, Thursday

Session T4 Focus Session: Building New Pathways in Physics Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education Sponsor: FEd FIAP Chair: Bahram Roughani, Loyola University Maryland Room: Mayor Cockrell Room 004

Session T19 Invited Session: FIAP Prize Session and the Forum on Entrepreneurship in Physics Sponsor: FIAP Chair: John Rumble, R&R Data Services Room: Mission Room 103B
Invited Speakers:  Thomas Theis,  James Wynne 

Session T46 Invited Session: From Bacteria to Eukaryotes: Shape Organization in Living Matter Sponsor: DBIO Chair: Shiladitya Banerjee, University of Chicago Room: 217A
Invited Speakers:  Aaron Dinner,  Manuel Campos,  Herve Turlier 

Mar 5 2015 2:30PM, Thursday

Session W3 Invited Session: Growing the Physics Major Sponsor: FEd Chair: Duncan McBride, National Science Foundation Room: 002AB
Invited Speakers:  Theodore Hodapp,  Scott Sommerfeldt,  Michael Marder,  Willie S. Rockward,  Sacha Kopp 

Mar 6 2015 8:00AM, Friday

Session Y11 Statistical Mechanics of Social Systems Sponsor: GSNP Chair: Manolis Antonoyiannakis, Columbia University Room: 007B

Session Y19 Invited Session: Pictures From the Murk - Real Information from Complex Imaging Datasets Sponsor: GIMS DCOMP Chair: Chris Jacobsen, Northwestern University Room: Mission Room 103B
Invited Speakers:  Antonio Plaza 

Mar 6 2015 11:15AM, Friday

Session Z3 Invited Session: Thermodynamics of Information Processing Sponsor: GSNP Chair: Massimiliano Esposito, University of Luxembourg Room: 002AB
Invited Speakers:  Andre Cardoso Barato,  John Bechhoefer,  Sebastian Deffner 

Session Z18 Invited Session: Development of Computational Techniques for Accelerated Materials Development Sponsor: DCOMP DCMP Chair: Marco Buongiorno Nardelli, University of North Texas Room: Mission Room 103A
Invited Speakers:  Marco Fornari,  Stefano Sanvito,  Cormac Toher,  David Broido