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Oct 20 2010 4:00AM, Wednesday

Session AA Registration (4:00-6:00PM)

Oct 21 2010 8:30AM, Thursday

Session BA The Role of Physics in Atmospheric, Ocean, and Earth Sciences Chair: Solomon Bililign, North Carolina A&T University Room: Nicholson Hall 119
Invited Speakers:  Franco Einaudi,  Annalisa Bracco,  Cynthia Ebinger,  Timothy Masterlark 

Session BB Gravitational Waves Chair: Gabriela Gonzalez, Louisiana State University Room: Nicholson Hall 109
Invited Speakers:  Andrew Lundgren,  Deirdre Shoemaker,  Guido Mueller 

Session BC Magnetism, Metal-Insulator Transitions, and Quantum Dots Chair: Daniel Sheehy, Louisiana State University Room: Nicholson Hall 118

Oct 21 2010 10:45AM, Thursday

Session CA Dynamics in Living Cells Chair: Jennifer Curtis, Georgia Institute of Technology Room: Nicholson Hall 119
Invited Speakers:  Keith Weninger,  Keith Berland,  Stephen Hagen 

Session CB What Can We Do About the Dearth of Qualified High School Physics Teachers (and High School Physics Students)? Chair: John Thacker, Southeastern Louisiana University Room: Nicholson Hall 109
Invited Speakers:  Laird Kramer,  Paul Cottle 

Session CC Gravitation: LIGO and LISA Chair: Soren Sorensen, University of Tennessee Room: Nicholson Hall 118

Session CD Nuclear Physics, Mesons, and Quantum Gravity Chair: Romulus Godang, University of South Alabama Room: Nicholson Hall 108

Oct 21 2010 4:30PM, Thursday

Session DA Poster Session (16:30-18:00) Room: Second Floor, Nicholson Hall

Oct 21 2010 5:00PM, Thursday

Session DB Employment and Summer Research Opportunities for Graduate and Undergraduate Students Chair: Laurie McNeil, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Room: Nicholson Hall 109
Invited Speakers:  Franco Einaudi,  Guido Mueller 

Oct 21 2010 7:00PM, Thursday

Session EA Physicists and Congress: Entropy of Mixing Chair: Laurie McNeil, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Room: Nicholson Hall 130
Invited Speakers:  Kristopher Larsen 

Oct 22 2010 8:30AM, Friday

Session FA Pygmies, Superheavies, and Magic: The Exotica of Nuclear Structure Chair: Paul Cottle, Florida State University Room: Nicholson Hall 119
Invited Speakers:  Alexander Volya,  Joseph Hamilton 

Session FB Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials Chair: Matthew Edwards, Alabama A&M University Room: Nicholson Hall 109
Invited Speakers:  Jaetae Seo,  Guang-Lin Zhao 

Session FC Explosions, Momentum, and Mathematical Physics Chair: David Ernst, Vanderbilt University Room: Nicholson Hall 118

Oct 22 2010 10:45AM, Friday

Session GA Preparing Underrepresented Students for Graduate School Chair: Laurie McNeil, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Room: Nicholson Hall 119
Invited Speakers: 

Session GB Carbon Nanotubes: From Synthesis and Characterization to Functionalization and Devices Chair: Mark Jack, Florida A&M University Room: Nicholson Hall 109
Invited Speakers:  Olayinka Ogunro,  Saiful Khondaker,  Silvina Gatica,  Mark Jack 

Session GC Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Chair: Ken Schafer, Louisiana State University Room: Nicholson Hall 118

Oct 22 2010 1:30PM, Friday

Session HA Applications of Physics Education Research Chair: Laird Kramer, Florida International University Room: Nicholson Hall 119
Invited Speakers:  Paula Engelhardt,  Kathleen A. Harper,  Scott Bonham,  Cynthia Sisson 

Session HB 50 Years of Solving Problems in Science, Technology, and Medicine with Lasers Chair: John Thomas, Duke University Room: Nicholson Hall 109
Invited Speakers:  Rick Trebino,  Melissa Skala,  John Thomas 

Session HC Astrophysics: Gamma Rays, Supernovae, and Black Holes Chair: Jorge Piekarewicz, Florida State University Room: Nicholson Hall 118

Session HD Liquids and Nanostructures Chair: Saiful Khondaker, University of Central Florida Room: Nicholson Hall 108

Oct 22 2010 3:45PM, Friday

Session JA Microfluidics: Computational and Experimental Challenges Chair: Michael Martin, Louisiana State University Room: Nicholson Hall 119
Invited Speakers:  Niel Crews,  Jong Wook Hong,  Krishnaswamy Nandakumar,  Eiichiro Yamaguchi 

Session JB Interstellar Gas and Star Formation Chair: Fabian Heitsch, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Room: Nicholson Hall 109
Invited Speakers:  Loris Magnani,  Nick Abel,  Fabian Heitsch 

Session JC Physics Education Chair: Michael Cherry, Louisiana State University Room: Nicholson Hall 118

Session JD Particle Physics: ATLAS, BABAR, and T2K Chair: Anton Tonchev, Duke University Room: Nicholson Hall 108

Oct 22 2010 6:00PM, Friday

Session KA SESAPS Business Meeting Room: Nicholson Hall 130

Oct 22 2010 7:30PM, Friday

Session LA Banquet Room: Lod Cook Alumni Center, LSU campus
Invited Speakers:  Kate Kirby 

Oct 23 2010 8:30AM, Saturday

Session MA Into the Unknown: Toward Physics Beyond the Standard Model Chair: Brad Cox, University of Virginia Room: Nicholson Hall 119
Invited Speakers:  Richard (Rick) Field,  Markus Wobisch 

Session MB Condensed Matter Physics Chair: Theda Daniels-Race, Louisiana State University Room: Nicholson Hall 109

Oct 23 2010 10:45AM, Saturday

Session NA Fundamental Physics at the Oak Ridge Spallation Neutron Source Chair: Roxanne Springer, Duke University Room: Nicholson Hall 119
Invited Speakers:  Christopher Crawford,  Stefan Baessler,  Matthias R. Schindler,  Kate Scholberg 

Session NB Superconductivity Chair: Roy Goodrich, Louisiana State University Room: Nicholson Hall 109