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Oct 19 2011 4:00PM, Wednesday

Session AA Registration (5:00PM-8:00PM)

Oct 19 2011 6:00PM, Wednesday

Session AB Welcome Reception (6:00-8:00PM)

Oct 20 2011 8:30AM, Thursday

Session BA Strings: Theory and Application Chair: Leo Piilonen, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Room: Crystal Ballroom A
Invited Speakers:  Eric Sharpe,  S. James Gates,  Diana Vaman,  George Siopsis 

Session BB Nano Materials Chair: Michel Pleimling, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Room: Crystal Ballroom B
Invited Speakers:  Kirill Bolotin,  Vito Scarola,  Jean J. Heremans,  Wilfredo Otano 

Session BC Nuclear Physics I Chair: Mark Pitt, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Room: Crystal Ballroom C

Session BD Physics and Policy Chair: Beate Schmittman, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Room: Crystal Ballroom DE
Invited Speakers:  Thomas Handler 

Oct 20 2011 10:45AM, Thursday

Session CA Recent Progress in Nuclear Astrophysics Chair: Jonathan Link, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Room: Crystal Ballroom A
Invited Speakers:  Jeff Blackmon,  Ramaswamy S. Raghavan,  A.L. Sallaska,  Arthur Champagne 

Session CB Strongly Correlated Systems Chair: Vito Scarola, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Room: Crystal Ballroom B
Invited Speakers:  Fei Lin,  Ribhu Kaul,  David Hilton,  Enrico Rossi 

Session CC Biophysics and Medical Physics Chair: Ken Wong, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Room: Crystal Ballroom C

Session CD Advances in Computing Chair: Leo Piilonen, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Room: Crystal Ballroom DE
Invited Speakers:  Paul Avery,  John Towns,  Mark A. Jack,  Feng Ding 

Oct 20 2011 1:30PM, Thursday

Session DA Complex Fluids Chair: Beate Schmittman, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Room: Crystal Ballroom A
Invited Speakers:  David Zumbrunnen,  Sunghwan Jung,  Brian Utter 

Session DB Particle Physics I Chair: Brad Cox, University of Virginia Room: Crystal Ballroom B

Session DC Atomic and Molecular Physics Chair: Leo Piilonen, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Room: Crystal Ballroom C

Session DD Advances in Energy Chair: Bruce Vogelaar, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Room: Crystal Ballroom DE
Invited Speakers:  Rene Lopez,  James Heflin,  Mark Pierson 

Oct 20 2011 3:45PM, Thursday

Session EA Physics at Jefferson Lab Chair: Romulus Godang, University of South Alabama Room: Crystal Ballroom A
Invited Speakers:  Mark L. Pitt,  Volker Crede 

Session ED Mentoring Workshop Chair: Leo Piilonen, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Room: Crystal Ballroom DE
Invited Speakers:  Monica Plisch 

Oct 20 2011 5:00PM, Thursday

Session FB Executive Committee Meeting Chair: Laurie McNeil, UNC Chapel Hill Room: Crystal Ballroom B

Oct 20 2011 7:00PM, Thursday

Session FD SESAPS Business Meeting Chair: Laurie McNeil, UNC Chapel Hill Room: Crystal Ballroom DE

Oct 21 2011 8:30AM, Friday

Session GA Biological Physics and Biomechanics Chair: Rahul Kulkarni, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Room: Crystal Ballroom A
Invited Speakers:  Rolf Mueller,  Henry Greenside,  M. Shane Hutson 

Session GB New Developments in Physics Education Room: Crystal Ballroom B
Invited Speakers:  Brandon Lunk,  Renee Michelle Goertzen,  Gerald Feldman,  Chandra Turpen 

Session GC Condensed Matter Physics/Nanophysics I Chair: Hans Robinson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Room: Crystal Ballroom C

Session GD The 100th Anniversary of the Discovery of the Atomic Nucleus: A historical reflection of nuclear science in the Southeast Chair: Paul Cottle, Florida State University Room: Crystal Ballroom DE
Invited Speakers:  Joseph Hamilton,  Thomas B. Clegg,  Kirby Kemper,  Franz Gross 

Oct 21 2011 10:45AM, Friday

Session HA Gravitation Chair: George Siopsis, University of Tennessee Room: Crystal Ballroom A

Session HB Statistical and Nonlinear Physics I Chair: Michel Pleimling, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Room: Crystal Ballroom B

Session HC Medical Physics: Improving Health, Saving Lives Chair: Ken Wong, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Room: Crystal Ballroom C
Invited Speakers:  Martin Murphy,  Jessica Ramella-Roman,  Kenneth Wong,  Dan Bourland 

Session HD Neutrinos Chair: Leo Piilonen, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Room: Crystal Ballroom DE
Invited Speakers:  Patrick Huber,  Joshua Albert,  Patricia Vahle,  Jonathan Link 

Oct 21 2011 1:30PM, Friday

Session JA Astrophysics Chair: Michael Kavic, Long Island University Room: Crystal Ballroom A

Session JB Relativistic Heavy Ions at RHIC and LHC Chair: Soren Sorensen, University of Tennessee Room: Crystal Ballroom B
Invited Speakers:  Xiaochun He,  Christine Nattrass,  Charles Maguire,  Steffen Bass 

Session JC Nuclear Physics II Chair: Paul Cottle, Florida State University Room: Crystal Ballroom C

Session JD Statistical Physics Far from Equilibrium Chair: Henry Greenside, Duke University Room: Crystal Ballroom DE
Invited Speakers:  Per Arne Rikvold,  Michel Pleimling,  Uwe C. Tauber,  Jakub Otwinowski 

Oct 21 2011 3:45PM, Friday

Session KA Superconductivity: 100th Anniversary Chair: Norman Mannella, University of Tennessee Room: Crystal Ballroom A
Invited Speakers:  Adriana Moreo,  David Christen,  Alex Gurevich,  Pengcheng Dai 

Session KD Panel Discussion: The Under-Represented Majority Chair: Roxanne Springer, Duke University Room: Crystal Ballroom DE

Oct 21 2011 6:00PM, Friday

Session LA Poster Session (6:00PM-8:00PM) Room: Roanoke Foyer

Oct 21 2011 8:00PM, Friday

Session MA Banquet Room: Shenandoah

Oct 22 2011 8:30AM, Saturday

Session NA Opportunities at National Labs and User Facilities in the SESAPS Area Chair: Laurie McNeil, UNC Chapel Hill Room: Crystal Ballroom A
Invited Speakers:  James Roberto,  Gwyn Williams,  R. Bruce Vogelaar 

Session NB Particle Physics II Chair: Craig Group, University of Virginia Room: Crystal Ballroom B

Session NC Nanoscale Optics Chair: Richard Haglund, Vanderbilt University Room: Crystal Ballroom C
Invited Speakers:  Guohua Zhu,  Rene Lopez,  Hans D. Robinson 

Session ND Astronomy Chair: Leo Piilonen, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Room: Crystal Ballroom DE
Invited Speakers:  Peter Shawhan,  Michael Kavic,  John Simonetti,  Nahum Arav 

Oct 22 2011 10:45AM, Saturday

Session PA Physics Education Chair: Gerald Feldman, The George Washington University Room: Crystal Ballroom A

Session PB Statistical and Nonlinear Physics II Chair: Uwe Tauber, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Room: Crystal Ballroom B

Session PC Condensed Matter Physics/Nanophysics II Chair: Wilfredo Otano Rivera, University of Puerto Rico-Cayey Room: Crystal Ballroom C

Session PD Particle Physics at the LHC Chair: Brad Cox, University of Virginia Room: Crystal Ballroom DE
Invited Speakers:  Craig Group,  Dick Greenwood,  Will Johns,  Takemichi Okui