Oct 20 2017 8:30AM, Friday

A1 Welcome
Room: Lory Student Center Theatre Chair: Siu Au Lee, Colorado State University

Oct 20 2017 9:00AM, Friday

B1 Plenary I
Room: Lory Student Center Theatre Chair: John Cumalat, University of Colorado Boulder
Invited Speakers:  Mark Messier,  Jun Ye  

Oct 20 2017 10:30AM, Friday

C1 Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics I
Room: Lory Student Center 382 Chair: Charles Durfee, Colorado School of Mines
Invited Speakers:  Dylan Yost  

C2 Condensed Matter and Materials I
Room: Lory Student Center 304 Chair: Sangita Kalarickal, Seagate Technology
Invited Speakers:  Shanti Deemyad  

C3 Condensed Matter and Materials II
Room: Lory Student Center 308 Chair: Davor Balzar, University of Denver
Invited Speakers:  Adele Tamboli  

C4 Surfaces and Nanostructures
Room: Lory Student Center 322 Chair: Jose de la Venta, Colorado State University
Invited Speakers:  Heinz Nakotte  

C5 Particle and Nuclear Physics I
Room: Lory Student Center 372 Chair: Eric Zimmerman, University of Colorado Boulder
Invited Speakers:  Michael Mooney  

C6 Particle and Nuclear Physics II
Room: Lory Student Center 376 Chair: Darrel Smith, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Invited Speakers:  Keith Ulmer  

C7 Plasma Physics I: Low Density and Cold Plasmas
Room: Lory Student Center 386 Chair: Mark Siemans, University of Denver

Oct 20 2017 12:00PM, Friday

D1 Student Lunch: Pizza Q & A
Room: Lory Student Center 384 North Ballroom Chair: William Fairbank, Colorado State University
Invited Speakers:  John Hall  

Oct 20 2017 1:20PM, Friday

E1 Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics II
Room: Lory Student Center 376 Chair: Jacob Roberts, Colorado State University
Invited Speakers:  Jason Jones  

E2 Optical Physics
Room: Lory Student Center 382 Chair: Chris Oates, NIST Boulder
Invited Speakers:  Eric Gustafson  

E3 Condensed Matter and Materials III
Room: Lory Student Center 372 Chair: Jinke Tang, University of Wyoming

E5 Particle and Nuclear Physics III
Room: Lory Student Center 386 Chair: David Kieda, University of Utah
Invited Speakers:  Kyle Leach  

E4 Theoretical and Computational Condensed Matter I
Room: Lory Student Center 322 Chair: Hua Chen, Colorado State University
Invited Speakers:  Vladimiro Mujica  

E6 Biophysics I
Room: Lory Student Center 308 Chair: Vern Hart, Utah Valley Unversity
Invited Speakers:  Oliver Beckstein  

E7 General Physics I
Room: Lory Student Center 304 Chair: Mark Coffey, Colorado School of Mines
Invited Speakers:  Matthew Semak  

Oct 20 2017 3:00PM, Friday

F1 Plenary II
Room: Lory Student Center Theatre Chair: David Dunlap, University of New Mexico
Invited Speakers:  Charles Wolgemuth,  Brenda Dingus  

Oct 20 2017 4:30PM, Friday

G1 Poster Session
Room: Lory Student Center Ballroom A/B Chair: Jean-Francois VanHuele, Brigham Young University

Oct 20 2017 6:30PM, Friday

H1 Banquet
Room: Lory Student Center Ballroom C/D Chair: Siu Au Lee, Colorado State University
Invited Speakers:  Norna Robertson  

Oct 21 2017 8:00AM, Saturday

J1 Lustig Award Presentations
Room: Lory Student Center Theate Chair: Kathrin Spendier, University of Colorado Springs
Invited Speakers:  Chandramouli Nyshadham,  Sarah Bromley,  Andrew Missert  

Oct 21 2017 9:25AM, Saturday

K1 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Room: Lory Student Center 304 Chair: Stacey Palen, Weber State University
Invited Speakers:  Dave Brain  

K2 Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics III
Room: Lory Student Center 372 Chair: Dylan Yost, Colorado State University
Invited Speakers:  Chris Oates  

K3 Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics IV: High Intensity and Short Wavelengths
Room: Lory Student Center 322 Chair: Mario Marconi, Colorado State University
Invited Speakers:  Michael Ware  

K4 Biophysics II
Room: Lory Student Center 308 Chair: Martin Gelfand, Colorado State University
Invited Speakers:  Stephen Russek  

K5 Condensed Matter and Materials IV
Room: Lory Student Center 376 Chair: William Rice, University of Wyoming
Invited Speakers:  Eric Toberer  

K6 Condensed Matter and Materials V
Room: Lory Student Center 382 Chair: Karine Chesnel, Brigham Young University
Invited Speakers:  Karen Livesey  

K7 Particle and Nuclear Physics IV
Room: Lory Student Center 386 Chair: John Harton, Colorado State University
Invited Speakers:  Sally Seidel  

Oct 21 2017 11:10AM, Saturday

L1 Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics IV
Room: Lory Student Center 372 Chair: Jason Jones, University of Arizona

L2 Condensed Matter and Materials VI
Room: Lory Student Center 376 Chair: J R Dennison, Utah State University
Invited Speakers:  John Schaibley  

L3 Theoretical and Computational Condensed Matter II
Room: Lory Student Center 382 Chair: Vladimiro Mujica, Arizona State University
Invited Speakers:  R. Mark Bradley  

L4 Gravitation and Cosmology
Room: Lory Student Center 304 Chair: Cynthia Galovich, University of Northern Colorado
Invited Speakers:  Adam Myers  

L5 Particle and Nuclear Physics V
Room: Lory Student Center 386 Chair: Sally Seidel, University of New Mexico
Invited Speakers:  James Nagle  

L6 Plasma Physics II: Laser Plasma Interactions, Shocks and Confinement
Room: Lory Student Center 322 Chair: Michael Ware, Brigham Young University

L7 General Physics II
Room: Lory Student Center 308 Chair: Bonnie Anderson, Utah Valley Unversity

Oct 21 2017 12:45PM, Saturday

M1 Industrial Panel Discussion with Boxed Lunch for Students
Room: Lory Student Center 384 North Ballroom Chair: Suraj Rawal, Lockheed Martin

Oct 21 2017 2:15PM, Saturday

N1 Plenary III
Room: Lory Student Center Theatre Chair: Susan Rempe, Sandia National Laboratories
Invited Speakers:  Kate Ross,  Fran Bagenal  

Oct 21 2017 3:30PM, Saturday

P1 Awards Ceremony
Room: Lory Student Center Theatre Chair: Ann Junghans, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Oct 20 2017 8:30AM, Friday

A1 Welcome
Room: Lory Student Center Theatre Chair: Siu Au Lee, Colorado State University

Oct 20 2017 9:00AM, Friday

B1 Plenary I
Room: Lory Student Center Theatre Chair: John Cumalat, University of Colorado Boulder
Invited Speakers:  Mark Messier,  Jun Ye  

Oct 20 2017 10:30AM, Friday

C1 Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics I
Room: Lory Student Center 382 Chair: Charles Durfee, Colorado School of Mines
Invited Speakers:  Dylan Yost  

C2 Condensed Matter and Materials I
Room: Lory Student Center 304 Chair: Sangita Kalarickal, Seagate Technology
Invited Speakers:  Shanti Deemyad  

C3 Condensed Matter and Materials II
Room: Lory Student Center 308 Chair: Davor Balzar, University of Denver
Invited Speakers:  Adele Tamboli  

C4 Surfaces and Nanostructures
Room: Lory Student Center 322 Chair: Jose de la Venta, Colorado State University
Invited Speakers:  Heinz Nakotte  

C5 Particle and Nuclear Physics I
Room: Lory Student Center 372 Chair: Eric Zimmerman, University of Colorado Boulder
Invited Speakers:  Michael Mooney  

C6 Particle and Nuclear Physics II
Room: Lory Student Center 376 Chair: Darrel Smith, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Invited Speakers:  Keith Ulmer  

C7 Plasma Physics I: Low Density and Cold Plasmas
Room: Lory Student Center 386 Chair: Mark Siemans, University of Denver

Oct 20 2017 12:00PM, Friday

D1 Student Lunch: Pizza Q & A
Room: Lory Student Center 384 North Ballroom Chair: William Fairbank, Colorado State University
Invited Speakers:  John Hall  

Oct 20 2017 1:20PM, Friday

E1 Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics II
Room: Lory Student Center 376 Chair: Jacob Roberts, Colorado State University
Invited Speakers:  Jason Jones  

E2 Optical Physics
Room: Lory Student Center 382 Chair: Chris Oates, NIST Boulder
Invited Speakers:  Eric Gustafson  

E3 Condensed Matter and Materials III
Room: Lory Student Center 372 Chair: Jinke Tang, University of Wyoming

E5 Particle and Nuclear Physics III
Room: Lory Student Center 386 Chair: David Kieda, University of Utah
Invited Speakers:  Kyle Leach  

E4 Theoretical and Computational Condensed Matter I
Room: Lory Student Center 322 Chair: Hua Chen, Colorado State University
Invited Speakers:  Vladimiro Mujica  

E6 Biophysics I
Room: Lory Student Center 308 Chair: Vern Hart, Utah Valley Unversity
Invited Speakers:  Oliver Beckstein  

E7 General Physics I
Room: Lory Student Center 304 Chair: Mark Coffey, Colorado School of Mines
Invited Speakers:  Matthew Semak  

Oct 20 2017 3:00PM, Friday

F1 Plenary II
Room: Lory Student Center Theatre Chair: David Dunlap, University of New Mexico
Invited Speakers:  Charles Wolgemuth,  Brenda Dingus  

Oct 20 2017 4:30PM, Friday

G1 Poster Session
Room: Lory Student Center Ballroom A/B Chair: Jean-Francois VanHuele, Brigham Young University

Oct 20 2017 6:30PM, Friday

H1 Banquet
Room: Lory Student Center Ballroom C/D Chair: Siu Au Lee, Colorado State University
Invited Speakers:  Norna Robertson  

Oct 21 2017 8:00AM, Saturday

J1 Lustig Award Presentations
Room: Lory Student Center Theate Chair: Kathrin Spendier, University of Colorado Springs
Invited Speakers:  Chandramouli Nyshadham,  Sarah Bromley,  Andrew Missert  

Oct 21 2017 9:25AM, Saturday

K1 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Room: Lory Student Center 304 Chair: Stacey Palen, Weber State University
Invited Speakers:  Dave Brain  

K2 Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics III
Room: Lory Student Center 372 Chair: Dylan Yost, Colorado State University
Invited Speakers:  Chris Oates  

K3 Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics IV: High Intensity and Short Wavelengths
Room: Lory Student Center 322 Chair: Mario Marconi, Colorado State University
Invited Speakers:  Michael Ware  

K4 Biophysics II
Room: Lory Student Center 308 Chair: Martin Gelfand, Colorado State University
Invited Speakers:  Stephen Russek  

K5 Condensed Matter and Materials IV
Room: Lory Student Center 376 Chair: William Rice, University of Wyoming
Invited Speakers:  Eric Toberer  

K6 Condensed Matter and Materials V
Room: Lory Student Center 382 Chair: Karine Chesnel, Brigham Young University
Invited Speakers:  Karen Livesey  

K7 Particle and Nuclear Physics IV
Room: Lory Student Center 386 Chair: John Harton, Colorado State University
Invited Speakers:  Sally Seidel  

Oct 21 2017 11:10AM, Saturday

L1 Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics IV
Room: Lory Student Center 372 Chair: Jason Jones, University of Arizona

L2 Condensed Matter and Materials VI
Room: Lory Student Center 376 Chair: J R Dennison, Utah State University
Invited Speakers:  John Schaibley  

L3 Theoretical and Computational Condensed Matter II
Room: Lory Student Center 382 Chair: Vladimiro Mujica, Arizona State University
Invited Speakers:  R. Mark Bradley  

L4 Gravitation and Cosmology
Room: Lory Student Center 304 Chair: Cynthia Galovich, University of Northern Colorado
Invited Speakers:  Adam Myers  

L5 Particle and Nuclear Physics V
Room: Lory Student Center 386 Chair: Sally Seidel, University of New Mexico
Invited Speakers:  James Nagle  

L6 Plasma Physics II: Laser Plasma Interactions, Shocks and Confinement
Room: Lory Student Center 322 Chair: Michael Ware, Brigham Young University

L7 General Physics II
Room: Lory Student Center 308 Chair: Bonnie Anderson, Utah Valley Unversity

Oct 21 2017 12:45PM, Saturday

M1 Industrial Panel Discussion with Boxed Lunch for Students
Room: Lory Student Center 384 North Ballroom Chair: Suraj Rawal, Lockheed Martin

Oct 21 2017 2:15PM, Saturday

N1 Plenary III
Room: Lory Student Center Theatre Chair: Susan Rempe, Sandia National Laboratories
Invited Speakers:  Kate Ross,  Fran Bagenal  

Oct 21 2017 3:30PM, Saturday

P1 Awards Ceremony
Room: Lory Student Center Theatre Chair: Ann Junghans, Los Alamos National Laboratory