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Session T2: DPB/DPF Prize Session

Sponsoring Units: DPB DPF
Chair: Stephen Holmes, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Room: Hyatt Regency St. Louis Riverfront (formerly Adam's Mark Hotel), St. Louis D

Monday, April 14, 2008 3:30PM - 4:06PM		T2.00001: The Large Hadron Collider Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 4:06PM - 4:42PM		T2.00002: Accelerator PhD Thesis Prize Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 4:42PM - 5:18PM		T2.00003: High Temperature Superconductor Prospects for Accelerators Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session T3: Bethe, Bonner Prize Session

Sponsoring Units: DNP
Chair: Richard Milner, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Room: Hyatt Regency St. Louis Riverfront (formerly Adam's Mark Hotel), St. Louis E

Monday, April 14, 2008 3:30PM - 4:06PM		T3.00001: Hans A. Bethe Prize Talk: Nuclear Physics, Stellar Explosions and the Abundance Evolution in Galaxies Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 4:06PM - 4:42PM		T3.00002: Tom W. Bonner Prize Talk: Elliptic Flow at RHIC Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 4:42PM - 5:18PM		T3.00003: Quark-Gluon Plasma in QCD, at RHIC, and in String Theory Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session T4: Electric Dipole Moment Experiments

Sponsoring Units: GPMFC
Chair: Eric Hessels, York University
Room: Hyatt Regency St. Louis Riverfront (formerly Adam's Mark Hotel), Promenade B

Monday, April 14, 2008 3:30PM - 4:06PM		T4.00001: Search for a permanent electric dipole moment of the mercury atom Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 4:06PM - 4:42PM		T4.00002: Measuring the electron electric dipole moment with cold Cs and Rb atoms in optical lattices Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 4:42PM - 5:18PM		T4.00003: Search for the electron electric dipole moment Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session T5: Dark Energy

Sponsoring Units: DAP DPF
Chair: Michael Turner, University of Chicago
Room: Hyatt Regency St. Louis Riverfront (formerly Adam's Mark Hotel), Promenade C

Monday, April 14, 2008 3:30PM - 4:06PM		T5.00001: Supernovae as Probes of Dark Energy Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 4:06PM - 4:42PM		T5.00002: Cosmological tests of modified gravity vs. dark energy Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 4:42PM - 5:18PM		T5.00003: Large Scale Structure and Dark Energy Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session T6: Astrophysics of Black Hole Mergers

Sponsoring Units: GGR DAP
Chair: John Friedman, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Room: Hyatt Regency St. Louis Riverfront (formerly Adam's Mark Hotel), Promenade D

Monday, April 14, 2008 3:30PM - 4:06PM		T6.00001: Gravitational waves from black hole mergers: From waveforms to astronomy Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 4:06PM - 4:42PM		T6.00002: Numerical Relativity and Black Hole Mergers Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 4:42PM - 5:18PM		T6.00003: The Astrophysical Context of Black Hole Mergers Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session T7: Excellence in Physics Education Award Session

Sponsoring Units: FEd
Chair: Leo Kadanoff, APS Past-President, University of Chicago
Room: Hyatt Regency St. Louis Riverfront (formerly Adam's Mark Hotel), Rose Garden

Monday, April 14, 2008 3:30PM - 4:06PM		T7.00001: Excellence in Physics Education Award Talk: Development of research-based and research-validated curriculum by the Physics Education Group at the University of Washington Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 4:06PM - 4:42PM		T7.00002: Physics by Inquiry: Deepening Understanding from Elementary Teachers to University Faculty Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 4:42PM - 5:18PM		T7.00003: The impact of the Washington Physics Education Group on the teaching and learning of introductory physics Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session T8: Cosmic Rays

Sponsoring Units: DAP
Chair: Elliott Bloom, SLAC/Stanford University
Room: Hyatt Regency St. Louis Riverfront (formerly Adam's Mark Hotel), Promenade A

Monday, April 14, 2008 3:30PM - 3:42PM		T8.00001: Charged Particle Astronomy with the Pierre Auger Observatory Patrick Younk Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 3:42PM - 3:54PM		T8.00002: The Large Scale Anisotropy of TeV Cosmic-Rays as Observed with Milagro Brian Kolterman Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 3:54PM - 4:06PM		T8.00003: Milagro Observation of a Localized Excess of $\sim10$ TeV Cosmic Rays Brenda Dingus Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 4:06PM - 4:18PM		T8.00004: CREAM-I H and He Spectra and Flight Status of CREAM-III Young Soo Yoon Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 4:18PM - 4:30PM		T8.00005: Elemental Abundances in the Cosmic Rays 26$\le $Z$\le $34 -- Evidence For Cosmic-Ray Origin in OB Associations M.H. Israel, B.F. Rauch, K. Lodders, W.R. Binns, E.R. Christian, G.A. de Nolfo, S. Geier, J.T. Link, R.A. Mewaldt, L.M. Scott, R.E. Streitmatter, E.C. Stone, C.J. Waddington, M.E. Wiedenbeck Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 4:30PM - 4:42PM		T8.00006: Elemental abundance measurements of Zn, Ga, and Ge from the Cosmic Ray Isotope Spectrometer (CRIS) experiment on the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) satellite W.R. Binns, A.C. Cummings, G.A. de Nolfo, M.H. Israel, R.A. Leske, R.A. Mewaldt, T.T. von Rosenvinge, E.C. Stone, M.E. Wiedenbeck Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 4:42PM - 4:54PM		T8.00007: A measurement of the atmospheric muon charge ratio between 50 and 400 GeV using the MINOS Near Detector Jeffrey de Jong Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 4:54PM - 5:06PM		T8.00008: Search for Correlations between HiRes Stereo Events and Active Galactic Nuclei Lauren Scott Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 5:06PM - 5:18PM		T8.00009: Observation of the GZK Cutoff by the HiRes Experiment Gareth Hughes Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 5:18PM - 5:30PM		T8.00010: Milagro and Climax Measurements of the 2005 January 20 GLE Particle Spectrum Trevor Morgan, Cliff Lopate Preview Abstract

Session T9: History of Physics

Sponsoring Units: FHP
Chair: Don Howard, University of Notre Dame
Room: Hyatt Regency St. Louis Riverfront (formerly Adam's Mark Hotel), Promenade E

Monday, April 14, 2008 3:30PM - 3:42PM		T9.00001: David Dennison, the specific heat of hydrogen, and the discovery of nuclear spin Clayton Gearhart Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 3:42PM - 3:54PM		T9.00002: Grete Hermann: Mathematician, Physicist, Philosopher Caroline Herzenberg Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 3:54PM - 4:06PM		T9.00003: Hermann Weyl: Between Mathematics, Physics, and Philosophy Peter Pesic Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 4:06PM - 4:18PM		T9.00004: Albert Einstein and Wernher von Braun - the two great German-American physicists seen in a historical perspective. Friedwardt Winterberg Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 4:18PM - 4:30PM		T9.00005: William Band at Yenching University Danian Hu Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 4:30PM - 4:42PM		T9.00006: In Franklin's Path: Establishing Physics at the University of Pennsylvania Paul Halpern Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 4:42PM - 4:54PM		T9.00007: Scientific Revolutions to the nth power: n = 0, 1, 2, 3. James Beichler Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 4:54PM - 5:06PM		T9.00008: The Genesis of SESAPS Ronald Mickens Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 5:06PM - 5:18PM		T9.00009: Well, It Was Big When We Built It! Virginia Trimble Preview Abstract

Session T10: Experimental Test of Gravitation and Gravitational Wave Detectors

Sponsoring Units: GGR
Chair: Jens Gundlach, University of Washington
Room: Hyatt Regency St. Louis Riverfront (formerly Adam's Mark Hotel), St. Louis A

Monday, April 14, 2008 3:30PM - 3:42PM		T10.00001: Probing Lorentz Symmetry with Equivalence Principle Experiments Jay D. Tasson, V. Alan Kostelecky Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 3:42PM - 3:54PM		T10.00002: SME Gravitational Tests Quentin G. Bailey, Alan Kostelecky Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 3:54PM - 4:06PM		T10.00003: Constraints on Lorentz Violation with Precision Measurements of the Lunar Orbit James Battat, John Chandler, Christopher Stubbs Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 4:06PM - 4:18PM		T10.00004: Search for Lorentz Violation in a High-Frequency Gravitational Experiment Below 50 microns Josh Long, William Jensen, Sean Lewis Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 4:18PM - 4:30PM		T10.00005: Test of the Equivalence Principle using Multiple Materials Todd Wagner, Jens Gundlach, Stephan Schlamminger Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 4:30PM - 4:42PM		T10.00006: Feasibility of measuring the Shapiro time delay over meter-scale distances Peter Shawhan, Stefan Ballmer, Szabolcs M\'arka Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 4:42PM - 4:54PM		T10.00007: A Conceptual Design for a 4-Satellite Mission to Monitor Variations in The Earth's Gravitational Field Peter L. Bender Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 4:54PM - 5:06PM		T10.00008: New Laser Technologies for Gravitational Wave Detectors Mihai Bondarescu, Ruxandra Bondarescu, Yanbei Chen, Oleg Kogan, Andrew Lundgren, David Tsang Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 5:06PM - 5:18PM		T10.00009: Gravitational probes of string theory and quantum gravity Nicolas Yunes Preview Abstract

Session T11: Miscellaneous Searches II

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: Al Goshaw, Duke University
Room: Hyatt Regency St. Louis Riverfront (formerly Adam's Mark Hotel), St. Louis B

Monday, April 14, 2008 3:30PM - 3:42PM		T11.00001: Search for Neutral Supersymmetric Higgs Bosons in b$\tau\tau$ Final States Kenneth Herner Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 3:42PM - 3:54PM		T11.00002: A New Algorithm for Measuring the Energy of Hadronically Decaying Tau Leptons Andrey Elagin, Alexei Safonov Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 3:54PM - 4:06PM		T11.00003: A Monte Carlo Study of NMSSM Higgs Searches at the Large Hadron Collider Anil Singh, Suman Beri, Pushpalatha Bhat, Stephen Mrenna, Harrison Prosper Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 4:06PM - 4:18PM		T11.00004: Search for New Physics in the $\gamma + b + j + \not\!\!{E_{T}}$ + X Final State Scott Wilbur, Henry Frisch, Dan Krop, Carla Pilcher, Raymond Culbertson, Shin-Shan Yu Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 4:18PM - 4:30PM		T11.00005: Search for Anomalous Production of $\gamma$ + Jets + $\not\!\!{E_{T}}$ Samantha Hewamanage, Jay Dittman, Nils Krumnack, Raymond Culbertson, Sasha Pronko Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 4:30PM - 4:42PM		T11.00006: Search for Supersymmetry in the $\not\!\!{E_{T}}$ + b-jet Signature at CDF Miguel Vidal, Oscar Gonzalez Lopez Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 4:42PM - 4:54PM		T11.00007: Measurement of $Z \gamma$ Production at CDF Jianrong Deng, Al Goshaw, Christopher Lester, Tom Phillips, Beate Heinemann, Ai Nagano Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 4:54PM - 5:06PM		T11.00008: Search for a scalar top quark at CDF Will Johnson Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 5:06PM - 5:18PM		T11.00009: Single Top Production in Unparticle Physics Abdulkadir Senol, Ahmet Turan Alan, Namik Kemal Pak Preview Abstract

Session T12: Accelerator Neutrino Expts. I

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: Chris Polly, Indiana University
Room: Hyatt Regency St. Louis Riverfront (formerly Adam's Mark Hotel), St. Louis C

Monday, April 14, 2008 3:30PM - 3:42PM		T12.00001: Analysis of Neutral Current $\pi ^{0}$ Events at MiniBooNE Colin Anderson Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 3:42PM - 3:54PM		T12.00002: Measurement of $\nu_{\mu}$ and $\nu_{e}$ Events in an Off-Axis Neutrino Beam Zelimir Djurcic Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 3:54PM - 4:06PM		T12.00003: Predicting the Electron Neutrino Background Components at the MINOS Far Detector Joshua Boehm Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 4:06PM - 4:18PM		T12.00004: Studies of the NuMI Neutrino Flux Using the Accompanying Muon Beam Laura Loiacono Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 4:18PM - 4:30PM		T12.00005: High Intensity Neutrino Oscillation Experiments and Exotic Particles Geoffrey Mills Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 4:30PM - 4:42PM		T12.00006: Eikonal contributions to Ultra High Energy Neutrino-Nucleon Cross Sections in Low Scale Gravity Models Enrico Maria Sessolo, Douglas McKay Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 4:42PM - 4:54PM		T12.00007: Muon induced neutron study at medium depths underground Wing Hong Antony Luk Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 4:54PM - 5:06PM		T12.00008: Liquid Argon Time Projection Chambers: R\&D Towards Kiloton Class Detectors Mitchell Soderberg Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 5:06PM - 5:18PM		T12.00009: Neutrino Physics and LArTPC R\&D with ArgoNeuT Joshua Spitz Preview Abstract

Session T13: Precision Low Energy

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: Ta Pei Cheng, University of Missouri-St. Louis
Room: Hyatt Regency St. Louis Riverfront (formerly Adam's Mark Hotel), St. Louis F

Monday, April 14, 2008 3:30PM - 3:42PM		T13.00001: Progress on Magnetic Trap Neutron Lifetime Experiment at Los Alamos Alexander Saunders Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 3:42PM - 3:54PM		T13.00002: Precision Neutron Polarimetry Monisha Sharma, L Barron-Palos, J.D. Bowman, T.E. Chupp, C. Crawford, A. Danagoulian, A. Klein, S.I. Penttila, A.F Salas-Bacci, W.S. Wilburn Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 3:54PM - 4:06PM		T13.00003: Initial Asymmetry Results from the UCNA Experiement Robert Pattie Jr Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 4:06PM - 4:18PM		T13.00004: UCN Polarization in the UCNA Experiment A.T. Holley Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 4:18PM - 4:30PM		T13.00005: Production of Ultracold Neutrons for the UCNA Experiment Raymond Rios Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 4:30PM - 4:42PM		T13.00006: Improvements to the UCNA Experiment for 2008 Run Cycle Mark Makela Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 4:42PM - 4:54PM		T13.00007: Studies on Magnetometry and Samples used for an Experimental Search on the Electric Dipole Moment of the Electron using Solid-State Techniques Young Jin Kim, Craig Huffer, Maciej Karcz, Chen-Yu Liu, Goverdhan Reddy Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 4:54PM - 5:06PM		T13.00008: Studies of Electrical Breakdown in Pressurized Superfluid Helium-4 for the SNS Neutron Electric Dipole Moment Experiment Maciej Karcz, Craig Huffer, Young Jin Kim, Chen-Yu Liu, Josh Long Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 5:06PM - 5:18PM		T13.00009: Lowering the upper bound on the photon mass Dmitri Ryutov Preview Abstract

Session T14: SUSY

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: Boris Kayser, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Room: Hyatt Regency St. Louis Riverfront (formerly Adam's Mark Hotel), St. Louis G

Monday, April 14, 2008 3:30PM - 3:42PM		T14.00001: Search for Chargino-Neutralino Production in Lepton Final States Julian Glatzer, Sourabh Dube, Sunil Somalwar Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 3:42PM - 3:54PM		T14.00002: Search for Chargino and Neutralino Decays Using Taus at CDF Robert Forrest, Maxwell Chertok, Aron Soha Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 3:54PM - 4:06PM		T14.00003: CMS Detector Sensitivity for the Discovery of Supersymmetry in the Same-Sign Dimuons with Jets and Missing Transverse Energy Yuri Pakhotin Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 4:06PM - 4:18PM		T14.00004: Detector Effects on Missing Transverse Energy and Missing Transverse Energy Performance in CMS Elif Asli Albayrak Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 4:18PM - 4:30PM		T14.00005: A Measurement of the Photon Energy Spectrum in $b \to s \gamma$ Decays Luke Winstrom Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 4:30PM - 4:42PM		T14.00006: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 4:42PM - 4:54PM		T14.00007: Current Status of the XENON10 Experiment Aaron Manalaysay Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 4:54PM - 5:06PM		T14.00008: A Search for Dinucleon Decay into Charged Kaons Michael Litos Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 5:06PM - 5:18PM		T14.00009: Recent Proton Decay Results from Super-Kamiokande Jennifer Raaf Preview Abstract