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Session G1: Lattice QCD and the Hadron Spectrum

Sponsoring Units: DNP
Chair: Huey-Wen Lin, University of Washington
Room: Grand A

Sunday, May 1, 2011 8:30AM - 9:06AM		G1.00001: The Meson Spectrum from Lattice QCD Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 9:06AM - 9:42AM		G1.00002: The baryon spectrum from lattice QCD Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 9:42AM - 10:18AM		G1.00003: The Experimental Spectrum of Hadrons Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session G2: Progress in Quantum Gravity

Sponsoring Units: GGR
Chair: Jorge Pullin, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
Room: Grand BCD

Sunday, May 1, 2011 8:30AM - 9:06AM		G2.00001: Progress in loop quantum gravity Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 9:06AM - 9:42AM		G2.00002: Kerr/CFT Correspondence Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 9:42AM - 10:18AM		G2.00003: Unitarity and Holography in Gravitational Physics Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session G3: Millisecond Pulsars

Sponsoring Units: DAP
Chair: Lynn Cominsky, Sonoma State University
Room: Garden 3

Sunday, May 1, 2011 8:30AM - 9:06AM		G3.00001: Building a Galactic Scale Nano-Hertz Gravitational Wave Observatory Using Pulsar timing Techniques Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 9:06AM - 9:42AM		G3.00002: Testing Fundamental Physics with Radio Pulsars Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 9:42AM - 10:18AM		G3.00003: Millisecond Pulsars at Gamma-Ray Energies: Fermi Detections and Implications Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session G4: The Scent of Neutrinos

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: Kara Hoffman, University of Maryland
Room: Garden 4

Sunday, May 1, 2011 8:30AM - 9:06AM		G4.00001: Neutrino Theories Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 9:06AM - 9:42AM		G4.00002: Neutrino Results from Accelerators Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 9:42AM - 10:18AM		G4.00003: Low Energy Neutrino Oscillations Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session G5: Pipkin Award and Quantum Technologies for Gravitational Wave Detection

Sponsoring Units: GGR GPMFC
Chair: Blayne Heckel, University of Washington
Room: Royal AB

Sunday, May 1, 2011 8:30AM - 9:06AM		G5.00001: Squeezed Light Techniques for Gravitational Wave Detection Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 9:06AM - 9:42AM		G5.00002: Quantum Noise and Opto-mechanics in Advanced Gravitational-wave Detectors Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 9:42AM - 10:18AM		G5.00003: Francis M. Pipkin Award Talk: Lorentz and CPT Symmetry Tests with Atomic Co-Magnetometers Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session G6: Excellence in Physics Education Award Session

Sponsoring Units: FEd
Chair: Paula Heron, University of Washington
Room: Terrace A-F

Sunday, May 1, 2011 8:30AM - 9:06AM		G6.00001: Excellence in Physics Education Award Talk: AAPT/PTRA Leader and the Participant Perspectives Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 9:06AM - 9:42AM		G6.00002: Excellence in Physics Education Award Talk: Evolving Evaluation and Evidence Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 9:42AM - 10:18AM		G6.00003: Excellence in Physics Education Award Talk: AAPT/PTRA - Part of the Solution Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session G7: Relativistic Heavy Ion Collisions I

Sponsoring Units: DNP
Chair: Miklos Gyulassy, Columbia University
Room: Grand E

Sunday, May 1, 2011 8:30AM - 8:42AM		G7.00001: Direct Photons in Cu+Cu collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}} = 62.4GeV$ Tim Hester Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 8:42AM - 8:54AM		G7.00002: Thermal Photon measurement using the Hadron Blind Detector: Status and Outlook Sky Rolnick Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 8:54AM - 9:06AM		G7.00003: The high $p_T$ non-photonic electron measurements in $Au+Au$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}= 200$~GeV at RHIC/STAR Wenqin Xu Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 9:06AM - 9:18AM		G7.00004: Ultraperipheral Heavy Ion Collisions at RHIC and LHC Anthony Baltz Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 9:18AM - 9:30AM		G7.00005: Measurement of Upsilon production cross section in d+Au collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$=200 GeV Anthony Kesich Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 9:30AM - 9:42AM		G7.00006: Dynamical magnetic enhancement of light and heavy quark jet quenching at RHIC and LHC Alessandro Buzzatti, Miklos Gyulassy Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 9:42AM - 9:54AM		G7.00007: Testing Non-conformal Holographic Models of Jet Quenching in A+A at RHIC and LHC Andrej Ficnar, Jorge Noronha, Miklos Gyulassy Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 9:54AM - 10:06AM		G7.00008: Simulation of Asymptotically AdS Spacetimes with a Generalized Harmonic Evolution Scheme Hans Bantilan Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 10:06AM - 10:18AM		G7.00009: Energy loss from holography Mohammed Mia Preview Abstract

Session G8: BSM via Resonances

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: Sasha Pranko, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Room: Grand F

Sunday, May 1, 2011 8:30AM - 8:42AM		G8.00001: Search for pair production of doubly charged Higgs bosons in the $H^{++}H^{--}\rightarrow\tau^{+}\tau^{+}\tau^{-}\tau^{-}$ final state at D0 Louise Suter Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 8:42AM - 8:54AM		G8.00002: Search for a New Hadronic Resonance using Jet Ensembles at CDF Claudia Seitz, Eva Halkiadakis, Amitabh Lath Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 8:54AM - 9:06AM		G8.00003: Search for High-Mass Resonances in the Dilepton Final State with the ATLAS Detector Jeremy Love Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 9:06AM - 9:18AM		G8.00004: Search for collimated muon pairs (lepton jets) in the CMS experiment at LHC Aysen Tatarinov Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 9:18AM - 9:30AM		G8.00005: Search for Dijet Resonances in the Dijet Mass Distribution at CMS in pp Collisions Chiyoung Jeong Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 9:30AM - 9:42AM		G8.00006: Searching for New Physics at the LHC in t tbar production in the all-hadronic decay mode using top quark tagging Yiu Cheung Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 9:42AM - 9:54AM		G8.00007: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 9:54AM - 10:06AM		G8.00008: Interpreting the CMS ``ridge'' in 7 TeV p-p collisions from the LHC Lanny Ray Preview Abstract

Session G9: Tevatron Higgs Searches I

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: Michael Eads, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Room: Grand G

Sunday, May 1, 2011 8:30AM - 8:42AM		G9.00001: Search for associated production of a Z and a Higgs Boson in $\ell\ell b\bar{b}$ final states at D0 Emily Johnson Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 8:42AM - 8:54AM		G9.00002: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 8:54AM - 9:06AM		G9.00003: Search for a standard model Higgs boson produced in association with a $W$ boson using a DLM and discriminant analysis at CDF Masakazu Kurata Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 9:06AM - 9:18AM		G9.00004: Search for $ZH\rightarrow\ell\ell b\bar{b}$ Using The Matrix Element Technique at D0 Huong Nguyen Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 9:18AM - 9:30AM		G9.00005: Search for associated production of $W$/$Z$ and Higgs bosons in missing transverse energy plus $b$-quark jets final states at CDF Qiuguang Liu Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 9:30AM - 9:42AM		G9.00006: Search for associated production of a W and a Higgs Boson in $\ell\nu b\bar{b}$ final states at D0 Hatim Hegab Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 9:42AM - 9:54AM		G9.00007: Search for the Standard Model Higgs Boson in the $ZH\rightarrow\nu\nu$bb channel at D0 Abhinav Dubey Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 9:54AM - 10:06AM		G9.00008: Search for standard model Higgs boson production in association with a $W$ boson at CDF Martin Frank Preview Abstract

Session G10: Electromagnetic Interactions II

Sponsoring Units: DNP
Chair: Doug Higinbotham, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Room: Garden 1

Sunday, May 1, 2011 8:30AM - 8:42AM		G10.00001: Measurement of the Proton Form Factor Ratio $G_E/G_M$ from Double Spin Asymmetries Anusha Liyanage Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 8:42AM - 8:54AM		G10.00002: Coulomb Corrections in Deep Inelastic Scattering and the Nuclear Dependence of $R=\sigma_L/\sigma_T$ David Gaskell Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 8:54AM - 9:06AM		G10.00003: GEn Extraction at Q2 = 1 (GeV/c)$^2$ from Polarized 3He(e,e') Measurements Ge Jin Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 9:06AM - 9:18AM		G10.00004: Measurement of the Target Single-Spin Asymmetry in Quasi-Elastic $^3$He$^{\uparrow}$(e,e') Yawei Zhang Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 9:18AM - 9:30AM		G10.00005: Photo-production of $\Sigma^{*+}(1385)$ with CLAS Gagik Gavalian, Moskov Amaryan Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 9:30AM - 9:42AM		G10.00006: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract

Session G11: Characterization and Instrumentation for Gravitational Wave Detection

Sponsoring Units: DAP GGR
Chair: Sukanta Bose, Washington State University
Room: Garden 2

Sunday, May 1, 2011 8:30AM - 8:42AM		G11.00001: Modeling the Chi-square veto in the inspiral searches Rahul Biswas Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 8:42AM - 8:54AM		G11.00002: Multi-baseline signal consistency tests in searches for gravitational-wave signals in LIGO and Virgo detectors from compact binary coalescences Thilina Dayanga, Sukanta Bose Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 8:54AM - 9:06AM		G11.00003: Multivariate classification of signal versus background in the LIGO-Virgo search for high-mass compact binary coalescences Kari Hodge Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 9:06AM - 9:18AM		G11.00004: Environmental Influences in the Sixth Science Run of LIGO Anamaria Effler Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 9:18AM - 9:30AM		G11.00005: Critical Coupling Likelihood: A new approach to integrate LIGO data quality with searches for gravitational waves from compact binary coalescence Cristina Torres Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 9:30AM - 9:42AM		G11.00006: Reducing the effects of noise transients in gravitational-wave searches Thomas Abbott Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 9:42AM - 9:54AM		G11.00007: Cooling by evanescent-wave heat transfer in a parallel plane geometry Richard Ottens, V. Quetschke, G. Mueller, D.H. Reitze, D.B. Tanner Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 9:54AM - 10:06AM		G11.00008: Error Sources for Gravitational Wave Sensors using Atom Interferometry Peter L. Bender Preview Abstract

Session G12: Gravitational Astrophysics

Sponsoring Units: GGR
Chair: Carlos Lousto, Rochester Institute of Technology
Room: Royal CD

Sunday, May 1, 2011 8:30AM - 8:42AM		G12.00001: Dynamics and Gravitational Wave Signature of Collapsar Formation Christian D. Ott, Christian Reisswig, Erik Schnetter, Evan O'Connor, Ulrich Sperhake, Frank Loeffler, Peter Diener, Ernazar Abdikamalov, Ian Hawke, Adam Burrows Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 8:42AM - 8:54AM		G12.00002: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 8:54AM - 9:06AM		G12.00003: Testing the black hole no-hair theorem at the galactic center Laleh Sadeghian, Clifford M. Will Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 9:06AM - 9:18AM		G12.00004: Astrometric Effects of a Stochastic Gravitational Wave Background Laura Book, Eanna Flanagan Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 9:18AM - 9:30AM		G12.00005: Can Lensing Constrain a Boson Star in the Galactic Center Amitai Bin-Nun Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 9:30AM - 9:42AM		G12.00006: Conformal Gravity Rotation Curves and the Impact of a Quadratic Potential in Conformal Gravity James O'Brien Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 9:42AM - 9:54AM		G12.00007: How well can LISA measure black hole binaries when the spins are aligned by gas accretion? Ryan Lang, Scott Hughes, Neil Cornish Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 9:54AM - 10:06AM		G12.00008: Apsidal Precession in Double White Dwarfs Binaries Francesca Valsecchi, Will Farr, Bart Willems, Christopher Deloye, Vassiliki Kalogera Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 10:06AM - 10:18AM		G12.00009: The Signature of Black Hole-Neutron Star Binaries Steven Liebling, Matthew Anderson, Eric Hirschmann, Luis Lehner, Patrick Motl, David Neilsen, Carlos Palenzuela Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 10:18AM - 10:30AM		G12.00010: Fully Nonlinear Numerical Evolutions of Small-Mass-Ratio Black-Hole Binaries Yosef Zlochower, Carlos Lousto, Manuela Campanelli, Hiroyuki Nakano Preview Abstract

Session G13: Instrumentation for Dark Matter Detection

Sponsoring Units: DAP DPF GPMFC
Chair: Juan Collar, University of Chicago
Room: Royal EF

Sunday, May 1, 2011 8:30AM - 8:42AM		G13.00001: Proportional scintillation light signal in the XENON100 - optimization and characterization Emilija Pantic Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 8:42AM - 8:54AM		G13.00002: The Photomultiplier Calibration Procedure for the DarkSide Dark Matter Program Jason Brodsky Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 8:54AM - 9:06AM		G13.00003: Systematic Characterization of the QUPID Photodetector Kevin Lung Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 9:06AM - 9:18AM		G13.00004: Charge Transport Studies in SuperCDMS Detectors Arran Phipps, Kyle Sundqvist, Albert Lam, Bernard Sadoulet Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 9:18AM - 9:30AM		G13.00005: Measurement of the reflectivity to 178nm light of the PTFE used in the Xenon100 Bin Choi Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 9:30AM - 9:42AM		G13.00006: Update of Direct Dark Matter Search using CCDs Natalie Harrison, Juan Estrada Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 9:42AM - 9:54AM		G13.00007: Simulations of TES Sensors for SuperCDMS Adam Anderson, Steven Leman, Kevin McCarthy, Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 9:54AM - 10:06AM		G13.00008: New Measurement of the Scintillation Efficiency of Low Energy Nuclear Recoils in Liquid Xenon Guillaume Plante, E. Aprile, R. Budnik, B. Choi, K.-L. Giboni, R.F. Lang, K.E. Lim, A.J. Melgarejo Fernandez Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 10:06AM - 10:18AM		G13.00009: Characterization of QUPID Photodectors Under Liquid Xenon Artin Teymourian Preview Abstract