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Session J1: The Essence of Neutrinos

Sponsoring Units: DPF DNP
Chair: Kate Scholberg, Duke University
Room: Grand A

Sunday, May 1, 2011 1:30PM - 2:06PM		J1.00001: Measurements of Reactor Neutrinos at Short Distances Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 2:06PM - 2:42PM		J1.00002: Measurements of Reactor Neutrinos at Long Baselines: KamLAND and Beyond Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 2:42PM - 3:18PM		J1.00003: Weighing Neutrinos Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session J2: Centennial of Superconductivity

Sponsoring Units: FHP
Chair: Martin Blume, Brookhaven National Laboratory and APS
Room: Grand BCD

Sunday, May 1, 2011 1:30PM - 2:06PM		J2.00001: Superconductivity: Anatomy of a Discovery Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 2:06PM - 2:42PM		J2.00002: Superconductivity at 100 - what materials will serve us in the next century? Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 2:42PM - 3:18PM		J2.00003: Superconductivity beyond superconductors Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session J3: New Results from the Cosmos

Sponsoring Units: DAP
Chair: Neil Cornish, Montana State University
Room: Garden 3

Sunday, May 1, 2011 1:30PM - 2:06PM		J3.00001: The Backlit Universe: How Distant Quasars Illuminate the Large Scale Structure Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 2:06PM - 2:42PM		J3.00002: Catching Shadows: Kepler's Year-Two Transit Census Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 2:42PM - 3:18PM		J3.00003: Herschel/Planck Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session J4: Nuclear Theory

Sponsoring Units: DNP GFB
Chair: Wayne Polyzou, University of Iowa
Room: Garden 4

Sunday, May 1, 2011 1:30PM - 1:42PM		J4.00001: Momentum-space Argonne V18 potential Saravanan Veerasamy, Wayne Polyzou Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 1:42PM - 1:54PM		J4.00002: Finite-cutoff renormalization of the chiral NN potential Ruprecht Machleidt, Ehab Marji, Christopher Zeoli Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 1:54PM - 2:06PM		J4.00003: Integral relations in three-nucleon scattering Alejandro Kievsky Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 2:06PM - 2:18PM		J4.00004: Isobar configurations in $^3$He ground state Rakhsha Nasseripour Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 2:18PM - 2:30PM		J4.00005: Geometric phases in classical three-body dynamics Florence J. Lin Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 2:30PM - 2:42PM		J4.00006: Decoupling of Spurious Deep Bound States with the Similarity Renormalization Group K.A. Wendt, R.J. Furnstahl, R.J. Perry Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 2:42PM - 2:54PM		J4.00007: A light-front coupled cluster method for quantum field theories John Hiller, Sophia Chabysheva Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 2:54PM - 3:06PM		J4.00008: Application of a light-front coupled cluster method Sophia Chabysheva, John Hiller Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 3:06PM - 3:18PM		J4.00009: Shear Viscosity of the normal phase of Unitary Fermi Gas from the Epsilon Expansion Andrei Kryjevski Preview Abstract

Session J5: Forum on Physics and Society, Awards Session

Sponsoring Units: FPS
Chair: Charles Ferguson, Federation of American Scientists
Room: Royal AB

Sunday, May 1, 2011 1:30PM - 2:06PM		J5.00001: Joseph A. Burton Forum Award Talk: How a Physics Education has Influenced Practice and Graduate Education in Technically-Focused Quantitative Policy Analysis Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 2:06PM - 2:42PM		J5.00002: Leo Szilard Lectureship Award Talk Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session J6: The Digital Divide in 2010

Sponsoring Units: FIP
Chair: Harvey Newman, California Institute Technology
Room: Terrace A-F

Sunday, May 1, 2011 1:30PM - 2:06PM		J6.00001: The Digital Divide: A Global View Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 2:06PM - 2:42PM		J6.00002: Research and education networks in Latin America: a Time of Change Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 2:42PM - 3:18PM		J6.00003: Quantifying the Worldwide Digital Divide: The Emergence of Africa Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session J7: Instrumentation I

Sponsoring Units: DNP
Chair: Andreas Piechaczek, Oak Ridge Associated Universities
Room: Grand E

Sunday, May 1, 2011 1:30PM - 1:42PM		J7.00001: A testing system for CUORE preamplifier production Xiaohua Liu Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 1:42PM - 1:54PM		J7.00002: LGB Crystals in Plastic for Anti-Neutrino Detection and $^{3}$He Replacement Kareem Kazkaz, Nathaniel Bowden, Peter Nelson, Marisa Pedretti Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 1:54PM - 2:06PM		J7.00003: Demonstration of a Lightguide Detector for Liquid Argon TPCs Leonard Bugel, J. Conrad, C. Ignarra, B. Jones, T. Katori, T. Smidt, H. Tanaka Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 2:06PM - 2:18PM		J7.00004: Compton Imaging results of the AGATA A006 detector Mike Slee, Andrew Boston, Helen Boston, Daniel Judson, Steven Moon Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 2:18PM - 2:30PM		J7.00005: The GlueX Barrel Electromagnetic Calorimeter Zisis Papandreou, George Lolos, Andrei Semenov Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 2:30PM - 2:42PM		J7.00006: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 2:42PM - 2:54PM		J7.00007: The Monte-Carlo Environment for the STAR High Level Trigger Hongwei Ke, Hao Qiu, Xiangming Sun Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 2:54PM - 3:06PM		J7.00008: e+A physics at an Electron-Ion Collider Matthew Lamont Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 3:06PM - 3:18PM		J7.00009: A Novel Detector for High Flux Thermal Neutrons Elise Martin, Septimiu Balascuta, David Bowman, Chris Crawford, Charles Fieseler, Nadia Fomin, Kyle Grammer, Geoffrey Greene, Seppo Penttila Preview Abstract

Session J8: Accelerator Neutrino Results

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: JoAnne Hewett, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Room: Grand F

Sunday, May 1, 2011 1:30PM - 1:42PM		J8.00001: New Neutrino Oscillation Results from T2K James Imber Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 1:42PM - 1:54PM		J8.00002: Neutrino-induced charged-current neutral pion (CCpi0) production in the P0D in the T2K experiment Daniel Ruterbories Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 1:54PM - 2:06PM		J8.00003: Measurement of Neutral Current Pi 0 Cross Section using T2K ND280 Pi 0 Detector Karin Gilje, Glenn Lopez Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 2:06PM - 2:18PM		J8.00004: Analysis of muon anti-neutrino disappearance with the MINOS Detectors and the NuMI Beamline R. Benton Pahlka Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 2:18PM - 2:30PM		J8.00005: A Study of the Neutrino Mass Hierarchy with MINOS Far Detector Atmospheric Neutrinos Xinjie Qiu Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 2:30PM - 2:42PM		J8.00006: Measuring Antineutrino Oscillations in MINOS Richa Sharma Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 2:42PM - 2:54PM		J8.00007: A search for short-baseline muon neutrino disappearance with MiniBooNE and SciBooNE Kendall Mahn Preview Abstract

Session J9: Reactor Neutrino Experiments

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: Zarko Pavlovic, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Room: Grand G

Sunday, May 1, 2011 1:30PM - 1:42PM		J9.00001: Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment Muon System Yue Meng, Debabrata Mohapatra Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 1:42PM - 1:54PM		J9.00002: Daya Bay Neutrino Experiment: Goal, Progress and Schedule Zhe Wang Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 1:54PM - 2:06PM		J9.00003: Double Chooz: Status of calibration program Igor Ostrovskiy Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 2:06PM - 2:18PM		J9.00004: Prospects of Double Chooz Full Volume Calibration with optical finder: progress report Radovan Milincic Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 2:18PM - 2:30PM		J9.00005: The First Pair of Antineutrino Detectors for the Daya Bay Experiment Bryce Littlejohn Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 2:30PM - 2:42PM		J9.00006: The PMT system for the Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment Weili Zhong Preview Abstract

Session J10: Mini-symposium on Parity Violation II

Sponsoring Units: DNP
Chair: Robert Michaels, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Room: Garden 1

Sunday, May 1, 2011 1:30PM - 2:06PM		J10.00001: Recent Results in Parity-Violating Electron Scattering at Jefferson Lab: PREX and HAPPEX-III Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 2:06PM - 2:18PM		J10.00002: Recent Results and Future Plans from the A4 Experiment Wouter Deconinck Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 2:18PM - 2:30PM		J10.00003: HAPPEX III Instrumentation and Systematic Errors Rupesh Silwal Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 2:30PM - 2:42PM		J10.00004: Precision Measurement of Spectrometer Angles for Hall A Parity Violating Experiments Kiadtisak Saenboonruang Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 2:42PM - 2:54PM		J10.00005: $e-^2$H Parity Violating Deep Inelastic Scattering (PVDIS) at CEBAF 6 GeV Kai Pan Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 2:54PM - 3:06PM		J10.00006: One-loop Electroweak Radiative Corrections for Polarized M{\o}ller Scattering Svetlana Barkanova, Aleksandrs Aleksejevs, Alexander Ilyichev, Yury Kolomensky, Vladimir Zykunov Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 3:06PM - 3:18PM		J10.00007: Design of the 12 GeV MOLLER Spectrometer Juliette Mammei Preview Abstract

Session J11: Nuclear Structure II: A>70

Sponsoring Units: DNP
Chair: Jolie Cizewski, Rutgers University
Room: Garden 2

Sunday, May 1, 2011 1:30PM - 1:42PM		J11.00001: High-spin states in neutron-rich Nb isotopes near the line of stability N. Fotiades, J.A. Cizewski, R. Kr\"{u}cken, R.M. Clark, P. Fallon, I.Y. Lee, A.O. Macchiavelli, W. Younes Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 1:42PM - 1:54PM		J11.00002: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 1:54PM - 2:06PM		J11.00003: Experimental Investigation of Nuclear Tidal Waves in ${}^{102}Pd$ A.D. Ayangeakaa, U. Garg, S. Frauendorf, J.T. Matta, D. Patel, R. Chakrabarti, S.S. Ghugre, S. Mukhopadhyay, M.P. Carpenter, F. Kondev, D. Seweryniak, S. Zhu Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 2:06PM - 2:18PM		J11.00004: Continuum studies in Gd nuclei by particle-$\gamma $ coincidences T.J. Ross, R.O. Hughes, C.W. Beausang, J.M. Allmond, J.T. Burke, L.W. Phair, N. Scielzo, C.T. Angell, M.S. Basunia, D.L. Bleuel, R.J. Casperson, P. Fallon, R. Hatarik, J. Munson, S. Paschalis, M. Petri, J.J. Ressler Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 2:18PM - 2:30PM		J11.00005: Ultrahigh-spin spectroscopy of $^{168,171,172}$Hf W.C. Ma, S. Mukhopadhyay, R.B. Yadav, Y.C. Zhang, Q.A. Ijaz, J. Marsh, G.B. Hagemann, D.M. Cullen, L.L. Riedinger, D.J. Hartley, S. Lakshmi, S.S. Hota, P. Chowdhury, C.J. Chiara, M.P. Carpenter, R.V.F. Janssens, T.L. Khoo, F.G. Kondev, T. Lauritsen, S. Zhu Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 2:30PM - 2:42PM		J11.00006: Search for the Exotic Wobbling Mode in $^{171}$Re E.E. Pedicini, D.J. Hartley, J.R. Vanhoy, M.A. Riley, X. Wang, R.V.F. Janssens, P.F. Bertone, M.P. Carpenter, C.J. Chiara, G. G\"{u}rdal, F.G. Kondev, T. Lauritsen, E.A. McCutchan, S. Zhu, L.L. Riedinger, A.D. Ayangeakaa, U. Garg, J.T. Matta, W. Ma, S. Mukhopadhyay, P. Chowdhury, S. Hota Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 2:42PM - 2:54PM		J11.00007: Particle$\gamma $/fission studies of Uranium nuclei via (p,x) reactions R.O. Hughes, T.J. Ross, C.W. Beausang, J.T. Burke, N.D. Scielzo, J.M. Allmond, M.S. Basunia, C.M. Campbell, R.J. Casperson, H.L. Crawford, J. Munson, L. Phair, J.J. Ressler Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 2:54PM - 3:06PM		J11.00008: Experimental details for determining neutron-induced fission cross sections of picosecond states R.J. Casperson, J.T. Burke, I.J. Thompson, F.S. Dietrich, J.E. Escher, J.J. Ressler, N.D. Scielzo, E. Swanberg, W. Younes Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 3:06PM - 3:18PM		J11.00009: Occupation-number-based energy functional for nuclear masses Michael Bertolli Preview Abstract

Session J12: APS Editorial Q&A: APS and Open Access

Room: Royal CD

Sunday, May 1, 2011 2:30PM - 3:30PM

J12.00001: APS Editorial Q\&A: APS and Open Access Preview Abstract

Session J13: Integrating Modern Physics into the K-12 Curriculum I

Sponsoring Units: FEd DNP
Chair: Peggy Norris, Black Hills State University
Room: Royal EF

Sunday, May 1, 2011 1:30PM - 2:06PM		J13.00001: Modern Physics for Kids Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 2:06PM - 2:18PM		J13.00002: Nuclear Forensics for High School Science Catherine Mader, Heide Doss, Monica Plisch, Drew Isola, Kathy Mirakovitz Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 2:18PM - 2:30PM		J13.00003: The Physics of LASERs: Inquiry Lessons for High School Physics Students Heide Doss, Ed Lee, Monica Plisch Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 2:30PM - 2:42PM		J13.00004: A High School Conceptual Modern Physics Course Jeffrey Berndt, Andrew Alton, Barbara Newitt, Margaret McMahan Norris Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 2:42PM - 2:54PM		J13.00005: Physics for the 21st Century, a course in modern physics for teachers, students, and the pubic Noah Finkelstein, Stephanie Chasteen, Michele McLeod, Kelly Cramer Preview Abstract
Sunday, May 1, 2011 2:54PM - 3:06PM		J13.00006: Topics in Astrophysics and Cosmology for K-12 Classrooms Robert Eisenstein Preview Abstract