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Session D2: Invited Session: Particle Physics in Antarctica

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: Kara Hoffman, University of Maryland
Room: Regency Ballroom V

Saturday, March 31, 2012 3:30PM - 4:06PM		D2.00001: Particle Physics with IceCube Invited Speaker: Darren Grant Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 4:06PM - 4:42PM		D2.00002: DM-Ice: A search for dark matter at the South Pole Invited Speaker: Reina Maruyama Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 4:42PM - 5:18PM		D2.00003: Antarctic radio Askaryan neutrino telescopes Invited Speaker: Amy Connolly Preview Abstract

Session D3: Invited Session: Research in Cosmology Education

Sponsoring Units: FEd DAP
Chair: Lynn Cominsky, Sonoma State University
Room: Hanover CDE

Saturday, March 31, 2012 3:30PM - 4:06PM		D3.00001: Exploring Students' Ideas About Cosmological Concepts Invited Speaker: Janelle M. Bailey Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 4:06PM - 4:42PM		D3.00002: Using The Results From Research on Undergraduate Learning in Cosmology to Create an Immersive Web-Based Curriculum Invited Speaker: Kim Coble Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 4:42PM - 5:18PM		D3.00003: A Research Informed Approach to Teaching Cosmology to Our Society's Future Leaders Invited Speaker: Edward Prather Preview Abstract

Session D4: Invited Session: Analytical Relativity Meets Numerical Relativity

Sponsoring Units: GGR
Chair: Emanuele Berti, University of Mississippi/California Institute of Technology
Room: International Ballroom North

Saturday, March 31, 2012 3:30PM - 4:06PM		D4.00001: Interfacing analytical- and numerical relativity for gravitational-wave astronomy Invited Speaker: Ajith Parameswaran Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 4:06PM - 4:42PM		D4.00002: The overlap of numerical relativity, perturbation theory and post-Newtonian theory in the binary black hole problem Invited Speaker: Alexandre Le Tiec Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 4:42PM - 5:18PM		D4.00003: Binary black hole mergers: astrophysics and implications for space-based gravitational-wave detectors Invited Speaker: Ryan Lang Preview Abstract

Session D5: Panel Discussion: Forum at Forty

Sponsoring Units: FPS
Chair: Pushpalatha Bhat, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Room: International Ballroom South

Saturday, March 31, 2012 3:30PM - 4:06PM		D5.00001: Creativity and Funding Reality in Physics Invited Speaker: Martin Perl Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 4:06PM - 4:16PM		D5.00002: Panelists Remarks -- The Start of the Forum on Physics and Society Invited Speaker: Brian Schwartz Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 4:16PM - 4:26PM		D5.00003: Physics and Society: A sub-discipline of Physics Invited Speaker: David Hafemeister Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 4:26PM - 4:36PM		D5.00004: Panelist Remarks Invited Speaker: Peter Zimmerman Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 4:36PM - 4:46PM		D5.00005: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Physics and Society in the new millenium Invited Speaker: Andrew Zwicker Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 4:46PM - 5:18PM		D5.00006: Panel Discussion Preview Abstract

Session D6: Invited Session: Accelerator Driven Systems

Sponsoring Units: DPB
Chair: William Barletta, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Room: Embassy C

Saturday, March 31, 2012 3:30PM - 4:06PM		D6.00001: High Power Linacs for ADS Invited Speaker: John Galambos Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 4:06PM - 4:42PM		D6.00002: High Power Cyclotrons for Accelerator Driven System (ADS) Invited Speaker: Luciano Calabretta Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 4:42PM - 5:18PM		D6.00003: Nuclear Engineering Issues of ADS Invited Speaker: Sama Bilbao y Le\'on Preview Abstract

Session D7: Inflation and Cosmology

Sponsoring Units: DAP
Chair: Stephon Alexander, Haverford College
Room: Embassy D

Saturday, March 31, 2012 3:30PM - 3:42PM		D7.00001: Inertial Systems Kinematically Defined in an Inflationary Universe David Savickas Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		D7.00002: Numerical Simulation of Chern-Simons Inflation David Garrison, Annie Preston, Stephon Alexander Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		D7.00003: Supersymmetric standard model inflation in the Planck era Nobuchika Okada, Masato Arai, Shinsuke Kawai Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		D7.00004: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		D7.00005: W-band Measurement of Cosmic Microwave Background Polarization with QUIET Makoto Nagai Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		D7.00006: The First Billion Years: From the First Stars to the First Galaxies John Wise, Matthew Turk, Michael Norman, Tom Abel, Britton Smith Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		D7.00007: The Dark Energy Survey Brenna Flaugher Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 4:54PM - 5:06PM		D7.00008: Optimization of Type Ia Supernovae Selection, Photometric Typing, and Cosmology Constraints Eda Gjergo, Jefferson Duggan, John Cunningham, Steve Kuhlmann, Rahul Biswas, Eve Kovacs Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 5:06PM - 5:18PM		D7.00009: Introducing the Pointon: A Heuristic Model for the Holographic Encoding of the Universe from First Principles Ronald de Strulle, Maximilian Rheinhart Preview Abstract

Session D8: Gravitational Waves: Data Analysis

Sponsoring Units: GGR DAP
Chair: Melissa Frei, Rochester Institute of Technology
Room: Embassy B

Saturday, March 31, 2012 3:30PM - 3:42PM		D8.00001: Practical stochastic template placement for spinning gravitational-wave inspiral searches Nickolas Fotopoulos, Stephen Privitera, Melissa Frei Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		D8.00002: Chirplet Clustering Algorithm for Black Hole Coalescence Signatures in Gravitational Wave Detectors Zachary Nemtzow, Eric Chassande-Mottin, Satyanarayan R.P. Mohapatra, Laura Cadonati Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		D8.00003: The NINJA-2 Waveform Catalog Larne Pekowsky Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		D8.00004: Loosely coherent searches for continuous gravitational waves Vladimir Dergachev Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		D8.00005: Helping to improve gravitational wave searches with the Critical Coupling Likelihood Technique Cristina Torres, Cesar Costa Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		D8.00006: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract

Session D9: Higgs Searches III

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: Alexey Drozdetskiy, University of Florida
Room: Embassy E

Saturday, March 31, 2012 3:30PM - 3:42PM		D9.00001: Measurement of Standard Model ZZ production at ATLAS Josh Kunkle Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		D9.00002: Measurement of the ZZ diboson cross section using the leptonic decay mode with the ATLAS detector Hayes Merritt Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		D9.00003: Search for NMSSM Higgs production with the CMS detector Aysen Tatarinov Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		D9.00004: Search for di-muon decays of a light CP-odd Higgs boson produced in radiative decays of the $\Upsilon(1S)$ at BABAR Vindhyawasini Prasad Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		D9.00005: Lepton Identification and Triggering for Standard Model Higgs Searches in the $\ell\nu jj$ final state at D0 Emily Johnson Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		D9.00006: QCD and EW corrections in exclusive events at the LHC Maria Beatriz Gay Ducati, Gustavo Silveira Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		D9.00007: Missing Mass Calculator: Improvements and Application to Higgs to Ditau Searches at CMS Jeffrey Roe Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 4:54PM - 5:06PM		D9.00008: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 5:06PM - 5:18PM		D9.00009: Measurement of the W boson mass at CDF Yu Zeng, Daniel Beecher, Ilija Bizjak, Chris Hays, Bodhitha Jayatilaka, Ashutosh Kotwal, Tom Riddick, Oliver Stelzer-Chilton, David Waters Preview Abstract

Session D10: Relativistic Heavy Ions I

Sponsoring Units: DNP
Chair: Senta Greene, Vanderbilt University
Room: Embassy A

Saturday, March 31, 2012 3:30PM - 3:42PM		D10.00001: The axial anomaly and three-flavor NJL model with confinement: constructing the QCD phase diagram Philip Powell, Gordon Baym Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		D10.00002: Measurement of high-pt azimuthal anisotropy in charged hadron production from 2.76 TeV PbPb collisions at CMS Victoria Zhukova Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		D10.00003: Decays of the rho mesons--a neglected source of low-mass dileptons? Peter Lichard Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		D10.00004: Determining the uncertainty on the charm cross section and the effect on the $J/\psi$ cross section Randy Nelson, Ramona Vogt, Anthony Frawley Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		D10.00005: J/Psi Analysis in Ultra Peripheral Collisions at Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider with STAR Dilan Madagodahettige Don Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		D10.00006: Spatial correlation functions in lattice QCD and quarkonium properties at high T Peter Petreczky Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		D10.00007: Photons from Spectators in Relativistic Heavy-Ion Reactions Edwin Norbeck, Yasar Onel Preview Abstract

Session D11: Nuclear Instrumentation and Applications

Sponsoring Units: DNP
Chair: Fred Wietfeldt, Tulane University
Room: Embassy F

Saturday, March 31, 2012 3:30PM - 3:42PM		D11.00001: Neutron Beam Characterization for the NPDGamma Experiment at the Spallation Neutron Source Elise Martin Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		D11.00002: Neutron Polarization Measurements with a 3He Spin Filter for the NPDGamma Experiment Matthew Musgrave Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		D11.00003: A liquid parahydrogen target for the NPDGamma Experiment Chad Gillis, Walter Fox, Hermann Nann, Mike Snow, Zhaowen Tang, John Vanderwerp, Rick Allen, Seppo Pentilla, Jack Thomison, Jiawei Mei, Satyaranjan Santra Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		D11.00004: Calculation of the Detector Solid Angles and Geometrical Factors for the NPDGamma Experiment Kyle Grammer Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		D11.00005: Cryogenic Design for the nEDM Experiment David Kendellen, David Haase, Paul Huffman Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		D11.00006: Characterization of segmented Silicon detectors for neutron beta decay experiments Americo Salas, Patrick McGaughey Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		D11.00007: The fused-silica Cherenkov detector system for the Qweak experiment Rob Mahurin Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 4:54PM - 5:06PM		D11.00008: Metal-loaded Liquid Scintillator for Neutrino Experiments Sunej Hans, Liangming Hu, Wai Ting Chan, Wanda Beriguete, Richard Rosero, James Cumming, Minfang Yeh Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 5:06PM - 5:18PM		D11.00009: Indium-loaded Liquid Scintillator for the Low Energy Neutrino Spectrometer (LENS) Liangming Hu, Sunej Hans, Richard Rosero, Wanda Beriguete, Wai Ting Chan, James Cumming, Minfang Yeh, Derek Roundtree, Bruce Vogelaar Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 5:18PM - 5:30PM		D11.00010: Scintillator-Layered Imaging Microscope for Environmental Research M.F. Kidd, S.R. Elliott, T.C. Onstott, S. Myeni, B. Stackhouse, S.M. Pfiffner, T. Vishnivetskaya, A. Layton, L.G. Whyte, N. Mykytczuk, J. Allan, R.C. Wilhem, R. Hettich, K. Chourey, T.J. Phelps, P. Hatcher Preview Abstract

Session D12: Invited Session: Testing of 3-Body Forces in Light Neutron-Rich Nuclei

Sponsoring Units: DNP
Chair: Ernst Rehm, Argonne National Laboratory
Room: Grand Hall East A/B

Saturday, March 31, 2012 3:30PM - 4:06PM		D12.00001: Study of neutron rich carbon isotopes Invited Speaker: Paul Fallon Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 4:06PM - 4:42PM		D12.00002: What can we learn about 3-body forces from electromagnetic transition rates? Invited Speaker: C.J. (Kim) Lister Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 4:42PM - 5:18PM		D12.00003: Recent results from MoNA-LISA Invited Speaker: Artemisia Spyrou Preview Abstract

Session D14: Axion Dark Matter Search

Sponsoring Units: GPMFC
Chair: Gianpaolo Carosi, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Room: Grand Hall East C

Saturday, March 31, 2012 3:30PM - 3:42PM		D14.00001: Results of a Search for Axion-Like Particles using the Yale Microwave Cavity Experiment Ana Malagon, O.K. Baker, J.L. Hirshfield, Y. Jiang, G. Kazakevitch, S. Kazakov, M.A. LaPointe, A.J. Martin, S. Shchelkunov, P.L. Slocum, A. Szymkowiak Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		D14.00002: Searches for Structured Axion Dark Matter with ADMX M. Hotz, C. Boutan, D. Lyapustin, L.J. Rosenberg, G. Rybka, A. Wagner, G. Carosi, S.J. Asztalos, C. Hagmann, D. Kinion, K. Van Bibber, J. Hoskins, J. Hwang, C. Martin, P. Sikivie, I. Stern, N.S. Sullivan, D.B. Tanner, J. Clarke, R. Bradley Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		D14.00003: Improvements to the Axion Dark Matter eXperiment High Resolution Axion Search J. Hoskins, J. Hwang, C. Martin, P. Sikivie, I. Stern, N.S. Sullivan, D.B. Tanner, C. Boutan, M. Hotz, D. Lyapustin, L.J. Rosenberg, G. Rybka, A. Wagner, S.J. Asztalos, G. Carosi, C. Hagmann, D. Kinion, K. van Bibber, R. Bradley, J. Clarke Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		D14.00004: ADMX Phase II: Progress and Expected Sensitivity D. Lyapustin, S.J. Asztalos, G. Carosi, C. Hagmann, D. Kinion, K. van Bibber, J. Hoskins, J. Hwang, C. Martin, P. Sikivie, I. Stern, N.S. Sullivan, D.B. Tanner, C. Boutan, M. Hotz, L.J. Rosenberg, G. Rybka, A. Wagner, R. Bradley, J. Clarke Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		D14.00005: High-Frequency Resonant Cavities for the Detection of Axion Dark Matter I. Stern, A.A. Chisholm, J. Hoskins, J. Hwang, C. Martin, P. Sikivie, N.S. Sullivan, D.B. Tanner, C. Boutan, M. Hotz, D. Lyapustin, G. Rybka, A. Wagner, L.J. Rosenberg, S.J. Asztalos, G. Carosi, C. Hagmann, D. Kinion, K. Van Bibber, R. Bradley, J. Clarke Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		D14.00006: Searching for Dark Matter Axions beyond ADMX Phase II G. Carosi, S.J. Asztalos, C. Hagmann, D. Kinion, K. van Bibber, J. Hoskins, J. Hwang, C. Martin, P. Sikivie, I. Stern, N.S. Sullivan, D.B. Tanner, C. Boutan, M. Hotz, D. Lyapustin, L.J. Rosenberg, G. Rybka, A. Wagner, R. Bradley, J. Clarke Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		D14.00007: Recent Developments in the SuperCDMS Experiment Bradford Welliver Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 4:54PM - 5:06PM		D14.00008: Low background experimental characterization of space charge in IZIP detectors W. Todd Doughty Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 5:06PM - 5:18PM		D14.00009: Ionization Measurements of 100~mm Diameter CDMS Ge Detectors Jianjie Zhang Preview Abstract

Session D15: 100 Years of Cosmic Rays: Educational Opportunities I

Sponsoring Units: FEd
Chair: Peggy Norris, Sanford Underground Laboratory at Homestake
Room: Grand Hall East D

Saturday, March 31, 2012 3:30PM - 3:42PM		D15.00001: Cosmic Rays for High School Students Marjorie Bardeen, Robert Peterson, Thomas Jordan Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		D15.00002: A Portable Classroom Cosmic Ray Detector Howard Matis Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		D15.00003: ASPIRE - Cloud Chambers as an Introduction to Cosmic Ray Observation Julie Callahan, John Matthews, Charles Jui Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		D15.00004: Measuring the speed of light using QuarkNet Muon detectors as a method to engage pre-high school students in scientific activity William Gabella, Medford Webster Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		D15.00005: Problem finding and open inquiry science teaching with PARTICLE Doug Hollinger, Kevin McFarland, Marjorie Bardeen Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		D15.00006: Education and Public Outreach of the Pierre Auger Cosmic Ray Observatory Gregory Snow Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		D15.00007: The ACME Project - Making ATLAS an High Energy ~Cosmic Ray Detector James Pinfold, Marjorie Bardeen Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 4:54PM - 5:06PM		D15.00008: Simulating Cosmic Ray Arrays with LEDs and Other Ideas for Bringing IceCube Science to the Classroom James Madsen, Jonathan Eisch, Mark Krasberg Preview Abstract
Saturday, March 31, 2012 5:06PM - 5:18PM		D15.00009: The Cosmic Ray Observatory Project: A Statewide Outreach and Education Experiment in Nebraska Daniel Claes, Gregory Snow Preview Abstract