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Session C2: Invited Session: DPF Prize Session II

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: Joanne Hewett, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Room: Chatham Ballroom A

Saturday, April 5, 2014 1:30PM - 1:54PM		C2.00001: J. J. Sakurai Prize: Scattering Amplitudes - the Story of Loops and Legs Invited Speaker: Lance Dixon Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 1:54PM - 2:18PM		C2.00002: J. J. Sakurai Prize: Precision Quantum Chromodynamics at the LHC Invited Speaker: David Kosower Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 2:18PM - 2:42PM		C2.00003: J. J. Sakurai Prize: Harmony of Scattering Amplitudes: From Gauge Theory to Supergravity Invited Speaker: Zvi Bern Preview Abstract

Session C3: Invited Session: Nuclear Physics at the Gamma-ray Intensity Frontier

Sponsoring Units: DNP
Chair: Calvin Howell, Duke University
Room: Chatham Ballroom B

Saturday, April 5, 2014 1:30PM - 2:06PM		C3.00001: The ``light-est'' of all Projectiles: Nuclear Structure Studies Using Photonuclear Reactions Invited Speaker: Norbert Pietralla Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 2:06PM - 2:42PM		C3.00002: Nuclear Astrophysics with Gamma-ray Beams Invited Speaker: Ernst Rehm Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 2:42PM - 3:18PM		C3.00003: Studies of Few-Nucleon Systems and Nucleon Structure with Gamma-ray Beams Invited Speaker: Haiyan Gao Preview Abstract

Session C4: Invited Session: Astrophysical and Cosmological Neutrinos

Sponsoring Units: DAP DPF
Chair: Nathan Whitehorn, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Room: Chatham Ballroom C

Saturday, April 5, 2014 1:30PM - 2:06PM		C4.00001: Theoretical Implications of IceCube Neutrinos Invited Speaker: Markus Ahlers Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 2:06PM - 2:42PM		C4.00002: Searching for the neutrino flux from cosmic GZK interactions Invited Speaker: Amy Connolly Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 2:42PM - 3:18PM		C4.00003: Cosmological constraints on number of neutrinos and neutrino masses Invited Speaker: Zhen Hou Preview Abstract

Session C6: Hadronic Physics

Sponsoring Units: DNP
Chair: Alan Krisch, University of Michigan
Room: 200

Saturday, April 5, 2014 1:30PM - 1:42PM		C6.00001: Probing the Hadronic Weak Interaction using Polarized Slow Neutron Spin Rotation in L4He Eamon Anderson Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 1:42PM - 1:54PM		C6.00002: Radiative Transitions of the Y(4260) at BES Manuel Lara Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 1:54PM - 2:06PM		C6.00003: Study of the spin-flavor structure of excited baryon masses from lattice QCD Ishara Fernando Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 2:06PM - 2:18PM		C6.00004: Single and double polarization asymmetries from deeply virtual $\pi^0$ production with a longitudinally polarized proton target Andrey Kim Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 2:18PM - 2:30PM		C6.00005: Results from E07--013: Target Normal Single-Spin Asymmetry in Inclusive DIS Timothy Holmstrom Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 2:30PM - 2:42PM		C6.00006: Search for Y(4260) $\rightarrow KK J/\psi$ at BESIII Daniel Bennett Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 2:42PM - 2:54PM		C6.00007: Concept for an Electron Ion Collider detector built around the BaBar solenoid Jin Huang Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 2:54PM - 3:06PM		C6.00008: Fermion Mass Generation without a Chiral condensate Venkitesh Ayyar, Shailesh Chandrasekharan Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 3:06PM - 3:18PM		C6.00009: Precise Measurement of the Mass of the $\tau$ Lepton Tao Luo Preview Abstract

Session C7: Reactions: Hadrons & Light Nuclei

Sponsoring Units: DNP
Chair: Sait Umar, Vanderbilt University
Room: 201

Saturday, April 5, 2014 1:30PM - 1:42PM		C7.00001: T-T Neutron Spectrum from Inertial Confinement Implosions Joseph Caggiano, Daniel Sayre, Carl Brune, Maria Gatu Johnson, Dennis McNabb, Andrew Bacher Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 1:42PM - 1:54PM		C7.00002: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 1:54PM - 2:06PM		C7.00003: The $^{124}$Xe(n,$\gamma $)$^{125}$Xe and $^{124}$Xe(n,2n)$^{123}$Xe Reactions and NIF Megha Bhike, Werner Tornow, Nurin Ludin Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 2:06PM - 2:18PM		C7.00004: Cross section measurements for $\gamma$-rays emitted in $^{103}$Rh($n, x n y p z a \gamma$) reactions N. Fotiades, M. Devlin, R.O. Nelson, T. Kawano Preview Abstract

Session C8: Neutron Stars and Pulsars

Sponsoring Units: DAP
Chair: Slavko Bogdanov, Columbia University
Room: 202

Saturday, April 5, 2014 1:30PM - 1:42PM		C8.00001: Neutron Star Equation of State Constraints from Pulsed X-ray Emission Sharon Morsink, Abigail Stevens, Jason Fiege, Denis Leahy Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 1:42PM - 1:54PM		C8.00002: Universal I-Love-Q and Multipole-Love Relations Kent Yagi, Nicolas Yunes Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 1:54PM - 2:06PM		C8.00003: Three-Hair Newtonian Relations for Rotating Stars Leo Stein, Kent Yagi, Nicolas Yunes Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 2:06PM - 2:18PM		C8.00004: Non-Spherical Stellar Models of Compact Stars Omair Zubairi, Fridolin Weber, Efrain Ferrer, Vivian Incera Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 2:18PM - 2:30PM		C8.00005: Nucleosynthesis in Neutron Stars Samina Masood Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 2:30PM - 2:42PM		C8.00006: Thermal Conductivity of the Neutron Star Crust Abbar Sajad, Joseph Carlson, Huaiyu Duan, Sanjay Reddy Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 2:42PM - 2:54PM		C8.00007: The Long Term Variability and X-ray Bursts of Cygnus X-2 Alan Smale, Patricia Boyd, Shaina Reisman Preview Abstract

Session C9: Galaxies and Clusters

Sponsoring Units: DAP
Chair: Tonia Venters, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Room: 203

Saturday, April 5, 2014 1:30PM - 1:42PM		C9.00001: The deceleration of nebular shells in evolved planetary nebulae Margarita Pereyra, Michael Gerard Richer, Jose Alberto Lopez Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 1:42PM - 1:54PM		C9.00002: Evolution of dwarf galaxies simulated in the cosmological LCDM scenario Alejandro Gonzalez, Pedro Colin, Vladimir Avila-Reese, Aldo Rodriguez-Puebla, Octavio Valenzuela Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 1:54PM - 2:06PM		C9.00003: Broadband Spectral Modeling of NGC 253 from Hard X-rays to TeV Gamma Rays Tonia Venters, Daniel Wik, Bret Lehmer, Mihoko Yukita, Ann Hornschemeier, Andrew Ptak, Andreas Zezas, Keith Bechtol, Megan Argo, Vallia Antoniou, Fiona Harrison, Roman Krivonos, Jean-Christophe Leyder, Thomas Maccarone, Daniel Stern, William Zhang Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 2:06PM - 2:18PM		C9.00004: Spectral Energy Distributions and X-ray Variability of the Blazar PKS 2155-304 Paul Wiita, Jai Bhagwan, Alok Gupta, Iossif Papadakis Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 2:18PM - 2:30PM		C9.00005: Abell 2146: A unique bullet cluster system Lindsay King, Jacob White, Rebecca Canning, Helen Russell, Joseph Coleman Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 2:30PM - 2:42PM		C9.00006: Evolution of the outer planets and planetesimals due to gas drag in transition disks Samuel Navarro, Mauricio Reyes-Ruiz, H\'ector Aveves, Carlos Chavez, Santiago Torres Preview Abstract

Session C10: Invited Session: Impacts and Experiences with MOOCs

Sponsoring Units: FEd
Chair: James Brown, Wabash College
Room: 204

Saturday, April 5, 2014 1:30PM - 2:06PM		C10.00001: A MOOC for Introductory Physics Invited Speaker: Michael Schatz Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 2:06PM - 2:42PM		C10.00002: Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for Physics - and for You? Invited Speaker: David E. Pritchard Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 2:42PM - 3:18PM		C10.00003: Riding the MOOC Tsunami Invited Speaker: Wolfgang Bauer Preview Abstract

Session C11: Invited Session: Increasing the Participation of Women in Physics - Current Studies and Efforts

Sponsoring Units: CSWP
Room: Oglethorpe Auditorium

Saturday, April 5, 2014 1:30PM - 2:06PM		C11.00001: Sociological Perspectives on College Women's Pathways to Persistence in Physics Invited Speaker: Lara Perez-Felkner Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 2:06PM - 2:42PM		C11.00002: The Conferences for Undergraduate Women in Physics Invited Speaker: Susan Blessing Preview Abstract

Session C12: Axion and Dark Matter I

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: Robert Bernstein, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Room: 100

Saturday, April 5, 2014 1:30PM - 1:42PM		C12.00001: Status and Overview of the Axion Dark Matter Experiment (ADMX) Leslie Rosenberg Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 1:42PM - 1:54PM		C12.00002: Design of Axion Dark Matter Experiment (ADMX) Upgrade Dmitry Lyapustin Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 1:54PM - 2:06PM		C12.00003: First results from ADMX Experiment: Phase IIa Gray Rybka Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 2:06PM - 2:18PM		C12.00004: The ADMX ultra-low noise receiver Christian Boutan Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 2:18PM - 2:30PM		C12.00005: A tunable microstrip SQUID amplifier for the Axion Dark Matter eXperiment (ADMX) Sean O'Kelley, Jorn Hansen, Elan Weingarten, Michael Mueck, Gene Hilton, John Clarke Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 2:30PM - 2:42PM		C12.00006: Design considerations for extending ADMX to temperatures below 1K Miguel Gonzalez Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 2:42PM - 2:54PM		C12.00007: Seaching for axions with ADMX: Higher Order Microwave Cavity Modes James Sloan Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 2:54PM - 3:06PM		C12.00008: Results from a modulation sensitive search for non-virialized halo axions J. Hoskins Preview Abstract

Session C14: Undergraduate Research and Outreach - SPS II

Chair: Kendra Redmond, Society of Physics Students - AIP
Room: 102

Saturday, April 5, 2014 1:30PM - 1:42PM		C14.00001: Forgotten Trailblazers: The History of Women in Physics and Astronomy Fiona Muir Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 1:42PM - 1:54PM		C14.00002: Models of the rotation curve for the Milky Way Galaxy Robert Moss, James O'Brien Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 1:54PM - 2:06PM		C14.00003: Quantum Effects in Nanoscale MOSFET Devices at Low Temperature Alexandra Day Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 2:06PM - 2:18PM		C14.00004: A Solution of Backlight Bleed Drawback of LCDs can be seen by Long Range Ordered Nematic Domain of Liquid Crystal 8CB Dipti Sharma Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 2:18PM - 2:30PM		C14.00005: Failure of the Cross Correlation Measurement Technique Ken McGill, Katie Ham, Kris Schock Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 2:30PM - 2:42PM		C14.00006: AIP's Career Pathways Project Jose Avila Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 2:42PM - 2:54PM		C14.00007: Going to work with an undergraduate physics degree Toni Sauncy, Kendra Redmond, Roman Czujko Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 2:54PM - 3:06PM		C14.00008: Searching for Dark Matter with the NO$\nu$A Neutrino Telescope Liting Xiao Preview Abstract

Session C15: Gravitational Wave Astrophysics II

Chair: Ben Lackey, Princeton
Room: 103

Saturday, April 5, 2014 1:30PM - 1:42PM		C15.00001: The Loudest Gravitational Wave Events Hsin-Yu Chen, Daniel Holz Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 1:42PM - 1:54PM		C15.00002: The NINJA-2 project: Detecting and characterizing gravitational waveforms modelled using numerical binary black hole simulations Ian Harry Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 1:54PM - 2:06PM		C15.00003: Impact of higher-order modes on parameter recovery from binary black hole coalescences Larne Pekowsky Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 2:06PM - 2:18PM		C15.00004: The gravitational-wave signature of binary black holes in spin-orbit resonances Michael Kesden, Davide Gerosa, Emanuele Berti, Richard O'Shaughnessy, Ulrich Sperhake Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 2:18PM - 2:30PM		C15.00005: Estimating parameters of BH-NS binaries with gravitational waves Richard O'Shaughnessy, Ben Farr, Evan Ochsner, Chunglee Kim, Vivien Raymond, Hee-Suk Cho Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 2:30PM - 2:42PM		C15.00006: Techniques for high-frequency searches for Gravitational Waves associated with Gamma-ray Bursts Daniel Hoak Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 2:42PM - 2:54PM		C15.00007: An all-sky search for unmodeled long-duration transient gravitational-wave signals Tanner Prestegard Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 2:54PM - 3:06PM		C15.00008: NANOGrav Limits on Continuous Gravitational Waves from Supermassive Black Hole Binaries Justin Ellis Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 3:06PM - 3:18PM		C15.00009: NANOGrav: prospects for the detection of a stochastic background of low-frequency gravitational waves Xavier Siemens Preview Abstract

Session C16: Mathematical Aspects of General Relativity I

Chair: Ivan Booth
Room: 104

Saturday, April 5, 2014 1:30PM - 1:42PM		C16.00001: Universality in the collapse of rotating gravitational waves Tony Chu Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 1:42PM - 1:54PM		C16.00002: Thermodynamic and Dynamic Stability of Asymptotically Anti-de Sitter Black Holes Stephen Green, Stefan Hollands, Akihiro Ishibashi, Robert Wald Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 1:54PM - 2:06PM		C16.00003: Positive energy and stability of black holes Kartik Prabhu, Robert Wald Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 2:06PM - 2:18PM		C16.00004: Turning Point Instabilities for Relativistic Stars and Black Holes Joshua Schiffrin, Robert Wald Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 2:18PM - 2:30PM		C16.00005: Retarded Fields of Null Particles and the Memory Effect Alexander Tolish, Robert Wald Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 2:30PM - 2:42PM		C16.00006: Spacetime Approach to Force-free Magnetospheres Samuel Gralla, Ted Jacobson Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 2:42PM - 2:54PM		C16.00007: Magnetohydrodynamical Analogue of a Black Hole Nelson Zamorano, Felipe Asenjo Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 2:54PM - 3:06PM		C16.00008: The Quasinormal Modes of the Kerr-Newman Spacetime in the Small Charge Limit Zachary Mark, Huan Yang, Aaron Zimmerman, Yanbei Chen Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 3:06PM - 3:18PM		C16.00009: Eikonal Green function of the Kerr spacetime Aaron Zimmerman, Huan Yang, Fan Zhang, Yanbei Chen Preview Abstract

Session C17: Invited Session: Journeys in the History of Physics: Pais Prize Session in Honor of David Cassidy

Sponsoring Units: FHP
Chair: David Cassidy, Hofstra University
Room: 105-106

Saturday, April 5, 2014 1:30PM - 2:06PM		C17.00001: Abraham Pais Prize : Physics, History, and Biography Invited Speaker: David C. Cassidy Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 2:06PM - 2:42PM		C17.00002: Toward a Rethinking of the Relativity Revolution Invited Speaker: Daniel Siegel Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 2:42PM - 3:18PM		C17.00003: An Insider's History of Some of the Significant Changes In the APS from the 1960s to Today Invited Speaker: Brian Schwartz Preview Abstract