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Session E2: Invited Session: Dark Matter - WIMPs

Sponsoring Units: DAP DPF
Chair: Tracy Slatyer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Room: Chatham Ballroom A

Saturday, April 5, 2014 3:30PM - 4:06PM		E2.00001: Direct Detection Searches for WIMPs Invited Speaker: Blas Cabrera Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 4:06PM - 4:42PM		E2.00002: Indirect detection of Particle Dark Matter with gamma rays - status and perspectives Invited Speaker: Jan Conrad Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 4:42PM - 5:18PM		E2.00003: Indirect Detection Searches for WIMPs with Neutrinos Invited Speaker: Carsten Rott Preview Abstract

Session E3: Invited Session: Rethinking the Quark-Gluon Plasma

Sponsoring Units: DNP
Chair: Helen Caines, Yale University
Room: Chatham Ballroom B

Saturday, April 5, 2014 3:30PM - 4:06PM		E3.00001: New Insights into how a QGP forms and evolves from the LHC Invited Speaker: Gunther Roland Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 4:06PM - 4:42PM		E3.00002: New Insights into when/how a QGP forms from RHIC Invited Speaker: Xin Dong Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 4:42PM - 5:18PM		E3.00003: QGP or not QGP? Invited Speaker: Vladimir Skokov Preview Abstract

Session E4: Invited Session: Panel Discussion on Career Opportunities for Physicists

Sponsoring Units: FGSA
Chair: Brock Russell, University of Maryland
Room: Chatham Ballroom C

Saturday, April 5, 2014 3:30PM - 3:45PM		E4.00001: Physics and Hard Disk Drives--A Career in Industry Invited Speaker: Steven Lambert Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 3:45PM - 5:18PM		E4.00002: Panel Discussion Steven Lambert, Meghan Anzelc, Brad Conrad, Katherine Harkay, Rafael Lang Preview Abstract

Session E6: Nuclear Astrophysics

Sponsoring Units: DNP
Chair: Andrew Steiner, INT/University of Washington
Room: 200

Saturday, April 5, 2014 3:30PM - 3:42PM		E6.00001: Nuclear Pasta Andre da Silva Schneider, Charles Horowitz, Don Berry, Christian Briggs Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 3:42PM - 3:54PM		E6.00002: Dissipation in multi-component compact stars Sophia Han, Mark Alford, Kai Schwenzer Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 3:54PM - 4:06PM		E6.00003: The Compact Accelerator System for Performing Astrophysical Research Underground - CASPAR Daniel Robertson, Manoel Couder, Uwe Greife, Doug Wells, Michael Wiescher Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 4:06PM - 4:18PM		E6.00004: Experimental techniques to use the (d,n) reaction for spectroscopy of low-lying proton-resonances Sean Kuvin, Ingo Wiedenh\"over, Lagy T. Baby, Jessica Baker, Daniel Santiago, Georgios Perdikakis, Dennis Gay, Imeh Ebong Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 4:18PM - 4:30PM		E6.00005: Measurement of the $^{25}$Al(d,n)$^{26}$Si(p) reaction at RESOLUT: Spectroscopy of $l=0$ and $l=1$ resonances Jessica Baker, Ingo Wiedenhover, Alexander Rojas, Lagy Baby, Sean Kuvin, Patrick Peplowski, Daniel Santiago-Gonzalez, Georgios Perdikakis, Dennis Gay Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 4:30PM - 4:42PM		E6.00006: The thermonuclear reaction rate of $^{17}$O($p$,$\gamma$)$^{18}$F---a low-energy, high beam current study at LENA Matthew Buckner, Christian Iliadis, Keegan Kelly, Lori Downen, Arthur Champagne, John Cesaratto, Richard Longland Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 4:42PM - 4:54PM		E6.00007: Lifetime Measurement of the 6.79 MeV State in 15O to Help Constrain the 14N(p,gamma)15O Reaction Rate Naomi Galinski, Sky Sjue, Barry Davids, Rituparna Kanungo, Chris Ruiz, Ulrike Hager Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 4:54PM - 5:06PM		E6.00008: \mbox{Precision Angular Distribution Data for the \boldmath${}^{16}\mathrm{O}(\gamma,\alpha){}^{12}\mathrm{C}$} Reaction in the Region of the \boldmath$1^-$ Resonance at 9.6~MeV W.R. Zimmerman, M.W. Ahmed, A. Kafkarkou, I. Mazumdar, J.M. Mueller, L.S. Myers, M.H. Sikora, S. Stave, H.R. Weller, M. Gai, A.G. Swindell Preview Abstract

Session E7: Non Accelerator Searches for Exotic Particles

Sponsoring Units: DNP
Chair: Rmualdo deSouza, Indiana University
Room: 201

Saturday, April 5, 2014 3:30PM - 3:42PM		E7.00001: Constraining neutron-proton effective mass splitting and density dependence of nuclear symmetry energy using heavy-ion collisions Bao-An Li Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 3:42PM - 3:54PM		E7.00002: Measuring the Fusion Cross-Section of Light Nuclei with Low-Intensity Beams Tracy Steinbach, Kyle Brown, Sylvie Hudan, Romualdo deSouza Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 3:54PM - 4:06PM		E7.00003: Learning about the nuclear symmetry energy through the lens of isospin transport Romualdo deSouza, Sylvie Hudan, Kyle Brown Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 4:06PM - 4:18PM		E7.00004: Glauber Calculations of the Nuclear Excitation Cross Section of Stable Nuclei and Nuclei with Halo Ivan Novikov, Yuli Shabelski Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 4:18PM - 4:30PM		E7.00005: Experimental yields of in-flight fission products from Ni to Pd measured following U-238 fragmentation at NSCL Michael Bowry, Jill Berryman, Daniel Bazin, Alexandra Gade, Andreas Stolz, Oleg Tarasov, Dirk Weisshaar Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 4:30PM - 4:42PM		E7.00006: Progress of spin-dependent mesoscopic force experiments with rare-earth garnet test masses Evan Weisman, Rakshya Khatiwada, Haiyang Yan, Hans-Otto Meyer, Eric Smith, Josh Long Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 4:42PM - 4:54PM		E7.00007: Searches for possible T-odd and P-odd interactions of mesoscopic range using polarized nuclei and nonmagnetic masses Rakshya Khatiwada, Pinghan Chu, Alec Dennis, Changbo Fu, Haiyan Gao, Georgios Laskaris, Ke Li, Erick Smith, Mike Snow, Haiyang Yan, Wangzhi Zheng Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 4:54PM - 5:06PM		E7.00008: High-frequency search for mass-coupled mesoscopic forces Haiyang Yan, Hans Otto, Evan Weisman, Rakshya Khatiwada, Josh Long Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 5:06PM - 5:18PM		E7.00009: Limits on Possible Mesoscopic Spin-Dependent Forces using Neutron Spin Rotation Chris Haddock Preview Abstract

Session E8: Black Holes in Astrophysics

Sponsoring Units: DAP
Chair: Sharon Morsink, University of Alberta
Room: 202

Saturday, April 5, 2014 3:30PM - 3:42PM		E8.00001: Electron-positron cascade in magnetospheres of spinning black holes Alex Ford, Brett Keenan, Mikhail V. Medvedev Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 3:42PM - 3:54PM		E8.00002: Wavefront twisting by rotating back holes: orbital angular momentum generation and phase coherent detection Huan Yang Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 3:54PM - 4:06PM		E8.00003: Searching for Toroidal Event Horizons in Binary Black Hole Mergers Andy Bohn Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 4:06PM - 4:18PM		E8.00004: Accretion disks around binary black holes of unequal mass: GRMHD simulations near decoupling Roman Gold, Vasileios Paschalidis, Zachariah Etienne, Stuart Shapiro, Harald Pfeiffer Preview Abstract

Session E9: Galactic Cosmic Rays

Sponsoring Units: DAP
Chair: Angela Olinto, University of Chicago
Room: 203

Saturday, April 5, 2014 3:30PM - 3:42PM		E9.00001: Asymmetric diffusion of Cosmic Rays Mikhail V. Medvedev Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 3:42PM - 3:54PM		E9.00002: Cosmic-Ray Anisotropy with the HAWC Observatory Daniel Fiorino Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 3:54PM - 4:06PM		E9.00003: Cosmic-ray anisotropy studies with IceCube Frank McNally Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 4:06PM - 4:18PM		E9.00004: Constraints on Galactic Cosmic-Ray Origins from Elemental Composition Measurements W.R. Binns, E.R. Christian, A.C. Cummings, G.A. de Nolfo, M.H. Israel, K.A. Lave, R.A. Leske, R.A. Mewaldt, E.C. Stone, T.T. von Rosenvinge, M.E. Wiedenbeck Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 4:18PM - 4:30PM		E9.00005: Energy Spectrum Measurements of Cosmic-Ray Hydrogen and Helium Isotopes with the BESS-Polar II Instrument Nicolas Picot-Clemente Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 4:30PM - 4:42PM		E9.00006: Elemental Abundances of Ultra-Heavy Nuclei Measured by SuperTIGER: Preliminary Results R.P. Murphy, W.R. Binns, R.G. Bose, P.F. Dowkontt, M.H. Israel, B.F. Rauch, J.E. Ward, T.J. Brandt, G.A. de Nolfo, T. Hams, J.T. Link, J.W. Mitchell, K. Sakai, M. Sasaki, A.W. Labrador, R.A. Mewaldt, E.C. Stone, C.J. Waddington, M.E. Wiedenbeck Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 4:42PM - 4:54PM		E9.00007: CALET -- The CALorimetric Electron Telescope for the International Space~Station Michael L. Cherry Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 4:54PM - 5:06PM		E9.00008: Predicted Effect of Geomagnetic Field on CALET Measurements Brian Rauch Preview Abstract

Session E10: Invited Session: Light Baryons as Few-Body Systems

Sponsoring Units: GFB
Chair: Martin Savage, University of Washington
Room: 204

Saturday, April 5, 2014 3:30PM - 4:06PM		E10.00001: Nucleon and Delta structure in continuum QCD Invited Speaker: Ian Cloet Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 4:06PM - 4:42PM		E10.00002: What Nucleons Resonances Teach Us About the Nucleon Structure Invited Speaker: Volker D. Burkert Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 4:42PM - 5:18PM		E10.00003: Nucleon Structure on the Light-Front Invited Speaker: Christian Weiss Preview Abstract

Session E11: Invited Session: Compact Binaries and Gravitational Waves: Simulations, Templates and Interpretation

Sponsoring Units: GGR
Chair: Frans Pretorius, Princeton University
Room: Oglethorpe Auditorium

Saturday, April 5, 2014 3:30PM - 4:06PM		E11.00001: Numerical simulations of merging black holes for gravitational-wave astronomy Invited Speaker: Geoffrey Lovelace Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 4:06PM - 4:42PM		E11.00002: Reduced Order Modeling in General Relativity Invited Speaker: Manuel Tiglio Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 4:42PM - 5:18PM		E11.00003: Three-Hair Relations, Orbital Motion and Gravitational Waves from Neutron Star Binaries Invited Speaker: Nicolas Yunes Preview Abstract

Session E12: Neutrinos: New Results

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: Howard Haber, University of Califronia, Santa Cruz
Room: 100

Saturday, April 5, 2014 3:30PM - 3:42PM		E12.00001: Three flavour analysis of neutrino oscillations with MINOS, and sterile neutrinos in MINOS+ Ashley Timmons Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 3:42PM - 3:54PM		E12.00002: Selection of neutral current antineutrino events at the MINOS Near Detector to search for sterile neutrinos Navaneeth Poonthottathil Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 3:54PM - 4:06PM		E12.00003: Constraining Large Extra Dimensions with MINOS/MINOS+ Junting Huang Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 4:06PM - 4:18PM		E12.00004: Low-$\nu$ Flux and Total Charged-current Cross Sections in MINERvA Lu Ren Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 4:18PM - 4:30PM		E12.00005: Neutrino Charged Current Quasi-Elastic Analysis at MINERvA Kenyi Hurtado Anampa, Jyotsna Osta Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 4:30PM - 4:42PM		E12.00006: Analysis Techniques to Measure Charged Current Inclusive Water Cross Section and to Constrain Neutrino Oscillation Parameters using the Near Detector (ND280) of the T2K Experiment Rajarshi Das Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 4:42PM - 4:54PM		E12.00007: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 4:54PM - 5:06PM		E12.00008: QE and Non-QE muon neutrino events in the NO$\nu$A prototype detector Enrique Arrieta Diaz Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 5:06PM - 5:18PM		E12.00009: Search for sterile neutrino mixing at Daya Bay Yasuhiro Nakajima Preview Abstract

Session E13: Andrei Sakharov Prize Session

Sponsoring Units: FIP
Chair: Esen Alp, Argonne National Laboratory
Room: 101

Saturday, April 5, 2014 3:30PM - 4:06PM		E13.00001: Sakharov Prize Talk: Creativity of Physicists in the Struggle for Human Rights Invited Speaker: Boris Altshuler Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 4:06PM - 4:42PM		E13.00002: Free Omid Kokabee; Science Interrupted Invited Speaker: Herb Berk Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 4:42PM - 5:18PM		E13.00003: Q&A Session Preview Abstract

Session E16: Mathematical Aspects of General Relativity II

Chair: Mark Scheel, California Institute of Technology
Room: 104

Saturday, April 5, 2014 3:30PM - 3:42PM		E16.00001: Ambiguity in angular momentum and its relationship to gravitational-wave memory David Nichols, Eanna Flanagan Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 3:42PM - 3:54PM		E16.00002: Asympotics with positive cosmological constant Beatrice Bonga, Abhay Ashtekar, Aruna Kesavan Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 3:54PM - 4:06PM		E16.00003: Expanding $T^2$-Symmetric Vacuum Cosmological Spacetimes Beverly K. Berger Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 4:06PM - 4:18PM		E16.00004: General Relativity Exactly Described by Use of Newton's Laws within a Curved Geometry David Savickas Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 4:18PM - 4:30PM		E16.00005: Kaluza-Klein expansion of pure gravity on general spaces Elliott Tammaro, Michael Schulz Preview Abstract
(Author Not Attending)		E16.00006: Warped Kaluza-Klein reduction from string duality Michael Schulz, Elliott Tammaro Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 4:42PM - 4:54PM		E16.00007: Linked and Knotted Gravitational Radiation Amy Thompson, Joe Swearngin, Dirk Bouwmeester Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 4:54PM - 5:06PM		E16.00008: Slowly evolving horizons and the membrane paradigm Ivan Booth Preview Abstract

Session E17: Invited Session: Extreme Energy Efficiency

Sponsoring Units: FPS
Chair: Valerie Thomas, Georgia Institute of Technology
Room: 105-106

Saturday, April 5, 2014 3:30PM - 4:06PM		E17.00001: Using a Clean Energy Version of Moore's Law to Plan for the Extreme Efficiency of the Future Invited Speaker: Robert Van Buskirk Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 4:06PM - 4:42PM		E17.00002: Driving Extreme Efficiency to Market Invited Speaker: Karina Garbesi Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 5, 2014 4:42PM - 5:18PM		E17.00003: Extreme Energy Efficiency: In the city, in the country, and beyond Invited Speaker: Tina Kaarsberg Preview Abstract