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Session U2: Invited Session: Instrumentation for Particle Physics

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: Sally Seidel, University of New Mexico
Room: Chatham Ballroom A

Monday, April 7, 2014 3:30PM - 4:06PM		U2.00001: Noble Liquid Detectors for Dark Matter Invited Speaker: Elena Aprile Preview Abstract
Monday, April 7, 2014 4:06PM - 4:42PM		U2.00002: New Trigger Architectures Invited Speaker: Ted Liu Preview Abstract
Monday, April 7, 2014 4:42PM - 5:18PM		U2.00003: Silicon Detectors Invited Speaker: Hartmut Sadrozinski Preview Abstract

Session U3: Invited Session: DNP Prize/Award Session

Sponsoring Units: DNP
Chair: Berndt Mueller, Duke University
Room: Chatham Ballroom B

Monday, April 7, 2014 3:30PM - 4:06PM		U3.00001: Herman Feshbach Prize: the Quest for a Fundamental Understanding of the Structure of Nuclei and Nucleons Invited Speaker: John Negele Preview Abstract
Monday, April 7, 2014 4:06PM - 4:42PM		U3.00002: Bonner Prize Talk: PHENIX, Serendipity and Interferometry Invited Speaker: William Zajc Preview Abstract
Monday, April 7, 2014 4:42PM - 5:18PM		U3.00003: The Proton Radius Puzzle- A problem for all of us Invited Speaker: Gerald A. Miller Preview Abstract

Session U4: Invited Session: Cosmic Rays

Sponsoring Units: DAP
Chair: Angela Olinto, University of Chicago
Room: Chatham Ballroom C

Monday, April 7, 2014 3:30PM - 4:06PM		U4.00001: Latest Results from the AMS Experiment Invited Speaker: Paolo Zuccon Preview Abstract
Monday, April 7, 2014 4:06PM - 4:42PM		U4.00002: DAP Young Star: What PeV neutrinos teach us about Cosmic Rays Invited Speaker: Nathan Whitehorn Preview Abstract
Monday, April 7, 2014 4:42PM - 5:18PM		U4.00003: New Results on the Highest Energy Particles Invited Speaker: Toshihiro Fujii Preview Abstract

Session U9: Cosmology

Sponsoring Units: DAP
Chair: Paul Anderson, Wake Forest University
Room: 203

Monday, April 7, 2014 3:30PM - 3:42PM		U9.00001: Effects of Conformally Invariant Quantum Fields on Future Singularities - Part I Eric D. Carlson, Andrew J. Lundeen, John R. Einhorn, Paul R. Anderson Preview Abstract
Monday, April 7, 2014 3:42PM - 3:54PM		U9.00002: Effects of Conformally Invariant Quantum Fields on Future Singularities - Part II Andrew J. Lundeen, John R. Einhorn, Eric D. Carlson, Paul R. Anderson Preview Abstract
Monday, April 7, 2014 3:54PM - 4:06PM		U9.00003: Effects of Conformally Invariant Quantum Fields on Future Singularities - Part III John R. Einhorn, Andrew J. Lundeen, Eric D. Carlson, Paul R. Anderson Preview Abstract
Monday, April 7, 2014 4:06PM - 4:18PM		U9.00004: Natural vacuum state for quantum fields in an initially radiation dominated universe and its relationship to the Bunch-Davies state Bradley B. Hicks, Paul R. Anderson Preview Abstract
Monday, April 7, 2014 4:18PM - 4:30PM		U9.00005: Quantum instability of global de Sitter space Paul R. Anderson, Emil Mottola Preview Abstract
Monday, April 7, 2014 4:30PM - 4:42PM		U9.00006: Generalizing the Faddeev-Jackiw Technique to Curved Spacetimes to Study Bose-Einstein Condensates in Space Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, Edmund Bertschinger Preview Abstract
Monday, April 7, 2014 4:42PM - 4:54PM		U9.00007: An Early Cyclic Universe William Duhe, Tirthibir Biswas Preview Abstract
Monday, April 7, 2014 4:54PM - 5:06PM		U9.00008: Cosmology at z~2.4 from the Baryon Acoustic Oscillations measured in the SDSS/DR11 BOSS-LyA quasar sample Andreu Font-Ribera, David Kirkby, Timothee Delubac, Nicolas Busca, James Rich, Julian Bautista, Anze Slosar, Stephen Bailey Preview Abstract
Monday, April 7, 2014 5:06PM - 5:18PM		U9.00009: DESI and other Dark Energy experiments in the era of neutrino mass measurements Patrick McDonald, Andreu Font-Ribera, Nick Mostek, Beth Reid, Hee-Jong Seo, An\v{z}e Slosar Preview Abstract

Session U11: Invited Session: The Transient Gravitational Wave Sky

Sponsoring Units: GGR DAP
Chair: Nicolas Yunes, Montana State University
Room: Oglethorpe Auditorium

Monday, April 7, 2014 3:30PM - 4:06PM		U11.00001: Overview of the Transient Gravitational Wave Sky Invited Speaker: Pablo Laguna Preview Abstract
Monday, April 7, 2014 4:06PM - 4:42PM		U11.00002: Gamma-Ray Bursts in the Gravitational Wave Era Invited Speaker: Rosalba Perna Preview Abstract
Monday, April 7, 2014 4:42PM - 5:18PM		U11.00003: Gravitational Wave Observations Expected from the Transient Gravitational Wave Sky Invited Speaker: Laura Cadonati Preview Abstract

Session U12: Neutrino Experimental Considerations

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

Monday, April 7, 2014 3:30PM - 3:42PM		U12.00001: Studies of the cosmic ray flux in MicroBooNE Katherine Woodruff Preview Abstract
Monday, April 7, 2014 3:42PM - 3:54PM		U12.00002: The Coherent Elastic Neutrino Nucleus Scattering (CENNS) Experiment at Fermilab Robert Cooper Preview Abstract
Monday, April 7, 2014 3:54PM - 4:06PM		U12.00003: Neutron Background Characterization for a Coherent Neutrino-Nucleus Scattering experiment at SNS Mark Gerling Preview Abstract
Monday, April 7, 2014 4:06PM - 4:18PM		U12.00004: Cosmogenic Backgrounds for Double Beta Decay Joshua Albert Preview Abstract
Monday, April 7, 2014 4:18PM - 4:30PM		U12.00005: Simulation of the detector response of the 1-kton option of WATCHMAN Marc Bergevin Preview Abstract
Monday, April 7, 2014 4:30PM - 4:42PM		U12.00006: Measurements of neutron spectra underground relevant for remote detection of antineutrinos Caleb Roecker, Peter Marleau, Mark Gerling, Jim Brennan Preview Abstract
Monday, April 7, 2014 4:42PM - 4:54PM		U12.00007: Measurement of cosmogenic radioisotope production on water at the Kimballton Underground Research Facility Morgan Askins Preview Abstract
Monday, April 7, 2014 4:54PM - 5:06PM		U12.00008: Determination of Detection Efficiency in Double Chooz Experiment Guang Yang Preview Abstract
Monday, April 7, 2014 5:06PM - 5:18PM		U12.00009: NO$\nu$A $\nu_{e}$ Appearance Analysis and Near Detector Spectrum Daniel Pershey Preview Abstract

Session U13: LHC Searches II

Sponsoring Units: GPMFC DPF
Chair: Nikos Varelas, University of Illinois at Chicago
Room: 101

Monday, April 7, 2014 3:30PM - 3:42PM		U13.00001: Search for Vector-like Quarks using a Combination of Decay Channels in pp Collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ = 8 TeV Collected with the ATLAS Detector Sarah Jones Preview Abstract
Monday, April 7, 2014 3:42PM - 3:54PM		U13.00002: Search for New Physics in the Photon$+$MET Final State Zeynep Demiragli Preview Abstract
Monday, April 7, 2014 3:54PM - 4:06PM		U13.00003: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Monday, April 7, 2014 4:06PM - 4:18PM		U13.00004: Search for a heavy higgs bosons that decays to light higgs bosons in the minimally supersymmetric standard model using $\tau$ final states Stephane Cooperstein Preview Abstract
Monday, April 7, 2014 4:18PM - 4:30PM		U13.00005: Discovering Unexpected Signals through Background Ranking James Gainer, Konstantin Matchev, Myeonghun Park Preview Abstract
Monday, April 7, 2014 4:30PM - 4:42PM		U13.00006: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Monday, April 7, 2014 4:42PM - 4:54PM		U13.00007: Improved search for $ZH\rightarrow \ell^{+}\ell^{-}b\bar{b}$ using 9.7 fb$^{-1}$ of data collected by the D0 detector Jiaming Yu Preview Abstract
Monday, April 7, 2014 4:54PM - 5:06PM		U13.00008: Search for Supersymmetry in Diphoton Events with Large Missing Transverse Momentum in 8 TeV pp collisions with the ATLAS Detector Benjamin Auerbach Preview Abstract
Monday, April 7, 2014 5:06PM - 5:18PM		U13.00009: Search for weakly-produced supersymmetric particles in the multi-lepton and missing energy channel at the ATLAS experiment Elizabeth Hines Preview Abstract

Session U14: Data and Simulations: Methods and Implementation

Room: 102

Monday, April 7, 2014 3:30PM - 3:42PM		U14.00001: Sampling saddle points on the free energy surface Amit Samanta Preview Abstract
Monday, April 7, 2014 3:42PM - 3:54PM		U14.00002: An iterative minimization scheme for saddle search Xiang Zhou Preview Abstract
Monday, April 7, 2014 3:54PM - 4:06PM		U14.00003: Equation Solution Figures of Merit, Metaheuristic Search, and the Schrodinger Equation Paul MacNeil Preview Abstract
Monday, April 7, 2014 4:06PM - 4:18PM		U14.00004: Space-Time Finite Element Approach for the Semilinear Wave Equation Hyun Lim, Matthew Anderson, Jung-Han Kimn Preview Abstract
Monday, April 7, 2014 4:18PM - 4:30PM		U14.00005: Intraband Optical Transitions in InGaAs/GaAs quantum dot and InAs/InGaAs/GaAs Dots-in-Well Venkata Chaganti, Vadym Apalkov Preview Abstract
Monday, April 7, 2014 4:30PM - 4:42PM		U14.00006: Density-Independent Technique for Modeling Self-Propelled Particles Paul Ohmann, Daniel Schubring Preview Abstract
Monday, April 7, 2014 4:42PM - 4:54PM		U14.00007: Medical Impairment and Computational Reduction to a Single Whole Person Impairment (WPI) Rating Value Jerry Artz, John Alchemy, Anne Weilepp, Michael Bongiovanni, Kumar Siddhartha Preview Abstract
Monday, April 7, 2014 4:54PM - 5:06PM		U14.00008: The Extent of the Superglass Phase of Binary Mixtures Sea Hoon Lim, Bob Bell Preview Abstract
Monday, April 7, 2014 5:06PM - 5:18PM		U14.00009: By-passing the sign-problem in Fermion Path Integral Monte Carlo simulations by use of high-order propagators Siu A. Chin Preview Abstract

Session U15: Alternate Theories of Gravity

Chair: Sam Gralla
Room: 103

Monday, April 7, 2014 3:30PM - 3:42PM		U15.00001: Spontaneous Scalarization of Massive Fields Fethi M. Ramazanoglu, Frans Pretorius Preview Abstract
Monday, April 7, 2014 3:42PM - 3:54PM		U15.00002: Bursty Gravitational Waves Nicholas Loutrel, Frans Pretorius, Nico Yunes Preview Abstract
Monday, April 7, 2014 3:54PM - 4:06PM		U15.00003: Applicability of the Newman-Janis Algorithm to Modified Gravity Theories Devin Hansen Preview Abstract
Monday, April 7, 2014 4:06PM - 4:18PM		U15.00004: Gravitational radiation from compact binaries in scalar-tensor gravity Ryan Lang Preview Abstract
Monday, April 7, 2014 4:18PM - 4:30PM		U15.00005: Dynamical scalarization of neutron stars in scalar-tensor gravity theories Carlos Palenzuela, Enrico Barausse, Marcelo Ponce, Luis Lehner Preview Abstract
Monday, April 7, 2014 4:30PM - 4:42PM		U15.00006: Is Quadratic Gravity Stable? Dimitry Ayzenberg, Kent Yagi, Nicolas Yunes Preview Abstract
Monday, April 7, 2014 4:42PM - 4:54PM		U15.00007: Dark matter as an integral part of an alternative gravity model Hontas Farmer Preview Abstract

Session U17: Invited Session: Physics Research and Innovation

Sponsoring Units: FPS
Chair: Pushpalatha Bhat, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Room: 105-106

Monday, April 7, 2014 3:30PM - 4:06PM		U17.00001: Transfer of the CMOS Image Sensor Technology from NASA/JPL to Your Cell Phone Invited Speaker: Eric R. Fossum Preview Abstract
Monday, April 7, 2014 4:06PM - 4:42PM		U17.00002: Superconducting RF: Joining different fields for breakthroughs Invited Speaker: Hasan Padamsee Preview Abstract
Monday, April 7, 2014 4:42PM - 5:18PM		U17.00003: Energy Generation through Nuclear Fusion Invited Speaker: Nathaniel Fisch Preview Abstract