Bulletin of the American Physical Society
APS April Meeting 2016
Volume 61, Number 6
Saturday–Tuesday, April 16–19, 2016; Salt Lake City, Utah
Chair Index
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A1 Plenary I: Physics and Society Apr 16 2016 8:30AM Ballroom E-J |
Ian Shipsey, 2016 April Meeting Chair and Oxford University |
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B2 Higgs Physics I Apr 16 2016 10:45AM Ballroom A |
Mike Tuts, Columbia University, Nevis Laboratory |
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B3 Direct and Surrogate Nuclear Reactions for Applications and Basic Research Apr 16 2016 10:45AM Ballroom B |
Melina Avila, Argonne National Laboratory |
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B4 Cosmic Microwave Background Apr 16 2016 10:45AM Ballroom C |
Paul Shapiro, University of Texas |
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B5 Results from Advanced LIGO Apr 16 2016 10:45AM Ballroom D |
Vicky Kalogera, Northwestern University |
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B9 Electroweak Interactions Apr 16 2016 10:45AM 250A |
Gordon Cates, University of Virginia |
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B16 Liquid Xenon Dark Matter I Apr 16 2016 10:45AM 251D |
Joseph Lykken, Fermilab |
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B17 Electroweak Physics Apr 16 2016 10:45AM 251E |
Mirjam Cvetic, University of Pennsylvania |
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B18 Undergraduate Research/SPS I Apr 16 2016 10:45AM 251F |
Crystal Bailey, APS |
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C2 DPF Prize Session - W.K.H. Panofsky Prize Apr 16 2016 1:30PM Ballroom A |
JoAne Hewett, Stanford University |
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C3 Frontiers in Ab-Initio Calculations of Exotic Nuclei Apr 16 2016 1:30PM Ballroom B |
Bacca Sonia, TRIUMF |
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C4 WIMP Dark Matter Apr 16 2016 1:30PM Ballroom C |
Joseph Lykken, Fermilab |
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C5 The Future of Ground Based Gravitational Wave Detection Apr 16 2016 1:30PM Ballroom D |
Peter Shawhan, University of Maryland |
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C9 Techniques for Measuring Precision or Tiny Things Apr 16 2016 1:30PM 250A |
Gordon Cates, University of Virginia |
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C10 Light Mesons and Baryons Apr 16 2016 1:30PM 250B |
Leonard Gamberg, Pennsylvania State University |
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C14 Binary Neutron Star Mergers and Multi-Messenger Signals Apr 16 2016 1:30PM 251AB |
Joey Key, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley |
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C15 Mathematical Aspects of Relativity I Apr 16 2016 1:30PM 251C |
David Garfinkle, Oakland University |
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C16 Liquid Xenon Dark Matter II Apr 16 2016 1:30PM 251D |
Kate scholberg, Duke University |
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C17 Supersymmetry Searches Apr 16 2016 1:30PM 251E |
Heather Logan, Carleton University, Canada |
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C18 Undergraduate Research/SPS II Apr 16 2016 1:30PM 251F |
Cortney Bougher, American Physical Society |
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E2 DPF Prize Session - J.J. Sakurai Prize; Henry Primakoff Award; and the Standard Model at the LHC Apr 16 2016 3:30PM Ballroom A |
Andreas Kronfeld, Fermilab |
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E3 New Results on the Spin Structure of the Nucleon Apr 16 2016 3:30PM Ballroom B |
Volker Burkert, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Laboratory |
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E4 Local Universe Cosmology Apr 16 2016 3:30PM Ballroom C |
Paul Shapiro, University of Texas |
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E5 ILC, SRF and Advanced Accelerator Concepts Apr 16 2016 3:30PM Ballroom D |
Tor Raubenheimer, Stanford University |
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E9 Nuclear Reactions Apr 16 2016 3:30PM 250A |
Shelly Lesher, University of Wisconsin at Lacrosse |
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E10 Mini-symposium on applications of nuclear physics Apr 16 2016 3:30PM 250B |
Gordon Cates, University of Virginia |
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E12 LISA and LISA pathfinder Apr 16 2016 3:30PM 250DE |
John Conklin, University of Florida |
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E13 Dark Matter, Indirect, Gamma-rays Apr 16 2016 3:30PM 250F |
Miquel Sanchez-Conde, Stockholm University |
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E14 Numerical Relativity Simulations of Binary Mergers Apr 16 2016 3:30PM 251AB |
Geoffrey Lovelace, California State University, Fullerton |
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E15 Quantum Aspects of Gravitation I Apr 16 2016 3:30PM 251C |
Deborah Konkowski, United States Naval Academy |
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E16 Liquid Xenon Dark Matter III Apr 16 2016 3:30PM 251D |
Paolo Condolo, University of Utah |
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E17 LHC Instrumentation I Apr 16 2016 3:30PM 251E |
Mike Tuts, Columbia University, Nevis Laboratory |
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H2 Theory Developments in Particle Physics and Gravitation Apr 17 2016 8:30AM Ballroom A |
Mirjam Cvetic, University of Pennsylvania |
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H3 Low Energy, High Precision Lepton Flavor Physics Apr 17 2016 8:30AM Ballroom B |
Karsten Heeger, Yale University |
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H4 The Physics of Exoplanets Apr 17 2016 8:30AM Ballroom C |
Anna Frebel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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H5 Black Holes - The Schwarzschild Solution and Beyond Apr 17 2016 8:30AM Ballroom D |
Thomas W. Baumgarte, Bowdoin College |
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H7 Porting Particle Accelerator Codes on Emerging Computer Architectures Apr 17 2016 8:30AM 150G |
Jean-Luc Vay, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
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H9 Nuclear Structure I Apr 17 2016 8:30AM 250A |
Christopher Chiara, U.S. Army Research Laboratory |
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H11 Physics of the Cosmos mini-symposium Apr 17 2016 8:30AM 250C |
James Bock, California Institute of Technology |
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H12 Astrophysical Neutrinos Apr 17 2016 8:30AM 250DE |
John Matthews, University of Utah |
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H14 Ground Based Gravitational Wave Detectors Apr 17 2016 8:30AM 251AB |
Stefan Ballmer, Syracuse University |
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H15 Neutron Star and Supernova Gravity Wave Astrophysics Apr 17 2016 8:30AM 251C |
Steven Liebling, Long Island University |
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H16 Dark Matter I Apr 17 2016 8:30AM 251D |
Josh Klein, University of Pennsylvania |
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H17 Instrumentation for Particle Physics Apr 17 2016 8:30AM 251E |
Matthew Muether, Fermilab |
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H18 Alternative Theories of Gravity Apr 17 2016 8:30AM 251F |
Ted Jacobson, University of Maryland |
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J2 Neutrino Oscillations Apr 17 2016 10:45AM Ballroom A |
Kate Scholberg, Duke University |
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J3 30 Years of J/\Psi Suppression in Heavy Ion Collisions Apr 17 2016 10:45AM Ballroom B |
Ramona Vogt, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory/University of California, Davis |
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J4 Cosmology with the Dark Energy Survey Apr 17 2016 10:45AM Ballroom C |
Marcelle Soares Santos, Fermilab |
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J5 Forum on Outreach and Engaging the Public Apr 17 2016 10:45AM Ballroom D |
Yvan Bruynseraede, University of Leuven |
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J9 Nuclear Structure II Apr 17 2016 10:45AM 250A |
Adam Fritsch, Gonzaga University |
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J10 Heavy Flavor Hadrons Apr 17 2016 10:45AM 250B |
Peter Petreczky, Brookhaven National Laboratory |
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J11 Inflation Probe Science Interest Group Apr 17 2016 10:45AM 250C |
Edward Wollack, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center |
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J12 Gravitational Wave Science Interest Group Apr 17 2016 10:45AM 250DE |
John Conklin, University of Florida |
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J13 Cosmic-Ray Science Interest Group Apr 17 2016 10:45AM 250F |
Eun-Suk Seo, University of Maryland |
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J14 Advanced LIGO Methods and Results 1 Apr 17 2016 10:45AM 251AB |
Marco Cavaglia, University of Mississippi |
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J15 Mathematical Aspects of Relativity II Apr 17 2016 10:45AM 251C |
Lior Burko, Georgia Gwinnett College |
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J16 Top Quark / Hadronic Physics Apr 17 2016 10:45AM 251D |
Andreas Kronfeld, Fermilab |
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J17 Exotic Particle Searches Apr 17 2016 10:45AM 251E |
Jesse Thaler, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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J19 Career Opportunities for Physicists Apr 18 2016 12:00PM Deer Valley I-III Marriott |
Crystal Bailey, APS |
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JA1 LIGO@Lunch: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merge Apr 17 2016 12:35PM Ballroom E-J |
Laura Cadonati, Georgia Institute of Technology |
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K2 New Physics Searches at the LHC Apr 17 2016 1:30PM Ballroom A |
Joseph Incandela, CERN |
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K3 Low Energy Neutrino Nuclear Interactions Apr 17 2016 1:30PM Ballroom B |
Reyco Henning, University of North Carolina |
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K4 DAP Thesis Prize Apr 17 2016 1:30PM Ballroom C |
Pat Burchat, Stanford University |
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K5 Listening to the Universe with Pulsar Timing Arrays Apr 17 2016 1:30PM Ballroom D |
Chiara Mingarelli, California Institute of Technology |
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K6 Lattice Field and the Quest for Beyond the Standard Model Physics Apr 17 2016 1:30PM 150ABC |
Carleton DeTar, University of Utah |
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K7 Electron-Ion Colliders Apr 17 2016 1:30PM 150G |
Fulvia Pilat, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Laboratory |
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K9 Nuclear Astrophysics Apr 17 2016 1:30PM 250A |
Carlos Bertulani, Texas A&M University Commerce |
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K10 Instrumentation I Apr 17 2016 1:30PM 250B |
Gordon Cates, University of Virginia |
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K12 Astrophysics Data Analysis Apr 17 2016 1:30PM 250DE |
Hao Zhou, Michigan Tech |
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K13 Compact Objects Apr 17 2016 1:30PM 250F |
Vicky Kalogera, Northwestern University |
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K14 Advanced LIGO Methods and Results II Apr 17 2016 1:30PM 251AB |
Sarah Caudill, University of Western Michigan |
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K15 Numerical Relativity: Binary Black Hole Merger Outcomes Apr 17 2016 1:30PM 251C |
Yosef Zlochower, Rochester Institute of Technology |
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K16 Axions at ADMX Apr 17 2016 1:30PM 251D |
Kevork N. Abazajian, Univ of California, Irvine |
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K17 Accelerator-based Neutrino Experiments I Apr 17 2016 1:30PM 251E |
Hallsie Reno, University of Iowa |
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M2 DPF Prize Session: Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics, Mitsuyoshi Tanaka Dissertation Award in Experimental Particle Physic, and J.J. and Noriko Sakurai Dissertation Award Apr 17 2016 3:30PM Ballroom A |
Marcela Carena, Fermilab |
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M3 Neutron Stars in the Multi-Messenger Era Apr 17 2016 3:30PM Ballroom B |
Sanjay Reddy, University of Washington |
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M4 Future Circular Colliders Apr 17 2016 3:30PM Ballroom C |
Fulvia Pilat, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Laboratory |
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M9 Nuclear Theory Apr 17 2016 3:30PM 250A |
Jorge Lopez, UTEP |
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M10 Low-energy Neutrino Physics Apr 17 2016 3:30PM 250B |
Ralph Massarczyk, LANL |
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M11 History of Physics from Pythagoras to Higgs Apr 17 2016 3:30PM 250C |
Alan Chodos, APS |
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M12 Missions and Instruments Apr 17 2016 3:30PM 250DE |
Rasha Abbasi, University of Utah |
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M13 Supernovae, Gamma-Ray Bursts and Other Transients Apr 17 2016 3:30PM 250F |
Janna Levin, Barnard College of Columbia University |
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M14 Gravitational Wave Prompt Analysis and Localization Apr 17 2016 3:30PM 251AB |
Jonah Kanner, California Institute of Technology |
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M15 Quantum Aspects of Gravitation II Apr 17 2016 3:30PM 251C |
Jorge Pullin, Louisiana State University |
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M16 Dark Matter II Apr 17 2016 3:30PM 251D |
Josh Klein, University of Pennsylvania |
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M17 Accelerator-based Neutrino Experiments II Apr 17 2016 3:30PM 251E |
Wesley Ketchum, Fermilab |
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M18 Active Galactic Nuclei Apr 17 2016 3:30PM 251F |
Robert Lauer, University of New Mexico |
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Q1 Plenary II: Fred Kavli Keynote Session Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of Cowan and Reines Detection of the Neutrino in 1956 Apr 18 2016 8:30AM Ballroom E-J |
Homer Neal, APS President and University of Michigan |
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R2 Dark Matter Beyond WIMPs Apr 18 2016 10:45AM Ballroom A |
JoAnne Hewett, Stanford University |
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R3 Neutrino Cross Section with Nuclei Apr 18 2016 10:45AM Ballroom B |
Reyco Henning, University of North Carolina |
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R4 Few-Body Physics at the Electron-Ion Collider Apr 18 2016 10:45AM Ballroom C |
Ricardo Alarcon, Arizona State University |
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R5 Measuring Big G Apr 18 2016 10:45AM Ballroom D |
Pedro Marronetti |
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R6 Engaging the Public Through a Variety of Collaborations and Initiatives Apr 18 2016 10:45AM 150ABC |
Geraldine Cochran, APS |
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R7 Sidney Coleman Remembered - Correspondence and Commentary Apr 18 2016 10:45AM 150G |
Catherine Westfall, Michigan State University |
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R9 Nuclear Instrumentation II Apr 18 2016 10:45AM 250A |
Nick Fotiades, Los Alamos National Laboratory |
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R10 Hadronic Physics Apr 18 2016 10:45AM 250B |
Tanja Horn, Catholic University of America |
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R11 Telescope Array Apr 18 2016 10:45AM 250C |
Gordon Thomson, University of Utah |
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R12 Cosmology: Inflation Apr 18 2016 10:45AM 250DE |
Jeffrey Filippini, University of Illinois - Urbana |
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R13 Fermi-HAWC-VERITAS Apr 18 2016 10:45AM 250F |
Udara Abeysekara, University of Utah |
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R14 Optical and Gamma Ray Followups of Gravity Wave Triggers Apr 18 2016 10:45AM 251AB |
Leo Singer, NASA |
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R15 Gravitational Wave Theory Apr 18 2016 10:45AM 251C |
Nico Yunes, Montana State University |
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R16 Higgs Physics II Apr 18 2016 10:45AM 251D |
Ashutosh Kotwal, Duke University |
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R17 Quark Flavor Apr 18 2016 10:45AM 251E |
Alexey Petrov, Wayne University |
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R18 Pulsar Timing Arrays and Supermassive Black Hole Binaries Apr 18 2016 10:45AM 251F |
Curt Cutler, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
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S2 New Directions in Particle Physics Phenomenology Apr 18 2016 1:30PM Ballroom A |
Marcela Carena, Fermilab |
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S3 Electron Beams for Parity Experiements Apr 18 2016 1:30PM Ballroom B |
Gordon Cates, University of Virginia |
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S4 Supernovae - New Clues and Challenges Apr 18 2016 1:30PM Ballroom C |
Fiona Harrison, California Institute of Technology |
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S5 Space Based Gravitational Wave Astrophysics Apr 18 2016 1:30PM Ballroom D |
Laura Sampson, LIGO Scientific Collaboration |
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S6 Insights in Hadron Structure from Transverse Momentum Dependent Distribution (TMDs) Apr 18 2016 1:30PM 150ABC |
Paul Reimer, Argonne National Laboratory |
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S7 Big International Neutrino Projects and Collaborations Apr 18 2016 1:30PM 150G |
Maria Spiropulu, California Institute of Technology |
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S9 Mini-Symposium: Neutrinoless Double-beta Decay Apr 18 2016 1:30PM 250A |
Jing Liu, University of South Dakota |
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S10 Ultrarelativistic Heavy-Ions Apr 18 2016 1:30PM 250B |
Doga Gulhan, MIT |
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S11 From Planets to Galaxy Clusters Apr 18 2016 1:30PM 250C |
Michelle Hui, NASA/MSFC |
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S12 Cosmology: Observation, Interpretation, Large Scale Structure Apr 18 2016 1:30PM 250DE |
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, MIT |
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S13 Intermediate Energy Cosmic Rays Apr 18 2016 1:30PM 250F |
Jason Link, NASA |
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S14 Advanced LIGO Methods and Results III Apr 18 2016 1:30PM 251AB |
Vivien Raymond, Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics |
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S15 Laboratory Tests of Gravitation Apr 18 2016 1:30PM 251C |
Sheila Dwyer, LIGO Laboratory |
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S16 LHC Instrumentation II Apr 18 2016 1:30PM 251D |
James Proudfoot, Argonne National Laboratory |
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S17 Neutrino Oscillation Searches Apr 18 2016 1:30PM 251E |
Hallsie Reno, University of Iowa |
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U2 Flavor Physics Apr 18 2016 3:30PM Ballroom A |
Aida El Khadra, University of Illinois |
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U3 DNP Awards Session Apr 18 2016 3:30PM Ballroom B |
John Wilkerson, University of North Carolina |
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U4 New High Energy Views of the Galaxy Apr 18 2016 3:30PM Ballroom C |
Julie McEnery, NASA |
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U5 Computing Meets Experiment in Gravity Apr 18 2016 3:30PM Ballroom D |
Deirdre Shoemaker, Georgia Institute of Technology |
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U6 Pais Prize Session - Some History You Won't Find In Physics Textbooks Apr 18 2016 3:30PM 150ABC |
William Evenson, Brigham Young University |
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U7 Sakharov Prize Session Apr 18 2016 3:30PM 150G |
Maria Spiropulu, California Institute of Technology |
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U11 Field Theory Apr 18 2016 3:30PM 250C |
Marcela Carena, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory |
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U12 High and Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays Apr 18 2016 3:30PM 250DE |
John Belz, University of Utah |
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U13 Elementary Particles Apr 18 2016 3:30PM 250F |
Brian Rauch, Washington University, St. Louis |
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U14 Advanced LIGO Methods and Results IV Apr 18 2016 3:30PM 251AB |
Jessica McIver, LIGO Laboratory |
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U15 Initial Data and Head-On Collisions in Numerical Relativity Apr 18 2016 3:30PM 251C |
Bernard Kelly, NASA |
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U16 Axions and Axion-like Particles Apr 18 2016 3:30PM 251D |
Kev Abazajian, University of California, Irvine |
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U17 Liquid Argon Neutrino Instrumentation Apr 18 2016 3:30PM 251E |
Mark Thomson, University of Cambridge |
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W1 Plenary Session III: Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of Lee and Yang's Parity Violation Proposal and the Wu Experiment Apr 19 2016 8:30AM Ballroom E-J |
Ian Shipsey, 2016 April Meeting Chair and Oxford University |
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X2 Cosmic Neutrinos and New Physics Apr 19 2016 10:45AM Ballroom A |
John Beacom, Ohio State University |
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X3 To the Heart of the Matter Apr 19 2016 10:45AM Ballroom B |
Xiaochao Zheng, University of Virginia |
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X4 DAP Hot Topics Apr 19 2016 10:45AM Ballroom C |
Julie McEnery, NASA |
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X6 The New Big Science and the Transformation of Research Apr 19 2016 10:45AM 150ABC |
Cameron Reed, Alma College |
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X7 Physics and Physicists Around the World Apr 19 2016 10:45AM 150G |
Maria Spiropulu, California Institute of Technology |
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X9 Baryon Resonanaces and the Evolution of the Early Universe Apr 19 2016 10:45AM 250A |
Phil Cole, Idaho State University |
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X14 Compact Binary Mergers: Rates, Populations, Waveforms, and Tidal Effects Apr 19 2016 10:45AM 251AB |
Tanja Hinderer, Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics |
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X15 Relativistic Gravitation Theory Apr 19 2016 10:45AM 251C |
Maria Babiuc Hamilton, Marshall University |
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X16 Particle Theory Apr 19 2016 10:45AM 251D |
Carleton De Tar, University of Utah |
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X17 Particle Physics Apr 19 2016 10:45AM 251E |
Douglas Bergman, Univ of Utah |
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X18 Dynamics and Observables of Curved Spacetime Apr 19 2016 10:45AM 251F |
David Nichols, Cornell University |
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Y2 Recent Advances in Hadron Spectroscopy Apr 19 2016 1:30PM Ballroom A |
Raju Venugopalan, Brookhaven National Laboratory |
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Y7 Next Generation of Large International Telescopes and Cosmic Experiments Apr 19 2016 1:30PM 150G |
Maria Spiropulu, California Institute of Technology |
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