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Session J2: Neutrino Oscillations

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: Kate Scholberg, Duke University
Room: Ballroom A

Sunday, April 17, 2016 10:45AM - 11:21AM		J2.00001: Neutrino Theory Overview Invited Speaker: Andre De Gouvea Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:21AM - 11:57AM		J2.00002: MicroBooNE and the broader SBN program Invited Speaker: Wesley Ketchum Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:57AM - 12:33PM		J2.00003: Results and Status of the T2K and NOvA long-baseline neutrino experiments. Invited Speaker: Mathew Muether Preview Abstract

Session J3: 30 Years of J/\Psi Suppression in Heavy Ion Collisions

Sponsoring Units: GHP DNP
Chair: Ramona Vogt, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory/University of California, Davis
Room: Ballroom B

Sunday, April 17, 2016 10:45AM - 11:21AM		J3.00001: Screening of Quarkonia in hot and dense media: historical overview and latest lattice results Invited Speaker: Frithjof Karsch Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:21AM - 11:57AM		J3.00002: Recent results on Quarkonium production from LHC and RHIC Invited Speaker: Enrico Scomparin Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:57AM - 12:33PM		J3.00003: Phenomenology of quarkonia suppression in heavy ion collisions Invited Speaker: Michael Strickland Preview Abstract

Session J4: Cosmology with the Dark Energy Survey

Sponsoring Units: DAP DPF
Chair: Marcelle Soares Santos, Fermilab
Room: Ballroom C

Sunday, April 17, 2016 10:45AM - 11:21AM		J4.00001: Supernovae from the Dark Energy Survey Invited Speaker: Ravi Gupta Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:21AM - 11:57AM		J4.00002: Weak lensing in the Dark Energy Survey Invited Speaker: Michael Troxel Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:57AM - 12:33PM		J4.00003: Probing the large scale structure with the Dark Energy Survey Invited Speaker: Boris Leistedt Preview Abstract

Session J5: Forum on Outreach and Engaging the Public

Sponsoring Units: FOEP
Chair: Yvan Bruynseraede, University of Leuven
Room: Ballroom D

Sunday, April 17, 2016 10:45AM - 11:21AM		J5.00001: The Origin of our Universe: From Quantum to Cosmos Invited Speaker: Thomas Hertog Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:21AM - 11:57AM		J5.00002: CERN's approach to public outreach Invited Speaker: Rolf Landua Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:57AM - 12:33PM		J5.00003: Engaging the public on climate change issues Invited Speaker: Alice Bean Preview Abstract

Session J6: Bouchet Award Session - The Gravitational Wave Sky

Sponsoring Units: COM
Room: 150ABC

Sunday, April 17, 2016 10:45AM - 11:21AM		J6.00001: Edward A. Bouchet Award: Relativistic Tidal Disruption Events Invited Speaker: Pablo Laguna Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:21AM - 11:57AM		J6.00002: Role of Numerical Relativity in Hunt for Gravitational Waves Invited Speaker: Deirdre Shoemaker Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:57AM - 12:33PM		J6.00003: Gravitational Waves from Neutron Stars Invited Speaker: Konstantinos Kokkotas Preview Abstract

Session J7: Politicizing Science - Benefits and Costs

Sponsoring Units: FPS
Room: 150G

Sunday, April 17, 2016 10:45AM - 11:21AM		J7.00001: They Won't Accept the What of Science If They Don't Get the Why and How Invited Speaker: Rush Holt Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:21AM - 11:57AM		J7.00002: Nuclear Technology, Global Warming, and the Politicization of Science Invited Speaker: Spencer Weart Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:57AM - 12:33PM		J7.00003: Leo Szilard Lecturship Award: How can physicists help the public make better decisions about science and technology? Invited Speaker: Joel Primack Preview Abstract

Session J9: Nuclear Structure II

Sponsoring Units: DNP
Chair: Adam Fritsch, Gonzaga University
Room: 250A

Sunday, April 17, 2016 10:45AM - 10:57AM		J9.00001: Precision Measurement of $^{56}$Fe(n,n$\gamma )$ Cross Sections Using 14.1 MeV Neutrons Haoyu Wang, David Koltick Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 10:57AM - 11:09AM		J9.00002: Structure above the $t_{1/2}$ = 6.85-h, 21/2$^+$ isomer in $^{93}$Mo C. J. Chiara, J. J. Carroll, G. J. Lane, S. S. Hota, A. J. Mitchell, N. Palalani, M. W. Reed Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:09AM - 11:21AM		J9.00003: Study on nuclear structures of Te isotopes beyond $N=82$ shell closure Pilsoo Lee, Chun Sik Lee, Chang-Bum Moon Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:21AM - 11:33AM		J9.00004: Study of multiphonon $\gamma\gamma$-band Of $^{156}Gd$ through Modified Soft Rotor Formula Parveen Kumari, H. M. Mittal Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:33AM - 11:45AM		J9.00005: Nuclear Structure and Quasi-Discrete Features populated in the $^{152,154}$Sm(p,t) Reactions P. Humby, C.W. Beausang, A. Simon, N. Cooper, E. Wilson, K. Gell, T. Tarlow, G. Vyas, T.J. Ross, R.O. Hughes, J.T. Burke, R.J. Casperson, J. Koglin, S. Ota, J.M. Allmond, M. McCleskey, E. McCleskey, A. Saastamoinen, R. Chyzh, M. Dag Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:45AM - 11:57AM		J9.00006: Nuclear shell evolution Ian Bentley Preview Abstract

Session J10: Heavy Flavor Hadrons

Sponsoring Units: DNP GHP
Chair: Peter Petreczky, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Room: 250B

Sunday, April 17, 2016 10:45AM - 10:57AM		J10.00001: Exotic and Charmonium(-like) states at BESIII Peilian Liu Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 10:57AM - 11:09AM		J10.00002: Vector D and B mesons in asymmetric and hot dense medium. Rahul Chhabra, Arvind kumar Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:09AM - 11:21AM		J10.00003: Magnetic Moments of Baryons in the Unquenched Quark Model Gustavo Hazel Guerrero Navarro, Roelof Bijker Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:21AM - 11:33AM		J10.00004: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:33AM - 11:45AM		J10.00005: High-precision lattice calculation of the decay constants $f_B$ and $f_{B_s}$ Carleton DeTar, Alexei Bazavov, Claude Bernard, Christopher Bouchard, Nathan Brown, Daping Du, Aida El Khadra, Elizabeth Freeland, Elvira Gamiz, Steven Gottlieb, Heechang Na, Urs Heller, Javad Komijani, Andreas Kronfeld, John Laiho, Paul Mackenzie, Ethan Neil, James Simone, Robert Sugar, Douglas Toussaint, Ruth Van de Water, Ran Zhou Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:45AM - 11:57AM		J10.00006: Updated axial meson spectrum and scalar-glueball mixing in AdS/QCD Sean Bartz, Joshua Rollag Preview Abstract

Session J11: Inflation Probe Science Interest Group

Sponsoring Units: DAP
Chair: Edward Wollack, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Room: 250C

Sunday, April 17, 2016 10:45AM - 11:21AM		J11.00001: Inflation probe Science Interest Group Invited Speaker: Jamie Bock Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:21AM - 11:33AM		J11.00002: Lessons Learned from Planck Charles Lawrence Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:33AM - 11:45AM		J11.00003: Planned CMB Satellite Mission Overview Adrian Lee Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:45AM - 11:57AM		J11.00004: Overview of Current and Planned CMB Ballooning Efforts Shaul Hanany Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:57AM - 12:09PM		J11.00005: Landscape of Ground-Based CMB Polarization Measurements John Carlstrom Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 12:09PM - 12:21PM		J11.00006: Technology Landscape for the Inflation Probe Michael Niemack Preview Abstract

Session J12: Gravitational Wave Science Interest Group

Sponsoring Units: DAP GGR
Chair: John Conklin, University of Florida
Room: 250DE

Sunday, April 17, 2016 10:45AM - 11:21AM		J12.00001: Revisiting the LISA science case in a changing astrophysical landscape Invited Speaker: Neil Cornish Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:21AM - 11:33AM		J12.00002: Report from the Gravitational Observatory Advisory Team Guido Mueller Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:33AM - 11:45AM		J12.00003: NASA's Preparations for ESA's L3 Gravitational Wave Mission Robin Stebbins Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:45AM - 11:57AM		J12.00004: The GRACE Follow-On Laser Ranging Interferometer; A inter-spacecraft laser interferometry technology demonstrator with similarities to LISA. William Klipstein, Kirk McKenzie Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:57AM - 12:09PM		J12.00005: Mission and Instrument Design Trades for a Space-based Gravitational Wave Observatory to Maximize Science Return Jeffrey Livas, John Baker, Robin Stebbins, James Thorpe, Shane Larson, Alberto Sesana Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 12:09PM - 12:21PM		J12.00006: Preparing for LISA in the Gravitational Wave Era Shane Larson Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 12:21PM - 12:33PM		J12.00007: LISA Pathfinder: A Mission Status Martin Hewitson Preview Abstract

Session J13: Cosmic-Ray Science Interest Group

Sponsoring Units: DAP
Chair: Eun-Suk Seo, University of Maryland
Room: 250F

Sunday, April 17, 2016 10:45AM - 11:21AM		J13.00001: Current Status of Astrophysics of Cosmic Rays Invited Speaker: Igor Moskalenko Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:21AM - 11:33AM		J13.00002: The CALorimetric Electron Telescope (CALET) Launch and Early On-Orbit Performance T Gregory Guzik Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:33AM - 11:45AM		J13.00003: Status and Plan of the ISS-CREAM Experiment Nicolas Picot-Clemente Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:45AM - 11:57AM		J13.00004: Cosmic Rays in the Gamma-ray Sky T. J. Brandt Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:57AM - 12:09PM		J13.00005: The Heavy Nuclei eXplorer (HNX) Mission John Krizmanic, John Mitchell, W. Robert Binns, Thomas Hams, Martin Israel, Jason Link, Brian Rauch, Kenichi Sakai, Makoto Sasaki, Andrew Westphal, Mark Wiedenbeck Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 12:09PM - 12:21PM		J13.00006: Update on JEM-EUSO James Adams, Lawrence Wiencke, Angela Olinto Preview Abstract

Session J14: Advanced LIGO Methods and Results 1

Sponsoring Units: GGR
Chair: Marco Cavaglia, University of Mississippi
Room: 251AB

Sunday, April 17, 2016 10:45AM - 10:57AM		J14.00001: Overview of Advanced LIGO searches for unmodeled transients Jonah Kanner Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 10:57AM - 11:09AM		J14.00002: Status of searches for compact binaries in aLIGO with PyCBC Christopher Biwer Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:09AM - 11:21AM		J14.00003: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:21AM - 11:33AM		J14.00004: Characterization of the Advanced LIGO detectors during their first observing run Jess McIver Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:33AM - 11:45AM		J14.00005: Characterization of GW transients in Advanced LIGO Ben Farr Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:45AM - 11:57AM		J14.00006: Astrophysical Implications Drawn from Advanced LIGO's First Observing Run Daniel Holz, Gijs Nelemans Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:57AM - 12:09PM		J14.00007: The Quest for the astrophysical background with Advanced LIGO/Virgo Tania Regimbau Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 12:09PM - 12:21PM		J14.00008: Tests of General Relativity with gravitational waves from compact binary coalescences with Advanced LIGO Walter Del Pozzo Preview Abstract

Session J15: Mathematical Aspects of Relativity II

Sponsoring Units: GGR
Chair: Lior Burko, Georgia Gwinnett College
Room: 251C

Sunday, April 17, 2016 10:45AM - 10:57AM		J15.00001: The properties of spikes in spacetime singularities David Garfinkle Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 10:57AM - 11:09AM		J15.00002: New numerical evidence for asymptotics in $\mathbb T^2$-symmetric cosmologies on $\mathbb T^3$ Adam Layne, Beverly K Berger, James Isenberg Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:09AM - 11:21AM		J15.00003: Numerical Tests of the Cosmic Censorship Conjecture with Collisionless Matter Collapse Maria Okounkova, Daniel Hemberger, Mark Scheel Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:21AM - 11:33AM		J15.00004: Critical Phenomena in the Aspherical Collapse of Radiation Fluids Thomas Baumgarte Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:33AM - 11:45AM		J15.00005: Application of covariant analytic mechanics to gravity with Dirac field Satoshi Nakajima Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:45AM - 11:57AM		J15.00006: Stress-Energy Tensor in Einstein-Cartan Theory Eugene Kur Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:57AM - 12:09PM		J15.00007: Geometrization conditions for perfect fluids, scalar fields, and electromagnetic fields Charles Torre, Dionisios Krongos Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 12:09PM - 12:21PM		J15.00008: Rainich geometrization extended to electromagnetic fields in (2 + 1)-dimensional gravity. Dionisios Krongos, Charles Torre Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 12:21PM - 12:33PM		J15.00009: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract

Session J16: Top Quark / Hadronic Physics

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: Andreas Kronfeld, Fermilab
Room: 251D

Sunday, April 17, 2016 10:45AM - 10:57AM		J16.00001: Measurement of the production cross section of a top quark pair in association with a photon in pp collisions at the LHC Titas Roy, Daniel Noonan, Francisco Yumiceva, Andrew Ivanov, Yurii Maravin, Mikhail Makouski Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 10:57AM - 11:09AM		J16.00002: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:09AM - 11:21AM		J16.00003: Probing charmonium production through jet substructure at ATLAS David Bjergaard, Ayana Arce Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:21AM - 11:33AM		J16.00004: Quarkonium Production at CMS Maksat Haytmyradov Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:33AM - 11:45AM		J16.00005: Simultaneously Produced Upsilon and Jpsi Production Cross Section Kamuran Dilsiz Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:45AM - 11:57AM		J16.00006: Latest results on tetra- and penta-quark candidates from LHCb Thomas Britton Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:57AM - 12:09PM		J16.00007: Searching for $X(3872)$ using lattice QCD Song-haeng Lee, Carleton DeTar Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 12:09PM - 12:21PM		J16.00008: Quarks, Gluons and Color are sufficient, but are they necessary? David Bartlett Preview Abstract

Session J17: Exotic Particle Searches

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: Jesse Thaler, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Room: 251E

Sunday, April 17, 2016 10:45AM - 10:57AM		J17.00001: Search for heavy top quark partners with charge 5e/3 in the single lepton final state Sinan Sagir Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 10:57AM - 11:09AM		J17.00002: Seesaw Search with Multilepton Final States using $2.1\,\textrm{fb}^{-1}$ of 13 TeV LHC Data Peter Thomassen Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:09AM - 11:21AM		J17.00003: Search for new phenomena in dijet angular distributions in proton-proton collisions at sqrt(s) $=$ 13~TeV measured with the ATLAS Detector. Meghan Frate Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:21AM - 11:33AM		J17.00004: Search for new, long-lived, charged particles using ionization in the ATLAS Pixel Detector Bradley Axen Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:33AM - 11:45AM		J17.00005: Search for New Physics in Dielectron Final States Using the ATLAS Detector in Run 2 of the Large Hadron Collider Christopher Willis Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:45AM - 11:57AM		J17.00006: Search for $t \bar{t}$ Resonaces in Run 2 of ATLAS Hannah Carson, Ken Johns, Ruchika Nayyar, Jason Veatch Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:57AM - 12:09PM		J17.00007: Searching for heavy resonances at ATLAS using b tagged jets Soo Ryu Preview Abstract

Session J18: Quantum Physics and Physics Beyond the Standard Model

Room: 251F

Sunday, April 17, 2016 10:45AM - 10:57AM		J18.00001: Precision Neutron Decay Studies with the Nab and UCNB Experiments Aaron Sprow Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 10:57AM - 11:09AM		J18.00002: Measurement of the electron shake-off in the $\beta$-decay of laser-trapped $^{6}$He atoms Ran Hong, Yelena Bagdasarova, Alejandro Garcia, Derek Storm, Matthew Sternberg, Erik Swanson, Frederik Wauters, David Zumwalt, Kevin Bailey, Arnaud Leredde, Peter Mueller, Thomas O’Connor, Xavier Flechard, Etienne Liennard, Andreas Knecht, Oscar Naviliat-Cuncic Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:09AM - 11:21AM		J18.00003: Prize for a Faculty Member for Research in and Undergraduate Institution: Higher order corrections to positronium energies Gregory Adkins Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:21AM - 11:33AM		J18.00004: VIP2 -- An experiment at LNGS for testing the Pauli Exclusion Principle for Electrons Johann Marton Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:33AM - 11:45AM		J18.00005: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:45AM - 11:57AM		J18.00006: Entanglement production at Instabilities Lucas Hackl, Eugenio Bianchi, Nelson Yokomizo Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 11:57AM - 12:09PM		J18.00007: Testing gravity-induced collapse models with torsion pendulums Bassam Helou, Christopher Wipf, Yanbei Chen Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 12:09PM - 12:21PM		J18.00008: Elastic knots of Space-Time may improve QED, QCD Richard Kriske Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 17, 2016 12:21PM - 12:33PM		J18.00009: Quantum Gravity Explanation of the Wave-Particle Duality Friedwardt Winterberg Preview Abstract

Session J19: Career Opportunities for Physicists

Sponsoring Units: APS
Chair: Crystal Bailey, APS
Room: Marriott Deer Valley I-III

Monday, April 18, 2016 12:00PM - 1:30PM

J19.00001: Career Opportunities for Physicists: Panel Discussion Preview Abstract