Bulletin of the American Physical Society
14th Annual Meeting of the Northwest Section of the APS
Volume 57, Number 7
Thursday–Saturday, October 18–20, 2012; Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Epitome
Oct 18 2012 7:30PM, Thursday
A1
Public Lecture
Room: SFU Harbour Centre 1900 Fletcher Challenge Theatre
Chair: Andrew DeBenedictis, Simon Fraser University
Invited Speakers: Reiner Kruecken
Oct 19 2012 8:25AM, Friday
B1
Welcome and Plenary Session I
Room: SFU Harbour Centre 1900 Fletcher Challenge Theatre
Chair: Oscar Vilches, University of Washington
Invited Speakers: Eric Donovan, Peter Engels, Leah Bergman, Anadi Canepa, Moe Kermani
Oct 19 2012 1:30PM, Friday
C1
Astronomy, Cosmology, and Gravity
Room: SFU Harbour Centre 1700 Labatt Hall
Chair: Sukanta Bose, Washington State University
Invited Speakers: Miguel Morales, Jaymie Matthews
C2
Nuclear Physics
Room: SFU Harbour Centre 1315 Scotiabank Lecture Room
Chair: Corina Andreoiu, Simon Fraser University
Invited Speakers: John M. D'Auria, Alejandro Garcia
C3
Particle Physics I
Room: SFU Harbour Centre 2270 Sauder Industries Policy Room
Chair: Janis McKenna, University of British Columbia
C4
Condensed Matter I
Room: SFU Harbour Centre 1520 Barrick Gold Lecture Room
Chair: Simon Watkins, Simon Fraser University
Invited Speakers: Benjamin McMorran
C5
Physics Education: Special Session on Upper-year Lab Instruction
Room: SFU Harbour Centre 1600 Canfor Policy Room
Chair: Joss Ives, University of the Fraser Valley
Invited Speakers: Nancy Forde, Rudi Michalak, Georg Rieger, James Day, Erik Sanchez
Oct 19 2012 4:30PM, Friday
D1
Poster Session (4:30-6:00PM)
Room: SFU Harbour Centre Main Concourse
Chair: Jennifer Heath, Linfield College
Oct 19 2012 6:00PM, Friday
E1
Northwest Section Business Meeting
Room: SFU Harbour Centre 1700 Labatt Hall
Chair: Erich Vogt, TRIUMF
Oct 19 2012 7:00PM, Friday
F1
Banquet
Room: SFU Harbour Centre 1400-1430 Segal Centre
Chair: Andrew DeBenedictis, Simon Fraser University
Invited Speakers: Glyn Williams-Jones
Oct 20 2012 8:25AM, Saturday
G1
Plenary Session II
Room: SFU Harbour Centre 1900 Fletcher Challenge Theatre
Chair: Brian Milbrath, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Invited Speakers: David Hertzog, Harry Yeh, Nate McCrady, James Booth, Sandra Eix
Oct 20 2012 12:00PM, Saturday
G2
SPS Undergraduate Luncheon
Room: SFU Harbour Centre 1400-1430 Segal Centre
Chair: Tom Olsen, Society of Physics Students
Oct 20 2012 1:30PM, Saturday
H1
Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Room: SFU Harbour Centre 1700 Labatt Hall
Chair: Daniel Steck, University of Oregon
Invited Speakers: Makoto Fujiwara, Arthur Mills
H2
Biological and Applied Physics
Room: SFU Harbour Centre 1315 Scotiabank Lecture Room
Chair: Michael Schick, University of Washington
Invited Speakers: Lutz Maibaum, Raghuveer Parthasarathy
H3
Particle Physics II
Room: SFU Harbour Centre 2270 Sauder Industries Policy Room
Chair: Gordon Watts, University of Washington
Invited Speakers: Bernd Stelzer
H4
Condensed Matter II
Room: SFU Harbour Centre 1520 Barrick Gold Lecture Room
Chair: Brad Johnson, Western Washington University
Invited Speakers: George Kirczenow, Susan Dexheimer
H5
Physics Education
Room: SFU Harbour Centre 1600 Canfor Policy Room
Chair: Joss Ives, University of the Fraser Valley
Invited Speakers: Andrew Boudreaux, Neil Alberding, Daria Ahrensmeier
Oct 18 2012 7:30PM, Thursday
A1
Public Lecture
Room: SFU Harbour Centre 1900 Fletcher Challenge Theatre
Chair: Andrew DeBenedictis, Simon Fraser University
Invited Speakers: Reiner Kruecken
Oct 19 2012 8:25AM, Friday
B1
Welcome and Plenary Session I
Room: SFU Harbour Centre 1900 Fletcher Challenge Theatre
Chair: Oscar Vilches, University of Washington
Invited Speakers: Eric Donovan, Peter Engels, Leah Bergman, Anadi Canepa, Moe Kermani
Oct 19 2012 1:30PM, Friday
C1
Astronomy, Cosmology, and Gravity
Room: SFU Harbour Centre 1700 Labatt Hall
Chair: Sukanta Bose, Washington State University
Invited Speakers: Miguel Morales, Jaymie Matthews
C2
Nuclear Physics
Room: SFU Harbour Centre 1315 Scotiabank Lecture Room
Chair: Corina Andreoiu, Simon Fraser University
Invited Speakers: John M. D'Auria, Alejandro Garcia
C3
Particle Physics I
Room: SFU Harbour Centre 2270 Sauder Industries Policy Room
Chair: Janis McKenna, University of British Columbia
C4
Condensed Matter I
Room: SFU Harbour Centre 1520 Barrick Gold Lecture Room
Chair: Simon Watkins, Simon Fraser University
Invited Speakers: Benjamin McMorran
C5
Physics Education: Special Session on Upper-year Lab Instruction
Room: SFU Harbour Centre 1600 Canfor Policy Room
Chair: Joss Ives, University of the Fraser Valley
Invited Speakers: Nancy Forde, Rudi Michalak, Georg Rieger, James Day, Erik Sanchez
Oct 19 2012 4:30PM, Friday
D1
Poster Session (4:30-6:00PM)
Room: SFU Harbour Centre Main Concourse
Chair: Jennifer Heath, Linfield College
Oct 19 2012 6:00PM, Friday
E1
Northwest Section Business Meeting
Room: SFU Harbour Centre 1700 Labatt Hall
Chair: Erich Vogt, TRIUMF
Oct 19 2012 7:00PM, Friday
F1
Banquet
Room: SFU Harbour Centre 1400-1430 Segal Centre
Chair: Andrew DeBenedictis, Simon Fraser University
Invited Speakers: Glyn Williams-Jones
Oct 20 2012 8:25AM, Saturday
G1
Plenary Session II
Room: SFU Harbour Centre 1900 Fletcher Challenge Theatre
Chair: Brian Milbrath, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Invited Speakers: David Hertzog, Harry Yeh, Nate McCrady, James Booth, Sandra Eix
Oct 20 2012 12:00PM, Saturday
G2
SPS Undergraduate Luncheon
Room: SFU Harbour Centre 1400-1430 Segal Centre
Chair: Tom Olsen, Society of Physics Students
Oct 20 2012 1:30PM, Saturday
H1
Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Room: SFU Harbour Centre 1700 Labatt Hall
Chair: Daniel Steck, University of Oregon
Invited Speakers: Makoto Fujiwara, Arthur Mills
H2
Biological and Applied Physics
Room: SFU Harbour Centre 1315 Scotiabank Lecture Room
Chair: Michael Schick, University of Washington
Invited Speakers: Lutz Maibaum, Raghuveer Parthasarathy
H3
Particle Physics II
Room: SFU Harbour Centre 2270 Sauder Industries Policy Room
Chair: Gordon Watts, University of Washington
Invited Speakers: Bernd Stelzer
H4
Condensed Matter II
Room: SFU Harbour Centre 1520 Barrick Gold Lecture Room
Chair: Brad Johnson, Western Washington University
Invited Speakers: George Kirczenow, Susan Dexheimer
H5
Physics Education
Room: SFU Harbour Centre 1600 Canfor Policy Room
Chair: Joss Ives, University of the Fraser Valley
Invited Speakers: Andrew Boudreaux, Neil Alberding, Daria Ahrensmeier
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