Oct 26 2012 8:00AM, Friday

A1 Plenary Session I
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Petroleum Chair: Charles W. Myles, Texas Tech University
Invited Speakers:  Nural Akchurin,  James Chelikowsky,  Scott Pendleton  

Oct 26 2012 10:30AM, Friday

B1 Invited & Contributed Papers: Industrial & Applied Physics
Room: Holiday Inn Towers University A Chair: Roger L. Lichti, Texas Tech University
Invited Speakers:  Igor Alvarado  

B2 SPS and Undergraduate Research
Room: Holiday Inn Towers University B Chair: David W. Donnelly, Texas State University

B3 Biological & Chemical Physics
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Heritage Chair: Kelvin Cheng, Trinity University and Texas Tech University

B4 Particle, Nuclear, and Accelerator Physics: 2012 Undergraduate Robert S. Hyer Award Recipient & Contributed Papers
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Tumbleweed Chair: Richard Wigmans, Texas Tech University
Invited Speakers:  Landon Banister  

B5 Computational and Fundamental Physics
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Windmill Chair: Thomas Gibson, Texas Tech University

B6 AAPT Workshop I: Relativity
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Cotton A Chair: David Lamp, Texas Tech University

B7 AAPT Workshop II: Penguin Race
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Cotton B Chair: Thomas O'Kuma, Lee College

B8 Condensed Matter and Materials Physics I
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Petroleum Chair: Suresh Sharma, University of Texas at Arlington

B9 Posters I: Materials Nanoscience, Biophysics, Chemical Physics (10:30am - 12:15pm)
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Atrium Chair: Charles W. Myles, Texas Tech University

Oct 26 2012 12:30PM, Friday

C1 Lunch. TSAPS and TSAAPT Business Meetings
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Petroleum Chair: Charles W. Myles, Texas Tech University

Oct 26 2012 2:00PM, Friday

D1 Plenary Session II: Biological and Medical Physics
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Petroleum Chair: Harry Swinney, University of Texas at Austin
Invited Speakers:  Michael Deem,  Roland Allen  

D2 AAPT Workshop III: What is the Higgs Boson
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Cotton A Chair: Thomas O'Kuma, Lee College

D3 AAPT Workshop IV: Science in Literature
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Cotton B Chair: Karen Jo Matsler, University of Texas at Arlington

Oct 26 2012 3:30PM, Friday

E1 Invited & Contributed Papers: Chemical & Biological Physics
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Petroleum A Chair: Harry Swinney, University of Texas at Austin
Invited Speakers:  Jason Slinker,  Kelvin Cheng  

E2 AAPT Workshop V: If Pigs Could Fly
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Cotton A Chair: Thomas O'Kuma, Lee College

E3 AAPT Workshop VI: Alternate Forms of Energy
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Cotton B Chair: Paul Williams, Austin Community College

E4 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics I
Room: Holiday Inn Towers University A Chair: Wallace Glab, Texas Tech University

E5 Nanoscience
Room: Holiday Inn Towers University B Chair: Mark Holtz, Texas Tech University

E6 Outreach, Education, and AAPT
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Heritage Chair: Jennifer Steele, Trinity University

E7 Invited & Contributed Papers: Condensed Matter & Materials Physics II
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Petroleum B Chair: Wilhelmus Geerts, Texas State University
Invited Speakers:  Alex Demkov  

E8 High Energy, Nuclear, and Accelerator Physics II
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Tumbleweed Chair: Sung-won Lee, Texas Tech University

E9 Posters II: Outreach, PER, Atomic & Molecular Physics, General Physics (3:30pm - 5:45pm)
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Atrium Chair: Charles W. Myles, Texas Tech University

Oct 26 2012 5:30PM, Friday

G1 SPIN-UP Cracker Barrel and Informal Discussions
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Hotel Lobby and Bar Area Chair: Michael Marder, University of Texas at Austin

G2 Special Presentation: Stories from the History of Wine
Room: Texas Tech International Cultural Center (ICC) ICC Auditorium Chair: Stefan Estreicher, Texas Tech University
Invited Speakers:  Stefan Estreicher  

Oct 26 2012 7:00PM, Friday

H1 Conference Banquet and After Dinner Talk
Room: Texas Tech International Cultural Center (ICC) ICC Hall of Nations Chair: Charles W. Myles, Texas Tech University
Invited Speakers:  Ginger Kerrick  

Oct 27 2012 8:15AM, Saturday

J1 Plenary Session III
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Petroleum Chair: Stefan Estreicher, Texas Tech University
Invited Speakers:  Karl Gebhardt,  Michael Marder  

Oct 27 2012 9:00AM, Saturday

K1 AAPT Workshop VII: Optics Made Easy
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Cotton A Chair: Thomas O'Kuma, Lee College

K2 AAPT Workshop VIII: Physics of Toys
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Cotton B Chair: David Lamp, Texas Tech University

Oct 27 2012 10:15AM, Saturday

L1 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics II
Room: Holiday Inn Towers University Room A Chair: Walter Borst, Texas Tech University

L2 Cosmology, General Relativity, Astrophysics: 2012 Graduate Robert S. Hyer Award Recipient & Contributed Papers
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Heritage Chair: Malik Rakhmanov, University of Texas at Brownsville
Invited Speakers:  Yanshi Huang  

L3 Invited and Contributed Papers on Physics Education Research
Room: Holiday Inn Towers University B Chair: Timothy Head, Abilene Christian University
Invited Speakers:  Donna Stokes,  Beth Thacker  

L4 Invited and Contributed Papers - Condensed Matter & Materials Physics III
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Petroleum B Chair: Dwight Russell, Baylor University
Invited Speakers:  Kelly Nash  

Oct 27 2012 11:00AM, Saturday

M1 AAPT Workshop IX: Conservation of Energy and Momentum
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Cotton A Chair: David Lamp, Texas Tech University

M2 AAPT Workshop X: Magnets Playing & Shocked Electrons
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Cotton B Chair: Thomas O'Kuma, Lee College

Oct 26 2012 8:00AM, Friday

A1 Plenary Session I
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Petroleum Chair: Charles W. Myles, Texas Tech University
Invited Speakers:  Nural Akchurin,  James Chelikowsky,  Scott Pendleton  

Oct 26 2012 10:30AM, Friday

B1 Invited & Contributed Papers: Industrial & Applied Physics
Room: Holiday Inn Towers University A Chair: Roger L. Lichti, Texas Tech University
Invited Speakers:  Igor Alvarado  

B2 SPS and Undergraduate Research
Room: Holiday Inn Towers University B Chair: David W. Donnelly, Texas State University

B3 Biological & Chemical Physics
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Heritage Chair: Kelvin Cheng, Trinity University and Texas Tech University

B4 Particle, Nuclear, and Accelerator Physics: 2012 Undergraduate Robert S. Hyer Award Recipient & Contributed Papers
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Tumbleweed Chair: Richard Wigmans, Texas Tech University
Invited Speakers:  Landon Banister  

B5 Computational and Fundamental Physics
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Windmill Chair: Thomas Gibson, Texas Tech University

B6 AAPT Workshop I: Relativity
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Cotton A Chair: David Lamp, Texas Tech University

B7 AAPT Workshop II: Penguin Race
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Cotton B Chair: Thomas O'Kuma, Lee College

B8 Condensed Matter and Materials Physics I
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Petroleum Chair: Suresh Sharma, University of Texas at Arlington

B9 Posters I: Materials Nanoscience, Biophysics, Chemical Physics (10:30am - 12:15pm)
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Atrium Chair: Charles W. Myles, Texas Tech University

Oct 26 2012 12:30PM, Friday

C1 Lunch. TSAPS and TSAAPT Business Meetings
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Petroleum Chair: Charles W. Myles, Texas Tech University

Oct 26 2012 2:00PM, Friday

D1 Plenary Session II: Biological and Medical Physics
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Petroleum Chair: Harry Swinney, University of Texas at Austin
Invited Speakers:  Michael Deem,  Roland Allen  

D2 AAPT Workshop III: What is the Higgs Boson
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Cotton A Chair: Thomas O'Kuma, Lee College

D3 AAPT Workshop IV: Science in Literature
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Cotton B Chair: Karen Jo Matsler, University of Texas at Arlington

Oct 26 2012 3:30PM, Friday

E1 Invited & Contributed Papers: Chemical & Biological Physics
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Petroleum A Chair: Harry Swinney, University of Texas at Austin
Invited Speakers:  Jason Slinker,  Kelvin Cheng  

E2 AAPT Workshop V: If Pigs Could Fly
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Cotton A Chair: Thomas O'Kuma, Lee College

E3 AAPT Workshop VI: Alternate Forms of Energy
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Cotton B Chair: Paul Williams, Austin Community College

E4 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics I
Room: Holiday Inn Towers University A Chair: Wallace Glab, Texas Tech University

E5 Nanoscience
Room: Holiday Inn Towers University B Chair: Mark Holtz, Texas Tech University

E6 Outreach, Education, and AAPT
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Heritage Chair: Jennifer Steele, Trinity University

E7 Invited & Contributed Papers: Condensed Matter & Materials Physics II
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Petroleum B Chair: Wilhelmus Geerts, Texas State University
Invited Speakers:  Alex Demkov  

E8 High Energy, Nuclear, and Accelerator Physics II
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Tumbleweed Chair: Sung-won Lee, Texas Tech University

E9 Posters II: Outreach, PER, Atomic & Molecular Physics, General Physics (3:30pm - 5:45pm)
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Atrium Chair: Charles W. Myles, Texas Tech University

Oct 26 2012 5:30PM, Friday

G1 SPIN-UP Cracker Barrel and Informal Discussions
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Hotel Lobby and Bar Area Chair: Michael Marder, University of Texas at Austin

G2 Special Presentation: Stories from the History of Wine
Room: Texas Tech International Cultural Center (ICC) ICC Auditorium Chair: Stefan Estreicher, Texas Tech University
Invited Speakers:  Stefan Estreicher  

Oct 26 2012 7:00PM, Friday

H1 Conference Banquet and After Dinner Talk
Room: Texas Tech International Cultural Center (ICC) ICC Hall of Nations Chair: Charles W. Myles, Texas Tech University
Invited Speakers:  Ginger Kerrick  

Oct 27 2012 8:15AM, Saturday

J1 Plenary Session III
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Petroleum Chair: Stefan Estreicher, Texas Tech University
Invited Speakers:  Karl Gebhardt,  Michael Marder  

Oct 27 2012 9:00AM, Saturday

K1 AAPT Workshop VII: Optics Made Easy
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Cotton A Chair: Thomas O'Kuma, Lee College

K2 AAPT Workshop VIII: Physics of Toys
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Cotton B Chair: David Lamp, Texas Tech University

Oct 27 2012 10:15AM, Saturday

L1 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics II
Room: Holiday Inn Towers University Room A Chair: Walter Borst, Texas Tech University

L2 Cosmology, General Relativity, Astrophysics: 2012 Graduate Robert S. Hyer Award Recipient & Contributed Papers
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Heritage Chair: Malik Rakhmanov, University of Texas at Brownsville
Invited Speakers:  Yanshi Huang  

L3 Invited and Contributed Papers on Physics Education Research
Room: Holiday Inn Towers University B Chair: Timothy Head, Abilene Christian University
Invited Speakers:  Donna Stokes,  Beth Thacker  

L4 Invited and Contributed Papers - Condensed Matter & Materials Physics III
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Petroleum B Chair: Dwight Russell, Baylor University
Invited Speakers:  Kelly Nash  

Oct 27 2012 11:00AM, Saturday

M1 AAPT Workshop IX: Conservation of Energy and Momentum
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Cotton A Chair: David Lamp, Texas Tech University

M2 AAPT Workshop X: Magnets Playing & Shocked Electrons
Room: Holiday Inn Towers Cotton B Chair: Thomas O'Kuma, Lee College