Bulletin of the American Physical Society
Joint Meeting of the Four Corners and Texas Sections of the American Physical Society
Volume 61, Number 15
Friday–Saturday, October 21–22, 2016; Las Cruces, New Mexico
Epitome
Oct 21 2016 8:00AM, Friday
A1 
Plenary I
Room: Exhibit Hall 2
Chair: Darrel Smith, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Invited Speakers:  Albert Migliori,  Ray Beausoleil  
Oct 21 2016 10:00AM, Friday
B1 
Earth Systems Sciences
Room: Exhibit Hall 2
Chair: Rosa Fitzgerald, University of Texas, El Paso
Invited Speakers:  Viatcheslav Solomatov  
B2 
Optics
Room: Ballroom 2
Chair: Chunquiang Li, University of Texas, El Paso
Invited Speakers:  Randall Knize  
B3 
Neutrino Interactions
Room: Meeting Room 2&3
Chair: Robert L. Cooper, New Mexico State University
Invited Speakers:  Norm Buchanan  
B4 
Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Room: Meeting Room 5&6
Chair: Edwin Fohtung, New Mexico State University
Invited Speakers:  Grant Biedermann,  Charles Durfee  
B5 
Condensed Matter
Room: Meeting Room 1
Chair: Kathryn Ross, Colorado State University
Invited Speakers:  Yan (Sarah) Li,  Alex Zakhidov  
B6 
Instrumentation for Nuclear and High-Energy Physics
Room: Meeting Room 4
Chair: John Ellsworth, Brigham Young University
Oct 21 2016 1:00PM, Friday
C1 
Gravitational Waves and Cosmology
Room: Exhibit Hall 2
Chair: Siu-Au Lee, Colorado State University
Invited Speakers:  Volker Quetschke,  Michael Kesden  
C2 
Materials Science I
Room: Ballroom 2
Chair: Anna Zaniewski, Arizona State University
Invited Speakers:  Alexander Demkov  
C3 
Nuclear Physics
Room: Meeting Room 2&3
Chair: Jorge Lopez, University of Texas, El Paso
C4 
Computational Physics I
Room: Meeting Room 5&6
Chair: Igor Vasiliev, New Mexico State University
Invited Speakers:  Jianwei Sun  
C5 
Biophysics
Room: Meeting Room 1
Chair: Nicole Herbots, Arizona State University
Invited Speakers:  Felicia Manciu  
C6 
Undergraduate Research and SPS
Room: Meeting Room 4
Chair: Victor Andersen, Aurora Community College
Oct 21 2016 3:00PM, Friday
D1 
Plenary II
Room: Exhibit Hall 2
Chair: Cristian Botez, University of Texas, El Paso
Invited Speakers:  Randall Hulet,  Brennan Hughey  
Oct 21 2016 4:12PM, Friday
E1 
Poster Session
Room: Exhibit Hall 1
Chair: Thomas Hearn, New Mexico State University
Oct 22 2016 8:00AM, Saturday
F1 
Plenary III
Room: Exhibit Hall 2
Chair: Heinz Nakotte, New Mexico State University
Invited Speakers:  Krister Shalm,  Pearl Sandick  
Oct 22 2016 9:30AM, Saturday
G1 
SPS Workshop
Room: Gardiner Hall 230
Chair: Matthew Smith, New Mexico State University
Oct 22 2016 9:36AM, Saturday
H1 
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Room: Exhibit Hall 2
Chair: Steve Stochaj, New Mexico State University
Invited Speakers:  Denise Stephens  
H2 
Nanosciences
Room: Ballroom 2
Chair: Vladimir Drachev, University of North Texas
Invited Speakers:  Anna Zaniewski  
H3 
Particle Physics
Room: Meeting Room 2&3
Chair: Matthias Burkardt, New Mexico State University
Invited Speakers:  Michael Engelhardt  
H4 
Computational Physics II
Room: Meeting Room 5&6
Chair: Gus Hart, Brigham Young University
Invited Speakers:  Igor Vasiliev  
H5 
Thermodynamics and General Physics
Room: Meeting Room 1
Chair: Jean-Francois Van Huele, Brigham Young University
H6 
Coherent Scattering and Imaging
Room: Meeting Room 4
Chair: Randy Knize, United States Air Force Academy
Oct 22 2016 11:24AM, Saturday
I7 
Plenary IV and Career Panel Luncheon
Room: Exhibit Hall 2
Chair: Stefan Zollner, New Mexico State University
Invited Speakers:  Robert Doering  
Oct 22 2016 1:00PM, Saturday
J1 
Dark Matter and Dark Energy
Room: Exhibit Hall 2
Chair: Jodi Cooley, Southern Methodist University
Invited Speakers:  Eduardo Rozo  
J2 
Thin Film Growth
Room: Ballroom 2
Chair: Wim Geerts, Texas State University, San Marcos
J3 
Acoustics
Room: Meeting Room 2&3
Chair: Jacob Urquidi, New Mexico State University
Invited Speakers:  Kent L. Gee  
J4 
Materials Science II
Room: Meeting Room 5&6
Chair: Alex Zahkidov, Texas State University, San Marcos
Invited Speakers:  Kate Ross  
J5 
Medical Physics
Room: Meeting Room 1
Chair: Ann Junghans, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Invited Speakers:  Lloyd Lumata  
J6 
Physics Education Research and AAPT
Room: Meeting Room 4
Chair: Michaela Burkardt, New Mexico State University
Invited Speakers:  Beth Thacker  
Oct 22 2016 2:36PM, Saturday
K1 
Plenary V
Room: Exhibit Hall 2
Chair: Heather Galloway, Texas State University, San Marcos
Invited Speakers:  David Nygren,  John Spencer  
Oct 21 2016 8:00AM, Friday
A1 
Plenary I
Room: Exhibit Hall 2
Chair: Darrel Smith, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Invited Speakers:  Albert Migliori,  Ray Beausoleil  
Oct 21 2016 10:00AM, Friday
B1 
Earth Systems Sciences
Room: Exhibit Hall 2
Chair: Rosa Fitzgerald, University of Texas, El Paso
Invited Speakers:  Viatcheslav Solomatov  
B2 
Optics
Room: Ballroom 2
Chair: Chunquiang Li, University of Texas, El Paso
Invited Speakers:  Randall Knize  
B3 
Neutrino Interactions
Room: Meeting Room 2&3
Chair: Robert L. Cooper, New Mexico State University
Invited Speakers:  Norm Buchanan  
B4 
Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Room: Meeting Room 5&6
Chair: Edwin Fohtung, New Mexico State University
Invited Speakers:  Grant Biedermann,  Charles Durfee  
B5 
Condensed Matter
Room: Meeting Room 1
Chair: Kathryn Ross, Colorado State University
Invited Speakers:  Yan (Sarah) Li,  Alex Zakhidov  
B6 
Instrumentation for Nuclear and High-Energy Physics
Room: Meeting Room 4
Chair: John Ellsworth, Brigham Young University
Oct 21 2016 1:00PM, Friday
C1 
Gravitational Waves and Cosmology
Room: Exhibit Hall 2
Chair: Siu-Au Lee, Colorado State University
Invited Speakers:  Volker Quetschke,  Michael Kesden  
C2 
Materials Science I
Room: Ballroom 2
Chair: Anna Zaniewski, Arizona State University
Invited Speakers:  Alexander Demkov  
C3 
Nuclear Physics
Room: Meeting Room 2&3
Chair: Jorge Lopez, University of Texas, El Paso
C4 
Computational Physics I
Room: Meeting Room 5&6
Chair: Igor Vasiliev, New Mexico State University
Invited Speakers:  Jianwei Sun  
C5 
Biophysics
Room: Meeting Room 1
Chair: Nicole Herbots, Arizona State University
Invited Speakers:  Felicia Manciu  
C6 
Undergraduate Research and SPS
Room: Meeting Room 4
Chair: Victor Andersen, Aurora Community College
Oct 21 2016 3:00PM, Friday
D1 
Plenary II
Room: Exhibit Hall 2
Chair: Cristian Botez, University of Texas, El Paso
Invited Speakers:  Randall Hulet,  Brennan Hughey  
Oct 21 2016 4:12PM, Friday
E1 
Poster Session
Room: Exhibit Hall 1
Chair: Thomas Hearn, New Mexico State University
Oct 22 2016 8:00AM, Saturday
F1 
Plenary III
Room: Exhibit Hall 2
Chair: Heinz Nakotte, New Mexico State University
Invited Speakers:  Krister Shalm,  Pearl Sandick  
Oct 22 2016 9:30AM, Saturday
G1 
SPS Workshop
Room: Gardiner Hall 230
Chair: Matthew Smith, New Mexico State University
Oct 22 2016 9:36AM, Saturday
H1 
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Room: Exhibit Hall 2
Chair: Steve Stochaj, New Mexico State University
Invited Speakers:  Denise Stephens  
H2 
Nanosciences
Room: Ballroom 2
Chair: Vladimir Drachev, University of North Texas
Invited Speakers:  Anna Zaniewski  
H3 
Particle Physics
Room: Meeting Room 2&3
Chair: Matthias Burkardt, New Mexico State University
Invited Speakers:  Michael Engelhardt  
H4 
Computational Physics II
Room: Meeting Room 5&6
Chair: Gus Hart, Brigham Young University
Invited Speakers:  Igor Vasiliev  
H5 
Thermodynamics and General Physics
Room: Meeting Room 1
Chair: Jean-Francois Van Huele, Brigham Young University
H6 
Coherent Scattering and Imaging
Room: Meeting Room 4
Chair: Randy Knize, United States Air Force Academy
Oct 22 2016 11:24AM, Saturday
I7 
Plenary IV and Career Panel Luncheon
Room: Exhibit Hall 2
Chair: Stefan Zollner, New Mexico State University
Invited Speakers:  Robert Doering  
Oct 22 2016 1:00PM, Saturday
J1 
Dark Matter and Dark Energy
Room: Exhibit Hall 2
Chair: Jodi Cooley, Southern Methodist University
Invited Speakers:  Eduardo Rozo  
J2 
Thin Film Growth
Room: Ballroom 2
Chair: Wim Geerts, Texas State University, San Marcos
J3 
Acoustics
Room: Meeting Room 2&3
Chair: Jacob Urquidi, New Mexico State University
Invited Speakers:  Kent L. Gee  
J4 
Materials Science II
Room: Meeting Room 5&6
Chair: Alex Zahkidov, Texas State University, San Marcos
Invited Speakers:  Kate Ross  
J5 
Medical Physics
Room: Meeting Room 1
Chair: Ann Junghans, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Invited Speakers:  Lloyd Lumata  
J6 
Physics Education Research and AAPT
Room: Meeting Room 4
Chair: Michaela Burkardt, New Mexico State University
Invited Speakers:  Beth Thacker  
Oct 22 2016 2:36PM, Saturday
K1 
Plenary V
Room: Exhibit Hall 2
Chair: Heather Galloway, Texas State University, San Marcos
Invited Speakers:  David Nygren,  John Spencer  
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