Joint Fall 2005 Meeting
TSAPS/TSAAPT/SPS

 

 

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Complete Program (pdf or doc)

All sessions will take place at the Hilton-University of Houston. MAP
Directions from Hobby Airport
Directions from Bush International Airport

Room Chart for Hilton

TSAPS Conference Office:
Statler Hilton Rm 216

For Internet Use: Social Work Building Rm 107A

Conference Schedule

October 20, 2005 (Thursday)

8am-4pm
APS Committee on Minorities in Physics
Shamrock Ballroom Rm 261

5:00-8:00 pm
Registration and Reception (On-site registration will be cash or check ONLY.)
Waldorf Astoria Lobby
- 2nd floor of the hotel to the left of the elevator

7:00-9:00pm
TSAPS Executive Meeting
San Francisco Rm 183
TSAAPT Executive Meeting
New Orleans Rm 185

7:00 pm
SPS BBQ: Hosted by Shell Oil
Beyond Einstein: Hundred Years Later
Mario Díaz
Center for Gravitational Wave Astronomy, The University of Texas at Brownsville
Shortly after the annus mirabilis of 1905, in one of the most impressive single-person tour de forces in the history of physics, Einstein formulated a theory that extended to gravity, the theory of special relativity expounded in one of the famous papers he published that year: the theory of General Relativity. Gravitational Waves are one of the most striking predictions of this theory.
Waldorf Astoria Ballroom Rm 210

October 21, 2005 (Friday)

7:00 am
Breakfast hosted by NSM at University of Houston
Conrad Hilton Ballroom Lobby

8:20 am
Session P1: Plenary Session I: Developments in Nanotechnology
Session Chair: Professor Allan J. Jacobson, Texas Center for Superconductivity, University of Houston
Conrad Hilton Ballroom S202
 08:25 – 08:35
“Welcome – Nanotechnology Overview”
Paul C. W. Chu, T. L. L. Temple Chair of Science, Professor of Physics, and Executive Director, Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston; and President, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (taped)
08:35 - 9:05
“Nanotechnology at The University of Texas at Austin and Beyond”
Paul F. Barbara, Richard J.V. Johnson Welch Chair in Chemistry and Director of the Center for Nano- and Molecular Science and Technology at the University of Texas at Austin
09:05 - 09:30
“Nanotechnology Highlights at the University of Houston”
Allan J. Jacobson, Robert A. Welch Chair of Science, Professor of Chemistry and Director, Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston
09:30 – 09:55
“Polymer Nanocomposites”
Ramanan Krishnamoorti, Professor of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, and Associate Dean for Research, Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston
09:55 – 10:20
"The Shadow of a Carbon Nanotube: A New Lithography Approach for Nanomagnetic System Manufacturing "
John C. Wolfe, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Houston

10:20-10:30 am
Coffee Break hosted by NSHP and NSBP
Conrad Hilton Ballroom Lobby

10:30am - 4:30pm
NSBP/NSHP Workshop for Undergraduate Students
Shamrock 261 A

10:30 am
Session A1: General Experimental I
Shamrock Main Rm 261M
Session A2: Condensed Matter I
Waldorf Astoria A Rm 210A
Session A3: Theory I
Waldorf Astoria B Rm 210B
Session A4: Poster Session I
Posters will remain up for one additional hour.
Poster set-up is located in on the first floor lobby near Barron's.
If you have problems finding the set-up area, ask a staff member.
These are general poster sessions, so there will be labels available to point out your affiliation (SPS, APS, FIAP, etc)
Waldorf Astoria Lobby
Session A5: AAPT 1
Waldorf Astoria Main Rm 210M

11:30 am
Lunch
Conrad Hilton Ballroom S202

1:00 pm
Session P2: Plenary II: "Industrial Applications of Physics"
Session Chair: Stefan Zollner, Freescale Semiconductor
Conrad Hilton Ballroom S202
1:00-1:30
"Industrial Applications for Synchrotron Radiation"
Dr. Rainer Kolb, ExxonMobil
1:30-2:00
"Plasma Science in Semiconductor Manufacturing"
Dr. Peter Ventzek, Freescale Semiconductor
2:00-2:30
"Geophysics at an Oil Company"
Dr. Andrey Bakulin, Shell Oil

2:00 pm
Session B1: Condensed Matter II
Shamrock Main 261M
Session B2: Theory II
Waldorf Astoria A Rm 210A
Session B3: General Experimental II
Waldorf Astoria B Rm 210B
Session B4: Nanotechnology
Waldorf Astoria C Rm 210C
Session B5: Computational I
Waldorf Astoria Main Rm 210M
Session W1: AAPT Workshop:
PGH 200
Session W2: AAPT Workshop:
PGH 232
Session B6: Poster Session II
Posters will remain up for one additional hour.
Poster set-up is located in on the first floor lobby near Barron's.
If you have problems finding the set-up area, ask a staff member.
These are general poster sessions, so there will be labels available to point out your affiliation (SPS, APS, FIAP, etc)
Waldorf Astoria Lobby

3:00 pm
Session C1: General Experimental III
Shamrock Main 261M
Session C2: Condensed Matter III
Waldorf Astoria A Rm 210A
Session C3: AAPT II
Waldorf Astoria Main Rm 210M
Session C4: Computational II
Shamrock B Rm 261B

4:00pm
Session D1: Astronomy
Waldorf Astoria B Rm 210B
Session D2: SPS I
Waldorf Astoria C Rm 210C
Session D3: Theory III
Waldorf Astoria D Rm 210D
Session D4: Particle Physics
Barron's Rm S109
Session W3: AAPT Workshop:
PGH 200
Session W4: AAPT Workshop:
PGH 232

4:30-5:30pm
TcSUH Tour (space is limited)

5:00-5:30pm
Texas Electronic Coalition for Physics (TECP) Meeting
Waldorf Astoria 210B

5 :30 pm
Reception
Conrad Hilton Ballroom Lobby

6:30 pm
Banquet:
"Some concerns about our science future - the views of one White House survivor"
Neal Lane, Malcolm Gillis University Professor
Senior Fellow of the James A Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Rice University
How does an academic physicist end up in the federal policy making circles of Washington, so far removed from the classroom and laboratory? What are the personal rewards and costs? Where is science headed in this country and what can a President's Science Advisor – in any Administration – do about the situation? In this talk, Dr. Lane will try to provide a partial answer to these questions by giving some examples from his own experiences – the good ones and the not so good ones– at the National Science Foundation and in the White House, as Science Advisor to President Clinton.
Conrad Hilton Ballroom S202

October 22, 2005 (Saturday)

7:00 am
Breakfast: Hosted by TcSUH at the University of Houston
Conrad Hilton Ballroom Lobby

8:20 am
Session P3: Plenary PIII: Ultra Cold Physics
Session Chair: Professor Randall Hulet, Professor Fayez Sarofim, Rice University
Conrad Hilton Ballroom S202
8:20-8:56
Adventures near absolute zero --- recent progress in ultracold atomic physics Professor Han Pu, Rice University
8:56-9:32
Ultracold Neutral Plasmas
Professor Thomas Charles Killian, Rice University
9:32-10:08
Direct Observation of Atomic Number Squeezing
Professor Mark Raizen, University of Texas: Sid W. Richardson Foundation Regents Chair and Professor of Physics

10:20-10:30 am
Coffee Break hosted by: John that John Wiles & Sons Publishers
Conrad Hilton Ballroom Lobby

10:30am - 5:00pm
NSBP and NSHP Workshop for Undergraduate Students
Plaza 247

10:30
Session E1: Computational III
Palacio del Rio Rm 279
Session E2: Theory IV
Hawaiian Village Rm 277
Session E3: Monte Carlo
Beverly Hilton Rm 218
Session E4: SPS II
New Orleans Rm 185
Session W5: AAPT Workshop:
PGH 200
Session W6: AAPT Workshop:
PGH 232

11:30am
Meeting Adjourns

1:00-3:00 pm
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