Welcome to the SESAPS 2004 Conference Website

Thursday Morning, November 11, 2004

7:30 a.m.

Session AA. Welcome to Oak Ridge SESAPS 2004.
Registration, coffee & refreshments, Lobby, Pollard Technology Conference Center.

8:30 a.m.

Session BA. Spallation Neutron Source Invited Session. Mason, Crawford, Herwig. Auditorium, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: Ian Anderson, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Session BB. Computational Science. Dogwood, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: Xiaoguang Zhang, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Session BC. Polymer Science. Iris, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: Bobby G. Sumpter, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Session BD. Theoretical Physics I. Mockingbird, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: David J. Dean, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

10:15 a.m.

Break, coffee & refreshments.

10:45 a.m.

Session CA. Upgraded and New Research Facilities in the Southeast. Smith, Howell, Vogelaar. Auditorium, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: Edward Bilpuch, Duke University and TUNL, Emeritus.

Session CB. Particles and Fields. Dogwood, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: Kenneth F. Read, University of Tennessee at Knoxville.

Session CC. Atomic, Molecular and Optics I. Iris, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: Charles C. Havener, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Session CD. Material Science. Mockingbird, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: Lynn A. Boatner, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Thursday Afternoon, November 12, 2004

2:00 p.m.

Session DA. Astrophysics Invited Session. Bruenn, Hix, Piekarewicz. Auditorium, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair:Jirina Stone, University of Oxford/Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Session DB. Magnetism. Dogwood, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: Mark Meisel, University of Florida.

Session DC. Atomic, Molecular and Optics II. Iris, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: Joseph H. Macek, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Session DD. Poster Session I. Lobby, Pollard Technology Conference Center.

3:20 p.m.

Session EA. Tour of the Spallation Neutron Source.

Four buses will leave the Pollard Technology Conference Center at 3:20, 3:40, 4:00 and 4:20 pm, respectively. You must show your special badge in order to board the bus.

After the tour, you will re-board the bus, which will take you to the main campus of ORNL, where the meeting reception will be held on Main Street.

Buses will start to return to the Doubletree Hotel at approximately 5:45 pm. The last bus will depart the reception site at 6:30 pm.

Friday Morning, November 12, 2004

8:00 a.m.

Coffee & refreshments.

8:30 a.m.

Session FA. Nanoscience Invited Session. Fox, Visscher, Carroll. Auditorium, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: Martin Guthold, Wake Forest University.

Session FB. Nuclear Physics Invited Session. Smith, Velkovska, Vogelsang. Dogwood, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: Steffan Bass, Duke University.

Session FC. Solid-State Physics. Iris, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: Karen Daniels, Duke University.

10:15 a.m.

Break, coffee & refreshments.

10:45 a.m.

Session GA. Neutrino Invited Session. Ernst, Stancu, Kneller. Auditorium, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: Diane Markoff, North Carolina State University and TUNL.

Session GB. Nuclear Structure I. Dogwood, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: Robert Varner, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Session GC. Nanoscience. Iris, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: David B. Geohegan, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Session GD. Poster Session II. Lobby, Pollard Technology Conference Center.

Friday Afternoon, November 12, 2004

2:00 p.m.

Session HA. Symposium on Magnetism. Meisel, Liu, Dalal, Prozorov. Auditorium, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: Alan Dorsey, University of Florida.

Session HB. Nuclear Structure II. Dogwood, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: Alexander S. Crowell, Duke University and TUNL.

Session HC. Condensed Matter I. Iris, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: Victor Breedveld, Georgia Institute of Technology.

Session HD. Neutrinos and Astrophysics. Mockingbird, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: Daniel W. Bardayan, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

3:45 p.m.

Break, coffee & refreshments.

4:15 p.m.

Session JA. Theoretical Physics II. Auditorium, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: Yuriy Mishchenko, North Carolina State University.

Session JB. Nuclear Instrumentation. Dogwood, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: John F. Shriner, Tennessee Technical University.

Session JC. Biophysics Focus Session. Shih. Iris, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: Glenn Edwards, Duke University.

5:30 p.m.

Session KA. SESAPS Business Meeting. Auditorium, Pollard Technology Conference Center.

Friday Evening, November 12, 2004

7:30 p.m.

Session LA. Banquet. Ballroom (Oak Ridge B & C), DoubleTree Hotel.

Saturday Morning, November 13, 2004

8:00 a.m.

Coffee & refreshments.

8:30 a.m.

Session MA. Physics Education Invited Session. Foley, Meisner, Saul, Carpenter. Auditorium, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: William McNairy, Duke University.

Session MB. Atomic Physics and Optics Invited Session. Gauthier, Havey, Li. Dogwood, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: Yifu Zhu, Florida International University.

Session MC. Condensed Matter II. Iris, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: Yongying Jin, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Session MD.pine Biophysics. Mockingbird, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: Solon Georghiou, University of Tennessee at Knoxville.

Session ME. SPS Poster Session. Lobby, Pollard Technology Conference Center.

10:45 a.m.

Session NA. Condensed Matter Invited Session. Breedveld, Daniels, Koehler. Auditorium, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: Eric Weeks, Emory University.

Session NB. Physics Education. Dogwood, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: William McNairy, Duke University.

Session NC. SPS Contributed Session. Iris, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: James E. Parks, University of Tennessee at Knoxville.




	Meeting Agenda Overview Program overview Thursday Morning, November 11, 2004 7:30 a.m. Session AA. Welcome to Oak Ridge SESAPS 2004. Registration, coffee & refreshments, Lobby, Pollard Technology Conference Center. 8:30 a.m. Session BA. Spallation Neutron Source Invited Session. Mason, Crawford, Herwig. Auditorium, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: Ian Anderson, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Session BB. Computational Science. Dogwood, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: Xiaoguang Zhang, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Session BC. Polymer Science. Iris, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: Bobby G. Sumpter, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Session BD. Theoretical Physics I. Mockingbird, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: David J. Dean, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. 10:15 a.m. Break, coffee & refreshments. 10:45 a.m. Session CA. Upgraded and New Research Facilities in the Southeast. Smith, Howell, Vogelaar. Auditorium, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: Edward Bilpuch, Duke University and TUNL, Emeritus. Session CB. Particles and Fields. Dogwood, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: Kenneth F. Read, University of Tennessee at Knoxville. Session CC. Atomic, Molecular and Optics I. Iris, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: Charles C. Havener, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Session CD. Material Science. Mockingbird, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: Lynn A. Boatner, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Thursday Afternoon, November 12, 2004 2:00 p.m. Session DA. Astrophysics Invited Session. Bruenn, Hix, Piekarewicz. Auditorium, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair:Jirina Stone, University of Oxford/Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Session DB. Magnetism. Dogwood, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: Mark Meisel, University of Florida. Session DC. Atomic, Molecular and Optics II. Iris, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: Joseph H. Macek, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Session DD. Poster Session I. Lobby, Pollard Technology Conference Center. 3:20 p.m. Session EA. Tour of the Spallation Neutron Source. Four buses will leave the Pollard Technology Conference Center at 3:20, 3:40, 4:00 and 4:20 pm, respectively. You must show your special badge in order to board the bus. After the tour, you will re-board the bus, which will take you to the main campus of ORNL, where the meeting reception will be held on Main Street. Buses will start to return to the Doubletree Hotel at approximately 5:45 pm. The last bus will depart the reception site at 6:30 pm. Friday Morning, November 12, 2004 8:00 a.m. Coffee & refreshments. 8:30 a.m. Session FA. Nanoscience Invited Session. Fox, Visscher, Carroll. Auditorium, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: Martin Guthold, Wake Forest University. Session FB. Nuclear Physics Invited Session. Smith, Velkovska, Vogelsang. Dogwood, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: Steffan Bass, Duke University. Session FC. Solid-State Physics. Iris, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: Karen Daniels, Duke University. 10:15 a.m. Break, coffee & refreshments. 10:45 a.m. Session GA. Neutrino Invited Session. Ernst, Stancu, Kneller. Auditorium, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: Diane Markoff, North Carolina State University and TUNL. Session GB. Nuclear Structure I. Dogwood, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: Robert Varner, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Session GC. Nanoscience. Iris, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: David B. Geohegan, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Session GD. Poster Session II. Lobby, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Friday Afternoon, November 12, 2004 2:00 p.m. Session HA. Symposium on Magnetism. Meisel, Liu, Dalal, Prozorov. Auditorium, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: Alan Dorsey, University of Florida. Session HB. Nuclear Structure II. Dogwood, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: Alexander S. Crowell, Duke University and TUNL. Session HC. Condensed Matter I. Iris, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: Victor Breedveld, Georgia Institute of Technology. Session HD. Neutrinos and Astrophysics. Mockingbird, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: Daniel W. Bardayan, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. 3:45 p.m. Break, coffee & refreshments. 4:15 p.m. Session JA. Theoretical Physics II. Auditorium, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: Yuriy Mishchenko, North Carolina State University. Session JB. Nuclear Instrumentation. Dogwood, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: John F. Shriner, Tennessee Technical University. Session JC. Biophysics Focus Session. Shih. Iris, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: Glenn Edwards, Duke University. 5:30 p.m. Session KA. SESAPS Business Meeting. Auditorium, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Friday Evening, November 12, 2004 7:30 p.m. Session LA. Banquet. Ballroom (Oak Ridge B & C), DoubleTree Hotel. Saturday Morning, November 13, 2004 8:00 a.m. Coffee & refreshments. 8:30 a.m. Session MA. Physics Education Invited Session. Foley, Meisner, Saul, Carpenter. Auditorium, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: William McNairy, Duke University. Session MB. Atomic Physics and Optics Invited Session. Gauthier, Havey, Li. Dogwood, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: Yifu Zhu, Florida International University. Session MC. Condensed Matter II. Iris, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: Yongying Jin, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Session MD.pine Biophysics. Mockingbird, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: Solon Georghiou, University of Tennessee at Knoxville. Session ME. SPS Poster Session. Lobby, Pollard Technology Conference Center. 10:45 a.m. Session NA. Condensed Matter Invited Session. Breedveld, Daniels, Koehler. Auditorium, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: Eric Weeks, Emory University. Session NB. Physics Education. Dogwood, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: William McNairy, Duke University. Session NC. SPS Contributed Session. Iris, Pollard Technology Conference Center. Chair: James E. Parks, University of Tennessee at Knoxville. SESAPS 2004 meeting is hosted by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and sponsored by Oak Ridge Associated Universitie. Coffee and refreshments provided by the following institutions: ORNL Physics Division and Condensed Matter Sciences Division, IOP Publishing, RIS Corp., and South Eastern Technical Sales, Inc.