2010 HPS Midyear Meeting Final Program
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Table of Contents HPS Board of Directors Committee Meetings . Inside Cover Howard Dickson, President General Information. .1 Edward F. Maher, President-Elect Tours/Social Events . .2 Richard E. Toohey, Past-President Exhibitors. .8 Robert Cherry, Jr, Secretary Technical Program . .13 Darrell R. Fisher, Treasurer CEL Abstracts . .19 John P. Hageman, Treasurer-Elect Abstracts . .20 Richard J. Burk, Jr., Executive Secretary Author Index . .36 Board Convention Center Floorplans . .37 Edgar D. Bailey DoubleTree Floorplans . .Inside Back Cover Alex J. Boerner Elizabeth Brackett Eric Goldin Registration Hours Barbara L. Hamrick SW Exhibit Hall Foyer Patricia L. Lee Sunday, January 24 . 3:30-6:30 PM Mathew P. Moeller Monday, January 25 . 7:30 AM-3:00 PM Dan Strom Tuesday, January 26 . 8:00 AM-3:00 PM Terry Yoshizumi Wednesday, January 27. 8:00 AM-Noon Local Arrangements Committee Gus Potter, Chair Exhibit Hours John Bliss SW Exhibit Hall, Convention Center Steve Farmer Monday 5:30-6:30 PM Opening Reception David Farrar Rick Haaker Tuesday 9:30 AM-5:00 PM Exhibits Open Mark Miller 9:45-10:30 AM Refreshment Breaks Bob Miltenberger Noon Lunch-Exhibit Hall Mike Schierman 3:15-3:45 PM Refreshment Breaks Program Committee Task Force Kathryn Brock Wednesday 9:30 AM-Noon Exhibits Open Robin Hill 10:00-10:30 AM Refreshment Breaks Tim Kirkham Matt McFee Tara Medich Speaker Ready Room Laura Pring Estancia, Convention Center Sunday 1:00-5:00 PM Monday & Tuesday 8:00 AM-Noon; 1:15-5:00 PM Wednesday 8:00-11:00 AM 1 Tours…..Events….. Tours…..Events….. Tours…..Events…..Tours…..Events….. Tours….. the Weapons Neutron Research facility. The tour will NIGHT OUT DINNER require considerable walking, use of stairs and ducking NATIONAL MUSEUM OF under equipment. Unfortunately only US citizens can be NUCLEAR SCIENCE & HISTORY accommodated. Tuesday 26 January Ethicon Endo-Surgery Technical Tour National Museum of Nuclear Science & History 1:00-4:30 PM 6:00-10:00 PM Preregistration $40.00/Onsite $45.00 Onsite $73.00 Did you ever wonder where your doctors obtains Cash Bar, 6 PM, Dinner 7 PM. Museum exhibits the sterilized surgical instruments that they use (they open for viewing until 9 PM, when busses will return to rarely used boiled water anymore)? Join us for a tour of the hotel. Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon Endo-Surgery Albuquer- The National Museum of Nuclear Science & His- que instrument packaging and sterilization facility. You tory, opened in April 2009, is the nation’s only congres- will see how the instruments are packaged and safely sionally chartered museum in its fi eld and is an intriguing sterilized by exposure to gamma radiation in a modern, place to learn the story of the Atomic Age, from early safe setting. You will get to see the pre-sterilized, pack- research of nuclear development through today’s peace- aged instruments,CANCELLED their movement on serpentine expo- ful uses of nuclear technology. It is a Smithsonian Af- sure room conveyor, the Co-60 source storage pool, and fi liate member. Exhibits include the outdoor Heritage the radiation safety systems employed to ensure worker Park, complete with planes, rockets, missiles and can- protection. The tour will be limited to 25 due to space nons, The Uranium Cycle, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a constraints, so sign up early! (Due to proprietary consid- Cold War Fallout Shelter, Pioneers of the Atom, and the erations no Ethicon competitors, please.) actual Packard limousine that Oppenheimer used to go Technical Tour of Sandia National Laboratories between Los Alamos and the Trinity Site, where the fi rst Technical Area V atomic bomb was tested. The Museum Store will be 1:30-4:30 PM open for your convenience. Music for the evening will Onsite $45.00 be provided by the Sons of the Rio Grande. Dinner will Sandia National Laboratories is pleased to offer a be a delightful 5-item New Mexican buffet provided by technical tour of our Nuclear Facilities operations area. an Albuquerque favorite, Garduños (fi nd out what na- The facilities within this area provide combined neu- tives mean when they say “gotta get my green chile fi x”). tron/gamma radiation environments for radiation effects Space is limited to 150, so sign up early! testing. The tour is limited to 16 people who are U.S. TECHNICAL TOURS citizens. The tour will include: an overview presentation Wednesday 27 January regarding the operation and purpose of the facilities plus Technical Tour of the Los Alamos Neutron Science a physical tour of the Annular Core Research Reactor, Center (LANSCE) Sandia Pulse Reactor Facility and the Gamma Irradiation 7:00 AM-5:00 PM Facility. See how electronics are tested for the impacts of Preregistration $48.00/Onsite $53.00 radiation and Cherenkov radiation from a reactor pulse A technical tour of the Los Alamos Neutron Sci- and/or from the Gamma irradiation Facility. ence Center (LANSCE) is offered. LANSCE is a na- tional user facility comprising fi ve experimental areas that make use of a high-intensity 800-million-electron- volt (MeV) proton linear accelerator. A tour of the accel- erator and several of the experimental areas is planned. Depending uponCANCELLED availability, the tour will visit the iso- tope production facility, the Lujuan Neutron Scattering Center and its spallation target facility, the Proton Ra- diography facility, the Ultracold Neutron facility, and 2 ON YOUR OWN • Located across the plaza from the Albuquerque Skiing -- In the winter, the vaulting Sandia Peak’s Aquarium and bordered on the west by the famed Rio 5,000-foot elevation gain over the city of Albuquerque Grande and the largest cottonwood gallery forest in the provides the perfect amount of powder for action-packed world, the lush and peaceful Rio Grande Botanic Gar- alpine skiing and snowboarding. Hop on the Sandia Peak den is an oasis in the desert. Tramway (the world’s longest aerial tramway) and be • Founded in 1927, the 64-acre Rio Grande Zoo dropped off for skiing in a matter of 15 minutes. offers visitors close encounters with more than 250 spe- National Hispanic Cultural Center -- Recognized as cies of exotic and native animals. Popular species include one of the most culturally diverse cities in the country, seals and sea lions, chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, Albuquerque’s ethnic tapestry is refl ected in its archi- elephants, polar bears, giraffes, hippos, camels, tamarins, tecture, artwork, cultural centers and cuisine. Countless koalas, Mexican wolves, mountain lions, monkeys, jag- customs and traditions passed down over generations are uars, zebras and rhinoceros. State-of-the-art exhibit de- a vibrant part of daily life in the city, and make Albu- sign and eye-pleasing landscaping enhance zoo animal querque an epicenter of authentic Southwestern culture. husbandry by creating naturalistic habitats with trees, Albuquerque is home to more than the Native Ameri- grasses, water features and rockwork. Walking distance can, Hispanic, Latino and Anglo cultures for which New through the zoo is about 2.25 miles. Mexico is well known. Our multicultural city includes • Tingley Beach features three fi shing lakes, a strong African American, Asian, Middle Eastern and model boating pond and a train station with gift shop and other ethnic communities, creating a unique and modern food service. Southwestern blend. In fact, more than 70 different eth- nicities call Albuquerque home. Old Town -- Take a walk through history around Albuquerque’s Old Town, the serene village that has Centuries of History -- The one-of-a-kind charac- been the focal point of community life since 1706. Quiet ter of Albuquerque is the result of many different forces, hidden patios, winding brick paths, gardens and bal- perhaps none as important as the centuries of history conies are waiting to be discovered. Wrought iron and that have shaped the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico. adobe benches beckon you to rest in the shade and watch Starting with the Native Americans who have lived here people stroll by. Visit historic San Felipe de Neri Church for thousands of years and continuing through Albu- and relax in the Rose Garden. Shopping in Old Town is querque’s offi cial founding in 1706, the city has grown a truly delightful experience. Unique items from around into a multi-cultural metropolis of nearly 800,000 peo- the world, as well as those that are distinctly Southwest- ple. While the modern city of Albuquerque is a center ern, can be found in more than 150 shops, boutiques, of high-tech industry and research, it retains vital con- galleries and artist studios. When in New Mexico - Eat nections to the past, such as the ancient rock carvings at like New Mexicans! Try delightful chile dishes which Petroglyph National Monument, the historic Old Town evolved from a combination of Indian and Spanish Plaza and the trail of vintage neon signs along Route 66 recipes, or enjoy one of the many restaurants featuring spanning the city. everything from the All-American hamburger to fi ne DOWNTOWN AND Continental cuisine. For almost three centuries Old OLD TOWN ATTRACTIONS Town has been the crossroads of the Southwest. It is a Albuquerque Biological Park (http://www.cabq. Historical Zone of the City of Albuquerque and home for gov/biopark/): many families whose ancestors founded the town. More • The Albuquerque Aquarium takes visitors on information can be found at http://www.albuquerqueold- a journey down the Rio Grande from Albuquerque to town.com/. its mouth in the Gulf of Mexico. Fresh water riverine, Albuquerque Museum of Art and History -- The estuarine, surf zone, shallow waters, coral reefs, open art collection of The Albuquerque Museum concentrates ocean and deep ocean species are represented along the on works by regional artists, contemporary and histori- way.