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IN CONJUNCTION WITH: with High Energy Astrophysics Division (HEAD) and Historical Astronomy Division (HAD) 229th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society with High Energy Astrophysics Division (HEAD) and Historical Astronomy Division (HAD) 3 - 7 January 2017 | Grapevine, TX OFFICERS & COUNCILORS ...... 2 MAYOR WELCOME LETTER ....... 3 Session Numbering Key ATTENDEE SERVICES ............. 4 100s Wednesday MEETING FLOOR PLANS ........... 5 200s Thursday SPONSORS ............................... 7 300s Friday SPONSORS BIO ...................... 8 400s Saturday EXHIBIT FLOOR PLAN ........... 11 EXHIBITORS ............................ 12 Sessions are numbered in the Program Book by day RODGER DOXSEY PRIZE ...... 16 and time. MEETING ETIQUETTE .......... 18 Changes after 7 December are included only in the online SCHEDULE AT-A-GLANCE ........ 24 program and mobile app. MONDAY ................................ 38 TUESDAY ................................ 39 WEDNESDAY .......................... 46 THURSDAY............................ 116 Follow us on Twitter @aas_office FRIDAY ................................ 183 #aas229 SATURDAY ........................... 250 AUTHORS INDEX .................. 286 1 AAS OFFICERS & COUNCILORS Officers President (2016-2018) Christine Jones, Harvard-Smithsonian, CfA Past President (2016-2017) C. Megan Urry, Yale University Senior Vice-President (2014-2017) Jack O. Burns, University of Colorado Second Vice-President (2015-2018) Chick Woodward, University of Minnesota Third Vice-President (2016-2019) James D. Lowenthal, Smith College Treasurer (2014-2017) Nancy D. Morrison, University of Toledo Secretary (2010-2017) G. Fritz Benedict, University of Texas, Austin Publications Board Chair (2016-2020) Tim Bastian, NRAO Education Officer (2015-2018) Charles Liu, CUNY College of Staten Island Executive Officer (2006-Present) Kevin B. Marvel, American Astronomical Society Councilors 2014-2017 Kelly Holley-Bockelmann, Vanderbilt University Buell T. Jannuzi, Steward Observatory Stephen Unwin, Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2015-2018 Daniela Calzetti, University of Massachusetts Sally Oey, University of Michigan Nancy Chanover, New Mexico State University 2016-2019 Adam Burgasser, UC San Diego Jenny E. Greene, Princeton University Jessica Kirkpatrick, Hired Inc. 2 WELCOME LETTER FROM MAYOR 3 ATTENDEE SERVICES Wear your badge at all times during the meeting. Attendees who do not have their name badges on will be denied entrance to meeting rooms, the exhibit hall, etc. Please do not leave personal items unattended. The AAS is not responsible for lost or stolen property. Registration Texas Ballroom Foyer Shuttle Information Tuesday: 1:00 pm - 8:00 pm Complimentary shuttle provided by AAS: Wednesday: 7:30 am - 5:00 pm Destinations Thursday & Friday: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Downtown Grapevine and Saturday: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm Tate Avenue/Highway 114 Exhibit Hall Hours of Operation All hours listed are for Longhorn Exhibit Hall D Wednesday - Friday Tuesday Evening: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Wednesday - Friday: 9:00 am - 6:30 pm • Downtown Grapevine Shuttle Saturday: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm Shuttle # 1 6:00 pm - 12:00 am depart Gaylord Tour Bus Lobby :00 and :30 each hour Exhibit Hall Events • Opening Reception Shuttle # 2 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm depart Gaylord Tour Tuesday: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Bus Lobby :15 and :45 each hour • Morning Coffee Breaks Wednesday - Saturday: • Tate Avenue/Highway 114 Shuttle 9:30 am - 10:00 am 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm depart Gaylord Tour Bus Lobby :00 and :30 each hour • Poster Sessions Wednesday - Friday: Shuttle provided by Grapevine 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm with cash bar Convention and Visitors Bureau: Saturday: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Passes and additional information can Posters not removed by closing be found at the Gaylord Texan Resort time each day will be recycled. Tour Lobby Destinations Speaker Ready Room Grapevine Mills, Historic Downtown Austin 1 Grapevine, and Grapevine Towne Center Tuesday: 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Fees Wednesday - Friday: 7:30 am - 4:00 pm Individual Day Pass: $5 or Family Day Saturday: 7:30 am - 2:00 pm Pass: $10 (up to 2 adults and their children 18 and under) Donor and Sponsor Lounge Hours of Operation Attendance by Invitation Only Sunday: 11:00 am - 7:00 pm Austin 4 Monday - Thursday: 3:00 pm - 11:00 pm Wednesday - Friday: 7:30 am - 5:30 pm Friday & Saturday: 10:00 am - 11:00 pm Saturday: 7:30 am - 5:30 pm 4 MEETING FLOOR PLAN 5 MEETING FLOOR PLAN 6 SPONSORS PLATINUM SPONSOR GOLD SPONSORS SILVER SPONSORS BRONZE SPONSORS CONTRIBUTORS SOCIETY PARTNERS 7 SPONSORS BIOS We would like to thank our Platinum and Gold sponsors for their generous support of the 229th AAS meeting. AAS Publishing The American Astronomical Society (AAS) is committed to enhancing and sharing humanity’s scientific understanding of the universe. Our publishing arm provides researchers with the opportunity to communicate their work worldwide, supported by an established set of journals (The Astronomical Journal, The Astrophysical Journal, The Astrophysical Journal Letters and The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series) and the ground breaking AAS-IOP ebooks program. We go beyond traditional publishing, developing resources such as the astronomy image explorer, interactive figures in our journals, and AAS Nova, and supporting community initiatives including the World Wide Telescope, astrobites and the Unified Astronomy Thesaurus. Research is welcomed from the full spectrum of astronomy and astrophysics, including but not limited to planetary research, cosmology, stellar physics, solar physics, astrobiology, exoplanets and interstellar matter. Visit us at booth 317 to discover how we can communicate your work to the world. AAS IOP ebooks The new AAS-IOP ebook collection is the official book program of the American Astronomical Society (AAS). Combining the award-winning IOP ebooksTM program with the vast experience of the AAS allows community experts to explore and share in depth the most fascinating areas of astronomy, astrophysics and planetary science. The series includes publications in the following topics: · Galaxies and cosmology · Interstellar matter and the local universe · High-energy phenomena and fundamental physics · The sun and the heliosphere · Stars and stellar physics · Instrumentation, software, laboratory astrophysics, and data · Planetary systems, exoplanets and astrobiology · Education, outreach and heritage For more information on AAS-IOP ebooks, including forthcoming titles, details on the digital publishing capabilities, including interactive figures and data visualizations, or how to get published in this exciting collection visit iopscience.org/books/aas or email us at [email protected] 8 SPONSORS BIOS continued Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems, cyber, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to government and commercial customers worldwide. 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The launch of Nature Astronomy now enables much expanded coverage of the modern discipline: the journal welcomes research across astronomy, astrophysics and planetary science, with the aim of fostering closer interaction between the researchers in each of these areas. Like all Nature-branded journals, Nature Astronomy is characterized by a dedicated team of professional editors, a fair and rigorous peer-review process, high standards of copy- editing and production, swift publication and editorial independence. Publishing online monthly, Nature Astronomy offers a range of content types including original research, Review Articles, Perspectives, Comments, News & Views and Research Highlights. We do not charge for publication, and we encourage authors to post their papers on preprint servers, for example arXiv, at any point during the submission process. For more information, please visit our website: www.nature.com/natureastronomy 9 SPONSORED ACTIVITIES Speaker Ready Room & Laser Pointer Badge Holders & Lanyards AAS Publishing Ball Aerospace Poster Sessions Career Networking and Job Fair AAS IOP ebooks Capital One Internet Cafe and Charging Stations Press Office Northrop Grumman USRA Hack Day Hotel Key Cards Northrop Grumman Astro Haven Enterprises Tote Bags Wednesday Morning Coffee Break Nature Astronomy University of Texas at Arlington Program Booklet Student Pavilion SBIG Imaging Systems AURA Student Education and Public Mobile Device Charging Station Outreach Event Teledyne Imaging Sensors, GMTO Associated Universities, Inc. Corporation, DFM Engineering STUDENT ORIENTATION RECEPTION AND PAVILION ORGANIZATIONS AAS - Committee for National Radio Astronomy University of Arizona, Sexual-Orientation & Observatory - NRAO Steward Observatory Gender Minorities in New Mexico Institute of University of California Astronomy