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The DPP Chronicle Savannah, Georga A Division of The American Physical Society November, 2004 Hurry -- My presentation is in just five minutes! Women in Plasma Physics applications; a computational environment DPP Banquet Invited Paper Poster that ensures effective utilization of that architecture for scientific discovery; a best- Sessions Luncheon After-Dinner Speaker: James Maas in-class communications network and data Cornell University, “Everything you should Monday, November 15, 12 noon to management infrastructure; and teams of Poster versions of review, invited, and know about sleep but are too tired to ask”. 1:30 p.m. Harbor Ballroom A, Westin leading experts applying this capability to tutorial papers are optional and are sched- Wednesday, November 17, 2004 at The Hotel critical research challenges. uled Monday through Friday, in the fol- Westin Hotel: Professors Halima Ali, Hampton The National Leadership Computing lowing half-day session, in a designated University, and Linda Vahala, Old Facility (NLCF) engages a world-class Cocktails - Harbor Ballroom - 6:30 p.m. area of Exhibit Hall A. For example, Dominion University, will speak briefly team from national laboratories, research Banquet - Grand Ballroom - 7:30 p.m. the Monday morning review and invited about “Academic Career Paths in Plasma institutions, computing centers, univer- talks may also be presented as posters Physics” during the luncheon. Cost for sities, and vendors to take a dramatic DPP in the Monday afternoon poster session. lunch will be $25, except for graduate and step forward to field a new capability This option will be available on Monday undergraduate women who will pay $5, for high-end science. Our team offers the Banquet morning for invited papers scheduled on partially supported by the DPP. Office of Science an aggressive deploy- Friday morning. ment plan, using technology designed to Speaker Reception maximize the performance of scientific Dr. James B. Maas is Professor and past Chairman of Monday, November 15, 5:15 p.m. to applications, and a means of engaging the Psychology, Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow, and a member 6:45 p.m. Harbor Ballroom A, Westin scientific and engineering communities. of the graduate fields of Education and Communication at Cornell Hotel Combining these resources and building University. He received his B.A. from Williams College and his on expertise and resources of the partner- Plan to attend a complimentary recep- M.A. and Ph.D. from Cornell. He teaches introductory psychol- ship, the NLCF will enable scientific com- tion for Women in Plasma Physics. Dr. ogy to 1,600 students in the world’s largest single lecture class, putation at an unprecedented scale. Melissa Douglas of Los Alamos National and conducts research on sleep and performance, as well as on Laboratory, vice chair of the division, will This presentation will describe how leadership and critical thinking. host the reception for women in physics. the NLCF will bring together world-class researchers; a proven, aggressive, and Dr. Maas has held a Fulbright Senior Professorship to Sweden, has been a visiting sustainable hardware path; an experi- professor at Stanford University and past-president of the American Psychological National Leadership enced operational team; a strategy for Association’s Division on Teaching. He received the Clark Award for Distinguished Teaching at Cornell, and is the recipient of the American Psychological Association’s Computing Facility delivering true capability computing; and modern computing facilities connected to Distinguished Teaching Award. He is also a noted filmmaker who has produced nine Delivering Computational the national infrastructure through state-of- national television specials for PBS in this country, for the BBC in England, the CBC Science for the Nation the-art networking to deliver breakthrough in Canada, and for Dutch, Danish and Swedish National Television. His films for such science. organizations as the National Geographic Society, General Motors, Exxon, Upjohn, Metropolitan Life, the McArthur Foundation and the United States Department of Tuesday, November 16, 18:00 hours, Transportation have won 42 major film festivals. Chatham Ballroom C, Savannah Cnvention Town Meeting on FESAC Dr. Maas has presented highly acclaimed programs for such organizations as Young Center. President’s Organization (YPO), World Presidents’ Organization (WPO), World Business Presiding: Thomas Zacharia, Oak Ridge Priorities Panel National Laboratory. Council (WBC), the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), Eastman Kodak, IBM, US Navy, and many other organizations. He also works with many sports Tuesday, November 16, 18:30, Chatham Abstract Ballroom C, Savannah Convention Center teams and professional athletes. Dr. Maas’ book, Power Sleep, published by Random The science of the 21st century demands Presiding: Charles Baker, Sandia National House and HarperCollins, is a New York Times best-seller, published in 10 languages computational capability well beyond what Labs and receiving international acclaim. His latest venture, Remmy and the Brain Train, is is available today. These demands cannot a children’s bedtime story designed to help improve daytime alertness, mood and perfor- be met by simply fielding a computer that The status of the work of the FESAC mance. In the past three years there have been over 200 articles in the popular press about is #1 on the Top500 list. Rather, break- Panel on Priorities will be described. Dr. Maas’ work on sleep and performance. He appears frequently on national television through science and engineering requires: Substantial time will be devoted to ques- such os the TODAY Show, NBC Nightly News, CNN, Good Morning America, CBS an architecture well suited for scientific tions, comments and discussion. This Morning, ABC 20/20 and Oprah. The DPP Chronicle 1 University Fusion Coffee Break Locations and Times 11:30 HM2.005 Cosmic-ray propaga- Association General tion in strongly turbulent magnetized plasmas Georgia International Gallery, Second Floor and River Concourse, First Floor: Meeting Benjamin D. G. Chandran (Department Monday - Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. of Physics amp; Astronomy, University of Iowa), Naoki Bessho (Space Science Center, Monday, November 15, 18:00-20:00, Monday - Thursday from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. University of New Hampshire), Jason Maron Chatham C, Savannah Convention Wednesday - Toroidal Confections - 9:00 a.m. (Department of Physics amp; Astronomy, Center University of Iowa, Department of Physics Note: Coffee will not be replenished. amp; Astronomy, University of Rochester) The University Fusion Association will hold its annual general meeting during Refreshments are available for purchase in the Exhibit Hall A and Tondee’s Snack Bar, 12:00 HM2.006 Pitch angle scattering the week of the APS-DPP conference in Savannah Convention Center. in three-dimensional “critical balance” Savannah. This meeting discusses issues of relevance to fusion science research in U.S. MHD turbulence. Center before noon on Monday, November Miriam Forman (Stony Brook University), universities, and it is open to members of Mini-conference on 15. Copies of such material will be dis- Sean Oughton (University of Waikato), Tim the community and all conference attend- played on a bulletin board in the DPP reg- Horbury (Imperial College) ees. Scattering, istration area in order to give members rea- sonable notice in case they wish to partic- Acceleration and Session JM2. Wednesday Bringing Plasma Science to ipate in the discussion and vote on such Propagation of afternoon, 14:00, Room motions. the Classroom 105/106, SCC (2) Written motions submitted to the Energetic Particles Secretary-Treasurer prior to the start of the Science Teachers Day General Session, business meeting. Session BM2. Monday 14:00 JM2.001 Electron energization Tuesday, November 16, 8:00, Harbor (3) Other new business, not included in morning, 09:30, Room during magnetic reconnection Ballroom, Westin Hotel. J. F. Drake, M. Swisdak, W. Thongthai (1) or (2). High school and middle school teachers 105/106, SCC (University of Maryland) from the Savannah area will gather on Tuesday, November 16 at the Westin for the An Invitation to Play 09:30 BM2.001 Energetic Charged 14:30 JM2.002 Are solar flare emis- first of many APS-DPP education events Particles in Space sions and CME acceleration related via scheduled during this meeting. On Science with Plasma J. R. Jokipii (University of Arizona) magnetic reconnection? Teachers Day local teachers will receive C. Z. Cheng, G. S. Choe (Princeton Plasma training from plasma researchers and edu- Plasma Science, Thursday, November 10:00 BM2.002 Upper bounds on Physics Laboratory), J. Qiu (New Jersey Institute of Technology), Y. Ren (Princeton cators from around the nation, attending 18, 18:30 - 20:30, Exibit hall B, particle energization? Plasma Physics Laboratory), Y. J. Moon workshops and demonstrations to learn Savannah Convention Center: David C. Montgomery (Dartmouth College, (Korea Astronomy Observatory) Hanover, NH 03755) how they can bring the topic of plasma into After a day of talking about plasma, the classroom at any level. Topics range 15:00 JM2.003 Energetic particle sometimes you just want to get your hands 10:30 BM2.003 Imaging space plasmas from an introduction to fusion energy and dirty. That is what the APS-DPP Savannah studies in a laboratory plasma experi- in energetic neutral atoms plasma sciences to fluid instabilities, the Education Committee is offering with a ment E. C. Roelof, R. DeMajistre, D. G. Mitchell, dynamic sun (NASA) , and how to use mul- Plasma Science Expo, Thursday, November C. D. Cothran, M. R. Brown (Swarthmore timedia to make plasma science come alive P. C:son Brandt (Johns Hopkins University/ 18, 6:30 - 8:30 in Exibit Hall B. Hands-on Applied Physics Laboratory) College) in the classroom. The Education Committee demonstrations, games and exhibits from is now considering topics and presenters laboratory and institutions around the 11:00 BM2.004 Particle acceleration 15:30 JM2.004 Test particle energiza- for next year’s outreach in Denver.
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