221ST MEETING OF THE AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY 6-10 January 2013 LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA Scientific sessions will be held at the: Long Beach Convention Center 300 E. Ocean Blvd. COUNCIL.......................... 2 Long Beach, CA 90802 AAS Paper Sorters EXHIBITORS..................... 4 Aubra Anthony ATTENDEE Alan Boss SERVICES.......................... 9 Blaise Canzian Joanna Corby SCHEDULE.....................12 Rupert Croft Shantanu Desai SATURDAY.....................28 Rick Fienberg Bernhard Fleck SUNDAY..........................30 Erika Grundstrom Nimish P. Hathi MONDAY........................37 Ann Hornschemeier Suzanne H. Jacoby TUESDAY........................98 Bethany Johns Sebastien Lepine WEDNESDAY.............. 158 Katharina Lodders Kevin Marvel THURSDAY.................. 213 Karen Masters Bryan Miller AUTHOR INDEX ........ 245 Nancy Morrison Judit Ries Michael Rutkowski Allyn Smith Joe Tenn Session Numbering Key 100’s Monday 200’s Tuesday 300’s Wednesday 400’s Thursday Sessions are numbered in the Program Book by day and time. Changes after 27 November 2012 are included only in the online program materials. 1 AAS Officers & Councilors Officers Councilors President (2012-2014) (2009-2012) David J. Helfand Quest Univ. Canada Edward F. Guinan Villanova Univ. [email protected] [email protected] PAST President (2012-2013) Patricia Knezek NOAO/WIYN Observatory Debra Elmegreen Vassar College [email protected] [email protected] Robert Mathieu Univ. of Wisconsin Vice President (2009-2015) [email protected] Paula Szkody University of Washington [email protected] (2011-2014) Bruce Balick Univ. of Washington Vice-President (2010-2013) [email protected] Nicholas B. Suntzeff Texas A&M Univ. suntzeff@aas.org Eileen D. Friel Boston Univ. [email protected] Vice President (2011-2014) Edward B. Churchwell Univ. of Wisconsin Angela Speck Univ. of Missouri [email protected] [email protected] Treasurer (2011-2014) (2012-2015) Hervey (Peter) Stockman STScI Nancy S. Brickhouse Harvard-Smithsonian, CfA [email protected] [email protected] Secretary (2010-2013) Toddy J. Henry Georgia State Univ. G. Fritz Benedict Univ. of Texas, Austin [email protected] [email protected] Steven D. Kawaler Iowa State Univ. Publications Board Chair [email protected] (2012-2014) Anne P. Cowley Arizona State Univ. [email protected] Press officers Education Officer (2012-2015) Press Officer (2010-Present) Edward E. Prather Univ. of Arizona Rick Fienberg AAS [email protected] rick.fi[email protected] Executive Officer Deputy Press Officer Kevin Marvel AAS Inge Heyer Univ. of Wyoming [email protected] Deputy Press Officer Larry Marschall Gettysburg College 2 Sponsors UNDERGRADUATE ORIENTATION SPONSORS American NANOHertz Observatory for University of Arizona Gravitational Waves University of California, San Diego Astrobites University of California, Santa Barbara Boston University University of Colorado at Boulder Brigham Young University University of Denver Caltech University of Iowa Columbia University University of Kansas Fisk-Vanderbilt Masters-to-PhD Bridge University of Maryland Program University of Michigan Georgia State University University of New Mexico Harvard University University of Oklahoma Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Pennsylvania Mississippi State University University of Texas at Austin National Radio Astronomy Observatory University of Virginia Rutgers University University of Wisconsin, Madison Society of Physics Students, American Institute of Physics University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee The Pennsylvania State University Wesleyan University The University of North Carolina at Yale University Chapel Hill 3 EXHIBITORS 119 American Astronomical Society 341 NASA HAD, HEAD, Journals 431 NASA Lunar Science Institute 400 Apogee Imaging Systems 427 NASA Physics of the Cosmos & 334 Arecibo Observatory Cosmic Origins 314 Asahi Spectra Co., Ltd. 325 NASA Exoplanet Exploration Program 225 Associated Universities Inc. 227 National Science Foundation 308 Astro Haven Enterprises 401 Northrop Grumman 435 ASTRON 219 NRAO 443 Astronomical Consultants & Equipment, Inc. 439 Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array 131 AURA 402 Orbital 413 Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. 421 Oxford University Press 419 Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning 128 Pearson 319 Cambridge University Press 423 PlaneWave Instruments 142 CARMA: Combined Array for 301 Princeton University Press Research in Millimeter-wave 305 Real-time Spectroscopy Astronomy 418 Schott 223 CCAT Observatory 136 SIMBAD 408 Chandra X-ray Center 445 SKA Organisation 140 CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science 213 Sloan Digital Sky Survey 441 CTA - The Cherenkov Telescope 134 Smithsonian/ NASA ADS Array 243 SOFIA 143 Digitalis 322 Space Science Institute 126 e2v aerospace and defense inc. 232 Space Telescope Science Institute 130 Eureka Scientific, Inc. 209 SPIE 237 Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope 409 Springer and Swift 414 Submillimeter Array 315 Finger Lakes Instrumentation 144 Teledyne Imaging Sensors Coffee Galactic Plane Infrared Polarization Break Survey (GPIPS) 415 The National Academies Banner 224 The National Optical Astronomy 125 Gemini Observatory / AURA Observatory 312 Giant Magellan Telescope 332 Thirty Meter Telescope 146 Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias 132 University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy PanSTARRS 417 IOP Publishing 313 University Science Books 333 IPAC 231 Virtual Astronomical Observatory 138 IRAP 310 W.H. Freeman 249 James Webb Space Telescope 330 WISE Mission 133 LCOGT.NET 407 WorldWide Telescope 309 Lockheed Martin 211 W.W. Norton 303 Lowell Observatory 137 LSST 4 Long Beach Convention Center Exhibit Hall A 5 Long Beach Convention Center Site Plan 6 Long Beach Convention Center Floor Plan 101A 201A 101B 201B 102A 202A 102B 202B 102C 202C Restroom Restroom 103A 203A 103B 203B 103C 203C Stairs Stairs Elevator Elevator VIP A 204 VIP B Promenade Meeting Rooms Promenade Meeting Rooms Restroom Restroom Stairs Stairs 104A 104B Grand 104C Ballroom Restroom Level 1 Level 2 7 Area Map W BROADWAY E BROADWAY E BROADWAY LONG BEACH BLVD PACIFIC AVE ELM AVE ATLANTIC AVE PINE AVE S PINE AVE F E 1ST ST E 1ST ST E C A D SAV E OCEAN BLVD Long Beach E OCEAN BLVD Convention & ALAMITO Entertainment Center B E SHORELINE DR E SHORELINE DR N Hotel Address’: A The Westin Long Beach - 333 East Ocean Blvd., Long Beach B Hyatt Regency Long Beach - 200 South Pine Avenue, Long Beach C Renaissance Hotels Resorts - 111 East Ocean Blvd., Long Beach D Hilton Long Beach - 701 West Ocean Blvd., Long Beach E Courtyard Marriott Long Beach - 500 East First Street, Long Beach F Best Western Plus Long Beach - 517 East 1st Street., Long Beach 8 Attendee Services For everyone’s protection, please wear your badge at all times during the meeting. Registration Level 1, Promenade Lobby Sunday: 3:00pm-8:00pm Monday: 7:30am-5:00pm Tuesday-Wednesday: 8:00am-5:00pm Thursday: 8:00am-2:00pm Exhibit Hall You must have your badge to enter the Exhibit Hall Monday-Wednesday: 9:00am-6:30pm Thursday: 9:00am-2:00pm Please do not leave personal items unattended. The AAS is not responsible for lost or stolen property. Posters not removed by Exhibit Hall closing times each day will be discarded. The Exhibit Hall CLOSES at 2:00pm on Thursday Exhibit Hall Events Morning Coffee Break Monday-Thursday, 9:30am-10:00am Poster Sessions Monday-Wednesday, 5:30pm-6:30pm Thursday, 1:00pm-2:00pm Speaker Ready Room Promenade 203C, Long Beach Convention Center Sunday: 3:00-5:00pm Monday-Wednesday: 7:30am-4:00pm Thursday: 7:30am-2:00pm 9 Cyber Café - Sponsored by Northrop Grumman Level 1, Promenade Lobby Monday-Wednesday: 8:00am-6:30pm Thursday: 8:00am-2:00pm If there is a line for computers, please limit your time to 15 minutes. Absolutely no food or drink is permitted in the Cyber Café. Using Your Own Laptop While At The Meeting t "MMEFWJDFTBSFSFRVJSFEUPCFSVOOJOHUIFNPTUVQUPEBUFWJSVTBOETQZXBSFQSPUFDUJPO t /PEFWJDFTIPVMECFSVOOJOHBTBTFSWFSGPSPGGTJUFDMJFOUT t "CTPMVUFMZOPSPVUFSTDBOCFBUUBDIFEUPUIFOFUXPSLXJUIPVUQSJPSBVUIPSJ[BUJPOGSPN the AAS IT Staff. t 5IFOFUXPSLXJMMCFNPOJUPSFEUISPVHIPVUUIF.FFUJOHBOEUIF""44UBGGSFTFSWFTUIF right to disconnect any device that is causing network problems. Wireless will be available throughout the entire meeting space although some areas may experience limited connectivity. To access the Internet through the AAS wireless network, users will need to connect to any of the AAS access points and log in with the username and password printed on the back of your badge. Please note that the wireless is not encrypted. Career Center Exhibit Hall Monday-Wednesday: 9:00am-6:00pm Thursday: 9:00am-1:00pm Donor Lounge Attendance by Invitation Only VIP Lounge A Monday-Wednesday: 7:30am-5:30pm Thursday: 7:30am-4:00pm Concession Stand Exhibit Hall Monday-Wednesday: 10:30am-2:30pm 10 Prize Winners Rodger Doxsey Travel Prize The Rodger Doxsey Travel Prize, established through the support of his father, John Doxsey, and other friends, family, and colleagues, provides graduate students within one year of receiving or receipt of their PhD a monetary prize to enable the oral presentation of their dissertation research at an AAS meeting. Doxsey Prize Winners Nicolas StoneA Harvard University (204.06D) Gwen RudieB Caltech (322.02D) A B Elisabeth MillsC University of California, Los Angeles (332.06D) Ian CrossfieldD University of California, Los Angeles (224.01D) Tim WeinzirlE University of Texas, Austin (322.04D) C D Brian HaydenF University of Notre Dame (136.05D) Jean-Claude PassyG American Museum of Natural History (202.02D) Megan DeCesarH E F University of Maryland (412.06D) Rebekah