2024 Annual Meeting

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2024 Annual Meeting of the APS MAS

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2024 Annual Meeting of the APS Mid-Atlantic Section

November 15 - 17, 2024 • Temple University

The Executive Committee of the APS Mid-Atlantic Section (MAS) is pleased to announce that the Section will hold its annual meeting MAS24 fully in person on the campus of Temple University from November 15 to 17, 2024, starting at 2:00 PM on Friday, November 15, 2024.

Established in 2013, APS MAS's objective is to engage and strengthen the physics community in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States and aid APS in its mission to advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics at the regional level. The Section serves the District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

Graduate and undergraduate students are especially welcome and encouraged to attend and submit an abstract for presentation. The meeting includes plenary and parallel sessions covering a broad range of current topics in physics research, a student poster session, and a graduate program fair.

(APS MAS 2024 Poster)


LOCATION

The MAS meeting will take place in two buildings on the Main Campus of Temple University in Philadelphia, PA:

  • Howard Gittis Student Center, 1755 N. 13th St., Philadelphia, PA 19122 (Google Map): Registration and plenary session on Friday afternoon, November 15.

  • Science Education and Research Center, 1925 N. 12th St., Philadelphia, PA 19122 (Google Map): Registration and all sessions on Saturday, November 16, and Sunday, November 17, including poster sessions.

Parking:
The closest parking garage is the Montgomerry parking garage located at 1859 N. 11th St., Philadelphia, PA 19122 (Google Map), or street parking if available. General information about parking at Temple University is available from here. Further details about travel information are provided below.

REGISTRATION

Register Here

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The early registration period ends Sunday, October 27 at 05:00 PM EST. After that, the regular rates apply. The regular registration will close on Sunday, November 10 at 11:59 PM EST. This will be the last opportunity to register for attendance.

There will be no late registration, and on-site registrations will not be available. If you plan to attend MAS24, please register before it closes.

Note that you MUST register to present at the MAS24 Meeting.

Join APS as a Member Here.

Free first-year student membership

If you are an undergraduate or a graduate student but not yet a member of APS, the first-year membership is FREE. Please join the APS membership before registering for the meeting. Joining APS has many benefits, including a subscription to Physics Today as well as opportunities for leadership development, fellowship application, community engagement, etc. Be sure to check the box for the Mid-Atlantic Section!

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Registration Questions: Please send registration inquiries to registrar@aps.org

Registration Fees are:

 

Early

Regular

Regular Members

$140

$170

Non-Member* 

$170

$220

Senior Member/Retired Members

$100

$120

Early Career/Post Doc Members

$100

$120

Grad students

$45

$55

Undergrad students

$25

$35

* Non-members can join APS at the same time they register. All registration forms and membership forms must arrive together and be accompanied by full payment.

ABSTRACTS

Abstract Submission Opens: Friday, August 9, 2024
Abstract Submission Deadline: Sunday, October 13, 2024 at 5:00 pm

Submit Your Abstract

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

View the APS MAS 2024 Program

(1) Agenda:

Friday, November 15, 2024:

  • 01:00 pm - 02:30 pm: Registration / Welcome Coffee - Howard Gittis Student Center Room 200 (Enter from South Entrance): Map

  • 02:30 pm - 03:00 pm: Welcome Address - Howard Gittis Student Center Room 200 (Enter from South Entrance): Map

  • 03:00 pm - 05:00 pm: Plenary Session - Howard Gittis Student Center Room 200 (Enter from South Entrance): Map

  • 05:00 pm - 05:30 pm: Break (Transition from Howard Gittis Student Center to Science Education and Research Center

  • 05:30 pm - 07:00 pm: Reception - Science Education and Research Center Ground Floor: Map

Saturday, November 16, 2024:

  • 08:00 am - 09:00 am: Registration / Breakfast - Science Education and Research Center Ground Floor: Map

  • 09:00 am - 12:36 pm: Parallel Sessions - Science Education and Research Center Ground Floor: Map

  • 12:36 pm - 02:00 pm: Lunch - Temple University Main Campus: Map

  • 02:00 pm - 03:36 pm: Parallel Sessions - Science Education and Research Center Ground Floor: Map

  • 03:36 pm - 04:00 pm: Coffee Break

  • 04:00 pm - 06:00 pm: Poster Session - Science Education and Research Center Ground Floor: Map

Sunday, November 17, 2024:

  • 08:00 am - 09:00 am: Registration / Breakfast - Science Education and Research Center Ground Floor: Map

  • 09:00 am - 12:36 pm: Parallel Sessions - Science Education and Research Center Ground Floor: Map

  • 12:36 pm - 02:00 pm: Lunch - Temple University Main Campus: Map

(2) Scope of the Meeting:

This regional APS meeting will cover all areas of physics, such as the latest advances in astrophysics and astroparticle physics, atomic and molecular and optical physics, biophysics, machine learning, solid-state physics, magnetism, quantum and 2D materials, physics education, and other subfields of physics. The sorting categories for abstract submission provide a more complete list.

Contributions by physicists at all career levels are welcome, including graduate and undergraduate students. Participation is not restricted to the Mid-Atlantic region, and participants from other regions and countries are welcome. We especially welcome diversity among the meeting participants and encourage every person interested in physics to participate.

When submitting an abstract, please select a sorting category matching your area of research; select your preferred category in case your research topic could be considered for more than one category. 

Sorting Categories for Abstract Submission:

01.0 Solid state materials and Applied Physics (Semiconductors)

02.0 Magnetism and Spintronics

03.0 Superconductivity

04.0 Nanostructures and Thin Films

05.0 Focused Session on Quantum Materials

06.0 Polymer Physics and Soft Condensed Matter

07.0 Fluids

08.0 Chemical and Molecular Physics

09.0 Molecular and Cellular Biophysics

10.0 Biomaterials and Medical Engineering

11.0 Renewable Energy Research and Devices

12.0 Optical, Atomic, and Molecular Physics

13.0 Laser Physics, Imaging, and Remote Sensing

14.0 Astrophysics, Gravitational Physics, and Cosmology

15.0 Nuclear Physics

16.0 Space Physics, Plasma Physics, Solar-Terrestrial Physics, and Physics of Climate

17.0 High Energy and Particle Physics

18.0 Focused Session on Physics Educational Research, Policy, and Administration

19.0 Focus Session on Machine Learning in Physics

(3) Meeting Sessions:

To be completed!

(4) Invited Speakers:

To be completed!

INFORMATION FOR PRESENTERS

Note that you MUST register to present at the meeting.

(1) Oral Presentations:

Oral speakers will present live to an in-person audience. Prepare a graphically rich presentation of your research, highlighting both the main points and the most exciting details.

 Allotted times for

  • Contributed talks are 12 minutes (10 minutes to present and 2 minutes for Q&A).

  • Invited talks are 36 minutes (30 minutes to present and 6 minutes for Q&A).

  • Plenary talks are 40 minutes (30 minutes to present and 10 minutes for Q&A).

 All talks need to be uploaded to a Google folder. APS will email the link to this Google folder to all presenters. We can only accept PDF and PowerPoint formats, with a strong preference for PDF.

Instructions:

  • Click on Google folder link for the APS MAS 2024 meeting

  • Login with your Google account

  • Go to the day that your talk is scheduled (Friday/Saturday/Sunday)

  • Go to the session ID for your talk, e.g. C01

  • Copy your talk into the session ID folder after renaming your talk using the following convention: LastName_FirstName_SessionID.AbstractID.pdf / Example: Einstein_Albert_C01.00001.pdf

  • The SessionID and AbstractID are available from the APS Session Index

All talks need to be uploaded one day before your scheduled presentation. Each session has a Windows computer for projecting your talk, a laser pointer, and a clicker. Each session has an assigned graduate student to help download and project your talks. Using your own laptop is not possible!

Follow the directions of the session chair and adhere to your allotted time. Practice beforehand to ensure a smooth and timely delivery of your presentation. Prepare to answer short questions from the audience as moderated by the session chair.

(2) Poster Presentations:

Each poster must have a presenter. Posters must be no larger than 24 inches (W) x 36 inches (H) (portrait format). Presenters must set up posters on the assigned board at least 60 minutes before the start of the poster session and for the duration of the poster session. Each poster display board has marked your name, title, and abstract ID. Please locate your abstract ID from the APS Session Index and memorize your abstract ID (00001-00057). The session ID is F01. We place all abstracts on assigned poster boards in numerical order (00001-00057) to make it easier to find your assigned poster board. We will help with material (clips/push pins) for attaching your poster to our poster boards.

Poster presenters need to prepare a 5-minute talk to help attendees navigate the presented work. Poster presenters must stand by the poster during the scheduled poster session to answer questions from attendees. Presenters may remove their posters immediately after the poster session or leave them there for further display according to the instructions of the meeting organizer.

TRAVEL

Philadelphia is easily reached by air, car, or train. You do not need a car while in Philadelphia. We strongly advise you to use the subway system or rideshare.

(1) General / Map:

You can find a general overview map of Philadelphia showing the location of the airport, AMTRAK station, Temple University along with adjacent subway stations and regional trains here. General directions to Temple University are available from here.

(2) Arrival / Departure by car:

If you come directly to the workshop by car, we ask you to use the following address of the preferred parking garages:

Temple University Main campus:

(3) Arrival / Departure by train:

Philadelphia can easily be reached by train using AMTRAK. Get off at 30th Street Station and take either the SEPTA subway or the regional train. Taking the regional train has the advantage that you can directly reach the Temple University Main Campus train station. If you take the subway, you have to first take the Blue Line (Market-Frankford Line) East to City Hall and then take the Orange Line (Broad Street Line) North to Temple University and get off at the Broad Street line stop at Cecil B. Moore Station for the main campus. Please make sure that you take the 'Local' Broad Street Line and not the 'Express' Broad Street Line.

(4) Arrival / Departure by plane:

If you decide to travel by plane, you have a large selection of airlines, considering that the International Airport at Philadelphia is a major hub airport for American Airlines. Information on ground transportation is available from here.

ACCOMMODATION

(1) Hotel Information:

Suggested list of hotels: The Conwell Inn is on campus, while the Club Quarter and the DoubleTree are in Center City. 

(2) Booking tools:

Note: Online booking tools often provide better rates, particularly if pre-paid!

TRAVEL AWARDS

Application deadline: Friday, October 25, 2024!

The MAS24 Travel Committee has decided to offer a limited number of student travel awards and early career awards to encourage participation in the meeting at Temple University. The awardees will be selected based on the quality of their work, as evidenced by the submitted abstracts and the justification of their needs.

(1) Student Travel Award:

The student travel award is in the amount of $400.
Students who are eligible to apply for the travel award must:

  1. Be the first author of the oral or poster presentation,

  2. Present their research in person at MAS24, and

  3. Justify why travel support is needed for attending MAS24.

Please note that ONLY ONE application is allowed from each advisor.

In the letter of support, the advisor must state:

  1. The applicant is in good standing as an undergraduate or a graduate researcher,

  2. Why the travel support is needed, and

  3. How the attendance at the annual meeting will benefit the applicant’s academic goals.

To apply>>>

Complete the form below and email it as an attachment to Liangbo Liang (liangl1@ornl.gov)

MAS2024 Student Travel Award Application Form

(2) Early Career Travel Award:

The early career travel award is in the amount of $600.

Eligibility for the Early Career Travel Award:

  1. Received a PhD degree within the past 10 years,

  2. Postdoctoral researcher or at the rank of Assistant Professor,

  3. Present an invited talk at MAS24, and

  4. Justify why travel support is needed for attending MAS24.

To apply>>>

Complete the form below and email with CV to Benjamin Jungfleisch (mbj@udel.edu).

MAS 2024 Early Career Travel Award Application


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