NYSSAPS 2013

NYSS APS Spring 2026 Meeting at Wells College

Welcome to the spring gathering of the New York State Section of the American Physical Society. On this page you'll find the complete schedule, registration information, travel guidance, and opportunities to participate. Jump to the section you need using the quick links below.

Contact for NYSS APS

For general inquiries about the New York State Section of the American Physical Society, please contact Sunil Labroo.

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 607.436.3323

Agenda and Program

All sessions are held in Stratton Hall, Room 209 — the E Margie Filter Hostetter Lecture Room — unless another location is specified.

Friday, April 19, 2026

  • 9:00 AM – Noon — Executive Committee meeting (Henry Wells Room, Long Library)
  • Noon – 3:00 PM — On-site registration (Stratton Hall, 2nd Floor Foyer)
  • 1:00 PM – 1:15 PM — Welcoming remarks: Lisa Ryerson, President of Wells College, and Dr. Sunil Labroo, Department of Physics, SUNY Oneonta and Outgoing Chair of the NYS Section of APS
  • 1:15 PM – 2:00 PM — Rebecca Thompson, American Physical Society: Connecting With the Public: Best Practices for Public Engagement
  • 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM — Dr. Abigail Flower, Philips Laboratory, Tarrytown NY: Investigation of Decelerations in the Neonatal Heart Rate
  • 2:45 PM – 3:00 PM — Break
  • 3:00 PM – 3:15 PM — George Lindberg, University of Buffalo: Science Days: Graduate Student Run Outreach on a Budget
  • 3:15 PM – 4:00 PM — Dr. Martin Forstner, Department of Physics & Syracuse Biomaterials Institute, Syracuse University: Biomimetic membranes in basic science and application
  • 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM — Crystal Bailey, American Physical Society: Breaking The Myth of the "Non-Traditional" Physicist: The Real Story About Employment for Physics PhDs
  • 4:45 PM – 6:00 PM — Poster session and social time (Stratton Hall, 2nd and 3rd Floor Atrium)
  • 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM — Banquet (Sommer Center)
  • 7:15 PM – 8:00 PM — Keynote lecture: Dr. Carl Hagen, Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Rochester: 50 Years of Broken Symmetry

After the keynote ends, many attendees head back to Auburn or Ithaca for the night. If you need a ride or can offer one, gather on the sidewalk in front of the Main building — leave the Sommer Center through the front entrance and walk toward the lake; Main will be on your right. This is also a convenient time to arrange Saturday transportation back to Wells.

Saturday, April 20, 2026

  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM — On-site registration and continental breakfast (Stratton Hall, 2nd Floor Foyer)
  • 9:00 AM – 9:45 AM — Dr. Zhaolin Lu, Department of Electrical Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology: Metamaterials, Graphene, and their Applications in Nanophotonics and Electromagnetics
  • 9:45 AM – 10:30 AM — Dr. James Lloyd, Department of Astronomy & Space Sciences, Cornell University: Super-Earth and Super-Venus
  • 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM — Break
  • 10:45 AM – 11:30 AM — Dr. Jennifer Ross, Department of Physics, University of Massachusetts – Amherst: Reconstructing the Cell
  • 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM — Dr. Anders Rys, Department of Physics, Cornell University: The Search for the Higgs Boson at the Large Hadron Collider

Travel home safely, and we hope to see you in the fall at the 109th NY Section Symposium.

Local Information and Program Contacts

For questions about local arrangements or the program, please reach out to:

Phyllis Siemiatkowski
Phone: 315.364.3311
Email: [email protected]

Professor Scott Heinekamp
Phone: 315.364.3361
Email: [email protected]

Planning your visit is easy with the details on this page: review the session schedule, confirm your registration, and arrange lodging and travel in advance. If you have questions about the program or local arrangements, the contacts listed above can help. We look forward to welcoming you to Wells College.