Joint Annual Conference of the National Society of Black Physicists and the National Society of Hispanic Physicists 2009: Proceedings of the Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, 11-15 February 2009

The Joint Annual Conferences of the National Society of Black Physicists and National Society of Hispanic Physicists brings together over 500 African American and Hispanic American physics students and professionals. This conference has a cutting-edge scientific program as well as a student professional development program that includes mentor-protégé match-making and a recruiting fair. The scientific program includes over 120 oral and poster presentations covering the following topics: Astronomy and Astrophysics; Atomic and Molecular Physics; Chemical and Biological Physics; Mathematical and Computational Physics; Condensed Matter and Materials Physics; Cosmology, Gravitation and Relativity; Fluid and Plasma Physics; Physics Education Research; Photonics and Optics; Health Physics; Medical Physics; Space and Earth Systems Physics; Nuclear and Particle Physics; Physics in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean; Physics and Public Policy; Technology Transfer.