1. Click on the link below and download the 8.5x11 inch, two-column format zip archive.
http://proceedings.aip.org/proceedings/authors.jsp#latex
2. Unpack it into a folder (if not already automatically done).
3. Throw away the text file, aip-8d.clo, and replace it with the file, aip-8d.clo, contained in the zip file you download from the link below.
aip-8d.clo.zip (Zip File)
(01 Aug 03)
4. Follow the instructions supplied in the unpacked folder to format the document.
5. Make sure you use the 8x11double setting in \layoutstyle{8x11double}.
I have tested my modified .clo file fairly well and I believe it complies fully with the Shock authors instructions.