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Session P1: Optoelectronic Manipulation and Control of Charges and Spins in Quantum Dots

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Alexander Efros, Naval Research Laboratory
Room: Spirit of Pittsburgh Ballrom A

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:00AM - 8:36AM		P1.00001: Optical control of spin coherence in singly charged quantum dots Invited Speaker: Manfred Bayer Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:36AM - 9:12AM		P1.00002: The quantum dot molecule from an optical point of view Invited Speaker: Daniel Gammon Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:12AM - 9:48AM		P1.00003: Spectroscopy of Collective Modes in Few-electron Quantum Dots Invited Speaker: Sokratis Kalliakos Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:48AM - 10:24AM		P1.00004: Quantum coherence of electron spins in semiconductor quantum dots Invited Speaker: Sankar Das Sarma Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:24AM - 11:00AM		P1.00005: Ultrafast Coherent Control of a Single Electron Spin in a Quantum Dot Invited Speaker: Maiken H. Mikkelsen Preview Abstract

Session P2: Critical Spin Liquids in Strongly Correlated Systems

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: T. Senthil, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Room: Spirit of Pittsburgh Ballrom BC

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:00AM - 8:36AM		P2.00001: Quantum spin liquid in the spin-1/2 triangular antiferromagnet EtMe$_{3}$Sb[Pd(dmit)$_{2}$]$_{2}$ Invited Speaker: Reizo Kato Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:36AM - 9:12AM		P2.00002: Spin Liquid State of in the $S=1/2$ Hyper-kagome Antiferromagnet Na$_{4}$Ir$_{3}$O$_{8}$ Invited Speaker: Hidenori Takagi Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:12AM - 9:48AM		P2.00003: Critical ``metal''-like phases of frustrated spins and bosons in two dimensions Invited Speaker: Olexei Motrunich Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:48AM - 10:24AM		P2.00004: Gapless spin liquids on the three dimensional hyper-kagome lattice of Na$_4$Ir$_3$O$_8$ Invited Speaker: Yong Baek Kim Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:24AM - 11:00AM		P2.00005: Numerical Evidence of Gapless Spin Liquids on Ladders Invited Speaker: Donna Sheng Preview Abstract

Session P3: Fe-based Superconductors: Correlation Effects

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Steve Kivelson, Stanford University
Room: 301/302

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:00AM - 8:36AM		P3.00001: ARPES studies of the electronic structure of Fe-based superconductors Invited Speaker: Donghui Lu Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:36AM - 9:12AM		P3.00002: Charge dynamics in the normal state of the iron oxypnictide superconductor LaFePO Invited Speaker: M. M. Qazilbash Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:12AM - 9:48AM		P3.00003: Electronic Correlations and Magnetic Frustration in the Iron Pnictides Invited Speaker: Qimiao Si Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:48AM - 10:24AM		P3.00004: Pairing symmetry and Antiferromagnetic Exchange Coupling in Fe-Based Superconductors Invited Speaker: Jiangping Hu Preview Abstract

Session P4: Physics of Polymer Membranes for Water Purification

Sponsoring Units: DPOLY
Chair: Alamgir Karim, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Room: 306/307

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:00AM - 8:36AM		P4.00001: Transport of water and solutes in reverse osmosis and nanofiltration membranes Invited Speaker: David Cahill Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:36AM - 9:12AM		P4.00002: High Flux Nanofibrous Membranes for Water Purification Invited Speaker: Benjamin Hsiao Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:12AM - 9:48AM		P4.00003: Polymers for Waste Water Treatment Invited Speaker: Thomas Mallouk Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:48AM - 10:24AM		P4.00004: Carbon Nanotube Membranes for Water Purification Invited Speaker: Olgica Bakajin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:24AM - 11:00AM		P4.00005: Hierarchical Fiber Structures Made by Electrospinning Polymers Invited Speaker: Darrell H. Reneker Preview Abstract

Session P5: Fluid Dynamics and Computational Science

Sponsoring Units: DFD DCOMP
Chair: Pui-Kuen Yeung, Georgia Institute of Technology
Room: 401/402

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:00AM - 8:36AM		P5.00001: Inertial Particles in Turbulent Flows and the Clustering Instability of Interstellar Dust Invited Speaker: Paolo Padoan Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:36AM - 9:12AM		P5.00002: Multiscale modeling of the human arterial tree on the TeraGrid. Invited Speaker: Gerorge Karniadakis Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:12AM - 9:48AM		P5.00003: Terascale Direct Numerical Simulations of Turbulent Combustion Invited Speaker: Jacqueline Chen Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:48AM - 10:24AM		P5.00004: Prediction and predictability of hurricanes with high-performance computers and cloud-resolving ensembles Invited Speaker: Fuqing Zhang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:24AM - 11:00AM		P5.00005: On the two-way interactions between dispersed particles and turbulent flows Invited Speaker: Said Elghobashi Preview Abstract

Session P6: Ultracold Gases with Dipolar Interactions

Sponsoring Units: DAMOP
Chair: Han Pu, Rice University
Room: 406

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:00AM - 8:36AM		P6.00001: Ultracold polar molecules Invited Speaker: Silke Ospelkaus Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:36AM - 9:12AM		P6.00002: Effects of magnetic dipolar interactions on collective modes and instabilities of alkali BECs Invited Speaker: Eugene Demler Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:12AM - 9:48AM		P6.00003: Evidence for supersolid behaviour in a spin-1 rubidium gas Invited Speaker: Dan Stamper-Kurn Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:48AM - 10:24AM		P6.00004: Dynamics and coherence in a collapsing dipolar BEC Invited Speaker: Axel Griesmaier Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:24AM - 11:00AM		P6.00005: Condensed Matter Physics and Quantum Simulations with Cold Polar Molecules and Rydberg Atoms Invited Speaker: Peter Zoller Preview Abstract

Session P7: Forging Effective Partnerships with Your Local Science Center: Outcomes from the Workshop on University/Science Center Collaborations

Sponsoring Units: FEd FPS
Chair: Philip Hammer, Franklin Institute
Room: 407

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:00AM - 8:36AM		P7.00001: Lessons Learned from the APS/TFI Workshop on University/Science Center Collaborations: Outreach Strategies for Faculty Working with their Local Science Museum Invited Speaker: David Statman Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:36AM - 9:12AM		P7.00002: University Perspectives on Science Center/University Interactions Invited Speaker: Leo Kadanoff Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:12AM - 9:48AM		P7.00003: University/Science Center Collaborations (A Science Center Perspective): Developing an Infrastructure of Partnerships with Science Centers to Support the Engagement of Scientists and Engineers in Education and Outreach for Broad Impact Invited Speaker: Eric Marshall Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:48AM - 10:24AM		P7.00004: Perspective of NSF-MPS Program Directors on Educational Outreach Invited Speaker: Daniele Finotello Preview Abstract

Session P8: Centenary of Lev Landau

Sponsoring Units: FHP
Chair: Gloria Lubkin, American Institute of Physics
Room: 414/415

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:00AM - 8:36AM		P8.00001: Lev Landau: A View from the West Invited Speaker: Pierre Hohenberg Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:36AM - 9:12AM		P8.00002: Landau and theory of quantum liquids Invited Speaker: Lev Pitaevskii Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:12AM - 9:48AM		P8.00003: Landau and Theory of Phase Transitions Invited Speaker: Valery Pokrovsky Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:48AM - 10:24AM		P8.00004: Landau and Feyman diagrams Invited Speaker: Igor Dzyaloshinskii Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:24AM - 11:00AM		P8.00005: Landau's Contributions to Applied Physics Invited Speaker: Roald Sagdeev Preview Abstract

Session P9: Jamming: Theory and Experiment I

Sponsoring Units: GSNP
Chair: Daniel Blair, Georgetown University
Room: 303

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:00AM - 8:12AM		P9.00001: Cooperative Particle Dynamics in the Manhattan Model Prasanta Pal , Corey O'Hern , Jerzy Blawzdziewicz Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:12AM - 8:24AM		P9.00002: Universal Scaling Relation Near Point J Thomas Haxton , Andrea Liu Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:24AM - 8:36AM		P9.00003: Scaling of Rheology Near the Colloidal Jamming Transition Zexin Zhang , Anindita Basu , Thomas Haxton , Andrea Liu , Arjun Yodh Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:36AM - 8:48AM		P9.00004: Quenched Disorder as a Fourth Axis to the Jamming Phase Diagram Cynthia Olson Reichhardt , Evan Groopman , Zohar Nussinov , Charles Reichhardt Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:48AM - 9:00AM		P9.00005: Critical behavior from geometric confinement in shear thickening suspensions Eric Brown , Heinrich Jaeger Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:00AM - 9:12AM		P9.00006: Stress Fluctuations and Nonlinear Dynamical Modes Near Jamming David A. Egolf , Edward J. Banigan Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:12AM - 9:24AM		P9.00007: From Spheres to Ellipsoids: The Story of the Density of States Zorana Zeravcic , Ning Xu , Sidney R. Nagel , Andrea J. Liu Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:24AM - 9:36AM		P9.00008: Growing length scale in gravity-driven dense granular flows Shubha Tewari , Melanie Finn , Allison Ferguson , Bulbul Chakravarty Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:36AM - 9:48AM		P9.00009: Experimental Study of the 2D Jamming Transition Xiang Cheng Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:48AM - 10:00AM		P9.00010: Influence of Confinement on the Structure of Random Close Packing Kenneth Desmond , Eric R. Weeks Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:00AM - 10:12AM		P9.00011: Influence of Confinement on Dynamical Heterogeneities in Dense Colloidal Samples Kazem Edmond , Eric R. Weeks Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:12AM - 10:24AM		P9.00012: Influence of Boundary Mobility on the Dynamics of Confined Colloidal Suspensions Gary L. Hunter , Kazem V. Edmond , Eric R. Weeks Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:24AM - 10:36AM		P9.00013: Jamming of Foams Gijs Katgert , Martin van Hecke Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:36AM - 10:48AM		P9.00014: Controlled jamming of particle-laden interfaces using a spinning drop tensiometer Hsin-Ling Cheng , Sachin Velankar Preview Abstract

Session P10: Focus Session: Multiferroics II

Sponsoring Units: FIAP
Chair: Serge Nakhmanson, Argonne National Laboratory
Room: 304

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:00AM - 8:36AM		P10.00001: Exchange interactions between soft ferromagnetic thin films and multiferroic BiFeO$_{3}$. Invited Speaker: Delphine Lebeugle Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:36AM - 8:48AM		P10.00002: First principles study of magnetostructural instabilities in magnetic perovskite oxides Jun Hee Lee , Lucia Palova , Karin M. Rabe Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:48AM - 9:00AM		P10.00003: Absence of Critical Thickness in an Ultrathin Improper Ferroelectric Film Na Sai , Craig J. Fennie , Alexander A. Demkov Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:00AM - 9:12AM		P10.00004: Influence of step heights and terrace lengths of bottom electrodes on structural and ferroelectric properties of BiFeO$_{3}$ thin films Jae-Wan Park , Seung-Hyub Baek , Chang-Beom Eom Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:12AM - 9:24AM		P10.00005: Functional Properties at Domain Walls in BiFeO$_{3}$: Electrical, Magnetic, and Structural investigations Qing He , C.-H. Yang , P. Yu , M. Gajek , J. Seidel , R. Ramesh , F. Wang , Y.-H. Chu , L. W. Martin , N. Spaldin , A. Rother Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:24AM - 9:36AM		P10.00006: Electronic conduction in doped multiferroic BiFeO$_{3}$ Chan-Ho Yang , Jan Seidel , Sang-Yong Kim , M. Gajek , P. Yu , M.B. Holcomb , L.W. Martin , R. Ramesh , Y.H. Chu Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:36AM - 9:48AM		P10.00007: Ferroelectric switching behavior of (001) mono-domain BiFeO$_{3}$ thin films Seung-Hyub Baek , Ho-Won Jang , Chad Folkman , Chang-Beom Eom , Yulan Li , Benjamin Winchester , Long-qing Chen , Christopher Nelson , Xiao-qing Pan , Ramamoorthy Ramesh Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:48AM - 10:00AM		P10.00008: Systematic investigation of morphotropic phase boundaries in rare-earth doped BiFeO3 Daisuke Kan , Shigehiro Fujino , Vartharajan Anbusathaiah , Valanoor Nagarajan , Makoto Murakami , Sung–Hwan Lim , Arun Luykx , Dwight Hunter , Manfred Wuttig , Ichiro Takeuchi Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:00AM - 10:12AM		P10.00009: Ideal Nanocheckerboard $BiFeO_3-BiMnO_3$ from First Principles Lucia Palova , Karin Rabe , Premala Chandra Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:12AM - 10:24AM		P10.00010: Mechanism of Spontaneous Electric Polarization Flop in TbMnO$_{3}$ Hajime Sagayama , Nobuyuki Abe , Taka-hisa Arima , Kazuaki Iwasa Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:24AM - 10:36AM		P10.00011: Non-$d^0$ Mn-driven ferroelectricity in antiferromagnetic BaMnO$_3$ James Rondinelli , Nicola Spaldin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:36AM - 10:48AM		P10.00012: Antiferromagnetic Resonance in Multiferroic YMnO$_3$ and LuMnO$_3$ Sergei Zvyagin Preview Abstract

Session P11: Focus Session: Transport Properties of Nanostructures IV: Correlation Effects

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Harold Baranger, Duke University
Room: 305

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:00AM - 8:36AM		P11.00001: Incorporating Exchange-Correlation Effects in Quantum Transport through Nano-scale Junctions Invited Speaker: Kristian Thygesen Preview Abstract
		P11.00002: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:48AM - 9:00AM		P11.00003: Two-channel Kondo effect and phonon-assisted transport in single-molecular junctions Luis Dias da Silva , Elbio Dagotto Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:00AM - 9:12AM		P11.00004: Universal Scaling of Zero-Bias Conductance Peaks in Single-Molecule Transistors Incorporating Tetra[2,3-thienylene] Zachary Keane , Gavin Scott , Douglas Natelson Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:12AM - 9:24AM		P11.00005: Tunneling spectra of individual magnetic endofullerene molecules E. S. Tam , J. E. Grose , J. J. Parks , B. Ulgut , H. D. Abru\~{n}a , D. C. Ralph , C. Timm , M. Scheloske , W. Harneit Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:24AM - 9:36AM		P11.00006: Spin-dependent effects in transport through individual molecules and nanoparticles J. J. Parks , E. S. Tam , S. Flores-Torres , H. D. Abruna , D. C. Ralph Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:36AM - 9:48AM		P11.00007: Universal Scaling of Nonequilibrium Transport in the Kondo Regime of Single Molecule Devices Gavin Scott , Zachary Keane , Jacob Ciszek , James Tour , Douglas Natelson Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:48AM - 10:00AM		P11.00008: Spatial range of the Kondo effect C.A. B\"usser , G. B. Martins , L. Costa Ribeiro , E. V. Anda , E. Dagotto Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:00AM - 10:12AM		P11.00009: 1/N expansion of the nonequilibrium single-impurity Anderson Model Zurab Ratiani , Aditi Mitra Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:12AM - 10:24AM		P11.00010: Interplay of Rashba and lateral spin-orbit interactions on the spin polarized conductance of quantum point contacts.* A. Ngo , P. Debray , S. E. Ulloa Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:24AM - 10:36AM		P11.00011: Spin control in Rashba-Aharonov-Bohm quantum dot ring in the Kondo regime. E. Vernek , N. Sandler , S. E. Ulloa Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:36AM - 10:48AM		P11.00012: Decoherence due to contacts in ballistic nanostructures I. Knezevic Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:48AM - 11:00AM		P11.00013: High frequency measurements of shot noise suppression in atomic-scale metal contacts Patrick J. Wheeler , Kenneth Evans , Jeffrey Russom , Nicholas King , Douglas Natelson Preview Abstract

Session P12: Focus Session: Characterization and Modeling of Complex Surfaces and Interfaces

Sponsoring Units: DMP DCMP
Chair: Yue Qi, General Motors
Room: 308

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:00AM - 8:36AM		P12.00001: Atomistic Structure and Energy of Solid-Liquid Interfaces Invited Speaker: Wayne Kaplan Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:36AM - 8:48AM		P12.00002: Calculation of excess interfacial entropy, stress and energy for solid-liquid interfaces Brian B. Laird , Ruslan L. Davidchack , Mark Asta , Yang Yang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:48AM - 9:00AM		P12.00003: Determination of Spin Order in Magnetic Organic Semiconductor V[TCNE]$\sim $2 Hailemariam Ambaye , Valeria Lauter , Stephen Nagler , Christina Hoffmann , Hal Lee , Andrew Payzant , Arthur Epstein , Chen Chi-Yi , Richard Goyette Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:00AM - 9:12AM		P12.00004: Stabilization of a ferromagnetic insulating phase with colossal magnetoresistance at the interface of manganite bilayers Jonathan Laverdi\`ere , Serge Jandl , Patrick Fournier Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:12AM - 9:24AM		P12.00005: Effects of surfactant to the physical properties of single-walled carbon nanotube buckypaper. Jin Gyu Park , Charlie Lin , Jesse Smithyman , Adam Cooke , Shu Li , Richard Liang , Chuck Zhang , Ben Wang , Ade Kismarahardja , James Brooks Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:24AM - 9:36AM		P12.00006: Low-Temperature Absorption Studies in Bismuth Nanowires Jason Reppert , Malcolm Skove , Marcie Black , Mildred Dresselhaus , Apparao Rao Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:36AM - 9:48AM		P12.00007: Nanopatterned Biomimetic Surfaces to Probe the Role of cytoskeletal Proteins in cell Adhesion Justin Abramson , Matteo Palma , Mark Schvartzman , Shalom Wind , Michael Sheetz , James Hone Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:48AM - 10:24AM		P12.00008: Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Interfaces in Complex Materials Invited Speaker: Tahir Cagin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:24AM - 10:36AM		P12.00009: Evaluation of dispersion interactions in general geometries Anthony Maggs , Pasquali Samuela Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:36AM - 10:48AM		P12.00010: Phase-field Simulation of Phase Coarsening at Ultra-high Volume Fractions Ke-Gang Wang , Xueru Ding Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:48AM - 11:00AM		P12.00011: The impact of self-healing on the life-time of materials John Gaddy , Wouter Montfrooij , Alexander Schmets Preview Abstract

Session P13: Focus Session: Extreme Conditions and High Pressure I: Chemistry

Sponsoring Units: DCOMP GSCCM
Chair: Michelle Weinberger, Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington
Room: 309

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:00AM - 8:12AM		P13.00001: Shock-induced Reactions in Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate Studied by Molecular Dynamics Simulation Joanne Budzien , Aidan P. Thompson , Sergey V. Zybin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:12AM - 8:24AM		P13.00002: Molecular dynamics simulations of uniaxial shock compression of RDX crystals Dmitry Bedrov , Justin Hooper , Grant Smith Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:24AM - 8:36AM		P13.00003: A molecular dynamics study of the role of pressure on the response of reactive materials to thermal initiation N. Scott Weingarten , William D. Mattson , Betsy M. Rice , Anthony D. Yau , Timothy P. Weihs Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:36AM - 9:12AM		P13.00004: Mbar Chemistry: Novel States of Matter in Extreme Conditions Invited Speaker: Choong-Shik Yoo Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:12AM - 9:24AM		P13.00005: Novel Catalytic Behavior of Dense Hot Water in PETN Decomposition Reactions Christine Wu , Laurence Fried , Lin Yang , Nir Goldman , Sorin Bastea Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:24AM - 9:36AM		P13.00006: The formation of carbon nitride clusters in shocked insensitive explosives Laurence Fried , Riad Manaa , Evan Reed , Nir Goldman Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:36AM - 9:48AM		P13.00007: Ab initio molecular dynamics of hypervelocity chemistry Igor Schweigert , Brett Dunlap Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:48AM - 10:00AM		P13.00008: Boron carbides from first principles Emmanuel Betranhandy , Jelena Sjakste , Nathalie Vast Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:00AM - 10:12AM		P13.00009: Dynamical stability of the cubic metallic phase of AlH3 at ambient pressure Duck Young Kim , Ralph H. Scheicher , Rajeev Ahuja Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:12AM - 10:24AM		P13.00010: Tight binding multi-scale simulations of detonating energetic materials Evan Reed , M. Riad Manaa , Laurence Fried Preview Abstract
		P13.00011: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:36AM - 10:48AM		P13.00012: \textit{Ab Initio} Simulation of the Equation of State and Kinetics of Shocked Water Nir Goldman , Evan J. Reed , I-F. William Kuo , Laurence E. Fried , Christopher J. Mundy , Alessandro Curioni Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:48AM - 11:00AM		P13.00013: Dynamical (in)stabilities of high-pressure H2O ices VII, VIII and X Razvan Caracas Preview Abstract

Session P14: Emulsions and Foams

Sponsoring Units: DFD
Chair: Douglas Durian, University of Pennsylvania
Room: 315

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:00AM - 8:12AM		P14.00001: Measurement of the Force Network in a Dense Emulsion under Shear S. K. Dutta , E. Knowlton , D. L. Blair Preview Abstract
		P14.00002: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:24AM - 8:36AM		P14.00003: Flow-Induced Droplet Deformation and Unjamming in Concentrated Emulsions under Large-Amplitude Oscillatory Shear Jung-Ren Huang , Thomas G. Mason Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:36AM - 8:48AM		P14.00004: Structure and Rheology of Stimuli-Responsive Pickering Emulsions Dan Ho , Prasad Sarangapani , Yingxi Elaine Zhu Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:48AM - 9:00AM		P14.00005: Shear Induced Dynamics of Polydisperse Jammed Emulsion Systems Joaquim Clara Rahola , Eric R. Weeks Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:00AM - 9:12AM		P14.00006: Colloidal Hydrodynamics with Arbitrary Boundary Conditions Jonathan K. Whitmer , Erik Luijten Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:12AM - 9:24AM		P14.00007: Reversible Rayleight-to-MIe Scattering Transition in a Core-Shell Colloidal System Guangnan Meng , Adeline Perro , Vinothan Manoharan Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:24AM - 9:36AM		P14.00008: Pressure driven foam flow rheology C.D. Jones , K. Nordstrom , D.J. Durian Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:36AM - 9:48AM		P14.00009: Effective temperature of a sheared foam Daniel Valdez-Balderas , Peter Olsson , Stephen Teitel Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:48AM - 10:00AM		P14.00010: Realization spaces of bubble clusters and coarsening trajectories Bryan Chen , Randall Kamien Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:00AM - 10:12AM		P14.00011: Experimental studies of low-density fluid phases in tunable dipolar colloids Anand Yethiraj , Ning Li , Hugh Newman , Manuel Valera , Ivan Saika-Voivod Preview Abstract

Session P15: Biologically Inspired Physics: Swimming, Propulsion, Bio-fluids

Sponsoring Units: DFD
Chair: Silas Alben, Georgia Institute of Technology
Room: 316

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:00AM - 8:12AM		P15.00001: Swimming in a vortex street Silas Alben Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:12AM - 8:24AM		P15.00002: Symmetry and Hydrodynamic Interactions of Linked-Sphere Swimmers Gareth Alexander , Julia Yeomans Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:24AM - 8:36AM		P15.00003: Collective locomotion of non-swimmers Eric Lauga , Denis Bartolo Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:36AM - 8:48AM		P15.00004: Self-Assembled Magnetic Surface Swimmers: Theoretical Model Igor Aranson , Maxim Belkin , Alexey Snezhko Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:48AM - 9:00AM		P15.00005: Accumulation of microswimmers near surface due to steric confinement and rotational Brownian motion Guanglai Li , Jay Tang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:00AM - 9:12AM		P15.00006: Modeling the Behavior of Self-Propelled Microcapsules Amitabh Bhattacharya , O. Berk Usta , Anna C. Balazs Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:12AM - 9:24AM		P15.00007: Mixing fluid by self-propelled objects Maxim Belkin , Alexey Snezhko , Igor Aranson , Wai-Kwong Kwok Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:24AM - 9:36AM		P15.00008: Enskog-theory for stochastic models with self-propelled and passive particles Alemayehu Gebremariam , Thomas Ihle Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:36AM - 9:48AM		P15.00009: The ``caterpillar'' simulation model for a biological filament Aimee Bailey , Christopher Lowe , Adrian Sutton Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:48AM - 10:00AM		P15.00010: Flow and nutrient transport through porous scaffolds used for the culture of bone cells in perfusion bioreactors Dimitrios Papavassiliou , Roman Voronov , Vassilios Sikavitsas , Samuel VanGordon Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:00AM - 10:12AM		P15.00011: Instabilities and waves in thin films of living fluids Sumithra Sankararaman , Sriram Ramaswamy Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:12AM - 10:24AM		P15.00012: Tuning inter-virus interactions in natural aquatic environments Nathan W. Schmidt , Andrew K. Udit , Leonardo Gutierrez , Thanh H. (Helen) Nguyen , M.G. Finn , Gerard C.L. Wong Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:24AM - 10:36AM		P15.00013: Computational studies on characteristic fluid behavior in the stented cerebral aneurysm Miki Hirabayashi , Makoto Ohta , Daniel A. R\"ufenacht , Bastien Chopard Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:36AM - 10:48AM		P15.00014: Run length is the dimension that characterizes path integrals useful for designing passive bacterial pumps David Liao , Guillaume Lambert , Peter Galajda , Robert Austin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:48AM - 11:00AM		P15.00015: Selective transport through nano-channels: do we understand it? Anton Zilman , T. Jovanovic-Talisman , B. Chait , M. Rout , S. Di Talia , M. Magnasco Preview Abstract

Session P16: Solid Helium: Theory

Sponsoring Units: DAMOP
Chair: Henry Glyde, University of Delaware
Room: 317

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:00AM - 8:12AM		P16.00001: Simulating the Melting Transition of Helium in Two Dimensions Keola Wierschem , Efstratios Manousakis Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:12AM - 8:24AM		P16.00002: Superfluid networks with mesoscopic structure as models of supersolid 4He Burcu Yucesoy , Jon Machta , Nikolai Prokof'ev , Boris Svistunov Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:24AM - 8:36AM		P16.00003: Absence of Dislocation Quantum Roughening in Solid $^4$He Darya Aleinikava , Eugene Dzedzits , Anatoly Kuklov , David Schmeltzer Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:36AM - 8:48AM		P16.00004: Classical roughening of dislocations and the effect of shear modulus softening in solid $^4$He. Eugene Dzedzits , Darya Aleinikava , Anatoly Kuklov , David Schmeltzer Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:48AM - 9:00AM		P16.00005: Quantum Glass in Solid He? Alexander Balatsky , Matthias Graf Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:00AM - 9:12AM		P16.00006: The glassy response of torsion oscillators of solid $^{4}$He Matthias J. Graf , Zohar Nussinov , Alexander V. Balatsky Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:12AM - 9:24AM		P16.00007: A `Superglass' State in Solid $^{4}$He Benjamin Hunt , Ethan Pratt , Vikram Gadagkar , Minoru Yamashita , Alexander V. Balatsky , J. C. Davis Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:24AM - 9:36AM		P16.00008: Viscoelastic Behavior of Solid $^4$He Chi-Deuk Yoo , Alan T. Dorsey Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:36AM - 9:48AM		P16.00009: Binding energy of $^3$He to dislocations in solid $^4$He Debajit Goswami , Kinjal Dasbiswas , Chi-Deuk Yoo , Alan T. Dorsey Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:48AM - 10:00AM		P16.00010: Specific heat due to the binding of $^3$He impurities to dislocations in solid $^4$He Kinjal Dasbiswas , Debajit Goswami , Chi-Deuk Yoo , Alan T. Dorsey Preview Abstract

Session P17: Semiconducting Qubits I

Sponsoring Units: GQI
Chair: Christie Simmons, University of Wisconsin
Room: 318

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:00AM - 8:12AM		P17.00001: Practical elimination of leakage in superconducting qubits by pulse shaping Felix Motzoi , Jay Gambetta , Patrick Rebentrost , Frank Wilhelm Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:12AM - 8:24AM		P17.00002: Quantum Sensing in the Presence of Realistic Attenuation Yaakov Weinstein , Gerald Gilbert Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:24AM - 8:36AM		P17.00003: Free-Time and Fixed End-Point Optimal Control Theory in Quantum Mechanics: Application to Entanglement Generation Kenji Mishima , Koichi Yamashita Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:36AM - 8:48AM		P17.00004: Quantum multiobservable control Raj Chakrabarti , Rebing Wu , Herschel Rabitz Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:48AM - 9:00AM		P17.00005: Quantum speed limit and optimal control Tommaso Caneva , Michael Murphy , Tommaso Calarco , Rosario Fazio , Simone Montangero , Vittorio Giovannetti , Giuseppe E. Santoro Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:00AM - 9:12AM		P17.00006: Performance Gains for Superconducting Qubits by Means of Optimal Control Theory Robert Roloff , Walter Poetz Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:12AM - 9:24AM		P17.00007: Towards non-adiabatic control of a superconducting qubit Jonas Bylander$^1$ , Mark S. Rudner$^1$ , Andrey V. Shytov$^2$ , Sergio O. Valenzuela$^1$ , David M. Berns$^1$ , Karl K. Berggren$^1$ , Leonid S. Levitov$^1$ , William D. Oliver$^1$ Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:24AM - 9:36AM		P17.00008: Universal quantum control of two electron spin qubits via dynamic nuclear polarization Hendrik Bluhm , Sandra Foletti , Diana Mahalu , Vladimir Umansky , Amir Yacoby Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:36AM - 9:48AM		P17.00009: Control of exchange coupling in Si double quantum dots Dimitrie Culcer , L. Cywinski , Qiuzi Li , Sankar Das Sarma Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:48AM - 10:00AM		P17.00010: Optimal experiment design for parameter estimation as applied to dipole- and exchange-coupled qubits Kevin Young , Mohan Sarovar , Birgitta Whaley , Robert Kosut Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:00AM - 10:12AM		P17.00011: Measurement of the nonadiabatically-induced coherent time evolution of a single-electron wavefunction in a surface acoustic wave dynamic quantum dot Adam Thorn , Masaya Kataoka , Michael Astley , Daniel Oi , Crispin Barnes , Chris Ford , Dave Anderson , Geb Jones , Ian Farrer , Dave Ritchie , Michael Pepper Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:12AM - 10:24AM		P17.00012: Weak measurement of a solid-state qubit revealed in low-frequency noise Alexander Korotkov Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:24AM - 10:36AM		P17.00013: Error Accounting in Electron Counting Experiments Michael Wulf , Alexander B. Zorin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:36AM - 10:48AM		P17.00014: High-fidelity universal quantum gates through quantum interference Frank Gaitan , Ran Li Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:48AM - 11:00AM		P17.00015: Dynamics of Quantum Control for Bosons in Optical Lattices Analabha Roy , Linda Reichl Preview Abstract

Session P18: Bulk Block Copolymers II

Sponsoring Units: DPOLY
Chair: Bradley Olsen, California Institute of Technology
Room: 319

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:00AM - 8:12AM		P18.00001: Directed Self-Assembly of Cadmium Selenide Nanocrystals in Conjugated Rod-Coil Block Copolymers B. L. McCulloch , J. Urban , R. A. Segalman Preview Abstract
		P18.00002: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:24AM - 8:36AM		P18.00003: Nano-porous Poly(3-hexylthiophene) films: A novel route to prepare bulk heterojunction photovoltaic devices Tirtha Chatterjee , Kulandaivelu Sivanandan , Craig J. Hawker , Edward J. Kramer Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:36AM - 8:48AM		P18.00004: The Influence of Electric Fields on the Order-Disorder Transition Temperature of Block Copolymer Systems Heiko Schoberth , Kristin Schmidt , Kerstin Schindler , Alexander B\"oker Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:48AM - 9:00AM		P18.00005: Phase Behavior of Polystyrene-block-Poly(n-alkyl-ran-n'alkyl methacrylate) Copolymers Hong Chul Moon , Junhan cho , Jin Kon Kim Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:00AM - 9:12AM		P18.00006: Gas Pressure Effect on Phase Behavior of Deuterated Polystyrene-block-poly(n-pentyl methacrylate) Hye Jeong Kim , Jin Kon Kim , Du Yeol Ryu Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:12AM - 9:24AM		P18.00007: Pressure Jump Studies of Block Copolymer Phase Transition in Selective Solvent Yongsheng Liu , Rama Bansil , Milos Steinhart Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:24AM - 9:36AM		P18.00008: Self-assembled Oniontype Multiferroic Nanostructures Shenqiang Ren , Robert M. Briber , Manfred Wuttig Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:36AM - 9:48AM		P18.00009: Periodic Polymers for PhoXonics Edwin Thomas Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:48AM - 10:00AM		P18.00010: Hydration and phase separation of polyethylene glycol in copolymers of tyrosine derived carbonates. N. Sanjeeva Murthy , Wenjie Wang , Joachim Kohn Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:00AM - 10:12AM		P18.00011: Robustness of Pluronic Block Copolymer Nanostructure to Structural Changes in Dispersed Nanoparticles Theresa A. LaFollette , Lynn M. Walker Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:12AM - 10:24AM		P18.00012: Phase behavior of block copolymer nanocomposites George Papakonstantopoulos Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:24AM - 10:36AM		P18.00013: Effect of Chain Architecture on Nanoparticle Miscibility in Block Copolymer Nanocomposites Jessica Listak , Hyung Ju Ryu , Ilhem F. Hakem , Rangou Sofia , Politakos Nikolaos , Misichronis Konstantinos , Apostolos Avgeropoulos , Michael R. Bockstaller Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:36AM - 10:48AM		P18.00014: Rheological and Mechanical Properties of Crosslinked Block Copolymer Nanofiber and Polystyrene Blends. Sungwon Ma , Yonathan Thio Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:48AM - 11:00AM		P18.00015: Well Ordered Polymer Melts with Sub 5-Nanometer Domains upon Blending Surfactants with Selectively Associating Additives Vikram Daga , Vijay Tirumala , Curran Chandler , Alvin Romang , Eric Anderson , Eric Lin , James Watkins Preview Abstract

Session P19: The Physics of Polymer Nanocomposites: Properties

Sponsoring Units: DPOLY
Chair: Jan Obrzut, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Room: 320

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:00AM - 8:12AM		P19.00001: Tuning optical properties of gold nanorods in polymer films through thermal reshaping Russell Composto , Eric Mills , Yu Liu Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:12AM - 8:24AM		P19.00002: Quenching Photoluminescence in Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube/Copolymer Composite Materials Andrew Schoch , L. Catherine Brinson , Kenneth R. Shull Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:24AM - 8:36AM		P19.00003: Temperature measurements of inverse micelles coated in gold nanoparticles using fluorescence Chad Daley , James A. Forrest , Ryan Speller , Toews William , Patrick McVeigh , Todd Emrick Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:36AM - 8:48AM		P19.00004: Magnetic and Optical anisotropy thiol-capped Au NPs embedded into a polymer Jose de la Venta , Miguel Angel Garcia , Virginia Bouzas , Andrea Pucci , Giacomo Ruggeri Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:48AM - 9:00AM		P19.00005: Stability of the double gyroid phase to nanoparticle polydispersity in polymer tethered nanosphere systems Carolyn Phillips , Christopher Iacovella , Sharon Glotzer Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:00AM - 9:12AM		P19.00006: Experimental and computational investigation of percolation in complex polymer nanocomposites Derrick Stevens , Lori Downen , Russell Gorga , Laura Clarke Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:12AM - 9:24AM		P19.00007: Influence on Thermal Diffusivity through a Transformation of Nanotube-like Clay Platelets in Polymer Blends Seongchan Pack , Takashi Kashiwagi , Tadanori Koga , Jonathan Sokolov , Miriam Rafailovich Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:24AM - 9:36AM		P19.00008: Electrical Conductivity in Polymer Composites Containing Metal Nanowires: Simulation and Experiment Sadie White , Tarun Vemulkar , John Fischer , Karen Winey Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:36AM - 9:48AM		P19.00009: Polymer Nanocomposites Made with Unmodified Graphite or Carbon Nanotubes: Role of Dispersion in Optimizing Mechanical and Thermal Properties and Electrical Conductivity Junichi Masuda , Katsuyuki Wakabayashi , Philip Brunner , Cynthia Pierre , John Torkelson Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:48AM - 10:00AM		P19.00010: Conductive Paper by LBL Assembly of PSS and ITO onto Wood Fibers and its Electrical Properties through Impedance Spectroscopy and I-AFM Chunqing Peng , Yonathan Thio , Rosario Gerhardt Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:00AM - 10:12AM		P19.00011: Placement Control of Nanomaterial Arrays on Surface-Reconstructed Block Copolymer Thin Films Jeong Gon Son , Wan Ki Bae , Huiman Kang , Paul F. Nealey , Kookheon Char Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:12AM - 10:24AM		P19.00012: Confinement and Ordering of Au Nanorods in Polymer Films Michael J. A. Hore , Eric Mills , Yu Liu , Russell J. Composto Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:24AM - 10:36AM		P19.00013: Carbon nanotubes nucleate the growth of graphitic layers during carbonization.of electrospun poly(acrylonitrile) nanofibers. Sabina Prilutsky , Yachin Cohen , Eyal Zussman Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:36AM - 10:48AM		P19.00014: Crystallization and melting behavior of isotactic polypropylene and carbon nanotube nanocomposites Georgi Georgiev , Yaniel Cabrera , Lauren Wielgus , Zarnab Iftikhar , Michael Mattera , Peter Gati , Austin Potter , Peggy Cebe Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:48AM - 11:00AM		P19.00015: Crystallization kinetics in poly(ethylene oxide) / layered silicates nanocomposites Eleni Pavlopoulou , Sapfo Fotiadou$^{1}$ , Eleni Papananou , Kiriaki Chrissopoulou , Spiros H. Anastasiadis , Giuseppe Portale , Wim Bras Preview Abstract

Session P20: Melts and Solutions

Sponsoring Units: DPOLY
Chair: Chang Ryu, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Room: 321

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:00AM - 8:12AM		P20.00001: Dynamics and rheology of high molar mass polyethylene oxide solutions Abhishek Shetty , Michael Solomon Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:12AM - 8:24AM		P20.00002: Diffusive Properties of Dilute HPC Solutions: Comparative Study with DLS and FPR Ryan McDonough , Kiril Streletzky , Paul Russo Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:24AM - 8:36AM		P20.00003: Helix formation via kinetic assembly of charged block copolymer cylinders in solution Sheng Zhong , Ke Zhang , Karen Wooley , Darrin Pochan Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:36AM - 8:48AM		P20.00004: Enhancing Polymer-Fullerene Miscibility Through Enthalpic Interactions Katie Campbell , David Bucknall , Yonathan Thio , Haskell Beckham , Uwe Bunz , Adam Hannon , Andrew Zappas , Bilge Hatiboglu , Michael Kempf Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:48AM - 9:00AM		P20.00005: Modeling Thermodynamic Behavior of Nonionic Surfactants in Water Valeriy Ginzburg , Pierre Varineau Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:00AM - 9:12AM		P20.00006: Role of surfactants on the assembly of amphiphilic copolymers through instabilities of organic/water interfaces Jintao Zhu , Ryan C. Hayward Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:12AM - 9:24AM		P20.00007: Influence of Intermolecular Interactions on Fragility of Polymers Kumar Kunal , Alexei Sokolov Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:24AM - 9:36AM		P20.00008: Random Walk of Chain Molecules Along Pore Axis Guiduk Yu , Sergei Obukhov , Jiun-Tai Chen , June Huh , Yoontae Hwang , Soonchun Mok , Priyanka Dobriyal , Pappannan Thiyagarajan , Thomas P. Russell* , Kyusoon Shin* Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:36AM - 9:48AM		P20.00009: Dynamics of Cyclic Molecules Threaded into a Linear Polymer Chain Koichi Mayumi , Hitoshi Endo , Michihiro Nagao , Noboru Osaka , Hideaki Yokoyama , Mitsuhiro Shibayama , Kohzo Ito Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:48AM - 10:00AM		P20.00010: Diffusion of Water through Methyl- and Hydroxyl-Terminated Poly(Dimethylsiloxane) Ahmed E. Ismail , Gary S. Grest , David R. Heine , Mark J. Stevens , Mesfin Tsige Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:00AM - 10:12AM		P20.00011: Effect of Stereochemistry and Polydispersity on Diffusion in Polypropylene Ernst von Meerwall , Numan Waheed , Wayne Mattice Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:12AM - 10:24AM		P20.00012: On chain statistics and entanglement of flexible linear polymer melts Shi-Qing Wang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:24AM - 10:36AM		P20.00013: Translational Diffusion in a Confined Polymer Melt Janet Wong , Liang Hong , Sung Chul Bae , Steve Granick Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:36AM - 10:48AM		P20.00014: Entangled Polymer Melt Dynamics Studied By Low-Field NMR Fabian Vaca Chavez , Patrick Huebsch , Ronald Zirbs , Wolfgang Binder , Kay Saalwaechter Preview Abstract

Session P21: Computational Study of Semiconductor Band Structures

Sponsoring Units: FIAP DCMP
Chair: Chris Van de Walle, University of California, Santa Barbara
Room: 323

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:00AM - 8:12AM		P21.00001: First-Principles determination of deformation potentials in nitrides Qimin Yan , Patrick Rinke , Matthias Scheffler , Chris G. Van de Walle Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:12AM - 8:24AM		P21.00002: Band-gap bowing, band offsets, and electron affinity for InGaN alloys: A DFT study. Poul Moses , Chris Van de Walle Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:24AM - 8:36AM		P21.00003: A Hybrid Look at Band Offsets in AlN/GaN Heterostructures Jeremy Nicklas , John Wilkins Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:36AM - 8:48AM		P21.00004: Reassessing the Description of the Electronic Structure of a Semiconductor Alloy Yong Zhang , A. Mascarenhas , L.-W. Wang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:48AM - 9:00AM		P21.00005: \textit{Ab initio} study of the optical properties of Si-XII Brad Malone , Jay Sau , Marvin Cohen Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:00AM - 9:12AM		P21.00006: First-Principles Hartree-Fock Study of Locations and Hyperfine Interactions of Transition Metal Impurities in Silicon R.H. Pink , S.R. Badu , Archana Dubey , R.H. Scheicher , Lee Chow , M.B. Huang , T.P. Das Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:12AM - 9:24AM		P21.00007: Theoretical analysis on the effect of tip-induced band bending on scanning tunneling spectroscopy measurements on H-terminated Si(100) surface Hideomi Totsuka , Satoshi Watanabe Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:24AM - 9:36AM		P21.00008: Band gaps and band offsets in the SiO$_2$/Si interface calculated by including the self-energy of electrons and holes Luiz Ferreira , Leonardo Fonseca , Mauro Ribeiro, Jr. Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:36AM - 9:48AM		P21.00009: The influence of pressure on defects in amorphous silicon Jeffrey Grossman , Lucas Wagner Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:48AM - 10:00AM		P21.00010: Ab initio calculations of the dielectric functions of semiconductors and alloys including excitonic effect via LASTO method Hyejung Kim , Yia-Chung Chang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:00AM - 10:12AM		P21.00011: The Electronic and Optical Properties of Manganese-doped Wurtzite ZnO Yiming Mi , Xinxin Zhao , Shuichi Iwata Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:12AM - 10:24AM		P21.00012: Electronic Structures of Zn(Te,O) Byounghak Lee , Lin-Wang Wang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:24AM - 10:36AM		P21.00013: Dielectric Function and Critical Point of GeSbTe Pseudo-binary Compound Thin Films Hosun Lee , Jun-Woo Park , Youn-Seon Kang , Tae-Yon Lee , Dong-Seok Suh , Ki-Joon Kim , Cheol Kyu Kim , Yoon Ho Kang , Juarez L. F. Da Silva Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:36AM - 10:48AM		P21.00014: Origin of the unusually large band gap bowing and the breakdown of the band-edge distribution rule in the SnxGe1-x alloys Wan-Jian Yin , Xin-Gao Gong , Su-Huai Wei Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:48AM - 11:00AM		P21.00015: Accurate electronic structure calculations of lead chalcogenides by QSGW method Sergey Faleev , Oleg Mryasov Preview Abstract

Session P22: Focus Session: Spin Hall and other Spin-Orbit Effects in Semiconductors

Sponsoring Units: GMAG DMP FIAP
Chair: Jairo Sinova, Texas A and M University
Room: 324

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:00AM - 8:36AM		P22.00001: Beller Lectureship Talk: Spin Hall Effect Invited Speaker: Michel I. Dyakonov Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:36AM - 8:48AM		P22.00002: Spin Hall frequency doubling and spin memristive effects Yuriy V. Pershin , Massimiliano Di Ventra Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:48AM - 9:00AM		P22.00003: Enhanced Spin Hall Effect by Single Antidot Potential Mikio Eto , Tomohiro Yokoyama Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:00AM - 9:12AM		P22.00004: Competiting interplay between Rashba and cubic-k Dresselhaus spin-orbit interaction in spin Hall effect C.S. Chu , R.S. Chang , A.G. Mal'shukov Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:12AM - 9:24AM		P22.00005: Monte Carlo Simulation of Spin-Injection Hall Effect Liviu P. Z\^arbo , Jairo Sinova , J\"org Wunderlich , Toma\v s Jungwirth , Shou-Cheng Zhang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:24AM - 9:36AM		P22.00006: Calculations of Spin-orbit Splittings in Two-Dimensional Heterostructures Marta Prada , Mark Friesen , Robert Joynt Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:36AM - 9:48AM		P22.00007: Coherent ultrafast spin flip in a 2D electron gas Carey Phelps , Timothy Sweeney , Hailin Wang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:48AM - 10:00AM		P22.00008: Analysis of Electron Spin Relaxation Momentum Time in Narrow Gap Semiconductor Quantum Well and Dots: Including Rashba and Dresselhaus Effects Yung-Sheng Huang , Jung-Sheng Huang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:00AM - 10:12AM		P22.00009: Spin accumulation in a Rashba-type two-dimensional electron gas due to a nonuniform driving electric field Lu-Yao Wang , Chon-Saar Chu , Mal'shukov Anatoly Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:12AM - 10:24AM		P22.00010: Scattering approach in calculating Rashba Spin-orbit coupling in asymmetric Chih-Piao Chuu , Qian Niu Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:24AM - 10:36AM		P22.00011: 2D Holstein polarons in the presence of spin-orbit interactions Lucian Covaci , Mona Berciu Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:36AM - 10:48AM		P22.00012: Full spin control in 2DEGs with no magnetic fields B.J. Moehlmann , M. E. Flatt\'e Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:48AM - 11:00AM		P22.00013: Many-body effects on $\rho_{xx}$ Ringlike Structures via SDFT Gerson J. Ferreira , Henrique J. P. Freire , J. Carlos Egues Preview Abstract

Session P23: Lattice and Mechanical Properties

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Daniel Finkenstadt, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Room: 325

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:00AM - 8:12AM		P23.00001: Temperature dependence of the phonon density of states in FeSi and CoSi. Olivier Delaire , Matthew Lucas , Matthew Stone , Douglas Abernathy Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:12AM - 8:24AM		P23.00002: Effects of temperature and chemical order on phonons in Fe-V alloys Matthew Lucas , Jorge Munoz , Olivier Delaire , Brent Fultz , Douglas Abernathy , Matthew Stone , Mark Loguillo Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:24AM - 8:36AM		P23.00003: Ambipolar diffusion and recombination of photoexcited carriers in bismuth films Yu-Miin Sheu , Yi-Jiunn Chien , Ctirad Uher , Stephen Fahy , David Reis Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:36AM - 8:48AM		P23.00004: Magnetotransporet in ultra quantum Bismuth and related alloys Doron Bergman , Karyn Le Hur Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:48AM - 9:00AM		P23.00005: Angular dependent Nernst effect in Bi$_{x}$Sb$_{1-x }$ across the quantum limit Kamran Behnia , Zengwei Zhu , Benoit Fauqu\'e , Aritra Banerjee , Bertrand Lenoir Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:00AM - 9:12AM		P23.00006: Thermal transport properties of two-dimensional Dirac fermion Yousef Romiah , Xin-Zhong Yan , Chin-Sen Ting Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:12AM - 9:24AM		P23.00007: Grain coarsening in crystals from evolution of dislocation densities : Results from a continuum theory of dislocation dynamics Woosong Choi , Yong Chen , Stefanos Papanikolaou , James Sethna , Surachate Limkumnerd Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:24AM - 9:36AM		P23.00008: Smooth versus jerky motion of packets of dislocations across fields of obstacles. Catalin Picu , Renge Li Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:36AM - 9:48AM		P23.00009: Molecular-dynamics analysis of the mechanical behavior of face-centered cubic metallic ultrathin films Kedarnath Kolluri , M. Rauf Gungor , Dimitrios Maroudas Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:48AM - 10:00AM		P23.00010: Composition dependence of the elastic constants of $\beta $ and ($\alpha $~+~$\beta {\rm p}$-phase PdH$_{x}$ Douglas Safarik , Ricardo Schwarz , Stephen Paglieri , Dale Tuggle , Robert Quintana Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:00AM - 10:12AM		P23.00011: Adhesion Enhancement by Interfacial Microcrack Toughening Yue Qi , Haibo Guo , Xingcheng Xiao , Zhihui Xu , Xiaodong Li Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:12AM - 10:24AM		P23.00012: Oxide-Dispersion Strengthened Nanoparticulate Composites with Application to Magnetic Materials Robert Cammarata , Stephen Farias , Chai-Ling Chien Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:24AM - 10:36AM		P23.00013: High pressure thermoelasticity of vanadium Daniel Orlikowski Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:36AM - 10:48AM		P23.00014: Shock-wave dispersion and attenuation in discrete media, effect on source localization. Hasson Tavossi Preview Abstract

Session P24: Focus Session: Electron Transport in Nanotubes

Sponsoring Units: DMP
Chair: Marco Buongiorno Nardelli, North Carolina State University
Room: 326

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:00AM - 8:36AM		P24.00001: Coupling of spin and orbital motion of electrons in carbon nanotubes Invited Speaker: Paul McEuen Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:36AM - 8:48AM		P24.00002: Sensitivity of carbon nanotube and graphene transistors to local ionic structure Iddo Heller , Sohail Chatoor , Jaan Mannik , Marcel A. G. Zevenbergen , Cees Dekker , Serge G. Lemay Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:48AM - 9:00AM		P24.00003: Boosting electronic transport in carbon nanotubes by isotopic disorder Michele Lazzeri , Niels Vandecasteele , Francesco Mauri Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:00AM - 9:12AM		P24.00004: Electrical Transport in Long Bundles of Carbon Nanotube-Metal Hybrids Saikat Talapatra , Rakesh Shah , Clayton Schenk , Xianfeng Zhang , Swastik Kar Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:12AM - 9:24AM		P24.00005: Phonon populations in a biased carbon nanotube transistor Mathias Steiner , Marcus Freitag , Vasili Perebeinos , James Tsang , Joshua Small , Megumi Kinoshita , Dongning Yuan , Jie Liu , Phaedon Avouris Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:24AM - 9:36AM		P24.00006: Electronic and thermal transport in carbon nanostructures: the role of low-frequency modes Nicola Bonini , Nicola Marzari Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:36AM - 9:48AM		P24.00007: Temperature-dependant current saturation in double-wall carbon nanotubes Delphine Bouilly , Matthieu Paillet , Richard Martel Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:48AM - 10:00AM		P24.00008: Conductance Switching in Gated Graphene Nanoribbons Jesse M. Kinder , Jonathon J. Dorando , Garnet K.L. Chan Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:00AM - 10:12AM		P24.00009: Variable Range Hopping Conductivity in Carbon Nanotube Threads. Chaminda Jayashinghe , David Mast , Mark Schulz , Vesselin Shanov Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:12AM - 10:24AM		P24.00010: Experimental and computational study of 1/f noise scaling in single-walled carbon nanotube percolation films Ashkan Behnam , Gijs Bosman , Ant Ural Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:24AM - 10:36AM		P24.00011: Anisotropic Terahertz Response of Highly Aligned Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes L. Ren , X. Wang , L. Booshehri , D. Hilton , J. Kono , C. Pint , R. Hauge , D. Rana , K. Takeya , I. Kawayama , M. Tonouchi Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:36AM - 10:48AM		P24.00012: Carbon nanotube diode performance and photovoltaic response Daner Abdula , Moonsub Shim Preview Abstract

Session P25: Focus Session: Graphene VII: Electronic Properties

Sponsoring Units: DMP
Chair: Andre Geim, Manchester University
Room: 327

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:00AM - 8:12AM		P25.00001: Cyclotron Resonance at the Dirac Point Paul Cadden-Zimansky , Erik Henriksen , Zhigang Jiang , Li-Chun Tung , Mollie Schwartz , Yong-Jie Wang , Philip Kim , Horst Stormer Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:12AM - 8:24AM		P25.00002: Hydrodynamic approach to transport in graphene Rafi Bistritzer , Allan MacDonald Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:24AM - 9:00AM		P25.00003: Graphene Update Invited Speaker: Fredrik Schedin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:00AM - 9:12AM		P25.00004: Energy Relaxation of Hot Dirac Fermions in Graphene Wang-Kong Tse , Sankar Das Sarma Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:12AM - 9:24AM		P25.00005: Electron and hole puddles in monolayer graphene on SiO$_{2}$ B.J. LeRoy , A. Deshpande , W. Bao , F. Miao , C.N. Lau Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:24AM - 10:00AM		P25.00006: Ripples on graphene and their effect on lattice and electronic properties Invited Speaker: Mikhail Katsnelson Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:00AM - 10:12AM		P25.00007: Rippling of Graphene Maria Moura , Rebecca Thompson-Flagg , Michael Marder Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:12AM - 10:24AM		P25.00008: Spectromicroscopy study of surface morphology and quasiparticle dynamics in suspended graphene Kevin Knox , Mehmet Yilmaz , Shancai Wang , Alberto Morgante , Dean Cvetko , Andrea Locatelli , Onur Mentes , Miguel Nino , Philip Kim , Richard Osgood Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:24AM - 10:36AM		P25.00009: Kohn-Luttinger superconductivity in graphene Jose Gonzalez Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:36AM - 10:48AM		P25.00010: Polarization and Spectral Properties of Massive Graphene Valeri Kotov , Vitor Pereira , Bruno Uchoa , Antonio Castro Neto Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:48AM - 11:00AM		P25.00011: High-Mobility Dual-gated Graphene Field-Effect Transistors with Al$_{2}$O$_{3 }$Dielectric Seyoung Kim , Junghyo Nah , Insun Jo , Davood Shahrjerdi , Luigi Colombo , Zhen Yao , Emanuel Tutuc , Sanjay Banerjee Preview Abstract

Session P26: Focus Session: Graphene VIII: Electronic Properties

Sponsoring Units: DMP
Chair: Michael Fuhrer, University of Maryland
Room: 328

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:00AM - 8:12AM		P26.00001: Experimental studies of the transport in graphene in a parallel magnetic field at low temperatures Liyuan Zhang , Jorge Camacho , Helin Cao , Isaac Childres , Yong Chen , Alexei Tsvelik , Dmitri Kharzeev , Maxim Khodas , Myron Strongin , Tonica Valla , Igor Zaliznyak Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:12AM - 8:24AM		P26.00002: The Image Potential for Graphene with an electrostatic Grating Godfrey Gumbs , Danhong Huang , Pedro Echenique Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:24AM - 8:36AM		P26.00003: Adsorption of Ammonia on Graphene Prasoon Joshi , Hugo Romero , Awnish Gupta , Humberto Gutierrez , Milton Cole , Srinivas Tadigadapa , Peter Eklund Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:36AM - 8:48AM		P26.00004: Resist-free method for contacting graphene and few-layer graphene Caterina Soldano , Ather Mahmood , Jeremie Grisolia , Veronica Savu , Juergen Brugger , Erik Dujardin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:48AM - 9:00AM		P26.00005: Transport studies of highly oriented pyrolytic graphite Aruna N. Ramanayaka , Bhaskar Kaviraj , Ramesh G. Mani Preview Abstract
		P26.00006: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:12AM - 9:24AM		P26.00007: Semiclassical model for the magnetoresistance and Hall coefficient of inhomogeneous graphene Rakesh Tiwari , David Stroud Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:24AM - 9:36AM		P26.00008: Anomalous Quantum Oscillations in Graphene Hybrid Structures Conor Puls , Neal Staley , Ying Liu Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:36AM - 9:48AM		P26.00009: Graphene mediated exchange bias Yuriy Semenov , John Zavada , Ki Wook Kim Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:48AM - 10:00AM		P26.00010: Conductivity engineering of graphene by defect formation Biplab Sanyal Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:00AM - 10:12AM		P26.00011: A computational study of electrical transport in graphene-based films and composites Jeremy Hicks , Ashkan Behnam , Ant Ural Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:12AM - 10:24AM		P26.00012: Investigating the quantum behavior of a graphene-based Josephson Junction Joseph Lambert , Zechariah Thrailkill , Roberto Ramos Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:24AM - 10:36AM		P26.00013: Study on the Electronic Band Structures of Doped Graphene C.G. Hwang , Kevin T. Chan , D. Siegel , A.V. Fedorov , Marvin L. Cohen , J.B. Neaton , A. Lanzara Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:36AM - 10:48AM		P26.00014: Anomalous thermoelectric transport of Dirac particles in graphene Peng Wei , Wenzhong Bao , Yong Pu , Chun Ning (Jeanie) Lau , Jing Shi Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:48AM - 11:00AM		P26.00015: Structure, Stability, Edge States and Aromaticity of Graphene Ribbons Tobias Wassmann , Ari Paavo Seitsonen , A. Marco Saitta , Michele Lazzeri , France Mauri Preview Abstract

Session P27: Focus Session: Advances in Scanned Probe Microscopy III: High Frequency and Optical Techniques

Sponsoring Units: GIMS
Chair: Chris Hammel, Ohio State University
Room: 329

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:00AM - 8:36AM		P27.00001: Nanoscale Spectroscopy with Optical Antennas Invited Speaker: Lukas Novotny Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:36AM - 8:48AM		P27.00002: \textit{Nano-Prism} Probe for Nano-Optical Applications Taekyeong Kim , Byung Yang Lee , Seunghun Hong , Deok-Soo Kim , Zee Hwan Kim Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:48AM - 9:00AM		P27.00003: Optical Response of Absorbates in the STM Environment; The Influence of the STM Tip and Plasmonic Effects Ping Chu , D.L. Mills Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:00AM - 9:12AM		P27.00004: Ultrafast Stroboscopic Optical Interferometry of Nanoelectromechanical Devices in Damping Pressurized Gas Environment O. Svitelskiy , V. Sauer , N. Liu , K.M. Cheng , M.R. Freeman , W.K. Hiebert Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:12AM - 9:24AM		P27.00005: An Ultra High Vacuum Radio Frequency Scanning Tunneling Microscope Utku Kemiktarak , Keith Schwab , Kamil Ekinci Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:24AM - 9:36AM		P27.00006: Development of a scanning probe microscope for localized ferromagnetic resonance measurements Christian Long , Naoyuki Taketoshi , Haitao Yang , Ichiro Takeuchi Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:36AM - 9:48AM		P27.00007: Scanning magnetic resonance microscopy: Spatially resolved imaging of ferromagnetic resonance on yttrium iron garnet disk. Toshu An , Toyoaki Eguchi , Yukio Hasegawa Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:48AM - 10:00AM		P27.00008: Design and Fabrication of a Nanoscale Force Sensor for High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy J. M. Campbell , B. Lucht , R. G. Knobel Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:00AM - 10:12AM		P27.00009: Interferometric and Synthetic Aperture Real-Time Terahertz Imaging Ke Su , Zhiwei Liu , Dale E. Gary , John F. Federici , Robert B. Barat , Zoi-Heleni Michalopoulou Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:12AM - 10:24AM		P27.00010: Fabrication of MEMS Bimaterial Sensors for Uncooled THz Imaging. Dragoslav Grbovic , Gamani Karunasiri Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:24AM - 10:36AM		P27.00011: Detection of terahertz radiation from 410 GHz CMOS circuit and other high-frequency oscillators using a Fourier Transform Interferometer Eunyoung Seok , Daniel J. Arenas , Dongha Shim , Kenneth K. O , David B. Tanner Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:36AM - 10:48AM		P27.00012: Measuring Spin-Lattice and Spin-Spin Relaxation Times Using a Continuous Wave Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectrometer Michael R. Page , M.R. Herman , K.C. Fong , D.V. Pelekhov , P.C. Hammel Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:48AM - 11:00AM		P27.00013: Terahertz Near-Field Nanoscopy of Mobile Carriers in Single Semiconductor Nanodevices Andreas J. Huber , Fritz Keilmann , J. Wittborn , Javier Aizpurua , Rainer Hillenbrand Preview Abstract

Session P28: Focus Session: Thermoelectricity in Si-containing Materials

Sponsoring Units: FIAP
Chair: Udo Pernisz, Dow Corning Corporation
Room: 330

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:00AM - 8:36AM		P28.00001: Atomistic Simulations of Heat Transport in Silicon Nanowires Invited Speaker: Davide Donadio Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:36AM - 8:48AM		P28.00002: Ultralow thermal conductivity in Electrolessly Etched (EE) Silicon Nanowires Kedar Hippalgaonkar , Renkun Chen , Bair Budaev , Jinyao Tang , Sean Andrews , Padraig Murphy , Subroto Mukerjee , Joel Moore , Peidong Yang , Arun Majumdar Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:48AM - 9:00AM		P28.00003: Thermoelectric Power of Silicon Nanowires Hyuk Ju Ryu , Deborah Paskiewicz , Shelley Scott , Max Lagally , Mark Eriksson Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:00AM - 9:12AM		P28.00004: Thermoelectric Properties of Higher Manganese Silicide Nanowires Arden Moore , Jeremy Higgins , Feng Zhou , Song Jin , Li Shi Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:12AM - 9:24AM		P28.00005: Thermal conductivity of silicon-germanium alloys from first-principles Jivtesh Garg , Nicola Bonini , Nicola Marzari Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:24AM - 9:36AM		P28.00006: ABSTRACT HAS BEEN MOVED TO S1.00260 Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:36AM - 9:48AM		P28.00007: Thermoelectric Properties of Silicon Nanowires: a Computational Study E. B. Ramayya , I. Knezevic Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:48AM - 10:00AM		P28.00008: Lattice thermal conductivity of nanostructured semiconductors from atomistic simulations Yuping He , Davide Donadio , Joo-Hyoung Lee , Jeffrey C. Grossman , Giulia Galli Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:00AM - 10:12AM		P28.00009: Direct Measurements of Figure-of-Merit in Amorphous Silicon-based Thermoelectric thin films Rubina Sultan , Azure Avery , Barry Zink Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:12AM - 10:24AM		P28.00010: Enhancement in power factor in p-type bulk SiGe alloys Giri Joshi , Austin Minnich , Xiaowei Wang , Gaohua Zhu , Yucheng Lan , Dezhi Wang , Bed Poudel , Mildred Dresselhaus , Gang Chen , Zhifeng Ren Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:24AM - 10:36AM		P28.00011: Thermal Conductivity of Silicon/Germanium Nanostructures H.-Y. Chang , L. Tsybeskov , A. Sirenko , D.J. Lockwood , J.-M. Baribeau , X. Wu , M.W.C. Dharma-Wardana , T.I. Kamins , A.M. Bratkovsky Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:36AM - 10:48AM		P28.00012: High Temperature Elastic Moduli Measurements and Phase Transition Studies of Novel Thermoelectric Materials Guangyan Li , Resheed Adebisi , Josh Gladden Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:48AM - 11:00AM		P28.00013: Preparation and thermoelectric properties of Magnesium compounds Xiunu Lin , George Nolas , Dongli Wang Preview Abstract

Session P29: Focus Session: Manganites

Sponsoring Units: DMP GMAG
Chair: Gang Cao, University of Kentucky
Room: 333

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:00AM - 8:36AM		P29.00001: Recent studies of models for manganites in the bulk and in superlattices Invited Speaker: Shuai Dong Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:36AM - 8:48AM		P29.00002: Small dissimilarity in lattice distortion triggers anomalously large anisotropic magnetoresistance in manganite perovskite. R. Li , H. Wang , X.Z. Wang , Y. Matsui , X. Wang , Z. Cheng , B. Shen , E.W. Plummer , Jiandi Zhang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:48AM - 9:00AM		P29.00003: Doping dependent evolution of the polaron metal N. Mannella , K. Tanaka , S.-K. Mo , W. Yang , H. Zheng , J. Mitchell , J. Zaanen , T.P. Deveraux , N. Nagaosa , Z. Hussain , Z.-X. Shen Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:00AM - 9:12AM		P29.00004: Metal-insulator transition in La$_{2-2x}$Sr$_{1+2x}$Mn$_{2}$O$_{7}$ (x=0.59) revealed by ARPES Zhe Sun , J. F. Douglas , Q. Wang , A. Fedorov , Y. -D. Chuang , H. Zheng , J. F. Mitchell , D. S. Dessau Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:12AM - 9:24AM		P29.00005: Role of Oxygen Electrons in the Metal-Insulator Transition in the Mangnetoresistive Oxide La$_{2-2x}$Sr$_{1+2x}$Mn$_2$O$_7$ W. Al-Sawai , B. Barbiellini , A. Koizumi , P.E. Mijnarends , T. Nagao , K. Hirota , M. Itou , Y. Sakurai , A. Bansil Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:24AM - 9:36AM		P29.00006: Charge/Orbital Ordered Phases of La$_{2-2x}$Sr$_{1+2x}$Mn$_{2}$O$_{7-\delta }$ Kenneth Gray , Hong Zheng , Qing'An Li , John Mitchell Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:36AM - 9:48AM		P29.00007: Resonant Inelastic X-ray Scattering in CE-ordered bilayer manganite Frank Weber , Stephan Rosenkranz , John-Paul Castellan , John Mitchell , Hong Zheng , Diego Casa , Thomas Gog Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:48AM - 10:00AM		P29.00008: Time-resolved Optical Study of Charge-ordered Manganites. Takahisa Tokumoto , Judy Cherian , Ryan deRosa , Paula Sahanggamu , Sanhita Ghosh , Stephen McGill , Tesfaye Gebre , Haidong Zhou , Christopher Wiebe Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:00AM - 10:12AM		P29.00009: Lattice-form dependent charge- and orbital- ordered states in perovskite-related mangananites Daisuke Okuyama , Yusuke Tokunaga , Reiji Kumai , Yasujiro Taguchi , Taka-hisa Arima , Yoshinori Tokura Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:12AM - 10:24AM		P29.00010: Charge and orbital order effects in La$_{x}$Sr$_{1-x}$MnO$_{2.6}$ B. Dabrowski , L. Suescun , S. Kolesnik , S. Remsen , J. Mais Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:24AM - 10:36AM		P29.00011: Phase separations in La$_{1-x}$Ca$_{x}$MnO$_{3}$ at critical doping levels J. Tao , Q. Jie , Q. Li , Y. Zhu , D. Niebieskikwiat , M.B. Salamon , S.J. Pennycook Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:36AM - 10:48AM		P29.00012: High Pressure Neutron Diffraction Study on a Self-doped CMR Manganite Peng Gao , Trevor A. Tyson , Zhiqiang Chen , Chris Stock , Matthew G. Tucker Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:48AM - 11:00AM		P29.00013: Universal magnetic behavior the electron-doped SrMnO$_{3}$ cubic perovskite S. Kolesnik , B. Dabrowski , O. Chmaissem Preview Abstract

Session P30: Focus Session: Oxide Surfaces and Interfaces

Sponsoring Units: DMP GMAG
Chair: Jian Shen, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Room: 334

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:00AM - 8:12AM		P30.00001: Structural Stabilization of Antiferromagnetism at the Surface of a Layered Manganite E.W. Plummer , V.B. Nascimento , R.G. Moore , H. Liu , M.H. Pan , D. Mazur , J.W. Freeland , K.E. Gray , R.A. Rosenberg , H. Zheng , J.F. Mitchell , R. Saniz , A.J. Freeman , J. Rundgren Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:12AM - 8:24AM		P30.00002: Applying the extended Drude model for the mid-infrared complex conductivity tensor of SrRuO$_3$ M.-H. Kim , G. Acbas , M.-H. Yang , C. T. Ellis , M. Eginligil , J. Cerne , P. Khalifah , I. Ohkubo , H. Christen , D. Mandrus , Z. Fang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:24AM - 8:36AM		P30.00003: Antiferromagnetism and insulating nature of ultrathin films of SrRuO3 Priya Mahadevan , F. Aryasetiawan , A. Janotti , T. Sasaki Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:36AM - 8:48AM		P30.00004: Structure and Transport in ultrathin SrRuO$_{3}$ Arthur P. Baddorf , Junsoo Shin , Von Braun Nascimento , Albina Y. Borisevich , Sergei V. Kalinin , Vincent Meunier , Peter Maksymovych Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:48AM - 9:00AM		P30.00005: Atomic control and characterization of surface defect states of TiO$_{2}$ terminated SrTiO$_{3}$. A. Kareev , M. Kareev , S. Prosandeev , J. Liu , C. Gan , J.W. Freeland , Min Xiao , J. Zhang , L. Brillson , J. Chakhalian Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:00AM - 9:36AM		P30.00006: Polar and non-polar oxide interfaces: charge and spin behaving badly Invited Speaker: Warren Pickett Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:36AM - 9:48AM		P30.00007: Prediction of a switchable two-dimensional electron gas at KNbO3/ATiO3 (A = Sr, Ba, Pb) interfaces Yong Wang , Manish Niranjan , Sitaram Jaswal , Evgeny Tsymbal Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:48AM - 10:00AM		P30.00008: A Novel Quantum Well of Embedded SrTiO$_3$ in LaAlO$_3$ Hanghui Chen , Alexie Kolpak , Sohrab Ismail-Beigi Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:00AM - 10:12AM		P30.00009: Resonant Tunneling Through a Two-Dimensional Electron Gas in All-Oxide Heterostructure Tunnel Junctions J.D. Burton , E.Y. Tsymbal , J.P. Velev Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:12AM - 10:24AM		P30.00010: Modulation of the low-temperature magnetoresistance of Ar-irradiated SrTiO$_3$ via field-effect gate doping J.H. Ngai , Y. Segal , J. Hoffman , F.J. Walker , C.H. Ahn Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:24AM - 10:36AM		P30.00011: Nanoscale Electrical Properties of Oxide Heterostructures Revealed Via Introspection Cheng Cen , Stefan Thiel , Jochen Mannhart , Jeremy Levy Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:36AM - 10:48AM		P30.00012: A metal-insulator transition tunable by lattice deformation in LaTiO$_{3}$ thin films Franklin Wong , Seung-Hyub Baek , Ho Won Jang , Rajesh Chopdekar , Virat Mehta , Chang-Beom Eom , Yuri Suzuki Preview Abstract

Session P31: Focus Session: Spin Ice

Sponsoring Units: GMAG
Chair: Oleg Tchernyshyov, Johns Hopkins University
Room: 335

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:00AM - 8:36AM		P31.00001: Magnetothermodynamics of spin ice and related compounds Invited Speaker: Xianglin Ke Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:36AM - 8:48AM		P31.00002: Magnetic charge order in kagome spin ice with dipolar interactions Gia-Wei Chern , Paula Mellado , Oleg Tchernyshyov Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:48AM - 9:00AM		P31.00003: Comparing artificial frustrated magnets: geometric effects in nanomagnet arrays Jie Li , Xianglin Ke , Cristiano Nisoli , Paul Lammert , Vincent Crespi , Peter Schiffer Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:00AM - 9:12AM		P31.00004: Cooperative Paramagnetic Behavior in the Stuffed Pyrochlore Tb$_{2+ \textit{x}}$Ti$_{2-2 \textit{x}}$Nb$_{ \textit{x}}$O$_{7}$ B.G. Ueland , J.S. Gardner , M.L. Dahlberg , P. Schiffer , A.J. Williams , J.G. Kim , R.J. Cava Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:12AM - 9:24AM		P31.00005: Quantized Berry phase and entanglement entropy for a spin ladder system Isao Maruyama , Shou Tanaya , Mitsuhiro Arikawa , Yasuhiro Hatsugai Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:24AM - 9:36AM		P31.00006: Tuning magnetic frustration of nanomagnets in triangular-lattice geometry X. Ke , J. Li , S. Zhang , C. Nisoli , V. Crespi , P. Schiffer Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:36AM - 9:48AM		P31.00007: Magnetization Reversal in Artificial Kagome Ice Stephen Daunheimer , Yi Qi , Todd Brintlinger , Paula Mellado , Oleg Tchernyshyov , John Cumings Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:48AM - 10:00AM		P31.00008: Equilibration and response properties in spin ice systems Claudio Castelnovo , Roderich Moessner , Shivaji Sondhi Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:00AM - 10:12AM		P31.00009: Monopole and Dirac string constrained Dynamics in Spin Ice Ludovic Jaubert , Peter Holdsworth Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:12AM - 10:24AM		P31.00010: Slow spin relaxation in dipolar spin ice. Martin Orendac , Lucia Sedlakova , Alzbeta Orendacova , Peter Vrabel , Alexander Feher , Daniel M. Pajerowski , Justin D. Cohen , Mark W. Meisel , Masae Shirai , Steven T. Bramwell Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:24AM - 10:36AM		P31.00011: Quantum Spin Ice for Pr Pyrochlore Magnets Shigeki Onoda , Yoichi Tanaka Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:36AM - 10:48AM		P31.00012: SrEr$_2$O$_4$ in an applied magnetic field --a quantum phase transition? O.A. Petrenko , G. Balakrishnan , T.J. Hayes , P. Manuel , D.T. Adroja , L.C. Chapon Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:48AM - 11:00AM		P31.00013: Dynamic spin ice: Pr$_{2}$Sn$_{2}$O$_{7}$ Christopher Wiebe , Haidong Zhou , John Janik , Luis Balicas , Youn-joon Jo , Yiming Qiu , John Copley , Jason Gardner Preview Abstract

Session P32: Focus Session: Spin Dependent Physics in Organic Materials

Sponsoring Units: GMAG DMP
Chair: Frank Tsui, University of North Carolina
Room: 336

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:00AM - 8:36AM		P32.00001: Organic Magnetoresistance Invited Speaker: Arthur Epstein Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:36AM - 8:48AM		P32.00002: Magnetic and magnetotransport properties of organic trilayers of alkanedithiol self-assembled monolayers sandwiched between ferromagnetic thin films William Rice , Jeremy Niskala , Jeff Haller , Paul Hoertz , Wei You , Frank Tsui Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:48AM - 9:00AM		P32.00003: Effects of interface microstructure on magnetotransport in organic spin valve structures Yaohua Liu , Taegweon Lee , H. E. Katz , D. H. Reich , S. M. Watson , J. A. Borchers Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:00AM - 9:12AM		P32.00004: Enhanced Magnetoresistance in Alq3-based spin valve using buffer-layer assisted growth Dali Sun , Chengjun Sun , Lifeng Yin , Hangwen Guo , Zheng Gai , Xiaoguang Zhang , Zhao-hua Cheng , Jian Shen Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:12AM - 9:24AM		P32.00005: Spin and Charge Injection and Transport in Ferromagnet/Organic Semiconductor/Ferromagnet Heterejunction Jung-Woo Yoo , H. W. Jang , C. B. Eom , Chi-Yueh Kao , A. J. Epstein Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:24AM - 9:36AM		P32.00006: Spin filtering of Photo-excited charge from Organic Nanostructures Aditya Mohite , Bruce Alphenaar , Tiffany Santos , Jagadeesh Moodera Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:36AM - 9:48AM		P32.00007: Spin and charge transport study in single crystal organic semiconductors Karthik V. Raman , Carlijn L. Mulder , Marc A. Baldo , Jagadeesh S. Moodera Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:48AM - 10:00AM		P32.00008: Inter-Molecular Spin-Orbital Coupling Effects on Magnetoresistance and Spin-Dependent Excited Processes in Organic Semiconductors Liang Yan , Bin Hu Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:00AM - 10:12AM		P32.00009: Magnetoresistance in the High Magnetic Field Regime for Organic Semiconductors J.L. Martin , V.N. Prigodin , J.D. Bergeson , C.Y. Kao , A.J. Epstein Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:12AM - 10:24AM		P32.00010: Iron Nanoparticle Driven Spin-valve Behavior in Aligned Carbon Nanotube Arrays* Mark B. Murphey , Jeremy D. Bergeson , Stephen J. Etzkorn , Liangti Qu , Junbing Yang , Liming Dai , Arthur J. Epstein Preview Abstract
		P32.00011: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:36AM - 10:48AM		P32.00012: Electrically controlled $g$-factor and magnetism in conjugated metallorganic molecules Zhi-Gang Yu Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:48AM - 11:00AM		P32.00013: Magnetic-Field-Driven Ising Quantum Criticality of Two-Dimensional Square-Lattice Antiferromagnet Cr(dien)(O$_{2})_{2}$.H$_{2}$O N. Kaur , G. Preamplume , N. Dalal , A. Kumar , Y. H. Kim , Y. Takano , S. Nellutla , Y. J. Jo , L. Balicas Preview Abstract

Session P33: Superconductivity: Electronic Structure II

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Goran Karapetrov, Argonne National Laboratory
Room: 403

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:00AM - 8:12AM		P33.00001: Universality of momentum-dependent charge-transfer excitations in the undoped cuprates measured by resonant inelastic X-ray scattering Guillaume Chabot-Couture , Jason Hancock , Li Lu , Patrick Mang , Owen Vajk , Diego Casa , Thomas Gog , Martin Greven Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:12AM - 8:24AM		P33.00002: Momentum-Resolved Cu K-edge RIXS Spectra in the Insulating Parent Compounds of High Tc Superconductors C-C. Chen , B. Moritz , F. Vernay , S. Johnston , J. Hancock , G. Chabot-Couture , M. Greven , I. Elfimov , G. A. Sawatzky , T.P. Devereaux Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:24AM - 8:36AM		P33.00003: Momentum dependence of the electron-phonon coupling, phonon-induced pairing interaction, and self-energy effects in YBa$_2$Cu$_3$O$_7$ within the local density approximation Rolf Heid , Klaus-Peter Bohnen , Dirk Manske , Roland Zeyher Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:36AM - 8:48AM		P33.00004: Electronic Properties of Rocksalt Copper Monoxide Paul Michael Grant Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:48AM - 9:00AM		P33.00005: Electronic Structure of Superconducting FeSe Studied by Photoemission Spectroscopy Rikiya Yoshida , Takanori Wakita , Hiroyuki Okazaki , Yoshikazu Mizuguchi , Shunsuke Tsuda , Yoshihiko Takano , Hiroyuki Takeya , Kazuto Hirata , Takayuki Muro , Mario Okawa , Kyoko Ishizaka , Shik Shin , Hisatomo Harima , Masaaki Hirai , Yuji Muraoka , Takayoshi Yokoya Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:00AM - 9:12AM		P33.00006: Generic phase diagram of ``electron-doped'' T' cuprates M. Naito , O. Matsumoto , A. Utsuki , A. Tsukada , H. Yamamoto , T. Manabe Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:12AM - 9:24AM		P33.00007: Band-theory description of hole localization and singlet polarons in doped cuprates Alessio Filippetti , Danilo Puggioni , Vincenzo Fiorentini Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:24AM - 9:36AM		P33.00008: Interplay of Ca and O doping in Y$_{1-x}$Ca$_{x}$Ba$_{2}$Cu$_{3}$O$_{6+y}$ studied by first-principles calculations Vincenzo Fiorentini , Alessio Filippetti , Danilo Puggioni Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:36AM - 9:48AM		P33.00009: Possible enhancements of AFM spin-fluctuations in high-T$_C$ cuprates Thomas Jarlborg Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:48AM - 10:00AM		P33.00010: Interband Transitions in La$_{2-x}$Sr$_{x}$CuO$_{4}$ observed by Resonant Inelastic X-Ray Scattering D.S. Ellis , Jungho Kim , H. Zhang , S. Wakimoto , J.P. Hill , Y. Ando , S. Komiya , D. Casa , T. Gog , Y.-J. Kim Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:00AM - 10:12AM		P33.00011: Off gap interface reflectivity of electron waves in Fabry Perot resonators Aritz Leonardo , P.M. Echenique , E. Chulkov , F. Schiller , J.E. Ortega Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:12AM - 10:24AM		P33.00012: Quasiparticle dispersion anomaly induced by the spin excitation in electron-doped cuprates Tao Zhou , Chin-Sen Ting Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:24AM - 10:36AM		P33.00013: Weak flux pinning in the phase separated La$_{2-x}$Sr$_{x}$CuO$_{4+y }$ system Hashini Mohottala , Barrett O. Wells , Joseph I. Budnick , William A. Hines Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:36AM - 10:48AM		P33.00014: Preparation of undoped superconducting T'-\textit{RE}$_{2}$CuO$_{4}$ by MBE with ex-situ post-reduction Hideki Yamamoto , Osamu Matsumoto , Michio Naito Preview Abstract

Session P34: Superconductivity: STM

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Maria Iavarone Iavarone, Argonne National Laboratory
Room: 404

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:00AM - 8:12AM		P34.00001: Heating Effects in Interlayer Tunneling Spectroscopy of Bi$_{2.1}$Sr$_{1.4}$Ca$_{1.5}$Cu$_{2}$O$_{8+\delta }$ as Inferred from Single Junction Methods C. Kurter , J.F. Zasadzinski , L. Ozyuzer , D.G. Hinks , K.E. Gray Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:12AM - 8:24AM		P34.00002: Development of a novel variable temperature scanning tunneling microscope and discovery of spectral weight shift between two bands across Tc in underdoped Bi2212. Jhinhwan Lee , K. Fujita , C.K. Kim , A. Schmidt , H. Eisaki , S. Uchida , J.C. Davis Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:24AM - 8:36AM		P34.00003: Imaging the Vortex Liquid State in Bi$_{2}$Sr$_{2}$CuO$_{6+\delta}$ T.L. Williams , M. Zech , Yi Yin , T. Kondo , T. Takeuchi , H. Ikuta , J.E. Hoffman Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:36AM - 8:48AM		P34.00004: Coexistence of competing orders with two energy gaps in real and momentum space in the High T$_{c}$ Superconductor Bi$_{2}$Sr$_{2-x}$La$_{x}$CuO$_{6+\delta }$ Jihua Ma , Z.-H. Pan , F.C. Niestemski , M. Neupane , Y.-M. Xu , Zqiang Wang , Vidya Madhavan , P. Richard , K. Nakayama , T. Sato , T. Takahashi , H.-Q. Luo , L. Fang , H.-H. Wen , H. Ding Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:48AM - 9:00AM		P34.00005: Coexistence of superconducting and pseudogap quasiparticles in underdoped Bi2212: Studies of STM/STS and ultra-fast optical spectroscopy Y. H. Liu , T. Kurosawa , Y. Toda , K. Shimatake , N. Momono , M. Oda , M. Ido Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:00AM - 9:12AM		P34.00006: Origin of electron-hole asymmetry in the scanning tunneling spectrum of $Bi_2Sr_2CaCu_2O_{8+\delta}$ A. Bansil , Jouko Nieminen , Hsin Lin , R. S. Markiewicz Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:12AM - 9:24AM		P34.00007: The Impact of an Oxygen Dopant in an ideal Bi$_2$Sr$_2$CaCu$_2$O$_{8+\delta}$ Crystal Steve Johnston , Francois Vernay , T. P. Devereaux Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:24AM - 9:36AM		P34.00008: Tunneling Spectral Dip Feature in High Tc Cuprates: Experiment and Analysis John Zasadzinski , Liam Coffey , Cihan Kurter , Ken Gray Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:36AM - 9:48AM		P34.00009: Phenomenological model of the bipartite electronic structure of Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+d: Predicting bulk thermodynamic quantities from tunneling spectroscopy J.W. Alldredge , K. Fujita , Jinho Lee , M. Wang , H. Eisaki , S. Uchida , P.J. Hirschfeld , J.C. Davis , K. McElroy Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:48AM - 10:00AM		P34.00010: Scanning tunneling spectroscopic evidence for a magnetic field-revealed microscopic order in the high-T$_{C}$ superconductor YBa$_{2}$Cu$_{3}$O$_{7-\delta }$ A.D. Beyer , M.S. Grinolds , M.L. Teague , N.-C. Yeh , S. Tajima Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:00AM - 10:12AM		P34.00011: STM studies of Co$_{x}$NbSe$_{2}$ and Mn$_{x}$NbSe$_{2}$ Maria Iavarone , Goran Karapetrov , Roberto Di Capua , Alex Koshelev , Daniel Rosenmann , Terukazu Nishizaki , Norio Kobayashi Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:12AM - 10:24AM		P34.00012: Observation of vortices and hidden pseudogap from scanning tunneling spectroscopic (STS) studies of electron-doped cuprate superconductor La$_{0.1}$Sr $_{0.9}$CuO$_{2}$ (La-112) M.L. Teague , A.D. Beyer , N.-C. Yeh , S.-I. Lee Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:24AM - 10:36AM		P34.00013: Noise Predictions for STM in Systems with Local Electronic Nematic Order Erica Carlson , Yen Lee Loh , Karin Dahmen Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:36AM - 10:48AM		P34.00014: STM Study of Bosonic Modes in the Cuprate Superconductor Pr$_{0.88}$LaCe$_{0.12}$CuO$_{4}$ Vidya Madhavan , Francis Niestemski , Shiliang Li , Pengcheng Dai Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:48AM - 11:00AM		P34.00015: Collective action of nanopatterned pins: barrier towards creating interstitial vortices Gorky Shaw , Shyam Mohan , Jaivardhan Sinha , Satyajit Banerjee Preview Abstract

Session P35: Focus Session: Iron Pnictides and Other Novel Superconductors IX: Mostly Transport

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Sergey Budko, Ames Laboratory
Room: 405

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:00AM - 8:12AM		P35.00001: Low-temperature thermal transport properties of BaNi$_2$As$_2$ Nobuyuki Kurita , Filip Ronning , Yoshifumi Tokiwa , Eric D. Bauer , Alaska Subedi , David J. Singh , Joe D. Thompson , Roman Movshovich Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:12AM - 8:24AM		P35.00002: Anisotropy of electronic transport in the iron-pnictide superconductor Ba(Fe,Co)$_2$As$_2$ Makariy A. Tanatar , N. Ni , C. Martin , R.T. Gordon , H. Kim , V.G. Kogan , G.D. Samolyuk , S.L. Bud'ko , P.C. Canfield , R. Prozorov Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:24AM - 8:36AM		P35.00003: C-axis transport of pnictide single crystals. Yuri Koval , Paul Mueller , Guenter Behr , Bernd Buechner Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:36AM - 8:48AM		P35.00004: Thermoelectric Power of RO$_{1-x-y}$F$_{x}$FeAs Feng Chen , Kalyan Sasmal , Melissa Gooch , Fengyan Wei , Bernd Lorenz , Yuyi Xue , C.W. Chu , Bing Lv , Zhongjia Tang , Arnold Guloy Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:48AM - 9:00AM		P35.00005: A novel non-Fermi-liquid state in the iron-pnictide FeCrAs Wenlong Wu , Alix McCollam , Ian Swainson , Patrick Rourke , Denis Rancourt , Stephen Julian Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:00AM - 9:12AM		P35.00006: Large quasiparticle thermal Hall conductivity in the superconductor $\rm Ba_{1-x}K_xFe_2As_2$ Joseph Checkelsky , Lu Li , G.F. Chen , J.L. Luo , N.L. Wang , N.P. Ong Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:12AM - 9:48AM		P35.00007: Fe pnictides in high magnetic fields. Invited Speaker: Fedor Balakirev Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:48AM - 10:00AM		P35.00008: Spin density wave instability and pseudogap formation in EuFe2As2 Jong Hoon Shin , Soon Jae Moon , Ju-Young Kim , Seung Hyun Kim , Woo Seok Choi , Byung Chul Jeon , Yun Sang Lee , Beong Ki Cho , Kee Hoon Kim , Tae Won Noh Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:00AM - 10:12AM		P35.00009: Electronic anisotropy from magneto-transport near T$_{c}$ in SmFeAs(O$_{0.7}$F$_{0.25})$ and (Ba,Rb)Fe$_{2}$As$_{2}$ single crystals Philip Moll , Karsten Kunze , Zbigniew Bukowski , Nikolai Zhigadlo , Janusz Karpinski , Bertram Batlogg Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:12AM - 10:24AM		P35.00010: Quantum critical regime in the phase diagram of K$_x$Sr$_{1-x}$Fe$_2$As$_2$ Bernd Lorenz , Melissa Gooch , Bing Lv , Arnold M. Guloy , Ching-Wu Chu Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:24AM - 10:36AM		P35.00011: Low temperature thermal conductivity of single crystal Ba$_{1-x}$K$_x$Fe$_2$As$_2$ J.-P. Reid $^1$ , M.A. Tanatar $^2$ , X. Luo $^1$ , N. Doiron-Leyraud $^1$ , N. Ni $^3$ , S.L. Bud'ko $^{2,3}$ , P.C. Canfield $^{2,3}$ , H. Lup $^4$ , Z. Wang $^4$ , H.H. Wen $^4$ , R. Prozorov $^{2,3}$ , Louis Taillefer $^1$ Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:36AM - 10:48AM		P35.00012: Effects of Co substitution on thermodynamic and transport properties and anisotropic H$_{c2}$ in Ba(Fe$_{1-x}$Co$_{x})_{2}$As$_{2}$. Ni Ni , M. E. Tillman , J-Q. Yan , A. Kracher , S. L. Bud'ko , P. C. Canfield , S. T. Hannahs Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:48AM - 11:00AM		P35.00013: Log-T upturn in resistivity of lightly-doped oxypnictide superconductor in an intense magnetic field Z. Stegen , S.C. Riggs , J.B. Kemper , Y. Jo , L. Balicas , G.S. Boebinger , F.F. Balakirev , A. Migliori , H. Chen , R.H. Liu , X.H. Chen Preview Abstract

Session P36: Tutorial for Authors and Referees of Physical Review; followed by Physics Journal Question and Answer

Room: 408

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:00AM - 9:30AM		P36.00001: Tutorial for Authors and Referees Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:30AM - 11:00AM		P36.00002: Physics Q \& A Preview Abstract

Session P37: Focus Session: Structure and Dynamics of Interfacial Water I

Sponsoring Units: DCP
Chair: Hrvoje Petek, University of Pittsburgh
Room: 409

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:00AM - 8:36AM		P37.00001: Electron Solvation Dynamics at D$_{2}$O Ice and Na/D$_{2}$O/Metal Interfaces Invited Speaker: Martin Wolf Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:36AM - 9:12AM		P37.00002: Electron dynamics and intermolecular energy transfer in aqueous solutions studied by X-ray electron spectroscopy Invited Speaker: Bernd Winter Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:12AM - 9:48AM		P37.00003: Electrons tunneling through fluctuating water and proteins Invited Speaker: David Beratan Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:48AM - 10:00AM		P37.00004: Ultraviolet Induced Disordering of the Rutile TiO2 (110) Surface Daniel Hennessy , Michael Pierce , Kee-Chul Chang , Satoru Takakusagi , Kohei Uosaki , Hoydoo You Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:00AM - 10:12AM		P37.00005: X-ray studies of the Density Depletion at Hydrophobic Water-Solid Interfaces Markus Mezger , Harald Reichert , Heiko Schroder , John Okasinski , Roland Roth , Helmut Dosch , Sebastian Schoder , Veijo Honkimaki , John Ralston Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:12AM - 10:24AM		P37.00006: First-principles study of water on Cu (110) surface Jun Ren , Sheng Meng Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:24AM - 10:36AM		P37.00007: A self-consistent polarizable electron water potential: applications to clusters and bulk Leif Jacobson Preview Abstract

Session P38: Focus Session: Nanomaterials for Energy Applications I

Sponsoring Units: DCP
Chair: Nathaniel Rosi, University of Pittsburgh
Room: 410

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:00AM - 8:36AM		P38.00001: Nanoscale Architectures for Energy Applications Invited Speaker: Stanislaus Wong Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:36AM - 9:12AM		P38.00002: High Capacity Hydrogen Sorption in Nanoscale Transition Metal Based Organometallic Complexes Invited Speaker: Bellave Shivaram Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:12AM - 9:24AM		P38.00003: Electron Dynamics in Nanocrystalline TiO2 and ZnO Measured by Terahertz Spectroscopy Charles Schmuttenmaer , Jason Baxter Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:24AM - 9:36AM		P38.00004: Theoretical investigation of the high energy excitations in silicon nanocrystals Adam Gali , Marton Voros , Dario Rocca , Gerely Zimanyi , Giulia Galli Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:36AM - 9:48AM		P38.00005: Fast exciton relaxation and multiple exciton generation (MEG) in semiconductor nanocrystals: the role of defects Christophe Delerue , Guy Allan Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:48AM - 10:00AM		P38.00006: First-principles study of LaSn$_{3 }$ as an anode for lithium-ion batteries Dongwon Shin , Christopher Wolverton , John Vaughey , Michael Thackeray Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:00AM - 10:12AM		P38.00007: Ab Initio Prediction of the Size-Dependence of Nano-scale Platinum Dissolution in Water Kristin Persson , Byungchan Han , Gerbrand Ceder Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:12AM - 10:24AM		P38.00008: First-principles theory of capacitive and electrochemical energy storage Joongoo Kang , Yong-Hyun Kim Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:24AM - 10:36AM		P38.00009: Steps in hydrogen production from methanol on sub-nanometer palladium clusters Faisal Mehmood$^{1}$ , Jeffrey P. Greeley$^{2}$ , Peter Zapol$^{1}$ , Larry A. Curtiss$^{1,2}$ Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:36AM - 10:48AM		P38.00010: Two-Dimensional Boron-Nitride Layers as Flexoelectric Nanogenerators I. Naumov , A. Bratkovsky , V. Ranjan Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:48AM - 11:00AM		P38.00011: Electrochemical Double Layer Capacitors Using Aligned Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes Grown Directly on Conductive Substrates Rakesh Shah , Xianfeng Zhang , Saikat Talapatra Preview Abstract

Session P39: Self-Organization in Biological Cells and Tissues I

Sponsoring Units: DBP
Chair: Andras Czirok, University of Kansas Medical Center
Room: 411

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:00AM - 8:12AM		P39.00001: Statistical analysis and modeling of collective cell motion and pattern formation Andras Czirok , Andras Szabo Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:12AM - 8:24AM		P39.00002: Self-organization in Systems ofTreadmilling Filaments. Konstantin Doubrovinski , Karsten Kruse Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:24AM - 8:36AM		P39.00003: Self-assembly of the yeast actomyosin contractile ring as an aggregation process: kinetics of formation and instability regimes Nikola Ojkic , Dimitrios Vavylonis Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:36AM - 8:48AM		P39.00004: Discrete and continuous models of protein sorting in the Golgi Haijun Gong , Russell Schwartz Preview Abstract
		P39.00005: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:00AM - 9:12AM		P39.00006: Studying the Transition to Multicellular Life by Altering a Chemical Signaling Channel Carl Franck , Kayvon Daie Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:12AM - 9:24AM		P39.00007: Simulation of cellular shapes on micro-patterned substrate using the Cellular Potts Model Benoit Vianay , Herve Guillou Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:24AM - 9:36AM		P39.00008: Turing instabilities on curved surfaces with applications to postsynaptic domain formation Christoph Haselwandter , Martin M. M\"uller , Jemal Guven , Mehran Kardar , Roya Zandi Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:36AM - 9:48AM		P39.00009: Perturbing Streaming in \textit{Dictyostelium discoidium} Aggregation Erin Rericha , Gene Garcia , Carole Parent , Wolfgang Losert Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:48AM - 10:00AM		P39.00010: Matrix Production in Response to Nutrient Depletion in Bacillus Subtilis Biofilms Thomas Angelini , Michael Brenner , David Weitz Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:00AM - 10:12AM		P39.00011: Degenerate polygonal tilings in simple animal tissues Primoz Ziherl , Ana Hocevar Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:12AM - 10:24AM		P39.00012: Non-equilibrium self-assembly of a filament coupled to ATP hydrolysis Padinhateeri Ranjith Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:24AM - 10:36AM		P39.00013: Chemotaxis of catalytically-driven nanorods Young-Moo Byun , Paul Lammert , Vincent Crespi , Yiying Hong , Ayusman Sen Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:36AM - 10:48AM		P39.00014: Self-organization of the MinE ring in subcellular Min oscillations Julien Derr , Jason T. Hopper , Anirban Sain , Andrew D. Rutenberg Preview Abstract

Session P40: Theoretical and Computational Biophysics

Sponsoring Units: DBP
Chair: Sonya Bahar, University of Missouri--St. Louis
Room: 412

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:00AM - 8:12AM		P40.00001: Noise-Optimized Speciation in a Simple Evolutionary Model Nathan Dees , Sonya Bahar Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:12AM - 8:24AM		P40.00002: Cyclic Process as a Tool for Considering Evolution Victor Bondarenko Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:24AM - 8:36AM		P40.00003: Stepping in the bacterial flagellar motor Thierry Mora , Howard Yu , Ned S. Wingreen Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:36AM - 8:48AM		P40.00004: Actin-Polymerization-Driven Motility with Site Specific Tethering Edward Banigan , Andrea Liu Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:48AM - 9:00AM		P40.00005: FKBP binding free energies obtained via non-equilibrium simulation F. Marty Ytreberg Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:00AM - 9:12AM		P40.00006: Computational Research Needs for Renewable and Alternative Energy: Studies of Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis Victor Batista Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:12AM - 9:24AM		P40.00007: Systematic Coarse-Graining of Peptides to Understand their Effective Molecular Interactions Luca Larini , Gregory A. Voth Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:24AM - 9:36AM		P40.00008: Rigorous treatment of electrostatics for spatially varying dielectrics: how far can one go using energy minimization? Yi-Kuo Yu , Oleg Obolensky , Rajarshi Ray , T. Doerr Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:36AM - 9:48AM		P40.00009: Ab-Initio Based Computation of Rate Constants of Spin Forbidden Transitions in (Bio)inorganic Complexes and Metalloproteins Abdullah Ozkanlar , Jorge H. Rodriguez Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:48AM - 10:00AM		P40.00010: Electrostatic properties of two finite width charged dielectric slabs in water Y.S. Jho , M. Kanduc , A. Naji , M.W. Kim , R. Podgornik , F.L.H. Brown , P.A. Pincus Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:00AM - 10:12AM		P40.00011: Electronic Structure Analysis for Proteins on the FMO Method Tomoki Kobori , Shinji Tsuneyuki , Keitaro Sodeyama , Kazuto Akagi , Kiyoyuki Terakura , Hidetoshi Fukuyama Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:12AM - 10:24AM		P40.00012: Helical secondary structure of polyalanine peptides in vacuo: Ac-Ala$_n$-LysH$^+$ ($n$=5,10,15), experiment and theory Mariana Rossi , Volker Blum , Peter Kupser , Gert von Helden , Frauke Bierau , Gerard Meijer , Matthias Scheffler Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:24AM - 10:36AM		P40.00013: Hofmeister effect and the phase diagram of lysozyme Steven Lettieri , Xiaofei Li , James Gunton Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:36AM - 10:48AM		P40.00014: Infrared Spectroscopy with ab initio molecular dynamics simulations : gas phase floppy peptides of increasing size and complexity, in relation with IR-MPD experiments Marie-Pierre Gaigeot Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:48AM - 11:00AM		P40.00015: Linear irreversible thermodynamics, efficiency and coefficient of performance of a thermal Brownian motor in tight coupling Mulugeta Bekele , Anteneh Getachew , Arun Jayannavar Preview Abstract

Session P41: Models of Strongly Correlated Electrons

Sponsoring Units: DCMP DMP
Chair: Paul Fendley, University of Virginia
Room: 413

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:00AM - 8:12AM		P41.00001: Time-Reversal Symmetry Breaking and Spontaneous Anomalous Hall Effect in Fermi Fluids Kai Sun , Eduardo Fradkin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:12AM - 8:24AM		P41.00002: String-nets, quantum loop gases and the sign problem for non-abelian anyons Andrea Velenich , Claudio Chamon , Xiao-Gang Wen Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:24AM - 8:36AM		P41.00003: Hydrodynamic description of spin Calogero-Sutherland model Alexander Abanov , Manas Kulkarni , Fabio Franchini Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:36AM - 8:48AM		P41.00004: Supersymmetry in strongly correlated fermion models Dimitris Galanakis , Stefanos Papanicolaou , Chris Henley Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:48AM - 9:00AM		P41.00005: Hexatic and Microemulsion Phases in the 2d Quantum Plasma Bryan Clark , Michele Casula , David Ceperley Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:00AM - 9:12AM		P41.00006: Quantum phase transition in a staggered flux phase Christoph Puetter , Hae-Young Kee Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:12AM - 9:24AM		P41.00007: Quantum correlated percolation Liang Cao , M. Jeng , J. M. Schwarz Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:24AM - 9:36AM		P41.00008: Frustration of dissipation in a spin-boson model Kevin Ingersent , Alper Duru Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:36AM - 9:48AM		P41.00009: Fidelity susceptibility and quantum phase transitions Shi-Jian Gu Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:48AM - 10:00AM		P41.00010: Scaling of logarithmic quantum fidelity in the Lipkin-Meshkov-Glick model Ching Yee Leung , Ho-Man Kwok , Shi-Jian Gu , Hai-Qing Lin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:00AM - 10:12AM		P41.00011: Multicanonical Monte Carlo simulations of anisotropic SU(3) and SU(4) Heisenberg models Kenji Harada , Naoki Kawashima , Matthias Troyer Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:12AM - 10:24AM		P41.00012: Topological stability of q-deformed quantum spin chains Charlotte Gils , Eddy Ardonne , Simon Trebst , Andreas Ludwig , Matthias Troyer , Zhenghan Wang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:24AM - 10:36AM		P41.00013: Momentum distribution of the one-dimensional hard-core boson Hubbard model Min-Chul Cha , Jong-Geun Shin , Ji-Woo Lee Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:36AM - 10:48AM		P41.00014: Ring-exchange interaction in doubly degenerate orbital system with strong electron correlation Joji Nasu Preview Abstract