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Session Z1: Quasiparticles and non-Abelian Statistics in the 5/2 State

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Gregory Fiete, California Institute of Technology
Room: Spirit of Pittsburgh Ballrom A

Friday, March 20, 2009 11:15AM - 11:51AM		Z1.00001: Status of Experiments on the 5/2 Quantized Hall State: A Theorist's View Invited Speaker: Bertrand I. Halperin Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:51AM - 12:27PM		Z1.00002: Fractionally charged quasiparticles at filling fraction 5/2 Invited Speaker: Moty Heiblum_ Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:27PM - 1:03PM		Z1.00003: Quasiparticle Tunneling in the Fractional Quantum Hall effect at filling fraction $\nu$=5/2 Invited Speaker: Iuliana P. Radu Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:03PM - 1:39PM		Z1.00004: Measurement of filling factor 5/2 quasiparticle interference Invited Speaker: Robert Willett Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:39PM - 2:15PM		Z1.00005: The Anti-Pfaffian and anti-Read-Rezayi States Invited Speaker: Chetan Nayak Preview Abstract

Session Z2: Detection of Non-Gaussian Noise in Mesoscopic Systems

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Norman Birge, Michigan State University
Room: Spirit of Pittsburgh Ballrom BC

Friday, March 20, 2009 11:15AM - 11:51AM		Z2.00001: Detection of the third moment of shot noise by a Josephson junction Invited Speaker: Jukka Pekola Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:51AM - 12:27PM		Z2.00002: Asymmetric noise probed with a Josephson junction Invited Speaker: Hugues Pothier Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:27PM - 1:03PM		Z2.00003: Fluctuation-induced switching and the switching path distribution. Invited Speaker: Mark Dykman Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:03PM - 1:39PM		Z2.00004: Theory of Mesoscopic Threshold Detectors of non-Gaussian Noise Invited Speaker: Andrew Jordan Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:39PM - 2:15PM		Z2.00005: Theory of Josephson junction detectors of higher order noise cumulants Invited Speaker: Hermann Grabert Preview Abstract

Session Z3: Non-viral Based Gene Delivery Systems: Opportunities, Obstacles and Challenges

Sponsoring Units: DPOLY DBP
Chair: Yongmei Wang, Memphis
Room: 301/302

Friday, March 20, 2009 11:15AM - 11:51AM		Z3.00001: Small Bioactive Lipoplex (SBL) Nanoparticles Self-Assembled at Elevated Temperature and Pressure Invited Speaker: Leaf Huang Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:51AM - 12:27PM		Z3.00002: New Developments in Non Viral Gene Delivery Invited Speaker: Ram Mahato Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:27PM - 1:03PM		Z3.00003: Image-Guided Hydrodynamic Gene Delivery Invited Speaker: Dexi Liu Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:03PM - 1:39PM		Z3.00004: Revisit an old problem -- Complexation between DNA and PEI Invited Speaker: Chi Wu Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:39PM - 2:15PM		Z3.00005: Recent Developments in Non-Viral Gene Delivery Invited Speaker: Alexander Kabanov Preview Abstract

Session Z4: Biological Polyelectrolytes

Sponsoring Units: DPOLY DBP
Chair: Garegin Papoian, University of North Carolina
Room: 306/307

Friday, March 20, 2009 11:15AM - 11:51AM		Z4.00001: How mechanical properties of DNA relate to chromosome structure Invited Speaker: Kerry Bloom Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:51AM - 12:27PM		Z4.00002: Electrostatic Rigidity of Biological Polyelectrolytes Invited Speaker: Andrey Dobrynin Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:27PM - 1:03PM		Z4.00003: Deafness and espin-actin self-organization in stereocilia Invited Speaker: Gerard C.L. Wong Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:03PM - 1:39PM		Z4.00004: Mesoscale Modeling of Chromatin Folding Invited Speaker: Tamar Schlick Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:39PM - 2:15PM		Z4.00005: Complexation of oppositely charged polyelectrolytes in gene delivery and biology Invited Speaker: Boris Shklovskii Preview Abstract

Session Z5: Physics in the Aerospace Industry

Sponsoring Units: FIAP
Chair: Jeffrey Hunt, Boeing
Room: 401/402

Friday, March 20, 2009 11:15AM - 11:51AM		Z5.00001: Quantum Key Distribution in the private sector Invited Speaker: Andrew Hammond Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:51AM - 12:27PM		Z5.00002: INFORMATION ARCHITECTURES FOR SMALL PLATFORM Invited Speaker: Gregory Glaros Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:27PM - 1:03PM		Z5.00003: Advances in High-Resolution Imaging using Fourier Telescopy Invited Speaker: Richard Holmes, L. Cuellar, D. Sandler, B. Spivey Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:03PM - 1:39PM		Z5.00004: Recent progress in optical communications Invited Speaker: Isaac Shpantzer Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:39PM - 2:15PM		Z5.00005: High precision low light level imaging Invited Speaker: Michael Mellon Preview Abstract

Session Z6: Impact of NSF's TeraGrid on Physics Research

Sponsoring Units: DCOMP
Chair: Michael Levine, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
Room: 406

Friday, March 20, 2009 11:15AM - 11:51AM		Z6.00001: Teragrid and Physics Research Invited Speaker: Ralph Roskies Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:51AM - 12:27PM		Z6.00002: Impact of the TeraGrid on Materials Science Invited Speaker: Axel Kohlmeyer Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:27PM - 1:03PM		Z6.00003: Impact of TeraGrid on Cosmic Simulations Invited Speaker: Tiziana Di Matteo Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:03PM - 1:39PM		Z6.00004: Virtual photons in imaginary time: Computing Casimir forces in new geometries Invited Speaker: Steven G. Johnson Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:39PM - 2:15PM		Z6.00005: Molecular mechanics of DNA stretching, electrophoresis and condensation Invited Speaker: Aleksei Aksimentiev Preview Abstract

Session Z7: Nanoprobes of Molecules and Cells

Sponsoring Units: DBP
Chair: Adam Cohen, Harvard University
Room: 407

Friday, March 20, 2009 11:15AM - 11:51AM		Z7.00001: Real time imaging of mRNA expression dynamics in live cells using protein complementation methods Invited Speaker: Amit Meller Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:51AM - 12:27PM		Z7.00002: Nanopores and nanofluidics for single DNA studies Invited Speaker: Derek Stein Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:27PM - 1:03PM		Z7.00003: Toward Single-Molecule Nanomechanical Mass Spectrometry Invited Speaker: Michael Roukes Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:03PM - 1:39PM		Z7.00004: Using Photoactivation Light Microscopy (PALM) to construct comprehensive, nanometer precision atlases of signaling complexes Invited Speaker: Jan Liphardt Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:39PM - 2:15PM		Z7.00005: Single-molecule dynamics in nanofabricated traps Invited Speaker: Adam Cohen Preview Abstract

Session Z8: Statistical Physics in Biology

Sponsoring Units: DBP
Chair: Marek Cieplak, Johns Hopkins University
Room: 414/415

Friday, March 20, 2009 11:15AM - 11:51AM		Z8.00001: Allometric Scaling in Biology Invited Speaker: Jayanth Banavar Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:51AM - 12:27PM		Z8.00002: From gene expressions to genetic networks Invited Speaker: Marek Cieplak Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:27PM - 1:03PM		Z8.00003: Non-equilibrium thermodynamic effects during cell division Invited Speaker: Jorge Jose Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:03PM - 1:39PM		Z8.00004: New Proposed Mechanism for Actin-Polymerization-Driven Motility Invited Speaker: Andrea Liu Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:39PM - 2:15PM		Z8.00005: to be determined by you Invited Speaker: Daniel Rokhsar Preview Abstract

Session Z9: Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaotic Systems

Sponsoring Units: GSNP
Chair: Robert Behringer, Duke University,
Room: 303

Friday, March 20, 2009 11:15AM - 11:27AM		Z9.00001: Rotating Space Elevator: Classical and Statistical Mechanics of cosmic scale spinning strings Steven Knudsen, Leonardo Golubovic Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:27AM - 11:39AM		Z9.00002: Numerical investigation on the chaos assisted tunneling for a coupled microwave cavity Hoshik Lee, Louis Pecora, Dong Ho Wu Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:39AM - 11:51AM		Z9.00003: Scaling properties of delay times in one-dimensional random media Joshua Bodyfelt, Antonio Mendez-Bermudez, Andrey Chabanov, Tsampikos Kottos Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:51AM - 12:03PM		Z9.00004: Lyapunov exponent calculation via reconstruction of the invariant density function from iterative Chebyshev maximum entropy approach Nagendra Dhakal, Hiro Shimoyama, Parthapratim Biswas Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:03PM - 12:15PM		Z9.00005: Time-Shifted Synchronization of Chaotic Oscillator Chains without Explicit Coupling Delays Jonathan Blakely, Mark Stahl, Ned Corron Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:15PM - 12:27PM		Z9.00006: Combining Wave Chaos and the Loschmidt Echo to Extend the Concept of Fidelity to Classical Waves Biniyam Taddese, James Hart, Thomas Antonsen, Edward Ott, Steven Anlage Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:27PM - 12:39PM		Z9.00007: Synchronization and Competition in a Double-Bump-on-Tail Instability Dmitry V. Dylov, Jason W. Fleischer Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:39PM - 12:51PM		Z9.00008: Stratospheric Ozone and Dynamical Systems Francisco J. Uribe, Rosa Maria Velasco, Ernesto Perez-Chavela Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:51PM - 1:03PM		Z9.00009: Chaotic Escape of Rays from a Vase-shaped Billiard: Simulations and Experiment Jaison Novick, Matthew Len Keeler, John Delos Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:03PM - 1:15PM		Z9.00010: Scattering a pulse from a chaotic cavity: Transitioning from algebraic to exponential decay James Hart, Thomas Antonsen, Edward Ott Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:15PM - 1:27PM		Z9.00011: Stability of large complex systems Harold Hastings Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:27PM - 1:39PM		Z9.00012: The Initiation of Optical Breakdown in Simple Liquids Kevin Cissner Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:39PM - 1:51PM		Z9.00013: Analysis of Laser Breakdown Data Roger Becker Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:51PM - 2:03PM		Z9.00014: Fidelity Gap in Dynamical Systems with Critical Chaos Carl T. West, Tomaz Prosen, Tsampikos Kottos Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 2:03PM - 2:15PM		Z9.00015: Irreversibility, Poincare Recurrence and Stochasticity in Statistical Mechanics Puru Gujrati Preview Abstract

Session Z10: Insulators and Dielectrics: Dielectric, Thermal, and Transport Properties

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Jivtesh Garg, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Room: 304

Friday, March 20, 2009 11:15AM - 11:27AM		Z10.00001: Dielectric properties of cluster-deposited TiO$_{2}$ nanocomposites B. Balamurugan, Kristin Kraemer, X. Wei, Stephen Ducharme, D.J. Sellmyer Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:27AM - 11:39AM		Z10.00002: Lattice Dielectric and Thermodynamic Properties of Yttria Stabilized Zirconia (YSZ) Solids Kah Chun Lau, Brett I. Dunlap Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:39AM - 11:51AM		Z10.00003: Space-Charge-Limited Conduction Under Trap Density Gradient Exhibiting Bulk-Limited Diode Yukio Watanabe Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:51AM - 12:03PM		Z10.00004: Optical second-harmonic generation measurements of porous low-k dielectric materials Joanna Atkin, Thomas Shaw, Robert Laibowitz, Tony Heinz Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:03PM - 12:15PM		Z10.00005: Energy-band parameters of atomic-layer-deposited Al$_{2}$O$_{3}$ and HfO$_{2}$ on InxGa$_{1-x}$As M.L. Huang, Y.C. Chang, Y.H. Chang, T.D. Lin, M. Hong, J. Kwo Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:15PM - 12:27PM		Z10.00006: Resonant photo-ionization of charged oxygen vacancy defects in Si/SiO2/HfO2 film stacks observed by second-harmonic generation. J. Price, M. C. Downer Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:27PM - 12:39PM		Z10.00007: Combined theoretical and experimental study of thin hafnia films Xuhui Luo, Alexander A. Demkov, Dina Triyso, Peter Fejes, Rich Gregory, Stefan Zollner Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:39PM - 12:51PM		Z10.00008: Resonant Localized Nanoplasma in Oblique Far Infrared Reflectivity of Transition Metal Granular Films N.E. Massa, J.C. Denardin, L.M. Socolovsky, M. Knobel, X.X. Zhang Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:51PM - 1:03PM		Z10.00009: Phase Equilibrium of Size-Dispersed Colloid Systems with soft pair interactions: A Monte Carlo Study Ioannis Bitsanis, Ioannis Economoy, Marianna Yiannourakou Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:03PM - 1:15PM		Z10.00010: First-principles simulations of extended phosphorus oxynitride structures in LiPON glasses Yaojun Du, N. A. W. Holzwarth Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:15PM - 1:27PM		Z10.00011: ABSTRACT HAS BEEN MOVED TO Z22.00011 Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:27PM - 1:39PM		Z10.00012: Systematic Size-Dependence of Electrical Resistivity Profiles in Bi$_{0.9}$Sb$_{0.1}$ Crystals Dongxia Qu, J.G. Checkelsky, Y.S. Hor, R.J. Cava, N.P. Ong Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:39PM - 1:51PM		Z10.00013: Low temperature C/T$^{3}$ peak in dipole disordered Bi$_{2}$Ti$_{2}$O$_{7}$ Gavin Lawes, Ron Tackett, Ambesh Dixit, Art Ramirez, Jim O'Brian, Brent Melot, Ram Seshadri Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:51PM - 2:03PM		Z10.00014: Understanding the Material Thermodynamics of Two-Step Solar Thermochemical Water-Splitting Cycles Bryce Meredig, Chris Wolverton Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 2:03PM - 2:15PM		Z10.00015: Using High-Voltage Direct Current in Removing Coke from a Zeolite Catalyst Grain Abdulaziz Aljalal Preview Abstract

Session Z12: Phase Transitions at Surfaces

Sponsoring Units: DCMP DMP
Chair: Robert Bartynski, Rutgers University
Room: 308

Friday, March 20, 2009 11:15AM - 11:27AM		Z12.00001: A martensitic-like transition in a normal alkane Jeffrey Hutter, Shailesh Nene, Eric Karhu, Roberta Flemming Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:27AM - 11:39AM		Z12.00002: Monolayer solids of short (perfluoro)alkanes on graphite L.W. Bruch Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:39AM - 11:51AM		Z12.00003: Simulation of methane on Al(111) Majid Karimi, Carl LeBlond, Wahyu Setyawan, Stefano Curtarolo, Renee Diehl Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:51AM - 12:03PM		Z12.00004: Conformation-controlled networking of H-bonded assemblies on surfaces M. Enache, M. Matena, M. Stoehr, T.A. Jung, A. Llanes-Pallas, D. Bonifazi Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:03PM - 12:15PM		Z12.00005: IR enhancement and the surface potential of n-alkanethiol SAMs on GaAs(001) Gregory M. Marshall, Gregory P. Lopinski, Farid Bensebaa, Jan J. Dubowski Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:15PM - 12:27PM		Z12.00006: Faceting of Ru($11\bar {2}0)$ Surface: A Model System for Catalysis Quantong Shen, Wenhua Chen, Hao Wang, Robert Bartynski Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:27PM - 12:39PM		Z12.00007: Oxygen-induced nano-faceting of the Pd(112) surface Alina Vlad, Andreas Stierle, Rasmus Westerstroem, Edvin Lundgren, Helmut Dosch Preview Abstract
		Z12.00008: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:51PM - 1:03PM		Z12.00009: Phase-field theory for phase transition dynamics of reconstructed semiconductor surfaces Bang-Gui Liu Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:03PM - 1:15PM		Z12.00010: Investigation of Structural Phase Transitions on Wurtzite Gallium Nitride Surfaces Tianjiao Chen, Abhijit Chinchore, Yinghao Liu, Kangkang Wang, Wenzhi Lin, Arthur Smith Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:15PM - 1:27PM		Z12.00011: Magnetism of bulk Cr$_{2}$O$_{3 }$and its (0001) surface: An ab initio study Siqi Shi, Aleksander Wysocki, Kirill Belashchenko Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:27PM - 1:39PM		Z12.00012: Fingerprints of surface magnetism in Cr$_{2}$O$_{3}$ based exchange bias heterostructures Xi He, Yi Wang, Ch. Binek Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:39PM - 1:51PM		Z12.00013: Magnetic Susceptibility $\chi$ of O$_2$ in Confined Geometries Timothy Prisk, Paul Sokol Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:51PM - 2:03PM		Z12.00014: Size dependent transport of amorphous Indium Oxide films. Swati Soman, Dan Shahar Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 2:03PM - 2:15PM		Z12.00015: Impact of Boron Additions on the A1 to L1$_{0 }$Phase Transformation in FePt Alloy Films B. Wang, K. Barmak Preview Abstract
		Z12.00016: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract

Session Z14: Equilibrium Self-Assembly

Sponsoring Units: DFD
Chair: James Gilchrist, Lehigh University
Room: 315

Friday, March 20, 2009 11:15AM - 11:27AM		Z14.00001: Para-, ferro- and antiferro-magnetic order in beta-sheet tapes of oligopeptides Sara Jabbari-Farouji, Paul van der Schoot Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:27AM - 11:39AM		Z14.00002: Self-assembly induced protein crystallization Hongjun Liu, Sanat Kumar, Jack Douglas Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:39AM - 11:51AM		Z14.00003: Mechanisms for semi-flexible filament self-assembly: an experimental and simulation study Lam Nguyen, Wei Yang, Steve Acquah, Harold Kroto, Linda Hirst Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:51AM - 12:03PM		Z14.00004: Computer simulations of the self-assembly of chiral superstructures from rigid achiral constituents Christopher Hixson, Fangyong Yan, David Earl Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:03PM - 12:15PM		Z14.00005: Reversible pH-Induced Structural Transition in a Polyelectrolyte-Surfactant System: from Semi-flexible Rod to String of Spheres Viet Lam, Lynn Walker Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:15PM - 12:27PM		Z14.00006: Self-Assembly of Highly Segregating Diblock Copolymer in Solution Dilru Ratnaweera, Stephen Clarson, Dvora Perahia Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:27PM - 12:39PM		Z14.00007: Mesophases of soft-sphere aggregates Homin Shin, Gregory Grason, Christian Santangelo Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:39PM - 12:51PM		Z14.00008: Breaking it up: Simulations of micelle fission in explicit solvent Mikko Karttunen, Maria Sammalkorpi, Mikko Haataja Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:51PM - 1:03PM		Z14.00009: Neutron Scattering Analysis of the Dynamics and Structure of Semiflexible, Self-Assembled Peptide Chain Networks and WormLike Micelles N. Wagner, M. Branco, D. Pochan, J. Schneider Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:03PM - 1:15PM		Z14.00010: Chiral Self-Assembly of Rodlike Viruses Edward Barry, Zvonimir Dogic, Robert Meyer, Robert Pelcovits, Rudolf Oldenbourg Preview Abstract

Session Z16: Bosons in Optical Lattices II

Sponsoring Units: DAMOP
Chair: Trey Porto, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg
Room: 317

Friday, March 20, 2009 11:15AM - 11:27AM		Z16.00001: Optical lattice-based addressing and control of long-lived neutral-atom qubits Nathan Lundblad, Trey Porto, Ian Spielman, Radu Chicireanu, William Phillips Preview Abstract
		Z16.00002: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:39AM - 11:51AM		Z16.00003: Vortices near the Mott phase of a trapped Bose-Einstein condensate Daniel Goldbaum, Erich Mueller Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:51AM - 12:03PM		Z16.00004: Boson Hubbard model with weakly coupled fermions Sumanta Tewari, Roman Lutchyn, Sankar Das Sarma Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:03PM - 12:15PM		Z16.00005: Boson Hubbard model with weakly coupled fermions: Effects of higher bands and shrinking of the superfluid phase Sankar Das Sarma, Roman Lutchyn, Sumanta Tewari Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:15PM - 12:27PM		Z16.00006: Scattering Properties of Bose-Hubbard Hamiltonians with Two and Three Sites Moritz Hiller, Stefan Hunn, Tsampikos Kottos, Doron Cohen, Andreas Buchleitner Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:27PM - 12:39PM		Z16.00007: Quantum fluctuations and self-organization of a BEC in a multimode optical cavity Sarang Gopalakrishnan, Benjamin Lev, Paul Goldbart Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:39PM - 12:51PM		Z16.00008: Role of Spatial Inhomogeneity in the Experimental Determination of the Two Dimensional Bose-Hubbard Model Critical Point Khan W. Mahmud, Valery G. Rousseau, Marcos Rigol, George G. Batrouni, Richard T. Scalettar Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:51PM - 1:03PM		Z16.00009: Superfluid to Mott-insulator transition of hardcore bosons in a superlattice Itay Hen, Marcos Rigol Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:03PM - 1:15PM		Z16.00010: The single-atom box: bosonic staircase and effects of parity Christoph Bruder, D.V. Averin, T. Bergeman, P.R. Hosur Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:15PM - 1:27PM		Z16.00011: Spin field effect transistors with ultracold atoms G. Juzeliunas, J. Ruseckas, Charles W. Clark, J.Y. Vaishnav Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:27PM - 1:39PM		Z16.00012: Vortex quantum dynamics of two dimensional lattice bosons Netanel Lindner, Assa Auerbach, Daniel P. Arovas Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:39PM - 1:51PM		Z16.00013: Mapping out the finite temperature phase diagram of the Bose Hubbard model Qi Zhou, Yasuyuki Kato, Naoki Kawashima, Nandini Trivedi Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:51PM - 2:03PM		Z16.00014: Distributions of entropy and superfluid density of trapped bosons in optical lattices Nandini Trivedi, Yasuyuki Kato, Qi Zhou, Naoki Kawashima Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 2:03PM - 2:15PM		Z16.00015: Observing the Quantum Spin Hall Effect with Ultracold Atoms J.Y. Vaishnav, Tudor D. Stanescu, Charles W. Clark, Victor Galitski Preview Abstract

Session Z17: Spin Qubit Coherence and Control

Sponsoring Units: GQI
Chair: Paola Cappellaro, Harvard University
Room: 318

		Z17.00001: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:27AM - 11:39AM		Z17.00002: Dephasing of exchange coupled spin qubits by electron-phonon coupling: Effect of phonon relaxation Xuedong Hu Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:39AM - 11:51AM		Z17.00003: Soft-pulse refocusing in the presence of Markovian dephasing Gregory D. Quiroz, Leonid P. Pryadko Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:51AM - 12:03PM		Z17.00004: Fock-Space Coherence in Quantum Dots Eduardo Vaz, Jordan Kyriakidis Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:03PM - 12:15PM		Z17.00005: Randomized Benchmarking of Superconducting Qubits Jerry M. Chow, Jay Gambetta, Lars Tornberg, Jens Koch, Lev Bishop, Andrew Houck, Steven Girvin, Robert Schoelkopf Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:15PM - 12:27PM		Z17.00006: Simulating quantum spin systems with superconducting electrical circuits Emily Pritchett, Michael Geller Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:27PM - 12:39PM		Z17.00007: Electromagnetic radiation emanating from the molecular nanomagnet Fe$_{8}$ Amit Keren, Oren Shafir Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:39PM - 12:51PM		Z17.00008: Asymmetries in electron spin resonance signal of magnetized spin chains and quantum wires due to spin-orbital interactions Suhas Gangadharaiah, Oleg Starykh Preview Abstract

Session Z18: Surfaces and Adsorption II

Sponsoring Units: DPOLY
Chair: Elaine Zhu, University of Notre Dame
Room: 319

Friday, March 20, 2009 11:15AM - 11:27AM		Z18.00001: Dynamics of six-member molecular rings adsorbed onto graphite and MgO(100) John Z. Larese, Peter Yaron Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:27AM - 11:39AM		Z18.00002: Heterogeneity of nitrogen multilayers adsorbed on graphite M. Golebiowska, L. Firlej, B. Kuchta, M.W. Roth Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:39AM - 11:51AM		Z18.00003: Surface Hopping and Sliding of Single DNA Chains under Electric Field Benxin Jing, Jiang Zhao Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:51AM - 12:03PM		Z18.00004: First Principles study of the formation of molecular junctions: benzenethiolate on Au (111) Yongduo Liu, Vidvuds Ozolins Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:03PM - 12:15PM		Z18.00005: Molecular Dynamics Simulation of friction in contact-mode Atomic Force Microscopy of alkane films and nanoparticles F.Y. Hansen, P. Soza, H. Taub, U. Volkmann Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:15PM - 12:27PM		Z18.00006: The Measurement of Surface Rheological and Surface Adhesive Properties of a PDMS Rubber using Micro- and Nano-Particle Embedment Stephen Hutcheson, Gregory McKenna Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:27PM - 12:39PM		Z18.00007: Test of the universality of the scaling energy in alkanes based on the melting transition of monolayers adsorbed on graphite L. Firlej, B. Kuchta, M. Roth, C. Wexler Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:39PM - 12:51PM		Z18.00008: The role of local domain formation in the melting of hexane adlayers on graphite M.W. Roth, L. Firlej, B. Kuchta, C. Wexler Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:51PM - 1:03PM		Z18.00009: Chain-length dependence in surface stresses of alkanethiolate-covered Au(111) V. Srinivasan, G. Cicero, J. C. Grossman Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:03PM - 1:15PM		Z18.00010: All-atom Molecular Dynamics simulations of partial pentane and hexane films on graphite M. Kaspar, M.W. Roth, Carlos Wexler, L. Firlej, B. Kuchta Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:15PM - 1:27PM		Z18.00011: Temperature Dependent Adsorption Dynamics of Binary Mixtures of Halomethanes on Graphite and $\alpha$-quartz Surfaces Jonathan Nehring, G. Leuty, Mesfin Tsige Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:27PM - 1:39PM		Z18.00012: Liquid Chromatography at Critical Conditions: Balancing size exclusion and adsorption in nanopores Asem Abdulahad, Jeffrey Amos, Chang Ryu Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:39PM - 1:51PM		Z18.00013: Using Amphiphilic Copolymers and Nanoparticles to Organize Charged Biopolymers Jung Hyun Park, Marla McConnell, Yujie Sun, Yale Goldman, Russell Composto Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:51PM - 2:03PM		Z18.00014: Non-translational Molecular Diffusive Motion on Two Different Time Scales in Alkane Nanoparticles S.-K. Wang, M. Bai, H. Taub, E. Mamontov, K.W. Herwig, F.Y. Hansen, J.R.D. Copley, T. Jenkins, M. Tyagi, U.G. Volkmann Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 2:03PM - 2:15PM		Z18.00015: Synergetic binding and lateral segregation in polymer decorated micelles and nanoparticles Igal Szleifer, Rikkert Nap Preview Abstract

Session Z19: Semi-Crystalline Polymers

Sponsoring Units: DPOLY
Chair: Steve Hudson, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Room: 320

Friday, March 20, 2009 11:15AM - 11:27AM		Z19.00001: Pseudobrush theory of amorphous interphase in semicrystalline polymers. Scott Milner Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:27AM - 11:39AM		Z19.00002: The impact of chain folding on the structure and morphology of polymer lamellae Bernard Lotz Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:39AM - 11:51AM		Z19.00003: Unexpected Observation of 2.5 Dimensional Growth of Polymer Spherulite Dujin Wang, Changming Wang, Ying Zhao, Jinliang Song, Buxing Han Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:51AM - 12:03PM		Z19.00004: Structural evolution under uniaxial drawing of Poly(D, L-lactide) Films Gr\'egory Stoclet, Jean-Marc Lefebvre, Roland Seguela Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:03PM - 12:15PM		Z19.00005: Vitrification and Devitrification of Rigid Amorphous Fraction of PET during Quasi-isothermal Cooling and Heating Peggy Cebe, Huipeng Chen Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:15PM - 12:27PM		Z19.00006: Crystallization of Model Long Chain Branched Polyethylenes with Different Branching Architectures M. Vadlamudi, R. G. Alamo Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:27PM - 12:39PM		Z19.00007: An anomaly in the crystallisation rate of bimodal poly(ethylene oxide) weight distributions Jessica L. Carvalho, Sara L. Cormier, Kari Dalnoki-Veress Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:39PM - 12:51PM		Z19.00008: Effect of ppm Levels of Long Chain Branching on the Crystallization of Isotactic Poly(propylenes) from the Melt and from Solution Rufina G. Alamo, Juan P. Fernandez-Blazquez, Syed A. Abdullah, Madhavi Vadlamudi Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:51PM - 1:03PM		Z19.00009: Melting, Recrystallization and Superheating of Polymer Crystals Studied by Fast Calorimetry (1 MK/s) Christoph Schick, Alexander Minakov, Andreas Wurm, Evgeny Zhuravlev Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:03PM - 1:15PM		Z19.00010: Nano-Scale Confinement Effects on Poly($\varepsilon $-caprolactone) Crystallization at the Air/Water Interface Qiongdan Xie, Bingbing Li, Tomonori Saito, Wen Yin, Timothy Long, Richard Gandour, Alan Esker Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:15PM - 1:27PM		Z19.00011: Microphase Separation Controlled Beta Sheet Crystallization Kinetics in Silk Fibroin Protein. Xiao Hu, Qiang Lu, David Kaplan, Peggy Cebe Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:27PM - 1:39PM		Z19.00012: Correlation between Structure and Vapor Sorption in Semi-crystalline Polymers: One Dimensional Nano-Swelling Measured using iVSANS Man-Ho Kim, Glinka J. Charles Preview Abstract

Session Z20: Polymer Blends

Sponsoring Units: DPOLY
Chair: Mark Foster
Room: 321

Friday, March 20, 2009 11:15AM - 11:27AM		Z20.00001: Microemulsions in Asymmetric Polymer Blends Alisyn Nedoma, Megan Robertson, Nitash Balsara Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:27AM - 11:39AM		Z20.00002: Nanostructured polymer blends by addition of gradient copolymer during melt mixing: Effects of copolymer sequence distribution on morphology and crystallization behavior Robert Sandoval, Jungki Kim, John Torkelson Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:39AM - 11:51AM		Z20.00003: A Morphological Study of Poly(Butylene Succinate)/Poly(Butylene Adipate) Blends with Different Blend Ratios and Crystallization Processes Jerold Schultz, Haijun Wang, Zhigua Gan, Shouke Yan Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:51AM - 12:03PM		Z20.00004: Phase equilibria and crystallization in mixtures of azobenzene chromophore and triacrylate Garrett O'Malley, Kenneth Milam, Namil Kim, Thein Kyu Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:03PM - 12:15PM		Z20.00005: Miscibility Studies on Polymer Blends Modified with Phytochemicals Neelakandan Chandrasekaran, Thein Kyu Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:15PM - 12:27PM		Z20.00006: Phase Separation Mechanism of Polybutadiene/Polyisoprene Blends Under Oscillatory Shear Flow Charles C. Han, Ruoyu Zhang, He Cheng, Xia Dong Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:27PM - 12:39PM		Z20.00007: Impact of Deuterium Substitution on the Physical Properties of Polymer Melts and Blends Ronald White, Jane Lipson Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:39PM - 12:51PM		Z20.00008: Mapping Mechanical Properties and Glass Transition Temperature in Polymer Materials with sub-100 nm Resolution Maxim Nikiforov, Stephen Jesse, Sangah Gam, Russell Composto, Louis Germinario, Sergei Kalinin Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:51PM - 1:03PM		Z20.00009: Understanding Dynamics of Multicomponent Polymer Systems Using Homopolymer/Copolymer Blends Caleb Dyer, Dias Linton, Mark Dadmun Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:03PM - 1:15PM		Z20.00010: Influence of polymer chain connectivity on local composition distribution in miscible polymer blends Dmitry Bedrov, Wenjuan Liu, Ralph Colby Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:15PM - 1:27PM		Z20.00011: Origins of Deviations from the RPA in Polymer Blends: Simulations and Theory Jun Kyung Chung, David Morse Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:27PM - 1:39PM		Z20.00012: Two DSC Glass Transitions in Miscible Blends of Polyisoprene / Poly(4-\textit{tert}-butyl styrene) Junshu Zhao, Ye Sun, Lian Yu, Mark Ediger Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:39PM - 1:51PM		Z20.00013: Segmental dynamics in polymer blends: adapting the Long-Lequeux model. Gareth Royston, Paul Sotta, Didier Long Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:51PM - 2:03PM		Z20.00014: The Viscoelastic Behavior of Polymer/Oligomer Blends Wei Zheng, Gregory McKenna, Sindee Simon Preview Abstract

Session Z22: Focus Session: Quantum Spin Hall Effect

Sponsoring Units: GMAG DMP FIAP
Chair: Ron Jansen, University of Twente
Room: 324

Friday, March 20, 2009 11:15AM - 11:51AM		Z22.00001: Optical Control of Topological Quantum Transport in Semiconductors Invited Speaker: Wang Yao Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:51AM - 12:03PM		Z22.00002: Spin resonance and spin-orbit coupling effects in quantum Hall edge channels A.V. Stier, C.J. Meining, V.R. Whiteside, B.D. McCombe, E.I. Rashba, P. Grabs, L.W. Molenkamp Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:03PM - 12:15PM		Z22.00003: Tunneling between edge states in a quantum spin Hall system Anders Str\"om, Henrik Johannesson Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:15PM - 12:27PM		Z22.00004: Kondo effect in the helical edge liquid of the quantum spin Hall state Joseph Maciejko, Chaoxing Liu, Yuval Oreg, Xiao-Liang Qi, Congjun Wu, Shou-Cheng Zhang Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:27PM - 12:39PM		Z22.00005: Corner Junction as a Probe of Helical Edge States Chang-Yu Hou, Eun-Ah Kim, Claudio Chamon Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:39PM - 12:51PM		Z22.00006: A topological Dirac insulator in a quantum spin Hall phase David Hsieh, Dong Qian, Lewis Wray, YuQi Xia, Yew San Hor, Robert Cava, Zahid Hasan Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:51PM - 1:03PM		Z22.00007: Non-magnetic disorder effects on 3-dimensional $Z_2$ quantum spin Hall systems Ryuichi Shindou, Shuichi Murakami Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:03PM - 1:15PM		Z22.00008: Magnetic impurities on the surface of a topological insulator Qin Liu, Chao-Xing Liu, Cenke Xu, Xiao-Liang Qi, Shou-Cheng Zhang Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:15PM - 1:27PM		Z22.00009: Seeing the magnetic monopole through the mirror of topological surface states Xiao-Liang Qi, Run-Dong Li, Jiadong Zang, Shou-Cheng Zhang Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:27PM - 1:39PM		Z22.00010: Theoretical study on quantum spin Hall phases in bismuth ultrathin films Shuichi Murakami, Masaki Wada, Frank Freimuth, Gustav Bihlmayer Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:39PM - 1:51PM		Z22.00011: Probing Surface States of the Topological Insulator Bi$_{1-x}$Sb$_{x}$ with Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Spectroscopy Pedram Roushan, Anthony Richardella, Colin Parker, Kenjiro Gomes, Abhay Pasupathy, Aakash Pushp, Yew San Hor, Robert Cava, Ali Yazdani Preview Abstract

Session Z24: Hydrogen Storage: Dopants and Catalysts

Sponsoring Units: DMP
Chair: Fred Pinkerton, GM Research
Room: 326

Friday, March 20, 2009 11:15AM - 11:27AM		Z24.00001: Effect of Ti Dopant on Surface Diffusion of Isolated Alane Species: A Comparison between Al (111) and Al (100) surfaces Altaf Karim, James Muckerman Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:27AM - 11:39AM		Z24.00002: Hydrogen adsorption on Al (100) facilitated by surface alloying with Sc Feng Zhang, Yan Wang, M. Y. Chou Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:39AM - 11:51AM		Z24.00003: Hydrogen-related defects and the role of metal additives in complex hydrides Khang Hoang, Chris G. Van de Walle Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:51AM - 12:03PM		Z24.00004: First-principles and Tight-binding Calculations in the Pd-H System A. Shabaev, D.A. Papaconstantopoulos Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:03PM - 12:15PM		Z24.00005: Nitrogen and Hydrogen on a Palladium-covered proton conductor: a first principle study of Ammonia catalysis Lorenzo Paulatto, Stefano de Gironcoli Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:15PM - 12:27PM		Z24.00006: Synthesis and Characterization of Au and Pd Decorated ZnO Powders Paige Landry, Hangning Chen, Andi Barbour, Michael Felty, John Z. Larese Preview Abstract

Session Z25: Focus Session: Graphene XIX: Electronic Properties

Sponsoring Units: DMP
Chair: Silvia Viola, Boston University
Room: 327

Friday, March 20, 2009 11:15AM - 11:27AM		Z25.00001: Chiral structure and mixed parity anomalies in graphene-related systems Akihiro Tanaka Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:27AM - 11:39AM		Z25.00002: Many-electron Effects on the Electronic Structure and Optical Spectrum of Few-layer Graphene Li Yang, Jack Deslippe, Cheol-Hwan Park, Marvin Cohen, Steven Louie Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:39AM - 11:51AM		Z25.00003: Geometrical constraint on alkali and halogen adsorption on graphene ChengIng Chia Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:51AM - 12:03PM		Z25.00004: Pivotal role of buffer layer in tuning electronic properties of epitaxial graphene Yufeng Guo, Wanlin Guo, Changfeng Chen Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:03PM - 12:15PM		Z25.00005: Graphene on Silicon Dioxide: Band gap modulation via substrate surface chemistry Philip Shemella, Saroj K. Nayak Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:15PM - 12:27PM		Z25.00006: Current polarization in B-doped graphene nanoribbons: ab initio simulations Alexandre Rocha, Thiago Martins, Adalberto Fazzio, Ant\^onio J. R. da Silva Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:27PM - 12:39PM		Z25.00007: Impact of the electron-electron correlation on phonon dispersion:Failure of LDA and GGA DFT functionals in graphene and graphite. Michele Lazzeri, Claudio Attaccalite, Ludger Wirtz, Angel Rubio, Francesco Mauri Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:39PM - 12:51PM		Z25.00008: First-Principles Studies of Oxidation Functional Groups on Graphene Jia-An Yan, Mei-Yin Chou Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:51PM - 1:03PM		Z25.00009: Phyiscal adsorption induced band gap openning in graphene Youjian Tang, VIncent Crespi Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:03PM - 1:15PM		Z25.00010: First-Principles Studies of Covalent Functionalization of Graphene by Carboxyl Groups Nabil Al-Aqtash, Igor Vasiliev Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:15PM - 1:27PM		Z25.00011: First-principles calculations of electronic transport through graphene with realistic metallic leads Salvador Barraza-Lopez, M. Y. Chou Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:27PM - 1:39PM		Z25.00012: Exfoliation of graphene flake from SiC substrate using hydrogen injection; a first-principle study Bora Lee, Seungwu Han, Yong-Sung Kim Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:39PM - 1:51PM		Z25.00013: Electronic Properties of Graphene Oxide Geunsik Lee, Kyeongjae Cho Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:51PM - 2:03PM		Z25.00014: Lattice Monte Carlo studies of quantum critical phenomena in graphene Timo Lahde, Joaquin Drut Preview Abstract

Session Z26: Composite and Porous Media

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Room: 328

Friday, March 20, 2009 11:15AM - 11:27AM		Z26.00001: Flexibility of zeolite frameworks Vitaliy Kapko, Michael Treacy, Michael Thorpe Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:27AM - 11:39AM		Z26.00002: Electronic and ionic conduction in oxo-vanadium arsenates Victoria Soghomonian Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:39AM - 11:51AM		Z26.00003: Synthesis of hybrid zeolite materials with TiO2 nanocrystals using solid-solid method Corina Orha, Carmen Lazau, Cornelia Ratiu, Paula Sfirloaga, Paulina Vlazan, Alexandra Ioitescu, Florica Manea, Paul Barvinschi, Ioan Muscutariu, Ioan Grozescu Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:51AM - 12:03PM		Z26.00004: Carbon dioxide and methane transport in DDR zeolite: insights from molecular simulations into carbon dioxide separations in small pore zeolites Sang eun Jee, David Sholl Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:03PM - 12:15PM		Z26.00005: Effects of inhomogeneous partial absorption and the geometry of the boundary on the population evolution of molecules diffusing in general porous media Seungoh Ryu, David L. Johnson Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:15PM - 12:27PM		Z26.00006: Decomposing First Passage Random Walks Lawrence Schwartz, David Johnson, Sidney Redner Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:27PM - 12:39PM		Z26.00007: Thermally Stable Mesoporous Silica Spheres synthesized under Mild Conditions Christopher Ziegler, Eunyoung You, James Watkins Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:39PM - 12:51PM		Z26.00008: Ordered and disordered pores in porous anodic alumina: Partial equilibrium results from hexagonal lattice Arief Budiman, Daniel Lo Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:51PM - 1:03PM		Z26.00009: Nanoporous Substrate with Mixed Nanoclusters for Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering. Sehoon Chang, Hyunhyub Ko, Srikanth Singamaneni, Ray Gunawidjaja, Vladimir Tsukruk Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:03PM - 1:15PM		Z26.00010: Sorption Isotherms in Networked Nanoporous Media: Do the Parts Equal the Whole? Casey E. Chiang, Felix Casanova, Anne M. Ruminski, Michael J. Sailor, Ivan K. Schuller Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:15PM - 1:27PM		Z26.00011: Mechanical stability of Metal Organic Framework-5. Wei Liu, Ju Li Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:27PM - 1:39PM		Z26.00012: Smart nanoporous preconcentrator of explosives based on MOF5 Khorgolkhuu Odbadrakh, James Lewis Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:39PM - 1:51PM		Z26.00013: Optical birefringence in Compressed Aerogels P. Bhupathi, J. Hwang, R. M. Martin, L. Jaworski, D. B. Tanner, Y. Lee, J. Blankstein, N. Mulders Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:51PM - 2:03PM		Z26.00014: Microwave Absorption in Percolating Metal-insulator Composites Darin Zimmerman, Jeremy Cardellino, Kyle Cravener, Kelly Feather, Nicholas Miskovsky, Gary Weisel Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 2:03PM - 2:15PM		Z26.00015: Anisotropy of induced polarization in the context of the generalized effective-medium theory. Vladimir Burtman, Michael S. Zhdanov, Alexander Gribenko Preview Abstract

Session Z27: Advances in Instrumentation and Measurement II

Sponsoring Units: GIMS
Chair: Charles Agosta, Clark University
Room: 329

		Z27.00001: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:27AM - 11:39AM		Z27.00002: Surface Coatings for Gas Detection via Porous Silicon Serdar Ozdemir, Ji-Guang Li, James Gole Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:39AM - 11:51AM		Z27.00003: Directed-Assembly of Carbon Nanotubes on Soft Substrates for Flexible Biosensor Array Hyoung Woo Lee, Juntae Koh, Byung Yang Lee, Tae Hyun Kim, Joohyung Lee, Seunghun Hong, Mihye Yi , Young Min Jhon Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:51AM - 12:03PM		Z27.00004: Mid-infrared Verdet coefficient studies in GaAs, BaF$_2$, and LaSrGaO$_4$, and ZnSe Myoung-Hwan Kim, Volker Kurz, Gheorghe Acbas, Chase Ellis, John Cerne Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:03PM - 12:15PM		Z27.00005: Diffraction by a Metallic Edge Near Plasma Frequency Miguel A. Alvarez-Cabanillas Preview Abstract
		Z27.00006: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:27PM - 12:39PM		Z27.00007: Fabrication of directional sound sensor by silicon micromachining Michael Touse, Jeffrey Catterlin, Jose Sinibaldi, Gamani Karunasiri Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:39PM - 12:51PM		Z27.00008: The OSL dating behavior of Martian sediment analogue materials exposed to a simulated Martian solar spectrum Marissa Detschel, Ken Lepper Preview Abstract
		Z27.00009: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:03PM - 1:15PM		Z27.00010: Variable temperature measurements in cryogenic probe stations; Measurements with Magnetic Fields Jeffrey Lindemuth Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:15PM - 1:27PM		Z27.00011: GHz-Bandwidth Signal Processing for Time-Resolved Faraday/Kerr Rotation Experiments Yanjun Ma, Patrick Irvin, Jeremy Levy Preview Abstract

Session Z28: Nanotechnology II

Sponsoring Units: FIAP
Chair: Keith Williams, University of Virginia,
Room: 330

Friday, March 20, 2009 11:15AM - 11:27AM		Z28.00001: Fundamental Etching and Roughening Mechanisms of Photoresist Polymers during Plasma Processing Dustin Nest, Ting-Ying Chung, David Graves, Florian Weilnboeck, Robert Bruce, Tsung Cheng Lin, Ray Phaneuf, Gottlieb Oehrlein, Eric Hudson, Deyan Wang, Cecily Andes Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:27AM - 11:39AM		Z28.00002: Understanding the Differences between Electron and Ion Guiding Susanta Das, Buddhika S. Dassanayake, John A. Tanis, Nikolaus Stolterfoht Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:39AM - 11:51AM		Z28.00003: Laser Manipulation of Nanostructures Dinko Chakarov Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:51AM - 12:03PM		Z28.00004: A new method of nano-manipulation with AFM derived from nanotribology Suenne Kim, Daniel Ratchford, Xiaoqin Li Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:03PM - 12:15PM		Z28.00005: Single-Particle Placement on a large scale Pradeep Bhadrachalam, Hong-Wen Huang, Vishva Ray, Seong Jin Koh Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:15PM - 12:27PM		Z28.00006: Magnetically Driven Swimming of Nanoscale Colloidal Assemblies Jennifer Breidenich, Jason Benkoski, Lance Baird, Ryan Deacon, H. Bruce Land, Allen Hayes, Pei Keng, Jeffrey Pyun Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:27PM - 12:39PM		Z28.00007: Observation of Fano Interference and Field Dependence by Raman Spectroscopy of Molecularly Doped Silicon Brian Burke, Keith Williams, Jack Chan Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:39PM - 12:51PM		Z28.00008: Profiling surfaces with a carbon nanotube oscillator Adrian Popescu, Lilia Woods, Igor Bondarev Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:51PM - 1:03PM		Z28.00009: An Electrodynamics Ratchet Motor Jiufu Lim, John Sader, Paul Mulvaney Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:03PM - 1:15PM		Z28.00010: When a magnetized quantum wire can act as an ``active" laser medium Manvir Kushwaha Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:15PM - 1:27PM		Z28.00011: Suppression of electric field domains in semiconductor superlattices with side shunting layer Huidong Xu, Andreas Amann, Eckehard Sch{\"o}ll, Stephen Teitsworth Preview Abstract

Session Z29: Magnetostructural Effects and General Magnetism

Sponsoring Units: GMAG
Chair: Sara Majetich, Carnegie Mellon University
Room: 333

Friday, March 20, 2009 11:15AM - 11:27AM		Z29.00001: Non-cubic, coherent nanoprecipitates observed by neutron diffuse scattering in highly magnetostrictive Galfenol (Fe$_{1-x}$Ga$_{x})$ alloys. Peter Gehring, Hu Cao, Chris DeVreugd, Jose Abelardo Rodriguez, Jie Fang Li, Dwight Viehland Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:27AM - 11:39AM		Z29.00002: Magnetic and magnetoelastic properties of Ge/Co co-substituted cobalt ferrite Naresh Ranvah, Eugene Melikhov, John Snyder, David Jiles Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:39AM - 11:51AM		Z29.00003: Magnetostriction of Fe-based alloy Yanning Zhang, Juexian Cao, Ruqian Wu Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:51AM - 12:03PM		Z29.00004: The Magnetocaloric Effect in Single Crystal and Processed Polycrystalline MnP Ryan A. Booth, Sara A. Majetich Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:03PM - 12:15PM		Z29.00005: Magnetic anisotropy dependency on structural properties in strained MnAs thin films Magnus Wikberg, Mikael Ottoson, Janusz Sadowski, Ronny Knut, Olof Karis, Peter Svedlindh Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:15PM - 12:27PM		Z29.00006: Coercivity of Melt-Spun Gd$_{100-x}$Fe$_{x}$ Paul Shand, Andrew Meyer, David Schmitter, Geoffrey Rojas, Jeffrey Shield, Jared Goertzen, Danial Haskel, Diandra Leslie-Pelecky Preview Abstract
		Z29.00007: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:39PM - 12:51PM		Z29.00008: Epitaxial growth and spin dependent states of Co$_{x}$Mn$_{y}$Si$_{z}$ (111) thin films Liang He, Brian Collins, Frank Tsui, Yong Chu Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:51PM - 1:03PM		Z29.00009: Self-energy of half-metallic ferromagnet Mn$_5$Ge$_3$ calculated from infrared spectroscopy data S.V. Dordevic, N. Stojilovic, L.W. Kohlman, C. Petrovic Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:03PM - 1:15PM		Z29.00010: Electronic and Magnetic properties of Transition Metal Borides. Aditi Herwadkar, Yufeng Zhao Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:15PM - 1:27PM		Z29.00011: Revisiting Classical Diamagnetism: A Surprise of Physics Narendra Kumar, Vijay Kumar KrishnaMurthy Preview Abstract

Session Z30: Focus Session: Iron-based Multiferroics

Sponsoring Units: DMP GMAG
Chair: Sang-Wook Cheong, Rutgers University
Room: 334

Friday, March 20, 2009 11:15AM - 11:27AM		Z30.00001: Multiferroic states in perovskite type orthoferrites Yusuke Tokunaga, Satoshi Iguchi, Yasujiro Taguchi, Takahisa Arima, Yoshinori Tokura Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:27AM - 11:39AM		Z30.00002: Composite Domain Walls in Multiferroic Orthoferrites RFeO3 Nobuo Furukawa, Hosho Katsura Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:39AM - 11:51AM		Z30.00003: Multiferroic BiFeO3 Sang-Wook Cheong Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:51AM - 12:03PM		Z30.00004: Polarized Neutron Investigations of BiFeO$_{3}$ William Ratcliff, Seongsu Lee, Taekjib Choi, Ross Erwin, Sang Wook Cheong, Valery Kiryukhin Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:03PM - 12:15PM		Z30.00005: Weak ferromagnetism in a high-pressure phase of FeTiO$_{3}$ with polar lattice distortion Tamas Varga, John Mitchell, Craig Fennie, Stephen Streiffer, Seungbum Hong, Moonkyu Park, Venkatraman Gopalan, Amit Kumar, Eftihia Vlahos, Takeshi Sanehira, Yanbin Wang Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:15PM - 12:27PM		Z30.00006: EXAFS Studies of Mulfiferroic Pb(Ti,Fe)O$_{3}$ Ying Zou, Somaditya Sen, Shishir Ray, Mark Williamsen, Tomohiro Shibata, Soma Chattopadhyay, Mali Balasubramanian, Prasenjit Guptasarma Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:27PM - 12:39PM		Z30.00007: Phase formation, Crystal Lattice and Microstructure Studies of sol-gel derived Pb(Ti,Fe)O$_{3}$ Somaditya Sen, David Gelting, Shishir Ray, Ying Zou, Donald Robertson, Marija Gajdardziska-Josifovska, Larry Buroker, Mark Williamsen, Prasenjit Guptasarma Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:39PM - 12:51PM		Z30.00008: Electric polarization and magneto-dielectric effect in charge ordered system with frustrated geometry Tsutomu Watanabe Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:51PM - 1:03PM		Z30.00009: Charge order, dynamics, and magneto-structural transition in multiferroic LuFe$_2$O$_4$ Xiaoshan Xu, Manuel Angst, Tatiana Brinzari, Raphael Hermann, Janice Musfeldt, Andy Christianson, David Mandrus, Brian Sales, Steve McGill, Jong-Woo Kim, Zahirul Islam Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:03PM - 1:15PM		Z30.00010: Electronic approaches on orbital anisotropy and spin configuration in Multiferroic LuFe$_{2}$O$_{4}$ K.-T. Ko, H.-J. Noh, B.-G. Park, J.-Y. Kim, J.-H. Park, A. Tanaka, Sung-Baek Kim, S.-W. Cheong Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:15PM - 1:27PM		Z30.00011: Multiple magnetic transitions and glass dynamics in LuFe2O4 Hari Srikanth, Manh-Huong Phan, Natalie Frey, Manuel Angst, Brian Sales, David Mandrus Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:27PM - 1:39PM		Z30.00012: Stacking the Collinear Magnetic Phases of the Geometrically-Frustrated Antiferromagnet CuFeO$_{2}$ Randy Fishman, Feng Ye, Jaime Fernandez-Baca Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:39PM - 1:51PM		Z30.00013: Site occupancy and magnetic properties of aluminum substituted barium hexaferrite Amitava Moitra, Sungho Kim, Seong-Gon Kim, Yang-Ki Hong, Steven C. Erwin Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:51PM - 2:03PM		Z30.00014: Magnetoelectric Coupling and Relaxation in Yttrium Iron Garnet Yuichi Yamasaki, Yuki Kohara, Yoshinori Tokura Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 2:03PM - 2:15PM		Z30.00015: Dielectric and magnetic Properties of the Non-centrosymmetric Fe-Lagasite Nara Lee, Young Jai Choi, Sang-Wook Cheong Preview Abstract

Session Z31: Focus Session: Magnetic Nanoparticles and Nanocomposites: Characterization

Sponsoring Units: DMP GMAG
Chair: Manh-Huong Phan, University of South Florida
Room: 335

Friday, March 20, 2009 11:15AM - 11:27AM		Z31.00001: Crystal Structure and Magnetic properties of Fe-substituted nanoscale Hydroxyapatite Andreas Kyriacou, Riccardo Venturelli, Korey Sorge, Theodora Leventouri Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:27AM - 11:39AM		Z31.00002: Structure determination of CoPt nanoparticles: Chemical ordering and its effect on magnetic properties Nils Blanc, Laurent Bardotti, Matthias Hillenkamp, Alexandre Tamion, Florent Tournus, Juliette Tuaillon-Combes, Veronique Dupuis, Edgar Bonet, Helio Tolentino, Aline Ramos, Maurizio De Santis, Philippe Ohresser, Thierry Epicier Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:39AM - 11:51AM		Z31.00003: Origin of magnetic anomalies and relaxation mechanisms in ferrofluids M. B. Morales, M. H. Phan, N. A. Frey, S. Pal, H. Srikanth Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:51AM - 12:03PM		Z31.00004: Competing effect of blocking and spin frustration in nanostructured gadolinium iron garnets M.H. Phan, M.B. Morales, H. Srikanth, C.N. Chinnasamy, V.G. Harris Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:03PM - 12:15PM		Z31.00005: Thermoinduced Magnetization in NiO Nanoparticles Gregory Brown Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:15PM - 12:27PM		Z31.00006: Magnetic and EPR Characterization of Ni(core)/NiO(shell) Nanoparticles Saritha Nellutla, Alex Smirnov, Junwei Wang, Joseph B. Tracy Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:27PM - 12:39PM		Z31.00007: Development of Novel Biopolymer/Synthetic-Polymer/Iron Oxide Nanocomposites Marleth Mena Montoya, Sugeheidy Carranza, Mois\'es Hinojosa, Virgilio Gonz\'alez Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:39PM - 12:51PM		Z31.00008: Characterization of ultrasonically prepared $\gamma$-Fe$_{2}$O$_{3}$-Al$_{2}$O$_{3}$ shell-core nanocomposites Matthew Vannette, Joshua Hugen, Daniel Stoecklein, Brett McCarty, Ruslan Prozorov Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:51PM - 1:03PM		Z31.00009: Phase Transformation in Silica-Coated FePt Nanoparticles Levent Colak, George Hadjipanayis Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:03PM - 1:15PM		Z31.00010: Crystallization thermodynamics and kinetics of SmCo$_{5}$/Fe system. Chuanbing Rong, J. Ping Liu Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:15PM - 1:27PM		Z31.00011: Magneto-structural study of phase pure $\alpha $ and $\beta $ type MnAs nanoparticles P. Kharel, Keerthi Senevirathne, Ron Tackett, Stephanie Brock, G. Lawes Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:27PM - 1:39PM		Z31.00012: Magnetic Force Microscopy of Ferromagnetic MnAs Nanoparticles in GaAs. Ben Chaprut, Radhika Barua, Laura Lewis, Don Heiman Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:39PM - 1:51PM		Z31.00013: Nanoparticulate Alnico Thin Films with High Coercivity Ozan Akdogan, George C. Hadjipanayis Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:51PM - 2:03PM		Z31.00014: Magnetic Properties of As-Prepared and Annealed Nanocrystalline Fe Particles Karl Unruh, Thomas Ekiert Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 2:03PM - 2:15PM		Z31.00015: Anisotropic Sm-Co(Fe) Nanoparticles Produced by Surfactant-Assisted Ball Milling Nilay Gunduz-Akdogan, George C. Hadjipanayis, David J. Sellmyer Preview Abstract

Session Z32: Focus Session: Magnetoresistance and Spin-dependent Transport

Sponsoring Units: GMAG DMP FIAP
Chair: Kiran Thadani, Cornell University
Room: 336

Friday, March 20, 2009 11:15AM - 11:27AM		Z32.00001: Nitrogen doping in single-crystal MgO magnetic tunnel junctions. Justin Brockman, Cheng-han Yang, Mahesh Samant, Kevin Roche, Stuart Parkin Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:27AM - 11:39AM		Z32.00002: Bias dependence of Fe-MgO-Fe magnetic tunnel junction devices within a single-band tight-binding model Tehseen Raza, Hassan Raza Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:39AM - 11:51AM		Z32.00003: Magnetoresistance in Double Spin Filter Tunnel Junctions with Nonmagnetic Electrodes and Its Unconventional Bias Dependence Guo-Xing Miao, Martina Muller, Jagadeesh Moodera Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:51AM - 12:03PM		Z32.00004: The critical role of the barrier thickness in spin filter tunneling Casey Miller Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:03PM - 12:15PM		Z32.00005: Spin-Dependent Electronic Transport in Fe/MnAs/Fe Structures Kyung-Yeon Kim, Hyoung Joon Choi Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:15PM - 12:27PM		Z32.00006: Spin dependent transport in FeCo$\vert $MgBO$\vert $FeCo magnetic tunnel junctions: Can boron in the oxide region be a good thing? Derek Stewart Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:27PM - 12:39PM		Z32.00007: Effect of thermal spin disorder on transport through magnetic tunnel junctions Aleksander Wysocki, Kirill Belashchenko Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:39PM - 12:51PM		Z32.00008: Evolution of low-frequency resistance noise during annealing in CoFeB/MgO/CoFeB tunnel junctions Ryan Stearrett, Weigang Wang, Lubna Shah, Edmund Nowak, John Xiao Preview Abstract
		Z32.00009: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:03PM - 1:15PM		Z32.00010: Current-Perpendicular-to-Plane Magnetoresistance of CoFe-based Exchange-Biased Spin-Valves Chiyui Ahn, Kyung-Ho Shin, Reza Loloee, Jack Bass, William Pratt Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:15PM - 1:27PM		Z32.00011: Specific Resistance of Pd/Ir Interfaces Rakhi Acharyya, Hoang Yen Thi Nguyen, Reza Loloee, William P. Pratt Jr., Jack Bass, Shuai Wang, Ke Xia Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:27PM - 1:39PM		Z32.00012: Enhancement of Biquadratic Coupling in Co/Fe/MgO/Fe(001) Jared Wong, Yueh-Feng Chiang, Andrew Hoff, Xiaojing Tan, Yan Li, Keyu Pi, Wei Hau Wang, Harry Tom, Roland Kawakami Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:39PM - 1:51PM		Z32.00013: Magnetic tunnel junctions with a ferroelectric barrier using epitaxial La$_{0.7}$Ca$_{0.3}$MnO$_{3}$/(Ba, Sr)TiO$_{3}$/La$_{0.7}$Ca$_{0.3}$MnO$_{3 }$trilayers Shengming Guo, Ke Chen, Xiaoxing Xi, Qi Li, Yonggang Zhao Preview Abstract

Session Z33: Fluctuation Phenomena

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Ruslan Prozorov, Ames Laboratory
Room: 403

Friday, March 20, 2009 11:15AM - 11:27AM		Z33.00001: Fluctuations of the superconducting order parameter as an origin of the Nernst effect Karen Michaeli, Alexander Finkel'stein Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:27AM - 11:39AM		Z33.00002: Interstate switching induced by non-Gaussian noise Lora Billings, Mark Dykman, Ira Schwartz Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:39AM - 11:51AM		Z33.00003: Josephson current noise above Tc in superconducting tunnel junctions Alex Levchenko Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:51AM - 12:03PM		Z33.00004: Superfluid density anisotropy as a probe of electronic nematic order in cuprate superconductors Benjamin Phillabaum, Yen Lee Loh, Erica Carlson, Karin Dahmen Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:03PM - 12:15PM		Z33.00005: Current-driven quantum switch M.V. Milosevic, A. Kanda, S. Hatsumi Hatsumi, F.M. Peeters, Y. Ootuka Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:15PM - 12:27PM		Z33.00006: In search for the superconducting spin-switch: Magnetization induced resistance switching effects in La$_{0.67}$Sr$_{0.33}$MnO$_{3}$/Yba$_{2}$Cu$_{3}$O$_{7-\delta }$ bi- and trilayers Menno Veldhorst, Maarten van Zalk, Alexander Brinkman, Hans Hilgenkamp, Jan Aarts Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:27PM - 12:39PM		Z33.00007: Theory of Low-Temperature Hall Effect in Stripe-Ordered Cuprates Jie Lin, Andrew Millis Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:39PM - 12:51PM		Z33.00008: Emergence of Particle-Hole Symmetry near Optimal Doping in High-Temperature Copper Oxide Superconductors Shiladitya Chakraborty, Dimitrios Galanakis, Philip Phillips Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:51PM - 1:03PM		Z33.00009: Exact two-band model of Cu-O planes with charge stripes and plaquettes Stellan \"Ostlund, Mats Granath Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:03PM - 1:15PM		Z33.00010: Two-order-parameter theory of magnetism and superconductivity Victor Galitski, Tudor Stanescu Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:15PM - 1:27PM		Z33.00011: Two band model for the cuprates Shiu Liu, Steven White Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:27PM - 1:39PM		Z33.00012: Classification of topological insulators and superconductors in three spatial dimensions Shinsei Ryu, Andreas Schnyder, Akira Furusaki, Andreas Ludwig Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:39PM - 1:51PM		Z33.00013: Spin-Orbit Scattering and Quantum Metallicity in Ultra-Thin Be Films Philip Adams, Yimin Xiong, Amar Karki, David Young Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:51PM - 2:03PM		Z33.00014: Quantum critical point and van Hove singularity in La$_{2-x-y}$Sr$_x$Nd$_y$CuO$_4$ Ben Mallett, Jeffery Tallon Preview Abstract

Session Z35: Focus Session: Iron Pnictides and Other Novel Superconductors XVII: Similar Materials: Selenides and Tellurides

Sponsoring Units: DMP
Chair: Jiangping Hu, Purdue University
Room: 405

Friday, March 20, 2009 11:15AM - 11:27AM		Z35.00001: Poperties of iron selenide single crystals Cedomir Petrovic, Rongwei Hu Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:27AM - 11:39AM		Z35.00002: Single crystal growth and anisotropy of magnetic and transport properties of FeTe and FeTe1-xSx superconductors Rongwei Hu, Cedomir Petrovic Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:39AM - 11:51AM		Z35.00003: New Fe-based superconductor S doped FeTe using nontoxic elements Yoshihiko Takano, Yoshikazu Mizuguchi Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:51AM - 12:03PM		Z35.00004: Superconducting and magnetic properties of Fe-Se-Te compounds C.V. Tomy, G. Balakrishnan, M.R. Lees Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:03PM - 12:15PM		Z35.00005: High Pressure Structure and Transport Properties of the FeSe$_{0.88}$ Superconductor T. Wu, Z. Chen, T.A. Tyson, Z. Qin, T. Zhou, C. Zhang, S.-W. Cheong Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:15PM - 12:27PM		Z35.00006: Superconductivity and antiferromagnetism in Fe(Se$_{1-x}$Te$_x$)$_{0.82}$ E.K. Vehstedt, M.H. Fang, B. Qian, T.J. Liu, L. Spinu, H.M. Pham, W. Bao, M.R. Fitzsimmons, M. Zhernenkov, Y. Qiu, Q. Huang, M.A. Green, P. Zajdel, J. Yang, Y. Liu, Z.Q. Mao Preview Abstract
		Z35.00007: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:39PM - 12:51PM		Z35.00008: Growth and superconductivity of FeSe$_{x}$ crystals Zhili Xiao*, Umesh Patel*, Suhong Yu*, Helmut Claus, Vitalii Vlasko-Vlasov, Sevda Avci*, John Schlueter, Ulrich Welp, Wai-Kwong Kwok Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:51PM - 1:03PM		Z35.00009: Superconductivity and Antiferromagnetism In Fe(Te$_{1-x}$S$_x$)$_y$ System T.J. Liu, M.H. Fang, B. Qian, E.K. Vehstedt, J.H. Yang, H.M. Pham, L. Spinu, Z.Q. Mao Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:03PM - 1:15PM		Z35.00010: Superconductivity of Iron Selenide Thin Films Yuefeng Nie, Erind Brahimi, Joseph Budnick, William Hines, Menka Jain, Barrett Wells Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:15PM - 1:27PM		Z35.00011: Crystal growth and superconductivity of new Fe-Te base materials Genda Gu, Jinsheng Wen, Zhijun Xu, Z.W. Lin, Qiang Li, J.M. Tranquada Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:27PM - 1:39PM		Z35.00012: Magnetic order and structural transition in BaFe$_2$As$_2$ and $\alpha$-Fe(Se,Te) Wei Bao, Yiming Qiu, Qingzheng Huang, Mark Green, P. Zajdel, Mike Fitzsimmons, M. Zhernenkov, Minhu Fang, B. Qian, E.K. Vehstedt, Jinhu Yang, Zhiqiang Mao, Jeff Lynn, Ying Chen, T. Wu, G. Wu, Xianhui Chen Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:39PM - 1:51PM		Z35.00013: Se-NMR study of superconductor FeSe under pressure Satoru Masaki, Hisashi Kotegawa, Hideki Tou, Yoshikazu Mizuguchi, Yoshihiko Takano Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:51PM - 2:03PM		Z35.00014: Density Functional Study of ThCr$_{2}$Si$_{2}$-type Ternary Iron Chalcogenides: TlFe$_{2}$X$_{2}$ (X = S, Se, Te) Lijun Zhang, David Singh Preview Abstract

Session Z37: Mesoscopic Systems, Clusters, and Nanoscale Systems II

Sponsoring Units: DCP
Chair: Shiv Khanna, Virginia Commonwealth University
Room: 409

Friday, March 20, 2009 11:15AM - 11:27AM		Z37.00001: Al$_{n}$Bi Clusters: A Transition from Aromatic to Jellium Stability Penee Clayborne, J.U. Reveles, S.N. Khanna, C.E. Jones, Jr., U. Gupta, J. Melko, A.W. Castleman, Jr. Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:27AM - 11:39AM		Z37.00002: Hydrogen Promoted Oxygen Activation by Free Gold Cluster Cations Robert N. Barnett, Bokwon Yoon, Uzi Landman, Sandra M. Lang, Thorsten M. Bernhardt Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:39AM - 11:51AM		Z37.00003: Large electric dipole moments and even-odd effects observed in Bi clusters. John Bowlan, Anthony Liang, Walter de Heer Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:51AM - 12:03PM		Z37.00004: Copper nanocluster growth at experimental conditions using temperature accelerated dynamics C. S. Dias, A. C. Cadilhe, A. F. Voter Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:03PM - 12:15PM		Z37.00005: Photoabsorption by Volume Plasmons in Metal Clusters Chunrong Yin, Chunlei Xia, Vitaly Kresin Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:15PM - 12:27PM		Z37.00006: Atomistic Dipole Moments and Polarizabilities of Na$_{N}$ Clusters, N= 2-30, 38, and 55. Koblar Jackson, Li Ma, Mingli Yang, Julius Jellinek Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:27PM - 12:39PM		Z37.00007: Magnetic Properties of Arsenic Cluster Assemblies Meichun Qian, A. C. Reber, S. N. Khanna, A. Sen, S. Mandal, N. K. Chaki Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:39PM - 12:51PM		Z37.00008: Interpreting the magnetic and electric deflections of free metal clusters in molecular beams Anthony Liang, John Bowlan, Walter de Heer Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:51PM - 1:03PM		Z37.00009: Comparative study of metal clusters by Quantum Monte Carlo method Yuning Wu, Hai-Ping Cheng, Paul Kent Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:03PM - 1:15PM		Z37.00010: Electronic Structure of Bi$_{3}$Ga$_{y}^-$ Semiconductor Clusters and the Special Stability of Bi$_{3}$Ga$_{2}^{-}$ - A Gas Phase Zintl Analogue Jose Ulises Reveles, Ujjwal Gupta, Joshua J. Melko, Shiv N. Khanna, A. W. Castleman, Jr. Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:15PM - 1:27PM		Z37.00011: Simulation of the Adsorption on Nano/Micro-Cantilever Sensors Padet Khosathit, Phillip Choi, P.-Y. Ben Jar Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:27PM - 1:39PM		Z37.00012: Origin of Structural Stability in Cubic ZrO2 Nanocrystals Studied by EXAFS Y.L. Soo, S.L. Chang, C.L. Cheung, R. Sabirianov, F. Namavar, W.N. Mei, P. Chu, J.F. Lee Preview Abstract

Session Z38: Surfaces, Interfaces, and Colloids II

Sponsoring Units: DCP
Chair: Sunil Sainis, Rowland Institute, Harvard University
Room: 410

Friday, March 20, 2009 11:15AM - 11:27AM		Z38.00001: Understanding surface energies of transition metals with density-functional theory Aloysius Soon, Martin Fuchs, Matthias Scheffler Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:27AM - 11:39AM		Z38.00002: The initial stages of NaCl dissolution: Ion or ion pair solvation? Jiri Klimes, Angelos Michaelides Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:39AM - 11:51AM		Z38.00003: Accelerated Molecular Dynamics of Temperature-Programmed Desorption Kristen Fichthorn, Kelly Becker, Maria Mignogna Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:51AM - 12:03PM		Z38.00004: Charge Interactions of Unilamellar Vesicles in Aqueous Suspensions Seongmin Park, Joseph Junio, Mahn-Won Kim, H.D. Ou-Yang Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:03PM - 12:15PM		Z38.00005: Probing colloidal physics on the nanometer length scale Sunil Sainis, Frank Vollmer Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:15PM - 12:27PM		Z38.00006: Effect of boundary condition on the viscosity of olefins: A molecular dynamics study Ling Ti Kong, Colin Denniston, Martin Muser, Yue Qi Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:27PM - 12:39PM		Z38.00007: Suppressing and Amplifying Depletion Attractions between Surfaces Roughened by Asperities Kun Zhao, Thomas Mason Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:39PM - 12:51PM		Z38.00008: The Dynamics of Charging of Muscovite Mica: Measurement and Modeling Paul J. Sides, Danish Faruqui, Andrew J. Gellman Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 12:51PM - 1:03PM		Z38.00009: Effects of Embedded Dipoles on the Electrical Response of Self Assembled Monolayers P.P. Zhang, O.M. Cabarcos, T.A. Daniel, P.S. Weiss, D.L. Allara Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:03PM - 1:15PM		Z38.00010: Interfacial Composition of the Ionic Aqueous Solution Studied by the Adsorption of the Cationic Molecules Jinsuk Song, Mahn Kim Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:15PM - 1:27PM		Z38.00011: Coverage Dependent X-ray Photoemission on Halogenated Benzene on Graphite Keisuke Fukutani, Ning Wu, Peter Dowben Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:27PM - 1:39PM		Z38.00012: Retardation of ice crystallization by short peptides Jun Soo Kim, Arun Yethiraj Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:39PM - 1:51PM		Z38.00013: AC Electrowetting of Polymer Aqueous Drops on Parallel Electrodes Lu Zhang, Nishant Chetwani, Hsueh-Chia Chang, Yingxi Elaine Zhu Preview Abstract
		Z38.00014: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Friday, March 20, 2009 2:03PM - 2:15PM		Z38.00015: Diverging Tolman's length and asymmetric interfacial density profiles in near-critical fluids Mikhail Anisimov, Heather St. Pierre, Deepa Subramanian Preview Abstract