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Session B1: Spin Hall Effect

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Naota Nagaosa, University of Tokyo
Room: LACC 152

Monday, March 21, 2005 11:15AM - 11:51AM		B1.00001: Dissipationless quantum spin current and the intrinsic spin Hall effect Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:51AM - 12:27PM		B1.00002: Numerical Studies of Anomalous Spin and Charge Transport Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:27PM - 1:03PM		B1.00003: Resonant spin Hall effect in two dimensional electron gas Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:03PM - 1:39PM		B1.00004: Spin current and polarization in impure 2D electron systems with spin-orbit coupling Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:39PM - 2:15PM		B1.00005: Experimental observation of the spin-Hall effect in a two dimensional spin-orbit coupled semiconductor system Invited Speaker: Joerg Wunderlich Preview Abstract

Session B2: Novel Metal-like States in Two-Dimensions

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Sankar Das Sarma, Univ. of Maryland
Room: LACC 151

Monday, March 21, 2005 11:15AM - 11:51AM		B2.00001: Intermediate phases of the two dimensional electron fluid between the Fermi liquid and the Wigner crystal Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:51AM - 12:27PM		B2.00002: Incipient Superconductivity in Metallic and Insulating Phases of Indium Oxide Near the Superconductor-Insulator Transition Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:27PM - 1:03PM		B2.00003: Effect of in-plane Magnetic Field on Conductivity of Two Dimensional Electrons on Silicon Surface Invited Speaker: Sergey Vitkalov Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:03PM - 1:39PM		B2.00004: Counterflow Conductivity of Bilayer 2D Hole Systems at Filling Factor 1 Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:39PM - 2:15PM		B2.00005: Spin Dependent Onset of Exciton Condensation in Bilayer Quantum Hall Systems Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session B3: DCMP/DMP Joint Prize Session

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Samuel Bader, Argonne National Lab and Sidney Nagel, University of Chicago
Room: LACC 515B

Monday, March 21, 2005 11:15AM - 11:51AM		B3.00001: Valley Prize Talk Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:51AM - 12:27PM		B3.00002: Maria Goeppert-Mayer Award Talk: Novel Magnetism and Transport in Complex Oxide Thin Films, Multilayers and Nanostructures Invited Speaker: Yuri Suzuki Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:27PM - 1:03PM		B3.00003: Davisson-Germer Award Talk: Surface Electron Microscopy with Slow Electrons Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:03PM - 1:39PM		B3.00004: David Adler Lectureship Award Talk: Multifunctional Complex Oxide Heterostructures Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:39PM - 2:15PM		B3.00005: McGroddy Prize Talk: Competing orders and gigantic responses in transition-metal oxides with correlated electrons Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session B4: Glassy Polymers

Sponsoring Units: DPOLY
Chair: Alexei Sokolov, University of Akron
Room: LACC 515A

Monday, March 21, 2005 11:15AM - 11:51AM		B4.00001: The Distributions of Tg Values and Physical Aging across Thin and Ultrathin Polymer Films and within Polymer Nanocomposites Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:51AM - 12:27PM		B4.00002: Mechanical heterogeneity in bulk, thin-film, and nanocomposite polymeric glasses Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:27PM - 1:03PM		B4.00003: Kinetics and Thermodynamics of the Glass Transition: Kovacs and Kauzmann Revisited Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:03PM - 1:39PM		B4.00004: Continuum and Meso-scopic Models for the Nonlinear Relaxation Behavior of Glassy Polymers Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:39PM - 2:15PM		B4.00005: Nanostructure in amorphous poly(n-alkylmethacrylate) melt from dynamic NMR and scattering Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session B5: Einstein and Friends I

Sponsoring Units: FHP
Chair: Virginia Trimble, University of California-Irvine
Room: LACC 502B

Monday, March 21, 2005 11:15AM - 11:51AM		B5.00001: Einstein and Millikan Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:51AM - 12:27PM		B5.00002: Einstein and Lorentz (The Robert H. Dicke Lecture) Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:27PM - 1:03PM		B5.00003: Einstein and Hilbert Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:03PM - 1:39PM		B5.00004: Emmy Noether on Conservation of Energy in the General Theory Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session B6: Theoretical and Computational Studies of Water

Sponsoring Units: DCOMP
Chair: Giulia Galli/LLNL
Room: LACC 502A

Monday, March 21, 2005 11:15AM - 11:51AM		B6.00001: X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy and Electronic Structure Calculations of Water and Ice Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:51AM - 12:27PM		B6.00002: Super-cooled and glassy water and liquid-liquid phase transitions: a computer simulation perspective Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:27PM - 1:03PM		B6.00003: Ab-initio simulations of liquid water: dielectric and hydrophobic effects Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:03PM - 1:39PM		B6.00004: Structural and dynamical properties of water under ambient and high-pressure conditions Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:39PM - 2:15PM		B6.00005: Proton Solvation and Transport in Aqueous Environments Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session B7: Women at the Forefront of Biological Physics

Sponsoring Units: DBP CSWP
Chair: Aihua Xie, Oklahoma State University
Room: LACC 408B

Monday, March 21, 2005 11:15AM - 11:51AM		B7.00001: Computational Genomics Using Graph Theory Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:51AM - 12:27PM		B7.00002: Crystal structures and molecular mechanism of light-induced signaling switches Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:27PM - 1:03PM		B7.00003: Single Molecules Studies Using Optical Trapping and Fluorescence Techniques Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:03PM - 1:39PM		B7.00004: Computational Studies of Proteins Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session B9: Magentic Recording/Exchange Bias/Magnetic Properties

Sponsoring Units: GMAG
Chair: William Egelhoff, NIST
Room: LACC 153A

Monday, March 21, 2005 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B9.00001: New Perpendicular Media by Engineering Thermal Stability and Writing Capability Separately Jian-Ping Wang, W.K. Shen, J.M. Bai, N.M. Khan Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B9.00002: Improved Patterned Media for Probe-Based HAMR Emmanuelle Algre, Gilles Gaudin, Ahmad Bsiesy, Jean-Pierre Nozieres Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B9.00003: Domains and Magnetization Rotation in Exchange Biased Ni/FeF$_2$ Justin Olamit, Kai Liu, Elke Arenholz, Zhi-Pan Li, Oleg Petracic, Igor Roshchin, Ivan Schuller Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B9.00004: Asymmetric Reversal in Exchange Bias: experiment and micromagnetic simulations Zhi-Pan Li, Oleg Petracic, Ivan K. Schuller Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B9.00005: Magnetization depth dependence and reversal processes in exchange coupled FeF$_{2}$/F (F=Fe,Ni,Py) bilayers R. Morales, Zhi-Pan Li, O. Petracic, X. Batlle, Ivan K. Schuller Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B9.00006: Intrinsic exchange bias effect in a charge-ordered manganite Dario Niebieskikwiat, Myron Salamon Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B9.00007: Influence of the antiphase boundaries density on the anomalous magnetic behaviour of epitaxial Fe$_3$O$_4$ (111) thin films Alexandre M. Bataille, Jean-Baptiste Moussy, Susana Gota, Marie-Jo Guittet, Martine Gautier-Soyer Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B9.00008: Improvements in magnetomechanical properties of highly magnetostrictive ferrites due to magnetic annealing Chester C.H. Lo, Andy P. Ring, John E. Snyder, David C. Jiles Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B9.00009: Magnetization and Phase Transitions in Single-Crystal Tb$_5$(Si$_{2.2}$Ge$_{1.8}$) Andrew Ring, Hattie Ziegler, T. Lograsso, D. Schlagel, John Snyder, David Jiles Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B9.00010: Magnetization-induced second-harmonic generation of La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 thin films grown by RF magnetron sputtering method Y.-M. Chang, Y. J. Hsu, T. M. Liu, S. L. Cheng, J. G. Lin, C. H. Chen Preview Abstract

Session B10: Focus Session: III-V Magnetic Semiconductors

Sponsoring Units: DMP GMAG
Chair: Nitin Samarth, Pennsylvania State University
Room: LACC 153B

Monday, March 21, 2005 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B10.00001: Effect of carrier concentration on Magnetic Circular Dichroism (MCD) in GaMnAs/ZnSe hybrid structures with Be and Si co-doping R. Chakarvorty, K. J. Yee, X. Liu, P. Redlinski, M. Kutrowski, L.V. Titova, T. Wojtowicz, J.K. Furdyna, B. Janko, M. Dobrowolska Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B10.00002: Magneto-optical Kerr Effect Studies of Magnetic Anisotropy in Tensile-Strained (Ga,Mn)As W. Fadgen, O. Maksimov, B. L. Sheu, G. Xiang, P. Schiffer, N. Samarth Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B10.00003: Mid-infrared magneto-optical studies of Ga$_{1-x}$Mn$_x$As random alloy films G. Acbas, S. Wang, M. Cheon, G.B. Kim, A. Markelz, H. Luo, B.D. Mccombe, J. Cerne, M. Cukr, V. Novak, J. Sinova, X. Liu, J.K. Furdyna, T. Wojtowicz, M.A. Scarpulla, O.D. Dubon Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:51AM - 12:27PM		B10.00004: Frontiers for Ferromagnetism in GaMnAs Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B10.00005: Competition between cubic and uniaxial magnetic anisotropy in GaMnAs at low Mn concentrations L.V. Titova, M. Kutrowski, X. Liu, R. Chakarvorty, W.L. Lim, T. Wojtowicz, J.K. Furdyna, M. Dobrowolska Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B10.00006: Anisotropic properties of ferromagnetic GaMnAs thin films grown on misoriented GaAs substrates Konrad Dziatkowski, Weng-Lee Lim, Xinyu Liu, Zhiguo Ge, Shaoping Shen, Jacek K. Furdyna, Malgorzata Dobrowolska Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B10.00007: Effect of Sb/Ga flux ratio on magnetic properties in ferromagnetic Ga$_{1-x}$Mn$_{x}$Sb random alloys G.B. Kim, M. Cheon, S. Wang, H. Luo, B.D. McCombe Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B10.00008: Magnetotransport properties of ferromagnetic Ga$_{1-x}$Mn$_{x}$Sb random alloys with different Sb/Ga flux ratio H. Luo, G.B. Kim, M. Cheon, S. Wang, B.D. McCombe Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B10.00009: Low Temperature Magnetic Features in MnAs Films Grown on GaAs(001) Miyeon Cheon, Gibum Kim, Shumin Wang, Hong Luo Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B10.00010: Induced magnetic ordering control in a digital (Ga,Mn)As structure Jisang Hong, Dingsheng Wang, Ruqian Wu Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B10.00011: Magnetoelastic Measurements in a (Ga,Mn)As Nanoelectromechanical Resonator Sotirios Masmanidis, Edward Myers, Hongxing Tang, Mo Li, Michael Roukes, Kristiaan De Greve, Geert Vermeulen, Wim Van Roy Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B10.00012: Dynamical Mean Field Study of Ferromagnetism in Mn Doped GaAs Karan Aryanpour Preview Abstract

Session B11: High Pressure I

Sponsoring Units: DCMP DMP
Chair: Matteo Cococcione, MIT
Room: LACC 153C

Monday, March 21, 2005 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B11.00001: Boron a frustrated element: ab-initio study of pressure induced amorphization Tadashi Ogitsu, Francois Gygi, Giulia Galli Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B11.00002: Mechanical and thermodynamic properties of solid Zirconium using a tight-binding approach Ilan Schnell, Matthew Jones, Sven Rudin, Robert Albers Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B11.00003: Universal transition state and transition path for the high-pressure zinc blende to rocksalt phase transition Maosheng Miao, Walter Lambrecht Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B11.00004: Searching for viable transition paths of pressure driven phase transition in solid xenon: First-principle study Eunja Kim Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B11.00005: Classical Potential Describes Martensitic Phase Transformations in Titanium Thomas Lenosky, Richard Hennig, John Wilkins, Dallas Trinkle, Sven Rudin Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B11.00006: A Model for Heterogeneous Materials Undergoing Phase Transitions JeeYeon Plohr, Bradford Clements, Francis Addessio Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B11.00007: Theoretical Analysis of Stress-Induced Structural Response of Cubic Crystals Beyond the Onset of Elastic Instability Hadrian Djohari, Jianhua Zhao, Frederick Milstein, Dimitrios Maroudas Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B11.00008: Ellipsometry of Shocked Crystals: Birefringence and Relaxation of LiF Reed Patterson, Jeffrey Nguyen, Neil Holmes Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B11.00009: High Pressure Studies of PETN up to 74 GPa Michael Pravica, Krystyna Lapinska-Kalita, Hubertus Giefers, YongRong Shen, Malcolm Nicol, Maddury Somayazulu, Michael Hu Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B11.00010: Pressure dependence of the first-order Raman frequency in isotopically mixed diamond Alexander Goncharov, Hisao Kanda, Sergei Stishov Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B11.00011: High Pressure Structural Phase Transitions in Lithium Nitride Amy Lazicki, Choong-Shik Yoo, Warren Pickett, Richard Scalettar, Maddoury Somayazulu, Daniel Hausermann Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B11.00012: Commensurate N2-O2 Alloys at High Pressures Bruce Baer, Jae-Hyun Park Klepeis, Choong-Shik Yoo Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B11.00013: High Pressure Synthesis of a New 0201 type Oxychloride High Tc Superconductor by ``Apical Oxygen Doping'' Q. Q. Liu, X. M. Qin, C. Q. Jin Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B11.00014: Impulsive stimulated scattering on metal and semiconductor interfaces under high pressure Eric Chronister, Bruce Baer, Masashi Yamaguchi Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 2:03PM - 2:15PM		B11.00015: Shear stresses in shock compressed covalent solids Ivan Oleynik, Sergey Zybin, Mark Elert, Carter White Preview Abstract

Session B12: Vortices in Superconductors II

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Laura Greene, UIUC
Room: LACC 402A

Monday, March 21, 2005 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B12.00001: Investigation of vortex-matter states in Y$_{1-x}$Pr$_{x}$Ba$_{2}$Cu$_{3}$O$_{7-\delta}$ B. J. Taylor, D. J. Scanderbeg, M. B. Maple, C. Kwon Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B12.00002: Evolution of Depinning Force Density of $Y_{1-x}Pr_{x}Ba_{2}Cu_{3}O_{7-\delta}$ Single Crystals with Temperature and Magnetic Fields P. Gyawali, T. Katuwal, V. Sandu, C.C. Almasan, B.J. Taylor, M.B. Maple Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B12.00003: Manipulating vortex motion by thermal and Lorentz force in high temperature superconductors Zhi Wang, Lei Shan, Yingzi Zhang, Fang Zhou, Jiwu Xiong, Wenxin Ti, Hai-Hu Wen Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B12.00004: Magnetism near Vortex Cores of Cuprate Superconductors J.C. Lee, K. Prudchenko, B. Launspach, E.J. Ruiz, C. Boekema Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B12.00005: Correlation of Vortex Pinning with Topography in a Thin Film YBCO Sample N.C. Koshnick, O.M. Auslaender, J.E. Hoffman, E. Straver, K.A. Moler, R.A. Hughes, J.S. Preston Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B12.00006: Scanning hall probe microscopy of AC losses in YBCO coated conductors Rafael Dinner, George Daniels, David Larbalestier, Brady Gibbons, Vladimir Matias, Kathryn Moler, Malcolm Beasley Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B12.00007: Comparative Study of Vortex Phase Transitions in Bi-2212 Single Crystals in Tilted Magnetic Fields Jovan Mirkovic, Atsushi Nakano, Hirokazu Sato, Takashi Yamamoto, Kazuo Kadowaki Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B12.00008: Resonance-like behaviors of Josephson vortex flow resistance in mesoscopic intrinsic junctions of Bi$_2$Sr$_2$CaCu$_2$O$_{8+\delta}$ Itsuhiro Kakeya, Miyako Iwase, Takuya Yamazaki, Takashi Yamamoto, Kazuo Kadowaki Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B12.00009: Josephson flux flow resistance in single crystalline $\mathrm{Bi_2Sr_2CaCu_2O_{8+\delta}}$ in various rectangular geometries Kazuo Kadowaki, Itsuhiro Kakeya, Miyako Iwase, Takuya Yamazaki, Takashi Yamamoto Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B12.00010: Josephson Vortex State in Strongly Anisotropic Superconductor Bi-2212 Kazuto Hirata, Shuuichi Ooi, Shan Yu, El Hadi Smail Sadki, Takashi Mochiku Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B12.00011: Matching Effect of Vortex liquid in Bi$_2$Sr$_2$CaCu$_2$O$_{8+y}$ with Artificial Periodic Defects Shuuichi Ooi, Takashi Mochiku, Shan Yu, El hadi Smail Sadki, Kazuto Hirata Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B12.00012: Kosterlitz-Thouless phase of interlayer Josephson vortices in high-Tc superconductors Qing-hu Chen, Xiao Hu, Masashi Tachiki Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B12.00013: Critical Currents and the Peak Effect in YBCO J.W. Farmer, D.L. Cowan, M. Kornecki Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B12.00014: Enhanced Flux Pinning in YBCO Films by Nano-Scaled Substrate Surface Roughness Qiang Li, Zuxin Ye, Weidong Si, Yufeng Hu Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 2:03PM - 2:15PM		B12.00015: Vortex Dynamics in Superconducting Ratchet in Niobium Thin Film Observed by Lorentz Microscopy Yoshihiko Togawa$^{1}$, Ken Harada$^{1,2}$, Tetsuya Akashi$^{2,3}$, Hiroto Kasai$^{2}$, Tsuyoshi Matsuda$^{1,4}$, Atsutaka Maeda$^{1,5}$, Akira Tonomura$^{1,2}$ Preview Abstract
		B12.00016: Flux turbulence in Bi$_2$Sr$_2$CaCu$_2$O$_{8+\delta}$ single crystals Zuxin Ye, Qiang Li, Genda Gu Preview Abstract

Session B13: Josephson Junctions and SQUIDs I

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Malcolm Beasley, Stanford University
Room: LACC 402B

Monday, March 21, 2005 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B13.00001: Properties of Nb-MoSi$_{2}$-Nb Josephson Junctions Yonuk Chong, Paul D. Dresselhaus, Samuel P. Benz Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B13.00002: Search for Second-Order Josephson tunneling in SFS Josephson junctions S.M. Frolov, D.J. Van Harlingen, V.A. Oboznov, V.V. Bolginov, A.K. Feofanov, V.V. Ryazanov Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B13.00003: Non-equilibrium spin-transfer torque in voltage-biased SFS and SFNFS Josephson junctions Erhai Zhao, J. A. Sauls Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B13.00004: Ratchet effect in Josephson junction arrays: simulations vs experiments Veronica I. Marconi, Daniel Dominguez Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B13.00005: Macroscopic quantum tunneling of phase-locked fluxons in coupled long Josephson junctions Ju Kim, Kyungsun Moon Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B13.00006: Phase diagram of two capacitively coupled Josephson Guillermo Ramirez-Santiago, Jorge Jose V Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B13.00007: Long Josepshon Junction in a Resonant Cavity Ivan Tornes, David Stroud Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B13.00008: Effects of Coexistent Normal and Supercurrent in SNS Josephson Junctions M.S. Crosser, Norman O. Birge Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B13.00009: Theory of a mesoscopic superconducting phase gradiometer David Pekker, Paul Goldbart, David Hopkins, Alexey Bezryadin Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B13.00010: Spin and Spin-Wave Dynamics in Josephson Junctions Zohar Nussinov, Alexander Shnirman, Dan Arovas, Alexander Balatsky , Jian-Xin Zhu Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B13.00011: Floating phase in a dissipative Josephson junction array Sumanta Tewari, John Toner, Sudip Chakravarty Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B13.00012: Half - h/2e - Oscillations of SQUIDs Jochen Mannhart, Christof Schneider, German Hammerl, Gennadij Logvenov, Thilo Kopp, John Kirtley, Peter Hirschfeld, Hel\`ene Raffy Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B13.00013: Simulating one-dimensional Josephson junction arrays in the presence of dissipation Michael Zwolak, Guifre Vidal Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B13.00014: Helical vortex phase in the non-centrosymmetric CePt$_3$Si Raminder Kaur, Daniel Agterberg, Manfred Sigrist Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 2:03PM - 2:15PM		B13.00015: Josephson Effect in Presence of Spin Berry Phase Hiroshi Kohno, Gen Tatara, Naoto Nagaosa, Alexander Balatsky Preview Abstract

Session B14: Focus Session: Molecular-Scale Electronics and Sensors II

Sponsoring Units: FIAP DCP
Chair: Carter White, Naval Research Lab
Room: LACC 403B

Monday, March 21, 2005 11:15AM - 11:51AM		B14.00001: Transport Through A Molecule Or A Dot: Capacitance, Hysteresis, DNA And Switching Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B14.00002: Scanning Tunneling Microscope Observation of Current Rectification by Self-Assembled Monolayers of Conjugated Organic Molecules Shashi Karna, Govind Mallick, Anubhav Srivastava, Sarah Lastella, Qingdong Zheng, Paras Prasad Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B14.00003: Scanned Probe Imaging of Nanoscale Conducting Channels in Pt/alkanoic acid monolayer/Ti Devices Chun Ning Lau, Duncan R. Stewart, Marc Bockrath, R. Stanley Williams Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B14.00004: Modeling the Inelastic Electron Tunneling Spectra of Molecular Wire Junctions Alessandro Troisi, Mark Ratner Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B14.00005: First-principles study of the spin-polarized electron tunneling in a self-assembled molecular BDT monolayer Haiying He, Ranjit Pati, Ravindra Pandey, Shashi P. Karna Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B14.00006: Non-equilibrium quantum transport properties of organic molecules on silicon Wenchang Lu, V. Meunier, J. Bernholc Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B14.00007: Nanoparticle-Organic Composite Electronic Materials for Chemical Sensors Stephen Howell, Shawn Dirk, David Wheeler Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B14.00008: Electrostatic force microscopy of DNA molecules Guoqiang Xia, Nina Markvoic Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B14.00009: Single Protein Structural Analysis with a Solid-state Nanopore Sensor Jiali Li, Jene Golovchenko, David McNabb, Brian Thomas, Brad Ledden Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B14.00010: PH Dependence of Single DNA Molecules Translocation through a Nanopore Device Daniel Fologea, James Uplinger, David McNabb, Jene Golovchenko, Jiali Li Preview Abstract
		B14.00011: Electronic Coupling of Organics to Semiconductors Through Quantum Resonance Guilluame Dupont, Charles Musgrave Preview Abstract
		B14.00012: Spin Polarized Electron Transport in a Magnetically Coupled Molecular Wire L. Senapati, J. Schrier, K. B. Whaley Preview Abstract
		B14.00013: Detection of NO2 down to ppb levels using individual and multiple In2O3 nanowire devices Daihua Zhang, Zuqin Liu, Chao Li, Chongwu Zhou Preview Abstract

Session B15: Focus Session: Inorganic Glasses

Sponsoring Units: FIAP
Chair: John Kieffer, University of Michigan
Room: LACC 405

Monday, March 21, 2005 11:15AM - 11:51AM		B15.00001: Ultrafast Laser Modification of Inorganic Glasses Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:51AM - 12:27PM		B15.00002: Novel methods for first principles modeling of glasses Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B15.00003: Structural transitions in vitreous B2O3 under pressure Liping Huang, John Kieffer Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B15.00004: Dynamic Light Scattering in Strong Glass-forming Liquids David Sidebottom Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B15.00005: Elastic phase diagrams of ternary Ge-P-S bulk glasses U. Vempati, P. Boolchand Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B15.00006: Raman pressure effects and internal stress in network glasses Fei Wang, S. Mamedov, P. Boolchand, B. Goodman, Meera Chandrasekhar Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B15.00007: The self-organization window in (Na$_{2}$O)$_{x}$(B$_{2}$O$_{3}$)$_{1-x}$ glasses Vamsikrishna Rompicharla, T. Qu, P. Boolchand, W. Huff Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B15.00008: Molecular structure of (AgPO3)$_{1-x}$ (AgI)$_{x}$ glasses D. Novita, U. Vempati, P. Boolchand Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B15.00009: Optical Properties and ESR defects of amorphous GeTe, Sb$_2$Te$_3$ and Ge$_2$Sb$_2$Te$_5$ Tong Ju, Jared Olson, Janica Whitaker, John Viner, Heng Li, P. Craig Taylor Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B15.00010: Photon echo Measurement of Optical Decoherence in Er$^{3+}$-doped Silicate Fiber Roger M. Macfarlane, Yongchen Sun, Peter B. Sellin, Rufus L. Cone Preview Abstract

Session B16: Optics of Metallic Nanoshells and Nanoparticles

Sponsoring Units: DMP
Chair: Harry Attwater, Caltech
Room: LACC 404A

Monday, March 21, 2005 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B16.00001: Dielectric Sensitivity of Plasmon Resonances in Single Gold Nanorods Colleen Nehl, Hongwei Liao, Jason Hafner Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B16.00002: Influence of dielectric function properties on the optical response of plasmon resonant metallic nanoparticles Nathaniel K. Grady, Naomi J. Halas, Peter Nordlander Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B16.00003: Coherent Oscillations of Vibrational Modes in Metal Nanoshells Arman S. Kirakosyan, Tigran V. Shahbazyan Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B16.00004: Finite-difference time-domain studies of the optical properties of nanoshell dimers Chris Oubre, Peter Nordlander Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B16.00005: Splitting of Surface Plasmon Frequencies of Metal Nanoparticles by a Liquid-Crystal Coating David Stroud, Sung Yong Park Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B16.00006: Application of SERS Nanoparticles to Intracellular pH Measurements Ted Laurence, Chad Talley, Michael Colvin, Thomas Huser Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B16.00007: Plasmon hybridization in nanoparticles near metallic surfaces Peter Nordlander, Emil Prodan Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B16.00008: Plasmon hybridization in nanoshells near conducting films Fei Le, Peter Nordlander Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B16.00009: Plasmon hybridization in nanoshell dimers Daniel Brandl, Chris Oubre, Peter Nordlander Preview Abstract
		B16.00010: Nanoparticle Material and Geometry Requirements for Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Kevin Webb, Jia-Han Li Preview Abstract
		B16.00011: Negative Magnetic Response and Left-Handed Metamaterials in the Optical Domain Using Plasmonic Nanostructures Nader Engheta, Andrea Alu, Alessandro Salandrino Preview Abstract

Session B17: Focus Session: Materials and Device Physics for Quantum Computing I

Sponsoring Units: DMP DCMP
Chair: Henry Everitt, Army Research Office
Room: LACC 404B

Monday, March 21, 2005 11:15AM - 11:51AM		B17.00001: Optically Controlled Quantum Dots for Quantum Computing Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B17.00002: Persistent optical charging of Electric-field tunable ensembles of Quantum Dots Kulvinder Gill, Nicholas Moskovitz, Mark Sherwin Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B17.00003: Dynamic optical spin switch in a single quantum dot photodiode Jose M. Villas-Boas, Sergio Ulloa, Alexander Govorov Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B17.00004: Coherent quantum states in functionalized semiconductor nanostructures Luis G.C. Rego, Sabas Abuabara, Victor S. Batista Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B17.00005: Coherent Optical Control of Spin-Spin Interaction in Doped Semiconductors Carlo Piermarocchi, Guillermo Quinteiro Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B17.00006: Tuning quantum entanglement in InGaAs/GaAs dot molecules with electric fields Gabriel Bester, Alex Zunger Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B17.00007: Correlation, Mott-transition, and singlet-triplet splitting for two electrons in self-assembled InAs/GaAs quantum dot molecules Lixin He, Gabriel Bester, Alex Zunger Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B17.00008: Encoding a qubit into multilevel subspaces Matthew Grace, Constantin Brif, Herschel Rabitz, Ian Walmsley, Robert Kosut, Daniel Lidar Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B17.00009: Many-spin couplings in electron spin quantum computers Ryan Woodworth, Ari Mizel, Daniel Lidar Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B17.00010: Dynamical decoupling by shaped pulses with partial local control Leonid Pryadko, Pinaki Sengupta, Daniel Lidar, Mark Dykman Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B17.00011: Landau-Zener gates, errors, and refocusing Christian Hicke, Lea F. Santos, Mark Dykman Preview Abstract

Session B18: Quantum Dots, Wires, and QH Edge States

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Woowon Kang, University of Chicago
Room: LACC 406A

Monday, March 21, 2005 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B18.00001: Spatially resolved manipulation of single electrons in quantum dots using a scanned probe Alessandro Pioda, Slavo Kicin, Thomas Ihn, Martin Sigrist, Andreas Fuhrer, Klaus Ensslin, Andreas Weichselbaum, Sergio Ulloa, Matthias Reinwald, Werner Wegscheider Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B18.00002: Direct observation of edge state transport in a QPC via scanning gate microscopy Nobuyuki Aoki, Carlo DaCunha, David Ferry Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B18.00003: Imaging of resonant transport through single electron localized states in the quantum Hall effect Gary Steele, Ray Ashoori, Loren Pfeiffer, Ken West Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:51AM - 12:27PM		B18.00004: The 0.7 structure in Cleaved Edge Overgrowth Wires Invited Speaker: Rafi de Picciotto Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B18.00005: The 0.7 structure in undoped quantum wires J. A. Seamons, E. Bielejec, J. L. Reno, M. P. Lilly Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B18.00006: Influence of Magnetic Moment Formation on the Conductance of Coupled Quantum Wires V.I. Puller, L.G. Mourokh, J.P. Bird, Y. Ochiai Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B18.00007: Tunneling and nonlinear transport in a vertically coupled GaAs/AlGaAs double quantum wire system Edward Bielejec, S. Lyo, J. Seamons, J. Reno, M. Lilly Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B18.00008: Nonlinear Vertical Resonant Tunneling in Double Quantum Wells in an In-Plane Magnetic Field S.K. Lyo, E. Bielejec, J.A. Seamons, J.L. Reno, M.P. Lilly, Yun-pil Shim Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B18.00009: Anomalous Tunneling Characteristics of InGaAs/\\InAlAs Double-well Structures Y. Lin, J. Nitta, A.K.M. Newaz, W. Song, E.E. Mendez Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B18.00010: Tunneling between Two Counterpropagating Quantum Hall Edge States through a Narrow Aperture in a Line Junction P. Jiang, C. Chien, W. Kang, L.N. Pfeiffer, K.W. Baldwin, K.W. West Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B18.00011: The role of Coulomb interactions in quantum Hall inter-edge tunneling Akakii Melikidze, Kun Yang Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B18.00012: Universality of the Edge Tunneling Exponent of Fractional Quantum Hall Liquids Xin Wan, F. Evers, E. H. Rezayi Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 2:03PM - 2:15PM		B18.00013: Observation of spin-charge separation and localization in a one-dimensional quantum wire Ophir M. Auslaender, Hadar Steinberg, Amir Yacoby, Yaroslav Tserkovnyak, Bertrand I. Halperin, Kirk W. Baldwin, Loren N. Pfeiffer, Kenneth W. West Preview Abstract
		B18.00014: Quantum Hall Line Junctions as Tunable One-Dimensional Electron Systems Emiliano Papa, Allan MacDonald Preview Abstract

Session B20: Phase Transitions and Excitations at Surfaces

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Roland Stumpf, Sandia Natl Lab Livermore
Room: LACC 407

Monday, March 21, 2005 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B20.00001: Multi-state tunneling conductance of Si (100) dimers at 4 K Yan Pennec, David Fortin, Mark Freeman, Michael Horn von Hoegen Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B20.00002: Real-Time Microscopy of Second Order Phase Transitions on Pb/Ge(111) S. Chiang, Y. Sato Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B20.00003: Defect-induced period-doubling perturbation on Si(111)4x1-In Geunseop Lee, Sang-Yong Yu, Hanchul Kim, Ja-Yong Koo Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B20.00004: Observation of Finite-Size Effects on a Structural Phase Transition of 2D Nano-Islands Ing-Shouh Hwang, Shih-Hsin Chang, Chung-Kai Fang, Tien T. Tsong Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B20.00005: Cross-over to Mean Field Behavior in Small-World Nanomaterials Xingjun Zhang, M.A. Novotny, T. Dubreus Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B20.00006: Direct Evidence of the Charge Ordered Phase Transition of Indium Nanowires on Si(111) Se Jun Park, Han-Woong Yeom, Suk-Hwa Min, Do-Hyang Park, In-Whan Lyo Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B20.00007: Charge Order in Bi$_{0.4}$Ca$_{0.6}$MnO$_{3}$ Films C.S. Nelson, M. Rajeswari, M. Overby, V. Smolyaninova, R. Kennedy Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B20.00008: Strain Phase Diagram of SrTiO$_3$ Thin Films Feizhou He, B.O. Wells, S.P. Alpay, S.M. Shapiro Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B20.00009: Phase Transitions in Hexane Physisorbed onto Graphite Carlos Wexler, Michael Roth, Cary Pint Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B20.00010: Vibrational recognition of adsorption sites for CO adsorbed on transition-metal surfaces Ismaila Dabo, Cody Friesen, Andrzej Wieckowski, Nicola Marzari Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B20.00011: The role of localization in interpreting laser-grating experiments on H diffusion on Pt(111) Stefan Badescu, Wone-Keun Han, See-Chen Ying Preview Abstract
		B20.00012: Atomic-scale Observation of Condensation and Fluctuation of Charge Density Wave in quasi-1D Metal-Insulator Transition Se Jun Park, Joung Real Ahn, Han-Woong Yeom, Eun-Young Choi, Woo-Jin Jung, In-Whan Lyo Preview Abstract
		B20.00013: Field-Induced Reversible Phase Manipulation in Metal-Insulator Transition using Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Se Jun Park, Chang-Sub Byun, Do-Hyang Park, In-Whan Lyo Preview Abstract
		B20.00014: Scattering times of image-state electrons on flat and stepped bimetallic Ag/Pt surfaces Serban Smadici, Richard Osgood Jr. Preview Abstract

Session B21: Protein Metastability

Sponsoring Units: DBP
Chair: Denis Rousseau, Albert Einstein Medical
Room: LACC 409A

Monday, March 21, 2005 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B21.00001: A DFT-GGA based thermodynamic analysis of the secondary structure of proteins Lars Ismer, Joel Ireta, Matthias Scheffler, J{\"o}rg Neugebauer Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B21.00002: Continuum Theory of Beta-Sheet Ribbons. Rouzbeh Ghafouri Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B21.00003: Coarse-Grained Models of Entropic Allostery in Proteins Rhoda Hawkins, Tom McLeish Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B21.00004: Artificial Allosteric Control of Proteins Giovanni Zocchi, Brian Choi Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B21.00005: Theoretical study of metal binding in the Prion protein Jianping Pan, Daniel Cox, Rajiv Singh Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B21.00006: Kinetic and Stochastic Models of 1D yeast ``prions" Kay Kunes, Daniel Cox, Rajiv Singh Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B21.00007: Solvent Effect on the Melting of Biopolymers Lingyun Zhang, An-Chang Shi Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B21.00008: Coupling between Protein and Solvent Dynamics Taner E. Dirama, Gustavo A. Carri Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B21.00009: Conformational changes of adsorbed proteins Scott Allen, Rickey Yada, John Dutcher Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B21.00010: Self-Assembly of Natural Silk Fibroin under Osmotic Stress Sungkyun Sohn, Tamako Hata, Helmut H. Strey, Samuel P. Gido Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B21.00011: Quantifying Stability-Flexibility Relationships in Proteins Donald Jacobs, Jeremy Hules, Shelley Green, Dennis Livesay Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B21.00012: Low Frequency Light Scattering Spectroscopy of Lysozyme in Solution Alfons Schulte, Ronald Gebhardt, Walter Schirmacher Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B21.00013: Terahertz Dielectric Response Measurements of the Protein Glass Transition R. Kao, J. -Y. Chen, J.R. Knab, A.G. Markelz Preview Abstract

Session B22: Focus Session: Fluctuations and Fluctuation Analysis in Biological Systems

Sponsoring Units: DBP
Chair: Peter Hanggi, University Augsburg
Room: LACC 409B

Monday, March 21, 2005 11:15AM - 11:51AM		B22.00001: Stochastic signalling in excitable ion channel clusters Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B22.00002: The Dynamics of Small Excitable Systems Peter Jung, Jian-Wei Shuai Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B22.00003: Langevin Formalism as the Basis for the Unification of Population Dynamics Harold P. de Vladar Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:15PM - 12:51PM		B22.00004: Ion current fluctuations in abiotic mimics of voltage-gated biochannels Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B22.00005: Strong-coupling dynamics of chemotaxis Ramon Grima, Timothy Newman Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B22.00006: Time-Delay Induced Oscillations in Gene-Regulatory Networks Dmitry Bratsun, Dmitri Volfson, Jeff Hasty, Lev Tsimring Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B22.00007: Single Enzyme Pathways and Substrate Fluctuations Marianne Stefanini, Alan McKane, Timothy Newman Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B22.00008: The implications of microtubule dynamic instability on chromosome dynamics in metaphase David Lubin, Buddhapriya Chakrabarti, Alex J. Levine Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B22.00009: Beyond Linear Decomposition: Maximizing Information Transmission with Curved Manifolds Tatyana Sharpee, William Bialek Preview Abstract

Session B24: Focus Session: Friction, Fracture, and Deformation I

Sponsoring Units: GSNP DMP
Chair: Martin Muser, Western Ontario
Room: LACC 411

Monday, March 21, 2005 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B24.00001: Simulation studies of ductile yield at finite temperature Robin Selinger, Matthew Davidson, Julie Kaufman Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B24.00002: Analytical Study of Crack-Tip Plasticity Sergio Picozzi, Robin Selinger Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B24.00003: Hierarchical Modeling of Failure Mechanisms and Grain-Boundary Effects in Nanocrystalline Aggregates Omid Rezvanian, Waeil Ashmawi, Toshirhio Kameda, Mohammed Zikry, Donald Brenner, A. Rajendran Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B24.00004: MD simulation of Deformation and Fracture in Nanocrystalline Ag and Nano-composite AgNi Yue Qi, Yang-Tse Cheng Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B24.00005: Study of dislacation Ni-Cu interface interaction with Peierls-Nabarro model Wei Xiao, Nick Kioussis, Gang Lu, Nasr Ghoniem Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B24.00006: Numerical study of shock fronts in tin and silicon J. Matthew D. Lane, Michael P. Marder Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:27PM - 1:03PM		B24.00007: Multiscale Modeling of Fracture Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B24.00008: Fracture Strength of Multi-wall Carbon Nanotubes Weiqiang Ding Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B24.00009: In-situ testing of templated carbon nanotubes using an integrated MEMS testing stage Shaoning Lu, Dmitriy Dikin, Jaehyun Chung, Rodney S. Ruoff Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B24.00010: Mechanics of Nanoscale Clamps W. Ding Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B24.00011: Dynamics of Cutting Viscoelastic Materials Stephan Koehler, W. R. Matson Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B24.00012: Instabilities and the intersonic nature of fracture in thin latex sheets Paul Petersan, Robert Deegan, Michael Marder, Harry Swinney Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 2:03PM - 2:15PM		B24.00013: Breakdown of disordered media by surface loads Jakob Knudsen, Ali Massih Preview Abstract
		B24.00014: Delayed fracture of porous media Daniel Bonn Preview Abstract
		B24.00015: A new diffuse interface approach to brittle fracture Veronica I. Marconi, Eduardo Jagla Preview Abstract
		B24.00016: Mechanics of Crystalline Boron Nanowires Weiqiang Ding, Lorenzo Calabri, Xinqi Chen, Rodney S. Ruoff* Preview Abstract

Session B25: Focus Session: Computational Nanoscience II

Sponsoring Units: DMP DCOMP DAMOP
Chair: Talat S. Rahman, Kansas State University
Room: LACC 501A

Monday, March 21, 2005 11:15AM - 11:51AM		B25.00001: Magic structures of binary metallic clusters Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B25.00002: Density functional study of structural properties of bimetallic Pt-Ni nanoparticles Luis A. Perez, Karo Michaelian, Ignacio L. Garzon Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B25.00003: Origin of electric dipole moments in free niobium clusters Kristopher Andersen, Vijay Kumar, Yoshiyuki Kawazoe, Warren Pickett Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B25.00004: Saturation effects in silver-particle aggregates due to nonliearity A. Buin, P. DeChatel, H. Nakotte, V. Drachev2, V. Shalaev Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B25.00005: Size Dependence of the Static Polarizabilities and Absorption Spectra of Ag clusters Serdar Ogut, Juan C. Idrobo, Julius Jellinek Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B25.00006: Metastability of a gold nano ring Qian Wang, Qiang Sun, Puru Jena Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B25.00007: Single-walled (5,3) gold nanotube-a theoretical study Chih-Kai Yang Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B25.00008: First-principles study of structure and energetics of supported Ru/Pt clusters on C(0001) and BN(0001) surfaces Lin-Lin Wang, Duane D. Johnson Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B25.00009: Computational Study of Atomistic Strain Relaxation Mechanisms in Biaxially Strained Ultra-Thin Metallic Films M. Rauf Gungor, Dimitrios Maroudas Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B25.00010: Comparative study of CO adsorption on nanostructured Cu and Au surfaces Faisal Mehmood, Abdelkader Kara, Talat S. Rahman, Claude R. Henry Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B25.00011: Interaction of O$_2$ with Silver Cluster Cations Seung Bum Suh, Bokwon Yoon, Uzi Landman Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B25.00012: A DFT study of the effects of preparation conditions on the reactivity of Pt/$\alpha$-alumina catalysts Valentino R. Cooper, Andrew M. Rappe Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 2:03PM - 2:15PM		B25.00013: First-principles study of ammonia synthesis on a supported iron nanocluster Zeljko Sljivancanin, Alfredo Pasquarello Preview Abstract
		B25.00014: Structure, Bonding, and Dynamics of Thiolates on Copper and Gold Clusters and Surfaces Martin Konopka, Roger Rousseau, Ivan Stich, Dominik Marx Preview Abstract

Session B26: Focus Session: Nanotubes and Nanowires: Synthesis and Properties of Nanowires

Sponsoring Units: DMP
Chair: Grace Jia Lu, University of California-Irvine
Room: LACC 501B

Monday, March 21, 2005 11:15AM - 11:51AM		B26.00001: Semiconducting and piezoelectric nanoarchitectures of ZnO Invited Speaker: Zhong Lin Wang Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B26.00002: Magnetoresistive La$_{0.67}$Sr$_{0.33}$MnO$_3$ Nanowires Chao Li, Bo Lei, Chongwu Zhou Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B26.00003: Magnetite (Fe$_3$O$_4$) Core-Shell Nanowires and Nanotubes: Synthesis and Magnetoresistance Daihua Zhang, Zuqin Liu, Song Han, Chao Li, Bo Lei, Chongwu Zhou Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B26.00004: CoZnO diluted magnetic semiconductor nanowires Hao Zhou, Song Han, Tao Tang, Daihua Zhang, Zuqin Liu, Chongwu Zhou Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B26.00005: High Performance Ge/Si Core/Shell Nanowire Transistors with High-k Dielectrics Jie Xiang, Wei Lu, Yue Wu, Charles Lieber Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B26.00006: Si nanowire FET arrays: nano-scale logic and electron transport Ezekiel Johnston-Halperin, J.E. Green, R.A. Beckman, B.A. Sheriff, K. Beverly, A. Boukai, Y. Luo, J.R. Heath Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B26.00007: Electrolyte gating and the charge sensitivity measurements on Si nanowire transistors Jiwoong Park, Yeonghwan Ahn, James Dunning Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B26.00008: Surface passivation and high-k dielectrics in Si nano-FETs Jonathan E. Green, E. Johnston-Halperin, K. Beverly, R.A. Beckman, B.A. Sheriff, Y. Luo, J.R. Heath Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B26.00009: Scanning Photoconductivity Measurements on Silicon Nanowire FETs Yeonghwan Ahn, James Dunning, Jiwoong Park Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B26.00010: Optical Properties of Ge Nanowires Grown on Silicon (100) and (111) Substrates: Nanowire-substrate Heterointerfaces Leonid Tsybeskov, Boris Kamenev, Varun Sharma, Theodore Kamins Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B26.00011: InAs Nanowire Josephson Field Effect Transistors Y.-J. Doh, J.A. van Dam, L.P. Kouwenhoven, S. De Franceschi, A.L. Roest, E.P.A.M. Bakkers Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B26.00012: Electric Transport in MoSe molecular Nanowires Latha Venkataraman, Yeon Suk Hong, Philip Kim Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 2:03PM - 2:15PM		B26.00013: Space Radiation Resiliency of Carbon Nanotube and Semiconductor Nanowire Based Nanocircuits Benjamin Jacobs, Mark Englund, Virginia Ayres, Reg Ronningen, Al Zeller, Harry Shaw, Jeanette Benavides, Mihail Petkov, Joshua Halpern, Alan Kogut, Martin Crimp Preview Abstract

Session B27: Focus Session: Carbon Nanotubes: Optical Properties II

Sponsoring Units: DMP
Chair: Vasili Perebeinos, IBM
Room: LACC 501C

Monday, March 21, 2005 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B27.00001: Photoconductivity of Single-Walled Nanotubes on Quartz Substrates O.M. Castellini, Matthew S. Marcus, J.M. Simmons, M.A. Eriksson Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B27.00002: Interband Magneto-Optics in Carbon Nanotubes in Pulsed High Magnetic Fields S. Zaric, G.N. Ostojic, J. Kono, O. Portugall, P. Frings, G. Rikken, S.A. Crooker, M. Furis, X. Wei, H.U. Mueller, M. Von Ortenberg, V.C. Moore, J. Shaver, R.H. Hauge, R.E. Smalley Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B27.00003: Carbon Nanotube- Polyvinylalcohol Composite Film as Nonlinear Optical Device: Application to Femtosecond Mode-Locked Fiber Laser Madoka Tokumoto, Aleksey Rozhin, Youichi Sakakibara, Yohji Achiba, Hiromichi Kataura Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:51AM - 12:27PM		B27.00004: Chiral Dependent Optical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B27.00005: Many-electron effects in the optical properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes Catalin D. Spataru, Sohrab Ismail-Beigi, Rodrigo B. Capaz, Steven G. Louie Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B27.00006: Optical Spectra and Excitonic Effect of Nanostructured Materials Young-Kyun Kwon, Catalin D. Spataru, James R. Chelikowsky, Marvin L. Cohen, Steven G. Louie Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B27.00007: Electron-electron interaction effects on the optical excitations of single-walled carbon nanotubes Sumit Mazumdar, Hongbo Zhao Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B27.00008: Coulomb effect and nonlinear optical properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes Hongbo Zhao, Sumit Mazumdar Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B27.00009: Temperature Dependence of the Band Gap of Semiconducting Carbon Nanotubes Rodrigo B. Capaz, Paul Tangney, Catalin D. Spataru, Marvin L. Cohen, Steven G. Louie Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B27.00010: The physics behind the family behavior of optical transition energies in single-wall carbon nanotubes Georgii Samsonidze, Riichiro Saito, Jie Jiang, Alexander Gr\"{u}neis, Ado Jorio, Shin Grace Chou, Gene Dresselhaus, Mildred Dresselhaus Preview Abstract
		B27.00011: Exciton Phonon Coupling and G-Band Resonance Observed by Photoluminescence Spectroscopy in Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes Flavio Plentz, Henrique Ribeiro, Cristiano Fantine, Marcos Pimenta, Ado Jorio, Michael Strano Preview Abstract

Session B28: Polymer Surfaces II

Sponsoring Units: DPOLY
Chair: Steve Hudson, NIST
Room: LACC 506

Monday, March 21, 2005 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B28.00001: Combined theoretical formulation of Energetic and Entropic driving forces of polymers towards surfaces and comparison with experiments Venkat Minnikanti, Lynden Archer Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B28.00002: Formation and Properties of Molecular Loops at Polymeric Interfaces J. Kevin Rice, Mark Dadmun, Brandon Farmer, Haining Ji, Jimmy Mays Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B28.00003: Interfacial Segregation Driven by Architectural Asymmetry in Blends of Branched and Linear Polymers Jae S. Lee, Nam-heui Lee, Alexei P. Sokolov, Roderic P. Quirk, Mark D. Foster, Charles F. Majkrzak Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B28.00004: Effect of sequence distribution on copolymer interfacial activity Michelle D. Lefebvre, Rachel L. McSwain, Christine M. Dettmer, Jonathan R. Davila, SonBinh T. Nguyen, Kenneth R. Shull, Chen Xu, Russell J. Composto Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B28.00005: Towards a Universal Profile for Polymer Brushes: Effect of Surface Heterogeneity on Brush Structure S. Michael Kilbey, II, Peng Tian, Hiroshi Watanabe Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B28.00006: Computational Modeling of the Temperature-Induced Structural Changes of Tethered Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) John G. Curro, Sergio Mendez, John D. McCoy, Gabriel P. Lopez Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B28.00007: Random Copolymer Brushes on Silicon Carbide William Gibson, Jeremy Jarl, Eric Botello, Elizabeth Covington, Phillip Hartnet, Deborah Koeck, David Donnelly, Heather Galloway, Suresh Murugesan, Gary Beall, Chad Booth, Patrick Cassidy Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B28.00008: Interface Roughness Correlations and Surface Fluctuations in Diblock Copolymer Brushes Synthesized by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization Mark D. Foster, Bulent Akgun, William J. Brittain, Jin Wang, Xuefa Li Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B28.00009: Nested self-similar wrinkling patterns in skins Kirill Efimenko, Jan Genzer, Mindaugas Rackaitis, Evangelos Manias, Ashkan Vaziri, L. Mahadevan Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B28.00010: Interaction of Peo-Ppo-Peo Block Copolymer with Model Lipid Membranes Guohui Wu, Jaroslaw Majewski, Canay Ege, Kristian Kjaer, Markus Weygand, Jyostana Lal, Ka Yee C. Lee Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B28.00011: Detection of a thin depletion region of water on an extended hydrophobic surface using x-ray reflectivity Andrew Richter, Jason Van de Walker Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B28.00012: Structure and electrical property of DNA molecules immobilized on the patterned self-assembled monolayers Yoichi Otsuka, Kaoru Ojima, Takuya Matsumoto, Hitoshi Tabata, Tomoji Kawai Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B28.00013: Liquid crystals alignments on heterogeneous surfaces Jones Tsz-Kai Wan, Ophelia Tsui, Ping Sheng, Hoi-Sing Kwok Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B28.00014: Switchable Adhesion from Bicomponent Polymeric Brushes Haris Retsos, Ganna Gorodyska, Anton Kiriy, Mandred Stamm, Costantino Creton Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 2:03PM - 2:15PM		B28.00015: Template-Induced Enhanced Ordering under Confinement Betul Yurdumakan, Kumar Nanjundiah, Gary Harp, Ali Dhinojwala Preview Abstract
		B28.00016: Correlation Between Interfacial Mositure Content and Adhesive Fracture Energy Emmett O'Brien, Bryan Vogt, Christopher White Preview Abstract

Session B29: Charged and Ion-Containing Polymers II

Sponsoring Units: DPOLY
Chair: M. Muthukumar, Univ. of Massachusetts
Room: LACC 504

Monday, March 21, 2005 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B29.00001: Brownian Dynamics Studies of Morphology and Dynamics of Associative Ionomers Aniket Bhattacharya, Monojoy Goswami, Sanat K. Kumar Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B29.00002: Phase Behavior of Polyelectrolyte Solutions Chi-lun Lee, M. Muthukumar Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B29.00003: Phase diagram of solution of oppositely charged polyelectrolytes Rui Zhang, B. I. Shklovskii Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B29.00004: Influence of Neutralization on Amorphous-Phase Properties in Semicrystalline Ionomers Katsuyuki Wakabayashi, Richard A. Register Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B29.00005: Toward Reconciliation of STEM and SAXS Data from Ionomers by Investigating Gold Nanoparticles Nicholas Benetatos, Brian Smith, Paul Heiney, Karen Winey Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B29.00006: In-situ process for synthesis of monodispersed semiconducting nanoparticle in polyelectrolyte matrix Vivek Maheshwari, Ravi Saraf Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B29.00007: Model for periodic pattern formation in salt precipitates during drop evaporation. Vladimir A Belyi, M Muthukumar Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B29.00008: Pattern Formation in Drying Drops of Polyelectrolyte - Salt Solutions Deniz Kaya, Vladimir A Belyi, M Muthukumar Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B29.00009: Counterion effect on rheology and morphology of polydimethylsiloxane ionomers Claude Coehn, Ashish Batra, Hansoo Kim, Karen Winey Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B29.00010: Miscibility of Polystyrene and Lighted Sulfonated Polystyrene Blends N.C. Zhou, W.R. Burghardt, R.J. Composto, K.I. Winey Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B29.00011: The behavior of multivalent ions in binary polyelectrolyte mixtures Olena Zribi, Ramin Golestanian, Tannie Liverpool, Hee Kyung, Hyung S. Lee, Gerard C. L. Wong Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B29.00012: Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Polyelectrolyte Networks De-Wei Yin, Juan J. de Pablo Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B29.00013: Test-charge theory for the planar electric double layer Yoram Burak, David Andelman, Henri Orland Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B29.00014: Spin Lattice Relaxation as a Probe of Carrier Dynamics in Conducting Polymer Poly-3-methyl-thiophene Gerard Gaidos, W.G. Clark, S.E. Brown, Reghu Menon Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 2:03PM - 2:15PM		B29.00015: Capillary Force Driven Nanoactuator Gaurav Singh, Ravi Saraf Preview Abstract
		B29.00016: Diffusion of Labeled Polyelectrolytes in an Unlabeled Polyelectrolyte Matrix Solution Paul Russo, Rongjuan Cong, Elena Temyanko Preview Abstract

Session B30: Organic Field Effect Transistors I

Sponsoring Units: DPOLY FIAP
Chair: George Malliaras, Cornell University
Room: LACC 505

Monday, March 21, 2005 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B30.00001: Nonlinear charge injection in organic thin-film field effect transistors Behrang Hamadani, Douglas Natelson Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B30.00002: Photocurrent Spectroscopy of Pentacene Thin Film Transistors Mihaela Breban, Danilo Romero, Sergey Mezhenny, Vincet Ballorotto, Ellen Williams Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B30.00003: Photo-induced effects in Organic Field-Effect Transistors Vitaly Podzorov, Michael Gershenson Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B30.00004: 2D Continuum Percolation in Single-Monolayer Pentacene Transistors Byoung-Nam Park, Soonjoo Seo, Paul Evans Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B30.00005: Photoinduced Memory Effects in Polymer Field Effect transistors K.S. Narayan, Soumya Dutta Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B30.00006: Correlating structure development to performance enhancement in organic semiconductor films Eric Lin, Dean DeLongchamp, Sharadha Sambasivan, Daniel Fischer Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:27PM - 1:03PM		B30.00007: New Strategies for Thin Film Organic Transistors Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B30.00008: High Quality Organic Semiconductor Thin-film Transistors Printed on Plastic Substrates using Transfer Printing Y. Shao, S.A. Solin, D.R. Hines, V.W. Ballarotto, E.D. Williams Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B30.00009: N-Type and Ambipolar Charge Transport in Polymer Field-Effect Transistors Jana Zaumseil, Lay-Lay Chua, Peter K.H. Ho, Richard H. Friend, Henning Sirringhaus Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B30.00010: Water-Dispersible Polyaniline Electrodes for Thin-Film Transistors Kwangseok Lee, Yueh-Lin Loo, Graciela Blanchet, Feng Gao Preview Abstract
		B30.00011: One-Dimensional Transport in Polymer Nanofibers Y.W. Park, A.N. Aleshin, H.J. Lee, K. Akagi Preview Abstract

Session B32: Focus Session: Superconductivity: Theory and Computation I

Sponsoring Units: DCOMP DCMP
Chair: Jens Kortus, IPCMS
Room: LACC 507

Monday, March 21, 2005 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B32.00001: Electron – lattice coupling in HTSC cuprates: Evidence for polaron formation from unconventional isotope and strain effects Annette Bussmann-Holder, Hugo Keller, Alan R. Bishop, Arndt Simon, Roman Micnas, K.A. M\"uller Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B32.00002: Bethe -Salpeter Equation and Isotope Effect in Superconductivity Yuriy Malozovsky, J.D. Fan Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B32.00003: On the Isotope Effect in Superconductivity J.D. Fan, Yuriy Malozovsky Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:51AM - 12:27PM		B32.00004: Denstity Functional Theory of Superconductivity Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B32.00005: Cooper Pairs in a spherical 2D electron system Jacques Tempere, Vladimir Gladilin, Isaac F. Silvera, Jozef T. Devreese Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B32.00006: Giant magnetization of superconductor - two-dimensional electron gas - superconductor structure. Eduard Bogachek, Igor Romanovsky, Uzi Landman, Ilya Krive Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B32.00007: On the magnetization of two-dimensional superconductors Vadim Oganesyan, David Huse, Shivaji Sondhi Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:03PM - 1:39PM		B32.00008: Harmonic and anharmonic phonons in MgB$_2$ Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B32.00009: Superconductivity with Unconventional Pair Symmetry in a 2D System with Inherent Gap Renyuan Liao, Khandker Quader Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B32.00010: A superconductor to superfluid phase transition in liquid metallic hydrogen Egor Babaev, Asle Sudbo, Neil Ashcroft Preview Abstract
		B32.00011: Particle-Hole Excitations and the BCS Ground State J.D. Fan, Yuriy Malozovsky Preview Abstract

Session B33: Quantum Entanglement and Entropy

Sponsoring Units: GQI
Chair: Gregor Weihs, University of Vienna
Room: LACC 511C

Monday, March 21, 2005 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B33.00001: Entanglement entropy of random quantum critical points in one dimension Gil Refael, Joel E. Moore Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B33.00002: Entanglement entropy in a boundary impurity model Gregory Levine Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B33.00003: Semiclassical position and momentum entropies for families of single-particle potentials Mark Coffey Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B33.00004: Entanglement in Resonating Valence Bond states Weifei Li, Tommaso Roscilde, Stephan Haas Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B33.00005: Entanglement controlling by a local manipulation Shi-Jian Gu, Hai-Qing Lin Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B33.00006: Universal entanglement singularities in quantum critical spin chains Tzu-Chieh Wei, Dyutiman Das, Swagatam Mukhopadyay, Smitha Vishveshwara, Paul M. Goldbart Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B33.00007: Entanglement and quantum phase transitions Hai-Qing Lin, Shi-Jian Gu, Guang-Shan Tian Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B33.00008: Entanglement in quantum-critical spin systems Tommaso Roscilde, Stephan Haas, Paola Verrucchi, Andrea Fubini, Valerio Tognetti Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B33.00009: Entanglement Under Restricted Operations: An Analogy to Mixed State Entanglement Stephen Bartlett, Andrew Doherty, Robert Spekkens, Howard Wiseman Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B33.00010: Block-block entanglement and quantum phase transition in the one-dimensional extended Hubbard model at 1/2-filling Shusa Deng, Shi-Jian Gu, Hai-Qing Lin Preview Abstract
		B33.00011: Entanglement in the interaction between a linear and an angular momentum oscillator ILki Kim, Gerald J. Iafrate Preview Abstract

Session B34: Environmental Interfaces II

Sponsoring Units: DCP
Chair: Vicki Grassian, University of Iowa
Room: LACC 511A

Monday, March 21, 2005 11:15AM - 11:51AM		B34.00001: Reactions at Interfaces in the Lower Atmosphere: Current Problems and Future Challenges Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B34.00002: Photodissociation action spectroscopy of ozonized films of undecylenic acid Anthony Gomez, Ao Li, Maggie Wlaser, Nicole Britigan, Sergey Nizkorodov Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B34.00003: Structure of Aqueous Organic Nanodroplets from Density Functional Theory G. Wilemski, J.-S. Li Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:15PM - 12:51PM		B34.00004: Uptake Kinetics of Trace Gases on Aqueous and Organic Droplets Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B34.00005: An ambient FTIR study of small molecules on MgO(100) as a model for dust interactions in the troposphere Michelle Foster Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B34.00006: Wetting phenomena and lateral adhesion Rafael Tadmor, Prashant Bahadu, Preeti Yadav, Alexandra Azacor, Carl Jinkins Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:15PM - 1:51PM		B34.00007: Surface Chemistry at Size-Selected Nano-Aerosol Particles Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B34.00008: Heterogeneous Reactions in Atmospheric Aerosols Observed Using ATOFMS Sullivan Ryan, Sergio Guazzotti, John Holecek, Matthew Spencer, Kimberly Prather Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 2:03PM - 2:15PM		B34.00009: Nonlinear optical probe of molecular structure on colloidal particle surfaces Shih-Hui Jen, Heather Eckenrode, Jun Han, Hai-Lung Dai Preview Abstract

Session B35: Energy Landscapes in Clusters, Materials, and Biology II

Sponsoring Units: DCP
Chair: D. Leitner, University of Nevada - Reno
Room: LACC 511B

Monday, March 21, 2005 11:15AM - 11:51AM		B35.00001: Magnetic Dynamics of Co Nanoparticle Dispersions Invited Speaker: Meigan Aronson Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:51AM - 12:27PM		B35.00002: What can global optimisation and coarse-graining reveal about energy landscapes? Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B35.00003: Solid to liquid transition and the potential energy surface of sodium clusters Ignacio L. Garzon, Juan A. Reyes-Nava, Luis A. Perez Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B35.00004: Driving force for the WO3 (001) surface relaxation Maciej Gutowski, Ivan Yakovkin Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B35.00005: Understanding the Low-Energy Dynamics of Inorganic Fullerene-Like WS$_2$ Nanoparticles R.D. Luttrell, S. Brown, J. Cao, J.L. Musfeldt, R. Rosentsveig, R. Tenne Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:03PM - 1:39PM		B35.00006: Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B35.00007: An Alternative Reaction Scheme for Calcium Phosphate Nucleation on Silica Glass Ceramics: Molecular Dynamics Simulations Bernard Delley, Rene Windiks Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B35.00008: Heterogeneity in classical and non-classical nucleation Natali Gulbahce, W. Klein, Harvey Gould Preview Abstract

Session B36: Colloids I

Sponsoring Units: DFD
Chair: David Grier, New York University
Room: LACC 510

Monday, March 21, 2005 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B36.00001: Complex phases from spherically-symmetric repulsive pair-potentials Matthew A. Glaser, Steven A. Kadlec, Julia M. Santos, Paul D. Beale, Noel A. Clark Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B36.00002: Phase Separation in Charge-Stabilized Colloids: Influence of Nonlinear Screening Alan R. Denton Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B36.00003: Phase Separation in Charge-Stabilized Colloidal Suspensions: A Simulation Study Ben Lu, Alan R. Denton Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B36.00004: The Role of Shear Bands in the Yielding of a Dense Colloidal Suspension Itai Cohen, David Weitz Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B36.00005: The effect of shearing on colloidal gels using small-angle light scattering Tahereh Mokhtari, Christopher Sorensen, Amit Chakrabarti Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B36.00006: Dynamics in Polymer-Clay Gels as studied by Rheology and Scattering Gudrun Schmidt, Elena Loizou, Lionel Porcar, Paul Butler Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B36.00007: Hydrodynamic Coupling Among Colloidal Spheres in a Holographic Optical Trap Array Marco Polin, Kosta Ladavac, Stephen Quake, Alan Sokal, David Grier Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B36.00008: Use of Generalized Helical Modes of Light in Optical Trapping Steven Sundbeck, Ilya Gruzberg, David Grier Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B36.00009: Microoptomechanical Pumps Assembled and Driven by Holographic Optical Vortex Arrays Kosta Ladavac, David Grier Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B36.00010: Observation of Flux Reversal in a Symmetric Optical Thermal Ratchet Sang-Hyuk Lee, Kosta Ladavac, Marco Polin, David Grier Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B36.00011: Self-diffusion of Colloidal Spheres and Ellipsoids in Nematic Phases of fd-virus J. Zhang, M.F. Islam, A.M. Alsayed, A.G. Yodh Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B36.00012: Nematic and Smectic phases of hard rods in 2 dimensions Paul Chaikin, Kun Zhao, Christopher Harrison, Matthew Sullivan, Thomas Mason, William Russel Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B36.00013: Orientational Anisotropy and Effective Electrostatic Interactions in Polyelectrolyte Star Solutions Hao Wang, Alan R. Denton Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B36.00014: Effect of Polymer Compression on Demixing of Colloid-Polymer Mixtures: Gibbs Ensemble Monte Carlo Simulation Shrikant Shenoy, Alan R. Denton Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 2:03PM - 2:15PM		B36.00015: Dynamic electrorheological effects due to rotational diffusion of microparticles Hing-wa Tsang, Hiu-ching Lee, Kin-wah Yu Preview Abstract

Session B37: Liquid Crystals II

Sponsoring Units: DFD
Chair: Luz J. Martinez-Miranda, U of Maryland
Room: LACC 512

Monday, March 21, 2005 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B37.00001: Structure within bent-core liquid crystals films at the air/water interface Lu Zou, Ji Wang, Elizabeth K. Mann, Antal J\'akli, Wolfgang Weissflog Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B37.00002: Investigation of the physical properties of banana liquid crystal fibers Christopher Bailey, Antal Jakli Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B37.00003: Adiabatic Scanning Calorimetric Investigation of the Smectic-A to Hexatic-B Phase Transition in the Liquid Crystal 65OBC. Jan Thoen, Bert Van Roie, Katleen Denolf, Guido Pitsi Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B37.00004: Optical Rotation of Layered Liquid Crystalline Phases in the Absence of Helical Winding of Molecular Orientation L.E. Hough, Noel Clark Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B37.00005: Subdiffusive Dynamics of Photo-Addressable Self-Assembled Monolayers Guanjiu Fang, Noel Clark, Joseph Maclennan, Matthew Farrow, David Walba, Youngwoo Yi, Thomas Furtak Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B37.00006: Optical Tweezer Studies of Liquid Crystals Using Multiple Optical Traps Apichart Pattanaporkratana Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B37.00007: Measurement of strain birefringence in isotropic and liquid crystal elastomers and ferrogels Chris Bailey , Antonio M. Figueiredo Neto, Maria H. Godinho, Peter Palffy-Muhoray, Tibor Toth-Katona Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B37.00008: Modeling the Dynamics of Shape Change in Liquid Crystal Elastomers Peter Palffy-Muhoray , Roland Ennis, Luis Malacarne, Michael Shelley Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B37.00009: Dynamics of the Growth of Twist Fingers in Cholesteric Liquid Crystals Clinton Braganza, Deng-Ke yang Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B37.00010: Dynamics of the acousto-optic effect in a nematic liquid crystal Jonathan V. Selinger, Viktoria A. Greanya, Anthony P. Malanoski, Brian T. Weslowski, Mark S. Spector Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B37.00011: Molecular simulation of nematic liquid crystals under acoustic fields Anthony P. Malanoski, Jonathan V. Selinger Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B37.00012: Dynamics of pulse laser induced holographic grating in azo-dye doped nematic liquid crystal host Chie-Tong Kuo, Shuan-Yu Huang Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B37.00013: The escape-configuration lattice near the nematic-isotropic transition: tilt analogue of blue phases Yashodhan Hatwalne, Buddhapriya Chakrabarti, N.V. Madhusudhana Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B37.00014: Bogomol'nyi, Prasad, Sommerfield Configurations in Smectics Christian Santangelo, Randall Kamien Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 2:03PM - 2:15PM		B37.00015: Density of States in Photonic Band Gap Liquid Crystals Wenyi Cao, Peter Palffy-Muhoray, Bahman Taheri Preview Abstract
		B37.00016: Freeze Fracture and AFM Studies of the Liquid Crystal Dark Conglomerate and B4 Phases L.E. Hough, M. Spannuth, H.J. Jung, J. Zasadzinski, D. Kruerke, G. Heppke, David Walba, Noel Clark Preview Abstract

Session B38: Metal-Insulator Transitions - Experiment I

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: John Tranquada, Brookhaven NL
Room: LACC 513

Monday, March 21, 2005 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B38.00001: The metal-insulator transition in LaxWO3 and YxWO3 Michael Hoch, Charles Kasl Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B38.00002: High Pressure Structure and Transport Studies of LaxMnO3 Zhiqiang Chen, Trevor Tyson Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B38.00003: Metal-insulator transition and electronic structure of quasi-one-dimensional BaVS$_3$ studied by photoemission S.-K. Mo, J.W. Allen, H.D. Kim, E.-J. Cho, W. Tian, R. Jin, D. Mandrus, H. H\"{o}chst, M. Tsunekawa, A. Sekiyama, S. Suga Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B38.00004: Optical spectroscopy study on the electronic structure of Eu1-x Ca xB6 Jungho Kim, S. -J. Oh, Yongwoo Lee, M. G. Kim, E. J. Choi, Jong-Soo Rhyee, B. K. Cho, C. C. Homes Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B38.00005: Direct observation of the mass renormalization in SrVO$_3$ by angle resolved photoemission spectroscopy Teppei Yoshida, Kiyohisa Tanaka, Hajime Yagi, Akihiro Ino, Hiroshi Eisaki, Atsushi Fujimori, Zhi-Xun Shen Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B38.00006: Ultrafast evolution of the surface plasmon resonance in vanadium dioxide nanoparticles Matteo Rini, Andrea Cavalleri, Robert Schoenlein, Rene Lopez, Leonard Feldman, Richard Haglund, Lynn Boatner, Tony Haynes Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B38.00007: Phonons and the metal-insulator transition in VO$_2$ Sung Chang, Y. Janssen, P. C. Canfield, J. W. Kim, B. Sieve, A. I. Goldman, R. J. McQueeney, A. Alatas, H. Sinn Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B38.00008: Optical and microscopic studies on metal-insulator transition of the VO$_{2}$ thin film C. H. Koo, J. S. Lee, Y. J. Chang, T. W. Noh, B. G. Chae, H.-T. Kim Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B38.00009: Fermi surfaces and band dispersions in 4$d$ compound Sr$_2$RhO$_4$ B.J. Kim, H. Koh, I. Nagai, S.I. Ikeda, J.J. Yu, H.-D. Kim, S. -J. Oh, C. Kim Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B38.00010: Spatially Resolved Nano-Scale Characterization of Electronic States in Bi-layer Ruthenates by STM/STS K. Iwaya, T. Hanaguri, H. Takagi, S. Satow, Y. Kohsaka, J.P. He, R. Mathieu, Y. Kaneko, Y. Tokura, Y. Yoshida, S.I. Ikeda Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B38.00011: Electronic structure and Evolution of Orbital State in Metallic Ca$_{2-x}$Sr$_x$RuO$_4$ Han-Jin Noh, S.-J. Oh, B.-G. Park, J.-Y. Kim, H.-D. Kim, J.-H. Park, T. Mizokawa, L. H. Tjeng, H.-J. Lin, C. T. Chen, S. Schuppler, S. Nakatsuji, H. Fukazawa, Y. Maeno Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B38.00012: Optical Investigation on the Electronic Structures of Multi-band Ca$_{2-x}$Sr$_{x}$RuO$_{4}$ S. J. Moon, J. S. Lee, T. W. Noh, S. Nakatsuji, Y. Maeno Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B38.00013: Low Frequency Conductivity Scaling in CaRuO$_3$ Saeid Kamal, Steve Dodge, Dong-Min Kim, Chang-Beom Eom Preview Abstract

Session B39: Heavy Fermion Superconductivity

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: John Sarrao, Los Alamos National Lab
Room: LACC 514

Monday, March 21, 2005 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B39.00001: BCS superconductivity in mixed valence and heavy fermion superconductors Lev P. Gor'kov, Victor Barzykin Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B39.00002: Strong-Weak Coupling Self-Duality and Dimensional Reduction in the Two-Dimensional p+ip Superconducting Arrays and Frustrated Magnets Cenke Xu, Joel Moore Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B39.00003: Two Superconducting Transitions in Heavy Fermion CePt3Si G.R. Stewart, J.S. Kim, P. Kumar, D.J. Mixson, D. Burnette Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B39.00004: Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov state in d-wave superconductivity K. Maki, H. Won, F. Weickert, P. Gegenwart Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B39.00005: Local Structure Around Sn in CeCoIn$_{5-x}$Sn$_x$ Million Daniel, Eric D. Bauer, Sang-Wook Han, Corwin H. Booth, Andrew L. Cornelius, John L. Sarrao Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B39.00006: Angle Resolved Photoemission study of CeMIn$_5$ (M = Co, Rh)$^*$ F. Wang, J.W. Allen, J.D. Denlinger, Kai Rossnagel, M.B. Maple, S. Elgazaar, P.M. Oppeneer Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B39.00007: Scaling Behavior of Angular Magnetoresistivity of CeCoIn5 Single Crystals T. Hu, H. Xiao, C.C. Almasan, T.A. Sayles, M.B. Maple Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B39.00008: Field dependence of low-temperature resistivity in CeIrIn5 Hamideh Shakeripour, Shiyan Li, Louis Taillefer, C Petrovic, Johnpierre Paglione Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B39.00009: Point Contact Spectroscopy Study of CeCoIn$_5$: Evidence for Unconventional Pairing in a Multi-Band Heavy Fermion Superconductor P. M. C. Rourke, C. S. Turel, M. A. Tanatar, C. Petrovic, J. Y. T. Wei Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B39.00010: Angular Dependent Magnetoresistivity Studies of CeCoIn5 Single Crystals H. Xiao, T. Hu, T. Katuwal, P. Gyawali, C.C. Almasan, T.A. Sayles, M.B. Maple Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B39.00011: Pressure Dependence of the Field-tuned Quantum Critical Point in CeCoIn5 Filip Ronning, Cigdem Capan, Roman Movshovich, Joe D. Thompson, Eric D. Bauer, John L. Sarrao Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B39.00012: Giant Nernst effect in d-wave density waves Kazumi Maki, Balazs Dora, Attila Virosztek, Andras Vanyolos Preview Abstract

Session B40: Focus Session: Transport Properties of Nanostructures I: Contacts

Sponsoring Units: DMP DCP
Chair: A. Yu. Kasumov, Institute of Microelectronics
Room: LACC 408A

Monday, March 21, 2005 11:15AM - 11:51AM		B40.00001: Quantum properties of atomic-sized conductors: Single atoms, chains of atoms, and molecules Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B40.00002: Electronic elastic and inelastic effects in atomic-sized structures and molecules Carlos Untiedt, Roel H. M. Smit, Gabino Rubio-Bollinger, Nicolas Agrait, Sebastian Vieira, Jan van Ruitenbeek Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B40.00003: Theoretical study of the conductance through hydrogen decorated Pd nanojunctions K.H. Khoo, J.B. Neaton, Steven G. Louie Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B40.00004: Fermi surface studies of Ni nanowires through the proposed semi-metal-to-semiconductor transition T.E. Huber, A.A. Nikolaeva, M.J. Graf Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B40.00005: A new expression for the conductance of quantum junctions within interacting {\it ab-initio} approaches Peter Bokes, Rex Godby Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B40.00006: Transport in closed nanoscale systems Neil Bushong, Na Sai, Massimiliano Di Ventra Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B40.00007: Nonlocal Corrections to the DFT-LDA Electron Conductance in Nanoscale Systems Na Sai, Michael Zwolak, Giovanni Vignale, Massimiliano Di Ventra Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:03PM - 1:39PM		B40.00008: New density functional for molecular conductance Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B40.00009: Quantum transport calculations using periodic boundary conditions and plane wave basis Lin-Wang Wang Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B40.00010: Persistent current in continuous one-dimensional quantum ring: Hartree-Fock and quantum Monte Carlo study. P. Vagner, R. N\'{e}meth, M. Mo\v{s}ko, L. Mitas Preview Abstract
		B40.00011: New Devices for Integrating Controlled Assembly, Imaging and Transport Measurements of Nanoscale Structures Michael Fischbein, Marija Drndic Preview Abstract

Session B41: Cooperative Phenomena: Magnetism

Sponsoring Units: GMAG
Chair: Mark Van Schilfgaarde, Arizona State University
Room: LACC 150A

Monday, March 21, 2005 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B41.00001: Magnetic properties of single crystal Pr$_5$Ni$_2$Si$_3$ R.W. McCallum$^{1,2}$, Y. Janssen$^1$, K.W. Dennis$^1$, P.C. Canfield$^{1,3}$ Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B41.00002: Thermal Expansion and Magnetostriction in Pr5Ni2Si3 Single crystal S.H. Song, J.E. Snyder, D. Wu, T.A. Lograsso, K.W. Dennis, R.W. McCallum, Y. Janssen, D.C. Jiles Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B41.00003: Magnetic and transport properties of Fe1-xCoxSb2 Cedomir Petrovic, Yongjae Lee, Thomas Vogt Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B41.00004: Thermal-expansion and elastic properties of CeRhIn$_5$ and YbInCu$_4$ in high magnetic fields Victor Correa, Jonathan Betts, Albert Migliori, John Sarrao, Alex Lacerda, Winston Okraku Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B41.00005: ESR of Gd$^{3+}$ in the Intermediate Valence YbAl$_{3}$ and its Reference Compound LuAl$_{3}$ R.R. Urbano, M.A. Pires, E.M. Bittar, C. Rettori, P.G. Pagliuso, B. Magill, S. Oseroff Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B41.00006: Magnon-Plasmon Interaction David Wisbey, Hae-Kyung Jeong, Ralph Skomski, Peter Dowben Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B41.00007: High energy magnetic excitations in Cr Hyungje Woo, E. Clementyev, P. B\"oni, M. Fujita, T.G. Perring, S.M. Hayden, G. Shirane Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B41.00008: On the noncollinear magnetic structure of UO2 Raquel Liz\'arraga, Massimiliano Colarieti-Tosti, Olle Eriksson, Lars Nordstr\"om , John Wills Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B41.00009: Hybrid functional description of the rhombohedrally distorted B1-structured MnO Cesare Franchini, Robin Hirshl, Georg Kresse, Veronika Bayer, Raimund Podloucky Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B41.00010: Single field-induced phase in U(Ru1-xRhx)2Si2 at a Quantum Critical Point Alejandro Silhanek, Victor Fanelli, Marcelo Jaime, Neil Harrison, H. Amitsuka, John Mydosh Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B41.00011: Theory of Paramagnetic Susceptibility of Heavy-Fermion Systems Prasanta Misra, B.G. Mahanty, Gouri Tripathi Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B41.00012: Magnetic and Resistive Properties of Annealing of Radiation Damage in Pu and Pu Alloys Michael Fluss, Scott McCall, Brandon Chung, George Chapline, Michael McElfresh, Damon Jackson Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B41.00013: Excess Magnetic Susceptibility Arising from Self damage in Alpha-Pu Scott McCall, Michael Fluss, Brandon Chung, George Chapline, Michael McElfresh, Damon Jackson Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B41.00014: Magnetic X-ray Scattering from Cuprates Z. Islam, D. Haskel, J.C. Lang, G. Srajer, X. Liu, S.K. Sinha, B.W. Veal Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 2:03PM - 2:15PM		B41.00015: Pressure Induced Valence Changes in YbAl$_3$ Studied by Resonant Inelastic X-Ray Emission Andrew Cornelius, Ravhi Kumar, Malcolm Nicol, Michael Hu, Eric Bauer, John Sarrao Preview Abstract

Session B42: Focus Session: Magnetic Nanoparticles, Nanostructures & Heterostructures I

Sponsoring Units: DMP GMAG
Chair: Axel Hoffmann, Argonne National Laboratory
Room: LACC 150B

Monday, March 21, 2005 11:15AM - 11:51AM		B42.00001: On the Life and Death of High Energy Surface Magnons Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B42.00002: Magnetic Anisotropy and Quantized Spin Waves in Hematite Nanoparticles S.N. Klausen, K. Lefmann, P.-A. Lindg{\aa}rd, L. Theil Kuhn, C. Frandsen, S. M{\O}rup Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B42.00003: Magnetic Switching In Permalloy Ellipses By Field Pulse Hyuk-Jae Jang, Pete Eames, E. Dan Dahlberg, Doug Stone Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B42.00004: Current induced Spin Torque in a nanomagnet Xavier Waintal, Olivier Parcollet Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B42.00005: Multiple Reversal Paths in Magnetization Switching for Models of Iron Nanopillars S.H. Thompson, G. Brown, P.A. Rikvold Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B42.00006: Switching field of ultra-thin films dependence on edge roughness and external magnetic field orientation Adebanjo Oriade, Siu-Tat Chui Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B42.00007: Effect of surface structure on the dynamic magnetic response in Ni-Zn ferrite nanoparticles P. Poddar, H. Srikanth, R. Swaminathan, M. E. McHenry Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B42.00008: Ferromagnetic resonance studies of Co and Pt/Cu/Co/Cu/Pt layered ultrathin films J.-M. L. Beaujour, A. D. Kent Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B42.00009: Spin Dynamics in Single Domain Structures J.P. Park, R.L. Compton, P.A. Crowell Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B42.00010: Magnetization reversal in arrays of nanodots Randy Dumas, Kai Liu, Igor Roshchin, Chang-Peng Li, Ivan K. Schuller Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B42.00011: Paramagnetic iron spin dynamics simulations Xiuping Tao, D. P. Landau, T. C. Schulthess, G. M. Stocks Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B42.00012: Thermally Randomized Magnetization Dynamics Ralph Skomski, Jian Zhou, David Sellmyer Preview Abstract

Session B43: Focus Session: Spin Transfer Effect II

Sponsoring Units: GMAG DMP
Chair: Andrew Kent, New York University
Room: LACC 150C

Monday, March 21, 2005 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B43.00001: Effect of Lower Demagnetizing Field on Switching Currents of Magnetic Nanopillars Huseyin Kurt, Reza Loloee, William Pratt Jr., Jack Bass Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B43.00002: The effect of temperature on the dynamics of spin transfer switching of a Py nanomagnet Nathan Emley, Ilya Krivorotov, Jack Sankey, Sergey Kiselev, Dan Ralph, Robert Buhrman Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B43.00003: Thermal Effects on Precessional States in Nanomagnets Driven by DC Spin-Transfer Torques Jack Sankey, Sergey Kiselev, Ilya Krivorotov, Nathan Emley, Patrick Braganca, Kiran Thadani, Robert Buhrman, Daniel Ralph Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:51AM - 12:27PM		B43.00004: Current Induced Switching by Spin Torque Including the Effects of Temperature Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B43.00005: Time dependence of spin currents in noncollinear magnetic multilayers:the diffusion equation approach Jianwei Zhang, Peter Levy Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B43.00006: Enhanced Magnetic Damping in Spin-Transfer Excitation Eric Ryan, I. N. Krivorotov, N. C. Emley, E. Tan, P. M. Braganca, S. I. Kiselev, J.C. Sankey, D. C. Ralph, R. A. Buhrman, J. A. Katine Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B43.00007: Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert simulations for nanoscale ferromagnetic Jiang Xiao, Andrew Zangwill, Mark Stiles Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B43.00008: Spin-Transfer Effect in Py/Al/Py Nanopillar Spin Valves A. G. F. Garcia, I. N. Krivorotov, P. M. Braganca, D. C. Ralph, R. A. Buhrman Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B43.00009: Spin-transfer-induced magnetization reversal in bilayer nanopillars as a function of free layer thickness W. Chen, A.D. Kent, M.J. Rooks, J.Z. Sun Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B43.00010: Ab-initio theory of current induced switching Peter Weinberger, Andras Vernes, Laszlo Szunyogh, Balazs L. Gyorffy Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B43.00011: Effect of Asymmetric Leads on Switching Currents in Magnetic Nanopillars Jack Bass, Huseyin Kurt, William Pratt Jr., Albert Fert Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B43.00012: Tunable spin-torque in magnetic tunnel junctions with two fixed layers G.D. Fuchs, I.N. Krivorotov, P.M. Braganca, O. Ozatay, N.C. Emley, A.G.F. Garcia, D.C. Ralph, R.A. Buhrman Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 2:03PM - 2:15PM		B43.00013: Spin Transport and Spin Transfer in a Current-Perpendicular-to-the-Plane-Device with a Nanocontact Current Concentrator Ozhan Ozatay, Nathan C. Emley, Patrick M. Braganca, Gregory D. Fuchs, Robert A. Buhrman Preview Abstract

Session B44: X-ray and Neutron Scattering

Sponsoring Units: GIMS
Chair: Bennett Larson, Oak Ridge National Lab
Room: LACC 518

Monday, March 21, 2005 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B44.00001: Crystal-field splitting in UO$_2$ Heinz Nakotte, R. Rajaram, S. Kern, R. McQueeney, G.H. Lander Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B44.00002: Efficient Single Crystal Diffuse Neutron Scattering with Elastic Discrimination S. Rosenkranz, R. Osborn Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B44.00003: Placzek correction for neutron scattering from condensed matter Valentin Levashov, Maxim Lobanov, Takeshi Egami Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B44.00004: In-situ Neutron Diffraction Studies of the Reduction of a Model of an Oxidations Catalyst (ferric molybdate and bismuth molybdate) Ashfia Huq, R.G. Teller, J.W. Richardson, E.R. Maxey Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B44.00005: A New Approach for Extracting the Pair Distribution Function of Liquds from X-Ray Scattering Experiments David Vaknin, Yaroslav Chushak, Alex Travesset Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B44.00006: Multipole X-ray Spectroscopy Using Non-resonant X-ray Raman Scattering Tim Fister, Gerald Seidler, Adrienne Battle, Julie Cross, Albert Macrander, Qing Qian, Trevor Tyson Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B44.00007: Direct Observation of X-ray Resonance Effects in Crystal Cavity Using Sub-meV Resolution Synchrotron Radiation Shih-Lin Chang, Yuriy P. Stetsko, Mau-Tsu Tang, Yen-Ru Lee, Wen-Hsien Sun, Hsueh-Hung Wu, Makina Yabashi, Tetsuya Ishikawa Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B44.00008: Sapphire Analyzers for Resonant Inelastic X-ray Scattering (RIXS) Hasan Yavas, Ercan Alp, Harald Sinn, Ruben Khachatryan, Yuri Shvyd’ko, Ahmet Alatas, Ayman Said, Simon Billinge Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B44.00009: High-Efficiency High Energy Resolution Detecting System for X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy Qing Qian, Trevor Tyson Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B44.00010: Synchrotron X-ray Microdiffraction Study of Whisker Growth in Sn Films Wenjun Liu, Gene Ice, Bennett Larson, Wenge Yang, Jonathan Tischler Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B44.00011: Relationship between pair and higher order correlations in solid solutions Don Nicholson, Rozaliya Barabash, Gene Ice, Cullie Sparks, Lee Robertson, Christopher Wolverton Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B44.00012: Single crystal diamond study with rotating anode x-ray topography Yuncheng Zhong, Albert Macrander, Felix Krasnicki, Yong Chu, Joe Maj Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B44.00013: Multi-Layer Laue Lenses for Nanfocusing of Hard X-rays H-C Kang, G.B. Stephenson, C. Liu, R. Conley, A.T. Macrander, J. Maser Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B44.00014: X-ray optical limits of microdiffraction at arc second angular resolution and application to optoelectronic waveguides Alexander Kazimirov, Andrei Sirenko, Don Bilderback, Zhonghou Cai, Barry Lai, Rong Huang, A. Ougazzaden Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2005 2:03PM - 2:15PM		B44.00015: Convergent beam powder x-ray diffraction Wei Zhou, Carolyn MacDonald Preview Abstract
		B44.00016: Observation of defects in single crystal diamond with high resolution x-ray topography Yuncheng Zhong, Albert Macrander, Felix Kasnicki, Yong Chu, Joe Maj Preview Abstract