Bulletin of the American Physical Society

2007 APS March Meeting

Volume 52, Number 1

Monday–Friday, March 5–9, 2007; Denver, Colorado

Session Index

Session K1: Poster Session II	Show Abstracts
Tuesday, March 6, 2007 Room: Colorado Convention Center Exhibit Hall F, 2:00pm - 5:00pm

		K1.00001: BIOLOGICAL PHYSICS Preview Abstract
		K1.00002: Role of Physique on Probability of Injury to the Neck Saami J. Shaibani Preview Abstract
		K1.00003: Biosensors based on carbon nanotube resonators Hyun Seok Lee, Hee-Jo Lee, Kyung Hwa Yoo, Jong Gwan Yook, Hui Yul Park Preview Abstract
		K1.00004: Distinguishing cancerous from non-cancerous cells through analysis of electrical noise Douglas Lovelady, Hiep Q. Le, Anastasia N. Maggi, Tyson Richmond, Chun-Min Lo, David Rabson Preview Abstract
		K1.00005: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
		K1.00006: Quasispecies theory for multiple-peak fitness landscapes Enrique Munoz, David Saakian, Chin-Kun Hu, Michael Deem Preview Abstract
		K1.00007: Phase transitions in deoxyadenosine at high pressures: A mid-infrared study. S.A. Lee, L. Lettress, A. Anderson Preview Abstract
		K1.00008: Stability of the B conformation in wet-spun films of CaDNA. M. Schwenker, S.A. Lee, A. Rupprecht Preview Abstract
		K1.00009: Flexibility of the sugar moiety of nucleosides at high pressures Scott Lee Preview Abstract
		K1.00010: Phase separation in model lipid membranes: physics and biophysics Vernita Gordon, Paul Beales, Markus Deserno, Caroline Andrew, Zhijun Zhao, Stefan Egelhaaf, Wilson Poon Preview Abstract
		K1.00011: Molecular Dynamics Simulation of the Fully Hydrated Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) Bilayer at Different Temperatures and Pressures Jolanta B. Lagowski, Suranjith N. Wanasundara Preview Abstract
		K1.00012: AFM studies of homogeneous and mixed lipid mono- and bilayers Lindsay Runyan, Mircea Pantea, Peter Hoffmann Preview Abstract
		K1.00013: Mechanism of Membrane Disruption by Antimicrobial Peptide Protegrin-1 Kin Lok H. Lam Preview Abstract
		K1.00014: Enhanced protein folding by removal of kinetic traps Yanxin Liu, Prem Chapagain, Jose Parra, Bernard Gerstman Preview Abstract
		K1.00015: An In-Depth Impedance Analysis of Rectangle-Shaped Cell Layers Cultured on Microelectrodes Chun-Min Lo, Lavanya Balasubramanian, Kay-Pong Yip Preview Abstract
		K1.00016: Manipulation and analysis of Xenopus laevis embryos by femtosecond near infrared lasers Aliya Gifford, G. Khodaparast, Y. Xu, V. Sethi, K. Meehan, J. Sible Preview Abstract
		K1.00017: Detection of Telomerase Activity Using Capacitance Measurements Bong Keun Kang, Ri Mi Lee, Ahmi Choi, Hyo-il Jung, Kyung-Hwa Yoo Preview Abstract
		K1.00018: Vertically Aligned Antimony Nanowires as pH Sensors Pai-Chun Chang, Jia Grace Lu, Jian-Shan Ye, Fwu-Shan Sheu Preview Abstract
		K1.00019: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
		K1.00020: Utilizing Profile-to-Profile Alignments for Predicting Protein-Protein Interactions Petras Kundrotas, Emil Alexov Preview Abstract
		K1.00021: Optimization of the electrostatic interactions in protein-protein complexes Emil Alexov, Kelly Brock, Petras Kundrotas Preview Abstract
		K1.00022: Implementation of the Surface Charge Method for Calculation of Biomolecular Electrostatic Forces T. P. Doerr, Y.-K. Yu Preview Abstract
		K1.00023: A coarse-grained computational model of DNA from all-atom molecular dynamics simulations. Garegin Papoian, Alexey Savelyev Preview Abstract
		K1.00024: Simulation of the rotational mobility and hydration of laurdan in a DPPC bilayer Ryan Frei, David Busath Preview Abstract
		K1.00025: Phase Separation and Membrane Protrusions Driven by Actin Polymerization and Adhesion Alex Veksler, Nir S. Gov Preview Abstract
		K1.00026: RAId{\_}DbS: Method for Peptide ID using Database Search with Accurate Statistics Gelio Alves, Aleksey Ogurtsov, Yi-Kuo Yu Preview Abstract
		K1.00027: Computational modeling of the quorum-sensing network in bacteria Andrew Fenley, Suman Banik, Rahul Kulkarni Preview Abstract
		K1.00028: Sculpting the Immunological Response against Viral Disease: Statistical Mechanics and Network Theory Hao Zhou, Michael Deem Preview Abstract
		K1.00029: A safe Taser dose: Evaluation of Taser-related in-custody deaths, with implications for law enforcement policy and training Marjorie Lundquist Preview Abstract
		K1.00030: Mechanical properties of healthy and tumor tissue Adriana Dickman, Fl\'avio Resende, Maria Eug\^enia Nunes Preview Abstract
		K1.00031: The Dependency in the Elasticity of the \textit{Saccharomyces cerevisiae} Cell Wall upon Cell Viability and Membrane Integrity Dacia McPherson, Chenhui Zhu, Youngwoo Yi, Noel Clark Preview Abstract
		K1.00032: A Two-State Analysis of ERP Activity Measures and fMRI Activations Relevant to the Detection of Deception Michael Schillaci, Jennifer Vendemia, Eric Green, Robert Buzan, Scott Meek, Michelle Phillips Preview Abstract
		K1.00033: ABSTRACT HAS BEEN MOVED TO D35.00014 Preview Abstract
		K1.00034: Electrical Monitoring Cytotoxic Effect of Cigarette Smoke Condensate on Transendothelial Invasion of Ovarian Cancer Cells Daniel Opp, Chun-Min Lo Preview Abstract
		K1.00035: ARTIFICIALLY STRUCTURED MATERIALS Preview Abstract
		K1.00036: Silver and Gold:Palladium nanoparticles produced by Inert gas condensation Eduardo Perez-Tijerina, Miguel A. Gracia-Pinilla, Sergio Mejia-Rosales, Wencel de la Cruz Hernandez, Miguel Jose-Yacaman Preview Abstract
		K1.00037: A New Route for the Synthesis of Silver Nanocubes in PSS under Microwave irradiations Subrata Kundu, Ravi Saraf Preview Abstract
		K1.00038: Surface states in quantum confined periodic systems Pedro Pereyra, Maria Fernanda Avila Preview Abstract
		K1.00039: Thermoelectric properties of $p$-type Bi$_2$Te$_3$/Sb$_2$Te$_3$ and $n$-type Bi$_2$Te$_3$/Bi$_2$Te$_{3-x}$Se$_x$ superlattices Min Sik Park, Jun Li, A. J. Freeman Preview Abstract
		K1.00040: Transport properties in magnetic field of Pb1-xSnxTe alloys doped with Indium V. Jovovic, S. Joottu-Thiagaraj, J. West, J.P. Heremans, D. Khokhlov Preview Abstract
		K1.00041: DFT modeling of filled (Fe,Co)P$_{3}$ skutterudites for thermoelectricity Ole M. L{\O}vvik, Krister Mangersnes, {\O}ystein Prytz Preview Abstract
		K1.00042: Energy Band Calculations for Maximally Even Superlattices Richard Krantz, Jason Byrd Preview Abstract
		K1.00043: Electronic Spectrum of Superlattice Wires Fredy Zypman Preview Abstract
		K1.00044: STM study of some strain induced Electronic Patterns on Graphite Surface A. K. Gupta, S. K. Choudhary Preview Abstract
		K1.00045: Electron transport of a driven three-level system in an asymmetric double quantum dot Ying-Yen Liao, Der-San Chuu, Yueh-Nan Chen Preview Abstract
		K1.00046: Jahn-Teller distortion of the Wigner molecule in a three-electron quantum dot and a magnetic field: pair function approach M. Taut, H. Eschrig, M. Richter Preview Abstract
		K1.00047: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
		K1.00048: Polarization in Nano-Spherical Shell Arrays Ethan Brown, Kieran Mullen Preview Abstract
		K1.00049: Exciton complexes in self-assembled quantum dots: Magnetic field direction dependence Vladan Mlinar, Francois Peeters Preview Abstract
		K1.00050: Two dimensionally patterned GaN$_{x}$As$_{1-x}$ Quantum Dots Fabricated using Ion Implantation and Pulsed Laser Melting characterized by Ballistic Electron Emission Microscopy. Taeseok Kim, Michael J. Aziz, Venkatesh Narayanamurti Preview Abstract
		K1.00051: A Modeling of Photonic Crystal Fiber with a Boundary Integral Equations Min Hyung Cho, Wei Cai, Tsing-Hua Her, YoungPak Lee Preview Abstract
		K1.00052: Experiment and Calculations on the Defect-Induced Broadening in One-Dimensional Photonic Bandgaps Y.H. Lu, M.D. Huang, S.Y. Park, P.J. Kim, Y.P. Lee, J.Y. Rhee, C.K. Hwangbo Preview Abstract
		K1.00053: Giant band gaps in photonic heterostructures obtained by calculation of the group velocity Raul Archuleta-Garcia, Jesus Manzanares-Martinez Preview Abstract
		K1.00054: The influence of the disorder in the omnidirectional photonic band gap for one-dimensional photonic crystals Diego Soto-Puebla, Jesus Manzanares-Martinez Preview Abstract
		K1.00055: Fullerene nanostructures on defect-rich graphite investigated with STM Michael Buettner, Petra Reinke Preview Abstract
		K1.00056: A Simple Route for Preparation of Nanoporous Templates Soojin Park, Jia-Yu Wang, Bokyung Kim, Thomas Russell Preview Abstract
		K1.00057: Observation of a Small Number of Molecules at Metal Nano-dimers arrayed on Solid Surface via Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Kei Murakoshi, Yoshitaka Sawai, Katsuhiro Ajito Preview Abstract
		K1.00058: Polarization Studies of PL from QD's Multi-Excitons Chun-Yi Hung, Jui-Hung Hsu Preview Abstract
		K1.00059: Anti-bunching Behavior of the Red-Emission.from Single Quantum Dots Yi-Cheng Chen, Jui-Hung Hsu Preview Abstract
		K1.00060: Direct Comparison of one-photon and two-photon cross-sections of chromophores by low power ps laser. Wei-Lung Lee, Jui-Hung Hsu Preview Abstract
		K1.00061: Raman Spectroscopy from Optical Trapped Nano Coated Microsphere Complexes Emanuela Ene, James Wicksted Preview Abstract
		K1.00062: Surface states of multilayerd conducting heterostructures. Gerardo Vazquez-Fonseca, Victor Manuel Ortega-Montiel, Marcelo del Castillo-Mussot, Nelson Porras-Montenegro Preview Abstract
		K1.00063: Spin Current from Quantum Dots embedded in a Microcavity Ivana Djuric, Chris Search Preview Abstract
		K1.00064: Effect of Modulation on Coupled 2D-Surface Plasmons Godfrey Gumbs, Danhong Huang Preview Abstract
		K1.00065: Essential role of strain in Photoluminescence of band gap engineered ZnO nanocrystals synthesized by low Arup Raychaudhuri, Manoranjan Ghosh Preview Abstract
		K1.00066: Large cooling differentials and high heat flux capability with p-type Bi$_{2}$Te$_{3}$/Sb$_{2}$Te$_{3}$ and n-type Bi$_{2}$Te$_{3}$/Bi$_{2}$Se$_{x}$Te$_{3-x}$ Superlattice Thermoelectric Devices Gary Bulman, Ed Siivola, Ryan Wiitala, Brian Grant, Jonathan Pierce, Rama Venkatasubramanian Preview Abstract
		K1.00067: COMPUTATIONAL NANOSCIENCE, NANOTUBES, AND COMPOSITE MATERIALS Preview Abstract
		K1.00068: A First-principles Molecular Dynamics Investigation of Superionic Conductivity Brandon Wood, Nicola Marzari Preview Abstract
		K1.00069: Multiscale computer simulation of failure in silica aerogels Brian Good Preview Abstract
		K1.00070: Ferromagnetism and electron pairing in tetrahedral Hubbard clusters Armen Kocharian, Gayanath Fernando, Tun Wang, Kalum Palandage Preview Abstract
		K1.00071: Nanowires nucleation by impact of metallic nanoparticles Sergio Mejia-Rosales, Joel Antunez-Garcia, Eduardo Perez-Tijerina, Miguel Jose-Yacaman Preview Abstract
		K1.00072: Density functional theory and DFT+U study of transition metal porphines adsorbed on Au(111) surfaces Kevin Leung, Susan Rempe, Peter Schultz, Eduardo Sproviero, Victor Batista, Michael Chandross, Craig Medforth Preview Abstract
		K1.00073: Synthesis of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes using Natural Iron-Containing Minerals Kaikun Yang, Howard Wang, Tom Xu, Narayan Das Preview Abstract
		K1.00074: Electrochemistry of 2-dimensional networks of carbon nanotubes Pornnipa Vichchulada, Marcus Lay Preview Abstract
		K1.00075: Nanotube Epitaxy Ernesto Joselevich, Ariel Ismach, David Kantorovich, Noam Geblinger, Jonathan Berson, Lior Segev, Ellen Wachtel, Ado Jorio, Hyngbin Son, Gene Dresselhaus, Mildred S. Dresselhaus Preview Abstract
		K1.00076: Carbon nanotube twist-spun yarns cold cathodes: properties and application Zakhidov Alexander, Zhang Mei, Alexander Obraztsov, Anvar Zakhidov, Ray Baughman Preview Abstract
		K1.00077: Electronic structure of carbon nanotube under extreme shear strains Seon-Myeong Choe, Seung-Hoon Jhi Preview Abstract
		K1.00078: The structure dependence of the electrical conductance in the single carbon fullerene Makoto Yoshida, Yoshihiko Kurui, Yoshifumi Oshima, Kunio Takayanagi Preview Abstract
		K1.00079: Photoluminescence microscopy of carbon nanotubes grown by chemical vapor deposition: influence of external dielectric screening on optical transition energies Oliver Kiowski, Sergei Lebedkin, Manfred M. Kappes Preview Abstract
		K1.00080: Dielectric Properties of Individual Carbon Nanotubes Studied by Electric Force Microscopy Wei Lu, Dan Wang, Liwei Chen Preview Abstract
		K1.00081: The temperature dependence of excitonic decay in single-wall carbon nanotubes T. McDonald, W. Metzger, C. Engtrakul, J. Blackburn, G. Scholes, G. Rumbles, M. Heben Preview Abstract
		K1.00082: Single wall carbon nanotubes transparent electronics Yun-Hi Lee, Ji-Young Noh, J.-H. Lee, H.-S. Kwon Preview Abstract
		K1.00083: Numerical and experimental studies of enhanced electron emission from functionalized carbon nanotube emitters Feng Jin, Scott Little, Feras Alzubi Preview Abstract
		K1.00084: Kinetics of Gas Adsorption on External Surfaces of Carbon Nanotube Bundles Chong Park, Jared Burde, Suneel Padmaraju, M. Mercedes Calbi Preview Abstract
		K1.00085: Catalytic role of defective carbon in the methane decomposition for CO and CO$_{2}$-free hydrogen generation Liping Huang, Erik Santiso, Marco Buongiorno Nardelli, Keith Gubbins Preview Abstract
		K1.00086: Porous diamond-like-carbon films deposited using pulsed plasma sputtering and pulsed laser deposition techniques Boqian Yang, Hongxin Zhang, Xinpeng Wang, Peter Feng Preview Abstract
		K1.00087: Modeling of Magnetoelectric Effect in Ferromagnetic-Piezoelectric Porous Composites Gopalan Srinivasan, V.M. Petrov, U. Laletsin, M.I. Bichurin, D.S. Tuskov Preview Abstract
		K1.00088: Resonance enhancement of magnetoelectric coupling in ferrite-piezoelectric bilayer at bending and shear vibrations U. Laletsin, V.M. Petrov, G. Srinivasan, M.I. Bichurin, D.A. Filippov, Ce-Wen Nan Preview Abstract
		K1.00089: Ultra Low Density Materials Synthesized via an Aerosol Gelation Process Rajan Dhaubhadel, Amitabha Chakrabarti, Christopher M. Sorensen Preview Abstract
		K1.00090: Carbon Nanotube -- Supported Metal Nanoparticles: Properties of Novel Heterogeneous Catalysts Predicted by Molecular Simulations Alberto Striolo, Brian Morrow Preview Abstract
		K1.00091: COMPLEX STRUCTURED MATERIALS Preview Abstract
		K1.00092: Theoretical Design of Nanostructured Materials for CO$_{2}$ Adsorption, Activation and Reduction Sujata Paul, Erik E. Santiso, Matias Nunez, Marco B. Nardelli Preview Abstract
		K1.00093: Synthesis and Growth Polarity of ZnO Nanostructures Jenny Parra, Jacek Jasinski, Valerie Leppert, Vanvilai Katkanant, Daqing Zhang Preview Abstract
		K1.00094: Quick growth of nanostructured SiC films by using short-pulse laser ablation deposition technique Hongxin Zhang, Boqian Yang, Xinpeng Wang, Xianping Feng Preview Abstract
		K1.00095: Temperature-Dependent Electrical Conductivity Measurements on Hydrated and Alkali-metal Intercalated Zeolite LTA and FAU Kenji Yumoto, Yoshinori Suzuki, Noboru Wada Preview Abstract
		K1.00096: Ab initio calculation of vibrational frequencies of clusters in As $_{x }$S$_{1-x }$ glass and Raman spectra Keshav Shrivastava, V. Radhika Devi, Hasan Abu Kassim, Ithnin Abdul Jalil, Norhasliza Yusof Preview Abstract
		K1.00097: Electronic and magnetic properties of endohedrally doped fullerene Mn@C$_{60}$: An all electron theoretical study R.F. Sabirianov , G.P. Li, Jing Lu, W.N. Mei, X.C. Zeng Preview Abstract
		K1.00098: Electronic, vibrational dispersions and alkali-halides encapsulation in carbon nanotubes K. Christ, H.R. Sadeghpour Preview Abstract
		K1.00099: Electronic structure control of carbon nanotubes by using electrophilic molecules Hye-Mi So, Byoung-Kye Kim, Dong-Won Park, Ju-Jin Kim, Ki-Jeong Kong, Hyunju Chang, Jeong-O Lee Preview Abstract
		K1.00100: Microwave shielding of transparent and conducting SWNT films Hua Xu, Steven Anlage, Liangbing Hu, George Gruner Preview Abstract
		K1.00101: Transport in Carbon Nanotubes with Ferromagnetic Contacts in Low and High Magnetic Fields Chen-Wei Liang, Serhat Sahakalkan, Siegmar Roth Preview Abstract
		K1.00102: Low-Frequency Noise of Individual Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Field Effect Transistors Chi-Yan Wong, Xiao-Dong Cui Preview Abstract
		K1.00103: Jahn-Teller distortion of C(5,0) carbon nanotubes inside AlPO$_4$-5 zeolite channels Marivi Fernandez-Serra, Xavier Blase Preview Abstract
		K1.00104: Electronic structure calculations of tapered silicon nanowires Zhigang Wu, Shan-Haw Chiou, Jeffrey Neaton, Jeffrey Grossman Preview Abstract
		K1.00105: Dielectric response of carbon and boron nitride nanotubes from first-principles calculations Boris Kozinsky, Nicola Marzari Preview Abstract
		K1.00106: Multisubband Boltzmann Carrier Transport in Carbon Nanotube Transistors Gary Pennington, Neil Goldsman, Akin Akturk, Alma Wickenden Preview Abstract
		K1.00107: Electrical Measurements of CVD grown Double-Walled Nanotubes Scott Fix, Chelsea Lincoln, Scott Paulson Preview Abstract
		K1.00108: Template-Assisted Large Scale Vertical Implantation of Crystalline Titania Nanotube Arrays Svetlana Khvan, Junkyung Kim, Sang-Soo Lee Preview Abstract
		K1.00109: Quick synthesis of nanoscale tungsten oxide particles and rods Xinpeng Wang, Noel Upia, Boqian Yang, Hongxin Zhang, Peter Feng Preview Abstract
		K1.00110: Optical Characteristics of Bismuth Nanowires Jason Reppert, Rahul Rao, Terry Tritt, Apparao Rao Preview Abstract
		K1.00111: Nanomechanics of prismatic noble-metal nanowires Aaron Kofford, Cristian Ciobanu Preview Abstract
		K1.00112: Development of micro engine oil condition sensor using multi-wall carbon nanotube films Dae Seok Na, James Jung-Ho Pak, Jai Kyeong Kim Preview Abstract
		K1.00113: Photoluminescence Characterizations of Ultra-fine ZnO nanowires Chung-Jen Chien, Pai-chun Chang, Jia G. Lu, Daniel Stichtenoth, Carsten Ronning Preview Abstract
		K1.00114: Anti-Stokes Photoluminescence and Enhanced Raman Scattering from InSb Nanodots and Nanowires Terumasa Horiuchi, Tsuyoshi Tamagawa, Noboru Wada Preview Abstract
		K1.00115: Fabrication of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes in Catalyst-Dissolved Liquid Alcohols and Temperature-Dependent Raman Scattering Daisuke Hirano, Noboru Wada Preview Abstract
		K1.00116: Carbon Evaporation from Carbon Nanotube Field Emitters Studied by Conductivity Change of CNT Anode. Alexander Kuznetsov, Ren Chong Hu, Mei Zhang, Shaoli Fang, Sergey Lee, Ray Baughman, Anvar Zakhidov Preview Abstract
		K1.00117: Thermal expansion in carbon nanotubes Nicola Bonini, Nicola Marzari Preview Abstract
		K1.00118: Grand Canonical Monte Carlo simulations of the uptake of gases inside Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes Bryan Ramson, Silvina Gatica Preview Abstract
		K1.00119: Chemical vapor deposition of SiGe alloy nanowires S.G. Choi, T. Clement, S.T. Picraux Preview Abstract
		K1.00120: Bulk Mechanical Properties of Single Walled Carbon Nanotube Electrodes Matthew Giarra, Brian Landi, Cory Cress, Ryne Raffaelle Preview Abstract
		K1.00121: SURFACES, INTERFACES AND THIN FILMS Preview Abstract
		K1.00122: Improving step bunch ordering by tuning the interplay between thermodynamic and kinetic factors Lugang Bai, Jerry Tersoff, Feng Liu Preview Abstract
		K1.00123: Large polaron in an anharmonic crystal lattice Adil-Gerai Kussow Preview Abstract
		K1.00124: Optical excitation and electron relaxation at the Si (001) 2x1 surface: A combined approach of density functional and density matrix theory Norbert Buecking, Peter Kratzer, Matthias Scheffler, Andreas Knorr Preview Abstract
		K1.00125: The electronic band alignment on nanoscopically patterned substrates. Stephen Berkebile, Georg Koller, Martin Oehzelt, Jan Ivanco, Falko P. Netzer, Michael G. Ramsey Preview Abstract
		K1.00126: Atomic and Molecular Collisions with Surfaces: Comparisons of Ar and N$_2$ Scattering from Ru(0001) Hailemariam Ambaye, Wayne Hayes, J.R. Manson Preview Abstract
		K1.00127: Studies on the controlled morphology and wettability of PS surfaces by electrospinning or electrospraying. Jianfen Zheng, Aihua He, Charles Han Preview Abstract
		K1.00128: Optical Properties of Pd and PdO films exposed to hydrogen Jonathan Avila, Alejandro Cabrera, Mario Favre, Ulrich Volkmann, Jorge Espinosa, David Lederman Preview Abstract
		K1.00129: Observation of the high sensitivity of Positron Annihilation induced Auger electron spectroscopy to thermally induced changes in the oxidation state of Cu atoms at the surface of previously oxidized Cu(100) Manori P. Nadesalingam, N. G. Fazleev, A. H. Weiss Preview Abstract
		K1.00130: Angular dependence of linear and nonlinear magneto-optical properties of magnetic films Y. H. Hyun, S. H. Lee, Y. P. Lee, K. W. Kim Preview Abstract
		K1.00131: Stark shift of transmission resonance in scanning tunneling spectroscopy Wei-Bin Su, Shin-Ming Lu, Chi-Lun Jiang, Hwa-Te Shih, Chia-Seng Chang, Tien-Tzou Tsong Preview Abstract
		K1.00132: Long-range Ordered Surface Phase in Liquid AuSi$_{x}$Ge$_{1-x}$ Eutectic Alloys Venkat Balagurusamy, Stefan Sellner, Eyal Yahel, Oleg Shpyrko, Moshe Deutsch, Alexei Grigoriev, Peter Pershan Preview Abstract
		K1.00133: Marangoni Effect and ``chasing drops'' Preeti Yadav, Prashant Bahadur, Rafael Tadmor Preview Abstract
		K1.00134: Potential energy landscape of monolayer-surface systems governed by repulsive lateral interactions: the case of $(3 \times 3)$-I-Pt(111) Alexandre Tkatchenko, Nikola Batina, Marcelo Galvan Preview Abstract
		K1.00135: Atomic structure of Holmium (Ho) silicides on Si(111) by low energy electron diffraction (LEED) Patterson inversion at multiple incident angles Ai Chi Angela Leung, Hua Sheng Wu, Mao Hai Xie Preview Abstract
		K1.00136: A New Method for Computing the Anisotropy in Crystal-melt Interfacial Free Energy. Xian-Ming Bai, Mo Li Preview Abstract
		K1.00137: Relation between electrical properties and surface morphology of indium tin oxide thin films deposited by RF magnetron sputtering Jaewon Song, Yong Cheol Shin, Cheol Seong Hwang Preview Abstract
		K1.00138: Annealing Behaviour of Hydrogenated and Oxidized Nanocrystalline Diamond J.A. Schaefer, A. Neumann, J. Uhlig, M. Finsterbusch, M. Eremtchenko, S.I.-U. Ahmed, J.A. Garrido, M. Stutzmann Preview Abstract
		K1.00139: Atomic structure of the CoS$_{2}$(100)-(1$\times$1) Surface Z.X. Yu, M.A. Van Hove, S.Y. Tong, D. Wisbey, N. Wu, P.A. Dowben, W.N. Mei, Y.B. Losovyj, M. Manno, L. Wang, C. Leighton Preview Abstract
		K1.00140: Atomic structure of the carbon-induced Si(001)-c(4x4) surface G.W. Peng, Y.Y. Sun, A.C.H. Huan, Y.P. Feng Preview Abstract
		K1.00141: Molecular Dynamics computer simulations of hexane on graphite at submonolayer coverages M.J. Connolly, Carlos Wexler, M.W. Roth, Paul A. Gray Preview Abstract
		K1.00142: Thermotropic Liquid Crystalline Phases in $\alpha,\alpha^{'}$-dioctyl Pentathienoacene Charles Shaw, Xinnan Zhang, Adam Matzger, David Martin Preview Abstract
		K1.00143: Comparison of Epitaxial Graphene grown on SiC(0001) and SiC(000$\bar{1}$) Nikhil Sharma, Tianbo Li, Joanna Hass, Xuebin Li, Michael Sprinkle, Claire Berger, Walt de Heer, Phillip First Preview Abstract
		K1.00144: Exploration of new methods for growing Ag films on Au(111) studied by ARPES Dah-An Luh, Cheng-Maw Cheng, Chi-Ting Tsai, Ku-Ding Tsuei Preview Abstract
		K1.00145: Growth of uniform metal nanowires on stepped Si surface M.K. Kim, J.Y Baik, I.-K Song, J.H Nam, C.-Y Park, J.R Ahn Preview Abstract
		K1.00146: Exploration of Controlled Nitrogen Doping of TiO$_{2}$ Single Crystalline Thin Films Eli Sutter, Roberto Duca, Percy Zahl, Peter Sutter Preview Abstract
		K1.00147: Characterization of Vapor Deposited Antimony Nanoparticles on HOPG and MoS$_{2}$ by Scanning Force Microscopy J. Londa, C. Caragianis-Broadbridge, J. Lehman, A. Lehman, K. Rademann, B. Stegemann, C. Ritter, U.D. Schwarz Preview Abstract
		K1.00148: Getter Sputtering System for High Throughput Fabrication of Composition Spreads John Gregoire, Robert Bruce vanDover, Jing Jin, Frank DiSalvo, Hector Abruna Preview Abstract
		K1.00149: Appearance Potential Study of Ti-Ni Alloys S.H. McKinney, Richard Miller, A.R. Chourasia Preview Abstract
		K1.00150: QUANTUM INFORMATION, CONCEPTS AND COMPUTATION Preview Abstract
		K1.00151: Transmission Phase Holography: Spatial-Mode Filter Design for Quantum Information Applications Rachel Hillmer, Julio Barreiro, Paul Kwiat Preview Abstract
		K1.00152: An Eigenvalue Problem for Quantum Computing Selman Hershfield Preview Abstract
		K1.00153: Quantitative treatment of decoherence Leonid Fedichkin, Arkady Fedorov, Vladimir Privman Preview Abstract
		K1.00154: A Quantum Signaling Device Douglas Snyder Preview Abstract
		K1.00155: Relaxation in a System of Two Harmonic Oscillators Antonia Chimonidou Preview Abstract
		K1.00156: Thermal and dissipative effects in Casimir physics Woo-Joong Kim, Michael Brown-Hayes, Hayden Brownell, Diego Dalvit, Fernando Lombardo, Francisco Mazzitelli, Roberto Onofrio Preview Abstract
		K1.00157: Quantum Teleportation in One-Dimensional Quantum Dots System Hefeng Wang, Sabre Kais Preview Abstract
		K1.00158: Entanglement in Anderson Nanoclusters Peter Samuelsson, Claudio Verdozzi Preview Abstract
		K1.00159: Entanglement Verification from Partial Knowledge in Arbitrary Systems Hauke Haseler, Tobias Moroder, Johannes Rigas, Volkher Scholz, Norbert Lutkenhaus Preview Abstract
		K1.00160: An Optical Quantum Information Transfer Device. Douglas Snyder Preview Abstract
		K1.00161: Entanglement Swapping via Collective Decay Yueh-Nan Chen Preview Abstract
		K1.00162: Quantum key distribution with ``dual detectors" Xiongfeng Ma, Bing Qi, Yi Zhao, Hoi-Kwong Lo, Li Qian Preview Abstract
		K1.00163: A Derivation of a Weaker, Local Bell inequality Michael Clover Preview Abstract
		K1.00164: Novel Relationships between Superoscillations, Weak Values, and Modular Variables Jeff Tollaksen Preview Abstract
		K1.00165: Study of thin film and substrate losses affecting qubit coherence times Wei Chen, Douglas Bennett, Vijay Patel, James Lukens Preview Abstract
		K1.00166: ATOMIC, MOLECULAR AND OPTICAL PHYSICS Preview Abstract
		K1.00167: Dynamics of dense converging plasmas studied with soft x-ray laser interferometry Jonathan Grava, Michael Purvis, Jorge Filevich, Mario Marconi, Jorge Rocca, James Dunn, Steve Moon, Vyacheslav Shlyaptsev, Elizabeth Jankowska Preview Abstract
		K1.00168: Molecular beam sorting by $\alpha $/m: from fullerenes to carbon nanotubes Hendrik Ulbricht, Martin Berninger, Sarayut Deachapunya, Andre Stefanov, Markus Arndt Preview Abstract
		K1.00169: Coherent control of wavepacket motion in Cesium dimers Robert Murawski, Dmitry Pestov, Vladimir Sautenkov Preview Abstract
		K1.00170: Perfect GHZ States from Imperfect Cluster States in Optical Lattices Michael Garrett, David Feder Preview Abstract
		K1.00171: ``Trickle Meter Gravimetry'': Precision Interferometry from Residual Berry Phase Edge Effects Involving Atoms Exiting an Accelerating Optical Lattice Scott Chubb Preview Abstract
		K1.00172: Generalized Mean Field Theory of Resonant Bose-Fermi Mixtures. Daniele Bortolotti, Alexandr Avdeenkov, John Bohn Preview Abstract
		K1.00173: Limits to $T/T_{\mathrm F }$ and progress towards ultracold $^{6}$Li-$^{87}$Rb mixtures Michael Brown-Hayes, Qun Wei, Woo-Joong Kim, Carlo Presilla, Roberto Onofrio Preview Abstract
		K1.00174: Quantum phase transitions, symmetry breaking, and the Goldstone mode in metastable Bose-Einstein condensates L. D. Carr, R. Kanamoto, M. Ueda Preview Abstract
		K1.00175: Thermodynamic properties of bosons inside nanotubes P. Salas, M.A. Sol\'{\i}s Preview Abstract
		K1.00176: ABSTRACT HAS BEEN MOVED TO X32.00013 Preview Abstract
		K1.00177: Quantum fluids of self-assembled chains of polar molecules Daw-Wei Wang, Mikhail D. Lukin, Eugene Demler Preview Abstract
		K1.00178: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
		K1.00179: Step-up versus ``Step-down'' scattering asymmetry in the charge transfer of H$^-$ on free-electron vicinal metallic surfaces Boyan Obreshkov, Uwe Thumm Preview Abstract
		K1.00180: Electron Charge Transfer between Hydrogen Anions and Si Surfaces Boyan Obreshkov, Uwe Thumm Preview Abstract
		K1.00181: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
		K1.00182: Collisional mechanism and the temporal evolution of neon optogalvanic signals Kurt Nesbett, Stefanie Marotta, Naveed Piracha Preview Abstract
		K1.00183: Diffusion Dominated RF-Response of a Coated Rb-Vapor Cell in an Inhomogenous Magnetic Field Martin Schaden, Kaifeng Zhao, Zhen Wu Preview Abstract
		K1.00184: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
		K1.00185: Feshbach Resonances in the Inelastic Collision B($^{2}$P$_{1/2})$ + H$_{2}(j) \quad \leftrightarrow $ B($^{2}$P$_{3/2})$ + H$_{2}(j$') David Weeks, Thomas Niday Preview Abstract
		K1.00186: Nonlinear Scattering of Bose-Einstein Condensates on a Finite Barrier Rachel Miller, Matthew Heller, Daniel Bolton, Lincoln Carr Preview Abstract
		K1.00187: Reduced Density Matrix Descriptions for Electromagnetically Induced Transparency in Atomic Systems Verne Jacobs Preview Abstract
		K1.00188: Matter-Wave Decoherence in an Atom Interferometer: Which-Way vs. Classical Fluctuations Scott Sanders, Florian Mintert, Eric Heller Preview Abstract
		K1.00189: Quantum Accelerator Modes at higher order resonances Vijayashankar Ramareddy, Ghazal Behin-Aein, Ishan Talukdar, Peyman Ahmadi, Gil Summy Preview Abstract
		K1.00190: Studies of Ion Dynamics and RF Heating in Miniature Ion Traps Keith Pelletier, James Rabchuk Preview Abstract
		K1.00191: Visualization of vortex bound states in polarized Fermi gases at unitarity Hui Hu, Xia-Ji Liu, Peter Drummond Preview Abstract
		K1.00192: Periodic Numerical Grid Method for the Maximally Even Kronig-Penny Model Jason Byrd, Richard Krantz Preview Abstract
		K1.00193: PHYSICS EDUCATION Preview Abstract
		K1.00194: Near-Field Acoustic Holography of Chladni Plate Hyunhee Kim, Yunbog Kim, Dongryul Jeon Preview Abstract
		K1.00195: Strategies for combining physics videos and virtual laboratories in the training of physics teachers Adriana Dickman, Lev Vertchenko, Maria In\^es Martins Preview Abstract
		K1.00196: SPS Outreach with Amusement Park Physics Kathleen Geise, Steven Iona, Robert Stencel Preview Abstract
		K1.00197: Space Physics: a new undergraduate program in physics Brian Nordstrom, Darrel Smith, Phillip Anz-Meador Preview Abstract
		K1.00198: PR$^{2}$EPS: Preparation, Recruitment, Retention and Excellence in the Physical Sciences. Sunil Labroo, John Schaumloffel, Hugh Gallagher, Paul Bischoff, Nancy Bachman Preview Abstract
		K1.00199: Changing Student Attitudes using Andes, An Intelligent Homework System Brett van de Sande, Kurt Vanlehn, Don Treacy, Bob Shelby, Mary Wintersgill Preview Abstract
		K1.00200: Should female enrollment in science and engineering increase? Mathieu Bouville Preview Abstract
		K1.00201: Accessing the Education Literature through the ADS Guenther Eichhorn, Michael J. Kurtz, Bruce A. Mason, Lyle Barbato Preview Abstract
		K1.00202: Validation Studies of a Physics Problem Solving Survey Wendy Adams, Carl Wieman Preview Abstract
		K1.00203: Trends in Student Thinking Among Undergraduates Studying Thermodynamics and Kinetics Linda Koch, Carl Wieman Preview Abstract
		K1.00204: Development of a Physical Science Course for Elementary Education Majors A.A. Baski, S. Hunnicutt Preview Abstract
		K1.00205: Studying the importance of students' beliefs in physics education Katherine K. Perkins, Wendy K. Adams, Kara E. Gray, Mindy Gratny, Steven J. Pollock, Carl E. Wieman Preview Abstract
		K1.00206: Students' Opinions of Physicists' Beliefs about Physics Versus Their Own Kara E. Gray, Wendy K. Adams, Carl E. Wieman, Katherine K. Perkins Preview Abstract
		K1.00207: FLUIDS \& SOFT MATTER Preview Abstract
		K1.00208: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
		K1.00209: Orientation of surfactant self-assembled aggregates on graphite Maria Sammalkorpi, Antti-Pekka Hynninen, Athanassios Z. Panagiotopoulos, Mikko Haataja Preview Abstract
		K1.00210: Liquid crystalline order of carbon nanotubes Georgi Georgiev, Aditya Ahlawat, Brian Mulkern, Robert Doyle, Jennifer Mongeau, Alex Ogilvie Preview Abstract
		K1.00211: Nonequilibrium-molecular-dynamics measurement of the Leslie coefficients of a Gay-Berne nematic liquid crystal Tiezheng Qian Preview Abstract
		K1.00212: Enhancement of luminescence of nematic liquid crystals doped with silver nanoparticles Chie-Tong Kuo, Shuan-Yu Huang, Chih-Chieh Peng Preview Abstract
		K1.00213: Nano-Particle Doped Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Photorefractives Gary Cook, Anatoliy Glushchenko, Victor Reshetnyak, Richard Sutherland, Mohammad Saleh, Dean Evans Preview Abstract
		K1.00214: Non-contact AFM Imaging of the Surface of Freely Suspended Liquid Crystal Films Christopher Hawley, Jeffrey Collett Preview Abstract
		K1.00215: Annihilation of Point Defects in Smectic-C Liquid Crystal Films Chenhui Zhu, Chris Muzny, Anuranjita Tewary, Darren Link, Aurelien Fritz, David Coleman, Joseph Maclennan, Noel Clark Preview Abstract
		K1.00216: Optical bandgaps for a Cholesteric Elastomer Slab Under Stress Juan Reyes Cervantes, Margarita Rivera Preview Abstract
		K1.00217: Modeling the Collective Behavior of Soft Colloidal Particles Artem Levandovsky, Alexander Alexeev, Anna Balazs Preview Abstract
		K1.00218: Computer simulation of anisotropic diffusion of colloidal particles between flat plates Gilad Barlev, Chorng-Haur Sow, Timothy Sullivan Preview Abstract
		K1.00219: Many-body Hydrodynamic Effects in Collective Diffusion of Colloids in a Quasi-One-Dimensional Channel Binhua Lin, Xinliang Xu, Bianxiao Cui, David Valley, Stuart A. Rice, Haim Diamant Preview Abstract
		K1.00220: Visualizing X-ray Beam Damage of a Langmuir Monolayer via GIXD and Brewster Angle Microscopy B. Lin, S. Danauskas, Y. Ishitsuka, M. Ratajczak, K.Y.C. Lee, J. Gebhardt, D. Schultz, M. Meron Preview Abstract
		K1.00221: In-situ x-ray scattering and Brewster-angle microscopy studies of 2D streptavidin crystals bound to a lipid monolayer at the solution/vapor interface Suntao Wang, Lin Yang, Benjamin Ocko, Masafumi Fukuto Preview Abstract
		K1.00222: Reactive Multi-component Membranes: From Dynamic Reconstruction to Gradient Sensing Olga Kuksenok, Anna C. Balazs Preview Abstract
		K1.00223: Phase Behavioral and Structural Properties of an Efficient Solvent-Free Model of Lipid Bilayers Joel Revalee, Mohamed Laradji Preview Abstract
		K1.00224: Modeling the motion of non-adhesive and adhesive capsules through channels with posts Guangdong Zhu, Alexander Alexeev, Anna Balazs Preview Abstract
		K1.00225: Geometrical effects on helical flow in grooved microchannels Nicholas S. Lynn Jr., David S. Dandy Preview Abstract
		K1.00226: Direct Measurement of Ion Accumulation at Metal-Electrolyte Interface using differential interferometry Gaurav Singh, Ravi Saraf Preview Abstract
		K1.00227: Influence of Particle Size Dispersity in Dense Packings on the Void Structure and the Interparticle Contact State Mark Benedict, Meenakshi Dutt, Bruno Hancock, Craig Bentham, James Elliott Preview Abstract
		K1.00228: Experimental Verification of the Reverse Brazil Nut Effect Paul Quinn, Justin Smoyer Preview Abstract
		K1.00229: Self-Organized Criticality in a Bead Pile Mary Mills, Andrew Kindschuh, D.T. Jacobs Preview Abstract
		K1.00230: Yeast Cell Encapsulation in Microfluidic Devices Isabella Griffin, Amy Rowat Preview Abstract
		K1.00231: A simple model system to study forces when virus interacts with cell membrane Janet Wong, Liang Hong, Sung Chul Bae, Steve Granick Preview Abstract
		K1.00232: Release of nanoparticles from mobile microcapsules: designing artificial ``leukocytes'' for microfluidic devices Alexander Alexeev, Rolf Verberg, Anna C. Balazs Preview Abstract
		K1.00233: Analytical Model of Advection and Erosion in a Rectangular Channel Miron Kaufman Preview Abstract
		K1.00234: Kinematics of a Sphere Moving through a Yield Stress Liquid Stephen Buch, Piotr Habdas Preview Abstract
		K1.00235: Study of Dense Granular Shear Flow in 3D with Discrete Element Method Fuping Zhou, Deniz Ertas, Oleh Baran Preview Abstract
		K1.00236: The Solid-Liquid Interface in a Colloidal Hard Sphere System Ingo Ramsteiner, David Weitz, Frans Spaepen Preview Abstract
		K1.00237: Jamming of Confined Colloids in Aqueous and Non-polar Media Prasad Sarangapani, Peter Hoffmann, Y. Elaine Zhu Preview Abstract
		K1.00238: Non-affine deformations and floppy modes in random fibrous networks C. Heussinger, Erwin Frey Preview Abstract
		K1.00239: Nonlinear energy transport in one-dimensional lattices P. Vuppuluri, M. Hamilton, O.F. de Alcantara Bonfim Preview Abstract
		K1.00240: What is going on in liquid metals? Mark Patty, Keary Schoen, Wouter Montfrooij, Zahra Yamani Preview Abstract
		K1.00241: Liquid metal flow in a spherical shell: recent results. Santiago Andres Triana, Douglas H. Kelly, Daniel S. Zimmerman, Daniel P. Lathrop Preview Abstract
		K1.00242: Interfacial dynamics of a liposome deforming in an axisymmetric extensional flow Andres Gonzalez-Mancera, Charles D. Eggleton Preview Abstract
		K1.00243: Deposition Pattern of a Pinned Circular Evaporating Coffee Drop Rui Zheng Preview Abstract
		K1.00244: Two-dimensional turbulence experiments in sheared flow using circular Couette cell: initial results. Martin Kearney-Fischer, Paul Fontana, Simon Windell, Sean Rogers Preview Abstract
		K1.00245: THEORETICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS Preview Abstract
		K1.00246: On the quantum master equation for Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer pairing models C.F. Huang, K.-N. Huang Preview Abstract
		K1.00247: Fluctuation-Dissipation Theorem and the Dynamic Response of a Fractional Relaxor-Oscillator B.N. Narahari Achar, John W. Hanneken Preview Abstract
		K1.00248: Derivatives of Mittag-Leffler Functions with Respect to their Parameters John W. Hanneken, Cameron W. Harvey, B.N. Narahari Achar Preview Abstract
		K1.00249: Properties of the Mittag-Leffler Function Stephan T. Spencer, John W. Hanneken, Trenton R. Ensley, B.N. Narahari Achar Preview Abstract
		K1.00250: Variational and Coupled Cluster Method for Many-Particle Systems Jay D. Mancini, Vassilios Fessatidis, Samuel P. Bowen, William J. Massano Preview Abstract
		K1.00251: Analytic Properties of Moments Matrices William J. Massano, Vassilios Fessatidis, Jay D. Mancini, Samuel P. Bowen, Robert K. Murawski Preview Abstract
		K1.00252: Excited States of Generalized Moments Expansion Vassilios Fessatidis, Jay D. Mancini, Samuel P. Bowen, Robert K. Murawski Preview Abstract
		K1.00253: Unique properties of parallel-coupled double quantum dots in an Aharanov-Bohm ring Eric Hedin, Yong Joe, Arkady Satanin Preview Abstract
		K1.00254: Numerical ansatz for solving integro-differential equations with increasingly smooth memory kernels Michael Zwolak Preview Abstract
		K1.00255: Absorbing Boundary Conditions for the Finite-Difference Time Evolution of the Wigner Function using the Vlasov Equation Beibei Zhang, George Ross, Albert Kamanzi, Tomas Materdey Preview Abstract
		K1.00256: Absence of certain exchange driven instabilities of an electron gas at high densities Gabriele F. Giuliani, Giovanni Vignale Preview Abstract
		K1.00257: Landau Diamagnetism and Meissner effect in the BCS Theory Yong-Jihn Kim Preview Abstract
		K1.00258: Electronic excitations in Vanadium Dioxide (VO$_2$) Matteo Gatti, Fabien Bruneval, Valerio Olevano, Lucia Reining Preview Abstract
		K1.00259: Reheating the Universe in brane world cosmological models Wai Fung Choi, Tiberiu Harko, Kwong Sang Cheng Preview Abstract
		K1.00260: Special Relativistic Clock Comparisons Tom Morton Preview Abstract
		K1.00261: Monte Carlo simulation of degenerate semiconductors Mona Zebarjadi, Ceyhun Bulutay, Keivan Esfarjani, Ali Shakouri Preview Abstract
		K1.00262: A rigorous approach to nonequilibrium Monte Carlo simulations Ariel Balter Preview Abstract
		K1.00263: Instability studies of a spherical electrostatic confinement H.J. Kim, G.H. Miley Preview Abstract
		K1.00264: Modeling of a Seeded Table-Top Soft X-Ray Laser Amplifier Mark Berrill, David Alessi, Jorge J. Rocca Preview Abstract
		K1.00265: Development and testing of cut-cell boundaries for electromagnetic particle-in-cell codes. Chet Nieter, David N. Smithe, Peter H. Stoltz, John R. Cary Preview Abstract

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2007 APS March Meeting

Volume 52, Number 1

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