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Session T1: Entanglement Spectroscopy

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Ashvin Vishwanath, University of California, Berkeley
Room: Ballroom A1

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:30PM - 3:06PM		T1.00001: Momentum space entanglement in quantum spin chains Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:06PM - 3:42PM		T1.00002: Identifying Topological Order from the Entanglement Spectrum Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:42PM - 4:18PM		T1.00003: Multiplets in the Entanglement Spectrum Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:18PM - 4:54PM		T1.00004: Interacting Topological Insulators Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session T2: Defects and Strain in Graphene

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Brian LeRoy, University of Arizona
Room: Ballroom A2

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:30PM - 3:06PM		T2.00001: Electron Interactions in Graphene Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:06PM - 3:42PM		T2.00002: Spatially Resolving Spin-split Edge States of Chiral Graphene Nanoribbons Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:42PM - 4:18PM		T2.00003: Graphene under a tip Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:18PM - 4:54PM		T2.00004: High Resolution Tunneling Spectroscopy of Graphene in Strong and Weak Disorder Potentials Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:54PM - 5:30PM		T2.00005: Influence of edge structure, substrate structure and grain boundaries on the electronic properties of graphene quantum dots and transferred graphene Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session T3: DCMP/DMP Prize Session: Buckley, McGroddy, Davisson-Germer

Sponsoring Units: DCMP DMP
Chair: Ward Plummer, Louisiana State University
Room: Ballroom A3

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:30PM - 3:06PM		T3.00001: Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize Talk I Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:06PM - 3:42PM		T3.00002: Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize Talk: High-resolution Photoemission Studies of the High Tc Superconductors Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:42PM - 4:18PM		T3.00003: Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize Talk: Energy Gaps and Their Implications on the Phase Diagram of Cuprate Superconductors Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:18PM - 4:54PM		T3.00004: James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials Talk: Geometrically Frustrated Materials Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:54PM - 5:30PM		T3.00005: Davisson-Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics Talk: Soft X-Ray Studies of Surfaces, Interfaces and Thin Films: From Spectroscopy to Ultrafast Nanoscale Movies Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session T4: Keithly Award Session

Sponsoring Units: GIMS
Chair: Timothy Graber, University of Chicago
Room: Ballroom A4

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:30PM - 3:06PM		T4.00001: Joseph F. Keithley Award For Advances in Measurement Science Talk: Beyond the Fringe: measuring ultrafast optical pulses using spectral interferometry Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:06PM - 3:42PM		T4.00002: High-Energy Sub-Cycle Waveform Synthesis and Characterization Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:42PM - 4:18PM		T4.00003: Generation, characterization and spectroscopic use of ultrashort pulses fully tunable from the deep UV to the MIR Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:18PM - 4:54PM		T4.00004: Probing Electron Correlation with Sequential Laser--Induced Tunnel ionization Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:54PM - 5:30PM		T4.00005: Pulse Propagation through Dispersive Optical Materials Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session T5: 20 Years of Quantum Information in Physical Review Letters

Sponsoring Units: GQI
Chair: John Preskill, California Institute of Technology
Room: Ballroom C1

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:30PM - 3:06PM		T5.00001: Theory of entanglement and entanglement-assisted communication Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:06PM - 3:42PM		T5.00002: Twenty Years of Quantum Error Correction Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:42PM - 4:18PM		T5.00003: Less Reality, More Security Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:18PM - 4:54PM		T5.00004: Twenty Seven Years of Quantum Cryptography! Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:54PM - 5:30PM		T5.00005: A Brief Prehistory of Qubits Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session T6: Theory in Industry

Sponsoring Units: FIAP
Chair: Alex Demkov, University of Texas at Austin
Room: Ballroom C2

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:30PM - 3:06PM		T6.00001: From Atoms to Autos: Adventures of a Theoretical Physicist in Industry Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:06PM - 3:42PM		T6.00002: Challenging theoretical physics problems in the energy industry Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:42PM - 4:18PM		T6.00003: Theoretical Physics + Experiments in Superfluid He$^4$ = Commercial Oilfield Acoustic Service Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:18PM - 4:54PM		T6.00004: Industry: Theory Matters Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:54PM - 5:30PM		T6.00005: Technologically relevant, in theory Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session T7: Structural and Mechanical Properties of Jammed Amorphous Materials

Sponsoring Units: GSNP
Chair: Bulbul Chakraborty, Brandeis University
Room: Ballroom C3

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:30PM - 3:06PM		T7.00001: Length scale of dynamic heterogeneity and its relation to time scales in a glass-forming liquid Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:06PM - 3:42PM		T7.00002: Point-to-Set as a measure of Correlations during Unjamming in Granular Systems Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:42PM - 4:18PM		T7.00003: Protocol Dependence in Jammed Particulate Media: Statistics of the Density Landscape Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:18PM - 4:54PM		T7.00004: Vibrational modes identify soft spots in a sheared model glass Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:54PM - 5:30PM		T7.00005: Jamming Mechanisms and Density Dependence of Dynamic Heterogeneities in a Kinetically-Constrained Model Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session T8: Shaping Regional Identities through Research Funding Policies

Sponsoring Units: FIP
Chair: Giulia Pancheri, INFN Frascati National Laboratories
Room: Ballroom C4

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:30PM - 3:06PM		T8.00001: Europe and research: a multi-speed scenario Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:06PM - 3:42PM		T8.00002: Science, Technology and Innovation in Brazil: Advances and Challenges Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:42PM - 4:18PM		T8.00003: Mega Physics Projects: National and International Initiatives: the Indian Experience Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:18PM - 4:54PM		T8.00004: Science and Technology in Africa: The African Union new initiatives and financial support perspectives Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:54PM - 5:30PM		T8.00005: Science for Energy Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session T9: Flow Instabilities, Turbulence and CFD

Sponsoring Units: DFD
Chair: Prabir Daripa, Texas A&M University
Room: D220

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:30PM - 2:42PM		T9.00001: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:42PM - 2:54PM		T9.00002: Modal decomposition of free and forced circular jets at low and high Reynolds numbers Muralidhar Krishnamurthy, Trushar Gohil, Arun Saha Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:54PM - 3:06PM		T9.00003: Generalized Saffman-Taylor formula for multi-layer Hele-Shaw flows Prabir Daripa Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:06PM - 3:18PM		T9.00004: The stability of a droplet suspended in a straight micro-channel Haider Hekiri, Takumi Hawa Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:18PM - 3:30PM		T9.00005: Liquid-air interface instability due to an in-plane electric field Mikhail Pevnyi, Jake Fontana, Peter Palffy-Muhoray Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:30PM - 3:42PM		T9.00006: Stretch-induced wrinkles in reinforced membranes Atsushi Takei, Fabian Brau, Beno\^It Roman, Jos\'e Bico Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:42PM - 3:54PM		T9.00007: Computational Parametric Study of R-M Instability Growth for an Inclined Interface Jacob McFarland, Devesh Ranjan, Jeff Greenough Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:54PM - 4:06PM		T9.00008: Drop Splashing on a Smooth Surface at Low Velocities Cacey Stevens, Sidney Nagel Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:06PM - 4:18PM		T9.00009: Elastic effects on the shear flow instabilities in viscoelastic fluids Ahmed Kaffel Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:18PM - 4:30PM		T9.00010: Thermal convection in multiphase systems Luca Biferale, Prasad Perlekar, Mauro Sbragaglia, Andrea Scagliarini, Federico Toschi Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:30PM - 4:42PM		T9.00011: Vortex Sheet Model for a Turbulent Mixing Layer Ujjayan Paul, Roddam Narasimha, Meheboob Alam Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:42PM - 4:54PM		T9.00012: Nonlinear Deformation in Weak Turbulence Nicholas Ouellette, Douglas Kelley, Yang Liao Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:54PM - 5:06PM		T9.00013: Principal Direction of Scalar Transport in Wall Turbulence Chiranth Srinivasan, Dimitrios Papavassiliou Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:06PM - 5:18PM		T9.00014: Molecular origins of continuum fluid mechanics: Atomic migrations of single-phase fluid and slip boundary conditions Alan Graham, Shihai Feng, Tony Redondo Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:18PM - 5:30PM		T9.00015: Search for Euler Singularity using Vortex Filaments Sahand Hormoz, Michael Brenner Preview Abstract

Session T10: Focus Session: Growth, Structure, Dynamics, and Function of Nanostructured Surfaces and Interfaces -- Oxides

Sponsoring Units: DMP
Chair: Dan Dougherty, North Carolina State University
Room: D221

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:30PM - 3:06PM		T10.00001: Cross-sectional scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy of fractured oxide surfaces and heterostructure interfaces Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:06PM - 3:18PM		T10.00002: Electrical-stress-induced transport and surface potential characterizations of metal/TiO$_{2}$/metal planar junctions Haeri Kim, Dong-Wook Kim Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:18PM - 3:30PM		T10.00003: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:30PM - 3:42PM		T10.00004: Theoretical study of Ge/BaTiO$_{3 }$ Interfaces Kurt Fredrickson, Alexander Demkov Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:42PM - 3:54PM		T10.00005: Strain relaxation in single crystal SrTiO$_{3}$ grown on Si (001) Miri Choi, Agham Posadas, Rytis Dargis, Dina Triyoso, David Theodore, Chih-Kang Shih, Alexander A. Demkov Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:54PM - 4:06PM		T10.00006: X-ray 3D atomic imaging of Pt nanocrystals supported on SrTiO$_{3}$(001) Zhenxing Feng, Alexander Kazimirov, Michael Bedzyk Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:06PM - 4:42PM		T10.00007: Dynamics of early stage nano-oxidation by \textit{ in situ} UHV-TEM Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:42PM - 4:54PM		T10.00008: Controlled surface reorganization of complex oxides by laser MBE Mikhail Kareev, B. Gray, Jian Liu, E.J. Moon, J. Chakhalian Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:54PM - 5:06PM		T10.00009: Quantum confinement effects in nanocrystals of SnO$_{2}$ in MgO matrix M.B. Sahana, C. Sudakar, A. Dixit, J.S. Thakur, R. Naik, V.M. Naik Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:06PM - 5:18PM		T10.00010: Detection of Dielectric Trap States in Hafnium Oxide By Single Electron Tunneling Force Spectroscopy Dustin Winslow, Jon Johnson, Clayton Williams Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:18PM - 5:30PM		T10.00011: Charge Injection and Relaxation in HfO$_{2}$ Films Measured by Single Electron Tunneling Force Spectroscopy Clayton Williams, Dustin Winslow, Jon Johnson Preview Abstract

Session T11: Spin and Transport in Low Dimensional Semiconductors

Sponsoring Units: FIAP
Chair: Nikolai Klimov, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Room: D222

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:30PM - 2:42PM		T11.00001: Noble Metals and Transition Metals Adsorbed on Graphene: The Pursuit of Graphene Spintronics Matheus Paes Lima, Adalberto Fazzio Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:42PM - 2:54PM		T11.00002: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:54PM - 3:06PM		T11.00003: Hole-induced Dynamic Nuclear Polarization in Quantum Dots Wen Yang, L.J. Sham Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:06PM - 3:18PM		T11.00004: Beating of Friedel Oscillations in Spin-Orbit Coupled System Samvel Badalyan, Alex Matos-Abiague, Giovanni Vignale, Jaroslav Fabian Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:18PM - 3:30PM		T11.00005: Cyclotron resonance in graphene and Kohn's theorem Keshav Shrivastava Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:30PM - 3:42PM		T11.00006: Fluctuation-dissipation theorem for chiral systems in nonequilibrium steady states Dima Feldman, Chenjie Wang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:42PM - 3:54PM		T11.00007: Spontaneous Quantum Hall States in Chirally-Stacked Few-Layer Graphene Systems Fan Zhang, Jeil Jung, Gregory Fiete, Qian Niu, Allan MacDonald Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:54PM - 4:06PM		T11.00008: Re-entrant Negative Coulomb Drag in a 1D Quantum Circuit Dominique Laroche, Guillaume Gervais, Mike P. Lilly, John L. Reno Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:06PM - 4:18PM		T11.00009: Dynamic control over nanoparticle plasmon resonance through variation of refractive index Hari P. Paudel, Michael N. Leuenberger Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:18PM - 4:30PM		T11.00010: Transport in Coherent Quantum Hall Bilayers Allan MacDonald, Dmytro Pesin Preview Abstract

Session T12: Atomic Structures and Mechanical Properties in Semiconductors

Sponsoring Units: FIAP
Room: D223/224

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:30PM - 2:42PM		T12.00001: A dual approach to quantum fluctuations in frustrated lattice spin models Anirban Gangopadhyay, Victor Galitski Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:42PM - 2:54PM		T12.00002: Potassium-induced semiconducting to metallic transition on the $\beta$-SiC(100) c(4x2) surface Barry Haycock Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:54PM - 3:06PM		T12.00003: The role of structural ordering in the semiconducting behavior of Cr$_3$Al Zoe Boekelheide, D.A. Stewart, F.J. Wong, Y. Suzuki, F. Hellman Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:06PM - 3:18PM		T12.00004: Raman Investigation of Ru$_{2}$Si$_{3}$ Single Crystals and Thin Films A. Glen Birdwell, Daniel Lenssen, Conin B. Vining, Frank Crowne, Robert Glosser Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:18PM - 3:30PM		T12.00005: Long-range-order and Short-range-order Structures in Sn-doped Ge Thin Films Yun-Liang Soo, S.L. Chang, J.F. Lee, H.H. Cheng Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:30PM - 3:42PM		T12.00006: Wurtzite-derived polytypes of kesterite and stannite quaternary chalcogenide semiconductors Shiyou Chen, Ye Luo, Xin-Gao Gong, Aron Walsh, Su-Huai Wei Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:42PM - 3:54PM		T12.00007: Spontaneous symmetry breaking in two coupled nanomechanical electron shuttles Chulki Kim, Jonghoo Park, Robert Blick Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:54PM - 4:06PM		T12.00008: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:06PM - 4:18PM		T12.00009: Vibrational Modes of thin Silicon Membranes Reimar Waitz, Olivier Schecker, Elke Scheer Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:18PM - 4:30PM		T12.00010: Phonon-imaging measurements of CaWO$_{4}$ Elastic Constants Timothy Head, Madeleine Msall Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:30PM - 4:42PM		T12.00011: Kinetic Monte Carlo simulation of GaAs homoepitaxy and droplet epitaxy Kris Reyes, Denis Nothern, Joanna Millunchick, Peter Smereka Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:42PM - 4:54PM		T12.00012: First principles determination of vibrational and elastic properties of quaternary compounds Cu$_2$ZnSnS$_4$ and Cu$_2$ZnSnSe$_4$ Tanju Gurel, Cem Sevik, Tahir Cagin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:54PM - 5:06PM		T12.00013: Measuring graphene's thermal coefficient of expansion with bimetallic cantilevers Hiram Conley, Nickolay Lavrik, Dhiraj Prasai, Kirill I. Bolotin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:06PM - 5:18PM		T12.00014: Temperature Dependence of Cyclotron Decoherance Time in a High Mobility Two-Dimensional Electron Gas J.A. Curtis, J.D. Moore, T.T. Tokumoto, J.G. Cherian, X. Wang, J.L. Reno, A. Belyanin, J. Kono, S.A. McGill, D.J. Hilton Preview Abstract

Session T13: Focus Session: Transport and Diffusion in Non-equilibrium Systems

Sponsoring Units: GSNP
Chair: Daniel Lacks, Case Western Reserve University
Room: D225/226

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:30PM - 3:06PM		T13.00001: Thermodiffusion (Ludwig-Soret Effect) in Geological Systems Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:06PM - 3:18PM		T13.00002: Galilean thermodynamics of a multicomponent fluid and its induced electromagnetic fields Sylvain Brechet, Jean-Philippe Ansermet Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:18PM - 3:30PM		T13.00003: Thresholds, memory, and self-similarity on river deltas Meredith Reitz, Douglas Jerolmack Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:30PM - 4:06PM		T13.00004: Tailoring Polymer Nanocomposite Properties by Nanoparticle Assembly Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:06PM - 4:18PM		T13.00005: Thermodynamic Analysis of Nanoporous Membrane Separation Processes David Rogers, Susan Rempe Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:18PM - 4:30PM		T13.00006: Geometric Phase Effect in Heat Transport Jie Ren, Petter Hanggi, Baowen Li Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:30PM - 4:42PM		T13.00007: Contact processes in crowded environments J.M. Schwarz, Bismayan Chakrabarti Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:42PM - 4:54PM		T13.00008: Mixing of Diffusing Particles Eli Ben-Naim Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:54PM - 5:06PM		T13.00009: Crossover behavior in models of depinning Yan-Jiun Chen, Lasse Laurson, Stefanos Papanikolaou, Stefano Zapperi, James P. Sethna Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:06PM - 5:18PM		T13.00010: An Information-Theoretic Order Parameter for Non-Equilibrium Systems Martin Tchernookov, Ilya Nemenman Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:18PM - 5:30PM		T13.00011: Classical nucleation theory explains the critical cooling rate of cryoprotectant solutions Matt Warkentin, Robert Thorne Preview Abstract

Session T14: Focus Session: Extreme Mechanics: Elasticity and Deformation II

Sponsoring Units: GSNP
Chair: Benny Davidovitch, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Room: D227

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:30PM - 3:06PM		T14.00001: Elasto-capillarity: The role of stretching Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:06PM - 3:18PM		T14.00002: Building blocks for the shapes of confined elastic sheets Robert Schroll, Eleni Katifori, Benny Davidovitch Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:18PM - 3:30PM		T14.00003: Droplet Formation and Scaling in Dense Suspensions Marc Miskin, Heinrich Jaeger Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:30PM - 3:42PM		T14.00004: Surface patterns in thermally responsive elastomeric gels Shawn Chester, Lallit Anand Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:42PM - 3:54PM		T14.00005: Morphologies of Equibiaxially Wrinkled Surfaces Derek Breid, Shengqiang Cai, Zhigang Suo, John Hutchinson, Alfred Crosby Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:54PM - 4:06PM		T14.00006: Revisiting the curvature cancellation in forced thin sheets Jin Wang, Thomas Witten Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:06PM - 4:18PM		T14.00007: Mechanics of Geometrically-Tuned pH-Responsive Polymers Lifeng Wang, Lin Han, Khek-Khiang Chia, Robert Cohen, Michael Rubner, Mary Boyce, Christine Ortiz Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:18PM - 4:30PM		T14.00008: Stretch-induced compressive stresses and wrinkling in hyperelastic thin sheets Rui Huang, Vishal Nayyar, K. Ravichandar Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:30PM - 4:42PM		T14.00009: Elastic Instabilities of Nematic Liquid Crystals in Spherical Geometries Vinzenz Koning, Teresa Lopez-Leon, K.B.S. Devaiah, Alberto Fernandez-Nieves, Vincenzo Vitelli Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:42PM - 4:54PM		T14.00010: Near critical phenomena in amorphous smart materials Eduard Oberaigner, Michael Fischlschweiger Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:54PM - 5:06PM		T14.00011: The role of membrane viscosity in the relaxation dynamics of fluid membranes Marino Arroyo, Luca Heltai, Antonio DeSimone Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:06PM - 5:18PM		T14.00012: The star shaped pattern on broken thin sheets Nicolas Vandenberghe, Romain Vermorel, Emmanuel Villermaux Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:18PM - 5:30PM		T14.00013: How to make sticky tapes stickier Laurent Ponson, Shuman Xia, Guruswami Ravichandran, Kaushik Bhattacharya Preview Abstract

Session T15: Focus Session: Spins in Semiconductors - III-V Magnetic Semiconductors

Sponsoring Units: DMP GMAG FIAP
Chair: Ken Burch, University of Toronto
Room: D171

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:30PM - 3:06PM		T15.00001: Valence-band structure of the ferromagnetic semiconductor GaMnAs investigated by resonant tunneling spectroscopy Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:06PM - 3:18PM		T15.00002: On magnetism and the insulator-to-metal transition in $p$-doped GaAs Brian Chapler, R.C. Myers, S. Mack, A. Frenzel, B.C. Pursley, K.S. Burch, E.J. Singley, A.M. Dattelbaum, N. Samarth, D.D. Awschalom, D.N. Basov Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:18PM - 3:30PM		T15.00003: Magnetic properties of narrow gap In$_{1-x}$Mn$_{x}$Sb semiconductor films with x$>$0.10 Caitlin Feeser, John Peters, Bruce Wessels Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:30PM - 3:42PM		T15.00004: Cyclotron Resonance in InMnAs and InMnSb Ferromagnetic Films Giti Khodaparast, Y.H. Matsuda, R. Shen, S. Takeyama, X. Liu , J. Furdyna, B.W. Wessels Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:42PM - 4:18PM		T15.00005: Visualizing Critical Correlations Near the Metal-Insulator Transition in Ga$_{1-x}$Mn$_x$As Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:18PM - 4:30PM		T15.00006: Time resolved spectroscopy of MOVPE grown narrow gap III-Mn-V ferromagnetic semiconductors T. Merritt, M. Bhowmick, G.A. Khodaparast, C. Feeser, B.W. Wessels, S. McGill Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:30PM - 4:42PM		T15.00007: Structural and Magnetic Characteristics of p-GaAs/MnAs Nanocluster Hybrids David Rench, Peter Schiffer, Nitin Samarth Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:42PM - 4:54PM		T15.00008: Magnetoresistance due to inelastic spin-flip cotunneling within Coulomb blockade regime in III-V semiconductor / MnAs nanoparticle heterostructures Ryota Akiyama, Shinobu Ohya, Pham Nam Hai, Masaaki Tanaka Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:54PM - 5:06PM		T15.00009: Magnetism in Cr doped Si nanowires Michael Shaughnessy, C.Y. Fong, Lin Yang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:06PM - 5:18PM		T15.00010: GaMnAs-based Core-Shell Nanowires Grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy R. Pimpinella, X. Liu, K. Tivakornsasithorn, J.K. Furdyna, M. Dobrowolska, T. Wojtowicz Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:18PM - 5:30PM		T15.00011: Magnetic Nanostructures in the Mn-Si system Petra Reinke, Kiril Simov, Catherine Jenkins Preview Abstract

Session T16: Focus Session: Magnetic Nanostructures, Materials & Effects

Sponsoring Units: DMP GMAG
Chair: Jiwei Lu, University of Virginia
Room: D173

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:30PM - 2:42PM		T16.00001: Magnetocaloric effect and refrigerant capacity in Eu$_{8}$Ga$_{16}$Ge$_{30}$ clathrates and Eu$_{8}$Ga$_{16}$Ge$_{30}$-EuO composites H. Srikanth, A. Chaturvedi, M.H. Phan, S. Stefanoski, G.S. Nolas, V. Franco Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:42PM - 2:54PM		T16.00002: Exploration of thermal conductivity, Seebeck coefficient, and Lorenz number deviations in Ni-Fe alloy films B.L. Zink, A.D. Avery, R. Sultan, D. Bassett, G. Cotteril Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:54PM - 3:06PM		T16.00003: Thermodynamics and Magnetocaloric properties of Fe/Cr Superlattices T. Mukherjee, S. Michalski, R. Skomski, D.J. Sellmyer, Ch. Binek Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:06PM - 3:18PM		T16.00004: Magnetocaloric effect in heterostructures of Ni$_{x}$Cu$_{(1-x)}$ alloys C.A. Bauer, P.B. Jayathilaka, R.V. Rupani, D.D. Belyea, Casey W. Miller Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:18PM - 3:30PM		T16.00005: Thermal conductivity behaviour of magnetic fluids R.A. Medina-Esquivel, J. Mendez-Gamboa, J. Tapia, J.J. Alvarado-Gil Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:30PM - 3:42PM		T16.00006: Large Seebeck coefficient in frustrated doped Mott insulators Louis-Fran\c{c}ois Arsenault, B. Sriram Shastry, Patrick S\'{e}mon, Andr\'{e}-Marie Tremblay Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:42PM - 3:54PM		T16.00007: Spin dynamics simulations for a nanoscale Heisenberg antiferromagnetic film Zhuofei Hou, David Landau, G. Malcolm Stocks Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:54PM - 4:06PM		T16.00008: Thermomagnonic spin transfer in textured magnets Alexey A. Kovalev, Yaroslav Tserkovnyak Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:06PM - 4:18PM		T16.00009: Rotating magnon wavepackets in ferromagnets and thermal Hall effect Ryo Matsumoto, Shuichi Murakami Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:18PM - 4:30PM		T16.00010: Magnetocaloric Properties of Thin Film Heterostructures H. Kirby, C. Bauer, B.J. Kirby, J. Lau, C.W. Miller Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:30PM - 4:42PM		T16.00011: Antiferromagnetism in BaF$_{2}$/Fe$_{x}$Ni$_{1-x}$F$_{2}$ bilayers Felio Perez, Trent Johnson, David Lederman Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:42PM - 4:54PM		T16.00012: MnCu$_{4}$In: a new high temperature ferromagnet Alessia Provino, Durga Paudyal, Sudesh K. Dhar, Maria Luisa Fornasini, Pietro Manfrinetti, Vitalij K. Pecharsky, Karl A. Gschneidner Jr. Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:54PM - 5:06PM		T16.00013: The layer-by-layer growth of ferromagnetic $\tau $ phase MnAl thin films by Bias Target Ion Beam Yishen Cui, Wenjing Yin, Jiwei Lu, Stuart Wolf Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:06PM - 5:18PM		T16.00014: Field induced first order phase transition in the antiferromagnet Yb$_{3}$Pt$_{4}$ L.S. Wu, Y. Janssen, M.S. Kim, C. Marques, K.S. Park, M. Bennett, M.C. Aronson, S.X. Chi, J.W. Lynn Preview Abstract

Session T17: Focus Session: Magnetic Oxide Thin Films - Manganite Thin Films

Sponsoring Units: GMAG DMP
Chair: John Freeland, Argonne National Laboratory
Room: D174

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:30PM - 3:06PM		T17.00001: Tunable Percolative Transport in Manganite Thin Films using Strain and Exchange Fields Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:06PM - 3:18PM		T17.00002: STM study on the electronic phase separation of manganites Min Gao, Zheng Gai, Paul C. Snijders, Hangwen Guo, Thomas Z. Ward, H.-J. Gao, Jian Shen Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:18PM - 3:30PM		T17.00003: Nonlinear optical imaging of antiferromagnetic domains in orbital-ordered Pr$_{0.5}$Sr$_{0.5}$MnO$_{3}$ thin films Kenjiro Miyano, Naoki Ogawa, Yasushi Ogimoto Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:30PM - 3:42PM		T17.00004: Novel Resistive Switching Behavior in Phase Separated Manganites Hangwen Guo, T. Zac Ward, Dali Sun, Paul C. Snijders, Zheng Gai, Jian Shen Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:42PM - 4:18PM		T17.00005: Mesoscopic orientation-ordered percolating network in a strained manganite thin film Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:18PM - 4:30PM		T17.00006: Room Temperature Resistive Switching in Manganite Thin Films Luis Pe\~na, Luis Garzon, Zori\c{c}a Konstantinovic, Lluis Balcells, Carmen Ocal, Benjamin Martinez Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:30PM - 4:42PM		T17.00007: Magnetic and Transport Properties of Heterostructured Films of Prussian Blue Analogues and Manganites P.A. Quintero, H. Jeen, E.S. Knowles, A. Biswas, M.W. Meisel, M.J. Andrus, D.R. Talham Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:42PM - 4:54PM		T17.00008: Interfacial phase separation in La$_{2/3}$(Sr/Ca)$_{1/3}$MnO$_{3}$ thin films with different complex oxide capping layers Sergio Valencia, Zori\c{c}a Konstantinovic, Schmitz Detlef, Lluis Balcells, Benjamin Martinez Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:54PM - 5:06PM		T17.00009: Photoinduced effects in ferromagnetic state of manganites Vera Smolyaninova, Grace Yong, Rajeswari Kolagani, Amlan Biswas, Kilhwan Wang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:06PM - 5:18PM		T17.00010: Bulk-like electronic structure at the surface of epitaxial La$_{1-x}$Sr$_{x}$MnO$_{3}$ films Eric Monkman, Carolina Adamo, Daniel Shai, Dawei Shen, John Harter, Ilya Elfimov, Darrell Schlom, Kyle Shen Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:18PM - 5:30PM		T17.00011: Hall effect on strain-released La$_{0.67}$Ca$_{0.33}$MnO$_{3}$ thin films Liuqi Yu, Xiaohang Zhang, S. von Moln\'ar, P. Xiong, Lingfei Wang, W.B. Wu Preview Abstract

Session T18: Focus Session: Low D/Frustrated Magnetism - Molecular Magnets II

Sponsoring Units: GMAG DMP
Chair: M. Sarachik, City College of New York
Room: D172

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:30PM - 3:06PM		T18.00001: Recent developments in Molecular Magnetism Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:06PM - 3:18PM		T18.00002: Random Exchange Antiferromagnetic Heisenberg Chains Christopher Landee, Fan Xiao, Brian Wells, Brian Koopman, Mark Turnbull, Matthias Thede, Andrey Zheludev Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:18PM - 3:30PM		T18.00003: Magnetic dilution in the cadmium-doped spin ladder compound $Cd_xCu_{1-x}(quinoxaline)Br_2$ Brian Keith, Chris Landee, Mark Turnbull Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:30PM - 3:42PM		T18.00004: Electron and Spin Transport in Mn$_{12}$ Single Molecule Magnets Bridging Gold Electrodes: How to Determine the Easy Axis Orientation Experimentally Fatemeh Rostamzadeh Renani, George Kirczenow Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:42PM - 3:54PM		T18.00005: Hall magnetometry measurements of the susceptibility of variants of Mn$_{12}$-ac Pradeep Subedi, A.D. Kent, B. Wen, M.P. Sarachik, Y. Yeshurun, A.J. Millis, S. Mukherjee, G. Christou Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:54PM - 4:06PM		T18.00006: Local magnetic susceptibility study of long-range order in Mn$_{12}$-ac Bo Wen, P. Subedi, Y. Yeshurun, M.P. Sarachik, A.D. Kent, A.J. Millis, S. Mukherjee, G. Christou Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:06PM - 4:18PM		T18.00007: Magneto-structural study of M(TCNE)(NCMe)]X molecule-based magnets Konstantin Pokhodnya, Chris Olson, Chris Heth, John Schlueter, Gregory Halder Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:18PM - 4:30PM		T18.00008: Experimental determination of the Weiss temperature of several variants of Mn12-ac Shiqi Li, Lin Bo, Bo Wen, P. Subedi, Y. Yeshurun, A.D. Kent, M.P. Sarachik, A.J. Millis, C. Lampropoulos, S. Mukherjee, G. Christou Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:30PM - 4:42PM		T18.00009: Asymmetric Berry-Phase Interference Patterns in a Mn$_{4}$ Single-Molecule Magnet H.M. Quddusi, J. Liu, S. Singh, K. Heroux, E. del Barco, S. Hill, D. Hendrickson Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:42PM - 4:54PM		T18.00010: Observation of double hysteresis in a MnMn$_6$(CH$_3$H$_5$O$_3$)$_3$ single-molecule magnet Klaus Gieb, Wolfgang Kroener, Paul M\"uller, Carl-Georg Freiherr von Richthofen, Thorsten Glaser Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:54PM - 5:06PM		T18.00011: A Muon Spin Relaxation Study of NiTCNQ2 Adam Berlie, Ian Terry, Marek Szablewski, Sean Giblin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:06PM - 5:18PM		T18.00012: Magnetization measurements of a two-leg spin-1/2 ladder with strong leg interactions K. Ninios, Tao Hong, S.N. Herringer, M.M. Turnbull, C.P. Landee, Y. Takano, H.B. Chan Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:18PM - 5:30PM		T18.00013: Field-induced Tomonaga-Luttinger liquid phase of a two-leg spin-1/2 ladder with strong leg interactions Tao Hong, Y.H. Kim, C. Hotta, Y. Takano, G. Tremelling, M.M. Turnbull, C.P. Landee, H.-J. Kang, N.B. Christensen, K. Lefmann, K.P. Schmidt, G.S. Uhrig, C. Broholm Preview Abstract

Session T19: Focus Session: Spin Transport & Magnetization Dynamics in Metals VII

Sponsoring Units: GMAG DMP
Chair: Frances Hellman, University of California, Berkeley
Room: D170

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:30PM - 2:42PM		T19.00001: Direct observation of strain-induced magnetic domain evolution in Heusler shape memory compounds C.A. Jenkins, A. Scholl, A. Doran, T. Omori Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:42PM - 2:54PM		T19.00002: Thin film growth and characterization of full Heusler alloys Rh$_{2-x}$Co$_{x}$FeSn and RhCoMnSn Li Gao, Mingyang Li, Mahesh G. Samant, Brian P. Hughes, Kevin P. Roche, Claudia Felser, Stuart S.P. Parkin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:54PM - 3:06PM		T19.00003: Electronic structure modifications in Cu doped Ni$_{2}$MnGa Sujoy Roy, R. Qiao, P.-A. Glans, A. Pathak, I.S. Dubenko, N. Ali, E. Blackburn, W. Yang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:06PM - 3:18PM		T19.00004: Approach towards full Heusler alloy based CPP-GMR: from Ag and non-magnetic Heusler to binary intermetallic spacers Oleg Mryasov, Sergey Faleev, S.V. Karthik Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:18PM - 3:30PM		T19.00005: Spin fluctuations and doping trends in the itinerant magnet Pd$_{2}$TiIn$_{x}$ Jessica Missaghian, Andrew LaForge, David Matthews, Garrett Rogren, Zack Schlesinger, Arthur Ramirez Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:30PM - 3:42PM		T19.00006: Thermal effects on magnetic resonance in single crystal $Co_{1-x}Fe_xS_2$ B. Kaster, M. Pechan, M. Manno, A. Baruth, C. Leighton Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:42PM - 3:54PM		T19.00007: Spin-dependent intergranular hopping transport in very thin highly spin-polarized CoS$_{2}$ thin films M. Manno, A. Gunawan, A. Baruth, R. Frakie, A. Mkhoyan, C. Leighton Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:54PM - 4:06PM		T19.00008: Synthesis and basic characterization of the itinerant ferromagnet Cr$_{11}$Ge$_{19}$ Nirmal Ghimire, Michael McGuire, David Mandrus Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:06PM - 4:18PM		T19.00009: Unusual magnetism of Gd$_{5}$Ge$_{4}$ with non magnetic rare earths substitutions Durga Paudyal, Y. Mudryk, V.K. Pecharsky, K.A. Gschneidner, Jr. Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:18PM - 4:30PM		T19.00010: Examining the AF$>$FM transition in Fe-Rh thin films through specific heat, photoemission, and Mossbauer spectrometry measurements David Cooke, Catherine Bordel, Frances Hellman Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:30PM - 4:42PM		T19.00011: Transport Spin Polarization of High-Curie Temperature MnBi Films Pushkal Thapa, Parashu Kharel, Pavel Lukashev, Renat Sabirianov, Evgeny Tsymbal, David Sellmyer, Boris Nadgorny Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:42PM - 4:54PM		T19.00012: Anomalous electron transport in ferromagnetic MnBi films Parashu Kharel, D.J. Sellmyer Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:54PM - 5:06PM		T19.00013: SrMnBi$_2$, a new transition metal compound with metallic spacer layer Jiakui J. Wang, Liang L. Zhao, Q. Yin, G. Kotliar, Emilia Morosan Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:06PM - 5:18PM		T19.00014: Doping - induced Quantum Phase Transition in Sc$_{3.1}$In Eteri Svanidze, Emilia Morosan Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:18PM - 5:30PM		T19.00015: On the origin of the magnetic susceptibility anomaly in nearly ferromagnetic alloys Romeo de Coss, Aar\'on Aguayo, Filiberto Ortiz-Chi Preview Abstract

Session T20: Focus Session: Thermoelectric Materials: LAST/TAGS, Heusler, and Silicides

Sponsoring Units: DMP GERA FIAP
Chair: Joseph Heremans, Ohio State University
Room: D168

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:30PM - 2:42PM		T20.00001: Charge Neutral Yukawa Lattice Gas on a FCC Lattice He Huang, S.D. Mahanti Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:42PM - 2:54PM		T20.00002: Effect of doping Ag$_{y}$Sb$_{y}$Ge$_{50-2y}$Te$_{50}$ thermoelectric materials with rare earths E.M. Levin, S.L. Bud'ko, K. Schmidt-Rohr Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:54PM - 3:06PM		T20.00003: Nanodopant Induced Band Modulations and Electronic Transport Properties in AgPb$_m$SbTe$_{2+m}$-type Thermoelectric Nanocomposites Yi Zhang, Changfeng Chen, Xuezhi Ke, Jihui Yang, Paul Kent Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:06PM - 3:18PM		T20.00004: Strong off-stoichiometry and large Gr\"{u}neisen parameter in AgSbTe$_2$: a first principles study Sergey V. Barabash, Vidvuds Ozolins, Michele D. Nielsen, Joseph P. Heremans Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:18PM - 3:30PM		T20.00005: Effect of electron correlation on thermoelectric properties of the full-Heusler compound Fe$_2$VAl Dat Do, Mal-Soon Lee, S.D. Mahanti Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:30PM - 3:42PM		T20.00006: Phase-separated-induced changes in the transport properties of Heusler compounds for thermoelectric applications Tanja Graf, Michael Schwall, Peter Klaer, Hans-Joachim Elmers, Benjamin Balke, Claudia Felser Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:42PM - 4:18PM		T20.00007: Strategies to Bulk Half-Heusler Nanocomposites with Simultaneously Enhanced Power Factor and Reduced Thermal Conductivity Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:18PM - 4:30PM		T20.00008: Thermoelectric Properties of Boron-doped CoSi Bo Yu, Hui Wang, Hongli Gao, Weishu Liu, Xinbing Zhao, Gang Chen, Zhifeng Ren Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:30PM - 4:42PM		T20.00009: The Electrical Contact for Higher Manganese Silicide Thermoelectric Material Xinghua Shi, Zahra Zamanipour, Daryoosh Vashaee Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:42PM - 4:54PM		T20.00010: High Thermoelectric Power Factor in CoSi$_{1-x}$B$_{x}$ Alloys Hui Sun, Donald Morelli Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:54PM - 5:06PM		T20.00011: Thermoelectric properties of FeSi and Related Alloys: Evidence for Strong Electron-Phonon Coupling Brian Sales, Olivier Delaire, Michael McGuire, Andrew May Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:06PM - 5:18PM		T20.00012: Electron-phonon coupling in FeSi thermoelectrics: inelastic neutron scattering and first-principles simulations Olivier Delaire, Jie Ma, Brian Sales, Paul Kent, Matthew Stone, Karol Marty, Matthew Lucas, Douglas Abernathy, David Mandrus Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:18PM - 5:30PM		T20.00013: Carrier concentration optimization and electrical and thermal transport properties of the defect manganese silicide MnSi$_{\delta }(\delta \sim $ 1.74)$^{ \ast }$ V. Ponnambalam, Gloria Lehr, D.T. Morelli Preview Abstract

Session T21: Classical and Quantum Monte Carlo

Sponsoring Units: DCOMP
Chair: Bruce Miller, Texas Christian University
Room: D161

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:30PM - 2:42PM		T21.00001: Steps beyond the fixed-phase approximation in diffusion Monte Carlo Fernando Reboredo Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:42PM - 2:54PM		T21.00002: Understanding framework flexibility of periodic structures by Monte Carlo simulation An Ghysels, Veronique Van Speybroeck, Michel Waroquier, Berend Smit Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:54PM - 3:06PM		T21.00003: Quantum Monte Carlo studies of solvated systems Kathleen Schwarz, Kendra Letchworth Weaver, T.A. Arias, Richard G. Hennig Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:06PM - 3:18PM		T21.00004: Fast evaluation of multideterminant wavefunctions in quantum Monte Carlo Miguel A. Morales, Bryan K. Clark, Jeremy McMinis, Jeongnim Kim, Gustavo Scuseria Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:18PM - 3:30PM		T21.00005: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:30PM - 3:42PM		T21.00006: Wave Function Optimization in QMCPACK Jeremy McMinis, Miguel Morales, Jeongnim Kim, David Ceperley Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:42PM - 3:54PM		T21.00007: Testing of He-core pseudopotentials for 3d elements in quantum Monte Carlo Minyi Zhu, Lubos Mitas Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:54PM - 4:06PM		T21.00008: Spin-orbit interaction in quantum Monte Carlo Lubos Mitas, Rene Derian, Shi Guo Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:06PM - 4:18PM		T21.00009: A quantum Monte Carlo study of molecular systems with heavy elements Shi Guo, Kevin Rasch, Lubos Mitas, Enrique Batista, Richard Martin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:18PM - 4:30PM		T21.00010: Fixed-Node Errors in Diffusion Monte Carlo Study of Li Molecular and Solid Systems Kevin Rasch, Lubos Mitas Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:30PM - 4:42PM		T21.00011: Comparison of the Angular Dependence of Monte Carlo Particle Transport Modeling Software Jeff Chancellor, Stephen Guetersloh Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:42PM - 4:54PM		T21.00012: A Quantum Monte Carlo study of Hydrogen Adsorption on Carbon and Transition Metal Systems Todd D. Beaudet, Jeongnim Kim, Richard M. Martin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:54PM - 5:06PM		T21.00013: Release-Node quantum Monte Carlo studies for molecules Norm Tubman, Jonathan Dubois, Randolph Hood, Berni Alder Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:06PM - 5:18PM		T21.00014: Melting transition of Lennard-Jones particles in two dimensions Keola Wierschem, Efstratios Manousakis Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:18PM - 5:30PM		T21.00015: Micro-canonical Monte Carlo study of spin wave excitations in 2D XY model Smita Ota Preview Abstract

Session T22: Correlated Electrons and Magnetic Phase Transitions

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Harold Baranger, Duke University
Room: D163

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:30PM - 2:42PM		T22.00001: Quantum spin metal state on a decorated honeycomb lattice Konstantin Tikhonov, Mikhail Feigel'man Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:42PM - 2:54PM		T22.00002: Quantum Order by Disorder Driven Phase Reconstruction at Itinerant Electron Quantum Critical Points Una Karahasanovic, Andrew Green, Gareth Conduit Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:54PM - 3:06PM		T22.00003: Fixed Spin Moment Study of Quantum Critical Fe$_3$Mo$_3$N Brian Neal, Warren E. Pickett Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:06PM - 3:18PM		T22.00004: Stability of Quantum Critical Points in the Presence of Competing Orders Jian-Huang She, Jan Zaanen, Alan Bishop, Alexander Balatsky Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:18PM - 3:30PM		T22.00005: Field-Induced Orbital Antiferromagnetism in Mott Insulators K.A. Al-Hassanieh, C.D. Batista, G. Ortiz, L.N. Bulaevskii Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:30PM - 3:42PM		T22.00006: Global phase diagram of heavy fermions and the Kondo destroyed quantum critical points of Anderson models with a transverse field Jedediah Pixley, Stefan Kirchner, Qimiao Si Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:42PM - 3:54PM		T22.00007: Electron paring instabilities in 8-site Betts lattice: exact result Kun Fang, Gayanath Fernando, Armen Kocharian Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:54PM - 4:06PM		T22.00008: Functional RG for the Single Impurity Anderson Model Michael Kinza, Carsten Honerkamp, Jutta Ortloff Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:06PM - 4:18PM		T22.00009: Mesoscopic Anderson Box: Connecting Weak to Strong Coupling Dong E. Liu, Sebastien Burdin, Harold U. Baranger, Denis Ullmo Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:18PM - 4:30PM		T22.00010: Superconducting pairing of interacting electrons: implications from the two-impurity Anderson model Lijun Zhu, Jian-Xin Zhu Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:30PM - 4:42PM		T22.00011: Pressure Tuning of the Shastry-Sutherland Quantum Phase Transition S. Haravifard, A. Banerjee, T.F. Rosenbaum, G. Srajer, J.C. Lang, Y. Feng, B.D. Gaulin, H.A. Dabkowska Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:42PM - 4:54PM		T22.00012: Quantum phase transitions in generalized J-Q models Arnab Sen, Anders Sandvik Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:54PM - 5:06PM		T22.00013: Criticality of compact and noncompact $(1+1)D$ quantum dissipative $Z_4$-models Einar Stiansen, Iver Sperstad, Asle Sudbo Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:06PM - 5:18PM		T22.00014: Kondo and spin-Peierls phases and Berry phase effects in Heisenberg-Kondo chain Pallab Goswami, Qimiao Si Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:18PM - 5:30PM		T22.00015: Complex Critical Exponents in Diluted Systems of Quantum Rotors Rafael Fernandes, J\"org Schmalian Preview Abstract

Session T23: Focus Session: Search for New Superconductors III: Reduced Dimensionality

Sponsoring Units: DMP
Chair: Ray Baughman, University of Texas at Dallas
Room: D165

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:30PM - 3:06PM		T23.00001: Understanding anisotropy to develop superconducting design principles Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:06PM - 3:18PM		T23.00002: PuCoIn$_{5}$: A New Magnetic Superconductor Eric D. Bauer, J.N. Mitchell, P.H. Tobash, F. Ronning, J.-X. Zhu, B.L. Scott, J.D. Thompson Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:18PM - 3:30PM		T23.00003: Search for Superconductivity in Carbon Nanotubes Doped by Boron Ion Implantation Nicholas Cornell, Alex Kutsenov, Austin Howard, Nathaniel Mayo, Eduard Galstayan, Wei Kan Chu, Herbert Freyhardt, Anvar Zakhidov, Xuemei Wang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:30PM - 3:42PM		T23.00004: Low Field Microwave Absorption Studies of Carbon Nanotubes Doped by Chemical and Ion Implantation Techniques Austin Howard, Alexander Kuznetsov, Nicholas Cornell, Myron Salamon, Eduard Galstayan, Wei Kan Chu, Herbert Freyhardt, Ray Baughman, Junji Haruyama, Jason Reppert, Apparao Rao, Anvar Zakhidov Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:42PM - 3:54PM		T23.00005: Electric Field Induced Superconductivity in Layered Materials J.T. Ye, M.F. Craciun, S. Russo, M.F. Morpurgo, Y. Kasahara, H.T. Yuan, H. Shimotani, Y. Iwasa Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:54PM - 4:06PM		T23.00006: Electric Double Layer Charging on Graphene Feng Chen, Bing Lv, Yuyi Xue, C.W. Chu, Howard Wang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:06PM - 4:18PM		T23.00007: Search for new superconductors in the La-Si-C system Jose De la Venta, Ali C. Basaran, Ted Grant, Antonio Jefferson S. Machado, Zachary Fisk, Ivan K. Schuller Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:18PM - 4:30PM		T23.00008: Superconducting properties of quasi-one dimensional graphene George Karakonstantakis, Steve Kivelson Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:30PM - 4:42PM		T23.00009: Unusual Superconductivity in the Homologous Series (Cu$_{0.75}$Mo$_{0.25})$Sr$_{2}$(Ce,Y)$_{s}$Cu$_{2}$O$_{5+2s+\delta }$ Omar Chmaissem, Inga Grigoraviciute, Maarit Karppinen, Hisao Yamauchi, Massimo Marezio Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:42PM - 4:54PM		T23.00010: Electrical Transport Properties of Boron-Based Nanostructures Joel D. Chudow, Daniel F. Santavicca, Luigi Frunzio, Daniel E. Prober, Michael Rooks, Eswaramoorthi Iyyamperumal, Gayatri Keskar, Fang Fang, Lisa Pfefferle Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:54PM - 5:06PM		T23.00011: Structure and electronic properties of the La$_{4}$Ni$_{3}$O$_{8}$ Konstantin Lokshin, Takeshi Egami Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:06PM - 5:18PM		T23.00012: Transport and Spectroscopy Studies of Ultrathin Doped Nickelate Films Yaron Segal, Joseph Ngai, Divine Kumah, Ankit Disa, James Reiner, Jarret Moyer, Dario Arena, Fred Walker, Charles Ahn Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:18PM - 5:30PM		T23.00013: Superconductivity at 7.7 K in new hexagonal bronze Hg$_{x}$ReO$_{3}$ Kenya Ohgushi, Ayako Yamamoto, Yoko Kiuchi, Chandreyee Ganguli, Kazuyuki Matsubayashi, Yoshiya Uwatoko, Hidenori Takagi Preview Abstract

Session T24: Focus Session: Quantum Transport Simulations and Computational Electronics -- Disorder

Sponsoring Units: DCOMP
Chair: Massimo Fischetti, University of Texas at Dallas
Room: D167

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:30PM - 3:06PM		T24.00001: Recent progress in computational electronics: disorder effects in nonequilibrium quantum transport Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:06PM - 3:18PM		T24.00002: Seebeck Coefficients in Nanoscale Junctions: Effects of Electron-Vibration Scattering and Local Heating Bailey C. Hsu, Yu-Shen Liu, Shen Hsien Lin, Yu-Chang Chen Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:18PM - 3:30PM		T24.00003: Critical current noise in rough Josephson junctions Pierre-Luc Dallaire-Demers, Frank Wilhelm Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:30PM - 3:42PM		T24.00004: Computing Transport coefficients from the Microscopic Response Method Mingliang Zhang, David A. Drabold Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:42PM - 3:54PM		T24.00005: Counting Statistics in Nanoscale Junctions from First Principles Yu-Chang Chen, Yu-Shen Liu Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:54PM - 4:06PM		T24.00006: The Escape Problem in a Classical Field Theory With Two Coupled Fields and its Application to Monovalent Metallic Nanowires Lan Gong, Daniel Stein Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:06PM - 4:18PM		T24.00007: Non-linear canonical transformations and Kondo physics Johan Nilsson Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:18PM - 4:30PM		T24.00008: Spatial correlations in chaotic nanoscale systems with spin-orbit coupling Anh Ngo, Eugene Kim, Sergio Ulloa Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:30PM - 4:42PM		T24.00009: Test of Lattice Constant with Correction from Zero-Point Energy Pan Hao, Yuan Fan, John Perdew Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:42PM - 4:54PM		T24.00010: ABSTRACT HAS BEEN MOVED TO W12.00014 Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:54PM - 5:06PM		T24.00011: ABSTRACT HAS BEEN MOVED TO T34.00016 Preview Abstract

Session T25: Superconductivity: Theory, Mainly Vortices

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Maxim Korshunov, University of Florida
Room: D166

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:30PM - 2:42PM		T25.00001: Microscopic investigation of vortex-vortex interaction in conventional and unconventional superconductors Masaru Kato, Yuhei Niwa Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:42PM - 2:54PM		T25.00002: Type-1.5 superconductivity in multiband systems: the effects of interband couplings Egor Babaev, Johan Carlstrom, Martin Speight Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:54PM - 3:06PM		T25.00003: Proposed Aharonov-Casher interferometry of non-Abelian vortices in chiral p-wave superconductors Eytan Grosfeld, Babak Seradjeh, Smitha Vishveshwara Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:06PM - 3:18PM		T25.00004: Microscopic theory of vortex interaction in two-band superconductors and type-1.5 superconductivity Mihail Silaev, Egor Babaev Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:18PM - 3:30PM		T25.00005: Hairy balls and flux lines in superconductors Mark Laver, Ted Forgan Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:30PM - 3:42PM		T25.00006: Boundary Wess-Zumino-Novikov-Witten model, BCS superconductivity, and Maxwell-Bloch theory Tigran Sedrakyan, Victor Galitski Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:42PM - 3:54PM		T25.00007: Geometric phases of d-wave vortices in a model of lattice fermions Zhenyu Zhou, Alexander Seidel, Oskar Vafek Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:54PM - 4:06PM		T25.00008: Quasiparticle scattering from vortices in d-wave superconductors: Superflow and Berry phase contributions Adam C. Durst, Sriram Ganeshan, Manas Kulkarni Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:06PM - 4:18PM		T25.00009: Ground states of multi-band type-I and type-1.5 superconductors and interlaced type-I/type-II layered superconducting structures in external magnetic field Julien Garaud, Johan Carlstrom, Egor Babaev Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:18PM - 4:30PM		T25.00010: Properties of vortex clusters and intercluster interaction in type-II and type-1.5 two-band superconductors and type-I/type-II superconducting bilayers Johan Carlstrom, Julien Garaud, Egor Babaev Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:30PM - 4:42PM		T25.00011: Novel time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau simulation of extreme type-II superconductors with a focus on the Nernst signal and its fluctuations Sangwoo Chung, Paata Kakashvili, Carlos Bolech Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:42PM - 4:54PM		T25.00012: Temperature dependence of the superheating field in type-II superconductors Mark Transtrum, Gianluigi Catelani, James Sethna Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:54PM - 5:06PM		T25.00013: Molecular dynamic simulation on the rule of the defect size on critical current at low temperature Abdalla Obeidat, Hadeel Abulahim Preview Abstract

Session T26: Focus Session: Iron Based Superconductors -- Magnetic Properties & Phase Diagrams

Sponsoring Units: DMP DCOMP
Chair: Stephen Hayden, Bristol University
Room: D162/164

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:30PM - 2:42PM		T26.00001: Magnetic and Structural Phase Diagram of Ba$_{1-x}$K$_{x}$Fe$_{2}$As$_{2}$ Sevda Avci, Duck-Young Chung, Stephan Rosenkranz, John-Paul Castellan, Ray Osborn, Omar Chmaissem, Mercouri Kanatzidis, Eugene Goremychkin, Aziz Daoud-Aladine Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:42PM - 2:54PM		T26.00002: Coexistence of Superconductivity and Magnetism in EuFe$_{2}$(As$_{0.7}$P$_{0.3}$ )$_{2}$ A.A. Aczel, T.J. Williams, T. Goko, F.L. Ning, Y.J. Uemura, C. Arguello, W. Yu, G.F. Chen, G.M. Luke Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:54PM - 3:06PM		T26.00003: Physical and magnetic properties of Ba(Fe$_{1-x}$Mn$_x$)$_2$As$_2$ single crystals Alexander Thaler, Sheng Ran, Alfred Kracher, Warren Straszheim, Jiaqiang Yan, Sergey Bud'ko, Paul Canfield Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:06PM - 3:18PM		T26.00004: The magnetic form factor of SrFe2As2 William Ratcliff, P.A. Kienzle, J.W. Lynn, S. Li, P. Dai, G.F. Chen, N.L. Wang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:18PM - 3:30PM		T26.00005: Temperature-pressure-composition phase diagram for Ba(Fe$_{1-x}$Ru$_{x})_{2}$As$_{2}$ (x$\le $0.285 and P$\le $84kbar) S.K. Kim, M.S. Torikachvili, A. Thaler, E.C. Colombier, S.L. Bud'ko, P.C. Canfield Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:30PM - 3:42PM		T26.00006: Phase diagram of superconductivity and antiferromagnetism in single crystals of Sr(Fe1-xCox)2As2 and Sr1-yEuy (Fe0.88Co0.12)2As2 Rongwei Hu, Sergey Bud'ko, Paul Canfield Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:42PM - 4:18PM		T26.00007: Lattice distortion and magnetic quantum phase transition in CeFeAs$_{1-x}$P$_{x}$O Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:18PM - 4:30PM		T26.00008: Rare earth substitution in AFe2As2 single crystals Shanta Saha, Nicholas Butch, Tyler Drye, Jeff Mcgill, Johnpierre Paglione, Peter Zavalij, Jeffrey Lynn Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:30PM - 4:42PM		T26.00009: Magneto-elastic Coupling in Single-crystal CeFeAsO H.-F. Li, J.-Q. Yan, J.W. Kim, R.W. McCallum, T.A. Lograsso, D. Vaknin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:42PM - 4:54PM		T26.00010: Competing magnetic ground states in Ba(Fe$_{1-x}$Cr$_x$)$_2$As$_2$ K. Marty, M.D. Lumsden, A.D. Christianson, C. Wang, M. Matsuda, H. Cao, L. VanBebber, J.L. Zarestky, D.J. Singh, A.S. Sefat Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:54PM - 5:06PM		T26.00011: Superconductivity and magnetism in Eu$_{1-x}$K$_{x}$Fe$_{2}$(As$_{1-y}$P$_y$)$_2$ H.S. Jeevan, J. Maiwald, Philip Gegenwart, Deepa Kasinathan, Helge Rosner Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:06PM - 5:18PM		T26.00012: Effects of annealing time and temperature on the transition temperature and low temperature state of AFe2As2 materials Sheng Ran, Sergey Bud'ko, Alex Thaler, Dominic Ryan, Yuji Furukawa, Beas Roy, Andreas Kreyssig, Robert McQueeney, Daniel Pratt, Alan Goldman, Paul Canfield Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:18PM - 5:30PM		T26.00013: Miscibility gap between BaMn$_2$As$_2$ and BaFe$_2$As$_2$ Abhishek Pandey, David C. Johnston Preview Abstract

Session T27: Open Quantum Systems and Decoherence

Sponsoring Units: GQI DAMOP
Chair: Michael Zwolak, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Room: C155

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:30PM - 2:42PM		T27.00001: Landau-Zener-St\"uckelberg interference in the presence of quantum noise Yang Yu, Lingjie Du, Minjie Wang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:42PM - 2:54PM		T27.00002: Exact master equations for linearly coupled Bosons or Fermions Shao-Wen Chen, Ren-Bao Liu Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:54PM - 3:06PM		T27.00003: Engineering inverse power law decoherence of a qubit Francesco Petruccione, Filippo Giraldi Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:06PM - 3:18PM		T27.00004: Decoherence of high-$\ell $ Rydberg wave packets by collisions and electrical noise Brendan Wyker, S. Ye, T. McKinney, F.B. Dunning, S. Yoshida, C.O. Reinhold, J. Burgd{\"o}rfer Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:18PM - 3:30PM		T27.00005: Non-Markovian trajectory approach of three-level quantum systems Ting Yu, Jun Jing Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:30PM - 3:42PM		T27.00006: Manipulating decoherence of a single solid-state spin by quantum control of its spin bath environment Gijs de Lange, Toeno van der Sar, Machiel Blok, Zhihui Wang, Viatcheslav Dobrovitski, Ronald Hanson Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:42PM - 3:54PM		T27.00007: Optical cooling of a 122 kHz mechanical resonator Evan Jeffrey, Petro Sonin, Dustin Kleckner, Brian Pepper, Dirk Bouwmeester Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:54PM - 4:06PM		T27.00008: Long-lived Fermionic Fock-space coherence in quantum dots Eduardo Vaz, Jordan Kyriakidis Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:06PM - 4:18PM		T27.00009: Excitation induced dephasing from indistinguishability Peter Bryant Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:18PM - 4:30PM		T27.00010: Noise in a Josephson junction qubit due to two-level-systems coupled to a quantum EM field Victor Galitski, So Takei Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:30PM - 4:42PM		T27.00011: Suppression of Decoherence and Disentanglement in Qubits via the Exchange Interaction Amrit De, Dong Zhou, Robert Joynt Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:42PM - 4:54PM		T27.00012: Concatenated Stabilizer Dynamical Decoupling Gerardo Paz Silva, Daniel Lidar Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:54PM - 5:06PM		T27.00013: Decoherence and entanglement of a pair of coupled qubits Mohammad Sahrapour, Nancy Makri Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:06PM - 5:18PM		T27.00014: Entanglement and Coherence: Differences and Similarities Robert O'Connell Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:18PM - 5:30PM		T27.00015: Quantum signatures of chaos in quantum tomography Carlos Riofrio, Vaibhav Madhok, Ivan Deutsch Preview Abstract

Session T28: Graphene: Optical and Transport Properties

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Tony Heinz, Columbia University
Room: C156

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:30PM - 2:42PM		T28.00001: Selection rule for Raman spectroscopy at graphene edge Ken-ichi Sasaki, Katsunori Wakabayashi, Toshiaki Enoki Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:42PM - 2:54PM		T28.00002: Photoconductive response study on a dual-gated bilayer graphene M.-H. Kim, J. Yan, G.S. Jenkins, A.B. Sushkov, D.C. Schmadel, M.S. Fuhrer, J. Melngailis, H.D. Drew Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:54PM - 3:06PM		T28.00003: Ultrafast carrier dynamics in pristine and FeCl$_{3}$-intercalated bilayer graphene Xingquan Zou, Da Zhan, Xiaofeng Fan, Dongwook Lee, Saritha K. Nair, Li Sun, Zhenhua Ni, Zhiqiang Luo, Lei Liu, Ting Yu, Zexiang Shen, Elbert E.M. Chia Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:06PM - 3:18PM		T28.00004: Microwave microscopy of graphene and graphite Vladimir Talanov, Christopher Del Barga, Lee Wickey, Irakli Kalichava, Edward Gonzales, Eric Shaner, Aaron Gin, Nikolai Kalugin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:18PM - 3:30PM		T28.00005: Laser Scanning Microscopy of Few-Layer Graphene: Optical Reflectivity Contrast Behnood Ghamsari, Alexander Zhuravel, Daniel Lenski, Michael Fuhrer, Steven Anlage Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:30PM - 3:42PM		T28.00006: Terahertz Imaging and Spectroscopy of Large-Area Single-Layer Graphene Ethan Minot, Joe Tomaino, Andrew Jameson, Joshua Kevek, Michael Paul, Arend van der Zande, Robert Barton, Paul McEuen, Yun-Shik Lee Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:42PM - 3:54PM		T28.00007: Aromatic molecule-like fluorescence from Graphene Oxide Charudatta Galande, Aditya Mohite, Anton Naumov, Wei Gao, Lijie Ci, Anakha Ajayan, Hui Gao, Anchal Srivastava, R. Bruce Weisman, Pulickel M. Ajayan Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:54PM - 4:06PM		T28.00008: Broadband spatial self-phase modulation of few-layer graphene sheet in solution Rui Wu, Yingli Zhang, Fei Bian, Shichao Yan, Rui Wang, Wenlong Wang, Xuedong Bai, Xinghua Lu, Jimin Zhao Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:06PM - 4:18PM		T28.00009: Optical transitions between Landau levels: AA-stacked bilayer graphene Yen-Hung Ho, Rong-Bin Chen, Jhao-Ying Wu, Yu-Huang Chiu, Ming-Fa Lin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:18PM - 4:30PM		T28.00010: High temperature Graphene-based Quantum Hall Effect Infrared photodetector Nikolai G. Kalugin, Lei Jing, Wenzhong Bao, Lee Wickey, Christopher Del Barga, Mekan Ovezmyradov, Eric A. Shaner, Chun Ning Lau Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:30PM - 4:42PM		T28.00011: Phonon scattering in intrinsic graphene using tight-binding Bloch waves Nishant Sule, Irena Knezevic Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:42PM - 4:54PM		T28.00012: Chirality-dependent phonon-limited resistivity in graphenes Hongki Min, Euyheon Hwang, Sankar Das Sarma Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:54PM - 5:06PM		T28.00013: Boundary properties between monolayer and bilayer graphene and valley filter Takeshi Nakanishi, Mikito Koshino, Tsuneya Ando Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:06PM - 5:18PM		T28.00014: Anomalous tunneling of dressed Dirac electrons through potential barrier Andrii Iurov, Oleksiy Roslyak, Godfrey Gumbs Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:18PM - 5:30PM		T28.00015: In-gap transport in random-gap grapheme: metallic and insulating phases Vagharsh Mkhitaryan, Mikhail Raikh Preview Abstract

Session T29: Focus Session: Superconducting Qubits - Coherence and Materials I

Sponsoring Units: GQI
Chair: Andrew Houck, Princeton University
Room: C148

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:30PM - 2:42PM		T29.00001: Feedback suppression of the low-frequency noise in qubits by the low-frequency quantum measurements Qiang Deng, Dmitri Averin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:42PM - 2:54PM		T29.00002: Tunable quantum beam splitters for quantum manipulation of a hybrid tripartite qubit system G.Z. Sun, J. Chen, P.H. Wu, X.D. Wen, Y. Yu, B. Mao, S.Y. Han Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:54PM - 3:06PM		T29.00003: Surface and Interface Defects in Linear and Nonlinear Superconducting Resonators Steven Weber, Kater Murch, Allison Dove, Gustaf Olson, Zack Yoscovits, R. Vijay, Eli Levenson-Falk, James Eckstein, Irfan Siddiqi Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:06PM - 3:18PM		T29.00004: Quantum model for superconducting resonator loss via a two-level system Mishkatul Bhattacharya, K. Osborn, A. Mizel Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:18PM - 3:30PM		T29.00005: Possible interactions between two-level system defects in SiNx films Sergiy Gladchenko, Moe Khalil, C.J. Lobb, F.C. Wellstood, Kevin D. Osborn Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:30PM - 3:42PM		T29.00006: A study of glassy behavior in amorphous dielectrics using GHz frequency superconducting resonators Moe Khalil, M.J.A. Stoutimore, Aaron Holder, Charles Musgrave, C.J. Lobb, F.C. Wellstood, K.D. Osborn Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:42PM - 3:54PM		T29.00007: Microwave loss of novel epitaxial superconductor-insulator-superconductor (SIS) trilayers U. Patel, K.H. Cho, L. Maurer, S. Sendelbach, D. Hover, C.B. Eom, R. McDermott Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:54PM - 4:06PM		T29.00008: Growth of epitaxial superconductor/dielectric heterostructures using a sputtering PLD hybrid system with in-situ RHEED Kwang Hwan Cho, Jacob Podkaminer, Chad Folkman, Chang-Beom Eom Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:06PM - 4:18PM		T29.00009: Barrier defect analysis using Josephson junction resonators M.J.A. Stoutimore, Bahman Sarabi, Moe Khalil, C.J. Lobb, K.D. Osborn Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:18PM - 4:30PM		T29.00010: Losses in Josephson junction resonators Martin Weides, Jiansong Gao, Jeffrey Kline, Michael Vissers, David Wisbey, David Pappas Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:30PM - 4:42PM		T29.00011: Growth and Properties of Epitaxial Dielectrics/Superconducting Thin Film Heterostructures Chang-Beom Eom, Kwang-Hwan Cho, Jacob Podkaminer, Chad Folkman Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:42PM - 4:54PM		T29.00012: Microwave Response of Superconducting Resonant Circuits based on 3D Aluminum Nanobridge Josephson Junctions Eli Levenson-Falk, R. Vijay, Kater Murch, Irfan Siddiqi Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:54PM - 5:06PM		T29.00013: Josephson junctions formed from superconducting nanowires B. Xiao, H.Y. Chen, I. Nsanzineza, C. Song, B.L.T. Plourde Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:06PM - 5:18PM		T29.00014: Via fabrication process for epitaxial superconducting qubits Jeffrey Kline, Fabio da Silva, Michael Vissers, David Wisbey, Martin Weides, David Pappas Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:18PM - 5:30PM		T29.00015: Introduction of a DC Bias into a High-Q Superconducting Microwave Cavity Fei Chen, Juliang Li, M.P. Blencowe, A.J. Rimberg, Adam Sirois, Raymond Simmonds Preview Abstract

Session T30: Materials: Synthesis, Growth and Processing (Bulk & Films)

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Yunfeng Shi, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Room: C147/154

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:30PM - 2:42PM		T30.00001: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:42PM - 2:54PM		T30.00002: UHV-Compatible Aerosol-Molecule Beam Deposition Source for Organic Electronic Films Levan Tskipuri, Qian Shao, Janice Reutt-Robey Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:54PM - 3:06PM		T30.00003: Preparation and Characterization of $\alpha $-Fe$_{2}$O$_{3}$ Nanoparticles by a Solution-Phase Auto-Combustion Method Marc Doyle, Michael Lattanzi, Brian Kelly, Karl Unruh Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:06PM - 3:18PM		T30.00004: Synthesis, Microstructure and Bulk Properties of Complex Nasicon-Type Ceramics Kristina Lipinska, Oliver Hemmers, Julien Romann, Stanislav Sinogeikin, Patricia Kalita, Shekar Balagopal, Anthony Nickens Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:18PM - 3:30PM		T30.00005: Crystal structure and multiferroic properties of the 0.7(BaTiO$_{3})$ -- 0.3(Bi$_{0.45}$Dy$_{0.55}$FeO$_{3})$ ceramic composite Ricardo Martinez, Nora Ortega, Ashok Kumar, Ratnakar Palai, Ram S. Katiyar Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:30PM - 3:42PM		T30.00006: Cation Ordering within the Perovskite Block of a Six-layer Ruddlesden-Popper Oxide from Layer-by-layer Growth Lei Yan, H.J. Niu, M.J. Rosseinsky Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:42PM - 3:54PM		T30.00007: Morphological Transformation of Copper Catalysts within Helically Coiled Carbon Nanofibers Lifeng Dong, Liyan Yu, Qian Zhang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:54PM - 4:06PM		T30.00008: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:06PM - 4:18PM		T30.00009: Templated Electrodeposition of Highly Porous Nanostructured Materials Han-Chang Yang, Stephanie Lim, Jiabin Liu, Qian Wu, X.M. Cheng Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:18PM - 4:30PM		T30.00010: Entropic inflation of ideal zeolitic frameworks Vitaliy Kapko, Colby Dawson, Michael Treacy Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:30PM - 4:42PM		T30.00011: Topological defects in model nanoporous carbon: population, structural characterizations and adsorption properties Xi Mi, Jeremy Palmer, Jorge Pikunic, Keith Gubbins, Yunfeng Shi Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:42PM - 4:54PM		T30.00012: The stability of capillary climbing flows in porous media opposed by gravity force B. Markicevic, H.K. Navaz Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:54PM - 5:06PM		T30.00013: Soaring to New Heights in Natural Materials Sara Bodde, James Kiang, Joanna McKittrick Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:06PM - 5:18PM		T30.00014: Three-dimensional video imaging of drainage and imbibition processes in model porous medium Prerna Sharma, P Aswathi, Anit Sane, Shankar Ghosh, Sabyasachi Bhattacharya Preview Abstract

Session T31: Novel Structural Chemistry & Materials

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Daniel Finkenstadt, U.S. Naval Academy
Room: C145

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:30PM - 2:42PM		T31.00001: Theoretical studies of the caged hydrocarbon, octahedrane (C$_{12}$H$_{12}$, D$_{3d}$) Steven Richardson, Daniel Finkenstadt, Michael Mehl, Mark Pederson Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:42PM - 2:54PM		T31.00002: Golcondane (C20H24): Theoretical studies of a novel strained, caged hydrocarbon molecule Daniel Finkenstadt, Michael Mehl, Mark Pederson, Steven Richardson Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:54PM - 3:06PM		T31.00003: Spectroscopic identification of bond strain and pi interactions in a series of saturated carbon-cage molecules: adamantane, twistane, octahedrane, and cubane Trevor M. Willey, J.R.I. Lee, T. van Buuren, L. Landt, P.R. Schreiner, A.A. Fokin, B.A. Tkachenko, N.A. Fokina, D. Brehmer Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:06PM - 3:18PM		T31.00004: Spectroscopy and Structure of Diamondoid-Fullerene Hybrid Molecules at the Single-Molecule Level Jason C. Randel, Georges Ndabashimiye, Hari C. Manoharan Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:18PM - 3:30PM		T31.00005: The Study of Hypothetical Carbon Allotropes Using Hartree Fock and Density Functional Computational Methods P.A. Ecton, C.J. Morris, J.M. Perez, S.G. Srivilliputhur, G.F. Verbeck Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:30PM - 3:42PM		T31.00006: Electron Beam Stimulated Molecular Motions of C$_{60}$s inside Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Ke Ran Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:42PM - 3:54PM		T31.00007: First-Principles Calculations of Graphene Nanomesh William Oswald, Zhigang Wu Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:54PM - 4:06PM		T31.00008: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:06PM - 4:18PM		T31.00009: Effects of shape and edge-passivation on magnetic moments in graphene nanomesh by first-principles investigation Hongxin Yang, Mairbek Chshiev Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:18PM - 4:30PM		T31.00010: Sensing gas molecules using graphitic nanoribbon films and networks Yanbin An, Jason L. Johnson, Ashkan Behnam, S.J. Pearton, Ant Ural Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:30PM - 4:42PM		T31.00011: Opening of slit-shaped pores from bending of graphene walls Matthew Connolly, Carlos Wexler Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:42PM - 4:54PM		T31.00012: Magneto-reflectance studies of graphite in intense magnetic field Li-Chun Tung, Paul Cadden-Zimansky, Jinbo Qi, Zhigang Jiang, Dmitry Smirnov Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:54PM - 5:06PM		T31.00013: Size-dependence of electronic and optical properties of armchair graphene nanoislands Jonathan Moussa, James Chelikowsky Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:06PM - 5:18PM		T31.00014: Modifying Electronic and Magnetic Properties of BCN sheets by Boron Nitride Domain Size and Tensile Strain Chun Tang, Changfeng Chen Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:18PM - 5:30PM		T31.00015: Functionalized 2D atomic sheets with new properties Qiang Sun, Jian Zhou, Qian Wang, Puru Jena Preview Abstract

Session T32: Semiconducting Devices & Applications

Sponsoring Units: FIAP
Chair: Linda Olafsen, Baylor University
Room: C144

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:30PM - 2:42PM		T32.00001: Tunable nonadiabatic excitation in a single-electron quantum dot J.D. Fletcher, Masaya Kataoka, P. See, S.P. Giblin, T.J.B.M. Janssen, J.P. Griffiths, G.A.C. Jones, I. Farrer, D.A. Ritchie Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:42PM - 2:54PM		T32.00002: The dynamic quantum dot as an accurate electron pump Stephen Giblin, Samuel Wright, Jonathan D. Fletcher, Masaya Kataoka, Michael Pepper, J.T. Janssen, David Ritchie, Christine Nicoll, Dave Anderson, Geb Jones Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:54PM - 3:06PM		T32.00003: Measurement of Tunneling Conductance of Two-Dimensional Electrons in a Si MOSFET Nanostructure Hong Pan, Matthew House, Ming Xiao, Hongwen Jiang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:06PM - 3:18PM		T32.00004: The magnetized quantum wire: a potential candidate to act as an {\em active} laser medium Manvir Kushwaha Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:18PM - 3:30PM		T32.00005: Gain-Induced Refractive Index Changes in Resonantly Pumped Optical Pumping Injection Cavity Lasers Linda Olafsen, Lauren Bain, Lauren Ice, Ben Ball Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:30PM - 3:42PM		T32.00006: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:42PM - 3:54PM		T32.00007: Mapping of Strain and Induced Polarization in GaMnAs/GaAs nanowires Edwin Fohtung, A. Minkevich, A.A. Matyshev, M. Riotte, D. Grigoriev, T. Slobodskyy, V. Holy, O.G. Shpyrko, T. Baumbach Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:54PM - 4:06PM		T32.00008: Reflectance Spectra of Plasmon Waveguide Interband Cascade Lasers Robert Hinkey, Zhaobing Tian, Rui Yang, Tetsuya Mishima, Michael Santos Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:06PM - 4:18PM		T32.00009: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:18PM - 4:30PM		T32.00010: Electrical and Optical Characterization of $\alpha $-Silicon Thin Films Kiran Shrestha, Tanweer Mirza Beig, Pradeep Gali, Prathyusha Nukala, Chris Littler, Vincent Lopes, Usha Philipose, Nigel Shepherd, A. J. Syllaios Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:30PM - 4:42PM		T32.00011: Single-Crystalline Germanium Nanowire Heterostructure for High-Performance Transistors and Spintronics Jianshi Tang, Kang L. Wang, Chiu-Yen Wang, Lih-Juann Chen Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:42PM - 4:54PM		T32.00012: Schottky Barrier Heights in low-k dielectric/Cu Interconnects as Determined by X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Marc French, Milt Jaehnig, Markus Kuhn, Benjamin French, Sean King Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:54PM - 5:06PM		T32.00013: Plasma Process to Simultaneously Clean ILD and CMP Cu Surfaces Xin Liu, Sandeep Gill, Fu Tang, Sean King, R.J. Nemanich Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:06PM - 5:18PM		T32.00014: Elastic properties of high porosity low-k thin films measured by Brillouin light scattering S. Bailey, R. Sooryakumar, S. King, G. Xu, E. Mays, C. Ege, J. Bielefeld Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:18PM - 5:30PM		T32.00015: Effective Materials Properties of Interconnections in Industrial Microprocessor Designs Mary Lanzerotti, Giovanni Fiorenza, Rick Rand Preview Abstract

Session T33: Focus Session: Dielectric, Ferroelectric, and Piezoelectric Oxides: Pb-based and novel materials

Sponsoring Units: DMP DCOMP
Chair: Xiaoqing Pan, University of Michigan
Room: C143/149

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:30PM - 3:06PM		T33.00001: Origin of diffuse scattering in relaxor ferroelectrics Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:06PM - 3:18PM		T33.00002: Linear dichroism dependence on ferroelectric polarization Srinivas Polisetty, Jinling Zhou, Mikel Holcomb, Andreas Scholl, Lane W. Martin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:18PM - 3:30PM		T33.00003: Second harmonic generation and high pressure ferroelectricity in PbTiO$_{3 }$(II) Muhtar Ahart, Alexander F. Goncharov, Maddury Somayazulu, Russell J. Hemley Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:30PM - 3:42PM		T33.00004: First-principles study to identify heterostructures of (Pb, Sr)TiO$_{3}$ with enhanced ferroelectric polarisation Zhe Liu Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:42PM - 3:54PM		T33.00005: Interatomic force constants and effective Hamiltonians for structural phase transitions Anil Kumar, Karin M. Rabe Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:54PM - 4:06PM		T33.00006: All-atom effective models for first-principles simulations of the temperature-dependent behavior of complex ferroelectric oxides Jorge Iniguez, Jacek C. Wojdel, Patrick Hermet, Philippe Ghosez, Zeila Zanolli Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:06PM - 4:18PM		T33.00007: Prediction of a Low Band Gap Oxide Ferroelectric David Singh, Bo Xu, Valentino R. Cooper, Yuan Ping Feng Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:18PM - 4:30PM		T33.00008: Band Gap Engineering via Local Environment in Complex Oxides Tingting Qi, Ilya Grinberg, Andrew Rappe Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:30PM - 4:42PM		T33.00009: Modeling the Frequency Dependence of the Complex In-plane Permittivity of Strained Ruddlesden-Popper Series Sr(n+1)Ti(n)O(3n+1) (n = 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) Phases on DyScO3 and GdScO3 N.D. Orloff, C.-H. Lee, M.D. Biegalski, Ichiro Takeuchi, D.G. Schlom, J.C. Booth Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:42PM - 4:54PM		T33.00010: Study of Temperature-Graded Ferroelectrics Using First-Principle-Based Approaches Qingteng Zhang, Inna Ponomareva Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:54PM - 5:06PM		T33.00011: Ferroelectric polarizations of Pb(Zr$_{0.5}$Ti$_{0.5}$)O$_3$ nanotube array R. Adhikari, Huaxiang Fu Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:06PM - 5:18PM		T33.00012: Raman scattering studies of the pressure- and temperature-dependent phases of the orbital ordering material KCuF$_{3}$ Shi Yuan, S. Lance Cooper Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:18PM - 5:30PM		T33.00013: Unusually strong Stark effect in electronic ferroelectric Er$_{1-x}$Yb$_{x}$Fe$_{2}$O$_{4}$ Jimin Zhao, Rui Wang, Huanxin Yang, Jianqi Li Preview Abstract

Session T34: Optical and Electronic Properties of Nanocrystals and Wires

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Steve Erwin, Naval Research Laboratory
Room: C141

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:30PM - 2:42PM		T34.00001: Colloidal Quantum Dot Red-Shifting on Textured Metal Surfaces Christopher Ferri, Anthony Grimes, Sayantani Ghosh Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:42PM - 2:54PM		T34.00002: Single-molecule spectroscopy study of interfacial charge separation and energy transfer between quantum dots and conjugated polymers Zhihua Xu, Mircea Cotlet Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:54PM - 3:06PM		T34.00003: Broadband ultrafast transient absorption of multiple exciton dynamics in lead sulfide nanocrystals Felice Gesuele, Chee Wei Wong, Matthew Sfeir, James Misewich, Weonkyu Koh, Christopher Murray Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:06PM - 3:18PM		T34.00004: The effects of controlled charging on photoluminescence of individual ``giant'' core/shell nanocrystals Christophe Galland, Yagna Ghosh, Bhola Pal, Jennifer Hollingsworth, Milan Sykora, Victor Klimov, Han Htoon Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:18PM - 3:30PM		T34.00005: Near-Unity Biexciton Quantum Yields in Individual Giant Nanocrystal Quantum Dots Young-Shin Park, Anton Malko, Javier Vela, Yongfen Chen, Yagnaseni Ghosh, Florencio Garcia-Santamaria, Jennifer Hollingsworth, Victor Klimov, Han Htoon Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:30PM - 3:42PM		T34.00006: Axially localized optical properties of individual nanowires Junping Zhuang, Yao Liang, S.K. Hark Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:42PM - 3:54PM		T34.00007: Polarization dependence of ultrafast dynamics in single Si nanowires M.A. Seo, S.A. Dayeh, P.C. Upadhya, S.T. Picraux, J. Martinez, B.S. Swartzentruber, A.J. Taylor, R.P. Prasankumar Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:54PM - 4:06PM		T34.00008: Space-and-Time-Resolved Spectroscopy of Single GaN Nanowires Prashanth Upadhya, Julio Martinez, Qiming Li, George Wang, Brian Swartzentruber, Antoinette Taylor, Rohit Prasankumar Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:06PM - 4:18PM		T34.00009: Electronic Structure of PbSe Nanorods Adam Bartnik, Alexander L. Efros, Weon-kyu Koh, Jun Yang, Christopher Murray, Frank Wise Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:18PM - 4:30PM		T34.00010: Atomistic calculations of the exciton-biexciton mixing and biexciton lifetime in CdSe nanocrystals Marek Korkusinski, Oleksandr Voznyy, Pawel Hawrylak Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:30PM - 4:42PM		T34.00011: Can nanocrystals be charge-doped using surface adsorbates? Alex Kutana, Steve Erwin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:42PM - 4:54PM		T34.00012: Surface states in CdSe nanocrystals with carboxylic acid ligands: an ab initio study Oleksandr Voznyy Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:54PM - 5:06PM		T34.00013: First-Principles Calculations of Lattice-Strained Core-Shell Nanocrystals K.H. Khoo, J.T. Arantes, James R. Chelikowsky, G.M. Dalpian Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:06PM - 5:18PM		T34.00014: First Principles Study of Core-Shell Semiconductor Nanocrystals Igor Vasiliev Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:18PM - 5:30PM		T34.00015: Jahn-Teller distortion in semiconductor nanocrystals Gustavo M. Dalpian, Aline L. Schoenhalz, Jeverson T. Arantes Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:30PM - 5:42PM		T34.00016: Memory, Photoconductivity, and Traps in Semiconducting Nanocrystal Arrays Jessamyn Fairfield, Lauren Willis, Tali Dadosh, Marija Drndic Preview Abstract

Session T35: Metals: Defects and Surfaces

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Don Nicholson, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Room: C140

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:30PM - 2:42PM		T35.00001: Orientation effect on dislocation nucleation and related interaction during void growth simulations in Aluminum Amitava Moitra, Mehul Bhatia, Kiran N. Solanki Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:42PM - 2:54PM		T35.00002: MD Study of the Nucleation and Growth of Deformation Twins in Polycrystalline Tantalum Luis Sandoval, David Richards Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:54PM - 3:06PM		T35.00003: Large Scale Dislocation Dyniamics Simulation of Precipitation Hardening in Ni-based Superalloys Renge Li, Zhiqiang Wang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:06PM - 3:18PM		T35.00004: Thermodynamics of point defects in deformable lattices Roman Groger, Libor Smejkal, Turab Lookman Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:18PM - 3:30PM		T35.00005: Continuum dislocation dynamics: comparison between models Woosong Choi, Yong Chen, Stefanos Papanikolaou, James Sethna Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:30PM - 3:42PM		T35.00006: Quantum Monte Carlo calculations of defects in aluminum Randolph Q. Hood, Paul R.C. Kent, Fernando A. Reboredo Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:42PM - 3:54PM		T35.00007: Molecular dynamics simulation of ablation and spallation in nickel films irradiated by ultra-short laser pulses Brian Demaske, Vasily Zhakhovsky, Nail Inogamov, Carter White, Ivan Oleynik Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:54PM - 4:06PM		T35.00008: The thresholds of twinning in \textit{bcc} tantalum Kyle Caspersen, Robert Rudd, Mike Surh, Luis Sandoval, David Richards Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:06PM - 4:18PM		T35.00009: Development of Phase-Field Crystal model free energy functionals based on molecular dynamics D.M. Nicholson, J.A. Dantzig, Sarma Gorti, Bala Ranhakrishnan, D.D. Johnson Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:18PM - 4:30PM		T35.00010: Terminating Surface Electromigration at the Source Kirk Bevan, Wenguang Zhu, Hong Guo, Zhenyu Zhang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:30PM - 4:42PM		T35.00011: Coverage Dependent Collective Diffusivity of Dense Pb Wetting Layer on Si(111) Li Huang, Cai-Zhuang Wang, Maozhi Li, Kai-Ming Ho Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:42PM - 4:54PM		T35.00012: Atomic layer deposition of metallic cobalt Jinhee Kwon, Mark Saly, Ravi Kanjolia, Yves Chabal Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:54PM - 5:06PM		T35.00013: Periodic Stacking Faults in Ag Films Grown on Si(111) Decorated by Atomic Chains Aaron Gray, Manami Ogawa, Hawoong Hong, Iwao Matsuda, Tai Chaing Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:06PM - 5:18PM		T35.00014: Measurement of the Spectral Distribution of Low Energy Electrons emitted as a result of NVV Auger Transitions in Ag (100) S. Kalaskar, S.L. Hulbert, Q. Dong, B.R. Bartynski, A.H. Weiss Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:18PM - 5:30PM		T35.00015: First measurements of the Low Energy Tail (LET) down to 0 eV using Auger Photoelectron Coincidence Spectroscopy (APECS) in Ag (100) and Cu (100) K. Shastry, S. Kalaskar, S.L. Hulbert, B.R. Bartynski, A.H. Weiss Preview Abstract

Session T36: Focus Session: Graphene Growth, Characterization, and Devices: Structure, Interfaces and Transfer

Sponsoring Units: DMP
Chair: Joost Wintterlin, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen
Room: C142

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:30PM - 3:06PM		T36.00001: Rotated graphene bilayers : from independent layers to electronic localization Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:06PM - 3:18PM		T36.00002: Atomic Scale Transport in Graphene on Stepped SiC(0001) Surfaces Shuaihua Ji, James B. Hannon, Ruud M. Tromp, Arthur W. Ellis, Mark C. Reuter, Frances M. Ross Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:18PM - 3:30PM		T36.00003: Twisting and Interlayer Coupling of Few Layer Graphene Minghu Pan, Xiaoting Jia, Vincent Meunier, Mildred S. Dresselhaus, Jing Kong Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:30PM - 3:42PM		T36.00004: Electronic structure of twisted bilayer graphene with doping and under electric fields Lede Xian, Salvador Barraza-Lopez, Mei-Yin Chou Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:42PM - 3:54PM		T36.00005: Imaging the first few layers of Multilayer Epitaxial Graphene grown on SiC ($000\overline 1 )$ Jeremy Hicks, M. Sprinkle, B. Zhang, A. Tejeda, A. Taleb-Ibrahimi, P. Le F\'{e}vre, F. Bertran, W.A. de Heer, E.H. Conrad Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:54PM - 4:06PM		T36.00006: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:06PM - 4:18PM		T36.00007: Epitaxial graphene on SiC(0001): More than just honeycombs L. Li, Y. Qi, R.H. Rhim, G.F. Sun, M. Weinert Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:18PM - 4:30PM		T36.00008: Interfacial Structures of Graphene on 4H- SiC Substrates: SCED-LCAO Molecular Dynamics Ming Yu, Sean Fancher, Joseph H. Butera, C.S. Jayanthi, S.Y. Wu Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:30PM - 4:42PM		T36.00009: Epitaxial graphene on SiC(0001): It takes a Si jump G.F. Sun, Y. Liu, S.H. Rhim, J.F. Jia, Q.K. Xue, M. Weinert, L. Li Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:42PM - 4:54PM		T36.00010: Inhomogeneous strain fields in epitaxial graphene Diedrich A. Schmidt, Taisuke Ohta, Laura B. Biedermann, Thomas E. Beechem, Stephen W. Howell, Gary L. Kellogg Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:54PM - 5:06PM		T36.00011: Direct Printing of Graphene onto Plastic Substrates. Daniel Hines, Evgeniya Lock, Scott Walton, Mira Baraket, Matthew Laskoski, Shawn Mulvaney, Paul Sheehan, Woo Lee, Jeremy Robinson Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:06PM - 5:18PM		T36.00012: Improved methods of transfer of graphene from growth substrate to other surfaces and devices Yujie Ren, Huifeng Li, Weiwei Cai, Shanshan Chen, Richard Piner, Rodney Ruoff Preview Abstract

Session T37: Focus Session: Graphene Structure, Dopants, and Defects: Nanoribbons

Sponsoring Units: DMP
Chair: Yong P. Chen, Purdue University
Room: C146

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:30PM - 3:06PM		T37.00001: Atomically Precise Bottom-up Fabrication of Graphene Nanoribbons Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:06PM - 3:18PM		T37.00002: Templated graphene nanoribbon growth on SiC Ming Ruan, Mike Sprinkle, Yike Hu, John Hankinson, Miguel Rubio-Roy, Baiqian Zhang, Rui Dong, Zelei Guo, Claire Berger, Walt de Heer Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:18PM - 3:30PM		T37.00003: Influence of size effects and substrate morphology on the conductance of epitaxial graphene nanoribbons Sarah Bryan, Yinxiao Yang, Raghu Murali Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:30PM - 3:42PM		T37.00004: Large-scale production of Graphene Nanoribbons with controlled width: Electrical Properties of Graphene Nanoribbon Films Vikas Berry, Nihar Mohanty, Ashvin Nagaraja, David Moore Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:42PM - 3:54PM		T37.00005: Correlated crystallographic etching of graphene and nanoribbon formation Stephen Johnson, D. Patrick Hunley, Joseph Stieha, Abhishek Sundararajan, Arunita Kar, A.T. Charlie Johnson, Douglas Strachan Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:54PM - 4:06PM		T37.00006: Aligned, ultra-long graphene nanoribbon network fabrication by nanowire etch masks Joshua Wood, Sean Sivapalan, Vincent Dorgan, Catherine Murphy, Eric Pop, Joseph Lyding Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:06PM - 4:18PM		T37.00007: Polymer electrolyte enhanced performance in graphene nanoribbon field-effect transistors Cheng Ling, Ming-Wei Lin, Yiyang Zhang, Xuebin Tan, Mark Ming-Cheng Cheng, Zhixian Zhou Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:18PM - 4:30PM		T37.00008: Enhanced Conductance Fluctuation by Quantum Confinement Effect in Graphene Nanoribbons Guangyu Xu, Carlos Torres Jr., Jianshi Tang, Jingwei Bai, Emil Song, Yu Huang, Xiangfeng Duan, Yuegang Zhang, Wang Kang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:30PM - 4:42PM		T37.00009: Doping Level Dependence of Transfer Characteristic of n-type Graphene Nanoribbon Field Effect Transistors Lu Wang, Rui Qin, Jing Zhou, Hong Li, Jiaxin Zheng, Jing Lu, Wai-Ning Mei, Shigeru Nagase Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:42PM - 4:54PM		T37.00010: The search for stable sp2 zigzag edge graphene nanoribbon termination ChengIng Chia, Vincent Crespi Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:54PM - 5:06PM		T37.00011: High resolution thermal properties study of Joule self-heated graphene nanoribbon Young-Jun Yu, Melinda Y. Han, St\'ephane Berciaud, Tony F. Heinz, Louis E. Brus, Kwang S. Kim, Philip Kim Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:06PM - 5:18PM		T37.00012: Thermal transport in graphene nanoribbons: R-Matrix theory approach K.G.S.H. Gunawardana, Kieran Mullen Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:18PM - 5:30PM		T37.00013: Strong suppression of thermal conductivity in edgedisordered graphene nanoribbons: Order-N methodology and thermoelectric properties Haldun Sevincli, Wu Li, Stephan Roche, Gianaurelio Cuniberti Preview Abstract

Session T38: Focus Session: Quantum Coherence in Biology IV

Sponsoring Units: DCP DBP
Chair: Mohan Sarovar, University of California, Berkeley
Room: A130/131

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:30PM - 3:06PM		T38.00001: Biophysics of Magnetic Orientation: Radical Pairs, Biogenic Magnetite, or both? Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:06PM - 3:42PM		T38.00002: Magnetic compasses in biological systems: Does quantum physics play a role? Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:42PM - 3:54PM		T38.00003: Quantum Control and Entanglement in a Chemical Compass Gian Giacomo Guerreschi, Jianming Cai, Hans J. Briegel Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:54PM - 4:06PM		T38.00004: A Biochemical Double Slit Iannis Kominis Preview Abstract

Session T39: Computational Molecular Biophysics

Sponsoring Units: DBP
Chair: Peter Hugo Nelson, Benedictine University
Room: A124/127

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:30PM - 2:42PM		T39.00001: Simulation of pH-dependent Behavior of Liposome Rejwan Ali Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:42PM - 2:54PM		T39.00002: \textit{In silico} investigation of molecular effects caused by missense mutations in creatine transporter protein Zhe Zhang, Charles Schwatz, Emil Alexov Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:54PM - 3:06PM		T39.00003: Investigating the mechanism of DNA bulk hybridization with Forward Flux Sampling Daniel Hinckley Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:06PM - 3:18PM		T39.00004: A backbone based protein model with explicit solvent Sumit Sharma, Sergey Buldyrev, Peter J. Rossky, H. Eugene Stanley, Pablo G. Debenedetti, C. Austen Angell, Sanat K. Kumar Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:18PM - 3:30PM		T39.00005: Connecting ion channel simulations to experiment Peter Hugo Nelson Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:30PM - 3:42PM		T39.00006: On the Minimum Energy Path to Membrane Pore Formation Christina Ting, Zhen-Gang Wang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:42PM - 3:54PM		T39.00007: Capturing electrostatic interactions explicitly with the 3SPN model for DNA Gordon S. Freeman, Daniel M. Hinckley, Juan J. de Pablo Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:54PM - 4:06PM		T39.00008: Intrinsic noise in stochastic models of gene expression with molecular memory and bursting Tao Jia, Rahul V. Kulkarni Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:06PM - 4:18PM		T39.00009: First-Principles Study of Muon Trapping in Singlet and Triplet States of Oxyhemoglobin S.R. Badu, Achana Dubey, Lee Chow, R.H. Pink, R.H. Scheicher, K. Nagamine, N. Sahoo, T.P. Das Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:18PM - 4:30PM		T39.00010: Binding-rebinding dynamics of proteins interacting non-specifically with a long DNA molecule Azita Parsaeian, John F. Marko, Monica Olvera de la Cruz Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:30PM - 4:42PM		T39.00011: Regulation of gene expression by small RNAs via coupled stoichiometric degradation: a variational approach Thierry Platini, Tao Jia, Rahul V. Kulkarni Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:42PM - 4:54PM		T39.00012: Spatial gradients of Ran-GTP-importin-$\beta$ complex around chromosomes in a cell of spheroidal shape Guillermo Ramirez-Santiago, Gerardo Sosa Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:54PM - 5:06PM		T39.00013: Kinetic simulations of tension-induced DNA strand-unpeeling transition Yuanyuan Qu, Hongxia Fu, Jie Yan Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:06PM - 5:18PM		T39.00014: Determination of NMR chemical shifts for cholesterol crystals from first-principles Emine Kucukbenli, Stefano de Gironcoli Preview Abstract

Session T40: Physics of Proteins V: Protein-Protein Interaction, and Protein Aggregation

Sponsoring Units: DBP
Chair: Huan-Xiang Zhou, Florida State University
Room: A122/123

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:30PM - 2:42PM		T40.00001: Early aggregation studies of diabetic amyloid in solution Sadanand Singh, Juan de Pablo Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:42PM - 2:54PM		T40.00002: Applied Electric Fields and the Aggregation of Highly Charged Proteins Louis Nemzer, Bret Flanders, Christopher Sorensen Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:54PM - 3:06PM		T40.00003: Ion Specificity in Protein Aggregation Predicted from Diffusivity Measurements in Stable Protein Solutions Jonathan Rubin, Adriana San Miguel, Andreas Bommarius, Sven Behrens Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:06PM - 3:18PM		T40.00004: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:18PM - 3:30PM		T40.00005: Controlling Protein Oligomerization with Surface Curvature on the Nanoscale Marty Kurylowicz, John Dutcher Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:30PM - 3:42PM		T40.00006: Computational Analysis of $\beta $-Peptide Self-Assembly Michael McGovern Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:42PM - 3:54PM		T40.00007: Electrospun Synthetic Polypeptide Nanofibrous Biomaterials Dhan Khadka, Donald Haynie Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:54PM - 4:06PM		T40.00008: Exploring the dewetting transition in the hydrophobic collapse of melittin Patrick Varilly, Amish J. Patel, David Chandler Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:06PM - 4:18PM		T40.00009: Effect of the ordered interfacial water layer in protein complex formation: a non-local electrostatic approach Alexander Rubinstein, Renat Sabirianov Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:18PM - 4:30PM		T40.00010: Modeling virus capsids and their protein binding -- the search for weak regions within the HIV capsid Otto F. Sankey, Daryn E. Benson, C. Michael Gilbert Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:30PM - 4:42PM		T40.00011: Low-Frequency Raman Spectroscopy of Trialanine. Rachel M. Stephenson, Angela R. Hight Walker Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:42PM - 4:54PM		T40.00012: Fast X-ray Photon Correlation Spectroscopy measurements from the diffusion of concentrated Alpha Crystallin suspensions Vidanage Nuwan Karunaratne, Janae Debartolo, Justin Berry, Laurence Lurio, George Thurston, Suresh Narayanan, Alec Sandy, John Weizeorick Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:54PM - 5:06PM		T40.00013: Ultrasound and Hypersound Speeds in Lysozyme Solutions Alfons Schulte, Christian Pruner, Emmerich Wilhelm, Augustinus Asenbaum Preview Abstract

Session T41: Focus Session: The Role of Water in Energy Production and Utilization I

Sponsoring Units: DCP
Chair: Greg Kimmel, Pacific Northwest National Laboratories
Room: A115/117

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:30PM - 3:06PM		T41.00001: Deciphering the morphology of ice films on metal surfaces Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:06PM - 3:18PM		T41.00002: {\it A Priori} Method for First Principles Study of Aqueous Electrochemistry: Application to Biofuels and Catalysis Kendra Letchworth Weaver, Ravishankar Sundararaman, Tomas Arias Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:18PM - 3:30PM		T41.00003: \emph{A priori} classical density functionals of water: toward first principles exploration of aqueous based energy systems Ravishankar Sundararaman, Kendra Letchworth Weaver, Tomas Arias Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:30PM - 4:06PM		T41.00004: Quasicrystal and ice phases tiled with pentagons in confined water Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:06PM - 4:18PM		T41.00005: The role of interfacial water in ``nano'' Alenka Luzar, Jihang Wang, Chris Daub, Dusan Bratko Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:18PM - 4:30PM		T41.00006: Ordering of confined water between metallic surfaces Adrien Poissier, Maria V. Fernandez-Serra Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:30PM - 5:06PM		T41.00007: Exploring hydration at the nanoscale Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:06PM - 5:18PM		T41.00008: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:18PM - 5:30PM		T41.00009: Energy transport during sessile-water-droplet evaporation Hadi Ghasemi, Charles Ward Preview Abstract

Session T42: Focus Session: The Physics of Evolution I

Sponsoring Units: DCP DBP
Chair: Eugene Shakhnovich, Harvard University
Room: A302/303

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:30PM - 3:06PM		T42.00001: Insights into protein evolution landscapes from folding models Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:06PM - 3:18PM		T42.00002: A mechanism for the evolution of allosteric control in proteins Kimberly Reynolds, Rama Ranganathan Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:18PM - 3:30PM		T42.00003: Biophysical Aspects of Spindle Evolution Reza Farhadifar, Charlie Baer, Daniel Needleman Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:30PM - 4:06PM		T42.00004: The relationship between relative solvent accessibility and evolutionary rate in protein evolution Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:06PM - 4:18PM		T42.00005: Quantum Darwinian Evolution Implies Tumor Origination W. Grant Cooper Preview Abstract

Session T43: Physics of Bacteria

Sponsoring Units: DBP
Chair: Rob Phillips, California Institute of Technology
Room: A306/307

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:30PM - 2:42PM		T43.00001: Guided Motion of Individual and Collective Swimmers in Funnel Arrays Cynthia Olson Reichhardt, Thuc Mai, Charles Reichhardt Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:42PM - 2:54PM		T43.00002: Surface motility of Myxococcus Xanthus Maxsim Gibiansky, William Hu, Fan Jin, Kun Zhao, Wenyuan Shi, Gerard Wong Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:54PM - 3:06PM		T43.00003: Dynamics of microorganisms with autochemotactic interactions Johannes Taktikos, Vasily Zaburdaev, Holger Stark Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:06PM - 3:18PM		T43.00004: Shear flow influences the twitching motility of \textit{Pseudomonas Aeruginosa} Yi Shen, Sigolene Lecuyer, Albert Siryaporn, Zemer Gitai, Howard Stone Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:18PM - 3:30PM		T43.00005: Biofilm growth: a lattice Monte Carlo model Yuguo Tao, Gary Slater Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:30PM - 3:42PM		T43.00006: Transitions in biofilm formation Vernita Gordon, Travis Thatcher, Benjamin Cooley Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:42PM - 3:54PM		T43.00007: Changes in the Mechanical Properties of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Bacterial Cells Induced by Antimicrobial Peptides Shun Lu, John Dutcher Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:54PM - 4:06PM		T43.00008: Nanofabrication and Detection of Molecular Shuttles powered by Kinesin Motor Proteins Daniel Oliveira, Kim Domyoung, Mitsuo Umetsu, Tadafumi Adschiri, Winfried Teizer Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:06PM - 4:18PM		T43.00009: Electrodynamics of Nanosystems Samina Masood Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:18PM - 4:30PM		T43.00010: Long range electronic transport in microbial nanowires bridging an electrode and scanned probe Joshua Veazey, Sanela Lampa-Pastirk, Kathy Walsh, Jiebing Sun, Pengpeng Zhang, Gemma Reguera, Stuart Tessmer Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:30PM - 4:42PM		T43.00011: Heterogeneous diversity of spacers within CRISPR Michael Deem, Jiankui He Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:42PM - 4:54PM		T43.00012: Filament depolymerization can pull a chromosome during bacterial mitosis Edward Banigan, Michael Gelbart, Zemer Gitai, Andrea Liu, Ned Wingreen Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:54PM - 5:06PM		T43.00013: Polymerization and oscillation stuttering in a filamentous model of the subcellular Min oscillation Andrew Rutenberg, Supratim Sengupta, Anirban Sain, Julien Derr Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:06PM - 5:18PM		T43.00014: Effect of Antimicrobial Agents on MinD Protein Oscillations in E. coli Bacterial Cells Corey Kelly, Megan Murphy, Maximiliano Giuliani, John Dutcher Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:18PM - 5:30PM		T43.00015: Pattern Transitions in Bacterial Oscillating System under Nanofluidic Confinement Jie-Pan Shen, Chia-Fu Chou Preview Abstract

Session T44: Evolutionary and Ecological Systems

Sponsoring Units: DBP
Chair: Ao Ping, Shanghai Jiaotong University, China
Room: A309

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:30PM - 2:42PM		T44.00001: Spatial Disorder in Cyclic Three-Species Predator-Prey Models Qian He, Mauro Mobilia, Uwe C. T\"auber Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:42PM - 2:54PM		T44.00002: A Two-Species Social Dominance Model Swapnil Jawkar, Geoffrey Adams, Uwe C. T\"auber Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:54PM - 3:06PM		T44.00003: Cooperation and cheating in microbes Jeff Gore Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:06PM - 3:18PM		T44.00004: Cooperative Bacterial Growth Dynamics Predict the Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance Tatiana Artemova, Ylaine Gerardin, Sophia Hsin-Jung Li, Jeff Gore Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:18PM - 3:30PM		T44.00005: Slowly switching between environments facilitates reverse evolution in small populations Longzhi Tan, Jeff Gore Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:30PM - 3:42PM		T44.00006: Bacterial cheating limits the evolution of antibiotic resistance Hui Xiao Chao, Manoshi Datta, Eugene Yurtsev, Jeff Gore Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:42PM - 3:54PM		T44.00007: A slowly evolving host moves first in symbiotic interactions James Damore, Jeff Gore Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:54PM - 4:06PM		T44.00008: How do the effects of mutations add up? Andrea Velenich, Mingjie Dai, Jeff Gore Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:06PM - 4:18PM		T44.00009: Theory of cooperation in a micro-organismal snow-drift game Zhenyu Wang, Nigel Goldenfeld Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:18PM - 4:30PM		T44.00010: Spatial population genetics in a petri dish Kirill Korolev, Joao Xavier, Melanie Muller, Nilay Karahan, Oskar Hallatschek, Kevin Foster, Andrew Murray, David Nelson Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:30PM - 4:42PM		T44.00011: The Goldilocks Principle and Rapid Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Qiucen Zhang, Robert Austin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:42PM - 4:54PM		T44.00012: Evolution on a Lattice under Strong Mutation Jakub Otwinowski, Stefan Boettcher Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:54PM - 5:06PM		T44.00013: Modeling Political Populations with Bacteria Chris Cleveland, David Liao Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:06PM - 5:18PM		T44.00014: Mutualistic Interactions and Community Structure in Biological Metacommunities Per Arne Rikvold, Elise Filotas, Martin Grant, Lael Parrott Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:18PM - 5:30PM		T44.00015: Universal Description of Interactive Growth Carlos Condat, Lucas Barberis Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:30PM - 5:42PM		T44.00016: Large fluctuations and fixation in evolutionary games Michael Assaf, Mauro Mobilia Preview Abstract

Session T45: Focus Session: Magnetic and Spin Ordering in Atomic and Optical Systems

Sponsoring Units: GMAG DAMOP
Chair: Erich Mueller, Cornell University
Room: A310

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:30PM - 2:42PM		T45.00001: Macroscopic quantum phenomenon in a spin-orbit coupled Bose-Einstein condensate Shizhong Zhang, Tin-Lun Ho Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:42PM - 2:54PM		T45.00002: Spin-orbit coupled spinor Bose-Einstein condensate Hui Zhai, Chunji Wang, Chao Gao, Chao-Ming Jian Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:54PM - 3:06PM		T45.00003: Phase transitions of spin-orbit coupled Bose-Einstein Condensate in an external trap potential Xiangfa Zhou, Ian Mondragon-Shem, Congjun Wu Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:06PM - 3:42PM		T45.00004: Artificial Staggered Magnetic Field for Ultracold Atoms in Optical Lattices Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:42PM - 3:54PM		T45.00005: Itinerant ferromagnetism in a Fermi gas with contact interaction: Magnetic properties in a dilute Hubbard model Chia-Chen Chang, Shiwei Zhang, David M. Ceperley Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:54PM - 4:06PM		T45.00006: Magnetic instabilities in spin imbalanced ultracold Fermi gases Inti Sodemann Villadiego, Dmytro Pesin, Allan MacDonald Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:06PM - 4:18PM		T45.00007: Energy decay constant in sodium spinor condensates Jie Jiang, Yingmei Liu, Eduardo Gomez, D.A. Quinones , P.D. Lett Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:18PM - 4:30PM		T45.00008: Tunneling properties of collective spin wave excitations in the supercurrent state of a spin-1 spinor BEC Shohei Watabe, Yusuke Kato, Yoji Ohashi Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:30PM - 4:42PM		T45.00009: Quantum rotor theory of spinor condensates in tight traps Ryan Barnett, Hoi-Yin Hui, Chien-Hung Lin, Jay D. Sau, S. Das Sarma Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:42PM - 4:54PM		T45.00010: Spin susceptibility of spin-1/2 fermions with dipole interactions Benjamin M. Fregoso, Eduardo Fradkin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:54PM - 5:06PM		T45.00011: Quasi-two-dimensional fermionic dipolar gases in the Hartree-Fock approximation: band renormalization, inter-subband excitons and the liquid-solid phase diagram Mehrtash Babadi, Eugene Demler Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:06PM - 5:18PM		T45.00012: Probing non-Abelian statistics of Majorana fermions in ultracold atomic superfluid Shi-Liang Zhu, L.B. Shao, Z.D. Wang, Lu-Ming Duan Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:18PM - 5:30PM		T45.00013: Magnetism and Cooper pairing in one-dimensional large spin fermions with repulsive interactions Hsiang-hsuan Hung, Yupeng Wang, Congjun Wu Preview Abstract