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Session N1: Invited Session: Quantum Computing With Diamond

Sponsoring Units: GQI DCMP
Chair: Mohammad Hafezi, University of Maryland
Room: Ballroom I

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:15AM - 11:51AM		N1.00001: Entanglement and entanglement storage in dipolar coupled diamond defects Invited Speaker: Joerg Wrachtrup Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:51AM - 12:27PM		N1.00002: Mobile quantum sensing with spins in optically trapped nanodiamonds Invited Speaker: David D. Awschalom Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:27PM - 1:03PM		N1.00003: Quantum optical networks with diamond nanophotonics Invited Speaker: Nathalie de Leon Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:03PM - 1:39PM		N1.00004: Single-shot readout of multiple nuclear spin qubits in diamond under ambient conditions Invited Speaker: Vincent Jacques Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:39PM - 2:15PM		N1.00005: Quantum entanglement between diamond spin qubits separated by 3 meters Invited Speaker: Ronald Hanson Preview Abstract

Session N2: Invited Session: Electron Matter in FE-Based Superconductors

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Zhi-Xun Shen, Stanford University
Room: Ballroom II

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:15AM - 11:51AM		N2.00001: Pairing mechanism and gap symmetry in Fe-based superconductors with only electron or only hole pockets Invited Speaker: Andrey Chubukov Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:51AM - 12:27PM		N2.00002: Atomic-scale Visualization of Electronic Nematicity and Cooper Pairing in Iron-based Superconductors Invited Speaker: Milan P. Allan Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:27PM - 1:03PM		N2.00003: Spin dynamics in electron and hole-doped iron pnictide superconductors Invited Speaker: Pengcheng Dai Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:03PM - 1:39PM		N2.00004: ARPES studies of the superconducting gap symmetry of Fe-based superconductors Invited Speaker: Pierre Richard Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:39PM - 2:15PM		N2.00005: Effects of disordered substitutions and vacancies in Fe based superconductors from first principles Invited Speaker: Tom Berlijn Preview Abstract

Session N3: Invited Session: Physics For Everyone

Sponsoring Units: DMP
Chair: Laura H. Greene, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Room: Ballroom III

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:15AM - 11:51AM		N3.00001: New ways to engage the public with quantum physics Invited Speaker: Julien Bobroff Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:51AM - 12:27PM		N3.00002: The Physics of NASCAR: Why Going Fast is Harder than You Might Think Invited Speaker: Diandra Leslie-Pelecky Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:27PM - 1:03PM		N3.00003: How the ``Blues'' reveals the intimacy of music and physics Invited Speaker: J. Murray Gibson Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:03PM - 1:39PM		N3.00004: How Plastics Work Invited Speaker: Louis Bloomfield Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:39PM - 2:15PM		N3.00005: Looking at Art in the IR and UV Invited Speaker: Charles Falco Preview Abstract

Session N4: Invited Session: Climate as a Complex Dynamical System

Sponsoring Units: GPC
Chair: John Wettlaufer, Yale University
Room: Ballroom IV

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:15AM - 11:51AM		N4.00001: Changes in Polar Sea Ice and How They Illustrate the Complex Picture of Global Climate Change Invited Speaker: Claire Parkinson Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:51AM - 12:27PM		N4.00002: The Solar Climate Link: How Large? How Come? How important? Invited Speaker: Nir Shaviv Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:27PM - 1:03PM		N4.00003: The Atmospheric Chemistry of Climate Change Invited Speaker: Sasha Madronich Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:03PM - 1:39PM		N4.00004: Testing climate models using instrumental and geologic observations Invited Speaker: Peter Huybers Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:39PM - 2:15PM		N4.00005: Climate modeling from first principles: Feasibility and prospects Invited Speaker: William (Bill) Collins Preview Abstract

Session N5: Focus Session: Computational Discovery and Design of New Materials: Electronic properties of 1D and 2D materials

Sponsoring Units: DMP DCOMP
Chair: Wei Ku, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Room: 301

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:15AM - 11:27AM		N5.00001: The Virial Theorem in Graphene and other Dirac Materials James Stokes, Hari Dahal, Alexander Balatsky, Kevin Bedell Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:27AM - 11:39AM		N5.00002: Create Dirac Cones in Your Favorite Materials Chia-Hui Lin, Wei Ku Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:39AM - 11:51AM		N5.00003: Stability of Weyl metals under imuurity scattering Zhoushen Huang, Tanmoy Das, Alexander V. Balatsky, Daniel P. Arovas Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:51AM - 12:03PM		N5.00004: A semi-classical analysis of Dirac fermions in 2+1 dimensions Moitri Maiti, R. Shankar Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:03PM - 12:15PM		N5.00005: An \textit{Ab Initio Study of the} Interaction between \textit{3d} Transition Metal Atoms and Silicon Carbide Nanotubes Kapil Adhikari, Asok Ray Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:15PM - 12:27PM		N5.00006: Interaction of a single Li atom with SiGe(6,6) nanotubes Prabath Wanaguru, Asok K. Ray Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:27PM - 12:39PM		N5.00007: On the possibility of population inversion in strained silicon nanowires: an atomistic study Daryoush Shiri, Amit Verma, Anant Anantram Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:39PM - 12:51PM		N5.00008: Vortices in One Dimension: A Soliton Analysis of Gapped Carbon Nanotubes Mark Sweeney, Joel Eaves Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:51PM - 1:03PM		N5.00009: Berry phase dependent quantum trajectories of electron-hole pairs in semiconductors under intense terahertz fields Fan Yang, Ren-Bao Liu Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:03PM - 1:15PM		N5.00010: Transport properties of semi-Dirac Pierre Adroguer Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:15PM - 1:27PM		N5.00011: Heat transport and correlations in anharmonic oscillator chains, a molecular dynamics study Maxime Gill-Comeau, Laurent J. Lewis Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:27PM - 1:39PM		N5.00012: Extended Electronic States above Diskoid Nanostructures Artem Baskin, Petr Kral, Hossein Sadeghpour Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:39PM - 1:51PM		N5.00013: Low-energy local density of states of the 1D Hubbard model Sebastian Eggert, Stefan Soeffing, Imke Schneider Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:51PM - 2:03PM		N5.00014: Energy Partitioning of Tunneling Currents into Luttinger Liquids Torsten Karzig, Gil Refael, Leonid I. Glazman, Felix von Oppen Preview Abstract

Session N6: Focus Session: Graphene - Electronic Properties, Gap Formation

Sponsoring Units: DMP
Chair: Nancy Sandler, Ohio University
Room: 302

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:15AM - 11:51AM		N6.00001: Interaction-induced gapped state in charge neutral bilayer graphene Invited Speaker: Jairo Velasco Jr. Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:51AM - 12:03PM		N6.00002: Electron-electron interactions in non-equilibrium bilayer graphene Wei-Zhe Liu, Allan MacDonald, Dimitrie Culcer Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:03PM - 12:15PM		N6.00003: Ab initio quasiparticle bandstructure of ABA and ABC-stacked graphene trilayers Marcos Menezes, Rodrigo Capaz, Steven Louie Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:15PM - 12:27PM		N6.00004: Magneto-Coulomb Drag in Double Layer Graphene Wang-Kong Tse, A. H. MacDonald Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:27PM - 12:39PM		N6.00005: Structural, electronic, and mechanical properties of superlattices of interlayer-bonded domains in twisted bilayer graphene Andre Muniz, Dimitrios Maroudas Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:39PM - 12:51PM		N6.00006: Ising Phase in AA Stacked Bilayer Graphene Herbert Fertig, Luis Brey Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:51PM - 1:03PM		N6.00007: Electronic Properties of Curved Graphene-Ring Structures Daiara Faria, Andrea Latge, Sergio Ulloa, Nancy Sandler Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:03PM - 1:39PM		N6.00008: Morphology and electronic transport study of suspended graphene Invited Speaker: Wenzhong Bao Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:39PM - 1:51PM		N6.00009: Field-induced Energy Gaps in Bilayer Graphene under Shear Seon-Myeong Choi, Young-Woo Son Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:51PM - 2:03PM		N6.00010: Kekule-induced band-gap opening in graphene in contact with ZrO2 Jung Suk Goh, Hyoung Joon Choi Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 2:03PM - 2:15PM		N6.00011: Quantum phase transitions to Kondo states in bilayer graphene Diego Mastrogiuseppe, Arturo Wong, Kevin Ingersent, Nancy Sandler, Sergio Ulloa Preview Abstract

Session N7: Focus Session: Graphene Devices VIII

Sponsoring Units: DMP
Chair: Frank Koppens, ICFO Barcelona
Room: 303

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:15AM - 11:51AM		N7.00001: Mechanical resonators based on nanotubes and graphene Invited Speaker: Adrian Bachtold Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:51AM - 12:03PM		N7.00002: Graphene on silicon nitride resonators for optomechanics Roberto De Alba, Vivek Adiga, Isaac Storch, Patrick Yu, Rob Ilic, Robert Barton, Sunwoo Lee, James Hone, Paul McEuen, Harold Craighead, Jeevak Parpia Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:03PM - 12:15PM		N7.00003: Self-sustained graphene mechanical oscillators Changyao Chen, Sunwoo Lee, Vikram Deshpande, Philip Kim, James Hone Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:15PM - 12:27PM		N7.00004: Adiabatic Electron Pumping through Graphene-based Nanoelectromechanical Resonators Caio Lewenkopf, Alexander Croy Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:27PM - 12:39PM		N7.00005: Fabrication and Detection of Graphene Nano-Mechanical Oscillators Shonali Dhingra, Jen-Feng Hsu, Brian D'Urso Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:39PM - 12:51PM		N7.00006: Transfer-Free, Wafer-Scale Manufacturing of Graphene-Based Electromechanical Resonant Devices Michael Cullinan, Jason Gorman Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:51PM - 1:03PM		N7.00007: Manipulating Graphene Alexander Ruyack, Melina Blees, Samantha Roberts, Chris Martin, Arthur Barnard, Paul L. McEuen Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:03PM - 1:15PM		N7.00008: Graphene Membrane Mechanics Qin Zhou, A. Zettl Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:15PM - 1:27PM		N7.00009: Measuring graphene's bending stiffness Melina Blees, Arthur Barnard, Samantha Roberts, Joshua W. Kevek, Alexander Ruyack, Jenna Wardini, Peijie Ong, Aliaksandr Zaretski, Siping Wang, Paul L. McEuen Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:27PM - 1:39PM		N7.00010: Nonlinear Mechanics of Polycrystalline Two-Dimensional Materials such as Graphene Ryan Cooper, Adam Hurst, Alexandra Hammerberg, Gwan-Hyoung Lee, Christopher Marianetti, Xiaoding Wei, Changgu Lee, Bryan Crawford, James Hone, Jeffrey Kysar Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:39PM - 1:51PM		N7.00011: Electron transport measurement in locally strained graphene Hikari Tomori, Akinobu Kanda, Youiti Ootuka, Hiromasa Karube, Akinobu Kanda Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:51PM - 2:03PM		N7.00012: Lubricating graphene with nanometer-thick perfluoropolyethers Lei Li, Andrew Kozbial, Steven Iasella, Alexander Taylor, Zhiting Li, Haitao Liu Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 2:03PM - 2:15PM		N7.00013: Temperature and size dependent friction of gold nanoislands on graphene Ben D. Dawson, Michael S. Lodge, Zachary Williams, Masa Ishigami Preview Abstract

Session N8: Transport and Optical Phenomena in Carbon Nanotubes

Sponsoring Units: DMP
Chair: Dan Prober, Yale University
Room: 307

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:15AM - 11:27AM		N8.00001: Terahertz Detection as a Probe of Luttinger-Liquid Behavior in an Individual Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Joel D. Chudow, Chris B. McKitterick, Daniel E. Prober, Daniel F. Santavicca, Philip Kim Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:27AM - 11:39AM		N8.00002: Determination of absorption cross-section in suspended single-walled carbon nanotubes Xiaoping Hong, Kaihui Liu, Sangkook Choi, Steven Louie, Feng Wang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:39AM - 11:51AM		N8.00003: Triplet-triplet exciton interactions and delayed fluorescence in single-wall carbon nanotubes Tobias Hertel, Florian Spath, Dominik Stich, Hannes Kraus, Andreas Sperlich, Vladimir Dyakonov Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:51AM - 12:03PM		N8.00004: Nonequilibrium Tunneling Spectroscopy of Carbon Nanotubes Nicholas Bronn, Nadya Mason Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:03PM - 12:15PM		N8.00005: Ultrafast Spectral Diffusion of the First Subband Exciton in Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes Daniel Schilling, Tobias Hertel Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:15PM - 12:27PM		N8.00006: Free Carrier Dynamics in Photoexcited Semiconducting Carbon Nanotube / C$_{60}$ Planar Heterojunctions Dominick Bindl, Meng-Yin Wu, Andrew Ferguson, Nikos Kopidakis, Jeffrey Blackburn, Michael Arnold Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:27PM - 12:39PM		N8.00007: p-n junction photodetectors based on macroscopic single-walled carbon nanotube films Xiaowei He, S\'ebastien Nanot, Robert H. Hauge, Junichiro Kono Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:39PM - 12:51PM		N8.00008: Energies of higher optical transitions in semiconductor carbon nanotubes Serguei Goupalov Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:51PM - 1:03PM		N8.00009: Effect of Disorder on AC Response of Metallic Carbon Nanotubes Daisuke Hirai, Takahiro Yamamoto, Satoshi Watanabe Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:03PM - 1:15PM		N8.00010: An explicit formula for optical oscillator strength of excitons in semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes: family behavior Sangkook Choi, Jack Deslippe, Rodrigo B. Capaz, Steven G. Louie Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:15PM - 1:27PM		N8.00011: Theory of coherent phonons in carbon nanotubes and graphene nanoribbons G.D. Sanders, C.J. Stanton, A.R.T. Nugraha, R. Saito Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:27PM - 1:39PM		N8.00012: Nonlinear motion of cantilevered SWNT and Its Meaning to Phonon Dynamics Heeyuen Koh, James Cannon, Shohei Chiashi, Junichiro Shiomi, Shigeo Maruyama Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:39PM - 1:51PM		N8.00013: Heat Pulse Propagation in Carbon Nanotube Peapods Mohamed Osman Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:51PM - 2:03PM		N8.00014: Microstructural characterization of nanoporous carbon fiber as determined by neutron scattering Lilin He, Yuri Melnichenko, Sofiane Baukhalfa, Gleb Yushin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 2:03PM - 2:15PM		N8.00015: Optical Characterization of Natural Nontoxic Nanomaterials Devulapalli Rao, Chandra Yelleswarapu Preview Abstract

Session N9: Invited Session: Computational Spectroscopy

Sponsoring Units: DCOMP
Chair: Giulia Galli, University of California, Davis
Room: 308

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:15AM - 11:51AM		N9.00001: Recent developments in time-dependent density-functional theory within and beyond linear response Invited Speaker: E.K.U. Gross Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:51AM - 12:27PM		N9.00002: Computational spectroscopy using many-body perturbation theory: Large scale calculations without virtual orbitals Invited Speaker: Dario Rocca Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:27PM - 1:03PM		N9.00003: Many-electron interactions and first-principles studies of spectral functions: spin multiplets and plasmon satellites in photoemission spectra Invited Speaker: Johannes Lischner Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:03PM - 1:39PM		N9.00004: Theory for Time-Domain Photon Spectroscopy Invited Speaker: Thomas Devereaux Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:39PM - 2:15PM		N9.00005: Computational Spectroscopy for Nanoscale Photovoltaics Invited Speaker: Marco Bernardi Preview Abstract

Session N10: Invited Session: Smart Magnetic Particles: On-Chip Transport, Assembly and Biomedical Applications

Sponsoring Units: DCMP GMAG
Chair: Valentyn Novosad, Argonne National Laboratory
Room: 309

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:15AM - 11:51AM		N10.00001: High-speed transport and magneto-mechanical resonant sensing of superparamagnetic microbeads using magnetic domain walls Invited Speaker: Elizabeth Rapoport Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:51AM - 12:27PM		N10.00002: Binary Colloidal Superlattices Assembled by Magnetic Fields Invited Speaker: Benjamin Yellen Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:27PM - 1:03PM		N10.00003: Magnetic microstructures for regulating Brownian motion Invited Speaker: Ratnasingham Sooryakumar Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:03PM - 1:39PM		N10.00004: Smart Magnetic Materials for Controlling Cell Fate Invited Speaker: Elina Vitol Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:39PM - 2:15PM		N10.00005: Biomedical Applications of Magnetic Nanoparticles: Delivering Genes and Remote Control of Cells Invited Speaker: Jon Dobson Preview Abstract

Session N11: Invited Session: Landmark Reports in Education

Sponsoring Units: FEd
Chair: Daniel Crowe, Loudon County Publc Schools Academy of Science
Room: 310

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:15AM - 11:51AM		N11.00001: Linking National and International Educational Assessments: NAEP and TIMSS Invited Speaker: Taslima Rahman Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:51AM - 12:27PM		N11.00002: Linking NAEP to TIMSS Using Statistical Moderation Invited Speaker: Gary Phillips Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:27PM - 1:03PM		N11.00003: The NRC Study of Undergraduate Physics Education: The role, status and outlook for physics education research Invited Speaker: Paula Heron Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:03PM - 1:39PM		N11.00004: A Future for Undergraduate Physics Education? Invited Speaker: Donald Langenberg Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:39PM - 2:15PM		N11.00005: Disciplined Based Educational Research -- What is it? What has it done? Where is it going? Invited Speaker: Kenneth Heller Preview Abstract

Session N12: Focus Session: Thermoelectrics Materials Waste Heat

Sponsoring Units: DMP GERA FIAP
Chair: Brian Sales, ORNL
Room: 314

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:15AM - 11:27AM		N12.00001: On the thermodynamics of waste heat recovery from internal combustion engine exhaust gas G.P. Meisner Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:27AM - 11:39AM		N12.00002: Synthesis of High Performance Thermoelectric Materials Directly from Natural Mineral Xu Lu, Donald Morelli, Yi Xia, Fei Zhou, Vidvuds Ozolins, Hang Chi, Xiaoyuan Zhou, Ctirad Uher Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:39AM - 11:51AM		N12.00003: First-Principles Studies of Earth-Abundant Tetrahedrite Thermoelectrics Yi Xia, Fei Zhou, Vidvuds Ozolins Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:51AM - 12:27PM		N12.00004: Configuring pnicogen rings in skutterudites for low phonon conductivity Invited Speaker: Ctirad Uher Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:27PM - 12:39PM		N12.00005: Vibrational dynamics of filled skutterudites $M_{1-x}$Fe$_4$Sb$_{12}$ ($M$ = Ca, Sr, Ba, and Yb) Andreas Leithe-Jasper, Michael Marek Koza, Hannu Mutka, Walter Schnelle, Helge Rosner, Yuri Grin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:39PM - 12:51PM		N12.00006: Cr and Ru substituted defect manganese silicides MnSi$_{\delta }$ ($\delta \sim$ 1.72-1.74) as low thermal conductivity thermoelectrics* Vijayabarathi Ponnambalam, Donald T. Morelli Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:51PM - 1:03PM		N12.00007: P-type electronic and thermal transport properties of Mg$_{2}$Sn$_{1-x}$Si$_{x}$ Sunphil Kim, Bartlomiej Wiendlocha, Joseph P. Heremans Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:03PM - 1:15PM		N12.00008: Electronic and thermoelectric properties of CoSbS and FeSbS David Parker, Andrew F. May, Hsin Wang, Michael A. McGuire, Brian C. Sales, David J. Singh Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:15PM - 1:27PM		N12.00009: Doping studies of alkali-metal rocksalt based I-V-VI$_2$ compounds with intrinsically minimal thermal conductivity Michele Nielsen, Vidvuds Ozolins, Joseph Heremans Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:27PM - 1:39PM		N12.00010: Role of Chemical Doping in Enhancement of Thermoelectric Properties of Ca$_{3}$Co$_{4}$O$_{9}$ Jianming Bai, Tao Wu, Trevor A. Tyson, Haiyan Chen, Kaumudi Pandya, Cherno Jaye, Daniel Fischer Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:39PM - 1:51PM		N12.00011: Thermoelectric Performance of Hole-Doped Cu$_2$O Xin Chen, David Parker, Mao-Hua Du, David J. Singh Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:51PM - 2:03PM		N12.00012: The Seebeck Coefficient in Oxygen Enriched La$_2$NiO$_4$ Paul Bach, Victor Leboran, Francisco Rivadulla Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 2:03PM - 2:15PM		N12.00013: Spin-entropy origin and scaling behaviour of thermopower in LaBaCoO system Dewei Zhang, Huaihong Guo, Teng Yang, Zhihe Wang, Zhidong Zhang, Youwei Du Preview Abstract

Session N13: Focus Session: Topological Materials - Topological Superconductivity

Sponsoring Units: DMP
Chair: Peter Armitage, Johns Hopkins University
Room: 315

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:15AM - 11:27AM		N13.00001: Zero bias conductance peak anomaly in topological insulator - superconductor junctions Wenqing Dai, Anthony Richardella, Joseph Brom, Joan Redwing, Nitin Samarth, C.X. Liu, Qi Li Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:27AM - 11:39AM		N13.00002: Superconducting-Tip STM on Cobaltates as a Platform for Exploring Topological Superconductivity Alex W. Contryman, Francis Niestemski, Yulin Chen, Thorsten Hesjedal, Carolina Parra, Suk Bum Chung, Hai-Jun Zhang, Z.X. Shen, Shou-Cheng Zhang, Hari C. Manoharan Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:39AM - 11:51AM		N13.00003: Dynamics of Josephson vortex interacting with Majorana bound modes in Long Josephson Junctions Yen Lee Loh, Ju H. Kim Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:51AM - 12:03PM		N13.00004: Edge superconducting correlation in attractive-U-Kane-Mele Hubbard model Jie Yuan, Jinhua Gao, Weiqiang Chen, Fei Ye, Yi Zhou, Fuchun Zhang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:03PM - 12:15PM		N13.00005: Strong and weak 2D topological superconductors with spin-orbit coupling Hong Yao, Fan Yang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:15PM - 12:27PM		N13.00006: Majorana bound states and non-local spin correlations in a quantum wire on a topological superconductor Sho Nakosai, Jan Budich, Yukio Tanaka, Bjoern Trauzettel, Naoto Nagaosa Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:27PM - 1:03PM		N13.00007: Josephson supercurrent through a topological insulator surface state Invited Speaker: Alexander Brinkman Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:03PM - 1:15PM		N13.00008: Microscopic theory for a ferromagnetic nanowire/superconductor heterostructure: Transport, fluctuations, and topological superconductivity Victor Galitski, So Takei Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:15PM - 1:27PM		N13.00009: Odd-frequency superconducting pairing in topological insulators Annica Black-Schaffer, Alexander Balatsky Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:27PM - 1:39PM		N13.00010: Detection of one-dimensional helical mode in topological insulator nanowire interferometer Seung Sae Hong, Yi Zhang, Judy Cha, Xiao-Liang Qi, Yi Cui Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:39PM - 1:51PM		N13.00011: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:51PM - 2:03PM		N13.00012: Superconducting Proximity Effect in Topological Insulators Andrew Bestwick, Melis Tekant, James Williams, David Goldhaber-Gordon, Kehui Wu, Yongqin Li, James Analytis, Andrew Bleich, Ian Fisher Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 2:03PM - 2:15PM		N13.00013: Transport study on tunnel junction structures based on In2Se3/Bi2Se3 heterostructures Nikesh Koirala, Matthew Brahlek, Namrata Bansal, SeongShik Oh Preview Abstract

Session N14: Focus Session: Spin-dependent Tunneling and High Magnetoresistance Devices

Sponsoring Units: DMP FIAP GMAG
Chair: See-Hun Yang, IBM Almaden Research Center
Room: 316

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:15AM - 11:27AM		N14.00001: Optimizing Co concentration in Co$_{x}$Fe$_{1-x}$/MgO/Co$_{x}$Fe$_{1-x}$ magnetic tunnel junctions to maximize tunneling magnetoresistance Jonathan Trinastic, Yan Wang, Hai-Ping Cheng Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:27AM - 11:39AM		N14.00002: Large Magnetoresistance of MnBi/Bi/MnBi Spin Valve Nabil Al-Aqtash, Khaldoun Tarawneh, Renat Sabirianov Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:39AM - 11:51AM		N14.00003: Self-Organized Defects of Half-Metallic Nanowires in MgO-Based Magnetic Tunnel Junctions Masayoshi Seike, Tetsuya Fukushima, Kazunori Sato, Hiroshi Katayama-Yoshida Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:51AM - 12:27PM		N14.00004: Mechanisms of perpendicular magnetic anisotropy and interlayer exchange coupling in MgO-based tunnel junctions Invited Speaker: Mairbek Chshiev Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:27PM - 12:39PM		N14.00005: Point-contact study of soft magnetic CoSiBFeNb amorphous alloys Heidi Seinige, Cheng Wang, Valerii Tsoi, Maxim Tsoi Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:39PM - 12:51PM		N14.00006: Measurement of the transport spin polarization of Ag/Fe$_3$O$_4$ bilayers using point-contact Andreev reflection Michael Osofsky, Priyanga Jayathilaka, Casey W. Miller Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:51PM - 1:03PM		N14.00007: 3D Effect in Determination of Spin Polarization using Andreev Reflection Spectroscopy Jessica Gifford, Charles Snider, Jonny Martinez, Tingyong Chen Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:03PM - 1:39PM		N14.00008: Graphene-based magnetic tunnel junctions Invited Speaker: Enrique Cobas Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:39PM - 1:51PM		N14.00009: Magnetic Tunnel Junctions with a Graphene Tunnel Barrier Wan Li, Daniel Ralph Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:51PM - 2:03PM		N14.00010: Magnetoresistance and negative differential resistance in Ni/Graphene/Ni vertical heterostructures driven by finite bias voltage: A first-principles study Kamal K. Saha, Anders Blom, Kristian S. Thygesen, Branislav K. Nikolic Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 2:03PM - 2:15PM		N14.00011: Large spin accumulation due to spin-charge coupling across a break-junction Shuhan Chen, Han Zou, Siu-Tat Chui, Yi Ji Preview Abstract

Session N15: Focus Session: Frustration in 1D and Spinels

Sponsoring Units: GMAG DMP
Chair: Craig Fennie, Cornell University
Room: 317

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:15AM - 11:27AM		N15.00001: Block versus Stripy Antiferromagnetism in the Fe-Based Spin-Ladder Materials (Ba,K)Fe$_2$Se$_3$ Wei-Guo Yin, Limin Wang, Wei Ku Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:27AM - 11:39AM		N15.00002: Optical Reflection Study of Low-Dimensional Quantum Magnets Judy Cherian, Takahisa Tokumoto, Haidong Zhou, Stephen McGill Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:39AM - 11:51AM		N15.00003: Non-Fermi liquid $d$-wave metal phase of strongly interacting electrons on the two-leg ladder Ryan V. Mishmash, Hong-Chen Jiang, Matthew S. Block, James R. Garrison, D. N. Sheng, Olexei I. Motrunich, Matthew P. A. Fisher Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:51AM - 12:03PM		N15.00004: Moving toward two dimensions in a $t$-$J$-$K$ model with frustrating ring exchange: the quest to stabilize a non-Fermi liquid $d$-wave metal phase James R. Garrison, Hong-Chen Jiang, Ryan V. Mishmash, Bryan K. Clark, Olexei I. Motrunich, Matthew P. A. Fisher Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:03PM - 12:15PM		N15.00005: Nontrivial ferrimagnetism on the low-dimensional quantum spin systems with frustration Tokuro Shimokawa, Hiroki Nakano, Toru Sakai Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:15PM - 12:27PM		N15.00006: Theory of the NMR $1/T_1$ relaxation rate in a quantum spin nematic Andrew Smerald, Nic Shannon Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:27PM - 12:39PM		N15.00007: Double Magnetic Field-induced Phase Transitions in the Spin-1/2 Alternating Chain System AgVOAsO$_{4}$ Franziska Weickert, Alexander A. Tsirlin, Monika Gamza, Albin Demuer, Alexander Steppke, Ramesh Nath, Helge Rosner Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:39PM - 12:51PM		N15.00008: Order and excitations near quantum criticality in quasi-1D S$=$1/2 easy-plane antiferromagnet Cs2CoCl4 Gheorghe Pascut, Radu Coldea, Franz Demmel, Zbigniew Tylczynski Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:51PM - 1:03PM		N15.00009: Phase diagram of frustrated ladder and 2D antiferromagnets Alexandros Metavitsiadis, Daniel Sellmann, Sebastian Eggert Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:03PM - 1:15PM		N15.00010: Quantum criticality and fractional charge excitations in itinerant ice-rule systems Masafumi Udagawa, Hiroaki Ishizuka, Yukitoshi Motome Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:15PM - 1:27PM		N15.00011: Doped Mott insulators in (111) bilayers of perovskite transition-metal oxides with the strong spin-orbit coupling Satoshi Okamoto Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:27PM - 1:39PM		N15.00012: $^{27}$Al-NMR Study of the Spinel Compound CoAl$_{2}$O$_{4}$ Beas Roy, Abhishek Pandey, David C. Johnston, Yuji Furukawa Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:39PM - 1:51PM		N15.00013: What controls the sign of exchange-induced phonon splitting in ACr$_2$O$_4$ spinels? Aleksander Wysocki, Turan Birol, Craig J. Fennie Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:51PM - 2:03PM		N15.00014: Competing Jahn-Teller and spin Jahn-Teller ordering in $A$Cr$_2$O$_4$ spinels Moureen Kemei, Stephanie Moffitt, Matthew Suchomel, Daniel Shoemaker, Ram Seshadri Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 2:03PM - 2:15PM		N15.00015: Volume Sensitivity and Effect of Fluctuations on the Frustrated Magnetism in YMn$_2$ Brian P. Neal, Warren E. Pickett Preview Abstract

Session N16: Focus Session: Molecules on Surfaces

Sponsoring Units: GMAG DMP
Chair: Sebastian Loth, Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, Hamburg
Room: 318

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:15AM - 11:27AM		N16.00001: Kondo-like Resonances in the high spin MnPc. Atomic and Molecular Theoretical Approach Maria Soriano, David Jacob, Juan Jose Palacios Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:27AM - 11:39AM		N16.00002: DFT$+$U studies of atomic scale magnetism: A curious case study for future spintronic devices Shruba Gangopadhyay, Hossein Hashemi, Barbara Jones Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:39AM - 11:51AM		N16.00003: High magnetic anisotropy of magnetic atoms on thin MgO films on Ag(001) Susanne Baumann, Ileana G. Rau, Christopher P. Lutz, Andreas J. Heinrich Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:51AM - 12:27PM		N16.00004: Magnetic excitations of molecular spins on a superconductor Invited Speaker: Katharina J. Franke Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:27PM - 12:39PM		N16.00005: Probing superexchange coupling in atomically fabricated d-metal complexes Benjamin Bryant, Anna Spinelli, Marjolein Gerrits, Sander Otte Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:39PM - 12:51PM		N16.00006: Exploring the magnetic properties of metallophthalocyanines on a thin insulator Ben Warner, Fadi El Hallak, Gabriel Aeppli, Mats Persson, Cyrus F. Hirjibehedin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:51PM - 1:03PM		N16.00007: Spin-resolved measurements of single molecular magnets on graphene Jens Brede, Regis Decker, Joerg Schwoebel, Maciej Bazarnik, Roland Wiesendanger Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:03PM - 1:15PM		N16.00008: A first-principles study of a single-molecule magnet Mn12 adsorbed on Bi(111) Kyungwha Park, Jun-Zhong Wang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:15PM - 1:27PM		N16.00009: STM Studies of Mn$_{12}$-Ph K. Reaves, K. Kim, K. Iwaya, T. Hitosugi, H. Zhao, K.R. Dunbar, H.G. Katzgraber, W. Teizer Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:27PM - 1:39PM		N16.00010: Magnetic Relaxation in Iron Chains of Phthalocyanine Thin Films Thomas Gredig, Daniel Javier, Mathew Werber, Matthew Byrne Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:39PM - 1:51PM		N16.00011: Binding Structures of Diatomic Molecules to Co-Porphyrins on Au(111) Studied by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Soon-Hyeong Lee, Yun Hee Chang, Howon Kim, Won Jun Jang, Yong-Hyun Kim, Se-Jong Kahng Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:51PM - 2:03PM		N16.00012: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 2:03PM - 2:15PM		N16.00013: Molecule-induced Spin Rotation of Photoelectrons from FePc on Fe(110) Andreas Sandin, J.E. (Jack) Rowe, Daniel Dougherty, Elio Vescovo Preview Abstract

Session N17: Focus Session: Manganite Dynamics and Structure

Sponsoring Units: DMP GMAG
Chair: Dmitry Reznik, University of Colorado
Room: 319

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:15AM - 11:27AM		N17.00001: Magnetic structure and dynamics of Rh-doped Sr$_2$IrO$_4$ probed by resonant x-ray scattering J.P. Clancy, H. Gretarsson, Jungho Kim, M.H. Upton, G. Cao, Young-June Kim Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:27AM - 11:39AM		N17.00002: Strain control of spin and orbital transitions in La$_2$NiO$_4$ Choong H. Kim, Craig J. Fennie Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:39AM - 11:51AM		N17.00003: Magnetic and Orbital Orders Coupled to Negative Thermal Expansion in Mott Insulators, {Ca$_{2}$Ru$_{1-x}$M$_{x}$O$_{4}$} (M = 3d transition metal ion) T.F. Qi, O.B. Korneta, L. Li, Jiangping Hu, S. Parkin, G. Cao Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:51AM - 12:03PM		N17.00004: THz magneto-electric excitations in the chiral compound Ba3NbFe3Si2O14 Sophie de Brion, Laura Chaix, Florence Levy-Bertrand, Virginie Simonet, Rafik Ballou, Benjamin Canals, Pascal Lejay, Jean-Blaise Brubach, Gael Creff, Fabrice Willaert, Pascale Roy, Andres Cano Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:03PM - 12:15PM		N17.00005: Orbital physics in RIXS Krzysztof Wohlfeld, Pasquale Marra, Markus Grueninger, Thorsten Schmitt, Jeroen van den Brink Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:15PM - 12:27PM		N17.00006: Magnetism and Magnetic Order in La$_{2}$CuRuO$_{6}$ Matthew Smylie, Xu Luo, Ulrich Welp, Wai-Kwong Kwok, Howard Blackstead, Brendan Benapfl, Paul McGinn Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:27PM - 1:03PM		N17.00007: Hourglass dispersion in overdoped single-layered manganites Invited Speaker: Markus Braden Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:03PM - 1:15PM		N17.00008: Magnetic excitations in a 5d-based double perovskite Ba$_2$FeReO$_6$ Arun Paramekanti, K. Plumb, A. Cook, P. Clancy, A. Kolensikov, Young-June Kim, B.-C. Jeon, T.-W. Noh Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:15PM - 1:27PM		N17.00009: Effects of Doping and Coulomb Correlations on Tc and Competing Phases in Half-metallic Double Perovskites Daniel Kestner, Onur Erten, Oinam Nganba Meetei, Mohit Randeria, Nandini Trivedi Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:27PM - 1:39PM		N17.00010: Predictions for Spin Resolved Spectral Function and Optical Conductivity in Half-metallic Double Perovskites Julia Janczak, Oinam Nganba Meetei, Mohit Randeria, Nandini Trivedi Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:39PM - 1:51PM		N17.00011: Mapping chemical/structural order in double perovskite Sr2-xGdxMnTiO6 by atomic resolution electron microscopy Inmaculada Alvarez, Neven Biskup, Maria Lopez, Mar Garcia-Hernandez, Luisa Veiga, Maria Varela Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:51PM - 2:03PM		N17.00012: Structural transition in an unusual $5d$-electron ferromagnetic insulator Zahirul Islam, R.K. Das, J.P.C. Ruff, H. Lee, D.S. Robinson, I.R. Fisher Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 2:03PM - 2:15PM		N17.00013: Magnetic properties and electronic structure of Cr$_2$(Te$_{\mathrm{1-x}}$W$_{x})$O$_6$ X. Ke, D. Do, H. Zhou, C.R. Dela Cruz, S.D. Mahanti, M. Zhu Preview Abstract

Session N18: Focus Session: Spin-Dependent Phenomena in Semiconductors - Spin Orbit and Mesoscopic

Sponsoring Units: GMAG DMP FIAP
Chair: Jean Heremans, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Room: 320

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:15AM - 11:27AM		N18.00001: Gate-control of spin polarization waves Luyi Yang, J.D. Koralek, J. Orenstein, D.R. Tibbetts, J.L. Reno, M.P. Lilly Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:27AM - 11:39AM		N18.00002: Chiral Spin Waves in Fermi Liquids with Spin-Orbit Coupling Ali Ashrafi, Dmitrii Maslov Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:39AM - 11:51AM		N18.00003: Magnetic control of spin-orbit fields: a first principles study of Fe/GaAs junctions Jaroslav Fabian, Martin Gmitra, Alex Matos-Abiague, Claudia Draxl Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:51AM - 12:27PM		N18.00004: Stern-Gerlach effect and spin separation in InGaAs nanstructures Invited Speaker: Makoto Kohda Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:27PM - 12:39PM		N18.00005: Spin blocking effect in symmetric double quantum well due to Rashba spin-orbit coupling Satofumi Souma, Matsuto Ogawa, Yoshiaki Sekine, Atsushi Sawada, Takaaki Koga Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:39PM - 12:51PM		N18.00006: Spin-orbit edge states in semiconductor two-dimensional systems L.L. Xu, Shaola Ren, J.J. Heremans, Djordje Minic, C.K. Gaspe, S. Vijeyaragunathan, T.D. Mishima, M.B. Santos Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:51PM - 1:03PM		N18.00007: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:03PM - 1:15PM		N18.00008: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:15PM - 1:27PM		N18.00009: Antilocalization, quantum coherence and spin coherence in quasi-one-dimensional GaAs/AlGaAs hole wires Shaola Ren, J.J. Heremans, M. Shayegan Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:27PM - 1:39PM		N18.00010: The influence of the spin-orbit effect on the 0.7-anomaly: a functional renormalization group approach Olga Goulko, Florian Bauer, Jan Heyder, Jan von Delft Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:39PM - 1:51PM		N18.00011: Microscopic Origin of the 0.7-Anomaly in Quantum Point Contacts J. von Delft, F. Bauer, J. Heyder, E. Schubert, D. Borowski, D. Taubert, B. Bruognolo, D. Schuh, W. Wegscheider, S. Ludwig Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:51PM - 2:03PM		N18.00012: Tunable All Electric Spin Polarizer Using A Quantum Point Contact With Two Pairs of In-Plane Side Gates Nikhil Bhandari, James Charles, Maitreya Dutta, Partha Das, Marc Cahay, Richard Newrock, Steven Herbert Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 2:03PM - 2:15PM		N18.00013: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract

Session N19: Open Quantum Systems and Decoherence

Sponsoring Units: GQI
Chair: Daniel Lidar, University of Southern California
Room: 321

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:15AM - 11:27AM		N19.00001: Complementarity of information and the emergence of the classical world Michael Zwolak, Wojciech Zurek Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:27AM - 11:39AM		N19.00002: Quantum Decoherence with Bath Size: Dynamics, Randomness, and Connectivity Mark Novotny, Fengping Jin, Kristel Michielsen, Seiji Miyashita, Hans De Raedt Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:39AM - 11:51AM		N19.00003: Open Quantum Walks: Microscopic Derivation and Generalised Master Equation Francesco Petruccione, Ilya Sinayskiy Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:51AM - 12:03PM		N19.00004: Efficient simulation of stochastically-driven quantum systems Mohan Sarovar, Matthew Grace Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:03PM - 12:15PM		N19.00005: Realizing a lattice-based quantum simulator using circuit quantum electrodynamics Devin Underwood, Will Shanks, Andy Li, James Raftery, Darius Sadri, Jens Koch, Andrew Houck Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:15PM - 12:27PM		N19.00006: Decoherence and Thermalisation dynamics in many-body systems Derek Lee, Sam Genway, Andrew Ho Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:27PM - 12:39PM		N19.00007: Wigner distribution functions for complex dynamical systems: a path integral approach Dries Sels, Wim Magnus, Fons Brosens Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:39PM - 12:51PM		N19.00008: Chain representations of Open Quantum Systems and Lieb-Robinson like bounds for the dynamics Mischa Woods Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:51PM - 1:03PM		N19.00009: Understanding the role of counter-rotating terms of Rabi Model under dissipation Resul Eryigit, Ferdi Altintas Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:03PM - 1:15PM		N19.00010: Classical memoryless noise-induced maximally discordant mixed separable steady states Arzu Kurt, Ferdi Altintas, Resul Eryigit Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:15PM - 1:27PM		N19.00011: Decoherence effects of a charge detector on a nearby quantum dot David Ruiz-Tijerina, Edson Vernek, George Martins, Sergio Ulloa Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:27PM - 1:39PM		N19.00012: Full Counting Statistics of Photons Emitted by a Double Quantum Dot Canran Xu, Maxim Vavilov Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:39PM - 1:51PM		N19.00013: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:51PM - 2:03PM		N19.00014: Dephasing by a Zero Temperature Detector and the Friedel Sum Rule Bernd Rosenow, Yuval Gefen Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 2:03PM - 2:15PM		N19.00015: Quantum dynamics of a spin chain in the presence of engineered collective noise Christopher Zeitler, Laurel E. Anderson, Lorenza Viola, Chandrasekhar Ramanathan Preview Abstract

Session N20: Focus Session: Mesoscopics - Tunneling

Sponsoring Units: DMP
Chair: Gabriel Ramirez, University of California, San Diego
Room: 322

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:15AM - 11:27AM		N20.00001: Scanning gate spectroscopy of a quantum Hall island near a quantum point contact Benoit Hackens, Frederico Martins, Sebastien Faniel, Vincent Bayot, Bernd Rosenow, Ludovic Desplanque, Xavier Wallart, Marco Pala, Hermann Sellier, Serge Huant Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:27AM - 11:39AM		N20.00002: Noise Intensity-Intensity Correlations and the Fourth Cumulant of Current Fluctuations Jean-Charles Forgues, Fatou Bintou Sane, Christian Lupien, Bertrand Reulet Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:39AM - 11:51AM		N20.00003: Optical Spectra of Au Nanoparticle Arrays in Grating Templates on a Silver Mirror Edgar Palacios, Aiqing Chen, Ryan Miller, Eugene dePrince III, Stephen Gray, Elena Shevchenko, Ulrich Welp, Vitalii Vlasko-Vlasov Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:51AM - 12:27PM		N20.00004: Quantum Mesoscopic Physics of Electrons and Photons Invited Speaker: Eric Akkermans Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:27PM - 12:39PM		N20.00005: Squeezing in Photo-assisted Electron Quantum Shot Noise Gabriel Gasse, Bertrand Reulet, Christian Lupien Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:39PM - 12:51PM		N20.00006: Electron tunneling in chaotic quantum ring Branislav Vlahovic, Igor Filikhin, Sergei Matinyan Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:51PM - 1:03PM		N20.00007: Emergence of the collective-response of granular solid - liquid mixtures to wave- pulse excitations Hasson M. Tavossi Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:03PM - 1:15PM		N20.00008: Theory of Solvent-Mediated Environmental Effects on Transport in Molecular Junctions Michele Kotiuga, Pierre Darancet, Latha Venkataraman, Jeffrey Neaton Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:15PM - 1:27PM		N20.00009: Correlating Molecular Energy Level Alignment with the Conductance of Single Molecular Junctions Taekyeong Kim, Jonathan R. Widawsky, Pierre Darancet, Michele Kotiuga, Jeffrey B. Neaton, Latha Venkataraman Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:27PM - 1:39PM		N20.00010: Transition from Coulomb Diamonds to Checherboard-like Spectroscopies in a Mesoscopic Quantum Hall Interferometer S. Faniel, F. Martins, V. Bayot, B. Hackens, L. Desplanque, X. Wallart, B. Rosenow, S. Melinte Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:39PM - 1:51PM		N20.00011: Fluctuations of g factors of discrete levels in ferromagnetic nanoparticles Dragomir Davidovic, Wenchao Jiang, Felipe Tijiwa Birk, Patrick Gartland Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:51PM - 2:03PM		N20.00012: Band edge noise spectroscopy Farkhad Aliev, Juan Pedro Cascales, Frederic Bonell, Stephane Andrieu Preview Abstract

Session N21: Focus Session: BiFeO3 and Domain Wall Conductance

Sponsoring Units: DMP
Chair: Alexei Belik, NIMS Japan
Room: 323

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:15AM - 11:51AM		N21.00001: Current at domain walls, roughly speaking: nanoscales studies of disorder roughening and conduction Invited Speaker: Patrycja Paruch Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:51AM - 12:03PM		N21.00002: Nanoscale spatial control of domain wall conductivity in BiFeO$_3$ thin films Brian Smith, Rama Vasudevan, Bouwe Kuiper, Andre ten Elshof, Art Baddorf, Peter Maksymovich, Sergei Kalinin, Mark Hujben, Guus Rijnders, Gertjan Koster Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:03PM - 12:15PM		N21.00003: Domain walls in a perovskite oxide with two primary structural order parameters: first-principles study of BiFeO$_3$ Oswaldo Di\'eguez, Pablo Aguado-Puente, Javier Junquera, Jorge \'I\~niguez Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:15PM - 12:27PM		N21.00004: Ferroelectric Tunnel Junctions Based on Pseudotetragonal BiFeO$_{3}$ Flavio Y. Bruno, S. Boyn, V. Garcia, S. Fusil, H. Yamada, C. Carretero, C. Deranlot, E. Jacquet, K. Bouzehouane, S. Xavier, J. Grollier, M. Bibes, A. Barthelemy Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:27PM - 12:39PM		N21.00005: THz spectroscopy of spin waves in multiferroic BiFeO$_3$ in high magnetic fields Urmas Nagel, T. R\~o\~om, H. Engelkamp, D. Talbayev, H.T. Yi, S.-W. Cheong Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:39PM - 12:51PM		N21.00006: Strain dependence of transition temperatures, structural symmetry, and phase coexistence of BiFeO3 within the tetragonal-like structure Wolter Siemons, Christianne Beekman, Gregory MacDougall, Adam Aczel, Michael Biegalski, Jerel Zarestky, Shuhua Liang, Elbio Dagotto, Steve Nagler, Hans Christen Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:51PM - 1:03PM		N21.00007: Local conductivity in supertetragonal and rhombohedral-like BiFeO$_{3}$ films Saeedeh Farokhipoor, Christianne Beekman, Wolter Siemons, Hans M. Christen, Beatriz Noheda Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:03PM - 1:15PM		N21.00008: Temperature dependent dielectric and ferroelectric studies of BiFeO3 thin film Anand P.S. Gaur, Sujit K. Barik, Ram S. Katiyar Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:15PM - 1:27PM		N21.00009: Temperature dependence of acoustic and low-energy optic phonons in the multiferroic BiFeO3 studied by inelastic neutron scattering Guangyong Xu, Zhijun Xu, John Shneelock, Peter Gehring, Chris Stock, Masaaki Matsuda, Genda Gu, T. Ito, Jinsheng Wen, R.J. Birgeneau, Stephen Shapiro Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:27PM - 1:39PM		N21.00010: Phase coexistence, phase transitions, and piezoelectric switching in highly-strained BiFeO$_3$ Hans M. Christen, C. Beekman, W. Siemons, M. Chi, J.Y. Howe, M.D. Biegalski, N. Balke, P. Maksymovych, T.Z. Ward, A.K. Farrar, J.B. Romero, D. Tenne Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:39PM - 1:51PM		N21.00011: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:51PM - 2:03PM		N21.00012: Symmetry of Epitaxial BiFeO$_3$ Films in the Ultrathin Regime Yongsoo Yang, Christian Schlep\"{u}tz, Carolina Adamo, Darrell Schlom, Roy Clarke Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 2:03PM - 2:15PM		N21.00013: First-Principles Calculation of the Bulk Photovoltaic Effect in Bismuth Ferrite Steve Young, Fan Zheng, Andrew Rappe Preview Abstract

Session N22: Artificially Structured Materials: Growth, Structure, and Related Phenomena

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Connie Li, Naval Research Laboratory
Room: 324

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:15AM - 11:27AM		N22.00001: First-principle Investigation of the Stability and Vibrational Spectrum of MoSx Nanostructures Grown on Cu(111) Talat S. Rahman, Maral Aminpour, Duy Le, Marisol Alc\'antara Ortigoza Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:27AM - 11:39AM		N22.00002: Vibrational and thermodynamic properties of transition-metal nanoclusters Valeri G. Grigoryan, Michael Springborg Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:39AM - 11:51AM		N22.00003: Material Improvements of ZnCdSe/ZnCdMgSe Heterostructures for Quantum Cascade Laser Applications with Incorporation of Growth Interruptions During MBE Growth Thor Garcia, Joel De Jesus, Arvind Ravikumar, Songwoung Hong, Claire Gmachl, Aidong Shen, Maria Tamargo Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:51AM - 12:03PM		N22.00004: New crystal structures in hexagonal CuInS$_{2}$ nanocrystals Xiao Shen, Emil A. Hern\'andez-Pagan, Wu Zhou, Yevgeniy S. Puzyrev, Juan C. Idrobo, Janet E. Macdonald, Stephen J. Pennycook, Sokrates T. Pantelides Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:03PM - 12:15PM		N22.00005: Measuring the Elastic Modulus of the Grain Boundary Component of Nanocrystalline Copper Guo-Jie Gao, Yunjiang Wang, Shigenobu Ogata Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:15PM - 12:27PM		N22.00006: Structural and compositional characterization of ``covetics'' a new class of materials containing high C concentration R.A. Isaacs, A. Herzing, D.R. Forrest, A.N. Mansour, M.C. LeMieux, J. Shugart, L. Salamanca-Riba Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:27PM - 12:39PM		N22.00007: Computational Investigations of a Possible New Class of Materials: A Superatom Ionic Solid Karl Sohlberg, Violeta Nasto Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:39PM - 12:51PM		N22.00008: Electronically Guided Self Assembly within Quantum Corrals Rongxing Cao, Bingfeng Miao, Zhangfeng Zhong, Liang Sun, Biao You, Wei Zhang, Di Wu, An Hu, Samuel Bader, Haifeng Ding Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:51PM - 1:03PM		N22.00009: Simultaneous hypersonic and optical mirrors in nanometric porous silicon multilayers Jesus Manzanares-Martinez, Paola Castro-Garay, Damian Moctezuma-Enriquez, Yohan Jasdid Rodriguez-Viveros Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:03PM - 1:15PM		N22.00010: Dynamic Structural Disorder in Supported Nanoparticles F.D. Vila, J.J. Rehr, S.D. Kelly, S.R. Bare Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:15PM - 1:27PM		N22.00011: The Orientation Control of Iodine Molecules inside nano-scale channels Dingdi Wang, Juanmei Hu, Wenhao Guo, Shengwang Du, Z.K. Tang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:27PM - 1:39PM		N22.00012: Epitaxial growth of YSi$_{2}$ nanowires the on Si(110) surface Saban Hus, Hanno Weitering Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:39PM - 1:51PM		N22.00013: Absence of Dirac Electrons in Silicene on Ag (111) Surfaces Zhi-Xin Guo, Shinnosuke Furuya, Jun-ichi Iwata, Atsushi Oshiyama Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:51PM - 2:03PM		N22.00014: Engineering of the Static Interface Dipole in Metal/Organic Nanohybrid Materials Axel Enders, Donna Kunkel, Justin Nitz, Peter Dowben, Lucie Routaboul, Bernard Doudin, Pierre Braunstein, Scott Simpson, Eva Zurek Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 2:03PM - 2:15PM		N22.00015: Self-Organized Growth of Single Crystalline Copper Nanobead Strings by Electrodeposition Cong Meng, Ruwen Peng, Mu Wang Preview Abstract

Session N23: Fractional Quantum Hall Theory I

Sponsoring Units: FIAP
Chair: B. Andrei Bernevig, Princeton University
Room: 325

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:15AM - 11:27AM		N23.00001: When is a ``wavefunction'' not a wavefunction?: a quantum-geometric reinterpretation of the Laughlin state F.D.M. Haldane Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:27AM - 11:39AM		N23.00002: The correct theory of the quantum Hall effect fractions Keshav Shrivastava Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:39AM - 11:51AM		N23.00003: Nematic order and a new field theory of the quantum Hall effect Joseph Maciejko, Benjamin Hsu, Yeje Park, Steve Kivelson, Shivaji Sondhi Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:51AM - 12:03PM		N23.00004: Elementary formula for the Hall conductivity of interacting systems Titus Neupert, Luiz Santos, Claudio Chamon, Christopher Mudry Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:03PM - 12:15PM		N23.00005: Fractional Quantum Hall Effect from Phenomenological Bosonization Vladimir Zyuzin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:15PM - 12:27PM		N23.00006: Axial anomaly of Lifshitz fermions with arbitrary anisotropic scaling $z$ in $2n$ spacetime dimensions Xueda Wen Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:27PM - 12:39PM		N23.00007: Metallic phase of the quantum Hall effect in four-dimensional space Jonathan Edge, Jakub Tworzydlo, Carlo Beenakker Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:39PM - 12:51PM		N23.00008: Correlations in incompressible quantum liquid states: constructions of electronic trial wavefunctions John Quinn Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:51PM - 1:03PM		N23.00009: Exactly solvable $U(1)\times U(1)$ boson models for integer and fractional quantum Hall insulators in two dimensions Olexei Motrunich, Scott Geraedts Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:03PM - 1:15PM		N23.00010: Matrix Product States and Fractional Quantum Hall B. Andrei Bernevig, Benoit Estienne, Nicolas Regnault, Zlatko Papic Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:15PM - 1:27PM		N23.00011: Benchmarking MPS for fractional quantum Hall states Nicolas Regnault, Benoit Estienne, Zlatko Papic, B. Andrei Bernevig Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:27PM - 1:39PM		N23.00012: Exact Matrix Product States for Quantum Hall Wave Functions Roger Mong, Michael Zaletel Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:39PM - 1:51PM		N23.00013: Long-wavelength corrections to Hall conductivity in fractional quantum Hall fluids Bo Yang, F.D.M. Haldane Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:51PM - 2:03PM		N23.00014: Fractional topological superconductors with fractionalized Majorana fermions Abolhassan Vaezi Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 2:03PM - 2:15PM		N23.00015: Momentum polarization: an entanglement measure of topological spin Xiaoliang Qi Preview Abstract

Session N24: Electronic Structure Methods II

Sponsoring Units: DCOMP
Chair: Bin Wang, Vanderbilt University
Room: 326

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:15AM - 11:27AM		N24.00001: Large-scale Bethe-Salpeter equation calculations of core-level x-ray spectra J. J. Rehr, J. Vinson, K. Gilmore Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:27AM - 11:39AM		N24.00002: Calculation of charge-transfer satellites in x-ray absorption spectroscopy of transition metal oxides E. Klevak, J.J. Kas, J.J. Rehr Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:39AM - 11:51AM		N24.00003: Correlation matrix renormalization approximation for total energy calculations of correlated electron systems Y.X. Yao, C. Liu, J. Liu, W.C. Lu, C.Z. Wang, K.M. Ho Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:51AM - 12:03PM		N24.00004: Disorder effects in solid state systems beyond a single-site prospective: theories and applications Alberto Marmodoro, Arthur Ernst Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:03PM - 12:15PM		N24.00005: First-principles studies of photoelectron spectroscopy of solvated hydronium and hydroxide in water Charles Swartz, Xifan Wu Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:15PM - 12:27PM		N24.00006: Bethe-Salpeter equation calculations of resonant inelastic x-ray scattering at the nitrogen K edge John Vinson, Terrence Jach, Tim Elam, Jonathon Denlinger Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:27PM - 12:39PM		N24.00007: Generalized optimization of Wannier functions Emanuel Lazar, Hyowon Park, Chris Marianetti, Andy Millis Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:39PM - 12:51PM		N24.00008: Improving the Accuracy of Diffusion Monte Carlo: Insights from Calculations of High Pressure Solid-Solid Phase Transitions L. Shulenburger, T. R. Mattsson Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:51PM - 1:03PM		N24.00009: Assessing the connection between charge density and local fields Eric Shirley Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:03PM - 1:15PM		N24.00010: Anomalous Anharmonic Phonons in PbTe Reproduced from First-Principles Calculations Yue Chen, Chris Marianetti Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:15PM - 1:27PM		N24.00011: Endohedral fullerene as acceptor: A DFT study on charge transfer states of Sc$_3$N@C$_{80}$-porphyrin complex Fatameh Amerikheirabadi, Luis Basurto, Rajendra Zope, Tunna Baruah Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:27PM - 1:39PM		N24.00012: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:39PM - 1:51PM		N24.00013: Melting of ice simulated by a multicanonical method combined with a first-principles calculation Yoshihide Yoshimoto Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:51PM - 2:03PM		N24.00014: DCA$^+$: Incorporating self-consistently a continuous momentum self-energy in the Dynamical Cluster Approximation Peter Staar, Thomas Maier, Thomas Schulthess Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 2:03PM - 2:15PM		N24.00015: Polaron Localization in Conjugated Polymers by Hybrid DFT Methods Nan Shao, Qin Wu Preview Abstract

Session N25: Focus Session: Modeling of Rare Events II

Sponsoring Units: DCOMP
Chair: Eric Vanden-Eijnden, New York University
Room: 327

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:15AM - 11:51AM		N25.00001: TBD Invited Speaker: Eric Vanden-Eijnden Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:51AM - 12:27PM		N25.00002: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:27PM - 12:39PM		N25.00003: Temperature and rate sensitivity of melting in Cu Amit Samanta, Tang-Qing Yu, Weinan E Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:39PM - 12:51PM		N25.00004: Efficient minimum mode finding in transition states calculations Weiguo Gao, Jing Leng, Cheng Shang, Zhi-Pan Liu Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:51PM - 1:03PM		N25.00005: Extension of the string method for saddle points search Weiqing Ren Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:03PM - 1:15PM		N25.00006: On extreme value statistics of correlated random variables Maxime Clusel, Jean-Yves Fortin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:15PM - 1:27PM		N25.00007: Study of the diffusion of points defects in crystalline silicon using the kinetic ART method Mickael Trochet, Peter Brommer, Laurent-Karim Beland, Jean-Francois Joly, Normand Mousseau Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:27PM - 1:39PM		N25.00008: An iterative action minimizing method for computing optimal paths in stochastic dynamical systems Brandon Lindley, Ira Schwartz Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:39PM - 1:51PM		N25.00009: The stability of vacancy-like defects in amorphous silicon Jean-Francois Joly, Normand Mousseau Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:51PM - 2:03PM		N25.00010: Ga Surface Diffusion on GaAs(001) $\beta$ 2(2 $\times$ 4): An ab initio Local Superbasin Kinetic Monte Carlo Study Yangzheng Lin, Kristen Fichthorn Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 2:03PM - 2:15PM		N25.00011: Physical Point Consequences Alfred Phillips Jr. Preview Abstract

Session N26: Entanglement in Many-Body Systems

Sponsoring Units: GQI
Chair: Ari Mizel, LPS
Room: 328

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:15AM - 11:27AM		N26.00001: Noise of Quantum Channels can Generate Quantum Entanglement from Classical Correlation Laszlo Gyongyosi, Sandor Imre Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:27AM - 11:39AM		N26.00002: Measuring Entanglement Entropy of a Generic Many-Body System with a Quantum Switch Dmitry Abanin, Eugene Demler Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:39AM - 11:51AM		N26.00003: Postion-momentum duality in the entanglement spectrum of free fermions Ching Hua Lee, Xiao-Liang Qi Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:51AM - 12:03PM		N26.00004: Characterizing disordered fermion systems using the momentum-space entanglement spectrum Ian Mondragon-Shem, Mayukh Khan, Taylor Hughes Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:03PM - 12:15PM		N26.00005: Geometric entanglement for the toric code, color code and quantum double models Tzu-Chieh Wei, Rom\'an Or\'us, Oliver Buerschaper, Maarten Van den Nest Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:15PM - 12:27PM		N26.00006: Log divergence in finite-size quantum Riemann metric Tiago Souza, Michael Kolodubetz, Anatoli Polkovnikov Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:27PM - 12:39PM		N26.00007: Entanglement Entropy of the composite fermion non-Fermi liquid state at $\nu=1/2$ Junping Shao, Eun-Ah Kim Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:39PM - 12:51PM		N26.00008: Renyi Entropy of the Interacting Fermi Liquid Jeremy McMinis, Norm Tubman Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:51PM - 1:03PM		N26.00009: Multipartition of Spatially Entangled Systems with Sine Square Deformation Isao Maruyama Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:03PM - 1:15PM		N26.00010: Entanglement in fermionic superlattices Raimundo dos Santos, Tiago Mendes-Santos, Thereza Paiva Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:15PM - 1:27PM		N26.00011: Thermal Reduced Density Matrices in Fermion and Spin Ladder Systems Xiao Chen, Eduardo Fradkin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:27PM - 1:39PM		N26.00012: Entanglement measures and the quantum to classical mapping Jesko Sirker Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:39PM - 1:51PM		N26.00013: Entanglement Entropy and Spectra of the One-dimensional Kugel-Khomskii Model Rex Lundgren, Victor Chua, Gregory Fiete Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:51PM - 2:03PM		N26.00014: Understanding the entanglement entropy and spectra of 2D quantum systems through arrays of coupled 1D chains Andrew James, Robert Konik Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 2:03PM - 2:15PM		N26.00015: Entanglement spectrum and entangled modes of random XX spin chains Mohammad Pouranvari, Kun Yang Preview Abstract

Session N27: Focus Session: Nano/Optomechanics II

Chair: Michael Metcalfe, Booz Allen Hamilton
Room: 329

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:15AM - 11:51AM		N27.00001: On-chip cavity quantum phonodynamics: spin qubits and nano/optomechanics Invited Speaker: Charles Tahan Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:51AM - 12:03PM		N27.00002: Cavity optomechanics in the quantum regime Amir H. Safavi-Naeini, Simon Groeblacher, Jeff Hill, Jasper Chan, Oskar Painter Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:03PM - 12:15PM		N27.00003: Silicon Integrated Cavity Optomechanical Transducer Jie Zou, Houxun Miao, Thomas Michels, Yuxiang Liu, Kartik Srinivasan, Vladimir Aksyuk Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:15PM - 12:27PM		N27.00004: Developement of an optomechanical device for microwave to telecom wavelength quantum state transfer J.M. Fink, A. Pitanti, C.U. Lei, J.T. Hill, A.H. Safavi-Naeini, O. Painter Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:27PM - 12:39PM		N27.00005: Optomechanical effects of two-level states in electromechanical devices Junho Suh, Aaron Weinstein, Keith Schwab Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:39PM - 12:51PM		N27.00006: Diamond mechanical resonators for strain coupling to nitrogen-vacancy centers Preeti Ovartchaiyapong, Laetitia Pascal, Kenneth Lee, Bryan Myers, Ania Bleszynski Jayich Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:51PM - 1:03PM		N27.00007: Two-mode back-action-evading measurements in cavity optomechanics Matthew Woolley, Aashish Clerk Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:03PM - 1:39PM		N27.00008: Prospects for coupling Surface Acoustic Waves to superconducting qubits Invited Speaker: Martin Gustafsson Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:39PM - 1:51PM		N27.00009: Nanoscale Torsional Optomechanics Paul H. Kim, Callum Doolin, Bradley D. Hauer, Allison J. R. MacDonald, Mark R. Freeman, Paul E. Barclay, John P. Davis Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:51PM - 2:03PM		N27.00010: Beating the standard quantum limit for force sensing with a coupled two-mode optomechanical system Xunnong Xu, Jacob M. Taylor Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 2:03PM - 2:15PM		N27.00011: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract

Session N28: Continua, Networks, & Earthquakes

Sponsoring Units: GSNP
Chair: Oscar Lopez-Pamies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Room: 336

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:15AM - 11:27AM		N28.00001: Earthquakes in the Laboratory: Continuum-Granular Interactions Robert Ecke, Drew Geller, Carl Ward, Scott Backhaus Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:27AM - 11:39AM		N28.00002: Extreme statistics of avalanches near the depinning transition Michael LeBlanc, Luiza Angheluta, Karin Dahmen, Nigel Goldenfeld Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:39AM - 11:51AM		N28.00003: Acoustic-Friction Networks and the Evolution of Shear Ruptures in Laboratory Earthquakes H.O. Ghaffari, R.P. Young Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:51AM - 12:03PM		N28.00004: Forecasting large earthquakes using small-quake correlations Braden Brinkman, Michael LeBlanc, Yehuda Ben-Zion, J.T. Uhl, Karin Dahmen Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:03PM - 12:15PM		N28.00005: Critical Scaling of Avalanche Dynamics in Sheared Amorphous Solids with Inertia K. Michael Salerno, Craig Maloney, Mark O. Robbins Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:15PM - 12:27PM		N28.00006: Phase-Field Crystal Models and Elastic Excitations Vili Heinonen, Cristian Achim, Ken Elder, Tapio Ala-Nissil\"a Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:27PM - 12:39PM		N28.00007: Strain recovery in dual cross-linked polymer grafted nanoparticle networks Balaji Iyer V S, Victor Yashin, Isaac Salib, Tomasz Kowalewski, Krzystof Matyjaszewski, Anna Balazs Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:39PM - 12:51PM		N28.00008: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:51PM - 1:03PM		N28.00009: An analytical method for determining material parameters from inflation tests of thick nonlinear materials Theresa K. Tonge, Thao D. Nguyen Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:03PM - 1:15PM		N28.00010: Solvent-driven shape-memory effects for amorphous networks Rui Xiao, Thao Nguyen Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:15PM - 1:27PM		N28.00011: Distorted tetrahedral shapes of nematic vesicles Thanh Son Nguyen, Jonathan Selinger Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:27PM - 1:39PM		N28.00012: Simple model for plastic deformation and slip avalanches in bulk metallic glasses Karin Dahmen, James Antonaglia, Junwei Qiao, Xie Xie, Peter Liaw, Jonathan Uhl Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:39PM - 1:51PM		N28.00013: Cavitation in Amorphous Solids Michael Falk, Pengfei Guan, Shuo Lu, Michael Spector, Pavan Valavala Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:51PM - 2:03PM		N28.00014: Cavitation in rubber: An elastic instability or a fracture phenomenon? Oscar Lopez-Pamies Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 2:03PM - 2:15PM		N28.00015: Experimental realization of the zero temperature Random Field Ising Model : the condensation of $^4$He in aerogels Geoffroy Aubry, Laurent Guyon, Mathieu Melich, Panayotis Spathis, Florence Despetis, Pierre-Etienne Wolf Preview Abstract

Session N29: Granular Packing and Impacting

Sponsoring Units: GSNP
Chair: Eric Corwin, University of Oregon
Room: 337

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:15AM - 11:27AM		N29.00001: A Dynamically Based Study of Percolation through Spaces between Polyhedral Grains Donald Priour Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:27AM - 11:39AM		N29.00002: Simulation of current-activated pressure-assisted densification Dietrich Wolf, Sebastian Angst, Gabi Schierning Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:39AM - 11:51AM		N29.00003: Fully ordered to disordered granular sphere packings with random deposition Arshad Kudrolli, Andreea Panaitescu Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:51AM - 12:03PM		N29.00004: Comparison between bridges and force-chains in granular packings Ling Zhang, Shuxiao Cai, Zunpeng Hu, Jie Zhang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:03PM - 12:15PM		N29.00005: Novel spiral-like columnar packings of hard spheres from sequential deposition - a route to new architecture in the scientific world Ho-Kei Chan Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:15PM - 12:27PM		N29.00006: Cavity method for jammed disordered packings of hard particles at mean-field level Lin Bo, Romain Mari, Chaoming Song, Hernan Makse Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:27PM - 12:39PM		N29.00007: Detection of Multidimensional Structures in Granular Materials Danielle Bassett, Karen Daniels, Eli Owens, Mason A. Porter, M. Lisa Manning Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:39PM - 12:51PM		N29.00008: Compaction of frictional octahedra N. Nirmal Thyagu, Max Neudecker, Stephan Herminghaus, Matthias Schroeter Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:51PM - 1:03PM		N29.00009: Revealing the structure of a granular medium through acoustic measurements Ramon Planet Latorre, S\'ebastien Lherminier, Gilles Simon, Loic Vanel, Osvanny Ramos Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:03PM - 1:15PM		N29.00010: The vanishing Janssen effect in a confined 2D granular system compressed by friction Yasin Karim, Eric Corwin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:15PM - 1:27PM		N29.00011: From Kepler to Ulam: searching for the optimal packing in the space of object shapes Romain Mari, Adrian Baule, Lin Bo, Maximilien Danisch, Hernan Makse Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:27PM - 1:39PM		N29.00012: Forces on Intruders in Granular Media Ibar de la Cruz Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:39PM - 1:51PM		N29.00013: Granular Dynamics during Impact Kerstin Nordstrom, Emily Lim, Matt Harrington, Wolfgang Losert Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:51PM - 2:03PM		N29.00014: What is the granular response to a high-speed impact? Abram Clark, Lou Kondic, Robert Behringer Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 2:03PM - 2:15PM		N29.00015: The Jamming transition in photoelastic disks: local perturbations versus diverging responses Corentin Coulais, Antoine Seguin, Olivier Dauchot Preview Abstract

Session N30: Self-Assembly: Mostly Biopolymers, DNA and Nanoparticles

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Xiangyun Qiu, George Washington University
Room: 338

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:15AM - 11:27AM		N30.00001: Formation of Heterogeneous Toroidal-Spiral Particles -- by Drop Sedimentation and Interaction Ying Liu, Ludwig Nitsche, Richard Gemeinhart, Vishal Sharma, Magdalena Szymusiak, Hao Shen Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:27AM - 11:39AM		N30.00002: ReaxFF Reactive Force Field Study of Oriented Attachment of TiO$_{2}$ Nanocrystals in Vacuum and Humid Environments Muralikrishna Raju, Kristen Fichthorn, Adri van Duin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:39AM - 11:51AM		N30.00003: Improving reaction rates by confinement within biocompatible polymers Cecile Malardier-Jugroot, Xia Li, Michael N. Groves, Manish Jugroot Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:51AM - 12:03PM		N30.00004: Unraveling the Mechanism of Nanotube Formation by Chiral Self-Assembly of Amphiphiles Dganit Danino Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:03PM - 12:15PM		N30.00005: Programmable Mesoscopic Architecture using Directionally-Functionalized Nanoparticles Jonathan Halverson, Alexei Tkachenko Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:15PM - 12:27PM		N30.00006: Biomimetic DNA emulsions: specific, thermo-reversible and adjustable binding from a liquid-like DNA layer Lea-Laetitia Pontani, Lang Feng, Remi Dreyfus, Nadrian Seeman, Paul Chaikin, Jasna Brujic Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:27PM - 12:39PM		N30.00007: Hybridization dynamics to DNA guided crystallization Ting Li, Rastko Sknepnek, Monica Olvera de la Cruz Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:39PM - 12:51PM		N30.00008: When DNA Meets Depletion Kun-Ta Wu, Lang Feng, Paul Chaikin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:51PM - 1:03PM		N30.00009: Template-mediated catalysis of DNA tiles Corinna Maass, Xiaojin He, Ruojie Sha, Yoel Ohayon, Nadrian Seeman, Paul Chaikin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:03PM - 1:15PM		N30.00010: DNA Photo Lithography with Cinnamate-based Photo-Bio-Nano-Glue Lang Feng, Minfeng Li, Joy Romulus, Ruojie Sha, John Royer, Kun-Ta Wu, Qin Xu, Nadrian Seeman, Marcus Weck, Paul Chaikin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:15PM - 1:27PM		N30.00011: Controlling the temperature-dependent assembly of DNA-coated colloids with toehold exchange William Rogers, Jesse Collins, Vinothan Manoharan Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:27PM - 1:39PM		N30.00012: Colloidal Clusters via Short, Specific, and Isotropic DNA Interactions Jesse W. Collins, Vinothan N. Manoharan Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:39PM - 1:51PM		N30.00013: Phases and Dynamics of Self-Assembled DNA Programmed Nanocubes Christopher Knorowski, Alex Travesset Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:51PM - 2:03PM		N30.00014: Assembly of tetrahedral gold nanoclusters from binary colloidal mixtures Nicholas B. Schade, Dazhi ``Peter'' Sun, Miranda C. Holmes-Cerfon, Elizabeth R. Chen, Emily W. Gehrels, Jonathan A. Fan, Oleg Gang, Vinothan N. Manoharan Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 2:03PM - 2:15PM		N30.00015: Field-directed assembly of colloidal ellipsoids Peter J. Beltramo, Eric M. Furst Preview Abstract

Session N31: Membrane and Membrane Protein Interactions

Sponsoring Units: DPOLY
Chair: Yossef Elabd, Drexel University
Room: 339

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:15AM - 11:51AM		N31.00001: Investigating the Structural Properties of Integral Membrane Proteins with Pulsed EPR Spectroscopy Invited Speaker: Gary Lorigan Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:51AM - 12:03PM		N31.00002: Tocopherol activity correlates with its location in a membrane: A new perspective on the anti-oxidant Vitamin E Drew Marquardt, Justin Williams, Norbert Kucerka, Jeffrey Atkinson, John Katsaras, Stephen Wassall, Thad Harroun Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:03PM - 12:15PM		N31.00003: Redistribution of Cholesterol in Model Lipid Membranes in Response to the Membrane-Active Peptide Alamethicin William Heller, Shuo Qian Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:15PM - 12:27PM		N31.00004: Relationship between peptide membrane curvature generation and bactericidal activities Nathan Schmidt, Michelle Lee, David Kuo, Andre Ouellette, Gerard Wong Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:27PM - 12:39PM		N31.00005: Observing Stepwise Unzipping of Neuronal Snare Protein with Steered Molecular Dynamics Mustafa Tekpinar, Wenjun Zheng Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:39PM - 12:51PM		N31.00006: Information processing in the plasma membrane Benjamin Machta Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:51PM - 1:03PM		N31.00007: Yeast mitochondrial fission proteins induce antagonistic Gaussian membrane curvatures to regulate apoptosis Michelle Lee, Ghee Hwee Lai, Nathan Schmidt, Wujing Xian, Gerard C. L. Wong Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:03PM - 1:15PM		N31.00008: On the modeling of endocytosis Tao Zhang, Rastko Sknepnek, Jennifer Schwarz, Mark Bowick Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:15PM - 1:27PM		N31.00009: Structural studies of lipid-protein interactions on cushioned bilayers S.K. Ghosh, M.K. Mukhopadhyay, Y. Ma, I. Lopez, S. Bera, L.B. Lurio, A. Chakrabarti, J.E. Kim, M.K. Sanyal, S.K. Sinha Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:27PM - 1:39PM		N31.00010: Critical cell wall hole size for lysis in Gram-positive bacteria Gabriel Mitchell, Kurt Wiesenfeld, Daniel Nelson, Joshua Weitz Preview Abstract

Session N32: International Physics Programs and History of Physics

Sponsoring Units: FIP FHP
Chair: Gloria Lubkin, Physics Today Editor
Room: 340

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:15AM - 11:41AM		N32.00001: Fulbright Opportunities in the Physical Sciences Katrin DeWindt Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:41AM - 12:07PM		N32.00002: Revisiting the Bohr Atom 100 Years Later Ernst Wall Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:07PM - 12:33PM		N32.00003: A transformational year in physics: 1932 Charles W. Clark, Joseph Reader Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:33PM - 12:59PM		N32.00004: Discovery and development of x-ray diffraction Yeuncheol Jeong, Ming Yin, Timir Datta Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:59PM - 1:25PM		N32.00005: Latest developments on documentary film ``The State of the Unit: The Kilogram'' Amy Young Preview Abstract

Session N33: Focus Session: Polymers for Energy Storage and Conversion

Sponsoring Units: DPOLY
Chair: Jodie Lutkenhaus, Texas A&M University
Room: 341

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:15AM - 11:27AM		N33.00001: Power Factor Improvements in PEDOT:PSS Tellurium Nanowire Composites Shannon Yee, Nelson Coates, Jeffrey Urban, Rachel Segalman Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:27AM - 11:39AM		N33.00002: Charge Transport Properties of P3HT-PEO block copolymers that are Electrochemically Oxidized in the Solid-State Shrayesh Patel, Anna Javier, Nitash Balsara Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:39AM - 11:51AM		N33.00003: Ion Transport in Amorphous Polymer Electrolytes Katherine P. Barteau, Nathaniel A. Lynd, Glenn H. Fredrickson, Craig J. Hawker, Edward J. Kramer Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:51AM - 12:03PM		N33.00004: Dynamics of a Novel Class of Polymers: Polymerized Sulfur Kevin Masser, Jenny Kim, Vladimir Oleshko, Jared Griebel, Woo Chung, Adam Simmons, Jeff Pyun, Christopher Soles Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:03PM - 12:15PM		N33.00005: Investigation of the capacity retention mechanisms in novel composite sulfur copolymer-base cathodes for high-energy density Li-S batteries Vladimir Oleshko, Jenny Kim, Kevin Masser, Steven Hudson, Christopher Soles, Jared Griebel, Woo Jin Chung, Adam Simmonds, Jeffrey Pyun Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:15PM - 12:27PM		N33.00006: TiO$_{2}$-SEO Block Copolymer Nanocomposites as Solid-State Electrolytes for Lithium Metal Batteries Inna Gurevitch, Raffaella Buonsanti, Alexander Teran, Jordi Cabana, Nitash Balsara Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:27PM - 12:39PM		N33.00007: High Aspect Ratio Nanofillers for Solid Polymer Electrolytes Lalitha Ganapatibhotla, Janna Maranas Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:39PM - 12:51PM		N33.00008: Atomistic Simulations Reveal a Surprising Variety of Morphologies in Precise Ionomers Mark Stevens, Dan Bolintineanu, Amalie Frischknecht Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:51PM - 1:03PM		N33.00009: Mechanism of Ion Diffusion in Coarse-Grained Ionomer Melts Lisa M. Hall, Mark J. Stevens, Amalie L. Frischknecht Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:03PM - 1:15PM		N33.00010: Coarse-Grained MD Simulation of String-like Aggregates in Single-Ion Conductors Keran Lu, Janna Maranas, Scott Milner Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:15PM - 1:27PM		N33.00011: Anion Conduction in PEO-Functionalized Polyphosphazene Ionomers Joshua Bartels, Andrew Hess, Harry Allcock, Ralph Colby, James Runt Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:27PM - 1:39PM		N33.00012: Decoupling ion flux and mechanical strength in polymer battery membranes Derrick Smith, Shan Cheng, Timothy Bunning, Christopher Li Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:39PM - 1:51PM		N33.00013: Structure-Property Relationship of Perfluorinated Sulfonic Acid (PFSA) Membranes Ahmet Kusoglu, Adam Weber Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:51PM - 2:03PM		N33.00014: Hard X-ray tomography as a non-destructive technique to study the growth of lithium dendrites in lithium polymer batteries Katherine Harry, Daniel Hallinan, Dilworth Parkinson, Alastair MacDowell, Nitash Balsara Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 2:03PM - 2:15PM		N33.00015: A New Mechanical Loading Configuration for Maximizing The Performance of Dielectric Elastomer Generators Samuel Shian, Jiangshui Huang, Zhigang Suo, David Clarke Preview Abstract

Session N35: Focus Session: Search for New Superconductors II

Sponsoring Units: DMP
Chair: Ivan Bozovic, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Room: 343

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:15AM - 11:27AM		N35.00001: Charge Density Wave Instability and Soft Phonon in $A$Pt$_3$P ($A$=Ca, Sr, and La) Chao Cao, Hui Chen, Xiaofeng Xu, Jianhui Dai Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:27AM - 11:39AM		N35.00002: Charge density wave fluctuations and possible heavy fermion behavior without magnetism in ThCr$_2$Si$_2$-type KNi$_2$S$_2$ and KNi$_2$Se$_2$ James Neilson, Anna Llobet, Jiajia Wen, Matthew Suchomel, Tyrel McQueen Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:39AM - 11:51AM		N35.00003: Charge-order fluctuations and electron-phonon coupling in organic superconductors Alberto Girlando, Matteo Masino, Natalia Drichko, Martin Dressel Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:51AM - 12:03PM		N35.00004: Ferroelectric Soft Phonons, Charge Density Wave Instability, and Strong Electron-Phonon Coupling in BiS$_2$-Layered Superconductors Taner Yildirim Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:03PM - 12:15PM		N35.00005: Searching for High-T$_{\mathrm{c}}$ Superconductivity in Low-Z, Low-Ne Materials O-Paul Isikaku-Ironkwe, Timothy Haugan, Alex Animalu Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:15PM - 12:27PM		N35.00006: High-temperature surface superconductivity in rhombohedral graphite Tero Heikkil\"a, Nikolai Kopnin, Mari Ij\"as, Ari Harju, Grigori Volovik Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:27PM - 12:39PM		N35.00007: Phase separation instabilities and pairing in layered BSCCO-like lattice geometries Armen Kocharian, Kun Fang, Gayanath Fernando, Alexander Balatsky, Kalum Palandage Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:39PM - 12:51PM		N35.00008: Tuning the charge-transfer energy in hole-doped cuprates Chuck-Hou Yee, Gabriel Kotliar Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:51PM - 1:03PM		N35.00009: The effective half-filled band model is inappropriate for the dimerized 2D organic superconductors Niladri Gomes, R. Torsten Clay, Sumit Mazumdar Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:03PM - 1:15PM		N35.00010: A possible paired-electron liquid in a $\frac{1}{4}$-filled band model of $\kappa$-(ET)$_2$X R.T. Clay, N. Gomes, S. Mazumdar Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:15PM - 1:27PM		N35.00011: Crystal structure, electronic properties, and superconductivity mechanism of La-Phenanthrene Shahab Naghavi, Michele Fabrizio, Tao Qin, Erio Tosatti Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:27PM - 1:39PM		N35.00012: Anisotropic Migdal-Eliashberg theory using Wannier functions Elena Roxana Margine, Feliciano Giustino Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:39PM - 1:51PM		N35.00013: Search for chalcogenide based superconductors: Sulfur based solution growth Udhara Kaluarachchi, Sergey Bud'ko, Paul Canfield Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:51PM - 2:03PM		N35.00014: Density Functional Theory studies of Epitaxial Charge Transfer Salts Geoffrey A. Rojas, P. Ganesh, Simon Kelly, Bobby J. Sumpter, John A. Schlueter, Petro Maksymovich Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 2:03PM - 2:15PM		N35.00015: Rational design of novel thallium halide high T$_c$ superconductors from first-principles Zhiping Yin, Gabriel Kotliar Preview Abstract

Session N36: Superconductivity: Mesoscopic Techniques and Applications

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Timir Datta, University of South Carolina
Room: 344

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:15AM - 11:27AM		N36.00001: Cantilever micro-susceptometry of mesoscopic Bi2212 samples Hryhoriy Polshyn, Raffi Budakian, Genda Gu Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:27AM - 11:39AM		N36.00002: Measuring superconducting delta-doped strontium titanate bilayers using the scanning SQUID technique Hilary Noad, Katja C. Nowack, Hisashi Inoue, Christopher Bell, Yasuyuki Hikita, Harold Y. Hwang, Kathryn A. Moler Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:39AM - 11:51AM		N36.00003: Fabrication of La$_{2-x}$Sr$_{x}$CuO$_{4}$ Superconductor Nanodevices Nicholas Litombe, Anthony Bollinger, Ivan Bozovic, Jenny Hoffman Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:51AM - 12:03PM		N36.00004: Development of a Nb-AlxOy-Nb trilayer process at the University of Washington Andrew Wagner Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:03PM - 12:15PM		N36.00005: Superconducting spin switch with infinite magnetoresistance Bin Li, Niklas Roschewsky, Markus Munzenberg, Marius Eich, Marguerite Epstein-Martin, Jagadeesh S. Moodera Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:15PM - 12:27PM		N36.00006: Thin semi-rigid coaxial cables for cryogenics applications Akihiro Kushino, Soichi Kasai Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:27PM - 12:39PM		N36.00007: Novel structural transformation in the ultrathin films of cuprates and its influence on electronic and magnetic properties D. Samal, Tan Haiyan, H. Molegraaf, B. Kuiper, W. Siemons, Sara Bals, Jo Verbeeck, Gustaaf Van Tendeloo, Y. Takamura, Elke Arenholz, Catherine Jenkins, G. Rijnders, Gertjan Koster Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:39PM - 12:51PM		N36.00008: Dynamical I-V Characteristics of SNS Junctions Kevin Spahr, Jonathan Graveline, Christian Lupien, Marco Aprili, Bertrand Reulet Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:51PM - 1:03PM		N36.00009: Spectroscopy of Andreev Bound States: revealing the hidden side of the Josephson effect \c{C}a\u{g}lar Girit, Landry Bretheau, Hugues Pothier, Daniel Esteve, Cristian Urbina Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:03PM - 1:15PM		N36.00010: X-ray Structural Studies of Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8$+\delta $ Exfoliated Nanocrystals Andreea Lupascu, Renfei Feng, Luke J. Sandilands, Zixin Nie, Viktoriya Baydina, Genda Gu, Shimpei Ono, Yoichi Ando, Kenneth S. Burch, Young-June Kim Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:15PM - 1:27PM		N36.00011: Mechanical detection of single-quantum-level fluxoid relaxation in an Nb micro-ring Jae-Hyuk Choi, Heon-Hwa Choi, Yun-Won Kim, Soon-Gul Lee, Mahn-Soo Choi Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:27PM - 1:39PM		N36.00012: Studying phonon and quasiparticle heating effects on SINIS Coolers Thomas Aref, Hung Nguyen, Juha Muhonen, Jukka Pekola Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:39PM - 1:51PM		N36.00013: Coupling carbon nanotube mechanics to a superconducting circuit B.H. Schneider, S. Etaki, H.S.J. van der Zant, G.A. Steele Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:51PM - 2:03PM		N36.00014: Spin-precession-assisted tunneling in hybrid superconducting point contacts Cecilia Holmqvist, Wolfgang Belzig, Mikael Fogelstrom Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 2:03PM - 2:15PM		N36.00015: Probing the Dynamics of Andreev States in  Coherent Normal/Superconducting ring: Evidence for a noisy supercurrent Bastien Dassonneville, Francesca Chiodi, Sophie Gueron, Meydi Ferrier, Helene Bouchiat Preview Abstract

Session N37: Focus Session: Fe-based Superconductors: Spin Fluctuations

Sponsoring Units: DMP DCOMP
Chair: Guangyong Xu, Brookhaven Natl Lab
Room: 345/346

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:15AM - 11:51AM		N37.00001: Neutron Scattering as a Probe of Fermi Surface Nesting in Iron-Based Superconductors Invited Speaker: Raymond Osborn Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:51AM - 12:03PM		N37.00002: Spin fluctuations of BaFe2(As,P)2 studied by neutron scattering Chul-Ho Lee, P. Steffens, N. Qureshi, K. Kihou, M. Nakajima, A. Iyo, H. Eisaki, M. Braden Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:03PM - 12:15PM		N37.00003: Role of the spin-orbit coupling in the spin-resonance formation in Fe-based superconductors M.M. Korshunov, Yu.N. Togushova, I. Eremin, P.J. Hirschfeld Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:15PM - 12:27PM		N37.00004: Compositional dependence of low energy spin fluctuations in Ba(Fe$_{1-x}$Co$_{x}$)$_2$As$_2$ Gregory Tucker, D.K. Pratt, A. Thaler, N. Ni, K. Marty, A.D. Christianson, M.D. Lumsden, S.L. Bud'ko, P.C. Canfield, A. Kreyssig, A.I. Goldman, R.J. McQueeney Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:27PM - 12:39PM		N37.00005: Spin Excitations in Overdoped Ba(Fe$_{1-x}$Co$_x$)$_2$As$_2$ A.D. Christianson, S. Calder, J.E. Mitchell, K. Marty, C.H. Wang, M.B. Stone, A.S. Sefat, B.C. Sales, M.D. Lumsden Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:39PM - 12:51PM		N37.00006: Magnetism in parent Fe-chalcogenides: quantum fluctuations select a plaquette order Natalia Perkins, Samuel Ducatman, Andrey Chubukov Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:51PM - 1:03PM		N37.00007: Unexpected ($\pi,\pi$) order in Fe$_{1.1}$Te David Fobes, Igor Zaliznyak, Zhijun Xu, Genda Gu, John M. Tranquada, Deepak Singh Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:03PM - 1:15PM		N37.00008: Inelastic neutron scattering studies on the incommensurate-to-commensurate transformation of low energy magnetic excitations in $Fe_{1+\delta-y}(Ni/Cu)_{y}Te_{1-x}Se_{x}$ Zhijun Xu, Jinsheng Wen, John Schneeloch, Yang Zhao, Masaaki Matsuda, Wei Ku, Xuerong Liu, Genda Gu, D.-H. Lee, R.J. Birgeneau, J.M. Tranquada, Guangyong Xu Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:15PM - 1:27PM		N37.00009: Cu-induced localization in the Fe-based superconductor FeTe$_{0.5}$Se$_{0.5}$ Jinsheng Wen, Zhijun Xu, Cheng Zhang, Masa Matsuda, Oleg Sobolev, Jitae Park, Edith Bourret, Dunghai Lee, Qiang Li, Genda Gu, Guangyong Xu, John Tranquada, Robert Birgeneau Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:27PM - 1:39PM		N37.00010: Neutron Scattering in Co Doped NaFeAs Yu Song, Chenglin Zhang, Scott Carr, Zachary Cole, Nicolas Luttrell, Pengcheng Dai Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:39PM - 1:51PM		N37.00011: Magnetic excitation in Co-doped NaFeAs studied by neutron scattering Chenglin Zhang, Yu Song, Guotai Tan, Scott Car, Pengcheng Dai Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:51PM - 2:03PM		N37.00012: NMR Search for the Spin Nematic State in LaFeAsO Single Crystal Mingxuan Fu, David A. Torchetti, Takashi Imai, Fanlong Ning, Jiaqian Yan, Athena S. Sefat Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 2:03PM - 2:15PM		N37.00013: Two-dimensional magnetic interactions in LaFeAsO Mehmet Ramazanoglu, Jagat Lamsal, Gregory S. Tucker, Stuart Calder, Jiaqiang Yan, Tatiana Guidi, Toby Perring, Thomas A. Lograsso, Andreas Kreyssig, Alan Goldman, Robert J. McQueeney Preview Abstract

Session N38: Novel Photophysics and Transport in NanoPV I

Sponsoring Units: GERA DPOLY DCOMP
Chair: Sean Shaheen, University of Denver
Room: 347

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:15AM - 11:51AM		N38.00001: Tuning charge transport in organic devices: From in silico to carbon to device Invited Speaker: Alan Aspuru-Guzik Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:51AM - 12:03PM		N38.00002: Conformational Disorder in Energy Transfer: Beyond Forster Theory Tammie Nelson, Sebastian Fernandez-Alberti, Adrian Roitberg, Sergei Tretiak Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:03PM - 12:15PM		N38.00003: Phonon-assisted nonradiative energy transfer in quantum dot-silicon nanostructures Pedro Ludwig Hernandez Martinez, Aydan Yeltik, Burak Guzelturk, Alexander O. Govorov, Hilmi Volkan Demir Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:15PM - 12:27PM		N38.00004: Directed Energy Transfer through Size-Gradient Nanocrystal Layers into Si Substrates Michael Nimmo, Louis Caillard, Will deBenedetti, Hue Nguyen, Yves Chabal, Yuri Gartstein, Anton Malko Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:27PM - 1:03PM		N38.00005: Quantum coherence and noise in open quantum systems Invited Speaker: Ahsan Nazir Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:03PM - 1:15PM		N38.00006: Quantum Relaxation in Singlet Fission Paul Teichen, Joel Eaves Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:15PM - 1:27PM		N38.00007: Double Super-Exchange in Silicon Quantum Dots Connected by Short-Bridged Networks Huashan Li, Zhigang Wu, Mark Lusk Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:27PM - 1:39PM		N38.00008: Highly Efficient Charge Transfer in Nanocrystalline Si:H Reuben Collins, Matthew Bergren, Brian Simonds, Jeremy Fields, Craig Taylor, Thomas Furtak, Kristin Kiriluk, Guozhen Yue, Baojie Yan, Jeff Yang, Tining Su, Subhendu Guha, Matthew Beard Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:39PM - 1:51PM		N38.00009: Ultrafast carrier dynamics of CdSe quantum dots prepared by pulse laser deposition for photovoltaic applications Meg Mahat, Baichhabi Yakami, Qilin Qilin Dai, Jinke Tang, Jon Pikal Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:51PM - 2:03PM		N38.00010: Spin-Dependent Light-Harvesting in Colloidal Nanocrystals by Controlling Electronic Trap States with Optically Detected Magnetic Resonance K.J. van Schooten, J. Huang, D.V. Talapin, C. Boehme, J.M. Lupton Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 2:03PM - 2:15PM		N38.00011: Charge transfer between a CdSe/CdS quantum rod and an attached ferrocene molecule: a first principle study Kartick Tarafder, Lin-Wang Wang Preview Abstract

Session N39: Drops, Bubbles, and Interfacial Fluid Mechanics II

Sponsoring Units: DFD
Chair: Patricia McGuiggan, Johns Hopkins University
Room: 348

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:15AM - 11:27AM		N39.00001: Multimode Multidrop Serial Coalescence Effects during Condensation on Two-Tier Superhydrophobic Surfaces Konrad Rykaczewski, Adam T. Paxton, Sushant Anand, Xuemei Chen, Zuankai Wang, Kripa K. Varanasi Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:27AM - 11:39AM		N39.00002: Elasticity of the contact line for droplets on anisotropic superhydrophobic surfaces Marco Rivetti, Anais Gauthier, Jeremie Teisseire, Etienne Barthel Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:39AM - 11:51AM		N39.00003: Dynamics of condensation on lubricant impregnated surfaces Sushant Anand, Adam Paxson, Konrad Rykaczewski, Daniel Beysens, Kripa Varanasi Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:51AM - 12:03PM		N39.00004: Contact Angle Hysteresis of Photo-Responsive Materials Samuel Rosenthal, Patricia McGuiggan Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:03PM - 12:15PM		N39.00005: Thermodynamic Model for Contact Angle Hysteresis on Rough Surfaces Rishi Raj, Ryan Enright, Solomon Adera, Evelyn Wang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:15PM - 12:27PM		N39.00006: Wetting Transition of Water Serah Friedman, Matt Khalil, Peter Taborek Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:27PM - 12:39PM		N39.00007: Moving Water Droplets on Aluminum and Copper Surfaces Using Surface Tension Gradients Muidh Alheshibri, Nathaniel Rogers, Andrew Sommers, Khalid Eid Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:39PM - 12:51PM		N39.00008: Atomistic simulations of surfactant adsorption kinetics Eugeniya Iskrenova, Soumya Patnaik Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:51PM - 1:03PM		N39.00009: Small Scale Evaporation Kinetics of a Binary Fluid Mixture Carl Basdeo, Dezhuang Ye, Devendra Kalonia, Tai-Hsi Fan Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:03PM - 1:15PM		N39.00010: Red blood cell in simple shear flow Wei Chien, Yayu Hew, Yeng-Long Chen Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:15PM - 1:27PM		N39.00011: Non-laminar motion of biological suspension: an illustration for blood cell passing a 3-micrometer capillary Iat Neng Chan Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:27PM - 1:39PM		N39.00012: Stability of a falling viscous sheet Claude Perdigou, Gilles Pfingstag, Basile Audoly, Arezki Boudaoud Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:39PM - 1:51PM		N39.00013: A Different Cone: Bursting Drops in Solids Xuanhe Zhao Preview Abstract

Session N40: Dipolar Gases and Rydberg Atoms

Sponsoring Units: DAMOP
Chair: Ryan Wilson, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Room: 349

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:15AM - 11:27AM		N40.00001: Time-reversal-breaking and $d$-wave superfluidity of ultracold dipolar fermions in optical lattices Carlos S{\'a} de Melo, Li Han Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:27AM - 11:39AM		N40.00002: Dipolar Fermions in Quasi-Two-Dimensional Square Lattice Chen-Yen Lai, Shan-Wen Tsai Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:39AM - 11:51AM		N40.00003: Orbital coupled dipolar fermions in an asymmetric optical ladder Xiaopeng Li, W. Vincent Liu Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:51AM - 12:03PM		N40.00004: Emergence of unconventional spin density waves in dipolar Fermi gases S. G. Bhongale, Ludwig Mathey, Shan-Wen Tsai, Charles W. Clark, Erhai Zhao Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:03PM - 12:15PM		N40.00005: Topological phases in polar-molecule quantum magnets Alexey Gorshkov, Salvatore Manmana, E.M. Stoudenmire, Kaden Hazzard, Ana Maria Rey, Norman Yao, Chris Laumann, Steven Bennett, Andreas Lauchli, Peter Zoller, Jun Ye, Eugene Demler, Mikhail Lukin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:15PM - 12:27PM		N40.00006: Symmetry Protected Topological Phases in Polar Molecule Spin Ladder Systems S.R. Manmana, E.M. Stoudenmire, K.R.A. Hazzard, A.M. Rey, A.V. Gorshkov Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:27PM - 12:39PM		N40.00007: Realizing Fractional Chern Insulators with Dipolar Spins Norman Yao, Chris Laumann, Andreas Lauchli, Eugene Demler, Jun Ye, Peter Zoller, Mikhail Lukin, Alexey Gorshkov Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:39PM - 12:51PM		N40.00008: Preparation and detection of dipolar fractional Chern insulators Chris Laumann, Norman Yao, Alexey Gorshkov, Mikhail Lukin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:51PM - 1:03PM		N40.00009: Parafermion excitations in superfluid of quasi-molecular chains formed by dipolar molecules or indirect excitons Anatoly Kuklov, Alexei Tsvelik Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:03PM - 1:15PM		N40.00010: Collective excitations of quasi-two-dimensional trapped dipolar fermions Mehrtash Babadi, Eugene Demler Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:15PM - 1:27PM		N40.00011: Unconventional triplet pairing state in a polarized dipolar Fermi gas Yuki Endo, Daisuke Inotani, Yoji Ohashi Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:27PM - 1:39PM		N40.00012: P-wave superfluid in a quasi-two-dimensional dipolar Bose-Fermi quantum gas mixture Ben Kain, Hong Ling Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:39PM - 1:51PM		N40.00013: Superfluidity of atomic Fermi gases with dipolar interactions Yanming Che, Qijin Chen Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:51PM - 2:03PM		N40.00014: Superfluid Pairing and Majorana Zero Mode in an Ultracold Rydberg Fermi Gas Bo Xiong, H.H. Jen, Jhih-Shih You, Daw-Wei Wang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 2:03PM - 2:15PM		N40.00015: Supersolid phases of two-species Rydberg-dressed Bose-Einstein condensates C.-H. Hsueh, Y.-C. Tsai, M.-S. Chang, W. C. Wu Preview Abstract

Session N41: Hybrid Systems for Quantum Simulation

Sponsoring Units: GSNP DAMOP
Room: 350

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:15AM - 11:27AM		N41.00001: Counting statistics of phase slips in superconducting interferometers Phillip Weinberg, Andrew Murphy, Alex Levchenko, Victor Vakaryuk, Alexey Bezryadin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:27AM - 11:39AM		N41.00002: Inverse Landau-Zener-Stuckelberg interferometry for the measurement of a resonator's state using a qubit Sergey Shevchenko, Sahel Ashhab, Franco Nori Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:39AM - 11:51AM		N41.00003: Towards a spin-ensemble quantum memory for superconducting qubits Patrice Bertet, Yuimaru Kubo, Cecile Grezes, Denis Vion, Daniel Esteve, Igor Diniz, Alexia Auffeves, Junichi Isoya, Anais Dreau, Jean-Fran\c{c}ois Roch, Vincent Jacques, Brian Julsgaard, Klaus Moelmer Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:51AM - 12:03PM		N41.00004: Superconducting Microstrip Resonator for Spin-Based Quantum Processor Hamid Reza Mohebbi, Olaf Benningshof, Troy Borneman, Ivar Taminiau, Guo-Xing Miao, David G. Cory Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:03PM - 12:15PM		N41.00005: Systematic studies of optically-trapped dielectric nanospheres Levi Neukirch, Jan Gieseler, Romain Quidant, Lukas Novotny, Nick Vamivakas Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:15PM - 12:27PM		N41.00006: Atomic manipulation for a hybrid system: tapered optical fibers with high transmission and a pyramid MOT J.E. Hoffman, J.A. Grover, M. Hafezi, J.B. Hertzberg, P. Kordell, J. Lee, S. Ravets, U. Chukwu, K.D. Voigt, J.R. Anderson, G. Beadie, F.K. Fatemi, C.J. Lobb, L.A. Orozco, J.M. Taylor, S.L. Rolston, F.C. Wellstood Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:27PM - 12:39PM		N41.00007: Development of a hybrid quantum system employing a tunable high-Q superconducting microwave resonator and trapped laser-cooled atoms Jared Hertzberg, K. Voigt, Z. Kim, J. Hoffman, J. Grover, J. Lee, S. Ravets, M. Hafezi, J. Taylor, A. Choudhary, J. Anderson, C. Lobb, L. Orozco, S. Rolston, F. Wellstood Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:39PM - 12:51PM		N41.00008: Quantum hybrid platform using electrons and superconducting electronics N. Daniilidis, D. Gorman, L. Tian, H. Haeffner Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:51PM - 1:03PM		N41.00009: Discrete Two-Level Systems Coupled to a Tunable High Q Superconducting Microwave Resonator Kristen Voigt, J. Hertzberg, Z. Kim, J. Hoffman, J. Grover, J. Lee, S. Ravets, M. Hafezi, J. Taylor, A. Choudhary, J. Anderson, C. Lobb, L. Orozco, S. Rolston, F. Wellstood Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:03PM - 1:15PM		N41.00010: High cooperativity in coupled microwave resonator - ferromagnetic insulator hybrids Hans Huebl, Christoph Zollitsch, Johannes Lotze, Fredrik Hocke, Moritz Greifenstein, Achim Marx, Rudolf Gross, Sebastian T.B. Gross Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:15PM - 1:27PM		N41.00011: Interfacing Rydberg atoms with superconducting circuits S. Filipp, T. Thiele, M. Stammeier, A. Wallraff, S.D. Hogan, J.A. Agner, F. Merkt Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:27PM - 1:39PM		N41.00012: Quantum-classical transition of synchronization of two coupled cavities Tony Lee, Michael Cross Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:39PM - 1:51PM		N41.00013: Linear Coupling between Transverse Modes of a Nanomechanical Resonator Patrick Truitt, Jared Hertzberg, Keith Schwab Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:51PM - 2:03PM		N41.00014: Dynamic Simulation of Trapping and Controlled Rotation of a Microscale Rod Driven by Line Optical Tweezers Mahdi Haghshenas-Jaryani, Alan Bowling, Samarendra Mohanty Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 2:03PM - 2:15PM		N41.00015: Ion photon networks for quantum computing and quantum repeaters Susan Clark, David Hayes, David Hucul, I. Volkan Inlek, Christopher Monroe Preview Abstract

Session N42: Focus Session: Supercooled and Nanoconfined Water I

Sponsoring Units: DCP
Chair: Valeria Molinero, University of Utah
Room: Hilton Baltimore Holiday Ballroom 3

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:15AM - 11:51AM		N42.00001: Liquid-liquid transition in the ST2 model of water Invited Speaker: Pablo Debenedetti Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:51AM - 12:27PM		N42.00002: Entropy-driven liquid-liquid transitions in supercooled water Invited Speaker: Mikhail Anisimov Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:27PM - 1:03PM		N42.00003: Interplay of the Glass Transition and the Liquid-Liquid Phase Transition in Water Invited Speaker: Nicolas Giovambattista Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:03PM - 1:15PM		N42.00004: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:15PM - 1:27PM		N42.00005: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:27PM - 1:39PM		N42.00006: The Putative Liquid-Liquid Transition is a Liquid-Solid Transition in Atomistic Models of Water David Chandler, David Limmer Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:39PM - 1:51PM		N42.00007: Amorphous ices explained in terms of nonequilibrium phase transitions in supercooled water David Limmer, David Chandler Preview Abstract

Session N43: Focus Session: Protein Misfolding and Aggregation III

Sponsoring Units: DCP DBIO
Chair: Elsa Yan, Yale University
Room: Hilton Baltimore Holiday Ballroom 2

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:15AM - 11:27AM		N43.00001: Structural Transformation and Aggregation of cc-beta Peptides Into Amyloid Proto-fibrils Yuba Bhandari, Timothy Steckmann, Prem Chapagain, Bernard Gerstman Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:27AM - 11:39AM		N43.00002: Gelation, Phase Behavior and Dynamics of Beta-Lactoglobulin Amyloid Fibrils at Varying Concentrations and Ionic Strengths Raffaele Mezzenga, Sreenath Bolisetty, Ludger Harnau, Jin-Mi Jung Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:39AM - 11:51AM		N43.00003: Amyloid fibril networks nucleated under oscillatory shear Kiersten Batzli, Brian Love Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:51AM - 12:27PM		N43.00004: Amyloid Structure In Vitro and In Vivo Invited Speaker: Robert Tycko Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:27PM - 1:03PM		N43.00005: Yeast prion architecture explains how proteins can be genes Invited Speaker: Reed Wickner Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:03PM - 1:39PM		N43.00006: Molecular mechanisms for neurodegeneration Invited Speaker: Hilal Lashuel Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:39PM - 1:51PM		N43.00007: ABSTRACT HAS BEEN MOVED TO J45.00003 Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:51PM - 2:03PM		N43.00008: Self-Assembly of Peptides at the Air/Water Interface Mehmet Sayar Preview Abstract

Session N44: Focus Session: Translocation through Nanopores II

Sponsoring Units: DBIO
Chair: Gary Slater, University of Ottawa
Room: Hilton Baltimore Holiday Ballroom 1

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:15AM - 11:27AM		N44.00001: How tension propagates for a driven semi-flexible chain while translocating through a nano-pore Ramesh Adhikari, Aniket Bhattacharya Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:27AM - 11:39AM		N44.00002: Experimental measurements of the rate of capture of synthetic and natural polyelectrolytes by alpha-hemolysin under salt concentration gradients Byoung-jin Jeon, Murugappan Muthukumar Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:39AM - 11:51AM		N44.00003: Linear and ring DNA macromolecules moderately and strongly confined in nanochannels Peter Cifra, Zuzana Benkova, Tomas Bleha Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:51AM - 12:27PM		N44.00004: Polymer Translocation in a Crowded Environment: Effects due to Obstacle Density and Arrangement Invited Speaker: Hendrick W. de Haan Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:27PM - 12:39PM		N44.00005: Electric field controlled small molecule transport through vertically aligned large diameter multiwalled carbon nanotube forest membrane Purushottam Tiwari, Padmini Krishnakumar, Yesim Darici, Jin He Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:39PM - 12:51PM		N44.00006: Electric-field driven translocation of colloidal wild-type and mutant fd viruses through a solid-state nanopore Wang Miao, Liping Liu, Anna Lu, Prerna Sharma, Zvonimir Dogic, Chuong Huynh, Larry Scipioni, Xinsheng Ling Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:51PM - 1:03PM		N44.00007: Polymer Translocation Dynamics in the Quasi-Static Limit James Polson Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:03PM - 1:39PM		N44.00008: Nonequilibrium Dynamics of Polymer Translocation Invited Speaker: Takahiro Sakaue Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:39PM - 1:51PM		N44.00009: Active Control of Protein and Ionic Transport through Semiconducting Conical Nanopores Teena James, Yevgeniy Kalinin, Chih-Chieh Chan, Jatinder Randhawa, Mikhail Gaevski, David Gracias Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:51PM - 2:03PM		N44.00010: Rapid fabrication of sub-5nm solid-state nanopore for low cost biosensing Harold Kwok, Kyle Briggs, Vincent Tabard-Cossa Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 2:03PM - 2:15PM		N44.00011: Probing the Influence of Coil Configuration on DNA Translocation Dynamics in Solid-State Nanopores Xu Liu, Karri DiPetrillo, Jason Chan, Lucas Eggers, Angus McMullen, Derek Stein Preview Abstract

Session N45: Focus Session: Cell Mechanics I

Sponsoring Units: DBIO
Chair: Jennifer Curtis, Georgia Institute of Technology
Room: Hilton Baltimore Holiday Ballroom 4

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:15AM - 11:27AM		N45.00001: Cellular Tug-of-War: Forces at Work and DNA Stretching in Mitosis Brian Griffin, Maria L. Kilfoil Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:27AM - 11:39AM		N45.00002: \textit{in vivo} Measurements of Conformational Fluctuations of Chromosomal DNA in \textit{Escherichia Coli} Rudra Kafle, Jens-Christian Meiners Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:39AM - 11:51AM		N45.00003: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:51AM - 12:27PM		N45.00004: Mediation of cell adhesion by the pericellular matrix Invited Speaker: Jennifer Curtis Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:27PM - 12:39PM		N45.00005: Modifications of the structure of the pericellular matrix measured via optical force probe microscopy Louis McLane, Anthony Kramer, Patrick Chang, Jennifer Curtis Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:39PM - 12:51PM		N45.00006: Quantitative particle exclusion assays of the pericellular coat reveal changing mesh size Patrick Chang, Louis McLane, Nolan Kramer, Jennifer E. Curtis Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:51PM - 1:03PM		N45.00007: Reversible and irreversible deformations of bacterial cell walls Ariel Amir, Farinaz Babaeipour, David Nelson, Suckjoon Jun Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:03PM - 1:15PM		N45.00008: Mechanical Properties of Primary Cilia Christopher Battle, Christoph F. Schmidt Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:15PM - 1:27PM		N45.00009: The influence of myosin-generated force to the intracellular microrheology in living cells Ming-Tzo Wei, H. Daniel Ou-Yang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:27PM - 1:39PM		N45.00010: Cellular pressure and volume regulation and implications for cell mechanics Hongyuan Jiang, Sean Sun Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:39PM - 1:51PM		N45.00011: Direct mechanical measurements of cytoskeleton-mediated intercellular fluid flow Steven Zehnder, Jolie Breaux, Alison Dunn, Juan Urue\~na, W. Gregory Sawyer, Thomas Angelini Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:51PM - 2:03PM		N45.00012: Cell stretching in extensional flows for assaying cell mechanics Daniel Gossett, Henry Tse, Oladunni Adeyiga, Otto Yang, Jianyu Rao, Dino Di Carlo Preview Abstract

Session N46: Detectors, Sensors, and Transducers

Sponsoring Units: GIMS
Chair: Brad Ramshaw, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Room: Hilton Baltimore Holiday Ballroom 5

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:15AM - 11:27AM		N46.00001: Sub-diffraction Position Determination with Four Laser Diodes for Tracking/Trapping a Single Molecule James A. Germann, Brian K. Canfield, Jason K. King, Lloyd M. Davis Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:27AM - 11:39AM		N46.00002: ac-Calorimetric Measurements of Transverse Thermal Conductivity Hao Zhang, Joseph Brill Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:39AM - 11:51AM		N46.00003: Thermal expansion measurement using optical grating diffraction shifts Tran Vinh Son, Mohamed Touaibia, Alain Hache Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:51AM - 12:03PM		N46.00004: Properties of Holmium Implanted Gold Films and a YSias Absorbers in TES Microcalorimeters for Holmium Neutrino Mass Experiment Krishna Prasai, E. Alaves, D. Bagliani, N. Barradas, M. Biasotti, M. Galeazzi, F. Gatti, P. Manfrinetti, M.R. Gomes, Y. Uprety, S. Yanardag Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:03PM - 12:15PM		N46.00005: Quasiparticle diffusion in Al film and transmission with an Al/W interface Jeffrey Yen, Paul Brink, Blas Cabrera, Matt Cherry, Matt Pyle, Peter Redl, Astrid Tomada, Betty Young Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:15PM - 12:27PM		N46.00006: Depolarization factors in electro-optic crystals and their effects in sensing applications Anthony Garzarella Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:27PM - 12:39PM		N46.00007: Stress reconfigurable tunable magnetoelectric resonators as magnetic sensors Jillian Kiser, Peter Finkel, Christophe Dolabdjian Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:39PM - 12:51PM		N46.00008: Disruptive Approach Towards 10nm Spatial Resolution In X-PEEM Using Diamondoids Hendrik Ohldag, Hitoshi Ishiwata, Yves Acremann, Olav Hellwig, Peter Schreiner, Nick Melosh, Zhi-Xun Shen Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:51PM - 1:03PM		N46.00009: Energy Analysis in Near Field-Emission SEM Lorenzo Giuseppe De Pietro, Danilo Andra Zanin, Hugo Cabrera, Urs Ramsperger, Danilo Pescia, Mehmet Erbudak Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:03PM - 1:15PM		N46.00010: Scale invariance of a diode-like tunnel junction Hugo Cabrera, Danilo Andrea Zanin, Lorenzo Giuseppe De Pietro, Thomas Michaels, Peter Thalmann, Urs Ramsperger, Alessandro Vindigni, Danilo Pescia Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:15PM - 1:27PM		N46.00011: Particle acceleration on a chip: A laser-driven micro-accelerator for research and industry R.B. Yoder, G. Travish Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:27PM - 1:39PM		N46.00012: Webcam science -- Can a useful transmission ion microscope be built for less than {\$}1000? Arthur Pallone, Patrick Barnes Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:39PM - 1:51PM		N46.00013: Design and implementation of a wireless passive microsensor for methanol detection Diego Sanz, Walter Rosas, Edgar Unigarro, Watson Vargas, Fredy Segura-Quijano Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:51PM - 2:03PM		N46.00014: Phase conjugate Sagnac interferometer based on degenerate four-wave mixing using evanescent field Lijuan Gu, Zizhao Gan Preview Abstract

Session N47: Invited Session: American Science and America's Future

Sponsoring Units: FPS
Chair: Pushpa Bhat, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Room: Hilton Baltimore Holiday Ballroom 6

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:15AM - 11:30AM		N47.00001: PCAST Report: "Transformation & Opportunity: The Future of the US Research Enterprise" Invited Speaker: Maxine Savitz Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:30AM - 11:45AM		N47.00002: American Science and America's Future Invited Speaker: Rush Holt Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:45AM - 12:00PM		N47.00003: American Science and America's Future Invited Speaker: Bill Foster Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:00PM - 12:15PM		N47.00004: American Science and America's Future Invited Speaker: Neil Gershenfeld Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:15PM - 12:30PM		N47.00005: American Science and America's Future Invited Speaker: TBD Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:30PM - 1:15PM		N47.00006: Panel Discussion - American Science and America's Future Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:15PM - 2:15PM		N47.00007: Press Conference Preview Abstract