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Session B1: Condensed Matter Physics at NSF/DMR and DOE/BES: Challenges and Opportunties

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Tomasz Durakiewicz, Jim Horwitz, NSF/DMR , DOE/BES
Room: Ballroom I

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:51AM		B1.00001: Reflections on the past, present and future of condensed matter physics Invited Speaker: Anthony Leggett Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:27PM		B1.00002: The NSF Condensed Matter Physics Program Invited Speaker: Paul Sokol Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:27PM - 1:03PM		B1.00003: DOE/BES Experimental Condensed Matter Physics program Invited Speaker: Michael Pechan Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:03PM - 1:39PM		B1.00004: The NSF Condensed Matter and Materials Theory Program Invited Speaker: Daryl Hess Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 2:15PM		B1.00005: DOE/BES Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics Program Invited Speaker: James Davenport Preview Abstract

Session B2: The Edwards Statistical Mechanics

Sponsoring Units: GSOFT DPOLY GSNP
Chair: Fyl Pincus, University of California, Santa Barbara
Room: Ballroom II

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:51AM		B2.00001: Numerical calculation of granular entropy: counting the uncountable. Invited Speaker: Daan Frenkel Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:27PM		B2.00002: Granular statistical mechanics -- Building on the legacy of Sir Sam Edwards Invited Speaker: Raphael Blumenfeld Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:27PM - 1:03PM		B2.00003: Unifying Suspensions and Inertial Granular flows near Jamming Invited Speaker: Wyart Matthieu Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:03PM - 1:39PM		B2.00004: Soft active matter : a contemporary example of Edwardsian statistical mechanics Invited Speaker: Tanniemola Liverpool Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 2:15PM		B2.00005: Thinking Outside the Sandbox Invited Speaker: Jasna Brujic Preview Abstract

Session B3: Symmetry Breaking in Unconventional Superconductors

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Sauls James, Northwestern University
Room: Ballroom III

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:51AM		B3.00001: Signatures of time reversal symmetry breaking in multiband superconductors Invited Speaker: Saurabh Maiti Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:27PM		B3.00002: Strain-tuning through a possible van Hove singularity in Sr$_{\mathrm{2}}$RuO$_{\mathrm{4}}$ Invited Speaker: Clifford Hicks Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:27PM - 1:03PM		B3.00003: Is Sr2RuO4 a chiral p-wave superconductor? Insights from edge currents and uniaxial strain Invited Speaker: Thomas Scaffidi Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:03PM - 1:39PM		B3.00004: Study of the Topological-insulator-based Topological Superconductors Invited Speaker: Dong Qian Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 2:15PM		B3.00005: Proximity-induced Superconductivity in Topological Insulator/Superconductor Heterostructures Invited Speaker: Nitin Samarth Preview Abstract

Session B4: Macromolecular Assemblies: Structure and Dynamics

Sponsoring Units: DPOLY
Chair: Nitash Balsara, Univ of California - Berkelev
Room: Ballroom IV

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:51AM		B4.00001: \textbf{Dynamics of Chain Exchange in Block Copolymer Micelles} Invited Speaker: Timothy Lodge Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:27PM		B4.00002: Assemblies of Cellulose Nanocrystals. Invited Speaker: Eugenia Kumacheva Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:27PM - 1:03PM		B4.00003: Mega-supramolecules for safer, cleaner fuel Invited Speaker: Julie Kornfield Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:03PM - 1:39PM		B4.00004: Charge Effects on the Self-Assembly of Protein Block Copolymer Nanostructures Invited Speaker: Bradley Olsen Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 2:15PM		B4.00005: Giant Surfactants based on Precisely Functionalized POSS Nano-atoms: Tuning from Crystals to Frank-Kasper Phases and Quasicrystals Invited Speaker: Stephen Z. D. Cheng Preview Abstract

Session B5: Frustrated Magnetism: Low Dimensional Magnets I

Sponsoring Units: GMAG DMP
Chair: Oleg Starykh, University of Utah
Room: 301

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:51AM		B5.00001: Magnetic nanopantograph in the in SrCu$_2$(BO$_3$)$_2$ Shastry-Sutherland lattice Invited Speaker: Andres Saul Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B5.00002: Hysteretic magnetoresistance and unconventional anomalous Hall effect in the frustrated magnet TmB4 Sai Swaroop Sunku, Tai Kong, Toshimitsu Ito, Paul C. Canfield, B. Sriram Shastry, Pinaki Sengupta, Christos Panagopoulos Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B5.00003: Spin-lattice coupling of $R_{\mathrm{1-x}}$Lu$_{\mathrm{x}}$B$_{\mathrm{4}}$ revealing anomalous weak ferromagnetism ($R=$Sm, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho) B.Y. Kang, Seongsu Lee, Sang-Yun Hwang, Sungdae Ji, M.S. Song, B.K. Cho Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B5.00004: Neutron Diffraction on NaNi2BiO6: Complex Interactions on a Honeycomb Lattice Allen Scheie, Kate Ross, Elizabeth Seibel, Jose Rodriguez-Rivera, Collin Broholm, Robert Cava Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B5.00005: Field-induced dynamical properties of the $XXZ$ model on a honeycomb lattice Pavel Maksimov, Alexander Chernyshev Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B5.00006: Featureless Quantum Insulator on the Honeycomb Lattice Shenghan Jiang, Hyunyong Lee, Panjin Kim, Jung Hoon Han, Ying Ran Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B5.00007: Possible spin liquid behavior in Sc$_2$Ga$_2$CuO$_7$ A.V. Mahajan, R. Kumar, P. Khuntia, D. Sheptyakov, P.G. Freeman, H.M. Ronnow, B Koteswararao, M. Baenitz, Y. Furukawa, M. Jeong Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B5.00008: Phase diagram of weakly coupled Heisenberg spin chains subject to a uniform Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction Wen Jin, Oleg Starykh Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B5.00009: Spin Liquid in the Triangular Lattice Heisenberg Model Ian McCulloch, Seyed Saadatmand Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B5.00010: Anisotropic thermal conductivity of proton fluctuation-induced quantum spin liquid $\kappa $-H$_{\mathrm{3}}$(Cat-EDT-TTF)$_{\mathrm{2}}$ Masaaki Shimozawa, Yoshitaka Suzuki, Kaori Sugii, Akira Ueda, Shogo Yamada, Yusuke Imai, Kiyoshi Torizuka, Yoshiya Uwatoko, Hatsumi Mori, Minoru Yamashita Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B5.00011: Theory of triplon dynamics in the quantum magnet BiCu$_{\mathrm{2}}$PO$_{\mathrm{6}}$ Yong Baek Kim, Kyusung Hwang Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B5.00012: Multi-Magnon Bound States in J1-J2 Model on a Triangular Lattice Rina Takashima, Hiroaki Ishizuka, Leon Balents Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 2:03PM - 2:15PM		B5.00013: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract

Session B6: Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya Interaction

Sponsoring Units: GMAG DMP FIAP
Chair: Emilie Jue, NIST
Room: 302

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B6.00001: Proportionality of the interfacial Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction and the Heisenberg exchange Hans Nembach, Justin Shaw, Mathias Weiler, Emilie Jué, Tom Silva Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B6.00002: Nonreciprocal magnon propagation in a noncentrosymmetric ferromagnet LiFe$_{5}$O$_{8}$ Yusuke Iguchi, Soichiro Uemura, Kazunori Ueno, Yoshinori Onose Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B6.00003: A Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya Anisotropy in nanomagnets with in-plane magnetization M. Cubukcu, J. Sampaio, A. V. Khvalkovskiy, D. Apalkov, V. Cros, N. Reyren Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B6.00004: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B6.00005: Torque, spin and energy Hall currents in magnets with Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interactions Vladimir Zyuzin, Alexey Kovalev Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B6.00006: Magnon Chirality Hall Effect in Antiferromagnet Ran Cheng, Nikhil Sivadas, Satoshi Okamoto, Di Xiao Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:27PM - 1:03PM		B6.00007: Soliton-like magnetic domain wall motion induced by the interfacial Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction Invited Speaker: Teruo Ono Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B6.00008: Magnetoelectric effects in the spin 1/2 XX chain with three spin interactions and Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction P Durganandini Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B6.00009: Large anomalous Hall effect in a non-collinear antiferromagnet Mn$_{3}$Sn at room temperature Tomoya Higo, Naoki Kiyohara, Satoru Nakatsuji Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B6.00010: Nanoscale and proximity effects on low-dimensional helical magnetic structures Leonid Sandratskii, J. Fisher, S. Park, S. Ouazi, D. Sander, J. Kirschner Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B6.00011: Emergence of magnetic order in ultra-thin pyrochlore iridate films Suraj Cheema, Claudy Serrao, Julia Mundy, Shreyas Patankar, Robert Birgeneau, Joseph Orenstein, Sayeef Salahuddin, Ramamoorthy Ramesh Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B6.00012: Modulated magnetic ground state and complex phase diagram in the chiral helimagnet Cr$_{\mathrm{1/3}}$NbS$_{\mathrm{2}}$ EM Clements, R Das, L Li, P Lampen-Kelley, MH Phan, Veerle Keppens, D Mandrus, H Srikanth Preview Abstract

Session B7: Undergraduate Research/SPS II

Sponsoring Units: APS SPS
Chair: Daniel Golombek, Society of Physics Students
Room: 303

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B7.00001: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B7.00002: Theoretical Study of NaCl and LiCl Clusters Bridget Ortiz, Ajit Hira, James Mckeough, Ted Koetter Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B7.00003: Anisotropic Magnetic Nanostructures For Enhanced Hyperthermia D. Torres, R. Das, J. Alonso, M.H. Phan, H. Srikanth Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B7.00004: Layer-by-Layer Assembly Onto Gold Nanoparticles of Various Size Andrew Kilroy, Sarah Kessler, Tabbetha Dobbins Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B7.00005: Formation and Cytotoxicity of Nanoparticles and Nanocubes Prepared from Gold and Silver Salts Daniel Banker, Skyler Dorrell, Prescott Ivey, Joseph Scurti, Tabbetha Dobbins Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B7.00006: Implementation of Multiple Spectroscopic Techniques to Simultaneously Observe Native and Mutated Protein Unfolding Brennan Cull, Kelty Ben, Justin Link Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B7.00007: Transport of Motor Proteins along Microtubules: A Study by Optical Trapping Method and Analysis of Data Angelique McFarlane Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B7.00008: Olive Oil and its Potential Effects on Alzheimer's Disease Shan Antony, G.P. Zhang Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B7.00009: Optimization of Fe3O4 Nanoparticle Synthesis E Vila, K Stojak Repa, H Srikanth, MH Phan Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B7.00010: Study of gold nanoparticle synthesis by synchrotron x-ray diffraction and fluorescence Zhongying Yan, Xiao Wang, Le Yu, Sina Moeendarbari, Yaowu Hao, Zhonghou Cai, Xuemei Cheng Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B7.00011: Softening and Hardening of a Micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) Oscillator in a Nonlinear Regime Sarah Johnson, Terrence Edmonds Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B7.00012: A Simple Memristor Model for Circuit Simulations Farrah-Amoy Fullerton, Aaleyah Joe, Nadine Gergel-Hackett Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B7.00013: Cosmic Reionization: An Analysis of Various Contributable Cosmological Factors. Adam Bryan, Marco Fatuzzo Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B7.00014: Alfven Wave Propagation in Young Stellar Systems Ray Humienny, Marco Fatuzzo Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 2:03PM - 2:15PM		B7.00015: Theoretically Investigating the Nature of Spacetime- A grand definition of what clocks measure Meru Egie Preview Abstract

Session B11: Superconductivity in Monolayer FeSe/SrTiO3

Sponsoring Units: DMP
Chair: Douglas Scalapino, UCSB
Room: 307

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:51AM		B11.00001: ARPES of single layer iron pnictide on STO. Invited Speaker: Zhi-Xun Shen Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B11.00002: Enhanced superconductivity due to forward scattering in FeSe thin films on SrTiO3 substrates Steven Johnston, Louk Rademaker, Yan Wang, Tom Berlijn Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B11.00003: Electron-Phonon Couplings of the Interfacial Mode in FeSe Thin Films on SrTiO$_3$ and BaTiO$_3$ Yan Wang, Tom Berlijn, Louk Rademaker, Steve Johnston Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B11.00004: Oxygen vacancy induced flat phonon mode at FeSe/STO interface. Yun Xie, Hai-Yuan Cao, Yang Zhou, Shiyou Chen, Hongjun Xiang, Xingao Gong Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B11.00005: ARPES Studies on the substrate effect on monolayer FeSe Slavko Rebec, Tao Jia, James Lee, Wei Li, Chaofan Zhang, Robert Moore, Z.X. Shen Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B11.00006: The role of the $\sqrt{13} \times \sqrt{13}-R33.7^{\circ}$ surface reconstruction on superconducting FeSe/SrTiO$_3$ Stephen D. Albright, K. Zou, Subhasish Mandal, Divine Kumah, Omur Dagdeviren, G.H. Simon, Udo Schwarz, Eric Altman, Myung-Geun Han, Yimei Zhu, Sohrab Ismail-Beigi, F.J. Walker, C.H. Ahn Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B11.00007: Role of double TiO$_2$ layers at the FeSe/SrTiO$_3$ superconducting interface: A Density functional study S. Mandal, R. Peng, Y. Pu, D. Feng, X. He, I. Bozovic, K. Zou, S. Albright, G. Simon, O. E. Dagdeviren, U. D. Schwarz, E. I. Altman, D. Kumah, F. J. Walker, C. H. Ahn, S. Ismail-Beigi Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B11.00008: STM investigation of FeSe/STO binding Tatiana A. Webb, Dennis Huang, Harris Pirie, Jason Hoffman, Mohammad H. Hamidian, Can-Li Song, Cui-Zu Chang, Jagadeesh S. Moodera, Jennifer E. Hoffman Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B11.00009: Defects in Thin-Film FeSe/SrTiO$_3$: STM and DFT Investigations Dennis Huang, Tatiana A. Webb, Can-Li Song, Cui-Zu Chang, Jagadeesh S. Moodera, Efthimios Kaxiras, Jennifer E. Hoffman Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B11.00010: Impact of impurities on superconducting states of FeSe films on SrTiO3 Zhuozhi Ge, Dushyant Tomer, Shivani Rajput, Lian Li Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B11.00011: Controlling superconductivity at the FeSe/SrTiO3 interface by interfacial electron density Weiwei Zhao, Cui-zu Chang, Jue Jiang, Jagadeesh Moodera, Moses Chan Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B11.00012: Charge transfer effect of FeSe thin films on SrTiO$_3$ Yuanjun Zhou, Andrew Millis Preview Abstract
(Author Not Attending)		B11.00013: Observation of Dirac cone band dispersions in FeSe thin films by photoemission spectroscopy. Shiyong Tan, Yun Fang, Donghua Xie, Wei Feng, Chenhaoping Wen, Qi Song, Qiuyun Chen, Wen Zhang, Yun Zhang, Liuzhu Luo, Binping Xie, Xinchun Lai, Donglai Feng Preview Abstract

Session B12: Large Scale Neuroscience Projects

Sponsoring Units: FIP DBIO
Chair: Maria Spiropulu, California Institute of Technology
Room: 308

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:51AM		B12.00001: Computational Neuroscience Today Invited Speaker: Terry Sejnowski Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:27PM		B12.00002: The BRAIN Initiative Invited Speaker: Miyoung Chun Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:27PM - 1:03PM		B12.00003: Big neuron Invited Speaker: Hanchuan Peng Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:03PM - 1:39PM		B12.00004: The Global Brain (Simons Collaboration) Invited Speaker: David Tank Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 2:15PM		B12.00005: Panel Discussion Preview Abstract

Session B13: Adiabatic Quantum Computation and Quantum Annealing

Sponsoring Units: GQI
Chair: Tameem Albash, Univ of Southern California
Room: 309

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:51AM		B13.00001: Simulated annealing versus quantum annealing Invited Speaker: Matthias Troyer Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:27PM		B13.00002: Mean-field analysis of quantum annealing with XX-type terms Invited Speaker: Hidetoshi Nishimori Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:27PM - 1:03PM		B13.00003: Error suppression and correction for quantum annealing Invited Speaker: Daniel Lidar Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:03PM - 1:39PM		B13.00004: Precision and the approach to optimality in quantum annealing processors Invited Speaker: Mark W Johnson Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 2:15PM		B13.00005: Universal fault-tolerant adiabatic quantum computing with quantum dots or donors Invited Speaker: Andrew Landahl Preview Abstract

Session B14: The History of Electrical Science

Sponsoring Units: FHP
Chair: Amy Fisher, University of Puget Sound
Room: 310

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:51AM		B14.00001: Electrical Enlightenment: Joseph Priestley's Historical and Experimental Studies of Electricity Invited Speaker: Victor Boantza Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:27PM		B14.00002: Lomonosov's Electrical Experiments Invited Speaker: Robert Crease Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:27PM - 1:03PM		B14.00003: Priestley's Shadow and Lavoisier's Influence: Electricity and Heat in the Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries Invited Speaker: Amy Fisher Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:03PM - 1:39PM		B14.00004: Broken Circuits? International Scientific Communication on Galvanic Electricity During the Napoleonic Wars Invited Speaker: Iain Watts Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 2:15PM		B14.00005: The Bottom Line: Cable Telegraphy and the Rise of Field Theory in the Victorian British Empire Invited Speaker: Bruce Hunt Preview Abstract

Session B15: Graphene: Magnetotransport

Sponsoring Units: DCMP DMP
Chair: Aubrey Hanbicki, Naval Research Laboratory
Room: 314

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B15.00001: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B15.00002: Magnetoresistance and Anti-Ferromagnetic Coupling in FM-Graphene-FM Trilayers Enrique D. Cobas, Olaf M. J. van 't Erve, Shu-Fan Cheng, Berend T. Jonker Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B15.00003: Magneto Transport in Three Dimensional Carbon Nanostructures Timir Datta, Lei Wang, Jan Jaroszynski, Ming Yin, Dheyaa Alameri Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B15.00004: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B15.00005: Study of magnetotransport across the neutrality point in CVD graphene Ramesh G. Mani Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B15.00006: Magnetotransport measurements in graphene/ferromagnetic insulator$_{\, }$heterostructures Aaron Sharpe, Wenmin Yang, Menyoung Lee, David Goldhaber-Gordon, Takashi Taniguchi, Kenji Watanabe, Robert Cava Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B15.00007: Magnetotransport in Graphene on the Nano Scale measured by Scanning Tunneling Potentiometry Philip Willke, Thomas Druga, Thomas Kotzott, Rainer Ulbrich, Alexander Schneider, Martin Wenderoth Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B15.00008: Universality of Effective Medium and Random Resistor Network models for disorder-induced linear unsaturating magnetoresistance Silvia Lara, Ying Tong Lai, Cameron Love, Navneeth Ramakrishnan, Shaffique Adam Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B15.00009: Linear unsaturating magnetoresistance in disordered systems Ying Tong Lai, Silvia Lara, Cameron Love, Navneeth Ramakrishnan, Shaffique Adam Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B15.00010: Valley-symmetry-preserved transport in ballistic graphene layers with gate-defined carrier guiding Minsoo Kim, Ji-Hae Choi, Sang-Hoon Lee, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, Seung-Hoon Jhi, Hu-Jong Lee Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B15.00011: Visualization of phase-coherent electron interference in a ballistic graphene Josephson junction Monica Allen, Oles Shtanko, Ion Cosma Fulga, Joel Wang, Daniyar Nurgaliev, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, Anton Akhmerov, Pablo Jarillo-Herrero, Leonid Levitov, Amir Yacoby Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B15.00012: Magnetostrain-driven quantum engine on a grapheme flake Enrique Munoz, Francisco Pena Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B15.00013: Magnetotransport of Epitaxial Graphene on Hexagonal SiC Surface Grown with Metal Plate Capping Kibog Park, Han Byul Jin, Sungchul Jung, Junhyoung Kim, Dong-Hun Chae, Wan-Seop Kim, Jaesung Park Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B15.00014: Thermal Smearing of the Magneto-Kohn Anomaly for Dirac materials and comparison with the Two-dimensional electron Liquid Dipendra Dahal, Antonios Balassis, Godfrey Gumbs, M. L. Glasser Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 2:03PM - 2:15PM		B15.00015: Hofstadter butterfly and quantum transport in graphene on hexagonal boron nitride from multiscale lattice simulations Nicolas Leconte, Rafael Martinez-Gordillo, Allan MacDonald, Jeil Jung Preview Abstract

Session B16: 2D Devices: Plasmonics and Optoelectronics

Sponsoring Units: DMP
Chair: Paola Barbara, Georgetown University
Room: 315

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B16.00001: GRAPHENE PLASMONICS Shin Mou, Don Abeysinghe, Nima Nader, Joshua Hendrickson, Justin Cleary, Said Elhamri Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B16.00002: Optical and Electronic Properties of 2D Graphitic Carbon-Nitride and Carbon Enriched Alloys Joel Therrien, Yancen Li, Daniel Schmidt, Michael Masaki, AbdulMannan Syed Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B16.00003: Infrared two-wave mixing technique for characterization of graphene THz plasmonic devices Dennis Drew, Mohammad Jadidi, Andrei Sushkov, Xinghan Cai, Ryan Suess, Martin Mittendorff, Thomas Murphy, Michael Fuhrer, Kevin Daniels, Kurt Gaskill Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B16.00004: THz Plasmonics of Quasi-freestanding Bilayer Epitaxial Graphene via H-intercalation Kevin Daniels, Anthony Boyd, Anindya Nath, Mohammad Jadidi, Andrei Sushkov, Dennis Drew, Rachael Myers-Ward, Kurt Gaskill Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B16.00005: Graphene Josephson Junction Single Photon Detector Evan D Walsh, Gil-Ho Lee, Dmitri K Efetov, Mikkel Heuck, Jesse Crossno, Takashi Taniguchi, Kenji Watanabe, Thomas A Ohki, Philip Kim, Dirk Englund, Kin Chung Fong Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B16.00006: Imaging height fluctuations in free-standing graphene membranes Kyle Dorsey, Marc Miskin, Arthur Barnard, Peter Rose, Itai Cohen, Paul McEuen Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B16.00007: Metal Ion Intercalated graphitic as Transparent Electrodes Jiayu Wan, Wenzhong Bao, Feng Gu, Michael Fuhrer, Liangbing Hu Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B16.00008: Tunable Broadband Printed Carbon Transparent Conductor Yue Xu, jiayu wan Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B16.00009: Design Two-dimensional Materials with Superb Electronic and Optoelectronic Properties: The case of SiS Su-Huai Wei, Ji-Hui Yang, Yueyu Zhang, Wan-Jian Yin, X. G. Gong, Boris I. Yakobson Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B16.00010: Tunable ambipolar polarization-sensitive photodetectors based on high anisotropy ReSe$_{2}$ Enze Zhang, Peng Wang, Zhe Li, Ce Huang, Kaitai Zhang, Shiheng Lu, Weiyi Wang, Shanshan Liu, Hehai fang, Xiaohao Zhou, Weida Hu, Peng Zhou, Faxian Xiu Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B16.00011: Silicon-nitride photonic circuits interfaced with monolayer MoS2 Teodor K. Stanev, Guohua Wei, Nathaniel P. Stern, David A. Czaplewski, Il Woong Jung Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B16.00012: Plasmonic Hot Electron Induced Photocurrent Response at MoS$_{\mathrm{2}}$-Metal Junctions Tu Hong, Bhim Chamlagain, Shuren Hu, Sharon Weiss, Zhixian Zhou, Yaqiong Xu Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B16.00013: Spin-Polarized Transport on Photo-Asisted Bilayer Graphene Ribbons David Zambrano, Luis Rosales, Pedro Orellana, Andrea Latg\'e Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B16.00014: Graphene/MoS$_{\mathrm{2}}$ heterostructures for optoelectronics applications P Han, Q Wong, A El Fatimy, M Ishigami, P Barbara Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 2:03PM - 2:15PM		B16.00015: Controlled growth, growth mechanism, and device applications of two-dimensional WSe2 Bilu Liu, Chongwu Zhou Preview Abstract

Session B17: Graphene: Synthesis, Properties, and Defects

Sponsoring Units: DMP
Chair: Saptarshi Das, Pennsylvania State University
Room: 316

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:51AM		B17.00001: Synthesis and Properties of 2D Atomic Layers: from Graphene to 2D-GaN Invited Speaker: Joshua Robinson Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B17.00002: Line defects in Graphene: How doping cures the electronic and mechanical properties Daniel Berger, Christian Ratsch Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B17.00003: Polycylcic carbon molecules with zigzag edges as sources of defects in graphene on a metal Alexandre Artaud, Laurence Magaud, Kitti Ratter, Val\text{\'e}rie Guisset, Philippe David, Bruno Gilles, Johann Coraux, Claude Chapelier Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B17.00004: Electronic Transport through linear strain defects in Graphene Yong Wu, Bin Cheng, Cheng Pan, Marc Bockrath Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B17.00005: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B17.00006: The Effect of Defects on Mechanical Properties and Failure Mechanisms of Graphene Jonathan Willman, Joseph Gonzalez, Romain Perriot, Ivan Oleynik Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B17.00007: Mechanical Behavior of Graphene Nanomeshes Mengxi Chen, Lin Hu, Ashwin Ramasubramaniam, Dimitrios Maroudas Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B17.00008: Fe-catalyzed etching of graphene layers Guangjun Cheng, Irene Calizo, Angela Hight Walker Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B17.00009: The Production of Graphene Coated Surface by PVD and Investigation of Its Electrical and Optical Properties Mehmet Yumak, Fatma Simsek, Ozgur Kocaturk Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B17.00010: Defects, Strain, Incommensurability and Polymorphism in Graphene on Metals Michael Altman, Ka Man Yu, Feifei Wang Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B17.00011: \textbf{A single}\textbf{-}\textbf{step growth process of graphane using hydrogen plasma and observation of an induced bandgap.} M.L. Teague, D.A. Boyd, W.-S. Teng, C.-C. Hsu, N.-C. Yeh, M. Gharib Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B17.00012: Ion irradiation of graphene on Ir(111): From trapping to blistering Charlotte Herbig, E. Harriet {\AA}hlgren, Philipp Valerius, Ulrike A. Schr{\"o}der, Antonio J. Mart{\'i}nez-Galera, Mohammad A. Arman, Jani Kotakoski, Jan Knudsen, Arkady V. Krasheninnikov, Thomas Michely Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 2:03PM - 2:15PM		B17.00013: Visualizing Klein tunneling in graphene at the atomic limit Christopher Gutierrez, Lola Brown, Edward B. Lochocki, Cheol-Joo Kim, Kyle M. Shen, Jiwoong Park, Abhay N. Pasupathy Preview Abstract

Session B18: Spin-orbit and Superconductivity: Majorana Modes

Sponsoring Units: GMAG DMP FIAP
Chair: Alex Matos-Abiague, University at Buffalo
Room: 317

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B18.00001: Quantized Conductance in InSb nanowires at zero magnetic field Jakob Kammhuber, Maja Cassidy, Hao Zhang, {\"O}nder G{\"u}l, Fei Pei, Michiel de Moor, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, Diana Car, Erik Bakkers, Leo Kouwenhoven Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B18.00002: Majorana fermions in charge carrier hole quantum wires Jingcheng Liang, Yuli Lyanda-Geller Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B18.00003: Majorana modes in InSb nanowires (II): resolving the topological phase diagram Hao Zhang, \"Onder G\"ul, Michiel de Moor, Fokko de Vries, Jasper van Veen, David van Woerkom, Kun Zuo, Vincent Mourik, Maja Cassidy, Attila Geresdi, Diana Car, Erik Bakkers, Srijit Goswami, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, Leo Kouwenhoven Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B18.00004: Majorana modes in InSb nanowires (I): zero bias peaks in hybrid devices with low-disorder and hard induced superconducting gap \"O. G\"ul, H. Zhang, M.W.A. de Moor, F. de Vries, J. van Veen, D.J. van Woerkom, K. Zuo, V. Mourik, M. Cassidy, A. Geresdi, D. Car, E.P.A.M. Bakkers, S. Goswami, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, L.P. Kouwenhoven Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B18.00005: Investigation of semiconductor nanowires with shadow-evaporated epitaxial superconducting shells John Watson, Maja Cassidy, Jakob Kammhuber, Michiel de Moor, Leo Kouwenhoven, Peter Krogstrup, Mingtang Deng, Thomas Jespersen, Jesper Nygard, Charles Marcus Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B18.00006: Wireless Majorana Fermions: From Magnetic Tunability to Braiding Geoffrey Fatin, Alex Matos-Abiague, Benedikt Scharf, Igor Zutic Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:27PM - 1:03PM		B18.00007: Spin-Orbit Coupling in Hybrid Semiconductor Structures: From Majorana Fermions to Topological Insulators Invited Speaker: Benedikt Scharf Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B18.00008: Wavefunction oscillations and fermion parity crossings in disordered Majorana wire Suraj Hegde, Smitha Vishveshwara Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B18.00009: Interfacial spin-orbit fields in ferromagnet/normal metal (FN) and ferromagnet/superconductor (FS) systems Petra Hoegl, Alex Matos-Abiague, Igor Zutic, Jaroslav Fabian Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B18.00010: An exactly solvable model for a strongly spin-orbit-coupled nanowire quantum dot Rui Li, Lian-Ao Wu, Xuedong Hu, J.Q. You Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B18.00011: Charge instability in double quantum dots in Ge/Si core/shell nanowires Azarin Zarassi, Zhaoen Su, Jens Schwenderling, Sergey M. Frolov, Moïra Hocevar, Binh-Minh Nguyen, Jinkyoung Yoo, Shadi A. Dayeh Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B18.00012: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 2:03PM - 2:15PM		B18.00013: Spin transistor based on pure nonlocal Andreev reflection in EuO-graphene/superconductor/EuO-graphene nanostructure Yee Sin Ang, Lay Kee Ang, Chao Zhang, Zhongshui Ma Preview Abstract

Session B19: Magnetic Devices and Production Level Scaling

Sponsoring Units: GMAG DMP
Chair: Joe Davies
Room: 318

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B19.00001: Development of 22 T VSM System using Novel Improvements in HTS Conductor Jeremy Good, Darko Bracanovic Preview Abstract
(Author Not Attending)		B19.00002: Write operation in MRAM with voltage controlled magnetic anisotropy Kamaram Munira, Sumeet Pandey, Gurtej Sandhu Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B19.00003: Tunable Magnetic Resonance via Interlayer Exchange Interaction Yunpeng Chen, Xin Fan, Yunsong Xie, Jeffrey Wilson, Rainee Simons, Sui-Tat Chui, John Xiao Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B19.00004: Amplification effect of low-field magnetoresistance in silicon dual $p-n$ junctions Dezheng Yang, Tao Wang, Mingsu Si, Fangcong Wang, Shiming Zhou, Desheng Xue Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B19.00005: Towards Atomic-Scale Data Storage in Topologically Protected Spin Structures Ralph Skomski, Bala Balamurugan, Priyanka Manchanda, George C Hadjipanayis, D J Sellmyer Preview Abstract
(Author Not Attending)		B19.00006: Stability of single skyrmionic bits. Olena Vedmedenko, Julian Hagemeister, Niklas Romming, Kirsten von Bergmann, Roland Wiesendanger Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B19.00007: \textbf{Perpendicular reading of single confined magnetic skyrmions} Dax M. Crum, Mohammed Bouhassoune, Juba Bouaziz, Benedikt Schweflinghaus, Stefan Bl{\"u}gel, Samir Lounis Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B19.00008: Reconfigurable magnetic logic combined with non-volatile memory in silicon. Zhaochu Luo, Xiaozhong Zhang Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B19.00009: Toward spin-based Magneto Logic Gate in Graphene Hua Wen, Hanan Dery, Walid Amamou, Tiancong Zhu, Zhisheng Lin, Jing Shi, Igor Zutic, Ilya Krivorotov, Lu Sham, Roland Kawakami Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B19.00010: Low Drift in Resistance of Plasma Oxidized, Cobalt Confined AlOx Tunnel Barriers Z. S. Barcikowski, Y. Hong, J. M. Pomeroy Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B19.00011: A Study of Morphology and Magnetic Properties of Doped Barium Ferrite Films Formed by Aerosol Deposition Scooter Johnson, Christopher Gonzalez, Zachary Robinson, David Ellsworth, Mingzhong Wu Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B19.00012: Large-area patterned substrates for micromagnetic actuation of superparamagnetic microbeads Minae Ouk, Geoffrey S.D. Beach Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B19.00013: Measurement of Nanoparticle Magnetic Hyperthermia Using Fluorescent Microthermal Imaging Xiaowan Zheng, Edward Van Keuren Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B19.00014: Optimization of magnetic refrigerators by tuning the heat transfer medium and operating conditions. Mohammadreza Ghahremani, Amir Aslani, Lawrence Bennett, Edward Della Torre Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 2:03PM - 2:15PM		B19.00015: Impact of DC Joule anneal treatment on the high-frequency magnetoimpedance response of Fe-rich FeCo ribbons with varying glass former content Tatiana Eggers, Alex Leary, Michael McHenry, Ivan Skorvanek, Hariharan Srikanth, Manh-Huong Phan Preview Abstract

Session B20: Electronic Structure Methods I

Sponsoring Units: DCOMP
Chair: Oliver Albertini, Georgetown University
Room: 319

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B20.00001: An Accurate Density Functional from Exchange-Correlation Hole Jianmin Tao, Yuxiang Mo Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B20.00002: Assessment of a New Semilocal Density Functional on Molecules and Solids Yuxiang Mo, Jianmin Tao Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B20.00003: Benchmarking Post-SCF Treatments of Spin-Orbit Coupling in Electronic Structure Theory William Paul Huhn, Volker Blum Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B20.00004: Dielectric-dependent Density Functionals for Accurate Electronic Structure Calculations of Molecules and Solids Jonathan Skone, Marco Govoni, Giulia Galli Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B20.00005: Quest for a semi-empirical MGGA functional with tight bound Bernard Delley Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B20.00006: Modeling Spin Fluctuations and Magnetic Excitations from Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory Tommaso Gorni, Iurii Timrov, Andrea Dal Corso, Stefano Baroni Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B20.00007: Symmetry-adapted Wannier Functions from $L_1$ regularized Sparse Optimization Jiatong Chen, Ke Yin, Yi Xia, Vidvuds Ozolins, Stanley Osher, Russel Caflisch Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B20.00008: Free energy from stationary implementation of the DFT+EDMFT functional Turan Birol, Kristjan Haule Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B20.00009: Relativistic Green's Functions in Full-Potential Multiple-Scattering Theory Xianglin Liu, Yang Wang, Markus Eisenbach, G.Malcolm Stocks Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B20.00010: Understanding the Relativistic Generalization of Density Functional Theory (DFT) and Completing it in Practice. Diola Bagayoko Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B20.00011: Enhancing inter-tube conductivity in carbon nanotube networks Arash Mostofi, Robert Bell, Mike Payne Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B20.00012: Data compression algorithms for electronic wave functions William Dawson, Francois Gygi Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B20.00013: Nonorthogonal generalized hybrid Wannier functions for large-scale DFT simulations Andrea Greco, John W. Freeland, Arash A. Mostofi Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B20.00014: Electronic correlation in magnetic contributions to structural energies Roger Haydock Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 2:03PM - 2:15PM		B20.00015: Effective on-site Coulomb interaction and electron configurations in transition-metal complexes from constraint density functional theory Kenji Nawa, Kohji Nakamura, Toru Akiyama, Tomonori Ito, Michael Weinert Preview Abstract

Session B21: Single Molecule Magnets

Sponsoring Units: GMAG DMP
Chair: Janathan Friedman, Amherst College
Room: 320

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B21.00001: Decoherence mechanisms in Mn3 single-molecule magnet C Abeywardana, A. M. Mowson, G. Christou, S Takahashi Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B21.00002: Controlling electronic access to the spin excitations of a single molecule in a tunnel junction Cyrus F. Hirjibehedin, Ben Warner, Fadi El Hallak, Henning Prueser, Afolabi Ajibade, Tobias G. Gill, Andrew J. Fisher, Mats Persson Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B21.00003: Inelastic Neutron Scattering and Magnetisation Investigation of an Exchange-Coupled Dy2 SMM Michael L. Baker, Qing Zhang, Myriam P. Sarachik, Andrew D. Kent, Yizhang Chen, Nicholas Butch, Eufemio M. Pineda, Eric McInnes Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:27PM		B21.00004: Mechanisms of relaxation and spin decoherence in nanomagnets Invited Speaker: Johan Van Tol Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B21.00005: Evaluation of the exchange interaction and crystal fields in a prototype Dy$_{2}$ SMM Qing Zhang, Myriam Sarachik, Michael Baker, Yizhang Chen, Andrew Kent, Eufemio Pineda, Eric McInnes Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B21.00006: The first single atom magnet Fabio Donati, Stefano Rusponi, Christian W\"{a}ckerlin, Aparajita Singha, Romana Baltic, Katharina Diller, Fran\c{c}ois Patthey, Edgar Fernandes, Harald Brune, Jan Dreiser, Zeljko Sljivancanin, Kurt Kummer, Sebastian Stepanow, Luca Persichetti, Corneliu Nistor, Pietro Gambardella Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B21.00007: Giant exchange interaction in mixed lanthanides Naoya Iwahara, Veacheslav Vieru, Liviu Ungur, Liviu Chibotaru Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B21.00008: Visualizing Improved Spin Coupling in Large Magnetic Molecules Judith Donner, Jan-Philipp Broschinski, Bastian Feldscher, Thorsten Glaser, Alexander Ako Khajetoorians, Daniel Wegner Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B21.00009: Exchange coupling and anisotropy effects on the low temperature magnetization dynamics in rare-earth dioxolene complexes Asma Amjad, Giordano Poneti, Silvia Sottini, Andrea Dei, Lorenzo Sorace Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B21.00010: Anomalous power dependence in the zero-field resonance for the molecular nanomagnet Cr$_7$Mn C.A. Collett, G.A. Timco, R.E.P. Winpenny, J.R. Friedman Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B21.00011: Time-resolved Measurements of Spontaneous Magnetic Deflagration of \boldmath $\rm {Mn_{12}tBuAc}$ Yizhang Chen, A. D. Kent, Qing Zhang, M. P. Sarachik, M. L. Baker, D. A. Garanin, Najah Mhesn, Christos Lampropoulos Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B21.00012: ELECTRO-NUCLEAR CLOCK TRANSITIONS IN A Ho(III) MOLEULAR NANOMAGNET Dorsa Komijani, M. Shiddiq, Y. Duan, A. Gaita-Arino, E. Coronado, S. Hill Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 2:03PM - 2:15PM		B21.00013: A Crystal Field Approach to Orbitally Degenerate SMMs: Beyond the Spin-Only Hamiltonian Lakshmi Bhaskaran, Katie Marriott, Mark Murrie, Stephen Hill Preview Abstract

Session B22: Theory and Simulation of Excited-State Phenomena in Semiconductors and Nanostructures I

Sponsoring Units: DCOMP
Chair: Andre Schleife, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Room: 321

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:51AM		B22.00001: Hole localization, water dissociation mechanisms, and band alignment at aqueous-titania interfaces Invited Speaker: John L. Lyons Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B22.00002: Role of excited states in Shockley-Read-Hall recombination in wide band-gap semiconductors Audrius Alkauskas, Cyrus E. Dreyer, John L. Lyons, Chris G. Van de Walle Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B22.00003: Auger recombination in InN from first principles Andrew McAllister, Emmanouil Kioupakis Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B22.00004: Electronic coherence and the kinetics of energy transfer in light-harvesting systems Pengfei Huo, David Coker, Thomas Miller Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B22.00005: The Optical Spectrum of LaAlO$_3$: Quasiparticle Energies and the Effect of Lattice Screening Xiao Zhang, Andre Schleife Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B22.00006: Electronic and optical properties of Ga$_{\mathrm{2}}$O$_{\mathrm{3}}$ from first principles Kelsey Mengle, Emmanouil Kioupakis Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B22.00007: Substrate Screening Induced Renormalization of Excited-States in 2D Materials Neerav Kharche, Vincent Meunier Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B22.00008: Electronic structure, transport properties, and excited states in CoTiSb, CoZrSb, and CoHfSb half-Heusler compounds Anderson Janotti, Zhigang Gui, Jason Kawasaki, Chris Palmstrom, Burak Himmetoglu Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B22.00009: Ab Initio Calculations of Excited Carrier Dynamics in Gallium Nitride Vatsal Jhalani, Marco Bernardi Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B22.00010: Time Evolution of Charge Carriers & Phonons after Photo-Excitation by an Ultra-Short Light Pulse in Bulk Germanium Stephen Fahy, Felipe Murphy-Armando, Mariano Trigo, Ivana Savic, Eamonn Murray, David Reis Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B22.00011: Constrained Density Functional Theory by Imaginary Time-Step Method Daniel Kidd Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B22.00012: Density functional study on a light-harvesting carotenoid-porphyrin-C$_{\mathrm{60}}$ molecular triad in explicit solvent Carlos Diaz, Tunna Baruah, Rajendra Zope Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 2:03PM - 2:15PM		B22.00013: Ab-Initio Computations of Electronic and Related Properties of cubic Lithium Selenide (Li$_{2}$Se) Abdoulaye Goita, Ifeanyi H. Nwigboji, Yuriy Malozovsky, Diola Bagayoko Preview Abstract

Session B23: Computational Materials Discovery and Design - Electronic Structure

Sponsoring Units: DMP DCOMP
Chair: Sahar Sharifzadeh, Boston University
Room: 322

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:51AM		B23.00001: Materials by design: methodological developments in the calculation of excited-state properties Invited Speaker: Marco Govoni Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B23.00002: An Automated Ab Initio Approach for Identifying Small Band Gap Ferroelectric Tess Smidt, Sebastian Reyes-Lillo, Jeffrey Neaton Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B23.00003: Ab initio parametrization of bond-polarizability model for Raman spectroscopy of complex Si materials David A. Strubbe, Jeffrey C. Grossman Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B23.00004: Self-consistent perturbation theory for two dimensional twisted bilayers Sharmila N. Shirodkar, Georgios A. Tritsaris, Efthimios Kaxiras Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B23.00005: Simplified Quantum Transport Theory for Finite Bias and Temperature Xiaoguang Zhang, Yuning Wu, Sokrates Pantelides Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B23.00006: High-throughput determination of Hubbard U for cubic perovskites using the ACBN0 functional. Laalitha Liyanage, Andrew Supka, Priya Gopal, Luis Agapito, Gus Hart, Marco Fornari, Stefano Curtarolo, Marco Buongiorno Nardelli Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B23.00007: A tool for accelerating material calculations through the generation of highly efficient $k$-point grids Tim Mueller, Pandu Wisesa Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:03PM - 1:39PM		B23.00008: Advancing Efficient All-Electron Electronic Structure Methods Based on Numeric Atom-Centered Orbitals for Energy Related Materials Invited Speaker: Volker Blum Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B23.00009: Simple Rules for Solid-state Design: From Bulk to Interface Keith Butler, Aron Walsh, Adam Jackson, Dan Davies, Fumiyasu Oba, Yu Kumagai Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B23.00010: ACBN0-tool for accelerated materials discovery. Priya Gopal, Laalitha Liyanage, Luis Agapito, Seunghun Lee, Ichiro Takeuchi, Gus Hart, Stefano Curtarolo, Marco Fornari, Marco Buongiorno Nardelli Preview Abstract

Session B24: Optical Effects Near Metallic Nanostructures

Sponsoring Units: DMP
Chair: Latha Venkataraman, Columbia University
Room: 323

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:51AM		B24.00001: \textbf{Optical functionality of plasmon-exciton nanomaterials in the strong coupling regime} Invited Speaker: Maxim Sukharev Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B24.00002: Surface Enhance Infrared Absorption in nanogap structures Yajing Li, Pavlo Zolotavin, Douglas Natelson Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B24.00003: Optically induced changes to the tunneling properties of molecular junctions. Pavlo Zolotavin, Charlotte Evans, Douglas Natelson Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B24.00004: Propagating plasmon excitation of molecular junctions for spectroscopy Charlotte Evans, Pavlo Zolotavin, Douglas Natelson Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B24.00005: Enhancement of Resonant Energy Transfer Due to Evanescent-wave from the Metal Amrit Poudel, Xin Chen, Mark Ratner Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B24.00006: Two-photon up-conversion affected by inter-molecule correlations near metallic nanostructure Yoshiki Osaka, Nobuhiko Yokoshi, Hajime Ishihara Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B24.00007: Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) Modeling of Gold Core-Shell Structures with Different Shell Morphology for Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) Zohre Gorunmez, Debrina Jana, Jie He, Laura Sagle, Thomas Beck Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B24.00008: Block copolymer based design of highly sensitive substrates for detecting single molecules by surface enhanced Raman scattering Atikur Rahman, Charles Black Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B24.00009: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B24.00010: A condensed matter field theory for quantum plasmonics Fouad Ballout, Ortwin Hess Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B24.00011: Combining magneto-optics with plasmonics in gold-nickel nanoparticle arrays Mikko Kataja, Sara Pourjamal, Nicol\'{o} Maccaferri, Paolo Vavassori, Tommi Hakala, Mikko Huttunen, P\"{a}ivi T\"{o}rm\"{a}, Sebastiaan van Dijken Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B24.00012: Surface lattice resonances and magneto-optical response in magnetic nanoparticle arrays Tommi Hakala, Mikko Kataja, Aleksi Julku, Mikko Huttunen, Sebastiaan van Dijken, Paivi Torma Preview Abstract

Session B25: Superconducting Materials: Growth, Structure, and Properties

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Joseph Prestigiacomo, Naval Research Laboratory
Room: 324

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B25.00001: Superconductivity Study of LaO$_{0.5}$F$_{0.5}$BiS$_2$ using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Shrishti Yadav, Oscar Bernal, Lei Shu, Jian Zhang, Duygu Yazici, Kevin Huang, M. B. Maple Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B25.00002: Ferrodistortive lattice modes and polytypism in LaO$_{\mathrm{1-x}}$F$_{\mathrm{x}}$BiS$_{\mathrm{2}}$ superconductor Anushika Athauda, Despina Louca, Christina Hoffman, Yang Ren, Xiangde Zhu, Saicharan Aswartham, Jasminka Terzic, Gang Cao Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B25.00003: Rattling induced superconductivity in RV$_{\mathrm{2}}$Al$_{\mathrm{20}}$ (R $=$ Sc, Lu, Y) aluminides -- an experimental and theoretical study Michal Winiarski, Bartlomiej Wiendlocha, Malgorzata Sternik, Piotr Wisniewski, Dariusz Kaczorowski, Tomasz Klimczuk Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B25.00004: Influence of ZnO and Dy2O3 on MgB2 Bulks Fabricated by High Temperature and Pressure Reaction Mike Sumption, Yuan Yang Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B25.00005: Mo$_5$PB$_2$: a new superconductor in the Cr$_5$B$_3$ structure type with $T_c$ = 9.2 K Michael McGuire, David Parker Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B25.00006: Superconductivity and ferromagnetism in Pd doped Y$_{\mathrm{9}}$Co$_{\mathrm{7}}$ Tomasz Klimczuk, Judyta Strychalska, Joe Thompson, Robert Cava Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B25.00007: Quench-condensing superconducting thin films using the Fab on a Chip approach Han Han, Matthias Imboden, Pablo del Corro, Thomas Stark, Richard Lally, Flavio Pardo, Cristian Bolle, David Bishop Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B25.00008: Application of metamaterial nanoengineering to triple the superconducting critical temperature of bulk aluminum Vera Smolyaninova, Kathryn Zander, Thomas Gresock, Christopher Jensen, William Zimmerman, Joseph Prestigiacomo, Michael Osofsky, Zhen Xing, Mumtaz Qazilbash, Igor Smolyaninov Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B25.00009: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B25.00010: Interplay of superconductivity and magnetism in oxy-chalcogen cuprates YBaSrCu$_{3}$O$_{x}$Se$_{y}$ Armen Gulian, Vahan Nikoghosyan, Vadim Grinenko Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B25.00011: Novel Superoxygenated Phases in Superconducting Cuprate Thin Films C. Zhang, H. Zhang, N. Gauquelin, G. A. Botton, C. McMahon, D. G. Hawthorn, J. Y. T. Wei Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B25.00012: Quasi-One Dimensional Analogues of BiS$_{2}$-Based Superconductors Jessica Panella, Juan Chamorro, Tyrel McQueen Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B25.00013: Vertical Magnetic Levitation Force Measurement on Single Crystal YBaCuO Bulk at Different Temperatures Sukru Celik, Sait Baris Guner, Kemal Ozturk, Ozgur Ozturk Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B25.00014: Low Temperature Properties and Quantum Criticality of CrAs1-xPx single crystal. Jianlin Luo Preview Abstract

Session B26: Graphene and Graphene/hexagonal Bonron Nitride Superlattices

Sponsoring Units: DMP
Chair: Jianhao Chen, ICQM, Peking University
Room: 325

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B26.00001: High-frequency current oscillations in graphene-boron nitride resonant tunnel diodes Mark Greenaway, Jenn Gaskell, Laurence Eaves, Kostya Novoselov, Artem Mishchenko, Andre Geim, Mark Fromhold Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B26.00002: Band structure engineering of graphene by a local gate defined periodic potential Carlos Forsythe, Patrick Maher, Diego Scarabelli, Cory Dean, Philip Kim Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B26.00003: Layer resolved capacitive probing of graphene bilayers Alexander Zibrov, François Parmentier, Jia Li, Lei Wang, Benjamin Hunt, Cory Dean, James Hone, Takashi Taniguchi, Kenji Watanabe, Andrea Young Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B26.00004: Topologically-driven valley polarization in twisted graphene/hexagonal boron nitride heterostructures Leonardo Basile, Juan Carlos Idrobo Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B26.00005: Bandgap opening in bilayer graphene at metal contacts Ryo Nouchi Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B26.00006: Anomalous conductivity noise in gapped bilayer graphene heterostructure Mohammed Ali Aamir, Paritosh Karnatak, T. Phanindra Sai, Arindam Ghosh Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B26.00007: Tuning the Band Gap of Bilayer Graphene by Sandwich-Like Stacking Zhenpeng Hu Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B26.00008: Anomalous Coulomb drag in bilayer graphene double layers Xiaomeng Liu, Takashi Taniguchi, Kenji Watanabe, Philip Kim Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B26.00009: Coulomb Drag Measurements in Bilayer-Bilayer Graphene Device Jia Li, Cory Dean Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B26.00010: Planar Tunneling Spectroscopy of Graphene Nanodevices Joel I-Jan Wang, Landry Bretheau, Riccardo Pisoni, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, Pablo Jarillo-Herrero Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B26.00011: Observation of Large Intrinsic Gap in Rhombohedral-Stacked Tetralayer Graphene Kevin Myhro, Shi Che, Yanmeng Shi, Yongjin Lee, Kevin Thilahar, Dmitry Smirnov, Chun Ning Lau Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B26.00012: Observation of Hysteresis in Rhombohedral-Stacked Trilayer Graphene Shi Che, Yongjin Lee, Yanmeng Shi, Kevin Myhro, Timothy Espiritu, David Tran, Jairo Velasco, Yafis Barlas, Chun Ning (Jeanie) Lau Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B26.00013: Experimental realization of gate controlled topological conducting channels in bilayer graphene J. Li, K. J. McFaul, Z. Zern, J. Zhu, K. Wang, Y. F. Ren, Z. H. Qiao, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B26.00014: Topological valley transport at bilayer graphene domain walls Long Ju, Zhiwen Shi, Nityan Nair, Yinchuan Lv, Chenhao Jin, Jairo Velasco Jr., Claudia Ojeda-Aristizabal, Hans Bechtel, Michael Martin, Alex Zettl, James Analytis, Paul McEuen, Feng Wang Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 2:03PM - 2:15PM		B26.00015: Electronic excitation spectrum of ABC-stacked multilayer graphene Y. Henni, K. Nogajewski, H. P. Ojeda Collado, G. Usaj, C. A. Balseiro, M. Potemski, C. Faugeras Preview Abstract

Session B27: Strongly Correlated Physics in d-electron Systems

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Christianne Beekman, Florida State University
Room: 326

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B27.00001: $\mu$SR study of the stoichiometric NbFe2 Daniel Margineda, Sean Giblin, Ross Stewart, Jon Duffy, Stephen Dugdale, Jon Taylor Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B27.00002: The Possibility of a Structural Quantum Critical Point in LaCu$_{6-x}$Au$_x$ L. Poudel, A. F. May, M. Koehler, C. de la Cruz, M. A. McGuire, S. Calder, V. Keppens, D. Mandrus, A. D. Christianson Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B27.00003: Evolution of Quantum Critical Behavior In A Concentrated Ternary Solid Solution: NiCoCr$_{x\, }$ Brian Sales, Ke Jin, Hongbin Bei, Malcolm Stocks, German Samolyuk, Andrew May, Michael McGuire Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B27.00004: Finite mass enhancement across bandwidth controlled Mott transition in NiS$_{2-x}$Se$_{x}$ Garam Han, W. S. Kyung, Y. K. Kim, C. M. Cheng, K. D. Tsuei, K. D. Lee, N. Hur, H.-D. Kim, C. Kim Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B27.00005: Revealing the electronic ground state of ReNiO$_{3}$ combining Ni-L$_{3}$ x-ray absorption and resonant inelastic x-ray scattering Valentina Bisogni, Sara Catalano, Robert Green, Marta Gibert, Raoul Scherwitzl, Yaobo Huang, Shadi Balandesh, Vladimir N. Strocov, Pavlo Zubko, George Sawatzky, Jean-Marc Triscone, Thorsten Schmitt Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B27.00006: Polyanion Driven Antiferromagnetic and Insulating Ground State of Olivine Phosphates: LiMPO$_{4}$. Ajit Kumar Jena, B. R. K. Nanda Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B27.00007: \textbf{\textit{Ab initio}}\textbf{ quantum Monte~Carlo calculations of ground-state properties of manganese's oxides} Vinit Sharma, Jaron T. Krogel, P.R.C. Kent, Fernando A. Reboredo Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B27.00008: Angle resolved photoemission spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction study on IrTe1.6Se0.4 D.-H. Kim, K.-T. Ko, Kyoo Kim, J.-H. Park, B.-G. Park, T.-Y. Koo, J.-J. Yang, S.-W. Cheong Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B27.00009: Consequences of breaking time reversal symmetry in LaSb: a resistivity plateau and extreme magnetoresistance Fazel Tafti, Quinn Gibson, Satya Kushwaha, Neel Haldolaarachchige, Robert Cava Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B27.00010: Low-energy Electrodynamics of non-Drude Transport in the Strongly Correlated Ferromagnetic Metal SrRuO$_3$ Youcheng Wang, G. Bosse, Y. Lubashevsky, J. P. Sheckelton, D. E. Shai, C. Adamo, D.G. Schlom, K. M. Shen, N. P. Armitage Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B27.00011: Surface Broken Symmetry on Orthorhombic Double-layer Sr$_{3}$(Ru$_{1-x}$Mn$_{x})_{2}$O$_{7}$ Chen Chen, V. B. Nascimento, Zhenyu Diao, Jiandi Zhang, Rongying Jin, E. W. Plummer Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B27.00012: Band dependent magneto thermoelectric measurements on Ca$_3$Ru$_2$O$_7$ Hui Xing, Chenyi Shen, Libin Wen, Jiaming He, Shun Wang, Jin Peng, Jianjian Ge, Youming Zou, Mingliang Tian, Zhuan Xu, Zhiqiang Mao, Ying Liu Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B27.00013: Quasi-continuum excitation in Co-doped CaRuO3. Jagath Gunasekera, Ashutosh Dahal, Jose Rodriguez, Leland Harriger, Tom Heitmann, Deepak Singh Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B27.00014: Electronic correlation effects in SrRuO3 ultra-thin films Liang Si, Zhicheng zhong, Oleg Janson, Gang Li, Jan Tomczak, Karsten Held Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 2:03PM - 2:15PM		B27.00015: Ambipolar transport in the field-suppressed superconducting state of quasi-one-dimensional Li$_{0.9}$Mo$_6$O$_{17}$ Joshua L. Cohn, Carlos A. M. dos Santos, John J. Neumeier Preview Abstract

Session B28: Topological Kondo Insulators

Sponsoring Units: DMP
Chair: Natalia Drichko, The Johns Hopkins University
Room: 327

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:51AM		B28.00001: Surface conductance and one-dimensional edge state transport in topological Kondo insulator SmB$_6$ Invited Speaker: Johnpierre Paglione Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B28.00002: Effect of Sm valence variation on hybridization gap and in-gap excitons in SmB6 studied by Raman spectroscopy Michael Valentine, Seyed Koohpayeh, William A. Phelan, Tyrel McQueen, Natalia Drichko, Priscila Rosa, Zachary Fisk Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B28.00003: Origin of bulk quantum oscillations in the bulk Kondo insulating ground state of SmB$_6$ Suchitra Sebastian, B. S. Tan, Y.-T. Hsu, B. Zeng, M. Ciomaga Hatnean, N. Harrison, Z. Zhu, M. Hartstein, M. Kiourlappou, M. Srivastava, M. D. Johannes, T. P. Murphy, J.-H. Park, L. Balicas, N. Shitsevalova, G. G. Lonzarich, G. Balakrishnan Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B28.00004: Angular Dependence of Quantum Oscillations in SmB$_6$ M. Hartstein, B. S. Tan, Y.-T. Hsu, B. Zeng, M. Ciomaga Hatnean, N. Harrison, Z. Zhu, M. Kiourlappou, A. Srivastava, M. D. Johannes, T. P. Murphy, J.-H. Park, L. Balicas, N. Shitsevalova, G. G. Lonzarich, G. Balakrishnan, S. E. Sebastian Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B28.00005: Effect of Gap on Quantum Oscillations Hridis Pal, Frédéric Piéchon, Jean-Noël Fuchs, Mark Goerbig, Gilles Montambaux Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B28.00006: Quantum oscillation in narrow-gap topological insulators Long Zhang, Xue-Yang Song, Fa Wang Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B28.00007: Reduction of the low-temperature bulk gap in the topological Kondo insulator samarium hexaboride under high magnetic fields Steven Wolgast, Yun Suk Eo, Kai Sun, Cagliyan Kurdak, Dae-Jeong Kim, Zachary Fisk Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B28.00008: Magnetotransport Measurements on SmB$_6$ - Cornering the Parameter Space for Carrier Density and Mobility Yun Suk Eo, Steven Wolgast, Cagliyan Kurdak, Kai Sun, Dae-Jeong Kim, Zachary Fisk, Monica Ciomaga Hatnean, Geetha Balakrishnan Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B28.00009: Kondo Interactions from Band Reconstruction in YbInCu$_{\mathrm{4\thinspace }}$ Jason Hancock, Ignace Jarrige, Akio Kotani, H. Yamaoka, N. Tsuijii, K. Ishii, M. Upton, D. Casa, J. Kim, T. Gog Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B28.00010: Temperature-dependent Helicity of In-gap states of SmB$_6$ Sooyoung Jang, J.D. Denlinger, C.-H. Min, F. Reinert, Boyoun Kang, B.-K. Cho, D.J. Kim, Z. Fisk, Keun Su Kim, J. W. Allen Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B28.00011: In-gap states on the non-polar (110) surface of SmB$_{6}$ J.D. Denlinger, Sooyoung Jang, C.-H. Min, F. Reinert, Boyoun Kang, B.-K. Cho, D.J. Kim, Z. Fisk, J.W. Allen Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B28.00012: Effect of Magnetic Substitution on Topological Kondo Insulator SmB6 Tristin Metz, Yasuyuki Nakajima, Xiangfeng Wang, Johnpierre Paglione Preview Abstract

Session B29: Quantum Spin Hall Effect

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Dong-Ling Deng, University of Maryland
Room: 328

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B29.00001: Quantum spin Hall effect in two-dimensional transition-metal dichalcogenide Haeckelites Si-Min Nie, Zhida Song, Hongming Weng, Zhong Fang Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B29.00002: Quantum Spin Hall Effect in thin films of topological crystalline insulators. Ryszard Buczko, Shiva Safaei, Marta Galicka, Perla Kacman Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B29.00003: Transport in quantum spin Hall systems in parallel magnetic fields Michael Wimmer, Rafal Skolasinski, Dmitry Pikulin, Jason Alicea Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B29.00004: Giant Rashba spin splitting with unconventional spin texture in a quantum spin Hall insulator Carlos Mera Acosta, Oscar Babilonia, Leonardo Abdalla, Adalberto Fazzio Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B29.00005: Large band gap quantum spin hall insulators of fluorinated Pb-X (X= C, Si, Ge, Sn) Jose Eduardo Padilha, Renato Borges Pontes, Tome Mauro Schmidt, Roberto Hiroki Miwa, Adalberto Fazzio Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B29.00006: Fully and partially iodinated germanane as a platform for the observation of the quantum spin Hall effect. Jose Eduardo Padilha, Adalberto Fazzio, Leonardo Abdalla, Antonio Jose Roque da Silva Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B29.00007: Spin Hall Conductivity and Spin Chern Number for Dirac Systems Elif Yunt, Omer Faruk Dayi Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B29.00008: Room Temperature Quantum Spin Hall Insulators with a Buckled Square Lattice wei luo, hongjun xiang Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B29.00009: Superconducting quantum spin-Hall systems with giant orbital g-factors Ewelina Hankiewicz, Rolf Reinthaler, Grigory Tkachov Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B29.00010: Effective spin dephasing mechanism in confined two-dimension topological insulators Junjie Qi, Haiwen Liu, Hua Jiang, X.C. Xie Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B29.00011: \textbf{Effects of magnetic impurities on transport in 2D topological insulators} Xiaoqian Dang, J.D. Burton, Evgeny Tsymbal Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B29.00012: One-dimensional edge states in Bi(111) bilayer grown on Sb$_{\mathrm{2}}$Te$_{\mathrm{3}}$ Yaoyi Li, Shivani Rajput, Dushyant Tomer, Lian Li Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B29.00013: Controlling the Flow of Spin and Charge in Nanoscopic Topological Insulators Dirk Morr, John Van Dyke Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B29.00014: Hunting down magnetic monopoles in 2D topological insulators? XUGANG HE Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 2:03PM - 2:15PM		B29.00015: Circle of crossings and Berry curvatures in 2D topological insulators Marius Radu, Yuli Lyanda-Geller Preview Abstract

Session B30: Ferroelectric Walls, Heterostructures and Superlattices

Sponsoring Units: DMP
Chair: Rossitza Pentcheva, University of Duisburg-Essen
Room: 329

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B30.00001: Two-dimensional electron gases at head-to-head and tail-to-tail domain walls in ferroelectric thin films. Pablo Garc\'{\i}a-Fern\'andez, Jorge \'I\~niguez, Javier Junquera Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B30.00002: First-principles prediction of a native ferroelectric metal Jorge Iniguez, Alessio Filippetti, Vincenzo Fiorentini, Francesco Ricci, Pietro Delugas Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B30.00003: Polarization in asymmetrical intermixed interfaces in SrTiO$_3$/PbTiO$_3$ superlattices Simon Divilov, Marivi Fernandez-Serra, Greg Hsing, Matthew Dawber Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:27PM		B30.00004: Domain Structure and Properties in Inhomogeneously-Strained Ferroelectric Thin Films Invited Speaker: Lane Martin Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B30.00005: Epitaxial strain effects on layered polar oxides from first-principles Xuezeng Lu, James Rondinelli Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B30.00006: First-principles study of charge-order-driven ferroelectricity in LaVO$_3$/SrVO$_3$ superlattices Se Young Park, Anil Kumar, Karin Rabe Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B30.00007: \textbf{Microwave conductance of ferroelectric domain walls in lead titanate} Alexander Tselev, Ye Cao, Pu Yu, Sergei V. Kalinin, Petro Maksymovych Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B30.00008: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B30.00009: Thickness dependence of ferroelectric stability in SrRuO$_{\mathrm{3}}$/BaTiO$_{\mathrm{3}}$/La$_{\mathrm{0.7}}$Sr$_{\mathrm{0.3}}$MnO$_{\mathrm{3}}$ ferroelectric tunnel junctions J. D. Burton, Evgeny Tsymbal Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B30.00010: Ferroelectric switching in epitaxial PbZr$_{\mathrm{0.2}}$Ti$_{\mathrm{0.8}}$O$_{\mathrm{3}}$/ZnO/GaN heterostructures Juan Wang, Pavel Salev, Alexei Grigoriev Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B30.00011: Room-temperature Ferroelectricity in Uniaxially Strained Single-crystalline SrTiO$_{\mathrm{3}}$ Freestanding Films Di Lu, Sam Crossley, Hyeok Yoon, Yasuyuki Hikita, Harold Hwang Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B30.00012: Manipulation of Carrier Density near Ferroelectric/Semiconductor Interfaces Mehmet Kesim, I. Burc Misirlioglu, Joseph Mantese, S. Pamir Alpay Preview Abstract

Session B31: Advances in Density Functional Theory II

Sponsoring Units: DCP
Chair: John Perdew, Temple University
Room: 331

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:51AM		B31.00001: Self-Interaction Corrected Density Functional Approximations with Unitary Invariance: Applications to Molecules Invited Speaker: Mark Pederson Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B31.00002: Fermi-orbitals for improved electronic structure calculations on coordination complexes. Der-you Kao, Mark R. Pederson, James D. Lee Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B31.00003: Fermi orbital self-interaction corrected electronic structure of molecules beyond local density approximation Torsten Hahn, Simon Liebing, Jens Kortus, Mark Pederson Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B31.00004: Magnetic Exchange Couplings in Transition Metal Complexes from DFT Juan Peralta Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B31.00005: Local spin analyses using density functional theory Bayileyegn Abate, Juan Peralta Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:39PM - 1:15PM		B31.00006: The Lieb-Oxfourd bound and the exchange-correlation kernel from the strictly-correlated electrons functional Invited Speaker: Paola Gori-Giorgi Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B31.00007: Exchange-correlation functionals from a local interpolation along the adiabatic connection Stefan Vuckovic, Tom Irons, Andrew Teale, Andreas Savin, Paola Gori-Giorgi Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B31.00008: The exact density functional for two electrons in one dimension Aron Cohen, Paula Mori-Sanchez Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B31.00009: Landscape of the exact energy functional for a simplified universe Paula Mori-Sanchez, Aron Cohen Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B31.00010: Spontaneous charge carrier localization in extended one-dimensional systems Vojt\v{e}ch Vl\v{c}ek, Helen Eisenberg, Gerd Steinle-Neumann, Roi Baer Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 2:03PM - 2:15PM		B31.00011: Self-consistent calculation of Hubbard U parameters within linear-scaling DFT Glenn Moynihan, Gilberto Teobaldi, David D. O'Regan Preview Abstract

Session B32: Emerging Nanomaterials for Solar Energy Conversion I

Sponsoring Units: DCP
Chair: Gordana Dukovic, University of Colorado
Room: 332

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:51AM		B32.00001: TBA Invited Speaker: Michael Graetzel Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B32.00002: First-principles determination of the structural, vibrational, and thermodynamic properties of Methylammonium Lead Iodide Perovskite Wissam Saidi Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B32.00003: Rashba Spin-Orbit Coupling Enhanced Carrier Lifetime in CH$_3$NH$_3$PbI$_3$ Fan Zheng, Liang Z. Tan, Shi Liu, Andrew M. Rappe Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B32.00004: Rotational Dynamics of Organic Cations in CH$_{\mathrm{3}}$NH$_{\mathrm{3}}$PbI$_{\mathrm{3}}$ Perovskite Tianran Chen, Benjamin Foley, Bahar Ipek, Madhusudan Tyagi, John Copley, Craig Brown, Joshua Choi, Seung-Hun Lee Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B32.00005: Imaging the long diffusion lengths of photo-generated carriers in mixed halide perovskite films Shuhao Liu, Lili Wang, Clemens Burda, Xuan Gao Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B32.00006: Characterizing structural overpotentials for bubble evolution on nanostructured semiconductor-electrocatalyst interfaces Robert H. Coridan Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:51PM - 1:27PM		B32.00007: TBA Invited Speaker: Gordana Dukovic Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B32.00008: Highly stable bimetallic AuIr/TiO2 catalyst: physical origin of the intrinsic stability against sintering. Ernesto Marinero, Chan Wan Han, Paulami Majundar, Antonio Aguilar-Tapia, Rodolfo Zanella, Jeffrey Greeley, Volkan Otarlan Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B32.00009: Surface Proton Hopping and Coupling Pathway of Water Oxidation on Cobalt Oxide Catalyst. Hieu Pham, Mu-jeng Cheng, Heinz Frei, Lin-Wang Wang Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B32.00010: The Dye Sensitized Photoelectrosynthesis Cell (DSPEC) for Solar Water Splitting and CO2 Reduction Thomas Meyer, Leila Alibabaei, Benjamin Sherman, Matthew Sheridan, Dennis Ashford, Alex Lapides, Kyle Brennaman, Animesh Nayak, Subhangi Roy, Kyung-Ryang Wee, Melissa Gish, Jerry Meyer, John Papanikolas Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 2:03PM - 2:15PM		B32.00011: The Interface Between Chemical and Oxide Materials in the DSPEC. Thomas Meyer, Leila Alibabaei, Benjamin Sherman, Matthew Sheridan, Dennis Ashford, Alex Lapides, Kyle Brennaman, Animesh Nayak, Subhangi Roy Preview Abstract

Session B33: Polymers in Batteries

Sponsoring Units: DPOLY
Chair: Brad Frieberg, NIST
Room: 336

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B33.00001: Correlating morphology to dc conductivity in polymerized ionic liquids Ciprian Iacob, Atsushi Matusmoto, Tadashi Inoue, James Runt Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B33.00002: Formation and growth of lithium metal dendrites through solid block copolymer membranes Katherine Harry, Kenneth Higa, Nitash Balsara Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B33.00003: All Solid-State Lithium Metal Batteries Using Cross-linked Polymer Electrolytes Qiwei Pan, Christopher Li Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:27PM		B33.00004: NMR Investigations of Structure and Dynamics in Polymers for Energy Storage Applications Invited Speaker: Steven Greenbaum Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B33.00005: Li conductivity in siloxane-based polymer electrolytes Eric Stacy, Fei Fan, Hongbo Feng, Catalin Gainaru, Jimmy Mays, Alexei Sokolov Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B33.00006: Systematic Experimental and Computational Investigation of Ion Transport in Novel Polyether Electrolytes Danielle Pesko, Michael Webb, Yukyung Jung, Qi Zheng, Thomas Miller III, Geoffrey Coates, Nitash Balsara Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B33.00007: Highly Flexible Self-Assembled V$_{\mathrm{2}}$O$_{\mathrm{5}}$~Cathodes Enabled by Conducting Diblock Copolymers Hyosung An, Jared Mike, Kendall Smith, Lisa Swank, Yen-Hao Lin, Stacy Pesek, Rafael Verduzco, Jodie Lutkenhaus Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B33.00008: Effects of plasticization on ionic conductivity enhancement of crosslinked polymer electrolyte membrane Ruixuan He, Thein Kyu Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B33.00009: Atomistic Simulations of Ternary Polymer Electrolytes Containing Ionic Liquids: Ion Transport and Viscoelastic Behavior Santosh Mogurampelly, Venkat Ganesan Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B33.00010: Effects of cation and anion solvation on ion transport in functionalized perfluoropolyethers electrolytes Ksenia Timachova, Mahati Chintapalli, Kevin Olsen, Joseph DeSimone, Nitash Balsara Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B33.00011: Aggregate-mediated charge transport in ionomeric electrolytes Keran Lu, Janna Maranas, Scott Milner Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B33.00012: Versatile cation transport in imidazolium based polymerized ionic liquids Christopher Evans, Rachel Segalman Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 2:03PM - 2:15PM		B33.00013: Ion conduction in high ion content PEO-based ionomers. David Caldwell II, Janna Maranas Preview Abstract

Session B34: Where Simulation, Theory, and Experiment Meet Across Length Scales I

Sponsoring Units: DPOLY DCOMP FIAP
Chair: Robert Riggleman, University of Pennsylvania
Room: 337

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B34.00001: Theory of Chirality Transfer in Block Copolymer Melts Ishan Prasad, Gregory Grason Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B34.00002: Relationship of Structural and Stress Relaxation in Disordered Diblock Copolymer Melts Taher Ghasimakbari, David Morse Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B34.00003: Equilibrium and Kinetics of Block Copolymers Micelles Joshua Mysona, David Morse Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:27PM		B34.00004: Connecting Molecular Dynamics Simulations and Fluids Density Functional Theory of Block Copolymers Invited Speaker: Lisa Hall Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B34.00005: Multi-fluid models of polymeric liquids Douglas Tree, Glenn Fredrickson Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B34.00006: Using Self Consistent Field Theory on Polymeric Mixtures Kier von Konigslow, Chul Park, Russell Thompson Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B34.00007: The Effects of Branching and Deuterium Labeling on Polymer Blend Miscibility Jeffrey DeFelice, Julia Higgins, Jane Lipson Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B34.00008: Monte Carlo field-theoretic simulations of a homopolymer blend Russell Spencer, Mark Matsen Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B34.00009: Development of Simulation Methods in the Gibbs Ensemble to Predict Polymer-Solvent Phase Equilibria Thomas Gartner, Thomas Epps, Arthi Jayaraman Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B34.00010: Effect of Composition and Chain Length on $\chi $ Parameter of Polyolefin Blends: A Molecular Dynamics Study Rajesh Khare, Ashwin Ravichandran, Chau-Chyun Chen Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B34.00011: Molecular Simulation of Olefin Oligomer Blend Phase Behavior Qile Chen, Timothy Lodge, Ilja Siepmann Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B34.00012: A Semi-Empirical Multi-Scale Dynamic Monte Carlo Model of Organic Photovoltaic Performance in RIR-MAPLE Bulk Heterojunction Films Adrienne Stiff-Roberts, Ayomide Atewologun Preview Abstract

Session B35: The Physics of Cellular Organization

Sponsoring Units: DBIO
Chair: Michael Gramlich, Ali Tabei, Washington University, University of Northern Iowa
Room: 338

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:51AM		B35.00001: Liquid-like bundles of crosslinked actin filaments contract without motors Invited Speaker: Kimberly Weirich Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B35.00002: F-actin Severing Facilitates Distinct Mechanisms of Stress Relaxation in the Actin Cytoskeleton Taeyoon Kim, Wonyeong Jung, Michael Murrell Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B35.00003: A cycling state that can lead to glassy dynamics in intracellular transport Monika Scholz, Stanislav Burov, Kimberly L. Weirich, Bjorn J. Scholz, S.M Ali Tabei, Margaret L. Gardel, Aaron Dinner Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B35.00004: Stochastic Molecular Transport on Microtubule Bundles with Structural Defects M.W. Gramlich, S.M. Ali Tabei Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B35.00005: Size scaling of microtubule asters in confinement James Pelletier, Christine Field, Kaspars Krutkramelis, Nikta Fakhri, John Oakey, Jay Gatlin, Timothy Mitchison Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B35.00006: The role of catch-bonds in acto-myosin mechanics and cell mechano-sensitivity Umut Akalp, Franck J. Vernerey Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:51PM - 1:27PM		B35.00007: Feedback Interactions of Polymerized Actin with the Cell Membrane: Waves, Pulses, and Oscillations Invited Speaker: Anders Carlsson Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B35.00008: Whole Cell Model of Actin Diffusion and Reaction based on Single Molecule Speckle Microscopy Measurements Laura McMillen, Dimitrios Vavylonis Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B35.00009: Chemotaxis to Excitable Waves in Dictyostelium Discoideum Arpan Bhowmik, Wouter-Jan Rappel, Herbert Levine Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B35.00010: Mechanical feedback stabilizes budding yeast morphogenesis Samhita Banavar, Michael Trogdon, Linda Petzold, Otger Campas Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 2:03PM - 2:15PM		B35.00011: Mechanical Trade-offs in Experimentally Evolved Multicellular Yeast Shane Jacobeen, Jennifer Pentz, William Ratcliff, Peter Yunker Preview Abstract

Session B36: Active Matter II

Sponsoring Units: GSOFT DBIO GSNP/DFD
Chair: Robin Selinger, Kent University
Room: 339

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B36.00001: Material Flows in an Active Nematic Liquid Crystal Stephen DeCamp, Gabriel Redner, Aparna Baskaran, Michael Hagan, Zvonimir Dogic Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B36.00002: Antipolar ordering of topological charges in active liquid crystals Jorn Dunkel, Anand Oza Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B36.00003: Points or vectors? The polar structure of disclinations in active and passive nematics Luca Giomi, Arthur Vromans Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B36.00004: Theory and Experiments of Topologically Driven Flows in Nematic Suspensions Christopher Conklin, Jorge Vinals, Chenhui Peng, Yubing Guo, Sergij Shiyanovskii, Qi-Huo Wei, Oleg Lavrentovich Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B36.00005: Controlling Defects and Flow in Active Nematic Suspensions Suraj Shankar, Pau Guillamat Bassedas, Jordi Ign\'es-Mullol, Francesc Sagu\'es, M. Cristina Marchetti Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B36.00006: Active nematics on the surface of a torus Perry Ellis, Ya-Wen Chang, Alberto Fernandez-Nieves Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B36.00007: Dynamics and Instabilities of an overdamped active nematic liquid crystal Elias Putzig, Aparna Baskaran Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B36.00008: Viscoelastic and elastomeric active matter: linear instability and nonlinear dynamics Ewan J. Hemingway, M. E. Cates, M. C. Marchetti, S. M. Fielding Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B36.00009: A Kinetic Model of Active Extensile Bundles Daniel Goldstein, Bulbul Chakraborty, Aparna Baskaran Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B36.00010: Shortening actin filaments cause force generation in actomyosin network to change from contractile to extensile Nitin Kumar, Margaret Gardel Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B36.00011: Dynamics of Actively Driven Crosslinked Microtubule Networks Vikrant Yadav, Kasimira Stanhope, Arthur A. Evans, Jennifer L. Ross Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B36.00012: Competing dynamic phases of active polymer networks Simon Freedman, Shiladitya Banerjee, Aaron R. Dinner Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B36.00013: Rapid non-equilibrium turnover fluidizes entangled F-actin solutions Patrick M. McCall, David R. Kovar, Margaret L. Gardel Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B36.00014: Critical forces for actin filament buckling and force transmission influence transport in actomyosin networks Samantha Stam, Margaret Gardel Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 2:03PM - 2:15PM		B36.00015: Detection of Non-Equilibrium Fluctuations in Active Gels Alexandru Bacanu, Chase Broedersz, Jannes Gladrow, Fred Mackintosh, Christoph Schmidt, Nikta Fakhri Preview Abstract

Session B37: Phase Transitions and Self-Assembly in Biological Systems II

Sponsoring Units: GSOFT DBIO
Chair: Michael Hagan, Brandeis University
Room: 340

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B37.00001: Imaging the Dynamics of Individual Viruses in Solution Aaron Goldfain, Rees Garmann, Yoav Lahini, Vinothan Manoharan Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B37.00002: Chirality of Viral Capsids Sanjay Dharmavaram, Fangming Xie, Robijn Bruinsma, William Klug, Joseph Rudnick Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B37.00003: A Simple Model for Immature Retrovirus Capsid Assembly Stefan Paquay, Paul van der Schoot, Bogdan Dragnea Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B37.00004: Autophagy selectivity through receptor clustering Andrew Rutenberg, Aidan Brown Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B37.00005: Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Viral Evolution Barbara Jones, James Kaufman Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B37.00006: Metastable Amyloid Phases and their Conversion to Mature Fibrils Martin Muschol, Tatiana Miti, Mentor Mulaj, Jeremy Schmit Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B37.00007: Patterns for Fluid Management: The Mechanical Origins of Microarchitectures Asja Radja, Maxim Lavrentovich, Eric Horsley, Randall Kamien, Alison Sweeney Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B37.00008: Pollen Patterning as a Brazovskii Phase Transition on a Sphere Maxim Lavrentovich, Eric Horsley, Asja Radja, Alison Sweeney, Randall Kamien Preview Abstract
(Author Not Attending)		B37.00009: Non-deterministic self-assembly of two tile types on a lattice Salvatore Tesoro Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B37.00010: Generic Phase Diagram of Binary Superlattices Alexei Tkachenko Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B37.00011: Geometric and Topological Transitions of Small Clusters of Liquid Particles James Giammona, Otger Campas Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B37.00012: Helices Of Helices Mahsa Siavashpouri, Mark Zakhary, Christian Wachauf, Hendrik Dietz, Zvonimir Dogic Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B37.00013: Theory of Microphase separation in bidisperse Chiral membranes Raunak Sakhardande, Stefan Stanojeviea, Arvind Baskaran, Michael Hagan, Aparna Baskaran, Bulbul Chakraborty Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B37.00014: Measuring the equation of state for a 2D colloidal membrane: A microfluidic approach to buffer exchange Andrew Balchunas, Rafael Cabanas, Seth Fraden, Zvonimir Dogic Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 2:03PM - 2:15PM		B37.00015: Tuning Raft Interactions in Colloidal Membranes using Component Chirality Joia Miller, Prerna Sharma, Zvonimir Dogic Preview Abstract

Session B38: Nanocomposites from Nano to Meso

Sponsoring Units: DPOLY FIAP
Chair: Jian Yang, Dow Chemical Company
Room: 341

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B38.00001: Nanoparticle Ordering in Semicrystalline Polymers Vianney Gimenez-Pinto, Dan Zhao, Sanat Kumar Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B38.00002: Dispersion of Mixed Brush Gold Nanorods in Polymer Matrices Robert Ferrier, Jason Koski, Robert Riggleman, Russell Composto Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B38.00003: Examination of nanoparticle dispersion using a novel GPU based radial distribution function code . Thomas Rosch, Matthew Wade, Frederick Phelan Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B38.00004: Analysis of the kinetics of filler segregation in granular block copolymer microstructure Bongjoon Lee, Markus Bleuel, David Ott, Michael Bockstaller Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B38.00005: Localization of Individual Nanoparticle in the Perforated Lamellar Phase of Self-assembled Block Copolymer Driven by Entropy Minimization Tae Won Nam Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:15PM - 12:51PM		B38.00006: Predicting the dynamics and thermodynamics of nanoparticles in block copolymers Invited Speaker: Robert Riggleman Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B38.00007: A Novel Method to Characterize Nanorod Orientation and Aggregation in Polymer Nanocomposites Ethan Glor, Robert Ferrier, Russell Composto, Zahra Fakhraai Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B38.00008: Microstructure of 3D-Printed Polymer Composites Investigated by Small-Angle Neutron Scattering Tae Hui Kang, Brett G. Compton, William T. Heller, Voker S. Urban, Chad E. Duty, Changwoo Do Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B38.00009: Large Volume Self-Organization of Polymer/Nanoparticle Hybrids with Millimeter Scale Grain Sizes using Brush Block Copolymers Dongpo Song, James Watkins Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B38.00010: Tuning the interactions between nanoparticles in block copolymer domains Ben Lindsay, Jeffrey Meth, Russell Composto, Robert Riggleman Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B38.00011: Novel Polymer Nanocomposites Resulted from Melt Processing of Polystyrene-Based Substrates Coated with Layer-by-Layer Assemblies Iman Soltani, Richard J. Spontak Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B38.00012: Stabilization of PS/PLA cocontinuous blends by interfacial graphene Lian Bai, Siyao He, John Fruehwirth, Andreas Stein, Xiang Cheng, Christopher Macosko Preview Abstract

Session B39: Physics of Cancer and Development I

Sponsoring Units: DBIO GSOFT
Chair: Arpita Upadhyaya, University of Maryland
Room: 342

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:51AM		B39.00001: Real-time Visualization of Tissue Dynamics during Embryonic Development and Malignant Transformation Invited Speaker: Kenneth Yamada Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B39.00002: Emergence of tissue mechanics from cellular processes: shaping a fly wing Matthias Merkel, Raphael Etournay, Marko Popovic, Amitabha Nandi, Holger Brandl, Guillaume Salbreux, Suzanne Eaton, Frank Jülicher Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B39.00003: Quantifying the mechanics of embryonic tissues in vivo and in situ Otger Campas Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B39.00004: Cancer cell elasticity response to the mechanics of microenvironment Jingqiang Li, Raymond Fang, Kevin Jiang, Ian Lian, Ching-Hwa Kiang Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B39.00005: Cell Membrane Softening in Cancer Cells Sebastian Schmidt, Chris Händel, Josef Käs Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B39.00006: Network motifs that stabilize the hybrid epithelial/mesenchymal phenotype Mohit Kumar Jolly, Dongya Jia, Satyendra Tripathi, Samir Hanash, Sendurai Mani, Eshel Ben-Jacob, Herbert Levine Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B39.00007: Combinatorial Interventions Inhibit the Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition and Support Hybrid Cellular Phenotypes Jorge G. T. Zanudo, S.N. Steinway, P.J. Michel, D.J. Feith, T.P. Loughran Jr., Reka Albert Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B39.00008: Testing the differential adhesion hypothesis across the epithelial-mesenchymal transition Steve Pawlizak, Anatol Fritsch, Steffen Grosser, Linda Oswald, Lisa Manning, Josef Kas Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B39.00009: Polymeric Nanocomposite that Mimics in vivo ECM Topography in Tissue using Magnetic Field-induced Particle Self-assembly. Jiyun Kim, Jack Staunton, Kandice Tanner Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B39.00010: Interplay of differential cell mechanical properties, motility, and proliferation in emergent collective behavior of cell co-cultures Leo Sutter, Dan Kolbman, Mingming Wu, Minglin Ma, Moumita Das Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B39.00011: How do heterogeneities in single cell rigidity influence the mechanical behavior at the tissue level? Dapeng Bi, Franziska Wetzel, Anatol Fritsch, M. Cristina Marchetti, M. Lisa Manning, Josef Kaes Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B39.00012: Modeling the Spatiotemporal Evolution of the Melanoma Tumor Microenvironment Alexandra Signoriello, Marcus Bosenberg, Mark Shattuck, Corey O'Hern Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 2:03PM - 2:15PM		B39.00013: Stochastic modeling and experimental analysis of phenotypic switching and survival of cancer cells under stress Seyed Alireza Zamani Dahaj, Niraj Kumar, Bala Sundaram, Jonathan Celli, Rahul Kulkarni Preview Abstract

Session B40: Fluids and Elasticity

Sponsoring Units: GSNP DFD
Chair: Doug Holmes, Boston University
Room: 343

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B40.00001: Direct measurement of surface stress of stretched soft solids. Qin Xu, Eric Dufresne Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B40.00002: A numerical modeling capability for the interplay between surface energy and elasticity in soft materials David Henann, Yuhao Wang Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B40.00003: Elastocapillary Deformations and Fracture of Soft Gels Karen Daniels, Marion Grzelka, Joshua Bostwick Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:27PM		B40.00004: Surface tension and deformation in soft adhesion Invited Speaker: Katharine Jensen Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B40.00005: Elastocapillary Swelling: When coalesced structures curl apart Douglas Holmes, Pierre-Thomas Brun, Anupam Pandey, Suzie Protiere Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B40.00006: Effects of elasto-capillarity on periodic films folding and unfolding Osama Bilal, Andre Foehr, Jinwoong Cha, Chiara Daraio Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B40.00007: Wrinkles and folds in a compressed granular raft Etienne Jambon-Puillet, Christophe Josserand, Suzie Protiere Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B40.00008: Wrapping with a splash Deepak Kumar, Joseph Paulsen, Thomas Russell, Narayanan Menon Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B40.00009: Deformation of flexible micro helices under flow Marine Daieff, Anke Lindner, Olivia Du Roure, Alexander Morozov, Jonathan Pham, Alfred Crosby Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B40.00010: Dynamics and propulsion of a rotating flexible helical rod near a no-slip rigid boundary Mohammad Jawed, Hussain Karimi, Pedro Reis Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B40.00011: Fluid-structure interaction of reticulated porous wings Elizabeth Strong, Mohammad Jawed, Pedro Reis Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B40.00012: Switchable and Tunable Aerodynamic Drag on Cylinders Mark Guttag, Francisco Lopéz Jiménez, Priyank Upadhyaya, Shanmugam Kumar, Pedro Reis Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 2:03PM - 2:15PM		B40.00013: Fanning the Optimal Breeze with an Abanico Grace Goon, Joel Marthelot, Pedro Reis Preview Abstract

Session B41: Systems Biology

Sponsoring Units: DBIO
Chair: Josh Shaevitz, Princeton University
Room: 344

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B41.00001: Whole-brain calcium imaging with cellular resolution in freely behaving Caenorhabditis elegans Jeffrey Nguyen, Frederick Shipley, Ashley Linder, George Plummer, Mochi Liu, Sagar Setru, Joshua Shaevitz, Andrew Leifer Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B41.00002: Dynamics of adaptive immunity against phage in bacterial populations Serena Bradde, Marija Vucelja, Tiberiu Tesileanu, Vijay Balasubramanian Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B41.00003: Distinguishing Feedback Mechanisms in Clock Models Alexander Golden, David Lubensky Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B41.00004: Starvation-induced dormancy in E. coli Emrah Simsek, Minsu Kim Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B41.00005: Queueing-Based Synchronization and Entrainment for Synthetic Gene Oscillators William Mather, Nicholas Butzin, Philip Hochendoner, Curtis Ogle Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B41.00006: Effect of correlations between minima on a complex energy landscape Sai Teja Pusuluri, Alex H Lang, Pankaj Mehta, Horacio E Castillo Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B41.00007: The Power Spectrum of Ionic Nanopore Currents: The Role of Ion Correlations Mira Zorkot, Ramin Golestanian, Douwe Bonthuis Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B41.00008: Statistical Models of Adaptive Immune populations Zachary Sethna, Curtis Callan, Aleksandra Walczak, Thierry Mora Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B41.00009: Networks In Real Space: Characteristics and Analysis for Biology and Mechanics Carl Modes, Marcelo Magnasco, Eleni Katifori Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B41.00010: A kinetic model for chemical neurotransmission Guillermo Ramirez-Santiago, Alejandro Martinez-Valencia, Francisco Fernandez de Miguel Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B41.00011: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B41.00012: Oxidant Signaling in Cells Revealed by Single Rare-Earth Based Nanoparticle Imaging Cedric Bouzigues, Mouna Abdesselem, Rivo Ramodiharilafy, Thierry Gacoin, Pierre-Louis Tharaux, Antigoni Alexandrou Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B41.00013: Regulatory inhibition of biological tissue mineralization through post-nucleation shielding Joshua Chang, Robert Miura Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B41.00014: E.coli in weak magnetic field in different media Samina Masood Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 2:03PM - 2:15PM		B41.00015: Comparative Study of Bacterial Growth in Magnet Fields Derek Smith, Samina Masood Preview Abstract

Session B42: Physics of Copolymers I

Sponsoring Units: DPOLY
Chair: Chaitanya Ullal, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Room: 345

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B42.00001: Block Copolymer Bottlebrushes: New Routes to Ever Smaller Microdomain Sizes Mahesh Mahanthappa, Frank Speetjens Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B42.00002: Rich Phase Behavior of Sphere-Forming Asymmetric ABA$^{\mathrm{\prime }}$C Block Copolymer Melts Sid Chanpuriya, Akash Arora, Kyungtae Kim, Kevin Dorfman, Frank Bates Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B42.00003: Formation of Frank-Kasper $\sigma $-phase from polydisperse diblock copolymers Meijiao Liu, Weihua Li, An-Chang Shi Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B42.00004: Phase Behavior of SIS$^\prime$O Tetrablock Terpolymers: A Self-consistent Field Theory Study Akash Arora, David C. Morse, Frank S. Bates, Kevin D. Dorfman Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B42.00005: Preparation and Morphology of ABn Mictoarm Block Copolymers. Atsushi Takano, Momoka Watanabe, Yusuke Asai, Jiro Suzuki, Yushu Matsushita Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B42.00006: Frank-Kasper sigma phase stabilized by tailored architectures of block copolymers. Weihua Li, Meijiao Liu, Nan Xie, Feng Qiu, An-Chang Shi Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B42.00007: From the Disordered State to the Frank-Kasper Sigma Phase: Readily Tuning the Phase Behavior of Block Polymers via Lithium Salt Addition Matthew Irwin, Robert Hickey, Frank Bates, Timothy Lodge Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B42.00008: Characterization of Lithium Polysulfide Salts in Homopolymers and Block Copolymers Dunyang Wang, Kevin Wujcik, Nitash Balsara Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B42.00009: \textbf{Congruent Lamellar-to-Disorder Phase Transitions in Diblock Copolymer-Homopolymer Ternary Blends } Robert Hickey, Timothy Gillard, Matthew Irwin, Timothy Lodge, Frank Bates Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B42.00010: Unbinding Transition of the $\alpha$-BN Phase of BABCB Tetrablock Terpolymers Ashkan Dehghan, Hurmiz Shamana, Chris Gubbels, An-Chang Shi Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B42.00011: Simulation of free energies of bicontinuous morphologies formed through block copolymer/homopolymer self-assembly Poornima Padmanabhan, Francisco Martinez-Veracoechea, Fernando Escobedo Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B42.00012: Sequence-Specific Copolymer Compatibilizers designed via a Genetic Algorithm Venkatesh Meenakshisundaram, Tarak Patra, Jui-Hsiang Hung, David Simmons Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B42.00013: Effect of the Degree of Hydrogen Bonding on Asymmetric Lamellar Phase Transformation in Binary Block Copolymer Blends Jongheon Kwak, Sung Hyun Han, Hong Chul Moon, Victor Pryamitsyn, Venkat Ganesan, Jin Kon Kim Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B42.00014: Microphase-separated structures within randomly end-linked copolymer networks Di Zeng, Ryan Hayward Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 2:03PM - 2:15PM		B42.00015: Effects of Blockiness on the phase behavior of random copolymers Gordon Vanderwoude, An-Chang Shi Preview Abstract

Session B43: Avalanches in Granular and Other Particle-based Materials II

Sponsoring Units: GSNP GSOFT
Chair: Bob Behringer, Duke University
Room: 346

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:51AM		B43.00001: Global and local avalanches in cohesive and non cohesive granular material: crackling and seismicity Invited Speaker: Jonathan Bares Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B43.00002: Experimental Avalanches in a Rotating Drum. Aline Hubard, Corey O'Hern, Mark Shattuck Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B43.00003: Stability of Granular Packings Jammed under Gravity: Avalanches and Unjamming Carl Merrigan, Sumit Birwa, Shubha Tewari, Bulbul Chakraborty Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B43.00004: Structure of jammed configurations and their relation to unjamming times Sumit Kumar Birwa, Carl Merrigan, Bulbul Chakraborty, Shubha Tewari Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B43.00005: Intermittent Flow of Granular Matter in an Annular Geometry Ted Brzinski, Karen E. Daniels Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B43.00006: Effect of interstitial fluid on event-size distribution for granular hoppers. Juha Koivisto, Douglas Durian Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B43.00007: Non-local rheology for dense granular flows in avalanches Adrien Izzet, Eric Clement, Bruno Andreotti Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B43.00008: Jamming and chaotic dynamics in different granular systems Homayoon Maghsoodi, Erik Luijten Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B43.00009: 3D imaging of particle-scale rotational motion in cyclically driven granular flows Matt Harrington, Dylan Powers, Eric Cooper, Wolfgang Losert Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B43.00010: Characterizing local forces and rearrangements inside a gravity-driven granular flow Emma Thackray, Kerstin Nordstrom Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B43.00011: Dynamic structural network evolution in compressed granular systems. Lia Papadopoulos, James Puckett, Karen Daniels, Danielle Bassett Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B43.00012: Self organization and shear-jamming in magnetic photoelastic particles Meredith Cox, Dong Wang, Jonathan Bares, Bob Behringer Preview Abstract

Session B44: Quantum Characterization, Verification and Validation I

Sponsoring Units: GQI
Chair: Elham Kashefi, University of Edinburgh
Room: 347

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B44.00001: Towards a Model Selection Rule for Quantum State Tomography Travis Scholten, Robin Blume-Kohout Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B44.00002: Experimental Demonstration of Self-Guided Quantum Tomography Robert J. Chapman, Christopher Ferrie, Alberto Peruzzo Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B44.00003: Improved precision-guaranteed quantum tomography Takanori Sugiyama Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B44.00004: Gate Set Tomography on two qubits Erik Nielsen, Robin Blume-Kohout, John Gamble, Kenneth Rudinger Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B44.00005: Hamiltonian tomography for quantum many-body systems with arbitrary couplings Sheng-Tao Wang, Dong-Ling Deng, Luming Duan Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B44.00006: Quantum Compressed Sensing Using 2-Designs Yi-Kai Liu, Shelby Kimmel Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B44.00007: Scalable randomized benchmarking of non-Clifford gates Andrew Cross, Easwar Magesan, Lev Bishop, John Smolin, Jay Gambetta Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B44.00008: Benchmarking of Quantum Control in ESR Guanru Feng, Kyungdeock Park, Franklin H Cho, Brandon Buonacorsi, Robabeh Rahimi, Jonathan Baugh, Raymond Laflamme Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B44.00009: Informational completeness in bounded-rank quantum-state tomography Charles Baldwin, Ivan Deutsch, Amir Kalev Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B44.00010: The power of being positive: Robust state estimation made possible by quantum mechanics Amir Kalev, Charles Baldwin Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B44.00011: Bayesian mean estimation for finite two-photon experiments Brian Williams, Pavel Lougovski Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B44.00012: How to construct the optimal Bayesian measurement in quantum statistical decision theory Fuyuhiko Tanaka Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B44.00013: Experimental Estimation of Average Fidelity of a Clifford Gate on a 7-qubit Quantum Processor Dawei Lu, Hang Li, Denis-Alexandre Trottier, Jun Li, Aharon Brodutch, Anthony Krismanich, Ahmad Ghavami, Gary Dmitrienko, Guilu Long, Jonathan Baugh, Raymond Laflamme Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B44.00014: Crosstalk characterization by eigenvalue estimation: Theory Marcus da Silva Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 2:03PM - 2:15PM		B44.00015: Crosstalk characterization in superconducting qubits by eigenvalue estimation: Experiment Matthew Ware, Kin Chung Fong, Colm A. Ryan, Brian Hassik, Thomas Ohki, Marcus P. da Silva Preview Abstract

Session B45: Semiconductor Qubits: Multidot Qubits and Dynamical Control

Sponsoring Units: GQI
Chair: Vanita Srinivasa, Laboratory  for  Physical  Sciences/University  of  Maryland,  College  Park,  MD
Room: 348

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:51AM		B45.00001: Multiple quantum dot spin qubits Invited Speaker: Seigo Tarucha Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B45.00002: A new look at encoded-qubit quantum dot quantum computing in silicon Charles Tahan, Yun-Pil Shim, Rusko Ruskov Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B45.00003: High quality exchange rotations in spin qubits using symmetric gating F. Martins, F. K. Malinowski, P. D. Nissen, C. M. Marcus, F. Kuemmeth, E. Barnes, G. C. Gardner, S. Fallahi, M. J. Manfra Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B45.00004: Charge noise mitigation in triple-dot encoded spin qubits Emily Pritchett Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B45.00005: The validity of the RWA and gate operation speedup by violating RWA in resonant-driven qubit systems Yang Song Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B45.00006: Leakage of The Quantum Dot Hybrid Qubit in The Strong Driving Regime Yuan-Chi Yang, Mark Friesen, S. N. Coppersmith Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B45.00007: Tenfold increase in the Rabi decay time of the quantum dot hybrid qubit Brandur Thorgrimsson, Dohun Kim, C.B. Simmons, Daniel R. Ward, Ryan H. Foote, D. E. Savage, M. G. Lagally, Mark Friesen, S. N. Coppersmith, M. A. Eriksson Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B45.00008: Effect of Charge Noise on Landau-Zener Interferometry in double quantum dots Zhenyi Qi, Mark Friesen, Susan Coppersmith, Maxim Vavilov Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B45.00009: Noise-induced collective quantum state preservation in spin qubit arrays Edwin Barnes, Dong-Ling Deng, Robert Throckmorton, Yang-Le Wu Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B45.00010: Decoupling a spin qubit from high-frequency Larmor dynamics of a GaAs nuclear spin bath Filip K. Malinowski, Frederico Martins, Peter D. Nissen, Mark S. Rudner, Charles M. Marcus, Ferdinand Kuemmeth, Edwin Barnes, Saeed Fallahi, Geoffrey C. Gardner, Michael J. Manfra Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B45.00011: Noise filtering of composite pulses for singlet-triplet qubits Xin Wang, Xu-Chen Yang Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B45.00012: Dynamical Decoupling with pulse errors for ensembles of interacting spins E. S. Petersen, A. M. Tyryshkin, S. A. Lyon Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 2:03PM - 2:15PM		B45.00013: Dynamic field-frequency lock for tracking magnetic field fluctuations in electron spin resonance experiments Abraham Asfaw, Alexei Tyryshkin, Stephen Lyon Preview Abstract

Session B46: Instumentation I: Detectors,Sensors, Signal Processing & Analysis

Sponsoring Units: GIMS
Chair: James Matey, NIST
Room: 311

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B46.00001: Contemporary Issues in Ultra-Low Alpha Particle Counting Michael Gordon Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B46.00002: TRIASSIC: the Time-Resolved Industrial Alpha-Source Scanning Induced Current microscope Arthur Pallone Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B46.00003: Superconducting Nuclear Recoil Sensor for Directional Dark Matter Detection Ann Junghans, Kevin Baldwin, Markus Hehlen, Randy Lafler, Dinesh Loomba, Nguyen Phan, Nina Weisse-Bernstein Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B46.00004: It may be possible to use Speech Recognition Algorithms to sort through Particle Detection Richard Kriske Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B46.00005: Bayesian 2D Current Reconstruction from Magnetic Images Colin B. Clement, Matthew K. Bierbaum, Katja Nowack, James P. Sethna Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B46.00006: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B46.00007: Detection of zeptojoule microwave pulses using an electrothermal bifurcation Joonas Govenius, Russell Lake, Kuan Tan, Mikko M\"{o}tt\"{o}nen Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B46.00008: Micro-Hall devices for magnetic, electric and photo-detection A. Gilbertson, H. Sadeghi, V. Panchal, O. Kazakova, C.J. Lambert, S.A. Solin, L.F. Cohen Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B46.00009: Understanding the TERS Effect with On-line Tunneling and Force Feedback Using Multiprobe AFM/NSOM with Raman Integration Aaron Lewis, Rimma Dekhter, Patricia Hamra, Yossi Bar-David, Hesham Taha Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B46.00010: A Cantilever Torque Magnetometer for Measuring Hall Conductivity Samuel Mumford, E. M. Levenson-Falk, Amir Yacoby, Aharon Kapitulnik Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B46.00011: Carbon Nanotube Bolometer for Absolute FTIR Spectroscopy Solomon Woods, Jorge Neira, Nathan Tomlin, John Lehman Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B46.00012: Optical design of a compact near-infrared multispecies gas sensor Joshua Larson, Fatima Toor Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B46.00013: Enthalpy of sublimation as measured using a silicon oscillator. Hamza Shakeel, J.M. Pomeroy Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B46.00014: Conversion of far ultraviolet to visible radiation: absolute measurements of the conversion efficiency of tetraphenyl butadiene Robert E. Vest, Michael A. Coplan, Charles W. Clark Preview Abstract

Session B47: Molecular Assembly on Surfaces

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Room: 312

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B47.00001: Supra-molecular networks for CO$_{2}$ capture Jerzy Sadowski, John Kestell Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B47.00002: Experimental and Computational Comparison of the Self-Assembled Nanostructures of Pentacene Derivatives on Gold Amanda Larson, Ryan Miller, Jun Wang, Karsten Pohl Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B47.00003: Molecular assembly and organic film growth on complex intermetallic surfaces. Abdullah Al-Mahboob, Hem Raj Sharma, Jerzy T Sadowski, Julian Ledieu, Vincent Fournée, Ronan McGrath Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B47.00004: A theoretical and experimental investigation on the adsorption of pentacene on the Cu(322) surface Jeronimo Matos, Michele Sauvage-Simkin, Alessandro Coati, Yves Garreau, Alina Vlad, Kathrin Muller, Azzedine Bendounan, Abdelkader Kara Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B47.00005: Coverage Dependent Assembly of Anthraquinone on Au(111) Brad Conrad, Andrew Deloach, Theodore Einstein, Daniel Dougherty Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B47.00006: Self-Assembly of Glycine on Cu (001): The tale of Temperature and Polarity Lifang Xu, Jing Xu, Zheshuai Lin, Sheng Meng, Enge Wang Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B47.00007: Interaction of prophyrins with low coordinated sites on the MgO(001) surface Osman Baris Malcioglu, Michel Bockstedte Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B47.00008: Molecular lifting, twisting, and curling during metal-assisted polycyclic hydrocarbon dehydrogenation. Davide Curcio, Luca Omiciuolo, Monica Pozzo, Paolo Lacovig, Silvano Lizzit, Naila Jabeen, Luca Petaccia, Dario Alfe, Alessandro Baraldi Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B47.00009: \textbf{Predictive Modeling of Metal-Organic Chains with Active Metal Site } Naseem Ud Din, Duy Le, Talat Rahman Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B47.00010: \textbf{The impact of functional group on the electronic structure of coordination center} Zahra Hooshmand Gharehbagh, Duy L, Talat S Rahman Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B47.00011: Spin-Polarized Hybridization at the interface between different 8-hydroxyquinolates and the Cr(001) surface Jingying Wang, Andrew Deloach, Daniel B Dougherty Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B47.00012: Adsorption of thiophene on Pt, Pd, Au, and Rh(100) surfaces with the role of the van der Waals' interaction Walter Malone, Jeronimo Matos, Abdelkader Kara Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B47.00013: Manipulating the dipole layer of polar organic molecules on metal surfaces via different charge-transfer channels Meng-Kai Lin, Yasuo Nakayama, Ying-Jie Zhuang, Chin-Yung Wang, Tun-Wen Pi, Hisao Ishii, S.-J. Tang Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B47.00014: Coulomb blockade and charge ordering in a few layers of TTF-TCNQ investigated by low-temperature STM/STS Seokmin Jeon, Petro Maksymovych Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 2:03PM - 2:15PM		B47.00015: The evolution of phases and electronic states in potassium doped coronene film Chaoqiang Xu, Xudong Xiao Preview Abstract

Session B48: Quantum Optics with Superconducting Circuits

Sponsoring Units: GQI
Chair: Irfan Siddiqi, University of California, Berkeley
Room: 349

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B48.00001: Electromagnetically induced transparency in a tunable three-dimensional transmon Tiefu Li, Qichun Liu, Xiaoqing Luo, Hu Zhao, Wei Xiong, Zhen Chen, Yingshan Zhang, J. S. Liu, Wei Chen, Franco Nori, J. S. Tsai, J. Q. You Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B48.00002: Resonance fluorescence from an artificial atom in squeezed vacuum, Part 1: Efficient fluorescence detection A. Eddins, D.M. Toyli, S. Puri, S. Boutin, D. Hover, V. Bolkhovsky, W.D. Oliver, A. Blais, I. Siddiqi Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B48.00003: Resonance fluorescence from an artificial atom in squeezed vacuum, Part 2: Squeezing characterization through fluorescence D.M. Toyli, A. Eddins, S. Puri, S. Boutin, D. Hover, V. Bolkhovsky, W.D. Oliver, A. Blais, I. Siddiqi Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B48.00004: Stochastic path integral approach to continuous quadrature measurement of a single fluorescing qubit Andrew N. Jordan, Areeya Chantasri, Benjamin Huard Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B48.00005: Two-mode squeezing in a broadband parametric amplifier J. A. Grover, A. Kamal, S. Gustavsson, F. Yan, T. P. Orlando, W. D. Oliver, D. Hover, V. Bolkhovsky, J. L. Yoder, C. Macklin, K. O'Brien, I. Siddiqi Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B48.00006: Displacement of squeezed propagating microwave states Kirill G. Fedorov, Ling Zhong, Stefan Pogorzalek, Peter Eder, Michael Fischer, Jan Goetz, Friedrich Wulschner, Edwar Xie, Edwin Menzel, Frank Deppe, Achim Marx, Rudolf Gross Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B48.00007: Engineering Non-Classical Light with Non-Linear Microwaveguides Arne Grimsmo, Aashish Clerk, Alexandre Blais Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B48.00008: Topological quantum states of light in coupled microwave cavities Ruichao Ma, John C Owen, Aman Lachapelle, Taekwan Yoon, David Schuster, Jonathan Simon Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B48.00009: Quantum optics with nonlinearly coupled superconducting resonators Vadiraj A.M., C.W.S. Chang, Pol Forn-Diaz, C.M. Wilson Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B48.00010: Experimental investigation of a steady-state dynamical phase transition in a Jaynes-Cummings dimer James Raftery, Darius Sadri, Stephan Mandt, Hakan Tureci, Andrew Houck Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B48.00011: Fock-state stabilization in superconducting circuits using biased Josephson junctions Jean-Rene Souquet, Aashish Clerk Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B48.00012: Steady-state response of coupled non-linear superconducting quantum oscillators Matthew Elliott, Eran Ginossar Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B48.00013: Dressed-state engineering for continuous detection of itinerant microwave photons Kazuki Koshino, Zhirong Lin, Kunihiro Inomata, Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, Yasunobu Nakamura Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B48.00014: Observation of quantum-limited heat conduction over macroscopic distances Mikko Mottonen, Matti Partanen, Kuan Yen Tan, Joonas Govenius, Russell Lake, Miika Makela, Tuomo Tanttu Preview Abstract

Session B50: Driven and Dissipative Atomic Systems

Sponsoring Units: DAMOP
Chair: Ryan Wilson, Joint Quantum Institute, University of Maryland
Room: Hilton Baltimore Holiday Ballroom 1

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B50.00001: Self-organization of atoms coupled to a chiral reservoir Zachary Eldredge, Darrick Chang, Alexey Gorshkov Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B50.00002: Novel Infrared Dynamics of Cold Atoms on Hot Graphene Sanghita Sengupta, Valeri Kotov, Dennis Clougherty Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B50.00003: Periodically driven system coupled to a fermionic bath: A Keldysh approach Dong E. Liu, Alex Levchenko, Roman M. Lutchyn Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B50.00004: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B50.00005: Non-equilibrium Steady-State Behavior in a Scale-Free Quantum Network Jianshi Zhao, Craig Price, Qi Liu, Nathan Gemelke Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B50.00006: Steady States in Fermionic Interacting Dissipative Floquet Systems Karthik Seetharam, Charles Bardyn, Netanel Lindner, Mark Rudner, Gil Refael Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B50.00007: How should we understand non-equilibrium many-body steady states? Mohammad Maghrebi, Alexey Gorshkov Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B50.00008: Dissipation induced topological insulators: A recipe Moshe Goldstein Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B50.00009: Engineering non-Hermitian optical potentials for Polariton Condensation Saeed Khan, Li Ge, Hakan Tureci Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B50.00010: Collective phases of strongly interacting cavity photons Ryan Wilson, Michael Foss-Feig, Khan Mahmud, Mohammad Hafezi Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B50.00011: Driven-dissipative bosons in open boundary and inhomogeneous cavity arrays Khan W. Mahmud, Ryan M. Wilson, Michael Foss-Feig, Mohammad Hafezi Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B50.00012: Flying over decades Judith Hoeller, Mena Issler, Atac Imamoglu Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B50.00013: Multiple timescale analysis of dynamical evolution near two coalescing eigenvalues in open quantum systems Savannah Garmon, Gonzalo Ordonez Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B50.00014: Quantum Spontaneous Stochasticity Theodore Drivas, Gregory Eyink Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 2:03PM - 2:15PM		B50.00015: Current-carrying quasi-steady states in a periodically driven many-body system Mark Rudner, Netanel Lindner, Erez Berg Preview Abstract

Session B51: Materials: Synthesis, Growth, and Processing

Sponsoring Units: FIAP
Chair: Seunghun Lee, University of Maryland
Room: Hilton Baltimore Holiday Ballroom 2

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B51.00001: The impact of neutral impurity concentration on charge drift mobility Hao Mei, Guojian Wang, Dongming Mei, Gang Yang, Yutong Guan Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B51.00002: Influences of solid/liquid boundary layer thickness and tilting angle on zone-refinement of germanium crystals Gang Yang, Yutong Guan, Hao Mei, Guojian Wang, Dongming Mei Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B51.00003: The Electronic Properties of Nanoscale Meta-lattice Made by High Pressure CVD ZhaoHui Huang, Vincent Crespi Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B51.00004: Aluminum Nitride Grown by Atomic Layer Epitaxy Characterized with Real-Time Grazing Incidence Small Angle X-ray Scattering Virginia Anderson, Neeraj Nepal, Scooter Johnson, Zachary Robinson, Alexander DeMasi, Jennifer Hite, Karl Ludwig, Charles Eddy Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B51.00005: Parallel Stitching of Two-Dimensional Materials Xi Ling, Yuxuan Lin, Mildred Dresselhaus, Tomás Palacios, Jing Kong Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B51.00006: Solution-Processed hybrid Sb2S3 planar heterojunction solar cell Wenxiao Huang, Ismail Borazan, David Carroll Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B51.00007: Visible Aligned Carbon Nanotube-MoS2 Hybrids Rui Wang, Tu Hong, Tianjiao Wang, Ahmad Iffat Ali, Devpaul Singh Chani, Yaqiong Xu Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B51.00008: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B51.00009: Growth and Characterization of TMDs (MoS$_{\mathrm{2}}$, MoSe$_{\mathrm{2}}$, WS$_{\mathrm{2}}$, WSe$_{\mathrm{2}}$ {\&} MoTe$_{\mathrm{2}})$ and Their Alloys on Various Substrates David Barroso, Ariana Nguyen, Sahar Naghibi, Michael Gomez, Ingrid Liao, Chun-yu Huang, I-Hsi Lu, Edwin Preciado, Thomas Empante, William Coley, Dominic Martinez, Aimee Martinez Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B51.00010: Interfacial reaction between metal-insulator transition material NbO$_2$ thin film and wide band gap semiconductor GaN Agham Posadas, Alexander Kvit, Alexander Demkov Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B51.00011: Impact of Crystalline Structure on the Temperature Dependence of Resistivity Yutong Guan, Gang Yang, Dongming Mei Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B51.00012: Atomistic simulations of activated processes in nanoparticles synthesis Federico Giberti, Giulia Galli Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B51.00013: 3D Functional Elements Deep Inside Silicon with Nonlinear Laser Lithography Onur Tokel, Ahmet Turnali, Emre Ergecen, Ihor Pavlov, Fatih Omer Ilday Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B51.00014: Circular photogalvanic effect in silicon nanowires Sajal Dhara, E. J. Mele, Ritesh Agarwal Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 2:03PM - 2:15PM		B51.00015: Fabrication of self-forming silver network as transparent conductive electrode with photoresist Chaobin Yang, Juan M Merlo, Michael J Burns, Krzysztof Kempa, Michael J Naughton Preview Abstract

Session B52: Optomechanics and Hybrid Systems I: Novel Systems

Sponsoring Units: DAMOP
Chair: Tom Purdy, NIST
Room: Hilton Baltimore Holiday Ballroom 3

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B52.00001: Exploring the Macroscopic Quantum Physics of Motion with Superfluid He-4 Laura De Lorenzo, Aaron Pearlman, Keith Schwab Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B52.00002: Mechanical Resonance and Damping Properties of Gallium Nitride Nanowires in Selected-Area Growth Arrays Measured via Optical Bragg Scattering John Houlton, M. D. Brubaker, K. A. Bertness, C. T. Rogers Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B52.00003: Ultra-thin superconducting film coated silicon nitride nanowire resonators for low-temperature applications Abhilash Sebastian, Nikolay Zhelev, Roberto De Alba, Jeevak Parpia Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B52.00004: Optomechanics with superfluid He4 thin films Christopher Baker, Glen Harris, David McAuslan, Yauhen Sachkou, Xin He, Eoin Sheridan, Warwick Bowen Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B52.00005: Strong coupling and parametric amplification in mechanical modes of graphene John Mathew, Raj Patel, Abhinandan Borah, Rajamani Vijayaraghavan, Mandar Deshmukh Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B52.00006: Observation of vacuum-enhanced electron spin resonance of optically levitated nanodiamonds Tongcang Li, Thai Hoang, Jonghoon Ahn, Jaehoon Bang Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B52.00007: Piezo-optomechanical circuits Krishna Coimbatore Balram, Marcelo Davanco, B. Robert Ilic, Kartik Srinivasan Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B52.00008: Magneto-optical coupling in whispering gallery mode resonators James Haigh, Stefan Langenfeld, Nicholas Lambert, Jeremy Baumberg, Andrew Ramsay, Andreas Nunnenkamp, Andrew Ferguson Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B52.00009: Quartz-superconductor quantum electromechanical system Matt Woolley, Muhammad Emzir, Gerard Milburn, Markus Jerger, Maxim Goryachev, Mike Tobar, Arkady Fedorov Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B52.00010: Single photon frequency conversion and channelization based on microwave piezo-optomechanical devices. Linran Fan, Changlin Zou, Menno Poot, Risheng Cheng, Hong Tang Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B52.00011: Displacement linear detection down to thermal fluctuations of a silicon nitride membrane with self-mixing technique Lorenzo Baldacci, Alessandro Pitanti, Luca Masini, Andrea Arcangeli, Daniel Navarro Urrios, Alessandro Tredicucci Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B52.00012: Microwave cavity piezo-opto-mechanical resonators based on film thickness modes operating beyond 10 GHz Xu Han, Hong Tang Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B52.00013: Slot-mode optomechanical crystals with enhanced coupling and multimode functionality Karen Grutter, Marcelo Davanco, Kartik Srinivasan Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B52.00014: Nonlinearly Coupled Superconducting Lumped Element Resonators Michele C. Collodo, Anton Poto\v{c}nik, Antonio Rubio Abadal, Mintu Mondal, Markus Oppliger, Andreas Wallraff Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 2:03PM - 2:15PM		B52.00015: Microwave Reentrant Cavities for Quantum Devices Natalia C. Carvalho, Jeremy Bourhill, Daniel Creedon, Maxim Goryachev, Serge Galliou, Michael Tobar Preview Abstract

Session B53: Drops, Bubbles and Interfacial Fluid Mechanics

Sponsoring Units: DFD GSOFT
Chair: Siddhartha Das, University of Maryland-College Park
Room: Hilton Baltimore Holiday Ballroom 4

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B53.00001: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B53.00002: Acoustical vortices on a Chip for 3D single particle manipulation and vorticity control. Antoine Riaud, Jean-Louis Thomas, Olivier Bou Matar, Michael Baudoin Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B53.00003: \textbf{Coalescence-induced jumping of nanoscale droplets on super-hydrophobic surfaces} Zhi Liang, Pawel Keblinski Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B53.00004: Droplet climbing on a pre-wetted conical fibre Zhen Jian, Erqiang Li, S. T. Thoroddsen Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B53.00005: Electro-osmotic flow in bicomponent fluids Andrei Bazarenko, Marcello Sega Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B53.00006: Electrohydrodynamics of toroidal droplets Alexandros Fragkopoulos, Eric Berger, Ekapop Pairam, Alberto Fernandez-Nieves Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B53.00007: Study of the $(1+1)$D Long Wavelength Steady States of the B\'{e}nard Problem For Ultrathin Films Chengzhe Zhou, Sandra Troian Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B53.00008: Collective oscillations and coupled modes in confined microfluidic droplet arrays Ulf D. Schiller, Jean-Baptiste Fleury, Ralf Seemann, Gerhard Gompper Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B53.00009: Drop impact on inclined superhydrophobic surfaces Wonjae Choi, Sani LeClear, Johnathon LeClear, . Abhijeet, Kyoo-Chul Park Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B53.00010: Spreading of water nanodroplets on graphene Joseph Andrews, Shayandev Sinha, Peter Chung, Siddhartha Das Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B53.00011: Domain and rim growth kinetics in stratifying foam films Yiran Zhang, Subinuer Yilixiati, Vivek Sharma Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B53.00012: Drop formation, pinch-off dynamics and liquid transfer of simple and complex fluids Jelena Dinic, Vivek Sharma Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B53.00013: Simulations of high and low viscosity micro-scale droplets splashing on a dry surface Arnout Boelens, Andrzej Latka, Juan de Pablo Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B53.00014: Dynamics of Wetting and Wicking on Rough Surfaces Dion Antao, Daniel Preston, Solomon Adera, Yangying Zhu, Evelyn Wang Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 2:03PM - 2:15PM		B53.00015: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract

Session B54: Optical Properties of Semiconductor Nanostructures II

Sponsoring Units: FIAP DMP
Chair: Alexander Efros, Naval Research Lab
Room: Hilton Baltimore Holiday Ballroom 5

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:27AM		B54.00001: Experimental evidence of $\alpha$$\rightarrow$$\beta$ phase transformation in SiC quantum dots and their size-dependent luminescence Xiaoxiao Guo, Dejian Dai, Baolu Fan, Jiyang Fan Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:27AM - 11:39AM		B54.00002: Two-photon absorption in 3-100nm diameter Silicon nanocrystals in solution Brandon Furey, Michael Downer, Yixuan Yu, Brian Korgel Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:39AM - 11:51AM		B54.00003: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:03PM		B54.00004: \textbf{Stimulated emission and lasing from all-inorganic perovskite quantum dots} Handong Sun, Yue Wang, Xiaoming Li, Zeng Haibo Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:03PM - 12:15PM		B54.00005: Control of Photo- and Electro-generated Excited States of Colloidal Quantum Dots Xiaogang Peng Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:15PM - 12:27PM		B54.00006: Self-assembled single-mode micro-lasers of "giant" CdSe/CdS core/shell quantum dots Chen Liao, Jiayu Zhang Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:27PM - 12:39PM		B54.00007: Red shift in the photoluminescence of colloidal carbon quantum dots induced by photon reabsorption Wenxia Zhang, Jiyang Fan Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:39PM - 12:51PM		B54.00008: Tunable Emission in Inverted Type-I CdS/CdSe Core/Crown Semiconductor Nanoplatelets Pedro Ludwig Hernandez-Martinez, Savas Delikanli, Burak Guzelturk, Talha Erdem, Yusuf Kelestemur, Murat Olutas, Mehmet Zafer Akgul, Hilmi Volkan Demir Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:51PM - 1:03PM		B54.00009: Nonradiative Auger recombination of biexcitons in CdSe/CdS core-shell nanocrystal quantum dots Roman Vaxenburg, Anna Rodina, Efrat Lifshitz, Alexander Efros Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:03PM - 1:15PM		B54.00010: Dangling Bond Magnetic Polaron in CdSe nanocrystals Alexander Efros, Anna Rodina Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:15PM - 1:27PM		B54.00011: Superradiance in Spherical Layered Nanostructures Serguei Goupalov Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:27PM - 1:39PM		B54.00012: Macrocrystals of Colloidal Quantum Dots in Anthracene: Exciton Transfer and Polarized Emission Zeliha Soran-Erdem, Talha Erdem, Pedro Ludwig Hernandez-Martinez, Mehmet Zafer Akgul, Nikolai Gaponik, Hilmi Volkan Demir Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 1:51PM		B54.00013: Optical Properties of the Defect State Luminescence of Zn2SnO4 Nanowires Baichhabi Yakami, Uma Paudyal, Shashank Nandyala, Gaurab Rimal, Jason K. Cooper, Jiajun Chen, TeYu Chien, Wenyong Wang, Jon M Pikal Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:51PM - 2:03PM		B54.00014: Photoluminescence of Sequential Infiltration Synthesized ZnO nanostructures. Leonidas Ocola, David Gosztola, Angel Yanguas-Gil, Aine Connolly Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 2:03PM - 2:15PM		B54.00015: X-ray Analysis of Self-assembled Nano-Dielectrics Li Zeng, Riccardo Turrisi, Jonathan Emery, Mark Hersam, Tobin Marks, Michael Bedzyk Preview Abstract

Session B55: Complex Microbial Communities

Sponsoring Units: DBIO
Chair: Jeff Gore, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Room: Hilton Baltimore Holiday Ballroom 6

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:15AM - 11:51AM		B55.00001: Evolution of Metabolic Dependency Invited Speaker: Wenying Shou Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 11:51AM - 12:27PM		B55.00002: Visualizing the population dynamics of microbial communities in the larval zebrafish gut Invited Speaker: Raghuveer Parthasarathy Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 12:27PM - 1:03PM		B55.00003: Forming Stable Complex Communities: Random vs. Evolved Interactions Invited Speaker: David Kessler Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:03PM - 1:39PM		B55.00004: Adaptive landscapes: Top-down and bottom-up perspectives Invited Speaker: Benjamin Kerr Preview Abstract
Monday, March 14, 2016 1:39PM - 2:15PM		B55.00005: Principles of Virus-Microbe Dynamics: From Ecology to Evolution and Back Again Invited Speaker: Joshua Weitz Preview Abstract

Session B60: Meet Your Future: An Interactive Session on Industrial Careers for Physicists

Sponsoring Units: APS
Room: Hilton Baltimore Key Ballroom 3/4

Monday, March 14, 2016 12:00PM - 2:15PM

B60.00001: Meet Your Future: An Interactive Session on Industrial Careers for Physicists Preview Abstract