Bulletin of the American Physical Society

2006 APS March Meeting

Monday–Friday, March 13–17, 2006; Baltimore, MD

Session Index

Session R1: Cytoskeletal Dynamics and Mechanics

Sponsoring Units: DCMP DBP
Chair: Gerard Wong, University of Illinois
Room: Baltimore Convention Center Ballroom IV

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:30PM - 3:06PM		R1.00001: Structural organization and dynamics of the cytoskeletal network Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:06PM - 3:42PM		R1.00002: Elasticity, adhesion and actin based propulsion Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:42PM - 4:18PM		R1.00003: Fluorescent Speckle Microrheology Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:18PM - 4:54PM		R1.00004: Nonlinear Elasticity in Biological Gels Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session R2: Fractional Quantum Hall Systems

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Horst Stormer, Columbia University
Room: Baltimore Convention Center Ballroom III

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:30PM - 3:06PM		R2.00001: New physics in the second Landau Level Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:06PM - 3:42PM		R2.00002: How free are composite fermions? An inelastic light scattering perpective. Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:42PM - 4:18PM		R2.00003: Exotic Excitations of Composite Fermions Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:18PM - 4:54PM		R2.00004: A proposal for measuring fractional charge and statistics in fractional quantum Hall states through noise experiments Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:54PM - 5:30PM		R2.00005: Phonon Absorption Experiments on Composite Fermions Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session R3: Lateral Spin Transport

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Chia-Ling Chien, Johns Hopkins University
Room: Baltimore Convention Center Ballroom I

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:30PM - 3:06PM		R3.00001: Spin injection, diffusion and detection in lateral spin valves Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:06PM - 3:42PM		R3.00002: Dynamics of lateral magnetoelectronic thin-film nanostructures Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:42PM - 4:18PM		R3.00003: Spin-polarized tunneling and spin diffusion in sub-micron lateral spin-transistors Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:18PM - 4:54PM		R3.00004: Spin-torque effects due to pure spin currents in lateral geometries Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session R4: Ionic, Dipolar and H-bonding Polymers

Sponsoring Units: DPOLY
Chair: Sanat Kumar, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 308

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:30PM - 3:06PM		R4.00001: Solvent-induced changes in the structure and rheology of polyelectrolyte solutions. Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:06PM - 3:42PM		R4.00002: Theoretical Modeling of Hydrogen Bonded and Metal-Ligand Associating Polymers Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:42PM - 4:18PM		R4.00003: Soultion assembly of charged block copolymers and block copolypeptides Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:18PM - 4:54PM		R4.00004: Water Solubility of Polymers with Salt: the Hofmeister Series Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:54PM - 5:30PM		R4.00005: Polyelectrolyte effects in polymers for lithography Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session R5: Paths from Academics to Employment

Sponsoring Units: FGSA FIAP
Chair: John L. Orrell, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 309

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:30PM - 3:06PM		R5.00001: AIP Statistics on Physics Employment Trends Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:06PM - 3:42PM		R5.00002: Industry Job Hunting for PhDs. Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:42PM - 4:18PM		R5.00003: Government Positions for Physicists. Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:18PM - 4:54PM		R5.00004: Aiming for Professorship at a Research University Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:54PM - 5:30PM		R5.00005: Teaching and Research at Undergraduate Institutions Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session R6: U.S. Women in Physics: Perspectives on Race and Gender

Sponsoring Units: CSWP
Chair: Kimberly Budil, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 310

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:30PM - 3:06PM		R6.00001: An International Perspective on Women in Physics Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:06PM - 3:42PM		R6.00002: What Works for Women in Undergraduate Physics? Learning from Different Institutions Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:42PM - 4:18PM		R6.00003: Women Physicists of Color Achieving at the Intersection of Race and Gender Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:18PM - 4:54PM		R6.00004: Effects of Informal and Formal Support Groups on Retaining Women and Minorities in U. S. Physics Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:54PM - 5:30PM		R6.00005: Interacting in the Smog Factors that Shape Faculty Attitudes and Beliefs about Race and Inclusion Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session R7: The Experimental and Theoretical Foundations of Evolution

Sponsoring Units: DBP FEd FPS
Chair: Herbert Levine, University of California, San Diego
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 307

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:30PM - 3:06PM		R7.00001: Evolutionary ecology of \textit{E. coli} metapopulations in patchy landscapes Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:06PM - 3:42PM		R7.00002: Life has Evolved to Evolve Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:42PM - 4:18PM		R7.00003: Can Evolution Be Understood Quantitatively? Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:18PM - 4:54PM		R7.00004: Genome Evolution in the 21st Century Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:54PM - 5:30PM		R7.00005: TBD Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session R8: Monolayers, Membranes & Microemulsions

Sponsoring Units: DFD
Chair: Mark Bowick, Syracuse University
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 314

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:30PM - 2:42PM		R8.00001: Theory of Myelin Coiling Jung-Ren Huang, Thomas Witten Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:42PM - 2:54PM		R8.00002: Curvature condensation and twinning in an indented elastic shell Moumita Das, Ashkan Vaziri, Arshad Kudrolli, L. Mahadevan Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:54PM - 3:06PM		R8.00003: Anomalous persistence of a pinch in a pipe L. Mahadevan, A. Vaziri, M. Das Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:06PM - 3:18PM		R8.00004: Crystalline order on the paraboloid Luca Giomi, Mark Bowick Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:18PM - 3:30PM		R8.00005: Elastic Stiffness of Grain Boundary Scars and Dislocation Dynamics Homin Shin, Mark Bowick Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:30PM - 3:42PM		R8.00006: Membrane Nano-Structures: The Three Tether Junction Oliver Ruebenacker, Greg Huber Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:42PM - 3:54PM		R8.00007: Toward a multi-scale simulation of lipid bilayer systems Taisuke Sugii, Shu Takagi, Yoichiro Matsumoto Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:54PM - 4:06PM		R8.00008: Influence of the size of interacting domains on the diffusion of nano-particles Florian R\"{u}ckerl, Carsten Selle, Josef K\"{a}s Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:06PM - 4:18PM		R8.00009: Control of domain formation and budding in multicomponent bilayer membranes Kurt A. Smith, Anna C. Balazs Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:18PM - 4:30PM		R8.00010: Ordering by collapse: Two-dimensional crystallization of hydrophobic dimers by folding Langmuir monolayers David Vaknin, Wei Bu, Alex Travesset Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:30PM - 4:42PM		R8.00011: Mechanical Properties of an Actin Filament Network Monolayer Robert Walder, Michael Dennin, Alex Levine Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:42PM - 4:54PM		R8.00012: Shape Selection in Self-Assembled Chiral Membranes: New Mechanism Based on the Flexoelectric Effect Zhao Lu, Robin Selinger, Jonathan Selinger Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:54PM - 5:06PM		R8.00013: Bile Salt Mediated Growth of Reverse Wormlike Micelles in Nonpolar Liquids Shih-Huang Tung, Yi-En Huang, Srinivasa Raghavan Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:06PM - 5:18PM		R8.00014: Mesoscopic simulations of binary mixtures and microemulsions using a stochastic, particle-based algorithm Erkan Tuzel, Guoai Pan, Thomas Ihle, Daniel Kroll Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:18PM - 5:30PM		R8.00015: On the bouncing of rigid spheres on thin polymer films Laurent Courbin, Antonin Marchand, Ashkan Vaziri, Howard A. Stone Preview Abstract

Session R9: Imaging, Signal Detection and Processing

Sponsoring Units: GIMS
Chair: Karen Waldrip, Sandia National Laboratories
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 301

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:30PM - 2:42PM		R9.00001: A single pixel camera based on compressed sensing Kevin Kelly, Dharmpal Takhar, Jason Laska, Mike Wakin, Marco Duarte, Brian Van Osdol, Dror Baron, Richard Baraniuk Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:42PM - 2:54PM		R9.00002: Low temperature confocal microscopy with a 4 K closed-cycle cryostat Angelika Kueng, Christoph Boedefeld, Christian Schulhauser, Matthias Buehler, Jens Hoehne Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:54PM - 3:06PM		R9.00003: 4Pi Spectral Self-interference Fluorescence Microscopy Mehmet Dogan, Anna K. Swan, M. Selim Unlu, Bennett B. Goldberg Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:06PM - 3:18PM		R9.00004: Enhancing Diffraction-Limited Images Using the Properties of the Point Spread Function Alexander Small, Ilko Ilev, Amir Gandjbakhche Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:18PM - 3:30PM		R9.00005: Feasibility of using Backscattered Mueller Matrix Images for Bioaerosol Detection Changhui Li, George W. Kattawar Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:30PM - 3:42PM		R9.00006: The Role of Hyperspectral Imaging in the Visualization of Obliterated Writings Hina Ayub, Diane Williams Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:42PM - 3:54PM		R9.00007: Femto-second real-time single-shot digitizer Jason Chou, Ozdal Boyraz, Bahram Jalali Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:54PM - 4:06PM		R9.00008: A photopyroelectric sensor for the high-resolution thermophysical characterization of liquid mixtures. Anna Matvienko, Andreas Mandelis Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:06PM - 4:18PM		R9.00009: Johnson Noise Thermometry in the range 505 K to 933 K Weston Tew, John Labenski, Sae Woo Nam, Samuel Benz, Paul Dresselhaus, John Martinis Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:18PM - 4:30PM		R9.00010: Using Temperature-Dependent Phenomena at Oxide Surfaces for Species Recognition in Chemical Sensing. Steve Semancik, Douglas Meier, Jon Evju, Kurt Benkstein, Zvi Boger, Chip Montgomery Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:30PM - 4:42PM		R9.00011: 2D Thermal Imaging of the Surfaces of Optoelectronic Devices by Thermoreflectance Microscopy M. Farzaneh, D. L\"{u}er{\ss}en, P. Mayer, R. J. Ram, Janice A. Hudgings Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:42PM - 4:54PM		R9.00012: Suppression of Non-Resonant Background in Broadband Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering Microscopy with Interferometry Tak Kee, Marcus Cicerone Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:54PM - 5:06PM		R9.00013: Digital ultrasonic pulse-echo overlap system and algorithm for unambiguous determination of pulse transit time Cristian Pantea, Dwight Rickel, Albert Migliori, Jianzhong Zhang, Yusheng Zhao, Sami El-Khatib, Robert Leisure, Baosheng Li Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:06PM - 5:18PM		R9.00014: Application of the finite element method to resonant ultrasound spectroscopy data analysis. A. Suslov, I. Dixon, S. Headley, E. Deyle, A. Migliori Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:18PM - 5:30PM		R9.00015: Source distance information and frequency shifts by chirp decomposition V. Guruprasad Preview Abstract

Session R10: Focus Session: Surfaces and Interfaces in Electronic Materials I

Sponsoring Units: DCP
Chair: Eric Borguet, Temple University
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 302

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:30PM - 3:06PM		R10.00001: Broad-Band Sum-Frequency Generation Spectroscopy at Platinum/Solution Interfaces Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:06PM - 3:18PM		R10.00002: Charge inversion at ultra-low electrolyte concentrations Duncan J. McGillivray, Mathias L\"{o}sche, Jens Pittler, Wei Bu, Alex Travesset, David Vaknin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:18PM - 3:30PM		R10.00003: Modeling Electrocatalysis -- Electro-oxidation of Pt(111) Timo Jacob, Matthias Scheffler Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:30PM - 3:42PM		R10.00004: Electrochemical oxidation in solid oxide fuel cells -- Where does it occur and how? Robert Walker, Michael Pomfret Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:42PM - 4:18PM		R10.00005: Epitaxial Electrodeposition of Chiral Metal Oxide Films Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:18PM - 4:30PM		R10.00006: Ab initio structure and energetics of ice Ih - implications for wetting Peter J. Feibelman Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:30PM - 4:42PM		R10.00007: How Water Meets a Hydrophobic Surface -- Reluctantly and with Fluctuations Adele Poynor, Liang Hong, Steve Granick Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:42PM - 4:54PM		R10.00008: Diffusion, adsorption and incorporation of antifreeze glycoprotein molecules at the ice/water interface Hiroyuki Nakaya, Salvador Zepeda, Yukihiro Uda, Shuichiro Matsumoto, Etsuro Yokoyama, Yoshinori Furukawa Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:54PM - 5:06PM		R10.00009: Self-oscillatory ice crystal growth in antifreeze protein (AFP) and glycoprotein (AFGP) solutions Salvador Zepeda, Hiroyuki Nakaya, Yukihiro Uda, Etsuro Yokoyama, yoshinori Furukawa Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:06PM - 5:18PM		R10.00010: Simulation study of water/silicon oxide interface Christian Lorenz, Susan Rempe, Mark Stevens, Gary Grest, Mesfin Tsige Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:18PM - 5:30PM		R10.00011: Hydrogen etching and graphitization of 4H- and 6H-SiC Xuebin Li, Zhimin Song, Tianbo Li, Claire Berger, Phillip First, Walter de Heer Preview Abstract

Session R11: Focus Session: Aerosols, Clusters, Droplets: Physics and Chemistry of Nanoobjects III: Molecular Clusters

Sponsoring Units: DCP
Chair: David Nesbit, University of Colorado
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 303

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:30PM - 3:06PM		R11.00001: Unraveling proton accommodation in water with cluster spectroscopy Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:06PM - 3:18PM		R11.00002: Excess Electrons in Water Clusters Ying Li, Robert Barnett, Uzi Landman Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:18PM - 3:30PM		R11.00003: Surface-trapped excess electrons on ice Francesca Baletto, Mal-Soon Lee, Sandro Scamdolo Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:30PM - 3:42PM		R11.00004: Hole-filling spectroscopy of the \textit{trans}-formanilide-H$_{2}$O and tryptamine-H$_{2}$O complexes: Solvent shuttling and solvent loss Timothy Zwier, Jasper Clarkson Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:42PM - 3:54PM		R11.00005: Anharmonic Vibrational Spectra of Hydrogen Bonded Clusters Sotiris S. Xantheas Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:54PM - 4:06PM		R11.00006: Probing the Stepwise Solvation of the Sulfate Dianion: Gas Phase Infrared Spectroscopy of SO$_{4}^{2-}$$\cdot$(H$_{2}$O)$_{n}$ Clusters (n=3-24) Knut R. Asmis, Gerard Meijer, Gabriele Santambrogio, Mathias Bruemmer, Ludger Woeste, Jia Zhou, Dave T. Moore, Daniel M. Neumark Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:06PM - 4:18PM		R11.00007: Effective polarizabilities of water clusters Ramiro Moro, Roman Rabinovitch, Chunlei Xia, Vitaly Kresin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:18PM - 4:30PM		R11.00008: Experimental Evidence for Internal Structure in Aqueous -- Organic Nanodroplets Gerald Wilemski, Barbara E. Wyslouzil, Reinhard Strey, Christopher H. Heath, Uta Dieregsweiler Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:30PM - 4:42PM		R11.00009: Imaging predissociation dynamics and energy flow pathways in vibrationally excited acetylene-HCl dimers Guosheng Li, Jessica Parr, Igor Fedorov, Hanna Reisler Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:42PM - 4:54PM		R11.00010: Monte Carlo simulations of Phase Changes in Lennard-Jones nanoclusters. Silvina Gatica, Xiao Dong, Estela Blaisten-Barojas Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:54PM - 5:06PM		R11.00011: Infrared spectroscopy of metal-solvent clusters: Li(NH$_{3})_{n}$ and Li(MeNH$_{2})_{n}$ Andrew Ellis, Tom Salter, Corey Evans, Victor Mikhailov Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:06PM - 5:18PM		R11.00012: Rings, Towers and Cages in Zn$_{n}$O$_{n}$ Clusters Arthur Reber, Shiv Khanna, Jagtar Hunjan, Marcela Beltran Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:18PM - 5:30PM		R11.00013: On the Aluminum Cluster Superatoms acting as Halogens and Alkaline-earth Metals Dennis E. Bergeron, Patrick J. Roach, A. Welford Castleman, Naiche O. Jones, J. Ulises Reveles, Shiv Khanna Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:30PM - 5:42PM		R11.00014: Induced super-halogen behavior of metal moieties in halogen-doped metal clusters Fedor Naumkin, Hobart Leung Preview Abstract

Session R12: Dynamics at silicon surfaces

Sponsoring Units: DCMP DMP
Chair: Paul G. Evans, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 304

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:30PM - 2:42PM		R12.00001: Electron Phonon Interaction at the $\mbox{Si(111)-7}\times \mbox{7}$ Surface I. Barke, Fan Zheng, A. Konicek, R. Hatch, F.J. Himpsel Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:42PM - 2:54PM		R12.00002: Ultrafast Electron Dynamics of Silicon Surface States: Second-Harmonic Hole Burning Spectroscopy on Si(111)7x7 John A. McGuire, Markus B. Raschke, Y.R. Shen Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:54PM - 3:06PM		R12.00003: Silicon surface evolution at high temperature in UHV. Valerian Ignatescu, Jack Blakely Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:06PM - 3:18PM		R12.00004: Interacting dimer rows on Si(001): Reconstructed Si(001) Arief Budiman Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:18PM - 3:30PM		R12.00005: Gold on silicon: Can theory and experiments for Si(111)-(5x2)-Au be reconciled? Steven Erwin, Christoph Seifert Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:30PM - 3:42PM		R12.00006: Au-Induced Reconstructions on the Si(111) Surface F.-K. Men, A.-L. Chin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:42PM - 3:54PM		R12.00007: Ab Initio Studies of Indium Diffusion on the Si(111)-7x7/Ge(111)-5x5 Surface D. Psiachos, M. J. Stott Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:54PM - 4:06PM		R12.00008: Evolution of Si Surface Morphology under Oxygen Etching Alison Baski, Mary Willis, Jonathan Dickinson Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:06PM - 4:18PM		R12.00009: Dissociation pathways and multiple adsorption configurations of ammonia on Si(001) Hanchul Kim, Opti Naguan Chung, Sukmin Chung, Ja-Yong Koo Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:18PM - 4:30PM		R12.00010: Desorption of Hydrogen from Si(111) by Resonant Excitation of the Si-H Vibrational Stretch Mode Zhiheng Liu, Leonard Feldman, Norman Tolk, Zhenyu Zhang, Philip Cohen Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:30PM - 4:42PM		R12.00011: Empirical modeling of STM imaging and tunneling spectroscopy of adsorbates on the Si(111)7x7 surface. Weiming Liu, Steven A. Horn, Pouya Maraghechi, S.N. Patitsas Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:42PM - 4:54PM		R12.00012: Chemical fingerprinting at the atomic level with scanning tunneling spectroscopy Koji S. Nakayama, Tomoko Sugano, Kenji Ohmori, A.W. Signor, J.H. Weaver Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:54PM - 5:06PM		R12.00013: Spin echo resolved grazing incidence neutron scattering Gian Felcher, Suzanne te Velthuis, Peter Falus, Alexei Vorobiev, Janos Major, Helmut Dosch Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:06PM - 5:18PM		R12.00014: Epitaxial growth and structure of the high-k dielectric Pr$_{2}$O$_{3}$ on Si(001) and Si(111) Jorg Zegenhagen, Laure Libralesso, Tien-Lin Lee Preview Abstract

Session R13: Focus Session: Ultrafast and Ultrahigh Field Chemistry III: Ultrafast Processes

Sponsoring Units: DCP
Chair: Yaron Silberberg, Weizmann Institute
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 305

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:30PM - 3:06PM		R13.00001: Attosecond electron wave packets Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:06PM - 3:18PM		R13.00002: Probing ultrafast electronic motions in atoms with the attosecond pump-probe Lee Collins, Suxing Hu, Barry Schneider Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:18PM - 3:54PM		R13.00003: Tomographic Imaging of Molecular Orbitals Using Femtosecond Lasers Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:54PM - 4:30PM		R13.00004: Coherent excitation and control of surface phonons Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:30PM - 4:42PM		R13.00005: Femtosecond microscopy of surface plasmon propagation on a silver film. Atsushi Kubo, Niko Pontius, Hrvoje Petek Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:42PM - 4:54PM		R13.00006: Adaptive Control of the Spatial Position of White Light Filaments in an Aqueous Solution Robert Levis, George Heck, Joseph Sloss Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:54PM - 5:06PM		R13.00007: Relaxation dynamics of dissolved molecule probed by a phase locked pulse pair:Br$_{2}$ in Ar Mizuho Fushitani, Heide Ibrahim, Markus Guehr, Nikolaus Schwentner Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:06PM - 5:18PM		R13.00008: Vibrational Relaxation of Anions in Nonaqueous Reverse Micelles Gerald Sando, Jeffrey Owrutsky Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:18PM - 5:30PM		R13.00009: Molecular quantum computation by using ultrashort intense laser pulses under the influence of non-Markovian dissipation Yukiyoshi Ohtsuki Preview Abstract

Session R16: Thermoelectrics

Sponsoring Units: FIAP
Chair: Joseph P. Heremans, Ohio State University
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 312

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:30PM - 2:42PM		R16.00001: Fabrication and Characterization of Bi2Te3 Nanoparticles for Thermoelectric Applications Yi Ma, Bed Poudel, Wenzhong Wang, Dezhi Wang, Zhifeng Ren, Q. Hao, H. Lee, Gang Chen Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:42PM - 2:54PM		R16.00002: Characterization and thermoelectric properties of Si-Ge nanocomposite Dezhi Wang, Wenzhong Wang, Shuo Chen, Jianyu Huang, Zhifeng Ren, Hohyun Lee, Gang Chen, Ming Tang, M. S. Dresselhaus, Pawan Gogna, Jean-Pierre Fleurial, Bradley Klotz Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:54PM - 3:06PM		R16.00003: Prospects for nanoscale thermoelectric Bi(1-x)Sb(x) alloys Joseph P. Heremans Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:06PM - 3:18PM		R16.00004: Quantum Confinement and Surface State Effects in the Thermopower of Bismuth Nanowires. T.E. Huber, A. Nikolaeva, D. Gitsu, L. Konopko, M.J. Graf Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:18PM - 3:30PM		R16.00005: The Order Disorder phase transition in Zn$_{4}$Sb$_{3}$ S. Bhattacharya, R.P. Hermann, V. Keppens, J. Snyder, T.M. Tritt Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:30PM - 3:42PM		R16.00006: Presence of $\alpha $ phase domains in the phonon-glass thermoelectric $\beta $-Zn$_{4}$Sb$_{3}$ from atomic pair distribution function (PDF) analysis H. J. Kim, E. S. Bozin, S. J. L. Billinge, S. Haile, G. J. Snyder Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:42PM - 3:54PM		R16.00007: Theoretical study of thermal properties of Si clathrates Xiaoli Tang, Jianjun Dong Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:54PM - 4:06PM		R16.00008: Optical and thermoelectric properties of Tl-filled CoSb$_3$ skutterudites from first-principles In Gee Kim, Arthur J. Freeman Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:06PM - 4:18PM		R16.00009: Low-temperature Thermodynamic Properties of Eu-filled Skutterudites Y. Luan, S. Bhattacharya, V. Keppens, D. Mandrus, B.C. Sales Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:18PM - 4:30PM		R16.00010: Effects of Substitution and Grain Size on the High Temperature Thermoelectric Properties of MNiSn Phases. Slade Culp, S. Joseph Poon, Terry M. Tritt, Nicoleta Hickman, Brad Edwards Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:30PM - 4:42PM		R16.00011: Promising thermoelectric properties in some p-type half-Heuslers Meng Zhu, S.J. Poon, V. Ponnambalam, T.M. Tritt Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:42PM - 4:54PM		R16.00012: Thermoelectric properties of some p-type half-Heusler alloys V. Ponnambalam, T.M. Tritt, Meng Zhu, S.J. Poon Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:54PM - 5:06PM		R16.00013: Growth, structural, and transport properties of epitaxial NaxCoO$_{2}$ thin films Zhigang Ma, A. Venimadhav, D.A. Tenne, Qi Li, A. Soukiassian, X.X. Xi, D.G. Schlom, R. Arroyave, Z.K. Liu, Minhyea Lee, N.P. Ong, H.P. Sun, Xiaoqing Pan Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:06PM - 5:18PM		R16.00014: On the Thermoelectric Properties of Layered Cobaltates Qiang Li Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:18PM - 5:30PM		R16.00015: Microstructure and Growth Mechanism of Ca$_{3}$Co$_{4}$O$_{9}$ Thin Films on Si and Glass Substrates Yufeng Hu, Eli Sutter, Weidong Si, Qiang Li Preview Abstract

Session R17: Focus Session: Semiconductors for THz and IR II

Sponsoring Units: FIAP
Chair: A. G. U. Perera, Georgia State University
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 313

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:30PM - 2:42PM		R17.00001: Dependence of the groundstate interband optical transition in InAs-GaSb superlattices on the width of the GaSb layers Patrick Folkes, J. Little, S. Svensson, K. Olver, A. Amtout, S. Krishna Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:42PM - 2:54PM		R17.00002: Comparison of terahertz emission from N-face and In-face indium nitride thin films Grace Chern, Eric Readinger, Hongen Shen, Michael Wraback, Chad Gallinat, Gregor Koblmueller, James Speck Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:54PM - 3:06PM		R17.00003: Electro-Optical characterization of W-structured type-II superlattice photodetectors J.G. Tischler, E.H. Aifer, I. Vurgaftman, J.R. Meyer, C.L. Canedy, E.M. Jackson Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:06PM - 3:42PM		R17.00004: Recent development of terahertz wave sensing and imaging science, technology, and applications Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:42PM - 3:54PM		R17.00005: Self-assembled ErAs nanoislands for enhanced terahertz detection. John O'Hara, Rohit Prasankumar, Josh Zide, Art Gossard, Antoinette Taylor, Richard Averitt Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:54PM - 4:06PM		R17.00006: Type II superlattice infrared focal plane arrays: Optical, electrical, and mid-wave infrared imaging characterization. John Little, Stefan Svensson, Arnie Goldberg, Steve Kennerly, Kim Olver, Trirat Hongsmatip, Michael Winn, Parvez Uppal Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:06PM - 4:18PM		R17.00007: Pulsed THz-emission and carrier concentrations in InN Ricardo Ascazubi, Ingrid Wilke, William Schaff Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:18PM - 4:30PM		R17.00008: A New All-Optical Imaging Scheme based on QWIP technology Debing Zeng, Gang Chen, Rainer Martini Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:30PM - 4:42PM		R17.00009: A THz Microcavity with a Phononic Cavity Polariton Hadley Lawler, Sanjiv Shresta, Gavin Brennen Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:42PM - 4:54PM		R17.00010: Interplay between plasmon and current due to terahertz radiation Danhong Huang, Casey Rhodes, Paul Alsing, Dave Cardimona Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:54PM - 5:06PM		R17.00011: Submicron Material Characterization Using Terahertz Scanning Near-Field Microscopy Hou-Tong Chen, Antoinette Taylor, Richard Averitt, Federico Buersgens, Roland Kersting Preview Abstract

Session R18: Focus Session: Carbon Nanotubes: Transport II

Sponsoring Units: DMP
Chair: Brian LeRoy, TU Delft
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 315

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:30PM - 3:06PM		R18.00001: Quantum Dephasing and Decoherence in Carbon Nanotubes : Role of Electron-Phonon coupling Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:06PM - 3:18PM		R18.00002: Combined electrical transport and STM of carbon nanotubes B.J. LeRoy, I. Heller, V.K. Pahilwani, C. Dekker, S.G. Lemay Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:18PM - 3:30PM		R18.00003: Role of electronic excitations in ion collisions with carbon nanostructures. David Tomanek, Yoshiyuki Miyamoto, Arkady Krasheninnikov Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:30PM - 3:42PM		R18.00004: Electrical conducting and breakdown behaviors of multiwall carbon nanotubes under different contact modes Shuo Chen, J.Y. Huang, S.H. Jo, Z.Q. Wang, D.X. Han, G. Chen, M. Dresselhaus, Z.F. Ren Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:42PM - 3:54PM		R18.00005: Distinct properties of single-wall carbon nanotubes with sidewall chemical functionalization Jianping Lu, Hyoungki Park, Jijun Zhao Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:54PM - 4:06PM		R18.00006: Effects of sidewall functionalization on the conducting properties of SWNTs Hyoungki Park, Jijun Zhao, Jianping Lu Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:06PM - 4:18PM		R18.00007: Theory of scanned-gate microscopy of carbon nanotubes and nanowires Matthew Zhang, Misha Fogler Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:18PM - 4:30PM		R18.00008: Re-entrant semiconducting behavior of zigzag carbon nanotubes on substitutional doping by oxygen dimers Seung-Hoon Jhi Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:30PM - 4:42PM		R18.00009: Modulated conduction in single-walled carbon nanotubes using covalently bound chromophore functionalities Jason Simmons, Tyler Mark, Guangde Chen, Victoria Campbell, Padma Gopalan, Mark Eriksson Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:42PM - 4:54PM		R18.00010: Electron Transport in Carbon Nanotubes with Superconducting Contacts Alexander Makarovski, Gleb Finkelstein Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:54PM - 5:06PM		R18.00011: Superconductivity in entirely end-bonded multi-walled carbon nanotubes Junji Haruyama, Izumi Takesue, Naoki Kobayashi, Shohei Chiashi, Shigeo Maruyama, Toshiki Sugai, Hisanori Shinohara Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:06PM - 5:18PM		R18.00012: Zero-bias anomaly and possible superconductivity in single-walled carbon nanotubes Jian Zhang, Alexander Tselev, Yanfei Yang, Kyle Hatton, Paola Barbara, Serhii Shafraniuk Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:18PM - 5:30PM		R18.00013: Shell filling and excited states in a fully tunable double quantum dot on a carbon nanotube Sami Sapmaz, Carola Meyer, Piotr Beliczynski, Pablo Jarillo-Herrero, Leo Kouwenhoven Preview Abstract

Session R19: Focus Session: Spin Hall Effect and Spin Transport

Sponsoring Units: GMAG DMP
Chair: Allan MacDonald, University of Texas
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 316

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:30PM - 3:06PM		R19.00001: Theory of Spin Hall Effect in GaAs Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:06PM - 3:18PM		R19.00002: Spin Hall Current Induced Edge-Spin Accumulation in Two-Dimensional Electron and Hole Systems Kentaro Nomura, Jairo Sinova, Nikolai Sinitsyn, Tomas Jungwirth, Joerg Wunderlich, Bernd Kaetsner, Allan MacDonald Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:18PM - 3:30PM		R19.00003: Spin Hall effect in p-type semiconductors in magnetic fields Mehdi Zarea, Sergio Ulloa Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:30PM - 3:42PM		R19.00004: Non-linear charge and spin Hall effect caused by insulating or charged disks in a two dimensional electron gas David Schmeltzer, Hsuan-Yeh Chang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:42PM - 3:54PM		R19.00005: The Helical Liquid and the Edge of Quantum Spin Hall Systems Congjun Wu, B. Andrei Bernevig, Shou-Cheng Zhang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:54PM - 4:06PM		R19.00006: ``Spin-orbit" susceptibility in the quantum spin Hall systems Shuichi Murakami Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:06PM - 4:18PM		R19.00007: Stability of the quantum spin Hall effect with disorder and interactions Cenke Xu, Joel Moore Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:18PM - 4:30PM		R19.00008: Mesoscopic Spin Hall effect Philippe Jacquod, Inanc Adagideli, Jens Bardarson, Carlo Beenakker Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:30PM - 4:42PM		R19.00009: The pseudospin degree of freedom and dynamics in degenerate bands Qian Niu, Dimitrie Culcer Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:42PM - 4:54PM		R19.00010: Transport Equations and Spin-Charge Propagating Mode in a Two Dimensional Hole Gas with Spin-Orbit Coupling Taylor Hughes, Andrei Bernevig, Yaroslaw Bazaliy, Shou-Cheng Zhang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:54PM - 5:06PM		R19.00011: Spin-orbit coupling and Zeeman splitting of holes in GaAs nanostructures grown in [113] direction Taisuke Minagawa, Yuli Lyanda-Geller Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:06PM - 5:18PM		R19.00012: Spin-orbit induced spin precession in 2D hole systems Dimitrie Culcer, Christian Lechner, Roland Winkler Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:18PM - 5:30PM		R19.00013: A Luttinger Hamiltonian is not enough M.C. Chang, C.P. Chuu, Q. Niu Preview Abstract

Session R20: Focus Session: Multiferroics III: Perovskites

Sponsoring Units: DMP GMAG
Chair: Craig Fennie, Rutgers University
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 317

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:30PM - 2:42PM		R20.00001: Multiferroicity of BiMnO$_3$ reexamined from first principles. Tatsuya Shishidou, Tamio Oguchi Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:42PM - 2:54PM		R20.00002: Orbital order, ferromagnetism, and ferroelectricity of BiMnO$_3$ and related compounds Chanho Yang, Taeyeong Koo, Yoon Hee Jeong Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:54PM - 3:06PM		R20.00003: Magnetic Ferroelectrics Bi,Pb-3$d$ Transition Metal Perovskites Masaki Azuma, Kazuhide Takata, Takashi Saito, Yuichi Shimakawa, Mikio Takano, Seiji Niitaka, Alexei Belik, Shintaro Ishiwata Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:06PM - 3:18PM		R20.00004: Dielectric, magnetic, magneto-optical and nonlinear optical properties of ferroelectric ferromagnetic semiconductor BiMnO$_{3}$ from first-principles calculations Guang-Yu Guo, Hai-Qing Lin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:18PM - 3:30PM		R20.00005: Properties and superlattice for multiferroics BiMnO$_{3}$ . C.Q. Jin, Z.H. Chi, H. Yang, R.C. Yu, S.M. Feng, F. Y. Li Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:30PM - 3:42PM		R20.00006: Structural Investigations of Bi-containing, multiferroic thin films using Second Harmonic Generation Ernst Knoesel, S.E. Lofland, K.F. McDonald, C.J. Meeting, M. Murakami, M. Aranova, I. Takeuchi Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:42PM - 3:54PM		R20.00007: Multiphase Formation In Bi based Multiferroic Thin Films: Structural Change And Strain Relaxation Sung Hwan Lim, Makoto Murakami, Shigehiro Fujino, Manfred Wuttig, Ichiro Takeuchi, Lourdes G. Salamanca-Riba, Wendy Lynn Sarney Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:54PM - 4:06PM		R20.00008: Dichroism and order parameter coupling in BiFeO$_3$ Films Mikel Barry, T. Zhao, F. Zavaliche, M.P. Cruz, Y.H. Chu, R. Ramesh, A. Scholl, A. Doran Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:06PM - 4:18PM		R20.00009: Systematic investigation of multiferroic properties of (Bi$_{1-x}$Sm$_{x})$FeO$_{3}$ and (Bi$_{1-x}$La$_{x})$FeO$_{3}$ thin films using composition spreads Makoto Murakami, V. Nagarajan, A. Vartharajan, S. Fujino, M. Wuttig, I. Takeuchi Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:18PM - 4:30PM		R20.00010: Scanning probe imaging of coexistent ferroelectricity and ferromagnetism in thin films of room temperature multiferroics. V.R. Palkar, S.C. Purandare, J. John, S. Gohil, S. Bhattacharya Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:30PM - 4:42PM		R20.00011: The Nanostructure Formation and Growth Evolution of Ferroelectric/Ferromagnetic BiFeO$_{3}$-CoFe$_{2}$O$_{4}$ Thin Films Sheng Yu Young, Lourdes G. Salamanca-Riba, Haimei Zheng Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:42PM - 4:54PM		R20.00012: Electrical and Magnetic Properties of Pb(Zr,Ti)O$_{3}$/CoFe$_{2}$O$_{4}$ Composite Thin Films Nora Ortega, S. Majumder, P. Bhattacharya, R.S. Katiyar, P. Dutta, M.S. Seehra, A. Manivannan Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:54PM - 5:06PM		R20.00013: Quantum Monte Carlo calculations of BiScO$_{3}$ ferroelectric well-depths Hendra Kwee, Henry Krakauer, Shiwei Zhang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:06PM - 5:18PM		R20.00014: Magnetic and structural properties of CeO$_{2}$ nanoparticles Prasanta Dutta, Susmita Pal, Mohindar Seehra, G. Turpin, R. Ernst Preview Abstract

Session R21: Focus Session: Biological Hydrodynamics

Sponsoring Units: DFD DBP
Chair: Ray Goldstein, University of Arizona
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 318

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:30PM - 3:06PM		R21.00001: Large-scale pattern formation in active particles suspensions: from interacting microtubules to swimming bacteria Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:06PM - 3:18PM		R21.00002: Elastic swimming I: Optimization Eric Lauga, Tony Yu, Anette Hosoi Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:18PM - 3:30PM		R21.00003: Elastic swimming II: Experiments Tony Yu, Eric Lauga, Anette Hosoi Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:30PM - 3:42PM		R21.00004: Stress-induced reversal of flagellar propulsion: an ingredient of quorum polarity of {\it Bacillus subtilis} L. Cisneros, C. Dombrowski, R.E. Goldstein, J.O. Kessler Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:42PM - 3:54PM		R21.00005: Effects of nonlinear membrane elasticity on capsule recovery Andres Gonzalez-Mancera, Charles Eggleton Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:54PM - 4:06PM		R21.00006: Balancing energy input and viscous dissipation in the Zooming BioNematic J.O. Kessler, R.E. Goldstein, R. Cortez Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:06PM - 4:18PM		R21.00007: Multicellularity and the Functional Interdependence of Motility and Molecular Transport C. Solari, S. Ganguly, J.O. Kessler, R. Michod, R.E. Goldstein Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:18PM - 4:30PM		R21.00008: Flagella-Driven Flows Circumvent Diffusive Bottlenecks that Inhibit Metabolite Exchange Martin Short, Cristian Solari, Sujoy Ganguly, John Kessler, Raymond Goldstein, Thomas Powers Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:30PM - 4:42PM		R21.00009: Measurement of Flow Patterns and Dispersion in the Human Airways Frank E. Fresconi, Ajay K. Prasad Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:42PM - 4:54PM		R21.00010: On small insect flight -- a two-dimensional study Paulo Ferreira de Sousa Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:54PM - 5:06PM		R21.00011: Wake characteristics of a model ornithopter Alfredo Juarez, Jacob Harlow, James Allen, Paulo Ferreira de Sousa Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:06PM - 5:18PM		R21.00012: Vertical hovering of a symmetric flapping model Makoto Iima, Tatsuo Yanagita Preview Abstract

Session R22: Focus Session: Biomagnetism and Exchange Biased Thin Films

Sponsoring Units: GMAG DMP
Chair: David Lederman, West Virginia University
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 319

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:30PM - 3:06PM		R22.00001: Magnetic Viruses: Utilizing Self-Assembly for Biomedical Applications Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:06PM - 3:18PM		R22.00002: Atomic model for the exchange bias in Fe/FePt(110) alloy Chanyong Hwang, W. Kim, J.S. Park, Y.P. Lee, S.C. Hong Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:18PM - 3:30PM		R22.00003: Competing Mechanisms in Asymmetric Magnetization Reversal in Exchange Biased Bilayers Oleg Petracic, Zhi-Pan Li, Ivan K. Schuller Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:30PM - 3:42PM		R22.00004: Magnetization Precession in Interlayer Exchange-Coupled Thin Films Steven Michalski, Jian Zhou, Ralph Skomski, Nikolay Polushkin, Roger Kirby Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:42PM - 3:54PM		R22.00005: Exchange coupling in multilayers with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy Jian Zhou, Ralph Skomski, Steven Michalski, Roger Kirby, David Sellmyer Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:54PM - 4:06PM		R22.00006: Spin Dynamics in Exchange Biased Co/FeMn Bilayers Jeffrey Parker, Mun Chan, Melissa Haugen, Bruce Bolon, Chris Leighton, Paul Crowell Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:06PM - 4:18PM		R22.00007: Exchange Bias in Fe$_{x}$Ni$_{1-x}$F$_{2}$/Co Bilayers Miyeon Cheon, Zhongyuan Liu, David Lederman Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:18PM - 4:30PM		R22.00008: Dynamics of Spontaneous Magnetization Reversal in Exchange Biased Bilayers Zhi-Pan Li, Casey W. Miller, Igor V. Roshchin, Ivan K. Schuller Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:30PM - 4:42PM		R22.00009: Exchange bias measurements of epitaxial magnetic oxide exchange bias bilayers. Xianglin Ke, Land Belenky, Chang-Beom Eom, Mark Rzchowski Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:42PM - 4:54PM		R22.00010: Quantitative Depth Profiling of Interfacial Moments in Paramagnetic CoO in Py/CoO bilayer. Sujoy Roy, X. Liu, S.K. Sinha, B.J. Taylor, M.B. Maple, Y. Tang, Jung-IL Hong, A.E. Berkowitz, T. Leo, D.J. Smith, S. Park, M.R. Fitzsimmons, C. Sanchez-Hanke, C.-C Kao Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:54PM - 5:06PM		R22.00011: Effects of coupling on domain structure of [Pt(6{\AA})/Co(4{\AA})]$_{3}$/NiO(t$_{NiO})$/[Co(4{\AA})/Pt(6{\AA})]$_{3}$ multilayers with oscillatory coupling Andrew Baruth, S.H. Liou, S. Adenwalla, D.J. Keavney Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:06PM - 5:18PM		R22.00012: Fabrication and characterization of lateral all-magnetic superlattices Nikolay Polushkin, Steven Michalski, Lanping Yue, Roger Kirby Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:18PM - 5:30PM		R22.00013: Ferromagnetism of CoAl(100) induced by oxidation at 300 K Volker Rose, Klaus Brueggemann, Rudolf David, Harald Ibach Preview Abstract

Session R23: Focus Session: Theory and Simulation for Information Storage Applications

Sponsoring Units: GMAG FIAP
Chair: Andreas Berger, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 320

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:30PM - 3:06PM		R23.00001: Nanomagnetic Simulations of Recording Media Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:06PM - 3:18PM		R23.00002: Magnetization Dynamics in Ultrahigh-Density Magnetic Recording R. Skomski, J. Zhou, D. J. Sellmyer Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:18PM - 3:30PM		R23.00003: Experimental determination of switching field distributions in perpendicular and patterned recording media Andreas Berger, Byron Lengsfield, Yoshihiro Ikeda, Olav Hellwig, Eric Fullerton Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:30PM - 3:42PM		R23.00004: Simulations Of Nanomagnet Clusters With Perpendicular Uniaxial Anisotropy For Multilevel Data Storage Qijun Xiao, Robert Krotkov, Mark Tuominen Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:42PM - 3:54PM		R23.00005: Magnetic properties of nanosized systems, discrete and continuum approaches Patricio Vargas, David Laroze Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:54PM - 4:06PM		R23.00006: Micromagnetism in the ultrathin limit Danilo Pescia, Oliver Portmann, Matthias Buess, Alessandro Vindigni, Andreas Vaterlaus, Christian Horst Back Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:06PM - 4:18PM		R23.00007: Magnetic properties of coupled Gd/Pd/Ni thin films Ilir Zoto, Gary Mankey Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:18PM - 4:30PM		R23.00008: Influence of the antiferromagnet spin structure on exchange bias. R. Morales, Zhi-Pan Li, J. M. Alameda, Ivan K. Schuller Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:30PM - 4:42PM		R23.00009: First-principles study on the magnetic and structural properties of Fe-Co alloys Dangxin Wu, Ping Liu, Qiming Zhang, Ruqian Wu Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:42PM - 4:54PM		R23.00010: Magnetic depth profile of La$_{0.7}$Ca$_{0.3}$MnO$_{3}$ / YBa$_{2}$Cu$_{3}$O$_{7-\delta}$ trilayers S.G.E. te Velthuis, A. Hoffmann, V. Pe\~{n}a, D. Arias, C. Leon, J.L. Martinez, J. Santamaria, M.R. Fitzsimmons, B.J. Kirby, M. Varela Preview Abstract

Session R24: Block Copolymer Applications

Sponsoring Units: DPOLY
Chair: Ting Xu, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 321

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:30PM - 2:42PM		R24.00001: Catalysts from Block Copolymers David Durkee, Nitash Balsara, Alexis Bell Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:42PM - 2:54PM		R24.00002: Thermally Crosslinkable Diblock Copolymer Templates Julie Leiston-Belanger, Thomas Russell, Eric Drockenmuller, Craig Hawker Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:54PM - 3:06PM		R24.00003: Ordered Hexagonal Arrays of Holes with 40 nm Period by Shear Alignment of Diblock Copolymer Bilayers Jose Vedrine, Douglas Adamson, Richard Register, Thomas Pickthorn, Paul Chaikin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:06PM - 3:18PM		R24.00004: Reversible Nanostructures Assembled from Amphiphilic Block Copolymers Chen Xu, Xuefeng Fu, Michael Fryd, Bradford Wayland, Karen Winey, Russell Composto Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:18PM - 3:30PM		R24.00005: Patterned mesoporous media via 3-D replication in supercritical Carbon dioxide. Sivakumar Nagarajan, Thomas Russell, James Watkins, Joan Bosworth, Peter Busch, Detlef Smilgies, Christopher Ober Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:30PM - 3:42PM		R24.00006: Ordered Nanostructured Carbon Generated from Pyrolyzed Polymer Precursors inside Anodic Aluminum Oxide Template Jiun-Tai Chen, Kyusoon Shin, Julie Leiston-Belanger, Mingfu Zhang, Thomas Russell Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:42PM - 3:54PM		R24.00007: Soft molding to align cylindrical nanodomains of block copolymers Hideaki Yokoyama, Lei Li Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:54PM - 4:06PM		R24.00008: Nanopatterning of Viruses and Proteins Using Microphase Separated Block Copolymers Arthur Cresce, Angela Lewandowski, William Bentley, Peter Kofinas Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:06PM - 4:18PM		R24.00009: Surface Directed Assembly of Viral Monolayers S. Wargacki, R. Naik, D. Phillips, M. Francis, V. Ward, E. Thomas, R.A. Vaia Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:18PM - 4:30PM		R24.00010: Guided Molecular Self-Assembly of Block Copolymer and Nanoparticles Shan Zou, Gilbert Walker Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:30PM - 4:42PM		R24.00011: Effect of Casting Solvent on the Morphology of Block Copolymer / Maghemite Nanoparticle Mixtures Kookheon Char, Moon Jeong Park Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:42PM - 4:54PM		R24.00012: 2-D Hierarchical Structure of Block Copolymer / Bio-nanoparticle Complexes Dongseok Shin, Thomas Russell Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:54PM - 5:06PM		R24.00013: Effect of Interacting Nanoparticles on the Ordered Morphology of Block Copolymer / Nanoparticle Mixtures Moon Jeong Park, Yu Jin Kang, Kookheon Char Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:06PM - 5:18PM		R24.00014: Magnetic Properties of Ni Nanoparticles Dispersed in Polystyrene-Isoprene-Polystyrene Triblockcopolymers Mircea Chipara, You Qiang, Linfeng Guo, Aminian Hossein, Jeffrey M. Zaleski, Sy-Hwang Liou Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:18PM - 5:30PM		R24.00015: Penetrant Diffusion in a SEBS Triblock Copolymer by Pulse Field Gradient NMR Alan Jones, Marcus Giotto, Alana Canfield, Guoxing Lin Preview Abstract

Session R25: Adhesion and Viscoelasticity in Polymer Thin Films

Sponsoring Units: DPOLY
Chair: Karen Winey, University of Pennsylvania
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 322

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:30PM - 2:42PM		R25.00001: QCM Studies of Polymer Gel Spreading in Liquid Environments Frank Nunalee, Bruce Lee, Phillip Messersmith, Kenneth Shull Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:42PM - 2:54PM		R25.00002: Frictional properties of hydrophobic nanopatches in different solvents. Matteo Castronovo, Robert Hudej, Denis Scaini, Martina Dell'Angela, Loredana Casalis, Giacinto Scoles Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:54PM - 3:06PM		R25.00003: Viscoelastic behavior of PDMS thin films with POSS nanofillers Wen Yin, Jianjun Deng, John R. Hottle, Hyong-Jun Kim , Alan R. Esker Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:06PM - 3:18PM		R25.00004: Modified Side-Chain Liquid Crystalline Polymer Thin Films as Low Adhesion Surfaces Haris Retsos, Daewon Lee, Costantino Creton, Kookheon Char Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:18PM - 3:30PM		R25.00005: Polydispersity Effects on Polymer-Polymer Welding. Anna Barnette, Richard Wool, Ian McAninch Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:30PM - 3:42PM		R25.00006: Lubrication by glycoprotein brushes. Bruno Zappone, Marina Ruths, George W. Greene, Jacob Israelachvili Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:42PM - 3:54PM		R25.00007: Understanding Polymer Adhesion: Calculations of Adsorption of Organic Molecules onto Si and SiO$_2$ Surfaces Karen Johnston, Risto Nieminen Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:54PM - 4:06PM		R25.00008: Differential pressure experiment to probe adhesive interactions in thin films Anny Flory, David Brass, Kenneth Shull Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:06PM - 4:18PM		R25.00009: Capillary wave dynamics on viscoelastic polymer thin-films: Monolayers and bilayers Mark Henle, Alex Levine Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:18PM - 4:30PM		R25.00010: Molecular recoiling forces in ultra-thin films of long entangled polymer chains Arnold Chang-Mou Yang, Tony Ming-Hsun Yang, Sen-Yen Hou, Yu-Lun Chang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:30PM - 4:42PM		R25.00011: The Effect of Nanobubbles on Microcantilever Bending Sangmin Jeon, Ramya Desikan, Fang Tian, Thomas Thundat Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:42PM - 4:54PM		R25.00012: Measuring local viscoelastic properties of complex materials with atomic force microscopy Paula Wood-Adams, Wensheng Xu Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:54PM - 5:06PM		R25.00013: The kinetics of the reaction of telechelics at a soft interface by neutron reflectivity J. Kevin Rice, Helen Ji, Mark Dadmun, Jimmy Mays Preview Abstract

Session R26: Focus Session: Counterion Dynamics in Charged Biopolymer Systems

Sponsoring Units: DBP DPOLY
Chair: Alex Travesset, Ames Laboratory
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 323

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:30PM - 3:06PM		R26.00001: Counterion liquids between biological polyelectrolytes Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:06PM - 3:18PM		R26.00002: Bjerrum Pairing Correlations at Charged Interfaces Alex Travesset, David Vaknin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:18PM - 3:54PM		R26.00003: Charged Polymers in Electric Fields Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:54PM - 4:06PM		R26.00004: Migration of DNA on electrically inhomogeneous surfaces Eric Petersen, Bingquan Li, Vladimir Samuilov, Xiaohua Fang, Jonathan Sokolov, Miriam Rafailovich Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:06PM - 4:18PM		R26.00005: Evidence for High Conductivity in the Pili of \textit{Geobacter sulfurreducens}: ``Nano-wires'' in a Prokaryotic Electron Transport Chain? Kevin D. McCarthy, Gemma Reguera, Teena Mehta, Julie S. Nicoll, Xinyu Wang, Mark T. Tuominen, Derek R. Lovley Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:18PM - 4:30PM		R26.00006: Dynamical Transition of the Protein Observed in Terahertz Dielectric Response Jing-Yin Chen, Joseph Knab, Andrea Markelz Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:30PM - 4:42PM		R26.00007: Terahertz dielectric response dependence on protein melting and hydration Yunfen He, J.R. Knab, B. Shah, A.G. Markelz Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:42PM - 4:54PM		R26.00008: Inorganic Surface and Structure Adhesion of Amino Acids and Peptides LaRue Dunkleberger, Robert Willett, Loren Pfeiffer Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:54PM - 5:06PM		R26.00009: Interactions between the HIV-TAT transduction domain and cell membranes Abhijit Mishra, Gerard Wong Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:06PM - 5:18PM		R26.00010: Temperature Effects on Threshold Counterion Concentration to Induce Aggregation of fd Virus Qi Wen, Jay Tang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:18PM - 5:30PM		R26.00011: Ion Distribution around DNA: Can Transitions Be Observed? Kurt Andresen, Lisa Kwok, Xiangyun Qiu, Hye Yoon Park, Jessica Lamb, Lois Pollack Preview Abstract

Session R27: Many-Body/Strongly Correlated

Sponsoring Units: DCOMP
Chair: Gerardo Ortiz, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 324

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:30PM - 2:42PM		R27.00001: Density Matrix Renormalization Group algorithm on intersecting chains Haihui Guo, Steven White Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:42PM - 2:54PM		R27.00002: Finite-temperature density matrix renormalization using an enlarged Hilbert space Adrian E. Feiguin, Steven R. White Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:54PM - 3:06PM		R27.00003: DMRG meets NRG Andreas Weichselbaum, Frank Verstraete, Ulrich Schollw\"ock, J. Ignacio Cirac, Jan von Delft Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:06PM - 3:18PM		R27.00004: Strong Coupling Polaron in 2D in Terms of the Bethe-Salpter Equation Russell Selva, Yuriy Malozovsky Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:18PM - 3:30PM		R27.00005: Collective fields in the functional RG for fermions: Vacuum expectation values and spontaneous symmetry breaking Florian Schuetz, Peter Kopietz Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:30PM - 3:42PM		R27.00006: Ab initio Anderson impurity approach to x-ray absorption spectra of transition metal complexes Daniel L. Cox, Arnd Hubsch, Montiago X. LaBute Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:42PM - 3:54PM		R27.00007: Anomalous tunneling of bound pairs in crystal lattices Pavel Kornilovitch, Vladimir Bulatov Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:54PM - 4:06PM		R27.00008: Non-Markovian dynamics on one-dimensional quantum lattices Michael Zwolak Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:06PM - 4:18PM		R27.00009: Exotic excitations with fractional charges on frustrated lattices Erich Runge, Frank Pollmann, Peter Fulde Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:18PM - 4:30PM		R27.00010: Making an analogy between a multi-chain interaction in Charge Density Wave transport and the use of wave functionals to form S-S' pairs. Andrew Beckwith Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:30PM - 4:42PM		R27.00011: Localized component method for few-body scattering and bound state calculations Vladimir Roudnev Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:42PM - 4:54PM		R27.00012: Equilibrium technique applied to strongly correlated electron transport in steady-state nonequilibrium Jong Han Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:54PM - 5:06PM		R27.00013: Cluster Impurity Solver for LDA+DMFT Calculations Quan Yin, Sergey Savrasov Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:06PM - 5:18PM		R27.00014: Many-body Co-tunneling in Coupled Quantum Dots Carolyn Young, Michael Hilke Preview Abstract

Session R28: Focus Session: Biological Networks: Structure, Dynamics and Function

Sponsoring Units: DBP
Chair: Chao Tang, University of California, San Francisco
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 325

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:30PM - 3:06PM		R28.00001: Unraveling Biological Design Principles Using Engineering Methods: The Heat Shock Response as a Case Study Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:06PM - 3:18PM		R28.00002: Network growth models and genetic regulatory networks Joshua Socolar, David Foster, Stuart Kauffman Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:18PM - 3:30PM		R28.00003: Bistability of the naturally induced lactose utilization system of Escherichia coli Jelena Stajic, Michael Wall Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:30PM - 3:42PM		R28.00004: Origins of sloppiness in biological models. Joshua Waterfall, Fergal Casey, Ryan Gutenkunst, Kevin Brown, Christopher Myers, James Sethna Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:42PM - 3:54PM		R28.00005: Function Constrains Topology. Chao Tang, Wenzhe Ma, Qi Ouyang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:54PM - 4:06PM		R28.00006: Stability tuned: An analysis of a gene network with counteracting feedback loops Murat Acar, Attila Becskei, Alexander van Oudenaarden Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:06PM - 4:18PM		R28.00007: Parameters of the proteome evolution from the distribution of sequence identities of paralogous proteins Koon-Kiu Yan, Jacob Axelsen, Sergei Maslov Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:18PM - 4:54PM		R28.00008: Differentiation at the single cell level: slow, noisy, and out of control Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:54PM - 5:06PM		R28.00009: The Structure of Parasites in Food Webs Christopher Warren, Mercedes Pascual, Kevin Lafferty, Armand Kuris Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:06PM - 5:18PM		R28.00010: Quantitative study of gene regulation mediated by small RNA Erel Levine, Thomas Kuhlman, Zhongge Zhang, Terence Hwa Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:18PM - 5:30PM		R28.00011: Quantitative Dissection of a Bacterial Promoter: Cooperativity, Sensitivity, and Combinatorial Control Thomas Kuhlman, Zhongge Zhang, Milton Saier, Terence Hwa Preview Abstract

Session R29: Biomolecular Structure and Function

Sponsoring Units: DBP
Chair: Sonya Bahar, University of Missouri, St. Louis
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 326

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:30PM - 2:42PM		R29.00001: The Impact of Cholesterol on Lateral Organization in a Three-Species Non-Equilibrium Model of a Biomembrane Andrew P. Paradis, Susan R. McKay, Samuel T. Hess Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:42PM - 2:54PM		R29.00002: Lipid Bilayers and Titanium: Controlling Surface Adsorption Linda S. Hirst, Emily Parker, Noel C. MacDonald, Cyrus R. Safinya Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:54PM - 3:06PM		R29.00003: Growth and Morphology of Solid-like Domains in Binary Giant Lipid Vesicles Paul Beales, Vernita Gordon, Zhijun Zhao, Stefan Egelhaaf, Wilson Poon Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:06PM - 3:18PM		R29.00004: Laser Tweezer Deformation of Giant Unilamellar Vesicles Cory Poole, Jozsef Meszaros, Kumar Senthil, Wolfgang Losert Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:18PM - 3:30PM		R29.00005: Nanoscale characterization of solid-supported phospholipid multilayer films Wilfred Ngwa, Andrew Gao, Tania Cubano, Kezheng Chen, Alok Sahgal, Weili Luo Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:30PM - 3:42PM		R29.00006: A quasi-elastic neutron scattering study of the stabilization of freeze-dried cholesterol-containing DPPC liposomes by trehalose V. Garcia Sakai, M. Doxastakis, A.S. Reddy, J. de Pablo, J.K. Maranas Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:42PM - 3:54PM		R29.00007: A Density Functional Theory Study of the Non-local Correlations between Nucleic Acid Base Pairs Valentino R. Cooper, Timo Thonhauser, David C. Langreth Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:54PM - 4:06PM		R29.00008: Low Temperature Orbital Paramagnetism in B-DNA Michael J. Harrison Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:06PM - 4:18PM		R29.00009: Kinetic Modelling of Transcription Elongation Daibhid O'Maoileidigh, Vasisht Tadigotla, Anirvan Sengupta, Vitaly Epshtein, Richard Ebright, Evgeny Nudler, Andrei Ruckenstein Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:18PM - 4:30PM		R29.00010: Understanding spontaneous sharp bending of DNA Chongli Yuan, Elizabeth Rhoades, Lynden Archer Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:30PM - 4:42PM		R29.00011: The role of stacking interactions in the folding dynamics of DNA hairpins Marta Sales-Pardo, Jon Widom, Luis Amaral Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:42PM - 4:54PM		R29.00012: Thermodynamic Model of Transcription Elongation Vasisht Tadigotla, Daibhid O'Maoileidigh, Anirvan Sengupta, Vitaly Epshtein, Richard Ebright, Evgeny Nudler, Andrei Ruckenstein Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:54PM - 5:06PM		R29.00013: The role of telomere dynamics in aging and cancer Krastan Blagoev, Edwin Goodwin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:06PM - 5:18PM		R29.00014: Optical Investigation of the Phases of Liquid Crystals of Nanoscale Duplex DNA Giuliano Zanchetta, Michi Nakata, Tommaso Bellini, Noel Clark Preview Abstract

Session R30: Polymer Nanocomposites

Sponsoring Units: DPOLY
Chair: Alamgir Karim, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 327

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:30PM - 2:42PM		R30.00001: Bridging, Steric Stabilization, Aggregation and Phase Separation in Polymer Nanocomposites Justin B. Hooper, Kenneth S. Schweizer Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:42PM - 2:54PM		R30.00002: Glass transition behavior of polystyrene/silica nanocomposites. Yuping Xie, Sudeepto Sen, Sanat Kumar, Amitabh Bansal Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:54PM - 3:06PM		R30.00003: Molecular model for the rheology of polymer nanocomposites Catalin Picu, Alireza Sarvestani Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:06PM - 3:18PM		R30.00004: Comparison of the Glass Transition Temperature (Tg)-Confinement Effect in Real and Model Polymer Nanocomposites. John M. Torkelson, Perla Rittigstein, Linda J. Broadbelt, Rodney D. Priestley Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:18PM - 3:30PM		R30.00005: Polymer-Nanoparticle Interfacial Interactions in Polymer Nanocomposites: Confinement Effects on Glass Transition Temperature and Suppression of Physical Aging. Perla Rittigstein, John M. Torkelson Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:30PM - 3:42PM		R30.00006: Relaxation and Glass Transition in Confined and Filled Polymers. Vladimir Dolidze, Edwin Arroyo, Manuel Rivera, Fouad Aliev Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:42PM - 3:54PM		R30.00007: Directed Assembly of Nanoparticle Arrays using Block Copolymer Templates Huiman Kang, Andrew N. Mangham, Mark P. Stoykovich, Robert J. Hamers, Paul F. Nealey Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:54PM - 4:06PM		R30.00008: Surface segregation of silver nanoparticles in the in-situ synthesized Ag/PMMA nanocomposites. Ranjan D. Deshmukh, Russell J. Composto Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:06PM - 4:18PM		R30.00009: Selective Metallization of Well Aligned PS-$b$-P2VP Block Copolymers in Thin Films and in Confined Geometries James D. Sievert, James J. Watkins, Thomas P. Russell Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:18PM - 4:30PM		R30.00010: Static and Dynamic Neutron Scattering Studies of Polystyrene-Silica Nanocomposites. Sudeepto Sen, Yuping Xie, Sanat Kumar, Derek Ho, Victoria Garcia-Sakai Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:30PM - 4:42PM		R30.00011: Structure and properties of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)-fullerene (C$_{60}$) nanocomposites Jamie Kropka, Peter Green Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:42PM - 4:54PM		R30.00012: Self-Corralling of nanorods under electric fields. Suresh Gupta, Qingling Zhang, Todd Emrick, Thomas Russell Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:54PM - 5:06PM		R30.00013: Theoretical and Experimental Studies of New Polymer-Metal High-Dielectric Constant Nanocomposites Valeriy Ginzburg, Michael Elwell, Kyle Myers, Robert Cieslinski, Sarah Malowinski, Mark Bernius Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:06PM - 5:18PM		R30.00014: Epoxy-silica composites for micro-electronic applications: effect of filler Hyuksoo Lee, Myeongho Hong, Choonkeun Lee, Ilsang Maeng, Jaechoon Cho, Sangmoon Lee, Jeongbok Kwak, Seunghyun Ra Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:18PM - 5:30PM		R30.00015: Quantum dots tailored with water soluble conjugated polymer Jun Xu, Joseph Shinar, Zhiqun Lin Preview Abstract

Session R31: Properties of Carbon Nanotubes

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Nicola Marzari, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 328

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:30PM - 2:42PM		R31.00001: Neon adsorption on single walled carbon nanohorns V. Krungleviciute, K. Lask, A. D. Migone, B. Buller, T. Beattie, U. Venkateswaran Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:42PM - 2:54PM		R31.00002: Carbon nanotube -- metal cluster bond strengths: implications for catalytic growth. Peter Larsson, Feng Ding, J. Andreas Larsson, Arne Rosen, Rajeev Ahuja, Kim Bolton Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:54PM - 3:06PM		R31.00003: Uncatalyzed Etching of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes on Surfaces Sean Pheasant, Valerie Moore, Robert Hauge, Richard Smalley Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:06PM - 3:18PM		R31.00004: Defects in carbon nanotubes Rodrigo G. Amorim, Ant\^{o}nio J. R. da Silva, A. Fazzio, Alex Antonelli Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:18PM - 3:30PM		R31.00005: Electroabsorption of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes W. Joshua Kennedy, Z. Valy Vardeny Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:30PM - 3:42PM		R31.00006: Phases of Ethane Adsorbed on Purified HiPco Single Walled CarbonNanotubes. Dinesh Rawat, Aldo Migone Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:42PM - 3:54PM		R31.00007: Single Electron Effects in a Carbon Nanotube Electromechanical Oscillator Arend van der Zande, Rena Zieve, Vera Sazonova, Paul McEuen Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:54PM - 4:06PM		R31.00008: Anharmonic effects in carbon nanotubes: from thermal expansion to phonon lifetimes N. Bonini, N. Mounet, N. Marzari, M. Lazzeri, F. Mauri Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:06PM - 4:18PM		R31.00009: Raman Spectroscopy of Carbon Nanotubes under Axial Strain Rajay Kumar, Hao Zhou, Stephen Cronin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:18PM - 4:30PM		R31.00010: Synthesis and Raman characterization of Nitrogen doped single walled carbon nanotubes. Adalberto Zamudio, Ana-Laura Elias, Federico Villalpando-Paez, Julio A. Rodriguez-Manzo, Eduardo Cruz-Silva, Humberto Terrones, Takuya Hayashi, Y.A. Kim, Hiroyuki Muramatsu, Morinobu Endo, Mildred S. Dresselhaus, Gene Dresselhaus, Mauricio Terrones Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:30PM - 4:42PM		R31.00011: Raman spectra and thermal stability analysis of 0.4 nm freestanding single-walled carbon nanotubes Jian Ting Ye, Zi Kang Tang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:42PM - 4:54PM		R31.00012: Effect of Magnetic Field in Carbon Nanotubes Yuriy Malozovsky, Andrew Kinchen Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:54PM - 5:06PM		R31.00013: Low-energy dark discharge growth of ultra-thin aligned carbon nanofibers for field emitter and optical antenna arrays Yang Wang, K. Kempa, Z. F. Ren Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:06PM - 5:18PM		R31.00014: Electronic and transport properties of carbon-based atomic chain structures R. Tugrul Senger, Engin Durgun, Sefa Dag, Sefaattin Tongay, Salim Ciraci Preview Abstract

Session R32: Focus Session: Computational Nanoscience V

Sponsoring Units: DCOMP DMP
Chair: Wenchang Lu, North Carolina State University
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 329

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:30PM - 2:42PM		R32.00001: Multi-scale Modeling of Thermal-Electromechanical Response of Piezoelectric Thin Film Liming Xiong, James Lee, Youping Chen, Yajie Lei Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:42PM - 2:54PM		R32.00002: Multi-scale Simulations of SiO$_2$ Systems I: Classical and Hybrid Simulations Chao Cao, Yao He, Hai-ping Cheng Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:54PM - 3:06PM		R32.00003: Multiscale Simulation of SiO2 II: Quantum Simulations Yao He, Chao Cao, Hai-Ping Cheng Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:06PM - 3:42PM		R32.00004: Dissipation of Mechanical Energy in Carbon Nanotube-based Mechanical Devices Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:42PM - 3:54PM		R32.00005: Elastic properties of SiC nanoscopic wires Maxim Makeev, Madhu Menon, Deepak Srivastava Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:54PM - 4:06PM		R32.00006: Simulation Studies of Mechanical Properties of Novel Silica Nano-structures Krishna Muralidharan, Joan Torras Costa, Samuel B. Trickey Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:06PM - 4:18PM		R32.00007: On The Nonlinear Mechanics of Carbon Nanocones Using The Consistent Atomic-scale Finite Element Method Arash Mahdavi, Eric Mockensturm Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:18PM - 4:30PM		R32.00008: Nanocrystalline Domain Formation as a Strain Relaxation Mechanism in Ultra-Thin Metallic Films M. Rauf Gungor, Dimitrios Maroudas Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:30PM - 4:42PM		R32.00009: New and exotic self-organized patterns for modulated nanoscale systems Eliana Asciutto, Christopher Roland, Celeste Sagui Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:42PM - 4:54PM		R32.00010: Studies of elastic and plastic deformation of nanostructured materials: A continuum approach Mikko Haataja, Peter Stefanovic, Nikolas Provatas Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:54PM - 5:06PM		R32.00011: Van der Waals forces between nanoclusters: importance of many-body effects Hye-Young Kim, Jorge Sofo, Darrell Velegol, Milton Cole, Amand Lucas Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:06PM - 5:18PM		R32.00012: Average speeds and durations of pulsed plane waves transmitted through chiral sculptured thin films Joseph Geddes, Akhlesh Lakhtakia Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:18PM - 5:30PM		R32.00013: Approximate Approach to Multi-Dimensional Tunneling in Solids Mario Ancona Preview Abstract

Session R33: Focus Session: Friction, Fracture and Deformation IV

Sponsoring Units: DMP GSNP
Chair: Stefan Koehler, Emory University
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 336

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:30PM - 3:06PM		R33.00001: Scanning Probe Applications to the Adhesive, Tribological and Rheological Properties of Materials Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:06PM - 3:18PM		R33.00002: Sub-micron void structure during spallation fracture James Belak, John Kinney, Mukul Kumar, J. Ilavsky, Lyle Levine Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:18PM - 3:30PM		R33.00003: Dislocation Compression and Recovery Mechanisms in Shock-Recovered Al Single Crystals from White Beam Diffraction* R. Barabash, G. Ice, J. Belak, M. Kumar, J. Illlavsky Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:30PM - 3:42PM		R33.00004: Multiscale Simulations of High-Temperature Fracture in Silicon Noam Bernstein Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:42PM - 3:54PM		R33.00005: Fracture scaling in columnar cornstarch Lucas Goehring, Stephen Morris Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:54PM - 4:06PM		R33.00006: Reversible Rupture of a Two-Dimensional Alkane Crystal Shishir Prasad, Ali Dhinojwala Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:06PM - 4:18PM		R33.00007: Spontaneous curvature cancellation in forced thin sheets Tao Liang, Thomas Witten Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:18PM - 4:30PM		R33.00008: Elasticity and gravity competing in a 2D system P. Mellado, A. Concha Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:30PM - 4:42PM		R33.00009: Development of First and Second Generation Fractures Martin Ferer, Duane Smith Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:42PM - 4:54PM		R33.00010: Growing Fractures Using Iterated Conformal Maps. H.G.E. Hentschel Preview Abstract

Session R34: Turbulence

Sponsoring Units: DFD
Chair: Walter Goldburg, University of Pittsburg
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 337

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:30PM - 2:42PM		R34.00001: Measurements of the Multifractal Dimension of Lagrangian Turbulence Nicholas Ouellette, Haitao Xu, Eberhard Bodenschatz Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:42PM - 2:54PM		R34.00002: Multifractal particle distribution in compressible turbulence on a free surface. Walter Goldburg, Mahesh Bandi, John Cressman Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:54PM - 3:06PM		R34.00003: Velocity and Scalar intermittency in restricted Euler dynamics Yi Li, Charles Meneveau Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:06PM - 3:18PM		R34.00004: How Gaussian is the Velocity Gradient Tensor at Large Scales in Hydrodynamic Turbulence? Laurent Chevillard, Yi Li, Charles Meneveau Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:18PM - 3:30PM		R34.00005: Quantum Fluid Mechanical Theory of Turbulence David Drosdoff, Allan Widom, Yogendra Srivastava Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:30PM - 3:42PM		R34.00006: Counter-gradient transport in the atmospheric boundary layer Cheryl Klipp Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:42PM - 3:54PM		R34.00007: LES Simulations of Pulsed Gas Jets. Jonathan Anders, Vinicio Magi, John Abraham Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:54PM - 4:06PM		R34.00008: Vortical structures in a flume R. Gurka, A. Liberzon, G. Hetsroni Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:06PM - 4:18PM		R34.00009: Single-point Velocity Statistics Yonggun Jun, X.L. Wu Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:18PM - 4:30PM		R34.00010: Coherent Structures in Decaying Two-Dimensional Turbulence Michael Rivera, Michael Twardos, Robert Ecke Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:30PM - 4:42PM		R34.00011: Multiscale Distribution of Energy Transfer in Two Dimensional Turbulence Michael Twardos, Michael Rivera, Robert Ecke Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:42PM - 4:54PM		R34.00012: Statistical Properties of 2 Dimensional Turbulence in a Finite Box Colm Connaughton, Misha Chertkov, Vladimir Lebedev, Igor Kolokolov Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:54PM - 5:06PM		R34.00013: Direct Numerical Simulations of Turbulent Flow in a Wavy Channel Luo Wang, Kostas Housiadas, Antony Beris Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:06PM - 5:18PM		R34.00014: Non-Boussinesq effects on heat transport in turbulent Rayleigh-B\'enard convection of gases Denis Funfschilling, Guenter Ahlers Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:18PM - 5:30PM		R34.00015: Lattice Boltzmann studies of drag reduction in turbulent channel flow with polymers. Alexander Karpikov, S.A. Orszag, K.R. Sreenivasan Preview Abstract

Session R36: Focus Session: Optical and X-ray Properties of Nanostructures

Sponsoring Units: DMP
Chair: John Rehr, University of Washington
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 339

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:30PM - 3:06PM		R36.00001: Time-Dependent Density Functional Calculations for Optical Excitations in Nanoscale Materials. Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:06PM - 3:18PM		R36.00002: Quantum Monte Carlo Calculations of Excitations in Hydrogenated Germanium Clusters Jordan Vincent, Jeongnim Kim, Richard Martin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:18PM - 3:30PM		R36.00003: \textit{Ab initio} X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure Cumulants F. Vila, J.J. Rehr, H.H. Rossner, H.J. Krappe Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:30PM - 3:42PM		R36.00004: Real Space Multiple-Scattering Calculations of Optical Properties M.P. Prange, J.J. Rehr, A.L. Ankudinov, J.A. Soininen Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:42PM - 3:54PM		R36.00005: \textit{Ab initio} Quasiparticle Self-Energies and X-ray spectra J. Kas, M. Prange, A. Sorini, J.J. Rehr Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:54PM - 4:06PM		R36.00006: Isolating symmetry components of the Mg and Al DOS using momentum-transfer dependent Inelastic X-ray Scattering Tim Fister, Gerald Seidler, John Rehr, Aleksi Soininen, Julie Cross, Albert Macrander Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:06PM - 4:18PM		R36.00007: Metal-metal nanolayered structures for generation of hard x-ray radiation Peter Shkolnikov, Alexander Kaplan, Alexander Pokrovsky Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:18PM - 4:30PM		R36.00008: Optical conductivity of granular metals Yen Lee Loh, Vikram Tripathi Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:30PM - 4:42PM		R36.00009: Probing by transport the single-particle energy spectrum up to high energy of one quantum dot with the ground state of an adjacent weakly coupled quantum dot to examine the behavior of magnetic-field induced two- and three-level crossings David Austing, Goulin Yu, James Gupta, Marek Korkusinski, Geoffrey Aers Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:42PM - 4:54PM		R36.00010: Anomalous electronic transport features in a lateral quantum dot array sample Wei Pan, R.G. Dunn, J.L. Reno, J.A. Simmons, D. Li, S.R.J. Brueck Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:54PM - 5:06PM		R36.00011: Polarization and orientation effects on energy transfer in semiconductor nanocrystals. Ameenah N. Al-Ahmadi, Sergio E. Ulloa Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:06PM - 5:18PM		R36.00012: Energy relaxation and phonon bottleneck in semiconductor quantum dots Serguei Goupalov Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:18PM - 5:30PM		R36.00013: Spectroscopic studies of Fe$_{3}$O$_{4}$ nanocrystals Layra Reza, Felicia Manciu, Yudhisthira Sahoo Preview Abstract

Session R37: Focus Session: Nanoscale Conductance Theory I

Sponsoring Units: DMP
Chair: Mark Hybertsen, Columbia University
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 340

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:30PM - 3:06PM		R37.00001: Conductance Through Single Organometallic Molecules Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:06PM - 3:18PM		R37.00002: Negative differential resistance (NDR) of ferrocenyl-alkanethiolate on the Au (111) surface Shuchun Wang, Wenchang Lu, Qingzhong Zhao, Jerry Bernholc Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:18PM - 3:30PM		R37.00003: Exploring the lead dependence of single-molecule conductance from first principles: The case of H$_{2}$ molecular junctions K.H. Khoo, J.B. Neaton, Steven G. Louie Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:30PM - 3:42PM		R37.00004: Electronic level alignment at metal-molecule interfaces from first principles Jeffrey B. Neaton, Mark S. Hybertsen, Steven G. Louie Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:42PM - 3:54PM		R37.00005: Is a molecule a quantum wire or a quantum dot? Bhaskaran Muralidharan, Avik W. Ghosh, Supriyo Datta Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:54PM - 4:06PM		R37.00006: Constrained LDA ab-initio calculation of screening of charging energy in C60 Jay Sau, Jeffrey Neaton, K.H. Khoo, Hyoung Choi, Steven Louie, Marvin Cohen Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:06PM - 4:18PM		R37.00007: Physical manifestation of the Kohn-Sham energy gap in tunneling currents Xiaoguang Zhang, Zhong-Yi Lu, Sokrates S. Pantelides Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:18PM - 4:30PM		R37.00008: Semiconductor/Molecule Transport Junctions: An Analytic Form For The Self-Energies Vladimiro Mujica, Mark Ratner Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:30PM - 4:42PM		R37.00009: Ab initio study of inleastic transport in molecular electronic devices Nikolai Sergueev, Alex Demkov Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:42PM - 4:54PM		R37.00010: Microscopic Current Flow Patterns in Nanoscale Quantum Point Contacts Na Sai, Neil Bushong, Ryan Hatcher, Massimiliano Di Ventra Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:54PM - 5:06PM		R37.00011: Electron transport in molecular devices Simone Piccinin, Ralph Gebauer, Roberto Car Preview Abstract

Session R38: Superconductivity-Optical Spectroscopy of Cuprates: IR Hall Effect

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: John Cerne, University at Buffalo, SUNY
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 341

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:30PM - 2:42PM		R38.00001: Strong correlation effects in the IR Hall Effect in the cuprates: an overview H.D. Drew Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:42PM - 2:54PM		R38.00002: Significant Role of Current Vertex Correction in Optical Conductivity of Strongly Correlated Systems. Seiichiro Onari, Hiroshi Kontani Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:54PM - 3:06PM		R38.00003: Theory of Optical Conductivity and Hall Conductivity in High-Tc Superconductors Hiroshi Kontani Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:06PM - 3:18PM		R38.00004: The mid-infrared Hall effect in optimally-doped Bi$_{2}$Sr$_{2}$CaCu$_2$O$_{8+\delta}$ Don Schmadel, Genda Gu, H.D. Drew Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:18PM - 3:30PM		R38.00005: Infrared Hall effect in underdoped and optimally doped La$_{2-x}$Sr$_x$CuO$_4$ Lingyun Shi, D. Schmadel, H.D. Drew, I. Tsukada, Y. Ando Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:30PM - 3:42PM		R38.00006: Far IR Hall Angle Measurements on Single Crystal Bi$_2$Sr$_2$CaCu$_2$0$_{8+x}$. Gregory Jenkins, D.C. Schmadel, H.D. Drew, Genda Gu Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:42PM - 3:54PM		R38.00007: Infrared Hall Effect in the electron-doped high $T_c$ cuprate Pr$_{2-x}$Ce$_{x}$CuO$_4$ A. Zimmers, L. Shi, D. C. Schmadel, W. M. Fisher, R. L. Greene, H. D. Drew Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:54PM - 4:06PM		R38.00008: Extended frequency dependence of the infrared Hall Effect in electron-doped high T$_c$ cuprate Pr$_{2-x}$Ce$_x$CuO$_4$ M. Houseknecht, G. Acbas, M.-H. Yang, J. Cerne, A. Zimmers, L. Shi, D.C. Schmadel, R.L. Greene, H.D. Drew Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:06PM - 4:18PM		R38.00009: Raman scattering study of low energy charge dynamics in the normal state of Pr$_{2-x}$Ce$_{x}$CuO$_{4-\delta }$ G. Blumberg, B. S. Dennis, M. M. Qazilbash, R. L. Greene Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:18PM - 4:30PM		R38.00010: Theory of Low-Temperature Hall Effect in Electron-Doped Cuprates Jie Lin, Andrew Millis Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:30PM - 4:42PM		R38.00011: Infrared Hall effect measurement of correlated metal Na$_{0.75}$CoO$_2$ E.J. Choi, A. Zimmers, L. Shi, A. Soushkov, H.D. Drew, J.H. Cho Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:42PM - 4:54PM		R38.00012: Magneto-optical studies of high-T$_c$ cuprates in 33 Tesla S.V. Dordevic, A. Gozar, I. Bozovic, C.C. Homes, G.D. Gu, W. Si, Y.J. Wang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:54PM - 5:06PM		R38.00013: c-axis magneto optics and vortex dynamics of underdoped YBCO A.D. LaForge, K.S. Burch, W.J. Padilla, Kouji Segawa, Yoichi Ando, D.N. Basov Preview Abstract

Session R39: Superconductivity-Sodium Cobaltate

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Igor Mazin, Naval Research Laboratory
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 342

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:30PM - 2:42PM		R39.00001: Charge-fluctuation excitations in Na$_{1/3}$CoO$_{2}$$\cdot$yH$_{2}$O(*) O.D. Restrepo(1), A.G. Eguiluz(1), K.-W. Lee, J. Kunes, W.E. Pickett(3) Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:42PM - 2:54PM		R39.00002: Charge and Spin Ordering in Insulator Na$_{0.5}$CoO$_2$: Effects of Correlation and Symmetry Kwan-Woo Lee, Warren Pickett Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:54PM - 3:06PM		R39.00003: Ab Initio Study on Na Ordering and its Relation to the Electronic/Magnetic Properties of P2-NaCoO2 Thermoelectrics Ying Shirley Meng, Anton Van der Ven, Maria Chan, Gerbrand Ceder Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:06PM - 3:18PM		R39.00004: Electron Correlation and Fermi Surface Topology of Na$_x$CoO$_2$ Sen Zhou, Meng Gao, Hong Ding, Patrick Lee, Ziqiang Wang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:18PM - 3:30PM		R39.00005: Systematic doping evolution of quasiparticle mode and Fermi surface topology in NaxCoO$_2$ Dong Qian, A.V. Fedorov, Zahid Hussain, R.J. Cava, N.L. Wang, M.Z. Hasan Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:30PM - 3:42PM		R39.00006: Correlation Effects and Magnetism in Na$_x$CoO$_2$ Meng Gao, Sen Zhou, Hong Ding, Ziqiang Wang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:42PM - 3:54PM		R39.00007: Thermal Expansion Measurements of the Antiferromagnetic Transition in Na$_x$CoO$_2$ Single Crystals (x=0.75 and 0.80) C. A. M. dos Santos, J. J. Neumeier, R. K. Bollinger, Y.-K. Yu, R. Jin, D. Mandrus Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:54PM - 4:06PM		R39.00008: Specific-heat study for the coupling between two superconducting order parameters in Na$_{x}$Mn$_{z}$Co$_{1-z}$O$_{2}$·yH$_{2}$O. C.P. Sun, J. -Y. Lin, C.L. Huang, C.-J. Liu, J.S. Wang, H.D. Yang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:06PM - 4:18PM		R39.00009: Transport Properties and X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy in Layered Cobaltate Na$_{x}$CoO$_{2}$ thin films W. J. Chang, J. Y. Juang, J.-Y. Lin, C. M. Lee, C.-M. Huang, J. M. Chen, C.-H. Hsu Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:18PM - 4:30PM		R39.00010: Variational Monte Carlo study of pairing symmetries of Na0.3CoO2.1.3H2O Rui Fan, Yong-Qiang Wang, Hai-Qing Lin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:30PM - 4:42PM		R39.00011: Band Structures, Fermi Surface Topology and Superconductivity in Na$_x$CoO$_2 \cdot y$H$_2$O: Effects of the trigonal CoO$_6$ distortion Masahito Mochizuki, Masao Ogata Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:42PM - 4:54PM		R39.00012: Photoemission study on core levels of NaxCoO2 Jihua Ma, Hongbo Yang, Zhihui Pan, A.V. Fedorov, R. Jin, B.C. Sales, D. Mandrus, Hong Ding Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:54PM - 5:06PM		R39.00013: Determination of $t_{2g}$ Complex in Na$_{x}$CoO$_{2}$ by Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy Hongbo Yang, Jihua Ma, Zhihui Pan, Alexei Fedorov, Jongyin Jin, Brian Sales, David Mandrus, Ziqiang Wang, Hong Ding Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:06PM - 5:18PM		R39.00014: Possible coexistence of $s$-wave and unconventional pairing in hydrated Na$_{x}$CoO$_{2}$: a new insight from impurity effects Jiunn-Yuan Lin, Y.-J. Chen, C.-J. Liu, J.-S. Wang, C. P. Sun, H. D. Yang, S. W. Huang, J. M. Chen, J. M. Lee, J. F. Lee, D. G. Liu Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:18PM - 5:30PM		R39.00015: Effect of heavy water intercalation in sodium cobaltate . Cinzia Metallo, Takeshi Egami, Thomas Proffen, David Mandrus, Brian Sales, Rongying Jin Preview Abstract

Session R40: Focus Session: Pathways to Practical Quantum Computing II

Sponsoring Units: DCOMP TGQI
Chair: Juan Pablo Paz, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 343

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:30PM - 3:06PM		R40.00001: Liquid NMR quantum computations Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:06PM - 3:18PM		R40.00002: Generating Spin Echoes in Dipolar Solids with $\pi$-Pulses: More is Different Dale Li, Yanqun Dong, Rona Ramos, Anatoly Dementyev, Sean Barrett Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:18PM - 3:30PM		R40.00003: From Large to Small Spin Systems: Exploring Many-body Effects in NMR Yanqun Dong, Dale Li, Rona Ramos, Sean Barrett Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:30PM - 3:42PM		R40.00004: Observation of Anomolously Long-Lived Spin Echoes in a Dense Dipolar Spin System Rona Ramos, Yanqun Dong, Dale Li, Sean Barrett Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:42PM - 3:54PM		R40.00005: Numerical modeling of the central spin problem using the spin coherent states P-representation V.V. Dobrovitski, K.A. Al-Hassanieh, E. Dagotto, B.N. Harmon Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:54PM - 4:06PM		R40.00006: The sensitive electrical detection of spin coherence with pulsed electrically detected magnetic resonance Christoph Boehme, Klaus Lips Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:06PM - 4:18PM		R40.00007: Polarization Requirements for Ensemble Implementations of Quantum Algorithms with a Single Bit Output Brandon Anderson, David Collins Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:18PM - 4:30PM		R40.00008: Optimizing quantum gate fidelities using energy-optimal control Sonia Schirmer Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:30PM - 4:42PM		R40.00009: Exact solution of qubit decoherence models by a transfer matrix method. Diu Nghiem, Robert Joynt Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:42PM - 4:54PM		R40.00010: Quantum kinetics of dynamical decoupling Leonid P. Pryadko, Pinaki Sengupta Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:54PM - 5:06PM		R40.00011: Enhanced Convergence and Robust Performance of Randomized Dynamical Decoupling Lea Santos, Lorenza Viola Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:06PM - 5:18PM		R40.00012: Resurrection of Schr\"{o}dinger Cat Jae-Seung Lee, Anatoly Khitrin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:18PM - 5:30PM		R40.00013: Statistical performance of ensemble quantum computers in search algorithms David Collins, Tomasz Kott Preview Abstract

Session R41: Focus Session: Dielectric, Ferroelectric, and Piezoelectric Oxides IV

Sponsoring Units: DMP
Chair: Maitri Warusawithana, Penn State University
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 344

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:30PM - 2:42PM		R41.00001: High-quality Thin Single-Crystal Y2O3 films Grown on Si (111) C.-W. Nieh, W.-C. Lee, Z.-K. Yang, Y.-J. Lee, Pen Cheng, T.-D. Lin, M. Hong, J. Kwo, C.-H. Hsu Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:42PM - 2:54PM		R41.00002: Comparison of the Surface Structures of SrTiO3 (100) and BaTiO3 (100). D. Li, M. Nikiforov, Dawn Bonnell Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:54PM - 3:06PM		R41.00003: Coverage and bonding of thin, buried epitaxial SrTiO$_{3}$ on Si(100) Lena Fitting, Venugopalan Vaithyanathan, Melanie Jones, Darrell G. Schlom, David A. Muller Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:06PM - 3:18PM		R41.00004: Structure of SrTiO$_3$ thin films grown on Si C. Stephen Hellberg, Kristopher Andersen Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:18PM - 3:30PM		R41.00005: Band offsets of SrTiO$_3$ thin films grown on Si Kristopher Andersen, C. Stephen Hellberg Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:30PM - 3:42PM		R41.00006: COBRA Studies of Ultrathin Ferroelectric Oxide Films Codrin Cionca, D.P. Kumah, C-B Eom, D-M Kim, Y. Yacoby, D.A. Walko, R. Clarke Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:42PM - 4:18PM		R41.00007: Ferroelectricity in Ultrathin Perovskite Films Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:18PM - 4:30PM		R41.00008: Interface effect to the nanoscale ferroelectricity Chun-gang Duan, Renat F. Sabirianov, Wai-Ning Mei, Sitaram S. Jaswal, Evgeny Y. Tsymbal Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:30PM - 4:42PM		R41.00009: Ferroelectric properties of nm-scale barium and lead titanate films Y. -H. Tang, M. -H. Tsai Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:42PM - 4:54PM		R41.00010: Effects of surface layer composition in stabilizing thin film ferroelectrics Alexie Kolpak, Andrew Rappe Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:54PM - 5:06PM		R41.00011: Visable-Deep UV Dielectric Functions and Electronic Band Structure of Lead Zirconate Titanate Thin Films Hosun Lee, T.D. Kang, Y.S. Kang, S.-J. Cho, H. Morkoc, J. Li, S.-H. Wei, P.G. Snyder Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:06PM - 5:18PM		R41.00012: Electrostatics of superlattices by first principles Xifan Wu, Oswaldo Di\'eguez, Karin Rabe, David Vanderbilt Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:18PM - 5:30PM		R41.00013: Epitaxial strain effects from first principles Claude Ederer, Nicola Spaldin Preview Abstract

Session R42: Focus Session: Plasticity and Phase Transitions

Sponsoring Units: DCMP GSCCM
Chair: Ricky Chau, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 345

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:30PM - 3:06PM		R42.00001: Multiphase Equations of State for Materials with Solid-Solid and Solid-Liquid Phase Transitions Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:06PM - 3:18PM		R42.00002: First-principles study of high-pressure phase transitions in Si$_{3}$N$_{4}$ Bin Xu, Jianjun Dong, Harold Stokes, Dorian Hatch Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:18PM - 3:30PM		R42.00003: Pressure-induced B1-to-B2 phase transition in AgSbSe$_2$ Eunja Kim, Ravhi Kumar, Andrew Cornelius, Malcolm Nicol Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:30PM - 3:42PM		R42.00004: High Pressure-Induced Phase Transition In $\beta $-Ga$_{2}$O$_{3}$: in situ Synchrotron X-Ray Diffraction Studies up to 70 Gpa Kristina E. Lipinska-Kalita, Patricia E. Kalita, Russell J. Hemley, Cedric L. Gobin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:42PM - 3:54PM		R42.00005: X-ray diffraction study of elemental thulium to 86 GPa Michael Pravica, Edward Romano, Zachary Quine, Walter Pravica Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:54PM - 4:06PM		R42.00006: Fermi surface nesting and pre-martensitic softening in V-Nb system under high pressure Alexander Landa, John Klepeis, Per Soderlind, Babak Sadigh, Ivan Naumov, Oleg Velikokhatnyi, Levente Vitos, Andrei Ruban Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:06PM - 4:18PM		R42.00007: Pressure-Induced Antifluorite-to-Anticotunnite Phase Transition in Lithium Oxide Amy Lazicki, Choong-Shik Yoo, William Evans, Warren Pickett, Richard Scalettar Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:18PM - 4:30PM		R42.00008: Novel Features in the Mixed-Valence State of TmTe at High Pressure: A Resonant Inelastic X-ray Scattering Study Ignace Jarrige, Yong Cai, Hirofumi Ishii, Nozomu Hiraoka, Chien-Te Chen, Jean-Pascal Rueff, Sean Shieh, Ching-Pao Wang, Takeshi Matsumura Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:30PM - 4:42PM		R42.00009: Elastic Stability Analysis of the Structural Response of Cubic Crystals to Hydrostatic Loading Hadrian Djohari, Frederick Milstein, Dimitrios Maroudas Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:42PM - 5:18PM		R42.00010: Dynamic Strength of Metals at High Pressure and Strain Rate Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:18PM - 5:30PM		R42.00011: Atomistic simulations of quasi-static and shockwave loading of HMX crystals Thomas Sewell, Eugenio Jaramillo, Alejandro Strachan Preview Abstract

Session R43: One Dimensional Bose Gases

Sponsoring Units: DAMOP
Chair: A.B. Kuklov, The College of Staten Island, CUNY
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 346

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:30PM - 2:42PM		R43.00001: Interference between fluctuating condensates Ehud Altman, Anatoli Polkovnikov, Eugene Demler Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:42PM - 2:54PM		R43.00002: Bose-Einstein Condensation in low dimensionality Kwangsik Nho, D.P. Landau Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:54PM - 3:06PM		R43.00003: Path-Integral quantum Monte Carlo study of Bose-Einstein condensates under attractive interactions Hong Ma, Tao Pang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:06PM - 3:18PM		R43.00004: One Dimensional Gas of Bosons with Feshbach Resonant Interactions Victor Gurarie Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:18PM - 3:30PM		R43.00005: QMC study of the 1D boson Hubbard model with a superlattice potential Valy Rousseau, Marcos Rigol, Fr\'{e}d\'{e}ric H\'{e}bert, Daniel Arovas, George Batrouni, Richard Scalettar Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:30PM - 3:42PM		R43.00006: Quantum coherence of Hard Core Bosons and Fermions in one dimensional quasi-periodic potentials: superfluid, Mott and glassy phases Ana Maria Rey, Indubala I Satija , Charles W Clark Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:42PM - 3:54PM		R43.00007: Bose/Anderson glass and re-entrant superfluidity in strongly correlated bosons in a disordered optical lattice Tommaso Roscilde, Ignacio Cirac Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:54PM - 4:06PM		R43.00008: Bogoliubov Excitations and Superfluidity in a Kronig-Penney Potential Ippei Danshita, Susumu Kurihara, Shunji Tsuchiya Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:06PM - 4:18PM		R43.00009: Atomic Josephson Vortex Vitaliy Kaurov, Anatoly Kuklov Preview Abstract

Session R44: Experimental Studies of 115 Materials

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: J. Sarrao, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 347

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:30PM - 2:42PM		R44.00001: Hidden magnetism and quantum criticality in the heavy fermion superconductor CeRhIn$_{5}$ J.D. Thompson, T. Park, F. Ronning, H.Q. Yuan, M.B. Salamon, R. Movshovich, J.L. Sarrao Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:42PM - 2:54PM		R44.00002: NMR Studies of CeCoIn$_5$ below 1K N. Curro, B.-L. Young, R. Urbano, R. Movshovich, J. Sarrao Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:54PM - 3:06PM		R44.00003: Hall Effect under pressure in CeCoIn5 S. Singh, C. Capan, S. Wirth, M. Nicklas, A. Gladun, H. Lee, Z. Fisk, J. F. DiTusa, F. Steglich Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:06PM - 3:18PM		R44.00004: Far-Infrared Properties of CeCoIn$_{5}$ G.V. Sudhakar Rao, S. Ocadlik, F.S. Razavi, M. Reedyk, C. Petrovic Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:18PM - 3:30PM		R44.00005: Is quantum criticality relevant to upper critical field ($H_{c2}$) scaling in the heavy-fermion compound CeRhIn$_5$? Tuson Park, John L. Sarrao, Joe D. Thompson Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:30PM - 3:42PM		R44.00006: $\mu $SR measurement of the superconducting penetration depth in aged PuCoGa$_{5}$ R. H. Heffner, K. Ohishi, W. Higemoto, T. Ito, G. D. Morris, M. J. Fluss, D. E. MacLauglin, L. Shu, E. D. Bauer, J. L. Sarrao Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:42PM - 3:54PM		R44.00007: NMR investigation of Sn-doped CeRhIn$_{5}$ R. R. Urbano, N. J. Curro, E. D. Bauer, D. Mixson, J. L. Sarrao, J. D. Thompson Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:54PM - 4:06PM		R44.00008: In-plane Torque Measurement on CeCoIn$_5$ Single Crystals T. Hu, H. Xiao, C. C. Almasan, T. A. Sayles, M. B. Maple Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:06PM - 4:18PM		R44.00009: NMR Study of the Possible FFLO State in CeCoIn$_5$ V. F. Mitrovi{\'c}, M. Horvati{\'c}, C. Berthier, G. Knebel, G. Lapertot , J. Flouquet Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:18PM - 4:30PM		R44.00010: Angular Dependent Torque Measurements on CeCoIn$_5$ Single Crystals H. Xiao, T. Hu, C. C. Almasan, T. A. Sayles, M. B. Maple Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:30PM - 4:42PM		R44.00011: Penetration Depth Studies of Tin Doped CeCoIn$_{5}$ Daniel Vandervelde, H.Q. Yuan, M.B. Salamon, E.D. Bauer, N. Hur, F. Ronning, M.J. Graf, J.D. Thompson, J.L. Sarrao, R. Movshovich Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:42PM - 4:54PM		R44.00012: Gap structure of heavy-fermion superconductor CeIrIn5 from heat transport Hamideh Shakeripour, S.Y. Li, N. Doiron-Leyraud , Louis Taillefer, C. Petrovic Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:54PM - 5:06PM		R44.00013: Non-local Magnetic Field-tuned Quantum Criticality in Cubic CeIn$_{3-x}$Sn$_x$ ($x=$~0.25) Neil Harrison, Alejandro Silhanek, Marcelo Jaime, Victor Fanelli, Cristian Batista, Takao Ebihara, Koji Tezuka Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:06PM - 5:18PM		R44.00014: Correlation induced phase transition in fcc Pu Shao-Ping Chen Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:18PM - 5:30PM		R44.00015: Phonon mechanisms for structural phase transitions in Pu Avadh Saxena, Turab Lookman, R.C. Albers Preview Abstract

Session R45: Strong Correlation in Metals: Mott Transition

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Sergej Savrasov, University of California, Davis
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 348

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:30PM - 2:42PM		R45.00001: The metal-insulator transition in vanadium dioxide explored by optical methods M.M. Qazilbash, K.S. Burch, D.N. Basov, B.G. Chae, H.T. Kim Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:42PM - 2:54PM		R45.00002: First-order metal-insulator transition not accompanied by the structural phase transition observed in VO$_2$-based devices Hyun-Tak Kim, Byung-Gyu Chae, Bong-Jun Kim, Yong-Wook Lee, Sun-Jin Yun, Kwang-Yong Kang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:54PM - 3:06PM		R45.00003: Terahertz spectroscopy of the metal insulator transition in vanadium dioxide David Hilton, Rohit Prasankumar, Andrea Cavalleri, Sylvain Fourmaux, Jean-Claude Kieffer, Antoinette Taylor, Richard Averitt Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:06PM - 3:18PM		R45.00004: The role of dimers in the metal-insulator transitions in VO${_2}$ and Ti${_2}$O${_3}$ T.C. Koethe, J. Gegner, Z. Hu, C. Sch\"{u}{\ss}ler-Langeheine, H. Roth, T. Lorenz, F. Venturini, N.B. Brookes, W. Reichelt, L.H. Tjeng Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:18PM - 3:30PM		R45.00005: Orbital-assisted metal-insulator transition in VO$_{2}$ M.W. Haverkort, Z. Hu, A. Tanaka, W. Reichelt, S. V. Streltsov, M. A. Korotin, V. I. Anisimov, H. H. Hsieh, H.-J. Lin, C. T. Chen, D. I. Khomskii, L. H. Tjeng Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:30PM - 3:42PM		R45.00006: X-ray Absorption Fine Structure Study of the Metal-Insulator Transition in Cr Doped V$_{2}$O$_{3}$ A.I. Frenkel, D. Pease, J. Budnick, P. Shanthakumar, T. Huang, N. Abitbol, P. Metcalf Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:42PM - 3:54PM		R45.00007: Nonequilibrium dynamical mean-field theory near the Mott transition Volodymyr Turkowski, James Freericks, Veljko Zlatic Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:54PM - 4:06PM		R45.00008: Symmetry of Photoexcited States in Two-Dimensional Mott Insulators Takami Tohyama Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:06PM - 4:18PM		R45.00009: GW+DMFT Electronic Structure Calculations in Mott Insulators: Application to NiO Nikolay Zein, Sergey Savrasov, Gabriel Kotliar Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:18PM - 4:30PM		R45.00010: Dynamical Mean Field Study of the Mott Transition on the Triangular Lattice Employing the Quantum Monte Carlo Technique Karan Aryanpour, Richard T. Scalettar, Warren E. Pickett, Alexandru Macridin, Mark Jarrell Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:30PM - 4:42PM		R45.00011: First principles many-body approach to electron gas Ping Sun, Gabriel Kotliar Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:42PM - 4:54PM		R45.00012: Effects of interorbital hopping on orbital fluctuations and metal-insulator transitions. Yun Song, Liang-Jian Zou Preview Abstract

Session R46: Electronic and Optical Properties of Semiconductors: First Principals

Sponsoring Units: FIAP
Chair: Hai Ping Cheng, University of Florida
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 349

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:30PM - 2:42PM		R46.00001: Sequential Oxidation of Gallium Oxide Clusters - A First-Principles Study S. Gowtham, Aurora Costales, Ravindra Pandey Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:42PM - 2:54PM		R46.00002: Density Functional Band Gaps of AlAs Hua Jin, Guanglin Zhao, Diola Bagayoko Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:54PM - 3:06PM		R46.00003: The band gap of InN and ScN: a quasiparticle energy study based on exact-exchange density-functional theory Patrick Rinke, Matthias Scheffler, Abdallah Qteish, J\"org Neugebauer Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:06PM - 3:18PM		R46.00004: Calculated, Optical Proprieties of Wurtzite InN Diola Bagayoko, Hua Jin, Guanglin Zhao Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:18PM - 3:30PM		R46.00005: Predictions of Electronic and Optical Properties of Cubic InN Lashounda Franklin, Hua Jin, G. L. Zhao, Diola Bagayoko Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:30PM - 3:42PM		R46.00006: Band offsets of semiconductor heterostructures : dependence on density functionals Amita Wadehra, Richard G. Hennig, John W. Wilkins, Gustavo E. Scuseria Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:42PM - 3:54PM		R46.00007: All-Electron {\boldmath $GW$} Approximation in the Augmented-Plane-Wave Basis-Set Limit Christoph Friedrich, Arno Schindlmayr, Stefan Bl\"ugel, Takao Kotani Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:54PM - 4:06PM		R46.00008: Electronic transport in dilute GaAs:N Geoffrey Stenuit, Stephen Fahy Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:06PM - 4:18PM		R46.00009: Electronic band structure, crystal structure and phonons of ZnSiN$_2$ Tula R. Paudel, Walter R. L. Lambrecht Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:18PM - 4:30PM		R46.00010: Electronic and magnetic properties of Cu-doped ZnO Andreia Luisa da Rosa, Lunmei Huang, Rajeev Ahuja Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:30PM - 4:42PM		R46.00011: Computational band-gap engineering in wide-gap MgO-ZnO alloys R. Matt Leone, Gus L. W. Hart Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:42PM - 4:54PM		R46.00012: Electronic Structure and Vibrational spectra of C$_2$B$_{10}$ Based Clusters and Films L. L. Boyer, Kyungwha Park, M. R. Pederson, W. N. Mei, X. C. Zeng, S. Bulusu, Ellen Day, Shireen Adenwalla, Seamus Curran, James Dewald Preview Abstract
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:54PM - 5:06PM		R46.00013: Electron Distributions in Hexagonal Selenium and Tellurium and Monoclinic Selenium with Dilute Impurities and Associated Nuclear Quadrupole Interactions. N.B. Maharjan, D.D. Paudyal, D.R. Mishra, S. Byahut, M.M. Aryal, Hwa-Suck Cho, R.H. Scheicher, Lee Chow, Junho Jeong, T.P. Das* Preview Abstract

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