2009 March Sorting Categories (Including Focus Topics)

Please use these sorting categories when submitting contributed papers:

01. Metals

01.1 Materials: Synthesis, Growth & Processing (Bulk & Films)
01.2 Thermodynamic & Transport Properties
01.3 Atomic Structure & Lattice Properties
01.4 Electronic Structure & Optical Properties
01.5 Mechanical & Dynamical Properties
01.6 Spectroscopic Properties
01.7 Defects: Point, Line, Interface (Doping & Microstructure)

02. Semiconductors

02.1 Materials: Synthesis, Growth, & Processing (Bulk & Films)
02.2 Thermodynamic & Transport Properties (not QHE, FQHE)
02.3 Atomic Structure, Lattice Properties, & Phase Transitions
02.4 Electronic Structure, Optical, & Spectroscopic Properties
02.5 Mechanical & Dynamical Properties
02.6 Integer & Fractional Quantum Hall Effect
02.7 Defects: Point, Line, Interface (Doping & Microstructure)
Special Focus Topics:
02.8.1 Spin Dependent Phenomena in Semiconductors (GMAG/DMP/FIAP) [same as 06.14.6 & 16.12.8]
02.8.2 Dopants and Defects in Semiconductors (DMP)

03. Insulators and Dielectrics

03.1 Materials: Synthesis, Growth & Processing (Bulk & Films)
03.2 Thermodynamic & Transport Properties
03.3 Atomic Structure, Lattice Properties, & Phase Transitions
03.4 Electronic Structure & Optical Properties
03.5 Mechanical & Dynamical Properties
03.6 Spectroscopic Properties
03.7 Defects: Point, Line, Interface (Doping & Microstructure)
Special Focus Topics:
03.8.1 Dielectric, Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Oxides (DMP) [same as 9.9.1]

04. Polymeric and Organic Materials

04.1 Semi-Crystalline Polymers
04.2 Liquid Crystalline Polymers
04.3 Solid Amorphous Polymers
04.4 Melts & Solutions
04.5 Elastomers & Gels
04.6 Charged & Ion-Containing Polymers
04.7 Block & Graft Copolymers
04.8 Polymer Blends
04.9 Polymer/Inorganic Composites
04.10 Electrically & Optically Active Polymers
04.11 Surfaces & Adsorption
04.12 Thin Films & Adhesion
04.13 Theory & Simulation
Special Focus Topics:
04.14.1 The Physics of Biocompatibility (DPOLY/DBP) [same as 10.15.20]
04.14.2 Spatially Confined Polymer Materials (DPOLY)
04.14.3 Polymers and Energy: Photovoltaics, Fuel cells, Batteries (DPOLY/FIAP)
04.14.4 Polymers and/in Ionic Liquids (DPOLY)
04.14.5 Long Range Order in Polymer Structures & Morphologies (DPOLY)
04.14.6 Surface Instabilities (DPOLY)
04.14.7 Grazing Incidence Scattering (DPOLY)
04.14.8 New Imaging and Visualization Techniques (DPOLY)
04.14.9 Hierarchically Ordered Systems (DPOLY)
04.14.10 The Physics of Green Polymers & Green Polymer Processing (DPOLY)
04.14.11 Biological-Synthetic Hybrid Materials (DPOLY/DBP) [same as 10.15.19]
04.14.12 Mechanical Force Spectroscopy of Single Chains and Biopolymers (DPOLY)
04.14.13 The Physics of Polymer Nanocomposites; Polymer Nanoparticle Interactions (DPOLY)
04.14.14 Templated Assembly of Polymers (DPOLY)
04.14.15 Organic Electronics, Photonics & Magnetics (DMP/DPOLY) [same as 16.12.6]

05. Superconductivity

05.1 Materials: Synthesis, Growth & Processing (Bulk & Films)
05.2 Theories and Models of the Superconducting State
05.3 Thermodynamic, Mechanical, and Structural Properties
05.4 Transport Properties
05.5 Electronic Structure (Photoemission, etc.)
05.6 Magnetic Field Effects (Vortex Related Phenomena)
05.7 Spin Properties (NMR, NQR, neutron scattering, etc.)
05.8 Response to Electromagnetic Fields (optical and Raman spectroscopy, surface impedance, etc.)
05.9 Tunneling Phenomena (single particle tunneling and STM)
05.10 Josephson Effects
05.11 Proximity Effects
05.12 Fluctuation Phenomena (noise, nonequilibrium effects, localization effects, etc.)
05.13 Superconductor-Insulator Transitions
05.14 Phase Diagrams
05.15 Mesoscopic and Nanometer Scale Phenomena
05.16 Novel Superconductors (MgB2, complex compounds, organics, etc.)
05.17 Superconducting Devices & Applications [same as 16.2]
Special Focus Topics:
05.17.1 Iron Pnictides and Other Novel Superconductors (DMP)
05.17.2 Hybrid Magnetic-Superconducting Systems (DMP)

06. Magnetism (Experiment, Theory, Applications)

06.1 Cooperative Phenomena (incl. spin structures, spin waves, phase transitions)
06.2 Magnetic Domains and Domain Walls
06.3 Magnetic Field Phenomena: Dynamic & Static
06.4 Correlated Electrons (incl. heavy fermions and oxides)
06.5 Spin Dependent Transport
06.6 Magnetization and Spin Dynamics
06.7 Magnetic Anisotropy: Hard & Soft Materials
06.8 Artificially Structured or Self-Assembled Magnetic Materials (incl. multilayers, patterned films, and nanoparticles)
06.9 Low Dimensional Magnetism (incl. molecules and surfaces)
06.10 Disordered Magnetic Materials
06.11 Magnetic Devices & Applications [same as 16.4]
06.12 Magnetic Materials & Phenomena for Information Technologies
06.13 Magnetic Characterization and Imaging
Special Focus Topics:
06.14.1 Theory & Simulation of Spin Dependent Effects & Properties (DCOMP/DMP/GMAG) [same as 17.13.2]
06.14.2 Magnetic Nanostructures: Materials and Phenomena (DMP/GMAG) [Same as 13.6.5]
06.14.3 Bulk Properties of Complex Oxides (DMP/GMAG) [same as 07.11.3 & 09.9.2]
06.14.4 Complex Oxide Thin Films (DMP/GMAG) [same as 07.11.4 & 09.9.3]
06.14.5 Spin Transport & Magnetization Dynamics in Metal Based Systems (GMAG/DMP/FIAP) [same as 16.12.7]
06.14.6 Spin Dependent Phenomena in Semiconductors (GMAG/DMP/FIAP) [same as 02.8.1 & 16.12.8]
06.14.7 Frustrated & Low-Dimensional Magnetism (GMAG)
06.14.8 Spin Dependent Physics in Organic Materials (GMAG/DMP)
06.14.9 Hybrid Magnetic-Superconducting Systems (DMP/GMAG) [same as 05.17.3]

07. Complex Structured Materials

07.1 Materials: Synthesis, Growth, & Processing (Bulk & Films)
07.2 Glassy & amorphous systems
07.3 Fullerenes (not nanotubes)
07.4 Nanotubes & Nanowires: Electronic & Transport Properties
07.5 Nanotubes & Nanowires: Other Properties
07.6 Composites/Porous Media
07.7 Quasicrystals
07.8 Graphene (not fullerenes nor nanotubes): Electronic, Transport, & Optical Properties
07.9 Graphene (not fullerenes nor nanotubes):  Atomic Structure & Lattice Properties
07.10 Graphene (not fullerenes nor nanutubes):  Quantum Hall Effect
Special Focus Topics:
07.11.1 Carbon Nanotubes & Related Materials (DMP)
07.11.2 Graphene
07.11.3 Bullk Properties of Complex Oxides (DMP/GMAG) [same as 06.14.3 & 09.9.2]
07.11.4 Complex Oxide Thin Films (DMP/GMAG) [same as 06.14.4 & 09.9.3]
07.11.5 Computational Nanoscience (DMP/DCOMP) [same as 17.13.1]
07.11.6 Probing and Modifying Materials with Lasers: Fundamentals and Applications (DMP)

08. Fluids and Soft Matter

08.1 Fluid structure & properties
08.2 Equilibrium Self-assembly
08.3 Liquid Crystals
08.4 Colloids, Emulsions & Foams
08.5 Monolayers, Membranes & Microemulsions
08.6 Turbulence
08.7 Instabilities
08.8 Fluidic devices (Micro & Nano)
08.9 Granular Materials
08.10 Fluid Dynamics - Other
08.11 Disordered Systems & Glassy Dynamics (incl. jamming)
08.12 Pattern Formation & Nonlinear Dynamics
08.13 Nonequilibrium Assembly & Templated Assembly
08.14 Biologically-Inspired Physics

09. Phase Transitions and Strongly Correlated Systems

09.1 Metal-Insulator Phase Transitions
09.2 Ferroelectric Phase Transitions
09.3 Structural Phase Transitions
09.4 Phase Transitions at Surfaces & Interfaces
09.5 Magnetic Phase Transitions
09.6 Heavy Fermions
09.7 Non Fermi Liquids
09.8 Organic conductors & CDW materials
Special Focus Topics:
09.9.1 Dielectric, Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Oxides (DMP) [same as 03.8.1]
09.9.2 Bulk Properties of Complex Oxides (DMP/GMAG) [same as 06.14.3 & 07.11.3]
09.9.3 Complex Oxide Thin Films (DMP/GMAG) [same as 06.14.4 & 07.11.4]

10. Biological Physics

10.1 Proteins: Structure & Function
10.2 Nucleic Acids: Structure & Function
10.3 Lipid Bilayers: Structure & Function
10.4 Proteins in Membranes
10.5 Proteins: Metastable States & Folding
10.6 Techniques in Biophysics
10.7 Biomolecular Computation
10.8 Nonlinear Phenomena & Pattern Formation in Biology
10.9 Biological Networks & Systems Biology
10.10 Cellular Biomechanics
10.11 Physics of Physiological Systems
10.12 Biomimetic Design
10.13 Single Molecule Biophysics
Special Focus Topics:
10.14.1 Quantitative Biology
10.14.2 Physical Virology
10.14.3 Crystal Growth of and Moderated by Proteins
10.14.4 Physical Mechanisms of Membrane Remodeling
10.14.5 Theories & Simulations for Biomolecular Dynamics in Cell-like Environment
10.14.6 DNA loop formation, nucleosome positioning, and transcriptional regulation
10.14.7 Noise & Fluctuations in Biochemical Networks [same as 12.7.7]
10.14.8 Physics of the Immune System
10.14.9 Physics of Cancer
10.14.10 Neural Computation (GNSP) [same as 12.7.8]
10.14.11 Single Molecules in Cells
10.14.12 Statistical Physics in Biology
10.14.13 Bacterial Growth laws and Systems Biology
10.14.14 Cellular Imaging at the Nanometer Scale
10.14.15 Systems Biology of Natural and Synthetic Circuits
10.14.16 Self-organizations in biological cells and tissues
10.14.17 Mechanics of Biomolecular Systems
10.14.18 Nanoprobes of Molecules and cells
10.14.19 Biological-Synthetic Hybrid Materials [same as DPOLY 04.14.11]
10.14.20 The Physics of Biocompatibility [same as DPOLY 04.14.1]
10.14.21 Stochastic Processes in Biological Systems [same as GSNP 12.7.3]
10.14.22 Noisy Reaction Diffusion Systems [same as GSNP 12.7.4]

11. Chemical Physics

11.1 Theoretical Methods & Algorithms
11.2 Chemical Dynamics & Molecular Spectroscopy
11.3 Condensed Phase Dynamics, Structure, & Thermodynamics
11.4 Surfaces, Interfaces, & Colloids
11.5 Mesoscopic Systems, Clusters, & Nanoscale Systems
11.6 Spectroscopy & Dynamics of Single Molecules & Nanoparticles
11.7 Polymers, Biopolymers & Materials
Special Focus Topics:
11.8.1 Structure and dynamics of interfacial water (DCP)
11.8.2 Ion Channel Physics and Chemical Physics (DCP)
11.8.3 Fundamental Developments in Density Functional Theory (DCP)
11.8.4 The Transition State in Physics, Chemistry, and Astrophysics (DCP)
11.8.5 Theory of Electron Transport Through Molecular Wires (DCP)
11.8.6 Evolution from the Prism of Physics (DCP)
11.8.7 Excitonic Energy Transfer in Artificial and Natural Light Harvesting System (DCP)
11.8.8 Nanomaterials for Energy Applications (DCP)
11.8.9 Spectroscopic Probes of Biomolecular Structure and Function (DCP)

12. Statistical and Nonlinear Physics

12.1 Fundamentals of Statistical Mechanics
12.2 Systems Far from Equilibrium
12.3 Complex Networks and their Applications
12.4 Applications of Statistical and Nonlinear Physics in the Life Sciences
12.5 Applications of Statistical and Nonlinear Physics to Social Systems (economics, finance, etc)
12.6 Other Topics in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Special Focus Topics:
12.7.1 Structure and Dynamics of Complex Networks (GSNP)
12.7.2 Jamming: Theory and Experiment (GSNP)
12.7.3 Stochastic Processes in Biological Systems (GSNP)
12.7.4 Noisy Reaction Diffusion Systems (GSNP/DBP) [same as 10.14.22]
12.7.5 Dynamics of Glassy Systems (GSNP)
12.7.6 Elasticity and Geometry of Thin Objects (GNSP)
12.7.7 Noise and Fluctuations in Biochemical Networks (DBP/GSNP) [same as 10.14.7]
12.7.8 Neural Computation (DBP/GSNP) [same as 10.14.10]

13. Artificially Structured Materials

13.1 Materials: Synthesis, Growth, & Processing (Bulk, Films & Coatings)
13.2 Superlattices & Nanostructures (Wires, Dots, etc): Structures
13.3 Superlattices & Nanostructures (Wires, Dots, etc): Electronic Properties
13.4 Superlattices & Nanostructures (Wires, Dots, etc): Optical Properties
13.5 Photonic crystals
Special Focus Topics:
13.6.1 Optical Properties of Nanostructures (DMP)
13.6.2 Fundamental Challenges in Transport Properties of Nanostructures (DMP) [same as 14.9.2]
13.6.3 Materials Issues for Quantum Computing & Quantum Engineering (DMP) [same as 23.12.7]
13.6.4 Thermoelectric Materials & Phenomena (FIAP/DMP) [same as 16.12.4]
13.6.5 Magnetic Nanostructures: Materials and Phenomena (DMP/GMAG) [same as 06.14.2]
13.6.6 Controlled Self-Organization of Functional Thin Film Nanostructures (DMP) [same as 14.9.1]

14. Surfaces, Interfaces and Thin Films

14.1 Materials: Synthesis, Growth, & Processing
14.2 Structure & Morphology
14.3 Reactions: Kinetics & Dynamics
14.4 Excitations, Energetics, & Nonequilibrium Effects
14.5 Electronic & Lattice Properties
14.6 Magnetic & Superconducting Properties
14.7 Phase Transitions (Structural, Electronic, & Magnetic)
14.8 Novel Instrumentation & Techniques in Surface Science
Special Focus Topics:
14.9.1 Controlled Self-Organization of Functional Thin Film Nanostructures (DMP) [same as 13.6.6]
14.9.2 Fundamental Challenges in Transport Properties of Nanostructures (DMP) [same as 13.6.2]
14.9.3 Surfaces Engineering Interfaces for New Materials: Modeling and Experiments (DMP)
14.9.4 Pulsed Laser Deposition of Electronic and Photonic Thin Films and Nanostructures [same as 16.12.11]

15. Instrumentation and Measurements

15.1 Detectors, Sensors, & Transducers
15.2 Spectroscopic Techniques
15.3 Scattering & Diffraction
15.4 Microscopic Techniques (incl. scanning)
15.5 Signal Processing & Analysis
15.6 High Magnetic Field Measurements
15.7 Thermal & IR Instrumentation
15.8 Acoustic & Ultrasonic Instrumentation
15.9 Neutron, IR, & X-ray Optics and Sources
Special Focus Topics:
15.10.1 X-ray and Neutron Instruments and Sciences I (GIMS)
15.10.2 Advances in Scanned Probe Microscopy I: Low Temperatures (GIMS)
15.10.3 Advances in Scanned Probe Microscopy II: Force Methods (GIMS)
15.10.4 Emerging Scanning Probe Microscopy Methods for Biological Applications (GIMS)
15.10.5 Advances in Scanned Probe Microscopy III: High frequencies and Optical Techniques (GIMS)

16. Applications

16.1 Optoelectronic Devices & Applications
16.2 Superconducting Devices & Applications [same as 05.17]
16.3 Semiconducting Devices & Applications
16.4 Magnetic Devices & Applications [same as 06.11]
16.5 Polymeric & Biological Materials Devices & Applications
16.6 Optical/Laser & High Frequency Devices & Applications
16.7 Thermoelectrics
16.8 Photonics
16.9 Nanotechnology
16.10 Bionanotechnology
16.11 High & Low k Dielectric Materials
Special Focus Topics:
16.12.1 Recent Advances in Pulsed Energy Deposition of Thin Films of Complex Materials (FIAP/DMP)
16.12.2 Graphene Electronics (FIAP)
16.12.3 Device Applications of Multiferroics (FIAP/DMP)
16.12.4 Thermoelectric Materials & Phenomena (FIAP/DMP) [same as 13.6.4]
16.12.5 Hydrogen Storage; Materials, Measurements & Modeling (DMP)
16.12.6 Organic Electronics, Photonics & Magnetics (DMP/DPOLY) [same as 04.14.15]
16.12.7 Spin Transport & Magnetization Dynamics in Metal Based Systems (GMAG/DMP/FIAP) [same as 06.14.5]
16.12.8 Spin Dependent Phenomena in Semiconductors (GMAG/DMP/FIAP) [same as 02.8.1 & 06.14.6]
16.12.9 Photocatalysis and photovoltaic: Excitation, trapping, and transport of charge carriers at surfaces and interfaces (DMP)
16.12.10 Thermoelectricity in Si-Containing Materials (FIAP)
16.12.11 Pulsed Laser Deposition of Electronic and Photonic Thin Films and Nanostructures (FIAP) [same as 14.9.4]

17. General Theory (Theoretical Methods)

17.1 Many Body
17.2 Electronic Structure
17.3 Density Functional Theory
17.4 Relativity
17.5 Computational Methods: Classical & Quantum Monte Carlo
17.6 Computational Methods: Classical & Quantum Molecular Dynamics
17.7 Computational Methods: Numerical Methods for Strongly Correlated Systems
17.8 Computational Methods: Multiscale Modeling
17.9 Computational Plasma Physics
17.10 Computational Fluid Dynamics
17.11 Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations
17.12 Computers in Physics Education
Special Focus Topics:
17.13.1 Computational Nanoscience (DMP/DCOMP) [same as 07.11.5]
17.13.2 Theory & Simulation of Spin Dependent Effects & Properties (DCOMP/DMP/GMAG) [same as 06.14.1]
17.13.3 Multiscale Modeling: Polymers, Nanocomposites and Biomacromolecules (DPOLY/DCOMP/DBP) [same as 10.14.24]
17.13.4 Frontiers in Electronic Structure Theory (DCP/DCOMP) [same as 11.8.3]
17.13.5 Simulations of Matter under Extreme Conditions (DCOMP/GSCCM) [same as 19.3.1]

18. General

18.1 National Facilities
18.2 Public Policy
18.3 History
18.4 Undergraduate Research/Society of Physics Students Abstracts
18.5 International programs, collaborations, & exchanges

19. High Pressure Physics

19.1 Equations of State & Phase Transitions
19.2 Other High Pressure Physics, incl. Theory
Special Focus Topics:
19.3.1 Simulations of Matter at Extreme Conditions (DCOMP/GSCCM) [same as 17.13.5]

20. Quantum Fluids and Solids

20.1 Bose Einstein Condensation in quantum liquids (See 21.1 for other BEC)
20.2 Normal & Superfluid Liquid Helium
20.3 Vortices & Turbulence in Helium
20.4 Helium Films
20.5 Helium in Restricted Geometries
20.6 Helium Bubbles, Ions, Clusters & Droplets
20.7 Phase Transitions in Helium
20.8 Solid Helium
20.9 Spin-Polarized Systems
20.10 Techniques & Applications in Low Temperature Research

21. Atomic, Molecular & Optical (AMO) Physics

21.1 BEC/Matter Optics/Atomic Interferometry
21.2 Bosons in optical lattices
21.3 Fermions in optical lattices
21.4 Quantum Fermi gases/BEC-BCS
21.5 Cold Gasses in reduced dimension
21.6 Cold and Ultracold Molecules
21.7 Precision measurements
21.8 Quantum Optics
21.9 Quantum information science in AMO
21.10 Atomic/molecular structure, interactions and collisions
21.11 Strong Field/Ultrafast physics
21.12 Other AMO
Special Focus Topics:
21.13.1 Disorder in ultra-cold gases
21.13.2 Magnetism in ultra-cold gases
21.13.3 Number or mass imbalanced Fermi gases and BEC-BCS crossover
21.13.4 Dipolar gases / cold molecules

22. Physics Education

22.1 K-12 Education
22.2 Informal Education & Public Outreach
22.3 Undergraduate Education (For undergraduate research, see 18.4)
22.4 Graduate Education
22.5 Education & Public Policy
22.6 Professional Development
22.7 Physics Education Research
22.8 Pre-service Teacher Preparation
22.9 International Science Education
Special Focus Topics:
22.10.1 The Physics and Astronomy New Faculty Workshops (FEd)
22.10.2 Incorporating Computational Physics into Teaching (FEd)
22.10.3 NSF's Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program: Overview and Perspectives (FEd)

23. Quantum Information, Concepts, and Computation

23.1 Quantum Information and Quantum Cryptography
23.2 Quantum Entanglement
23.3 Quantum Computation
23.4 Quantum Algorithms and Quantum Simulation
23.5 Quantum Error Correction
23.6 Quantum Measurement
23.7 Open Quantum Systems and Decoherence
23.8 Quantum Control
23.9 Quantum Communication
23.10 Physical Implementations of Qubits
Special Focus Topics:
23.12.1 Foundations of Quantum Theory (GQI)
23.12.2 Quantum Metrology and Control: Fundamental Limits and Applications (GQI)
23.12.3 Superconducting Qubits (GQI)
23.12.4 Materials for Superconducting Qubits (GQI)
23.12.5 Semiconducting Qubit Approaches (GQI)
23.12.6 Progress toward Scalable Quantum Information Processing (GQI)
23.12.7 Materials Issues for Quantum Computing & Quantum Engineering (DMP) [same as 13.6.3]

24. Supplementary Abstracts