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March Meeting 2013 • March 18 - March 22 • Baltimore, Maryland

March Sorting Categories

Includes Focus Topics

Focus Topic Descriptions: Page 1: 01.1.1 - 04.1.22 | Page 2: 05.1.1 - 12.1.6 | Page 3: 13.1.1 - 24.1.1

Please use these sorting categories when submitting contributed papers:

01. POLYMERS AND SOFT MATTER PHYSICS (DPOLY)

FOCUS TOPICS:

01.1.1 Dynamics of Glassy Polymers Under Nanoscale Confinement
01.1.2 Polymers for Energy Storage and Conversion (DMP/GERA)
01.1.3 Crystallization and Directed Assembly of Multicomponent Systems
01.1.4 Dielectric and Ferroelectric Polymers for Electrical Applications (DMP)
01.1.5 Polymer Membranes for Clean Energy and Water (DPOLY/GERA) [same as 21.1.5]
01.1.6 Understanding Fluctuation and Correlation Effects in Polymers
01.1.7 Thin Films of Block Copolymers and Hybrid Materials
01.1.8 Supercooled Polymeric Liquids and Glasses (DCMP/GSNP) [same as 02.1.1 and 03.1.8]
01.1.9 Microfluidics and Nanofluidics: The Physics of Confined Fluids (DPOLY/DFD/GSNP) [same as 03.1.7 and 20.1.1]
01.1.10 Charged Colloids with Short-Range Attractions (DCMP/DBIO) [same as 02.1.2]
01.1.11 Statistical Physics of Active Systems Away from Detailed Balance: Motors, Swimmers, and All That (DBIO/GSNP) [same as 03.1.10]
01.1.12 Nano to Meso-Scale Structure in Ordered Soft Matter: Liquid Crystal Structure, Dynamics, and Function [same as 02.1.3]
01.1.13 Structure and Dynamics of Biomembranes (DBIO/DPOLY) [same as 04.1.21]
01.1.14 Single Molecule Studies of Nanomachines (DBIO/DPOLY) [same as 04.1.6]
01.1.15 Biophysics of Cytoskeleton (DBIO/DPOLY) [same as 04.1.8]
01.1.16 Cell Mechanics (DBIO/DPOLY) [same as 04.1.7]
01.1.17 Physics of Proteins I: Folding, Dynamics, Function and Structure (DBIO/DPOLY) [same as 04.1.14]
01.1.18 Physics of Proteins II: Protein-protein Interactions, Assembly, and Aggregation (DBIO/DPOLY) [same as 04.1.15]
01.1.19 Organic Electronics and Photonics (DMP/DPOLY) [same as 22.1.1]
01.1.20 Novel Photophysics and Transport Mechanisms for Nanostructured Photovoltaics (GERA/DPOLY/DCOMP) [same as 16.1.10 and 21.1.6]
01.1.21 Assembly and Function of Biomimetic and Bioinspired Materials (DMP/DBIO) [same as 04.1.20 and 12.1.11]
01.1.22 Polymer Nanocomposites: Active Particles and Dynamics

STANDARD SORTING CATEGORIES:

01.2 Semi Crystalline Polymers
01.3 Liquid Crystalline Polymers
01.4 Polymeric Glasses
01.5 Polymer Melts and Solutions
01.6 Polymeric Elastomers and Gels
01.7 Charged and Ion-Containing Polymers
01.8 Physics of Copolymers
01.9 Polymer Blends
01.10 Polymer Composites
01.11 Electrically and Optically Active Polymers
01.12 Surfaces, Interfaces, and Polymeric Thin Films
01.13 Friction, Adhesion, and Fracture of Polymers
01.14 Biopolymers: Molecules, Solutions, Networks, and Gels
01.15 New Experimental, Theoretical, and Computational Methods in Polymer and Soft Matter Physics

02. SOFT CONDENSED MATTER (DCMP)

FOCUS TOPICS:

2.1.1 Supercooled Polymeric Liquids and Glasses (DPOLY/GSNP) [same as 01.1.8 and 03.1.8]
2.1.2 Charged Colloids with Short-Range Attractions (DPOLY/DBIO) [same as 01.1.10]
2.1.3 Nano to Meso-Scale Structure in Ordered Soft Matter: Liquid Crystal Structure, Dynamics, and Function (DPOLY) [same as 01.1.12]
2.1.4 Extreme Mechanics -- Elasticity and Deformation (GSNP) [same as 03.1.6]

STANDARD SORTING CATEGORIES:

02.2 Colloids, Emulsions and Foams
02.3 Liquid Crystals
02.4 Membranes, Micelles and Vesicles
02.5 Gels and Complex Fluids
02.6 Disordered and Glassy Systems (non-polymeric)
02.7 Fracture, Friction, and Deformation
02.8 Self-and Directed Assembly (Equilibrium and Non-equilibrium)
02.9 Active Materials

03. STATISTICAL AND NONLINEAR PHYSICS (GSNP)

FOCUS TOPICS:

03.1.1 Spin Glasses: Advances, Algorithms, and Applications (GSNP/DCOMP) [same as 16.1.11]
03.1.2 Continuum Descriptions of Discrete Materials
03.1.3 Wet granular matter: Capillary aggregation to shaping of landscapes
03.1.4 Physical Approaches to Social Modeling
03.1.5 Jamming: Marginal Solids
03.1.6 Extreme Mechanics -- Elasticity and Deformation (GSNP) [same as 02.1.4]
03.1.7 Microfluidics and Nanofluidics: The Physics of Confined Fluids (DFD/DPOLY/GSNP) [same as 01.1.9 and 20.1.1]
03.1.8 Supercooled Liquids and Glasses (DPOLY) [same as 01.1.8 and 02.1.1]
03.1.9 Stochastic and Evolutionary Population Dynamics – (DBIO) [same as 04.1.1]
03.1.10 Statistical Physics of Active Systems Away from Detailed Balance: Motors, Swimmers, and All That (DBIO/DPOLY) [same as 1.1.11]

STANDARD SORTING CATEGORIES:

03.2 Fluctuation Theorems and Fluctuation-dissipation Relations Applied to Non-equilibrium Systems
03.3 Complex Networks and Their Applications
03.4 Statistical Mechanics of Active Matter and Biological Systems
03.5 Statistical Mechanics of Social Systems Such as Economics, Finance, Traffic Flow, and Crowd Dynamics
03.6 Statistical Mechanics of Frustrated Systems, Including Constraint Satisfaction, Satisfiability, and NP-complete Problems
03.7 Jamming
03.8 Granular Materials
03.9 Extreme Mechanics
03.10 General Statistical and Nonlinear Physics

04. BIOLOGICAL PHYSICS (DBIO)

FOCUS TOPICS:

04.1.1 Stochastic and Evolutionary Population Dynamics (BIO/GSNP) [same as 03.1.9]
04.1.2 Manipulation of single proteins and their complexes
04.1.3 The Physics of Behavior
04.1.4 INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK
04.1.5 Structures and Dynamics of Biomembranes (DBIO/DPOLY) [same as 01.1.13]
04.1.6 Single Molecule Studies of Nanomachines (DBIO/DPOLY) [same as 01.1.14]
04.1.7 Cell Mechanics (DBIO/DPOLY) [same as 01.1.16]
04.1.8 Biophysics of the Cytoskeleton (DBIO/DPOLY) [same as 01.1.15]
04.1.9 Selection in Silico: The Complex Dynamics of Digital Evolution
04.1.10 The Physics of Biomineralization
04.1.11 From Molecules to Cells
04.1.12 Translocation through Nanopores
04.1.13 Novel Experimental Techniques for Probing Cellular Biomechanics
04.1.14 Physics of Proteins I: Folding, Dynamics, Function and Structure (DBIO/DPOLY) [same as 01.1.17]
04.1.15 Physics of Proteins II: Protein-protein Interactions, Assembly, and Aggregation (DBIO/DPOLY) [same as 01.1.18]
04.1.16 Physics of Cancer
04.1.17 Stochasticity in Cellular Networks
04.1.18 INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK
04.1.19 Intrinsically Disordered Proteins
04.1.20 Assembly and Function of Biomimetic and Bioinspired Materials (DMP/DBIO) [same as 01.1.21 and 12.1.9]
04.1.21 Physics of Single Cell Heterogeneity

STANDARD SORTING CATEGORIES:

04.2 Nucleic Acids: Structure, Function, Protein Interactions
04.3 Membranes: Biological and Synthetic
04.4 Physics of Bacteria and Viruses
04.5 Biological Networks
04.6 Biomechanics
04.7 Multi-cellular Processes and Development
04.8 Dynamics of Evolutionary Systems
04.9 Quantum Coherence & Phenomena in Biological Systems

05. CHEMICAL PHYSICS (DCP)

FOCUS TOPICS:

05.1.1 Physics of glasses and viscous liquids
05.1.2 Supercooled and nanoconfined water
05.1.3 Motor dynamics: From single molecules to cells
05.1.4 Protein misfolding and aggregation
05.1.5 Multiscale modeling: Coarse-graining in space and time
05.1.6 DCP Prize session: Broida, Langmuir, Plyler, and Research in an Undergraduate Institution presentations

STANDARD SORTING CATEGORIES:

05.2 Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy
05.3 Molecular Structure
05.4 Chemical Dynamics, Kinetics, and Catalysis
05.5 Condensed-phase Dynamics, Structure, Solvation, Thermodynamics, and Statistical Mechanics
05.6 Surfaces, Interfaces, and Colloids
05.7 Polymers and Biopolymers
05.8 Chemical Physics of Plasmas
05.9 Chemical Physics under Extreme or Geophysical Conditions
05.10 Wave Function Theory
05.11 Photochemistry and Photophysics
05.12 Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry
05.13 Biophysical Chemistry and Molecular Biophysics
05.14 Chemical Physics of Graphene and Carbon
05.15 Electron Transfer, Charge Transfer and Transport
05.16 Chemical Physics in the Curriculum

06. ATOMIC, MOLECULAR AND OPTICAL (AMO) PHYSICS (DAMOP)

FOCUS TOPICS:

06.1.1 Quantum simulation with atomic, molecular and optical systems
06.1.2 Attosecond physics of nanostructures and surfaces (DAMOP/DMP)

STANDARD SORTING CATEGORIES:

06.2 Bose-Einstein Condensates, Matter Optics, Atomic Interferometry, and Nonlinear Waves
06.3 Vortices, Rotation, Spin-orbit Coupling and Artificial Gauge Fields
06.4 Spinor condensates, Magnetic and spin ordering in optical lattices
06.5 Systems with long range interactions; Dipolar Gases, Rydberg atoms
06.6 Strongly Interacting Quantum Fermi and Bose Gases
06.7 General Cold Quantum Gases in Optical Lattices
06.8 Fesshbach resonances, BCS-BEC crossover, Few-Body Physics with ultracold atoms
06.9 Cold and Ultracold Molecules
06.10 Cold Quantum Gases in Reduced Dimension and Novel Geometries
06.11 General non-equilibrium Physics with Cold Quantum Gases
06.12 Quantum Information Science in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
06.13 Hybrid systems, Optomechanics and Macroscopic Systems at the Quantum Limit
06.14 General Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

07. INSULATORS AND DIELECTRICS (DCMP)

FOCUS TOPICS:

07.1.1 Dielectric and Ferroic Oxides (DMP/DCOMP) [same as 11.1.1 and 16.1.12]
07.1.2 Topological Materials: Synthesis and Characterization (DMP)

STANDARD SORTING CATEGORIES:

07.2 Growth, Structure, Properties, and Defects
07.3 Electronic Structure
07.4 Transport and Optical Phenomena
07.5 Spectroscopic, Thermodynamic, and other Properties
07.6 Topological Insulators: Two Dimensional
07.7 Topological Insulators: Three Dimensional
07.8 Topological Insulators: Nanostructures and Possible Applications

08. SEMICONDUCTORS (FIAP)

FOCUS TOPICS:

08.1.1 Spin-Dependent Phenomena in Semiconductors (GMAG/DMP/FIAP) [same as 10.1.5 and 22.1.3]
08.1.2 Dopants and Defects in Semiconductors (DMP)

STANDARD SORTING CATEGORIES:

08.2 Materials: Synthesis, Growth, & Processing (Bulk & Films)
08.3 Thermodynamic & Transport Properties (not QHE, FQHE)
08.4 Atomic Structure, Lattice Properties & Phase Transitions
08.5 Electronic Structure: Theory and Spectra
08.6 Electronic Structure: Thermodynamic & Optical Properties
08.7 Mechanical & Dynamical Properties
08.8 Integer Quantum Hall Effect
08.9 Fractional Quantum Hall Effect

09. SUPERCONDUCTIVITY (DCMP)

FOCUS TOPICS:

09.1.1 Fe-based Superconductors (DMP/DCOMP)
09.1.2 Search for New Superconductors (DMP)

STANDARD SORTING CATEGORIES:

09.2 Materials: Growth, Structure, and Properties
09.3 Theories and Models of the Superconducting State
09.4 Thermodynamic and Mechanical Properties and Phase Diagrams
09.5 Transport Properties
09.6 Electronic Structure (Photoemission, etc.)
09.7 Magnetic Field Effects (Vortex Related Phenomena)
09.8 Spin Properties (NMR, NQR, neutron scattering, etc.)
09.9 Response to Electromagnetic Fields (optical and Raman spectroscopy, surface impedance, etc.)
09.10 Tunneling Phenomena (single particle tunneling and STM)
09.11 Josephson Effects
09.12 Proximity Effects
09.13 Fluctuation Phenomena (noise, nonequilibrium effects, localization effects, etc.)
09.14 Superconductor-Insulator Transitions
09.15 Mesoscopic and Nanometer Scale Phenomena
09.16 Novel Superconductors (MgB2, complex compounds, organics, etc.)

10. MAGNETISM (GMAG)

FOCUS TOPICS:

10.1.1 Magnetic Nanostructures: Materials and Phenomena (DMP/GMAG) [same as 13.1.2]
10.1.2 Emergent Properties of Bulk Complex Oxides (DMP/GMAG) [same as 11.1.2 and 12.1.7]
10.1.3 Magnetic Oxide Thin Films and Heterostructures (DMP/GMAG) [same as 11.1.3 and 12.1.8]
10.1.4 Spin Transport and Magnetization Dynamics in Metals-Based Systems (DMP/FIAP/GMAG) [same as 22.1.2]
10.1.5 Spin-Dependent Phenomena in Semiconductors (GMAG/DMP/FIAP) [same as 08.1.1 and 22.1.3]
10.1.6 Frustrated Magnetism (DMP/GMAG)
10.1.7 Spin-Dependent Physics in Carbon-Based Materials (DMP/GMAG)
10.1.8 Low-Dimensional and Molecular Magnetism (DMP/GMAG)

STANDARD SORTING CATEGORIES:

10.2 Cooperative Phenomena (incl. spin structures, spin waves, phase transitions)
10.3 Magnetic Domains and Domain Walls
10.4 Magnetic Field Phenomena: Dynamic & Static
10.5 Correlated Electron Magnetism [same as 11.7]
10.6 Spin-Dependent Transport
10.7 Magnetization and Spin Dynamics
10.8 Magnetic Anisotropy: Hard & Soft Materials
10.9 Artificially Structured or Self-Assembled Magnetic Materials (including multilayers, patterned films, and nanoparticles)
10.10 Low Dimensional Magnetism (incl. molecules and surfaces)
10.11 Disordered Magnetic Materials
10.12 Magnetic Devices & Applications [same as 22.6]
10.13 Magnetic Materials & Phenomena for Information Technologies
10.14 Magnetic Characterization and Imaging

11. STRONGLY CORRELATED SYSTEMS, INCLUDING QUANTUM FLUIDS AND SOLIDS (DCMP)

FOCUS TOPICS:

11.1.1 Dielectric and Ferroic Oxides (DMP/DCOMP) [same as 07.1.1 and 16.1.12]
11.1.2 Emergent Properties of Bulk Complex Oxides (DMP/GMAG) [same as 10.1.2 and 12.1.7 ]
11.1.3 Magnetic Oxide Thin Films and Heterostructures (DMP/GMAG) [same as 10.1.3 and 12.1.8]

STANDARD SORTING CATEGORIES:

11.2 Metal-Insulator Phase Transitions
11.3 Other Correlated Electron Phase Transitions
11.4 Heavy Fermions
11.5 Non-Fermi Liquids
11.6 Organic Conductors and CDW Materials
11.7 Correlated Electron Magnetism [same as 10.5]
11.8 Low Temperature Properties of Helium-3
11.9 Low Temperature Properties of Helium-4
11.10 Other Quantum Fluids and Solids

12. COMPLEX STRUCTURED MATERIALS, INCLUDING GRAPHENE (DCMP)

FOCUS TOPICS:

12.1.1 Graphene: Synthesis, Defects and Properties (DMP)
12.1.2 Graphene: Structure, Stacking, and Interactions (DMP)
12.1.3 Graphene Devices: Function, Fabrication, and Characterization (DMP)
12.1.4 Carbon Nanotubes and Related Materials: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications (DMP)
12.1.5 Van der Waals Bonding in Advanced Materials (DMP)
12.1.6 Computational Discovery and Design of New Materials (DMP/DCOMP)
12.1.7 Emergent Properties of Bulk Complex Oxides (DMP/GMAG) [same as 10.1.2 and 11.1.2]
12.1.8 Magnetic Oxide Thin Films and Heterostructures (DMP/GMAG) [same as 10.1.3 and 11.1.3]
12.1.9 Assembly and Function of Biomimetic and Bioinspired Materials (DMP/DBIO) [same as 01.1.21 and 04.1.20]

STANDARD SORTING CATEGORIES:

12.2 Growth, Structure, Properties, and Defects
12.3 Glassy & Amorphous Systems, including Quasicrystals
12.4 Nanotubes & Nanowires (non-carbon): Transport and Optical Phenomena
12.5 Nanotubes & Nanowires (non-carbon): Other Phenomena
12.6 Carbon Nanostructures: Transport and Optical Phenomena
12.7 Graphene: Electronic Structure and Interactions
12.8 Graphene: Transport & Optical Phenomena
12.9 Graphene: Quantum Hall Effect

13. SUPERLATTICES, NANOSTRUCTURES, AND OTHER ARTIFICIALLY STRUCTURED MATERIALS (DCMP)

FOCUS TOPICS:

13.1.1 Nanostructures and Metamaterials: Synthesis, Fabrication, and Characterization (DMP)
13.1.2 Magnetic Nanostructures: Materials and Phenomena (DMP/GMAG) [same as 10.1.1]
13.1.3 Electron, Ion, and Exciton Transport in Nanostructures (DMP) [same as 14.1.1]
13.1.4 Complex Oxide Interfaces and Heterostructures (DMP)
13.1.5 Nanostructure Control, Novel Stabilizing Mechanisms, and Collective Dynamics in Epitaxial Growth (DMP) [same as 14.1.2]
13.1.6 Thermoelectric Phenomena, Materials, Devices, and Applications (DMP/GERA/FIAP) [same as 21.1.1 and 22.1.5]
13.1.7 Mesoscopic Materials and Devices (DMP)

STANDARD SORTING CATEGORIES:

13.2 Growth, Structure, Properties, and Defects
13.3 Superlattices & Nanostructures (Wires, Dots, etc): Electronic Phenomena
13.4 Superlattices & Nanostructures (Wires, Dots, etc): Optical Phenomena
13.5 Nanostructures and metamaterials: transport and optical phenomena
13.6 Surfaces and Interfaces in non-oxide nanostructures: electronic and transport phenomena
13.7 Other Artificially Structured Materials and Related Phenomena

14. SURFACES, INTERFACES AND THIN FILMS (DCMP)

FOCUS TOPICS:

14.1.1 Electron, Ion, and Exciton Transport in Nanostructures (DMP) [same as 13.1.3]
14.1.2 Nanostructure Control, Novel Stabilizing Mechanisms, and Collective Dynamics in Epitaxial Growth (DMP)

STANDARD SORTING CATEGORIES:

14.2 Thin Film Growth and Processing
14.3 Surfaces, Interfaces and Thin Films: Structure & Morphology
14.4 Surfaces, Interfaces and Thin Film Reactions: Kinetics & Dynamics
14.5 Surfaces, Interfaces and Thin Films: Electronic & Lattice Properties

15. METALS AND METALLIC ALLOYS (DCMP)

15.1 Actinide Elements and Compounds
15.2 Metal Physics: Structural and Mechanical Properties including Alloys and Superalloys
15.3 Metal Physics: Thermodynamics, Transport, Optical Properties, Electronic Structure, etc.

16. GENERAL THEORY/COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS (DCOMP)

FOCUS TOPICS:

16.1.1 Modeling of Rare Events
16.1.2 Explicitly Correlated Methods and Quantum Few-Body Systems
16.1.3 Full Configuration Interaction Quantum Monte Carlo Techniques
16.1.4 Recent Developments in Density Functional Theory
16.1.5 Lattice Strong Dynamics
16.1.6 Computational Studies of Heterostructures
16.1.7 Computational Studies of Interactions between Electromagnetic Fields and Nanostructures
16.1.8 Materials in Extremes: Bridging Simulation and Experiment (DCOMP/DMP/GSCCM) [same as 18.1.1]
16.1.9 Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage (GERA/DMP/FIAP/DCOMP) [same as 21.1.3 and 22.1.4]
16.1.10 Novel Photophysics and Transport Mechanisms for Nanostructured Photovoltaics (GERA/DPOLY/DCOMP) [same as 01.1.20 and 21.1.6]
16.1.11 Spin Glasses: Advances, Algorithms and Applications (GSNP/DCOMP) [same as 03.1.1]
16.1.12 Dielectric and Ferroic Oxides (DMP/DCOMP) [same as 07.1.1 and 11.1.1]
16.1.13 Advances in Fermionic Simulations

STANDARD SORTING CATEGORIES:

16.2 Electronic Structure Methods
16.3 Classical Monte Carlo and Molecular Dynamics Methods
16.4 Quantum Many-Body Systems and Methods
16.5 Fluid Dynamics and Plasma Physics
16.6 Novel Technologies and Algorithms

17. QUANTUM INFORMATION, CONCEPTS AND COMPUTATION (GQI)

FOCUS TOPICS:

17.1.1 Semiconductor qubits
17.1.2 Quantum error correction and decoherence control
17.1.3 Adiabatic quantum computing
17.1.4 Superconducting qubits
17.1.5 Superselection and quantum reference frames
17.1.6 Quantum characterization, verification, and validation
17.1.7 Nano/Optomechanics for Quantum Information

STANDARD SORTING CATEGORIES:

17.2 Quantum Cryptography, Quantum Communication, and Quantum Measurement
17.3 Quantum Entanglement
17.4 Quantum Computing, Quantum Algorithms, and Quantum Simulation
17.5 Quantum Error Correction and Quantum Control
17.6 Open Quantum Systems and Decoherence
17.7 Physical Implementations of Qubits
17.8 Foundations of Quantum Theory

18. MATTER AT EXTREME CONDITIONS (DCMP/DCOMP)

FOCUS TOPICS:

18.1.1 Materials in Extremes: Bridging Simulation and Experiment (DCOMP/DMP/GSCCM) [same as 16.1.8]

STANDARD SORTING CATEGORIES:

18.2 Theory and Simulation of Materials in Extreme Conditions
18.3 Experimental Techniques and Results: Static High-Pressure Physics
18.4 Experimental Techniques and Results: Dynamic High-Pressure Physics
18.5 Other Extreme Conditions

19. INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENTS (GIMS)

FOCUS TOPICS:

19.1.1 Instrumentation and Measurement Science for a Sustainable Energy Future
19.1.2 Novel Instrumentation & Measurements for Biomedical Research
19.1.3 Advances in Scanned Probe Microscopy 1: Novel approaches and ultrasensitive detection
19.1.4 Advances in Scanned Probe Microscopy 2: High frequencies and Optical Techniques
19.1.5 Advances in Scanned Probe Microscopy 3: Scanning Probes Spectroscopic Techniques
19.1.6 X-ray and Neutron Instruments and Measurement Science
19.1.7 Keithley Award Session
19.1.8 Imaging and Modifying Materials Under Extreme Conditions of Radiation, Temperature, and at the Limits of Space and Time Resolution (DMP/GIMS)

STANDARD SORTING CATEGORIES:

19.2 Detectors, Sensors, & Transducers
19.3 Spectroscopic Techniques
19.4 Scattering & Diffraction
19.5 Microscopic and Scanning Probe Techniques
19.6 Signal Processing & Analysis
19.7 Thermal & IR Instrumentation
19.8 Acoustic & Ultrasonic Instrumentation
19.9 Neutron, IR, & X-ray Optics and Sources
19.10 Measurement technology for renewable and fossil energy applications
19.11 Other Instrumentation and Measurement Science

20. FLUIDS (DFD)

FOCUS TOPICS

20.1.1 Microfluidics and Nanofluidics: The Physics of Confined Fluids (DPOLY/DFD/GSNP) [same as 01.1.9 and 03.1.7]

STANDARD SORTING CATEGORIES:

20.2 Flow of Complex Fluids, Polymers, Gels
20.3 Micro- and Nano-fluidics (Including Devices)
20.4 Pattern Formation and Nonlinear Dynamics
20.5 Instabilities and Turbulence
20.6 Computational Fluid Dynamics
20.7 Drops, Bubbles and Interfacial Fluid Mechanics
20.8 Cellular Fluid Mechanics
20.9 Swimming, Motility and Locomotion
20.10 Geophysical and Climate Dynamics
20.11 Fluid Dynamics – Other

21. ENERGY RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS (GERA)

FOCUS TOPICS:

21.1.1 Thermoelectric Phenomena, Materials, Devices, and Applications (GERA/DMP/FIAP) [same as 13.1.6 and 22.1.5]
21.1.2 Scalable Technologies for Photovoltaics (GERA/FIAP) [same as 22.1.6]
21.1.3 Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage (GERA/DMP/FIAP/DCOMP) [same as 16.1.9 and 22.1.4]
21.1.4 Polymers for Energy Storage and Conversion (GERA/DPOLY)
21.1.5 Polymer Membranes for Clean Energy and Water (DPOLY/GERA) [same as 01.1.5]
21.1.6 Novel Photophysics and Transport Mechanisms for Nanostructured Photovoltaics (GERA/DPOLY/DCOMP) [same as 01.1.20 and 16.1.10]

STANDARD SORTING CATEGORIES:

21.2 Electricity Production and Conversion
21.2.1 Solar Energy Including Photovoltaics, Concentrated Solar, and Solar Thermal
21.2.3 Other Electricity Production
21.3 Energy for transportation
21.3.3 Hydrogen Production, Storage, Delivery
21.3.4 Biofuels, Solar Fuels and Artificial Photosynthetic Systems
21.4 Energy Transmission and Distribution including the Energy Grid
21.5 Energy Conservation and Efficiency
21.5.1 Solid State Lighting
21.6 Societal Issues Related to Energy
21.7 Energy Storage
21.7.1 Physics of Batteries and Fuel Cells
21.8 Other Energy Research Topics

22. APPLICATIONS (IT, Medical/Bio, Photonics, etc.) (FIAP)

FOCUS TOPICS:

22.1.1 Organic Electronics and Photonics (DMP/DPOLY) [same as 01.1.19]
22.1.2 Spin Transport and Magnetization Dynamics in Metal Based Systems (GMAG/DMP/FIAP) [same as 10.1.4]
22.1.3 Spin-Dependent Phenomena in Semiconductors (GMAG/DMP/FIAP) [same as 08.1.1 and 10.1.5]
22.1.4 Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage (GERA/DMP/FIAP/DCOMP) [same as 21.1.3 and 16.1.9]
22.1.5 Thermoelectric Phenomena, Materials, Devices, and Applications (GERA/DMP/FIAP) [same as 13.1.6 and 21.1.1]
22.1.6 Scalable Technologies for Photovoltaics (GERA/FIAP) [same as 21.1.2]

STANDARD SORTING CATEGORIES:

22.2 Optical/Laser & High Frequency Devices & Applications Including Optoelectronics and Photonics
22.3 Applications of Semiconductors, Dielectrics, Complex Oxides (non-magnetic)
22.4 Applications of Superconductors and Superconducting Devices
22.5 Applications of Thermoelectrics
22.6 Magnetic Devices & Applications [same as 10.12]
22.7 Bionanotechnology and Applications of Polymers and Biomaterials
22.8 Nanotechnology (non-bio)
22.9 Nanomanufacturing

23. CLIMATE PHYSICS (GPC)

FOCUS TOPICS:

23.1.1 The Physics of Climate

24. PHYSICS EDUCATION (FEd)

FOCUS TOPICS:

24.1.1 Building a Thriving Undergraduate Physics Program

STANDARD SORTING CATEGORIES:

24.2 International Science Education
24.3 K-12 Education
24.4 Informal Education and Public Outreach
24.5 Undergraduate Education (For undergraduate research, see 25.1)
24.6 Graduate Education
24.7 Education and Public Policy
24.8 Professional Development
24.9 Physics Education Research
24.10 Pre-Service Teacher Preparation

25. GENERAL

25.1 Undergraduate Research/Society of Physics Students Abstracts
25.2 National Facilities
25.3 Public Policy
25.4 History of Physics
25.5 International Issues: Programs, Collaborations, & Exchanges