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March Meeting 2012 • February 27 - March 2 • Boston, Massachusetts

March Sorting Categories

Includes Focus Topics

Focus Topic Descriptions: Page 1: 01.1.1 - 03.1.10 | Page 2: 04.1.1 - 10.1.8 | Page 3: 12.1.1 - 24.1.2

Please use these sorting categories when submitting contributed papers:

01. POLYMERS AND SOFT MATTER PHYSICS (DPOLY)

FOCUS TOPICS:

01.1.1 Thin Film Block Copolymers
01.1.2 Crystallization in Multicomponent and Hybrid Systems
01.1.3 Long-time, Entangled Dynamics in Polymer Melts
01.1.4 Dynamics of Polymers: Phenomena due to Confinement
01.1.5 Block Copolymer Micelles and Polymersomes
01.1.6 Interparticle Interactions in Polymer Nanocomposites
01.1.7 Directed Assembly of Hybrid Materials
01.1.8 Organic Electronics and Photonics (DMP/DPOLY) [same as 23.1.1]
01.1.9 Polymers for Energy Storage and Conversion (DPOLY/DMP)
01.1.10 Micro and Nano Fluidics (DPOLY/DFD) [same as 21.3]
01.1.11 Heterogeneous Colloids
01.1.12 Advanced Optical Probes of Soft Matter (DPOLY/DBIO) [same as 04.1.18]
01.1.13 Fluctuation-Induced Forces in Soft Matter and Polymeric Systems (DPOLY)
01.1.14 Gelation and Glass Transition in Colloids and Soft Matter Systems
01.1.15 Soft Matter Physics of Drops, Bubbles, Foams and Emulsions
01.1.16 Nano to Meso-scale Structure in Ordered Soft Matter: Liquid Crystals and Liquid Crystal Elastomers
01.1.17 DNA-Coated Colloidal Particles (DPOLY/DBIO) [same as 04.1.19]
01.1.18 Statistical Physics of Active Systems Away From Detailed Balance: Motors, Swimmers, and all that (DPOLY/DBIO) [same as 04.1.20]
01.1.19 Soft Matter Physics of Heterogeneous Membranes (DPOLY/DBIO) [same as 04.1.21]
01.1.20 Translocation Through Nanopores (DPOLY/DBIO) [same as 04.1.22]
01.1.21 Hydrophobic Interactions and Hydrogen Bonding Networks in Polymeric and Soft Matter Systems (DPOLY/DBIO) [same as 04.1.23]
01.1.22 Single-Molecule Biological Physics I: Nucleic Acids (DBIO/DPOLY/DCOMP) [same as 16.1.5 and 04.1.4]
01.1.23 Single-Molecule Biological Physics II: Proteins (DBIO/DPOLY/DCOMP) [same as 04.1.5 and 16.1.16]
01.1.24 Physics of DNA and Chromatin (DBIO/DPOLY) [same as 04.1.6]
01.1.25 Structure and Dynamics of Membranes (DBIO/DPOLY/DMP/DCOMP) [same as 04.1.10 and 16.1.17]
01.1.26 Biological Physics of the Cytoskeleton and Biomechanics (DBIO/DPOLY) [the same as 04.1.11]
01.1.27 Physics of Proteins I: Structure and Folding (DBIO/DPOLY/DCOMP) [same as 04.1.1 and 16.1.14]
01.1.28 Physics of Proteins II: Dynamics and Function (DBIO/DPOLY) [same as 04.1.2]
01.1.29 Physics of Proteins III: Protein-protein Interactions and Aggregation (DBIO/DPOLY) [same as 04.1.3]
01.1.30 Materials and Functional Structures for Biological Interfaces (DMP/DBIO/DPOLY) [same as 04.1.17 and 12.1.11]

STANDARD SORTING CATEGORIES:

01.2 Semi Crystalline Polymers
01.3 Liquid Crystalline Order in Polymers, Soft Matter and Complex Fluids
01.4 Polymeric Glasses
01.5 Polymer Melts and Solutions
01.6 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

FOCUS TOPICS:

02.1.1 Jamming: Nonlinear acoustics, vibrational response, and soft modes (GSNP/DFD) [same as 3.1.3 and 21.1.2]
02.1.2 Singular Flows: Fluid, Complex or Granular [same as 21.1.3]
02.1.3 Memory in Materials [same as 21.1.4]
02.1.4 Extreme Mechanics (GSNP/DFD) [Same as 03.1.2 and 21.1.5]

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 (Incl. Jamming) (DFD/GSNP) [same as 03.7]
02.7 Granular Materials (DFD/GSNP) [same as 03.8]
02.8 Self-assembly (Equilibrium and Non-equilibrium)

03. STATISTICAL AND NONLINEAR PHYSICS (GSNP)

FOCUS TOPICS:

03.1.1 Complex and Co-evolving Networks
03.1.2 Extreme Mechanics (GSNP/DFD) [same as 02.1.4 and 21.1.5]
03.1.3 Jamming: Nonlinear Acoustics, Vibrational Response, and Soft Modes [GSNP/DFD) [same as 02.1.2 and 21.1.1]
03.1.4 Spin Glasses: Advances, Algorithms and Applications (GSNP/DCOMP) [same as 16.1.13]
03.1.5 Common Features of Soft Materials: Polymers, Colloids, and Granular Media
03.1.6 Stochastic Population Dynamics (DBIO/GSNP) [same as 04.1.15]
03.1.7 Designed Protein-protein Interactions (DBIO/GSNP) [same as 04.1.14]
03.1.8 Wave Propagation in Strongly Scattering Media
03.1.9 Using Chaos to Control Quantum Systems
03.1.10 Continuum Descriptions of Discrete Media
03.1.11 Systems Biology and Biochemical Networks (DBIO/GSNP) [same as 04.1.7]
03.1.12 Evolutionary Systems Biology (DBIO/GSNP) same as [04.1.8]
03.1.13 Frontiers of Mathematical Physics
03.1.14 Friction, Fracture and Deformation Across Length Scales (DCOMP/GSNP) same as [16.1.4]

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 Disordered and Glassy Systems, Including Jamming [same as 02.6]
03.8 Granular Materials (DFD/GSNP) [same as 02.7]
03.9 General Statistical and Nonlinear Physics

04. BIOLOGICAL PHYSICS (DBIO)

FOCUS TOPICS:

04.1.1 Physics of Proteins I: Structure and Folding (DBIO/DPOLY/DCOMP) [same as 01.1.27 and 16.1.14]
04.1.2 Physics of Proteins II: Dynamics and Function (DBIO/DPOLY) [same as 01.1.28]
04.1.3 Physics of Proteins III: Protein-protein Interactions and Aggregation (DBIO/DPOLY) [same as 01.1.29]
04.1.4 Single-Molecule Biological Physics I: Nucleic Acids (DBIO/DPOLY/DCOMP) [same as 1.1.22 and 16.1.15]
04.1.5 Single-Molecule Biological Physics II: Proteins (DBIO/DPOLY/DCOMP) [same as 01.1.23 and 16.1.16]
04.1.6 Physics of DNA and Chromatin (DBIO/DPOLY) [same as 01.1.24]
04.1.7 Systems Biology and Biochemical Networks (DBIO/GSNP) [same as 03.1.11]
04.1.8 Evolutionary Systems Biology (DBIO/GSNP) [same as 03.1.12]
04.1.9 Systems Biology: Stochastic Gene Expression (DBIO)
04.1.10 Structure and Dynamics of Membranes (DBIO/DPOLY/DMP/DCOMP) [same as 01.1.25 and 16.1.17]
04.1.11 Biological Physics of the Cytoskeleton and Biomechanics (DBIO/DPOLY) [same as 01.1.26]
04.1.12 Physics of Cancer (DBIO)
04.1.13 BioChip Physics (DBIO/DFD) [same as 21.1.5]
04.1.14 Designed Protein-Protein Interactions (DBIO/GSNP) [same as 03.1.7]
04.1.15 Stochastic Population Dynamics (DBIO/GSNP) [same as 03.1.6]
04.1.16 Statistical Physics of Sequence Analysis (DBIO)
04.1.17 Materials and Functional Structures for Biological Interfaces (DMP/DBIO/DPOLY) [same as 01.1.30 and 12.1.11]
04.1.18 Advanced Optical Probes of Soft Matter (DPOLY/DBIO) [same as 01.1.12]
04.1.19 DNA-Coated Colloidal Particles (DPOLY/DBIO) [same as 01.1.17]
04.1.20 Statistical Physics of Active Systems Away From Detailed Balance: Motors, Swimmers, and all that (DPOLY/DBIO) [same as 01.1.18]
04.1.21 Soft Matter Physics of Heterogeneous Membranes (DPOLY/DBIO) [same as 01.1.19]
04.1.22 Translocation through Nanopores (DPOLY/DBIO) [same as 01.1.20]
04.1.23 Hydrophobic Interactions and Hydrogen Bonding Networks in Polymeric and Soft Matter Systems (DPOLY/DBIO) [same as 01.1.21]

STANDARD SORTING CATEGORIES:

04.2 Nucleic Acids: Structure, Function, Interaction with Proteins
04.3 Lipid Bilayers and Biological Membranes
04.4 Physics of Bacteria and Viruses
04.5 Biological Networks
04.6 Biomechanics
04.7 Mechanisms of Biomineralization in Natural or Bioinspired Materials
04.8 Multi-cellular Processes and Development
04.9 Physics of Evolving Systems
04.10 Physics of Photosynthesis
04.11 Quantum Coherence in Biological Systems

05. CHEMICAL PHYSICS (DCP)

FOCUS TOPICS:

05.1.1 Chemical Physics for New Energy
05.1.2 Density Functional Theory for Chemical Physics
05.1.3 Chemical Physics of the Environment
05.1.4 Impact of Ultrafast Lasers in Chemical Physics: Advances in Nonlinear Spectroscopies, Light Sources, and Applications
05.1.5 Chemical Physics of Clusters, Nanoparticles, and Nanoscale Materials
05.1.6 Award Symposium for the Ernest K. Plyler Prize for Molecular Spectroscopy & Dynamics

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 Quench Dynamics in Cold Atom Systems
06.1.2 Many-body Quantum Phases in Cold atom Systems
06.1.3 Hybrid Systems and Quantum Information Science in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
06.1.4 Numerical methods for studying nonequilibrium many-body dynamics; DMRG, DMFT, Truncated Wigner approximation, Exact diagonalization

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, Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Oxides (DMP/DCOMP) [same as 11.1.1 and 16.1.8]
07.1.2 Topological Insulators: 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 23.1.3]
08.1.2 Dopants and Defects in Semiconductors (DMP)
08.1.3 Electricity-to-Light Conversion: Solid State Lighting (FIAP/GERA/DMP) [same as 22.1.4]

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 and Related Compounds: Synthesis, Characterization, and Modeling (DMP/DCOMP) [same as 16.1.9]
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 12.1.9]
10.1.3 Magnetic Oxide Thin Films and Heterostructures (DMP/GMAG) [same as 11.1.3 and 12.1.10]
10.1.4 Spin Transport and Magnetization Dynamics in Metals-Based Systems (DMP/FIAP/GMAG) [same as 23.1.2]
10.1.5 Spin-Dependent Phenomena in Semiconductors (GMAG/DMP/FIAP) [same as 08.1.1 and 23.1.3]
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 23.6]
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, Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Oxides (DMP/DCOMP) [same as 07.1.1 and 16.1.8]
11.1.2 Emergent Properties of Bulk Complex Oxides (DMP/GMAG) [same as 10.1.2 and 12.1.9 ]
11.1.3 Magnetic Oxide Thin Films and Heterostructures (DMP/GMAG) [same as 10.1.3 and 12.1.10]

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: Growth, Mechanical Exfoliation, 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 Design of New Materials (DMP/DCOMP) [same as 16.1.10]
12.1.7 Multiscale Modeling (DCOMP/DMP) [same as 16.1.5]
12.1.8 Interfaces in Complex Oxides (DMP) [same as 13.1.4]
12.1.9 Emergent Properties of Bulk Complex Oxides (DMP/GMAG) [same as 10.1.2 and 11.1.2]
12.1.10 Magnetic Oxide Thin Films and Heterostructures (DMP/GMAG) [same as 10.1.3 and 11.1.3]
12.1.11 Materials and Functional Structures for Biological Interfaces (DMP/DBIO/DPOLY) [same as 01.1.30 and 04.1.17]

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, Growth, Structure, 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 Interfaces in Complex Oxides (DMP) [same as 12.1.8]
13.1.5 Surfaces and Interfaces in Nonoxide Nanostructures: Growth, Structure, and Characterization (DMP) [same as 14.1.2]
13.1.6 Thermoelectric Materials for Power Generation and Cooling (DMP/GERA/FIAP) [same as 23.1.6 and 22.1.1]

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 Surfaces and Interfaces in Nonoxide Nanostructures: Growth, Structure, and Characterization (DMP) [same as 13.1.5]

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 Computational Frontiers in Quantum Spin Systems
16.1.2 Modeling of Rare Events
16.1.3 What is Computational Physic? Advances in Research, Education, and Policy
16.1.4 Friction, Fracture and Deformation Across Length Scales (DCOMP/GSNP)
16.1.5 Multiscale Modeling (DCOMP/DMP) [same as 03.1.7]
16.1.6 Simulations of Matter at Extreme Conditions (DCOMP/DMP/GSCCM) [same as 18.3]
16.1.7 Non-Adiabatic Dynamics in Irradiated Materials (DCOMP/DMP)
16.1.8 Dielectric, Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Oxides (DMP/DCOMP) [same as 07.1.1 and 11.1.1]
16.1.9 Fe-based Superconductors and Related Compounds: Synthesis, Characterization, and Modeling (DMP/DCOMP) [same as 09.1.1]
16.1.10 Computational Design of New Materials (DMP/DCOMP) [same as 12.1.6]
16.1.11 Physics of Energy Storage Materials (DMP/GERA/FIAP/DCOMP) [same as 23.1.4 and 22.1.3]
16.1.12 Frontiers in Computational Thermodynamics of Materials (FIAP/DCOMP) [same as 23.1.5]
16.1.13 Spin Glasses: Advances, Algorithms and Applications (GSNP/DCOMP) [same as 03.1.4]
16.1.14 Physics of Proteins I: Structure and Folding (DBIO/DPOLY/DCOMP) [same as 04.1.1 and 01.1.27]
16.1.15 Single-Molecule Biological Physics I: Nucleic Acids (DBIO/DPOLY/DCOMP) [same as 01.1.22 and 04.1.4]
16.1.16 Single-Molecule Biological Physics II: Proteins (DBIO/DPOLY/DCOMP) [same as 04.1.5 and 01.1.23]
16.1.17 Structure and Dynamics of Membranes (DBIO/DPOLY/DMP/DCOMP) [same as 01.1.25 and 04.1.10]

STANDARD SORTING CATEGORIES:

16.2 Electronic Structure
16.3 Classical Many-particle Systems
16.4 Quantum Many-particle Systems
16.5 Astrophysics, Relativity, Fluid Dynamics, and Plasma Physics
16.6 New Technologies in Hardware or Software and their Application
16.7 High-Pressure Physics (DCMP/DCOMP)
16.8 Equations of State & Phase Transitions (DMP/DCOMP) [same as 18.1]

17. QUANTUM INFORMATION, CONCEPTS AND COMPUTATION (GQI)

FOCUS TOPICS:

17.1.1 Superconducting Qubits
17.1.2 Quantum Optics with Superconducting Circuits
17.1.3 Semiconductor Qubits
17.1.4 Quantum Information for Quantum Foundations
17.1.5 Qubits in Diamond
17.1.6 Topologically Protected Qubits

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. HIGH PRESSURE PHYSICS (DCMP/DCOMP)

18.1 Equations of State & Phase Transitions (DMP/DCOMP) [same as 16.8]
18.2 Other High Pressure Physics--Including theory

FOCUS TOPICS:

18.3 Simulations of Matter at Extreme Conditions (DCOMP/DMP/GSCCM) [same as 16.1.6]

19. INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENTS (GIMS)

FOCUS TOPICS:

19.1.1 Advances in Scanned Probe Microscopy I: Novel approaches and Ultrasensitive Detection
19.1.2 Advances in Scanned Probe Microscopy II: High Frequencies and Optical Techniques
19.1.3 Advances in Scanned Probe Microscopy III: Scanning Probes Spectroscopic Techniques
19.1.4 Novel Instrumentation & Measurements for Biomedical Research
19.1.5 X-ray and Neutron Instruments and Measurement Science
19.1.6 Imaging and Modifying Materials at the Limits of Space and Time Resolution (DMP/GIMS)
19.1.7 Measurements in High Magnetic Fields

STANDARD SORTING CATEGORIES:

19.2 Detectors, Sensors, & Transducers
19.3 Spectroscopic Techniques
19.4 Scattering & Diffraction
19.5 Microscopic Techniques (incl. scanning)
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 Other Instrumentation and Measurement Science

20. PHYSICS OF BEAMS (DPB)

21. FLUIDS (DFD)

FOCUS TOPICS

21.1.1 Coordination, Coherence and Synchronization through Hydrodynamic Interactions
21.1.2 Jamming: Nonlinear acoustics, vibrational response, and soft modes (GSNP/DFD) [same as 3.1.3 and 2.1.1]
21.1.3 Singular Flows: Fluid, Complex or Granular [same as 2.1.2]
21.1.4 Memory in Materials [same as 2.1.3]
21.1.5 Extreme Mechanics (GSNP/DFD) [Same as 3.1.2 and 2.1.4]
21.1.6 BioChip Physics (DBIO/DFD) [same as 04.1.13]

STANDARD SORTING CATEGORIES:

21.2 Complex Fluids, Polymers, Gels
21.3 Micro- and Nano-fluidics (Including Devices)
21.4 Pattern Formation and Nonlinear Dynamics
21.5 Instabilities and Turbulence
21.6 Computational Fluid Dynamics
21.7 Drops, Bubbles and Interfacial Fluid Mechanics
21.8 Cellular Fluid Mechanics
21.9 Swimming, Motility and Locomotion
21.10 Geophysical and Climate Dynamics
21.11 Fluid Dynamics – Other

22. ENERGY RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS (GERA)

FOCUS TOPICS:

22.1.1 Thermoelectric Materials for Power Generation and Cooling (DMP/GERA/FIAP) [same as 23.1.6 and 13.1.6]
22.1.2 Scalable Technologies for Photovoltaics (GERA/FIAP) [same as 23.1.7]
22.1.3 Physics of Energy Storage Materials (DMP/GERA/FIAP/DCOMP) [same as 16.1.11 and 23.1.4]
22.1.4 Electricity-to-Light Conversion: Solid State Lighting (FIAP/GERA/DMP) [same as 08.1.3]

STANDARD SORTING CATEGORIES:

22.2 Energy for Electricity Production
22.2.1 Physics of Photovoltaics
22.2.2 Physics of Concentrated Solar and Other Electricity Production
22.3 Energy for transportation
22.3.3 Physics of Hydrogen Production, Storage, Delivery
22.3.4 Physics of Hybrid Systems and Artificial Photosynthesis
22.3.5 Physics of Biofuels and Solar Fuels
22.4 Energy Distribution
22.5 Energy Conservation and Efficiency
22.6 Societal Issues Related to Energy
22.7 Energy Storage
22.7.2 Physics of Batteries and Fuel Cells
22.8 Other Energy Research Topics

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

FOCUS TOPICS:

23.1.1 Organic Electronics and Photonics (DMP/DPOLY) [same as 01.1.8]
23.1.2 Spin Transport & Magnetization Dynamics in Metal Based Systems (GMAG/DMP/FIAP) [same as 10.1.4]
23.1.3 Spin-Dependent Phenomena in Semiconductors (GMAG/DMP/FIAP) [same as 08.1.1 and 10.1.5]
23.1.4 Physics of Energy Storage Materials (DMP/GERA/FIAP/DCOMP) [same as 16.1.11 and 22.1.3]
23.1.5 Frontiers in Computational Thermodynamics of Materials (FIAP/DCOMP) [same as 16.1.12]
23.1.6 Thermoelectric Materials for Power Generation and Cooling (DMP/GERA/FIAP) [same as 13.1.6 and 22.1.1]
23.1.7 Scalable Technologies for Photovoltaics (GERA/FIAP) [same as 22.1.2]

STANDARD SORTING CATEGORIES:

23.2 Optical/Laser & High Frequency Devices & Applications Including Optoelectronics and Photonics
23.3 Applications of Semiconductors, Dielectrics, Complex Oxides (non-magnetic)
23.4 Applications of Superconductors and Superconducting Devices
23.5 Applications of Thermoelectrics
23.6 Magnetic Devices & Applications [same as 10.12]
23.7 Bionanotechnology and Applications of Polymers and Biomaterials
23.8 Nanotechnology (non-bio)

24. PHYSICS EDUCATION (FEd)

FOCUS TOPICS:

24.1.1 Research Collaboration Between Mentors and Undergraduate Students (FEd/SPS) [same as 25.1.1]
24.1.2 Students, Physics, and Innovation (FEd/FIAP)

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 25.2)
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

FOCUS TOPICS:

25.1.1 Research Collaboration Between Mentors and Undergraduate Students (FEd/SPS) [same as 24.1.1]

STANDARD SORTING CATEGORIES:

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