Session M.  Nanotechnology

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

3:00-3:10 PM                     Introduction

3:10-3:35 PM                     MO-01 
Observation of Unidirectional Current Rectification and AC-to-DC Power Conversion by As-grown Single-walled Carbon Nanotube Transistors
Govind Mallick, Mark Griep, Samuel Hirsch and Shashi P. Karna, U.S. Army Research Laboratory; Sarah Lastella, Sangeeta Sahoo and Pulickel M. Ajayan, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

3:35-4:00 PM                     MO-02 
Production and Characterization of Silicon Nanostructures for the Advancement of Novel Energetic Formulations
Rajagopalan Thiruvengadathan, Andrey Bezmelnitsyn, Maxim Shub, Steven Apperson, Keshab Gangopadhyay and Shubhra Gangopadhyay, University of Missouri; Paul Anderson and Wendy Balas, U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center

4:00-4:25 PM                     MO-03 
Development of Surface Plasmons/Electro Optic Devices for Active Control of Optical Characteristics
Milan C. Buncick, AEgis Technologies Group; Paul R. Ashley, M. Scalora and Neset Akozbek, U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center; Maria Antonietta Vincenti and Marco Centini, University of Rome La Sapienza; Jason D. Fowlkes and Ilia N. Ivanov, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences

4:25-4:50 PM                     MO-04 
Control and Optimization of Coherence of A Nano-sized Spin-torque Microwave Oscillator for Military Nano-electronics
A. N. Slavin and V. S. Tiberkevich, Oakland University; G. Gerhart and E. Bankowski, U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center

4:50-5:15 PM                     MO-05 
Quantum Dot/Optical Protein Bio-nano Hybrid System for Biosensing Applications
M. Griep, D. Lueking and C. Friedrich, Michigan Technological University Multi-Scale Technologies Institute; R. Mackay, G. Mallick and S. Karna, U.S. Army Research Laboratory

POSTERS

MP-01
High Yield Magnetic Nanoparticles Filled Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Using Pulsed Laser Deposition
Dereje Seifu, Morgan State University; Shashi P. Karna, U.S. Army Research Laboratory

MP-02
Fabrication and Characterization of Nanoporous Energetic Silicon
W. Churaman, L. Currano and  M. Dubey, U.S. Army Research Laboratory; C. Becker, University of Colorado, Boulder

MP-03
Simulations of Quantum Dot Growth on Semiconductor Surfaces: Morphological Design of Sensor Concepts
Peter W. Chung, U.S. Army Research Laboratory; Ernie Pan, Melissa Sun and Richard Zhu, University of Akron

MP-04
Nanosensors for Detection of Biological Threat Contaminants in Critical Buildings
Ashok Kumar, Larry D. Stephenson, Elizabeth Norton and Jeremy Hale, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center

MP-05
Threshold Voltage Improvement and Gate Leakage Current Reduction in a Multi-dot Room Temperature Operating Single Electron Transistor (RT-SET)
Manoranjan Acharya, Daw Don Cheam, P. Santosh Kumar Karre and Paul Bergstrom, Michigan Technological University Multi-Scale Technologies Institute

MP-06
Integration of the Bionanomaterial Bacteriorhodopsin and Single Electron Transistors
Karl A. Walczak, Manoranjan Acharya, Donald R. Lueking, Paul L. Bergstrom and Craig Friedrich, Michigan Technological University Multi-Scale Technologies Institute

MP-07
Sensitivity of Ion Absorption of Room Temperature Operating Single Electron Transistors
P. Santosh Kumar Karre, Manoranjan Acharya and Paul L. Bergstrom, Michigan Technological University Multi-Scale Technologies Institute

MP-08
Nanoporous Silicon Based Energetic Materials
Shanthi Subramanian, Terry Tiegs and Santosh Limaye, Vesta Sciences; Deepak Kapoor and Paul Redner, U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center

MP-09 - Withdrawn

MP-10
Fabrication of High Strength Metal-carbon Nanotube Composites
D. A. Wiegand and F. J. Owens, U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center; A. Goyal and Z. Iqbal, New Jersey Institute of Technology

MP-11
Simulation and Design of Nanocomposite for Application in Ballistic Protection
Basavaraju Raju, U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center; Dongying Jiang, Yushun Cui and Yuanyuan Liu, MKP Structural Design Associates, Inc.; Zheng-Dong Ma, The University of Michigan

MP-12 - Withdrawn

MP-13
Exploring Structural Bond Energy Release (SBER) in Nanodiamonds Using Quantum Molecular Dynamics and Static High Pressure
William D. Mattson, Radhakrishnan Balu, Betsy M. Rice and Jennifer A. Ciezak, U.S. Army Research Laboratory

MP-14
Current Capacity of Carbon Nanofiber Interconnects
Toshishige Yamada, Patrick Wilhite and Cary Y. Yang, Santa Clara University Center for Nanostructures; William Bet-Sayad, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command

MP-15
Electro-optically Pumped Catalytic Coatings for Hydrolysis and Sensing
Mark D. Ginsberg and Vincent F. Hock, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center; Mark Shannon, University of Illinois

MP-16
Characterization of Perovskite Films Grown by a Novel Low-temperature Process for Uncooled IR Detector Applications
W. L. Sarney and J. W. Little, U.S. Army Research Laboratory; A. R. Tao and D. E. Morse, University of California, Santa Barbara Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies; F. E. Livingston, The Aerospace Corporation

MP-17
Pyrophoric Nanoparticles and Nanoporous Foils for Defense Applications
Rajesh Shende, Zac Doorenbos, Alok Vats and Jan Puszynski, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology; Deepak Kapoor, Darold Martin and Chris Haines, U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center

MP-18
Novel Devices Using Multifunctional ZnO and Its Nanostructures
Yicheng Lu, Jian Zhong, Jun Zhu, Gaurav Saraf, Hanhong Chen, Ziqing Duan and Pavel Reyes, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; H. Shen and D. Mackie, U.S. Army Research Laboratory; R. H. Wittstruck, U.S. Army Program Executive Office - Intelligence Electronic Warfare & Sensors; A. Ballato, U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center

MP-19
Bulk Nanocomposites Produced by Thermally Activated Severe Plastic Deformation
S. Zhang, J. Bai and K. Shue, M3TechCenter, LLC; X. Wu and Y. Liu, Wayne State University; L. Dauerman, New Jersey Institute of Technology; J. Mabesa, U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command

MP-20
Simulations of Simple Nanomachines in Carbon Nanotube Bundles Based on Chirality
D. L. Majure, R. W. Haskins, N. J. Lee and C. R. Welch, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center; C. F. Cornwell, High Performance Technologies, Inc.

MP-21
Optimization of Focus Ion Beam Patterning and Reactive Ion Etching Process of Quartz Imprint Template for Ultra Violet Nano Imprint Lithography
Daw Don Cheam and Paul L. Bergstrom, Michigan Technological University Multi-Scale Technologies Institute

MP-22
Molecular Dynamics Simulation of the Kinetic Reaction of Ni and Al Nanoparticles
B. J. Henz, U.S. Army Research Laboratory; T. Hawa and M. R. Zachariah, National Institute of Standards and Technology and University of Maryland