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1:30 PM - PRINCIPLES, TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS OF ARTIFICIAL OPTICAL MEDIA: PHOTONIC CRYSTALS AND METAMATERIALS

9:00 AM - Applications of Pairing-Based Cryptography: Identity-Based Encryption and Beyond
10:15 AM - Reactions of Atomic Hydrogen With Self Assembled Monolayers and AFM Analysis of Natural Organic Matter Adsorption Onto a HOPG Surface
10:45 AM - Development of Spin Echo Scattering Angle Measurement Instrument
1:30 PM - Terahertz Optoelectronics: New Devices, Techniques, and Applications
3:00 PM - Length Separation of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes

No Scheduled Events

10:30 AM - The Physics of Surface Waves at the Metal-Dielectric Interface Interacting with Structures of Subwavelength Scale
1:30 PM - Effects of Moisture on Epoxies for Infrastructure Applications
3:30 PM - Catapults, Funnels, Science and Statistically Designed Experiments

10:30 AM - Observing Climate with Satellites: Are We on Thin Ice?
10:45 AM - Anisotropic Breakdown of the Fermi Liquid at a Quantum Critical Point
1:30 PM - Extremum-Seeking Control of Cavity Flow with Compensation of Actuator Dynamics

6/2 -- MONDAY

1:30 PM - CNST NANOFABRICATION RESEARCH GROUP SEMINAR: PRINCIPLES, TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS OF ARTIFICIAL OPTICAL MEDIA: PHOTONIC CRYSTALS AND METAMATERIALS
The ability to produce semiconductor, dielectric and metallic structures with nanometer-scale features paves the way for the development of artificial materials exhibiting novel optical properties highly desirable for a wide range of optics applications. This talk will report on investigations of two classes of periodic artificial materials: photonic crystals and metamaterials. Photonic crystals are characterized by a strong spatial refractive index modulation with periods on the order of the wavelength. Wave propagation is dictated by periodicity and index modulation, and formation of photonic bandgaps is observed, in strong analogy with electronic crystals. Applications in monolithic, InP-based photonic integrated circuits for optical communications (?~1.55?m) will be reported and discussed, with focus on stop-band formation and slow and dispersive waveguide propagation. Metamaterials are periodic media that may be described by homogeneous effective optical constants at wavelengths considerably larger than the unit-cell. The search for metamaterials exhibiting a negative refractive index at optical wavelengths has generated an intense research effort fueled by exciting prospects for arbitrarily controlling the flow of light. The fabrication and characterization of a metamaterial based on metallic inclusions in a dielectric host will be reported, that may provide negative refraction at near-infrared wavelengths (~1.0?m), matching results so far observed only at microwave frequencies.
Marcelo Davanco , Postdoctoral Research Fellow University of Michigan.
Bldg.217, Room H107. (NIST Contact: Kartik Srinivasan, 301-975-5938, kartik.srinivasan@nist.gov)


6/3 -- TUESDAY

9:00 AM - COMPUTER SECURITY DIVISION SEMINAR: Applications of Pairing-Based Cryptography: Identity-Based Encryption and Beyond
This workshop brings together academia, government and industry to explore innovative and practical applications of pairing-based cryptography. Pairings have been used to create identity-based encryption schemes, but are also a useful tool for solving other cryptographic problems. We hope to encourage the development of new security applications and communication between researchers, developers and users.
Keynote I: Matt Franklin, University of California, Davis , "An Introduction to Identity Based Encryption". Keynote II: Brent Waters, SRI , "Functional Encryption: Beyond Public Key Cryptography". A complete program of all presentations and panels can be found at the workshop website.
Administration Bldg, Green Auditorium. (NIST Contact: Sara Caswell, 301-975-4634, sara@nist.gov) http://www.nist.gov/ibe/

10:15 AM - SURFACE AND MICROANALYSIS SCIENCE DIVISION SEMINAR: Reactions of Atomic Hydrogen With Self Assembled Monolayers and AFM Analysis of Natural Organic Matter Adsorption Onto a HOPG Surface
The interaction of atomic hydrogen (AH) with semi-fluorinated self assembled monolayers (SAM) has been studied in-situ using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and ex-situ contact angle measurements. Reactions of AH with semi-fluorinated SAMs (Si-(CH2)2(CF2)5(CF3)) were consistent with a kinetic rather than a thermodynamically controlled process initiated by H atom abstraction from C-H bonds within the SAM. Secondary reactions of the carbon-centered radicals formed in the organic film with AH leads to the desorption of fluorocarbon radicals (e.g. CF3(CF2)5). As a result of this reaction mechanism, the rate of fluorocarbon loss from the film is proportional to the adsorbate coverage and the flux of AH. The decrease in contact angle that occurs as a result of AH exposure can be directly related to the coverage of CF3 and CF2 groups, providing a convenient route to control the surface wettability and other interfacial properties. In comparison to low energy electron modification, reactions of AH with semi-fluorinated SAMs are more effective in etching the organic film. Adsorption of natural organic matter (NOM) onto the surface of highly ordered pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) has been studied using atomic force microscopy (AFM). Adsorption was studied under conditions where the pH, ionic strength and [Ca2+] were varied. The NOM surface coverage was higher under more acidic conditions due to reduced electrostatic repulsions between adsorbed NOM macromolecules. In-situ AFM results showed that there was also an increase in NOM surface coverage with increasing [Ca2+] and ionic strength. These changes in NOM surface coverage can be related to the effects of solution chemistry on intermolecular interactions. Evidence of highly ordered structures with respect to the HOPG substrate was also apparent in some images. Upon drying, ring-like structures of adsorbed NOM appeared on the HOPG surface.
Justin Gorham , PhD Candidate, Department of Chemistry, The Johns Hopkins University.
Building 217, Room H103. (NIST Contact: Dave Holbrook, 301-975-5202, dave.holbrook@nist.gov)

10:45 AM - NIST CENTER FOR NEUTRON RESEARCH SEMINAR: Development of Spin Echo Scattering Angle Measurement Instrument
Spin Echo Scattering Angle Measurement (SESAME) is a method suited for the study of spatial correlations on the length scales of few nm to a few 100 nm in bulk and layered structures. This method codes the neutron scattering vector in to the neutron polarization using suitably shaped magnetic field regions that are birefringent for the neutrons. They have begun the construction of a beam line as a test bed for SESAME at the Low Energy Neutron Source (LENS) at the Indiana University. To create the medium for neutron birefringence and to control spin-echo length probed by the neutrons, they have designed triangular shaped magnetic solenoids and tested their functionality. The details of the instrument design, tests and the complementarity of SESAME with the conventional SANS will be presented in the talk. References Pynn, R., Fitzsimmons, M. R., Fritzsche, H., Gierlings, M., Major, J. and Jason, A., Rev. Sci Instrum. 76, 053902 (2005)
Shah Valloppilly , Indiana University Cyclotron Facility. ,.
235 Bldg, Rm. E100. (NIST Contact: Robert Dimeo, 301-975-8135, robert.dimeo@nist.gov)

1:30 PM - CNST NANOFABRICATION RESEARCH GROUP SEMINAR: Terahertz Optoelectronics: New Devices, Techniques, and Applications
The terahertz (THz) spectral range has traditionally been referred to as the gap in the electromagnetic spectrum. While there has been recent success in developing sources and detectors, there has been little work in the developing device technologies. The use of plasmonics, which refers to surface excitations at metal-dielectric interfaces, is aggressively being pursued to develop the requisite capabilities. This approach offers several attractive features such as the possibility for a simplified device topology, subwavelength field localization, and low-loss transmission of THz radiation. I will describe my work in understanding the properties of surface plasmons at THz frequencies and its relevance to developing unique and useful THz optoelectronic devices.
Amit Agrawal , University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT,.
Bldg. 217, Rm. H107. (NIST Contact: Henri Lezec, 301-975-8612, henri.lezec@nist.gov)

3:00 PM - POLYMERS DIVISION SEMINAR: Length Separation of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes
All single wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) are made by synthetic methods that produce large polydispersities in length and diameter. In order to measure physical properties such as optical, electrical, mechanical, and toxicological, fractions need to be made of varied lengths with low polydispersities. The Polymers Division has established several methods of producing length fractions and measuring properties such as concentration, composition, and size by on-line detection. Size exclusion chromatography has produced length fractions for a variety of studies, but is limited in maximum SWNT length and dispersion type. Field flow fractionation is the latest method of separation and is shown to be a powerful and versatile method of measuring length distributions over a very wide length range and for many dispersion types.
Barry Bauer , NIST.
224 Bldg, Rm. A312CR. (NIST Contact: Jan Obrzut, 301-975-6845, jano@nist.gov)


6/4 -- WEDNESDAY

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6/5 -- THURSDAY

10:30 AM - CNST NANOFABRICATION RESEARCH GROUP SEMINAR: The Physics of Surface Waves at the Metal-Dielectric Interface Interacting with Structures of Subwavelength Scale
The localization, enhanced transport, and transmission of light along and through subwavelength structures holds promise for chip-scale photonic circuit integration, biological sensors, and dense optical storage media. The basic physics of this transport and transmission has been, however, imperfectly understood and attempts to rationalize early experimental results from the perspectives of crystal periodicity, classical physical optics, diffraction, and classical electrodynamics have led to diverse and often conflicting interpretations and predictions. We present here a series of studies seeking to explain the fundamental physics of a single propagating mode interacting with a single subwavelength structure and how this physics relates to transport and transmission through periodic arrays of such structures.
John Weiner , Professor.
Bldg. 217, Rm. H107. (NIST Contact: Henri Lezec, 301-975-8612, henri.lezec@nist.gov)

1:30 PM - MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION RESEARCH DIVISION SEMINAR: Effects of Moisture on Epoxies for Infrastructure Applications
Elliot Douglas , Dept of Mat.Sci.and Eng. Univ. of Florida.
Building 226, Rm. B221. (NIST Contact: chris white, 301-975-6016, christopher.white@nist.gov)

3:30 PM - SURF SUMMER SEMINAR SERIES: Catapults, Funnels, Science and Statistically Designed Experiments
In years past as part of one of its stat courses, the Air Force Academy had its students examine and optimize the distance accuracy of a simple catapult system. In a week-long NIST stat course, one of the props used was an elementary funnel apparatus with the goal of characterizing, understanding, and maximizing the "roll-time" of such a system. In 2001 Congress mandated that NIST study the collapse causes of the World Trade Center disaster; to that end, the amount of core damage that was done to the South Tower based on video evidence and FEA (finite element analysis) computational code became of interest--such damage needed to be estimated, characterized and understood. In last year's SURF program, one of the students conducted a scientific investigation of carbon nanotube contamination in water; in her study it became necessary to identify primary factors and interactions that affected the degree of such contamination. In all of the above 4 examples--plus a large number of other NIST and non-NIST scientific studies--the systematic, structured, rigorous approach known as statistically designed experiments (DEX) played a critical role 1) to produce a dataset that had the capacity to answer the scientific question at hand, and 2) to do so with the minimal expenditure of money and time (as is especially relevant in your SURF environment with its 10 week window of data-generation and analysis). This seminar provides an introduction to the DEX approach, describes selected important principles and techniques, and applies the approach to the above-described 4 problem areas.
Dr. James Filliben , Statistical Engineering Division, Gaithersburg, MD.
Administration Bldg, Green Auditorium. (NIST Contact: Anita Sweigert, 301-975-4201, anita.sweigert@nist.gov)
Special Assistance; Contact A. Sweigert a week in advance.


6/6 -- FRIDAY

10:30 AM - NIST COLLOQUIUM SERIES: Observing Climate with Satellites: Are We on Thin Ice?
(Rescheduled from April 11, 2008) The Earth's climate is determined by irradiance from the Sun and by properties of the atmosphere, oceans, and land that determine the reflection, absorption, and emission of energy within our atmosphere and at the Earth's surface. Since the 1970s, Earth-viewing satellites have complemented non-satellite geophysical information and led to an unprecedented understanding of the Earth's coupled ocean-land-atmosphere system. I will describe the Earth's climate system, as understood from data from earth-viewing satellites and ground-based geophysical monitoring stations, review arguments against global warming, and show the unprecedented convergence of evidence for global warming in the past few years. I will also discuss recent concerns about warming-induced instabilities to the ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica
Compton Tucker , Goddard Fellow, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
Administration Building, Green Auditorium. (NIST Contact: Kum Ham, 301-975-4203, kham@nist.gov)
Special Assistance Available

10:45 AM - NIST CENTER FOR NEUTRON RESEARCH SEMINAR: Anisotropic Breakdown of the Fermi Liquid at a Quantum Critical Point
Over the last 30 years, the concept of the nearly-free electron gas has been pushed to its limits with the discovery of the so-called "heavy-fermion" class of metals. In these materials, strong interactions between electrons can reduce their velocities by as much as 1000 times but still allow them to behave as free particles, retaining the essence of the standard model of condensed matter - Landau's Fermi liquid theory. However, a growing number of materials have been shown to strongly deviate from this picture when they are "pushed" through an absolute-zero-temperature, or quantum, phase transition. The speaker will provide an overview of tunable quantum instabilities and our experimental investigations of the CeMIn5 (M=Co, Rh, Ir) heavy-fermion system, focusing on the use of ultra-low-temperature heat and charge transport measurements to test the validity of the nearly-free electron picture directly at a quantum phase transition. Their studies have shown the first profound breakdown of Landau's theory, as manifested in the violation of a robust physical law which has stood for over 150 years.
Johnpierre Paglione , University of Maryland. ,.
235 Bldg, Rm. E100. (NIST Contact: Mark Green, 301-975-4297, mark.green@nsit.gov)

1:30 PM - CNST NANOFABRICATION RESEARCH GROUP SEMINAR: Extremum-Seeking Control of Cavity Flow with Compensation of Actuator Dynamics
The flow over a shallow cavity produces self-sustained oscillations caused by coupling between flow dynamics and flow-induced acoustic field, leading to intense pressure fluctuations. Suppression of these pressure -- a configuration occurring in many practical applications, from landing gear wells to weapon bays -- has been a canonical problem for exploring active flow control technologies. For the development of active cavity flow control strategies, although feed-forward schemes have been attempted with various degrees of success, the most significant effort has been spent on feedback control in recent years. This talk presents a novel approach to the development of a feedback control system for suppressing the resonant tones emanating from the cavity. Firstly, a simple but effective linear feedback control law, which is derived based on a simplified Galerkin system, is employed. Secondly, an extremum-seeking algorithm is implemented to optimize in real time the control parameter in such a way that the magnitude of a limit cycle is minimized in closed-loop. Furthermore, a dynamic compensator is synthesized and integrated into the overall feedback system, in order to regulate undesirable actuator dynamics. From the experimental results, the proposed adaptive control demonstrates the superiority over fixed-structure control in terms of coping with varying flow conditions.
Kihwan Kim , Gas Dynamics and Turbulence Laboratory, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH,.
Bldg. 217, Rm. H107. (NIST Contact: James Liddle, 301-975-6050, james.liddle@nist.gov)


ADVANCE NOTICE

6/11/08 10:30 AM - CNST NANOTECHNOLOGY SEMINAR SERIES: GATED CARBON ELECTRONICS
We discuss techniques for making gated nanoelectronics based on carbon nanotubes and graphene, and some of the new physics and possible applications that is available in these systems. Here we will focus on few-electron quantum dots in nanotubes -- possibly for application to quantum information -- and p-n junctions in graphene.
Prof. Charles Marcus , Harvard University,.
Bldg. 215, Rm. C103-C106. (NIST Contact: Nikolai Zhitenev, 301-975-6039, nikolai.zhitenev@nist.gov)

6/16/08 11:00 AM - CSTL AND PL SEMINAR: Achievements and Future Challenges for Monitoring Climate Change
The latest report from the International Panel on Climate Change identifies the major sources of radiative forcing in the atmosphere and their principal sources of uncertainty. Several national measurement institutes (NMIs) from around the world are working with internationally-recognized atmospheric monitoring laboratories to provide measurement results that are stable, comparable and coherent. The need and critical role of internationally-recognized measurement standards will be discussed. The global debate also involves strategies for mitigation of climate change effects. Needs for measurements and standards for assessing and underpinning these include: • support for "carbon" trading schemes, • global monitoring of trace species (eg volatile organic compounds), • very high accuracy measurements of oxygen required to determine the role of biomass in the global carbon budget, and • quantifying the radiative properties of aerosols. The talk will emphasize how the International Committee for Weights and Measures (CIPM) Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) provides an open, transparent, and comprehensive system for comparing the measurement capabilities that underpin services that NMIs provide to the climate change measurement community.
Martin Milton , National Physical Laboratory, U.K..
Administration Building, Green Auditorium. (NIST Contact: Willie May, 301-975-8300, wem@nist.gov)

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6/2 -- MONDAY

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6/3 -- TUESDAY

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6/4 -- WEDNESDAY

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6/5 -- THURSDAY

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6/6 -- FRIDAY

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TALKS BY NIST PERSONNEL

SHULL, R. : THE INFLUENCE OF TEMPERATURE ON THE MAGNETIC BEHAVIOR OF COLLOIDAL COBALT NANOPARTICLES.
9th International Conference on Nanostructured Materials, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 6/2.

SHULL, R. (Co-Authors: C.L.Dennis G.Cheng ) B.B. Maranville, J.E. Davies, A.R. Hight Walker : THE INFLUENCE OF TEMPERATURE ON THE MAGNETIC BEHAVIOR OF COLLOIDAL COBALT NANOPARTICLES.
9th International Conference on Nanostructured Materials, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 6/2.

RALCHENKO, Y. : COLLISIONAL-RADIATIVE MODELING OF EBIT SPECTRA FROM HIGHLY-CHARGED HIGH-Z IONS.
DAMOP 2008, State College, PA, USA, 5/30.

VORBURGER, T. : COMPARISON OF TECHNIQUES IN SURFACE FINISH METROLOGY.
Society for Expermental Mechanics 11th International Congress, Orlando, FL, 6/2.

NGUYEN, T. (Co-Authors: A.Granier , NIST B.Pellegrin , NIST;) Celina, M., Sandia National Laboratory : POLYURETHANE NANOCOMPOSITES CONTAINING NCO-FUNCTIONALIZED CARBON NANOTUBES AND NCO-FUNCTIONALIZED NANOCLAYS.
Nanotech 08, Convention Center, Boston, MA, 6/2.

WALLACE, W. : AN ABOLUTE MOLECULAR MASS DISTRIBUTION STANDARD.
American Society for Mass Spectrometry Meeting, Denver, CO, 6/4.

PARK, E. : MALDI-TOF-MS OF N-SUBSTITUTED FULLEROPYRROLIDINES.
American Society for Mass Spectrometry Conference, Denver, CO, 6/4.

KARIM, A. : TEMPLATED ASSEMBLY OF BLOCK COPOLYMER FILMS.
NSTI Nanotech 2008, Boston, MA, 6/4.

BRADY, K. : MODEL BASED STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT.
Global STC Conference, Hilton Hotel,San Diego, CA, 6/4.

WONG-NG, W. : CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY, CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, AND THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF COMPOUNDS IN THE CA-SR-CO-O SYSTEM..
American Crystallographic Association annual meeting, Knoxville, TN, USA, 6/5.

NAJARRO, M. : EXPERIMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS IN THE MEASUREMENT OF TRACE EXPLOSIVES BY 6C/EL-MS.
American Academy of Mass Spectrometry, Denver, CO, 6/5.

WALLACE, W. : REACTIVE MALDI MASS SPECTROMETRY OF POLYOLEFINS.
American Society for Mass Spectrometry Meeting, Denver, CO, 6/5.

THOMPSON, A. (Co-Authors: C.W.Clark , NIST Electron and Optical Physics Division, J.W.Cooper , University of Maryland;,) Coplan, M. A., University of Maryland; Hughes, P., University of Maryland; Vest, R. E., NIST Electron and Optical Physics Division : OBSERVATION OF THE N(3HE)T,P REACTION BY DETECTION OF FAR-ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION.
2008 Symposium on Radiation Mesurements and Applications, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 6/5.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

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2008 WORLD STANDARDS DAY PAPER COMPETITION
The U.S. standards community will celebrate World Standards Day on Thursday, October 23, 2008, at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC. The theme for this year's celebration, "Intelligent and Sustainable Buildings," recognizes the critical role of standards and conformity assessment programs in ensuring safety requirements; facilitating coordination among contractors, builders, engineers, and architects; and incorporating new technologies in design and construction. In conjunction with this year's event, the 2008 World Standards Day sponsors, including NIST will hold the annual paper competition. The 2008 World Standards Day Paper Competition invites papers that use specific examples to show ways that standards and conformity assessment programs are used for intelligent and sustainable buildings. Paper competition winners will be announced and given their awards at the US celebration of World Standards Day. The first place winner will receive a plaque and $2,500. Second and third place winners will receive $1,000 and $500, respectively, along with a certificate. In addition, the winning papers will be published in SES's journal, "Standards Engineering." ELIGIBILITY: The competition is open to U.S.-based individuals in the private sector, government, or academia. Papers may be co-authored. RULES: Entries must be original and not previously published. NIST papers must be processed through WERB or BERB. All paper contest submissions must be received with an official entry form by midnight on August 29, 2008, by the SES Executive Director, 13340 SW 96th Avenue, Miami, Florida, 33176. Complete details and official entry forms are available on the SES website www.ses-standards.org (follow the link for "2008 WSD Paper Competition.") For additional information about the U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day, or to register for the event, please visit www.wsd-us.org.
NIST Contact: Mary Donaldson, 301-975-6197, mary.donaldson@nist.gov

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