Friday, October 7, 2011

March Meeting Deadlines Are Approaching

Dear DCOMP,

It is time to think about the March Meeting!  We have an exciting and broad list of computational physics focus topics and sorting categories, see below for a list.

The deadline for submitting your contributed talk is Friday, November 11.  Consider contributing to a DCOMP inspired session and attending the focus sessions!

To give you a taste of the focus sessions, check out "What is Computational Physics?"
You are encouraged to contribute talks in a broad range of topics  - everything from advanced resources and methods for research,  to curricula,  to funding and administrative issues, to ... well ...  own ideas of "what is comp physics?"  The invited speakers are Thom Dunning, director of the Institute for Advanced Computing and Applications at NCSA and Nora Sabelli, senior consultant at the Center for Technology and Learning at SRI and co-PI of an NSF funded center on Science of Learning.

Further details are available on the APS March Meeting website http://www.aps.org/meetings/march/.




COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS 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)
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]

COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS 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]

PHYSICS EDUCATION FOCUS TOPICS OF POSSIBLE COMPUTATIONAL INTEREST ... 
24.1.1 Research Collaboration Between Mentors and Undergraduate Students (FEd/SPS) [same as 25.1.1]
PHYSICS EDUCATION STANDARD SORTING CATEGORIES OF POSSIBLE COMPUTATIONAL  INTEREST ... 
24.5 Undergraduate Education (For undergraduate research, see 25.2)
24.6 Graduate Education