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The conference program and poster session schedule are available for download below in .PDF format. The program is subject to minor modification. Please contact sam.spencer@rochester.edu with questions.

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General notes: Invited talks are 30 minutes in duration, and contributed talks are 15 minutes, including discussion.

Sunday, 12 August, Rochester

(Munnerlyn Atrium in Goergen Hall, Univ. of Rochester)

1600-2030		Registration
1800-2030		Welcome Reception

Monday, 13 August, Rochester

(Goergen 101, Univ. of Rochester)

0830-0850		Registration
0850-0900		0850-0900 "Opening of conference" Chunlei Guo, University of Rochester, USA
		SESSION 1: UV laser interactions with materials
0900-1000	MI 1 MC 1 MC 2	0900-0930 "The interaction of UV laser light with single crystal ZnO: fundamental studies" Tom Dickinson, Washington State University, USA 0930-0945 "In situ measurement of crystallization of oxide thin films during irradiation of pulsed UV laser in chemical solution method" Kentaro Shinoda, AIST, Japan 0945-1000 "Low temperature growth of CaTiO₃:Pr thin film on PET substrate by photo-induced chemical solution deposition" Tesuo Tsuchiya, AIST, Japan
1000-1030		Coffee Break
		SESSION 2: Carbon based materials
1030-1230	MI 2 MC 3 MI 3 MC 4 MC 5 MC 6	1030-1100 "Laser interactions in nanomaterial synthesis with real-time diagnostics: SWNTs and Graphene" David B. Geohegan, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA 1100-1115 "Material micro and nano structures from femtosecond laser condensation of carbon atoms" S. J. Burns, University of Rochester, USA 1115-1145 "Laser-induced multi-energy processing in diamond growth" Y. F. Lu, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA 1145-1200 "Laser-induced diamond graphitization for high energy nuclear applications" A. P. Caricato, University of Salento, Italy 1200-1215 "Fabrication and characterization of free-standing ultrathin diamond-like carbon targets for ion-driven fast ignition and laser-driven ion therapy research" Timothy Ho, Manisha Gupta, University of Alberta, Canada 1215-1230 "Laser irradiance and CH₄ pressure effect on Carbon plasma dynamics" S. Abdelli-Messaci, Centre de Développement des Technologies Avancées, Algeria
1230-1400		Lunch
		SESSION 3: Nanosecond and longer timescale phenomena
1400-1500	MC 7 MC 8 MC 9 MC 10	1400-1415 "Nd:YAG laser ablation characteristics of thin CIGS solar cell films" S. H. Jeong, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea 1415-1430 "Evaporation chemistry of CO₂ laser heated silica" Selim Elhadj, LLNL, USA 1430-1445 "Simulations of the melt expulsion in continuous wave laser ablation of aluminum films: Effects of the recoil vapor pressure and external gas flow" Alexey N. Volkov, University of Virginia, USA 1445-1500 " Laser-induced microjet injection: wavelength dependence of injection efficiency in the biomedical application" Jack J. Yoh, Seoul National University, South Korea
1500-1530		Coffee Break
		SESSION 4: Time-resolved femtosecond and picosecond phenomena
1530-1715	MI 4 MI 5 MC 11 MC 12 MC 13	1530-1600 "Time resolved analysis of femtosecond laser impulse induced in water and cell culture medium" Y. Hosokawa, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan 1600-1630 "Ultrafast changes in the lattice symmetry of VO₂ probed by coherent phonons" S. Wall, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Germany 1630-1645 "Time-resolved photoluminescence study of ZnO thin film grown by pulsed laser deposition" Fatema Chowdhury, Mei Shen University of Alberta, Canada 1645-1700 "Generation of THz transients by photo-excited single-crystal GaAs meso-structures" Roman Sobolewski, University of Rochester, USA 1700-1715 "Time evolution of AC conductivity of nonequilibrium warm dense gold produced by single ultrafast laser pulse" Y. Y. Tsui, University of Alberta, Canada
1715-1800		Break
1800-2000		Posters and exhibitions (Munnerlyn Atrium in Goergen Hall)

Tuesday, 14 August, Rochester

(Goergen 101, Univ. of Rochester)

0830-0900		Registration
		SESSION 5: MAPLE and light emitting devices
0900-1015	TuI 1 TuC 1 TuC 2 TuC3	0900-0930 "Pulsed laser deposition of the lysozyme protein: an unexpected "Inverse MAPLE" process" Jørgen Schou,DTU Fotonik, Denmark 0930-0945 "The MAPLE technique: a dry or wet process?" A. P. Caricato, University of Salento, Italy 0945-1000 "Photoluminescence of Cu:ZnS, Ag:ZnS, and Au:ZnS nanoparticles applied in Bio-LED" Yen Hsun Su, National Dong-Hwa University, Taiwan 1000-1015 " The degradation of a prototypical blue organometallic phosphor through photoinduced disproportionation" Alexander K. Shveyd, University of Rochester, USA
1015-1045		Coffee Break
		SESSION 6: Pulsed laser ablation and nanoparticle formation
1045-1215	TuI 2 TuI 3 TuC 4 TuC 5	1045-1115 "Designer pulses for optimal ablation: Guiding heat in ultrafast laser ablation plasmas" R. Stoian, Université Jean Monnet, France 1115-1145 "Pulsed laser assisted generation of novel materials and related applications" Emmanuel Stratakis, IESL-FORTH, Greece 1145-1200 "Controlling photocatalystic activities and crystal structures of TiO₂ nanoparticles synthesized by reactive pulsed laser ablations" Takehito Yoshida, Anan National College of Technology, Japan 1200-1215 "Comparison of metallic nanoparticle formation processes by ultra-short laser ablation in vacuum, in liquid and by spark discharge in air" T. E. Itina, Hubert Curien Lab, CNRS, France
1215-1400		Lunch
		SESSION 7: Femtosecond laser ablation and its applications I
1400-1530	TuI 4 TuC 6 TuC 7 TuC 8 TuC 9	1400-1430 "Femtosecond laser-induced periodic nanostructures" J. Bonse, BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Germany 1430-1445 "Femtosecond laser-driven waves on Metals" T. Y. Hwang, University of Rochester, USA 1445-1500 "Femtosecond laser pulse train induced periodic surface structures adjustment based on transient localized electron dynamics control" Lan Jiang, Beijing Institute of Technology, China 1500-1515 "Atomistic modeling and experimental study of single-pulse femtosecond laser ablation, spallation and damage of Ag and Al targets" Chengping Wu, University of Virginia, USA 1515-1530 "Self-organized nanoripples on metals surface induced by femtosecond laser" Ranran Fang, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China
1530-1600		Coffee Break
		SESSION 8: Plasmonics
1600-1700	TuI 5 TuI 6	1600-1630 "Controlling an insulator-to-metal transition using plasmonic nanoantennas" R. F. Haglund, Jr., Vanderbilt University, USA 1630-1700 "Optical manipulation and spectroscopy of macromolecules on plasmonic nanostructures" Yasuyuki Tsuboi, Hokkaido University, Japan
1700-1800		Break
1800-2000		Posters and exhibitions (Munnerlyn Atrium in Goergen Hall)

Wednesday, 15 August, Rochester

(Goergen 101, Univ. of Rochester)

0830-0900		Registration
		SESSION 9: Ultrafast processing of transparent materials I
0900-1015	WI 1 WI 2 WC 1	0900-0930 "Theoretical treatment of ultrashort pulse laser processing of transparent materials: What is energetically and mechanically meaningful?" Nadezhda M. Bulgakova, University of Southampton, UK 0930-1000 ""Ultrafast laser induced index change in glass and new directions in glass photonics" M. J. Withford, Macquarie University, Australia 1000-1015 "Optical properties of dielectric materials during femtosecond laser ablation" Kristian Wædegaard, Aarhus University, Denmark
1015-1045		Coffee Break
		SESSION 10: Fabrication of nano/micropatterns
1045-1215	WI 3 WI 4 WC 2 WC 3	1045-1115 "Fabrication and optical properties of nanocrystal materials" Irving P. Herman, Columbia University, USA 1115-1145 "Scanning particle lens array laser micro/nano fabrication of user defined periodic patterns" Lin Li, The University of Manchester, UK 1145-1200 "Colloidal-particle-lens-arrays-assisted surface nanopatterning by harmonics of femtosecond laser" N. Bityurin, Institute of Applied Physics, RAS, Russia 1200-1215 "Biopatterning through laser-induced forward transfer" A. Palla Papavlu, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
1215-1400		Lunch
1400-1500		Break
1500-1730		Board shuttle to Eastman House for Tour
1800-2030		Banquet dinner
2030-2100		Shuttle return campus and hotels

Thursday, 16 August, Rochester

(Goergen 101, Univ. of Rochester)

0830-0900		Registration
		SESSION 11: Ultrafast processing of transparent materials II
0900-0945	TrC 1 TrC 2 TrC 3	0900-0915 "Symmetric damage patterns in glass from highly asymmetric laser beams" Alan Heins, University of Rochester, USA 0915-0930 "Spatially selective modification of magneto-optical properties and nanostructures in Fe³⁺- and Al-doped transparent glasses by using femtosecond laser irradiation" Seisuke Nakashima, Yokohama National University, Japan 0930-0945 "Polarization dependent femtosecond laser ablation of PMMA" Farhana Baset, University of Ottawa, Canada
0945-1015		Coffee Break
		SESSION 12: Femtosecond laser ablation and its applications II
1015-1200	TrI 1 TrC 4 TrC 5 TrC 6 TrC 7 TrC 8	1015-1045 "Ultrafast Laser Processing for Fabrication of Microfluidic and Optofluidic Devices" Koji Sugioka, RIKEN, Japan 1045-1100 "Superwicking surfaces produced by direct femtosecond laser ablation" A. Y. Vorobyev, University of Rochester, USA 1100-1115 "Micro- and nanostructuring of soft organic matter by temporally shaped femtosecond laser pulses" Esther Rebollar, CSIC, Spain 1115-1130 "Cold ablation of metals driven by hot electrons" B. J. Demaske, University of South Florida, USA 1130-1145 "Thermal response of semiconductor tip during femtosecond laser-assisted field evaporation" Thibault J.-Y. Derrien, Laboratoire Hubert Curien, Lion University, France 1145-1200 "Multi-electron dissociative ionization of clusters under ps and fs laser irradiation: the case of alkyl-halide clusters" Karras Gabriel, University of Loannia, Greece
1200-1400		Lunch
		SESSION 13: Acoustic wave, and laser-assisted formation
1400-1530	TrC 9 TrC 10 TrC 11 TrC 12	1400-1415 "Coherent magnetic vortex motion in optically-formed channels for easy flow in YBa₂Cu₃O_7-x super conducting thin films" A. Jukna, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania 1415-1430 "Formation of brookite-type TiO₂ layer by irradiating laser pulses onto a titanium plate in high-temperature, high pressure water" Koichi Sasaki, Hokkaido University, Japan 1430-1445 "Laser-based guided acoustic waves propagating at surfaces (2D) and edges (1D) Peter Hess, University of Heidelberg, Germany 1445-1500 "Enhancement of laser-induced ultrasound (LIUS) signal using reduced graphene oxide coating" Jack J. Yoh, Seoul National University, South Korea
1500-1530		Coffee Break
		SESSION 14: Photonics and laser systems
1530-1645	TrC 13 TrC 14 TrC 15 TrI 2	1530-1545 "Designs of photonic crystal nanocavities for stimulated Raman scattering in diamond" Sacharia Albin, Norfolk State University, USA 1545-1600 "Light-matter interactions: Applications in Photonics and Biophotonics" Ajoy Kumar Kar, Heriot Watt University, UK 1600-1615 "An experimental and simulation study on femtoescond laser tuning of silicon micro ring resonators" Zhihiang Chen, University of Alberta, Canada 1615-1645 "High temporal contrast femtosecond petawatt Ti:sapphire laser facility and its applications" Yuxin Leng, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, China

Friday, 17 August, Rochester

(Goergen 101, Univ. of Rochester)

0830-0900		Registration
		SESSION 15: Laser interactions with polymers
0900-0930	FC 1 FC 2	0900-0915 "Writing gradient index lenses in ophthalmic polymers using near infrared femtosecond laser pulses" Lisen Xu, University of Rochester, USA 0915-0930 "Laser synthesis of QDs from precursors inside electro-conductive polymeric films" G. Račiukaitis, EKSPLA UAB, Lithuania
0930-1000		Coffee Break
		SESSION 16: HHG and X-ray interactions with materials
1000-1130	FC 3 FI 1 FI 2 FC4	1000-1015 "Surface nanostructuring produced by ultrashort infrared and X-ray laser pulses" N. A. Inogamov, Landau Institute of Theoretical Physics, RAS, Russia 1015-1045 "Ultrafast diagnostics of photo-excited processes in solid using femtosecond laser-based soft X-ray pulse sources" K. Oguri, NTT Basic Research Laboratories, Japan 1045-1115 "Time- and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy using a femtosecond high-harmonic light-source" Martin Aeschlimann, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany 1115-1130 "High harmonic generation spectroscopy of molecules in excited states" Agnieszka Jaron-Becker, University of Colorado at Boulder, USA
1130-1145		Closing remarks Chunlei Guo, University of Rochester, USA

Poster Session Schedule

Monday, 13 August, Rochester

MP1 "Spatial resolution in multiphoton laser polymerization"
N. Bityurin¹ and A. Pikulin¹, I. Sakellari², E. Kabouraki², D. Gray², V. Purlys², C. Fotakis², M. Vamvaraki², and M. Farsari², ¹Institute of Applied Physics, RAS, Russia and ²IESL-FORTH, Greece.

MP2 "Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy from photon-excited doped anodized aluminium"
M. Aggerbeck¹, S. Canulescu¹, K. Rechendorff², J. Schou¹, and R. Ambat¹, ¹Technical University of Denmark, ²Danish Technological Institute, Denmark.

MP3 "Pulsed Laser annealing of nanoparticles for thin film solar cells: Multiphysics simulation"
Martin Y. Zhang and Gary J. Cheng, Purdue University, USA.

MP4 "High-sensitivity electro-optic polymer probing system using photo-isomerization and Fabry-Perot effects"
Wen-Kai Kuo¹ and Chien-Jang Wu², ¹National Formosa University and ²National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan.

MP5 "Growth and characterizations of nanostructured tungsten oxides"
M. Filipescu¹, D. Colceag¹, V. Ion¹, R. Birjega¹, P. M. Ossi², and M. Dinescu¹,
¹National Institute for Laser Plasma and Radiation Physics, Romania and ²Dipartimento di Ingegneria Nucleare & Centre for NanoEngineered Materials and Surfaces – NEMAS, Politecnico di Milano, Italy.

MP6 "Reduction and cohesion of thick fog by infrared light resonance with H2O molecular vibration using excited carbon materials"
N. Higuchi, S. Kurumi, E. Momma, K. Suzuki and T. Ono, Nihon University, Japan.

MP7 "Optical properties of one-dimensional metallo-dielectric photonic crystal (1D MDPC) in ultraviolet region"
Heng-Tung Hsu¹ and Chien-Jang Wu², ¹Yuan Ze University and ²National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan

MP8 "Experimental measurement in transmission characteristics of a waveguide based on low frequency spoof surface plasmon polaritons"
Jin Jei Wu^1,*, Her-Lih Chiueh², Tzong-Jer Yang¹, Yao-Huang Kao¹, Da Jun Hou¹, Ing-Jar Hsieh¹, Chien-Jang Wu³, and Linfang Shen⁴,¹Chung Hua University, ²Lunghwa University of Science and Technology, and ³National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan, and ⁴Zhejiang University, China

MP9 "Multilaminate and chilarity control of carbon nano-materials by photo excitation light assisted thermal decomposition"
S. Kurumi, T. Kaitsuka, and K. Suzuki, Nihon University, Japan.

MP10 "Mg-Al based hydrotalcite-like materials and their derived mixed oxides deposited by pulsed laser deposition "
A. Matei¹, R. Birjega¹, M. Filipescu¹, F. Stokker-Cheregi¹, M. Dinescu¹, R. Zavoianu², and O.D. Pavel², ¹National Institute for Lasers and²University of Bucharest, Romania.

MP11 "Optimization of surface chemical micropatterns for selective cell adhesion experiments using laser irradiation"
J. Pupkaitė, M. Gedvilas, M. Gavutis, G. Račiukaitis, and R. Valiokas,Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Lithuania

MP12 "Deposition of La doped SrTiO₃ Films for Water Splitting Photocatalytic Reaction on Flexible Substrates by Laser Induced Forward Transfer"
Masateru Saito¹, Satoshi Kurumi² and Kaoru Suzuki², ¹Graduate School of Nihon University and ²Nihon University, Japan.

MP13 "Time-resolved carrier lifetime measurements in thin-film Si-on-glass photovoltaic absorbers"
John Serafini,¹ Yuhan Wang,¹ Robert Bellman,² Carlo Kosik Williams,² and Roman Sobolewski¹,¹University of Rochester, Rochester and ²Corning Incorporated, USA.

MP14 "Pulsed Laser Deposition of Epitaxial Fe_38.5Pd_61.5 Ordered Films"
Matthew A. Steiner, Ryan B. Comes, Jerrold A. Floro, William A. Soffa, and James M. Fitz-Gerald, University of Virginia, USA.

MP15 "Dry patterning of fluorine-doped tin oxide thin films by using square top-hat UV laser beams"
Shih-Feng Tseng, Wen-Tse Hsiao, Chien-Kai Chung, Kuo-Cheng Huang, and Chi-Hung Hwang, Instrument Technology Research Center, National Applied Research Laboratories, Taiwan.

MP16 "Epitaxial growth and electrical properties of Sb-doped SnO2 thin film grown by ArF excimer laser assisted metal organic deposition"
Tetsuo Tsuchiya, Tomohiko Nakajaima and Kentaro Shinoda, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan.

MP17 "Pinning of fullerene LUMO edge at the interface with standing up Copper Phthalocyanine"
Chenggong Wang¹, Irfan Irfan¹, Alexander J Turinske², and Yongli Gao^1,3, ¹University of Rochester and ²University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, USA, and ³the Central South University, China.

MP18 "Pulsed laser deposition and annealing of superhard tetrahedral amorphous carbon, cubic boron nitride and nanocrystalline diamond films"
Steffen Weissmantel, G. Reisse, K. Guenther, R. Bertram, H. Gruettner, M. Nieher, and D. Rost, Hochschule Mittweida, University of Applied Sciences, Germany.

MP19 "The Effect of Electrolytic Oxyhydrogen Gas Addition on LPG Combustion: a Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Study"
Seok Hwan Lee, H. Thomas Hahn and Jack J. Yoh, Seoul National University, Korea.

MP20 "Dynamic study of charge asymmetric dissociation in strong laser fields"
Wei Lai and Chunlei Guo, University of Rochester, Rochester, USA.

MP21 "Applications of Transparent Conducting Oxides in Plasmonic/Optical Modulators"
Wangshi Zhao and Zhaolin Lu, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA.

Tuesday, 14 August, Rochester

TuP1 "Femtosecond laser-induced porosity in PMMA"
A. M. Alshehri and V. R. Bhardwaj, University of Ottawa, Canada.

TuP2 "Optimization of direct femtosecond laser written holograms"
Henrik Dueholm Hansen, Kristian Wædegaard, and Peter Balling, Aarhus University, Denmark.

TuP3 "A two-stage physics-based model for plasma produced by intense nanosecond laser ablation in vacuum under external magnetic field"
Sha Tao, Benxin Wu, Yun Zhou, and Gary J. Cheng, Purdue University, USA.

TuP4 "Magnetic Field-Assisted Laser Drilling"
Chane Ye, Sha Tao, Benxin Wu, and Gary J. Cheng, Purdue University, USA.

TuP5 "Study of effective plasma frequency in a magnetized plasma photonic crystal"
Heng-Tung Hsu¹, Jin Jei Wu², Pei-Yu Wu³, Chang-Ching Li³, and Chien-Jang Wu³,¹Yuan Ze University,²Chung Hua University, and ³National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan.

TuP6 "Femtosecond laser-induced surfaces structures of silicon: thermal and optical study of formation mechanisms"
Thibault J.-Y. Derrien^1,2, Rémi Torres¹, Thierry Sarnet¹, Marc Sentis¹, Jean-Philippe Colombier², and Tatiana E. Itina², ¹Laboratoire LP3 Lasers, Plasmas and Photonic Processes. UMR 7341 CNRS -Aix-Marseille University and ²Laboratoire Hubert Curien, CNRS UMR 5516, France.

TuP7 "Studies of Ultrafast Laser Interaction with SiO₂-Si Samples"
B. Liu, E. M. Hsu, G. A. Botton, A. P. Knights, J. S. Preston, and H. K. Haugen, McMaster University, Canada.

TuP8 "Femtosecond Laser-induced Conical Microstructures on nickel"
Taek Yong Hwang and Chunlei Guo, University of Rochester, USA.

TuP9 "Evaluation of controllability of femtosecond laser-induced impulse in water utilizing atomic force microscopy "
T. Iino and Y. Hosokawa, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan.

TuP10 "Freezing of nanocavities beneath the surface of metal film irradiated by femtosecond laser pulse"
N. A. Inogamov¹, S. I. Ashitkov¹, V. V. Zhakhovsky², Yu. N. Emirov², M. B. Agranat¹, I. I. Oleynik², S. I. Anisimov¹, and V. E. Fortov¹, ¹Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia and ²University of South Florida, USA.

TuP11 "Progressive formation of fine and coarse ripples on SiC surface by repeated irradiation of femtosecond laser pulses"
K. H. Byun, S. H. Kim, I. B. Sohn, and S. H. Jeong, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea

TuP12 "Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) for detection of low concentration standard reference materials under low pressure conditions"
Soo-Jin Choi¹, Kang-jae Lee¹, Jong H. Yoo², and Jack J. Yoh¹, ¹Seoul National University, Korea and ²Applied Spectra Inc., USA.

TuP13 "Water-assisted cutting of glass with picosecond lasers"
E. Markauskas, P. Gečys, and G. Račiukaitis, Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Lithuania.

TuP14 "Surface delamination of polyimide using 355nm nanosecond pulse laser"
Jae Yong Oh, Duk Su Park, and Bo Sung Shin, Pusan National University, Korea.

TuP15 "A new method of selective molecular dissociation through resonant, one-color, successive vibronic transitions "
Silvestru S. Popescu, Andrei Muresanu College, Romania.

TuP16 "Computational investigation of the formation of metallic nanoparticles by laser ablation of metalorganic precursor solutions"
Marshall Tabetah and Leonid V. Zhigilei, University of Virginia, USA.

TuP17 "Kinetic simulations of burning of Al vapor in high-power CW laser ablation of an aluminum target in a shear air flow"
Alexey N. Volkov and Leonid V. Zhigilei, University of Virginia, USA.

TuP18 "Superwetting human enamel and dentin surfaces produced by femtosecond laser pulses"
A. Y. Vorobyev and Chunlei Guo, University of Rochester, USA.

TuP19 "On ripple formation in various metals and super-hard tetrahedral amorphous carbon films in consequence of femtosecond laser irradiation"
Steffen Weissmantel, Manuel Pfeiffer, Hagen Gruettner, Andy Engel, Katja Guenther, Franka Marquardt, and Guenter Reisse, Hochschule Mittweida, University of Applied Sciences, Germany.