Topics of interest

• Prediction/simulation of crystal structure and properties of advanced ceramics
• Characterization and modeling of surfaces, interfaces and grain boundaries at multiple scales in ceramics
• Modeling and simulation of grain growth and microstructure evolution in ceramics
• Virtual material design for new innovative materials
• Novel simulation methods for ceramic processing: shaping and sintering
• Modeling and simulation for ceramic composite manufacturing
• Modeling and simulation for CMCs, UHTCs, and UHTCMCs
• Mathematical models of electrical and magnetic properties in ceramics
• Mathematical model of optical and physical properties in ceramics
• Materials design for extreme environments
• Simulation/characterization of mechanical and tribological behavior
• Simulation/characterization of material behavior at high-temperatures
• Improvement performance through prediction and modelling in refractories and clay-based ceramics
• New ceramics for renewable energy applications

International Forum on Ceramics and Inorganic Materials

Topics:

• Solar Technologies;
• Solar and Bio-Fuels;
• Hydrogen Production and Storage;
• Thermal Storage Materials;
• Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers;
• Energy Saving and Efficiency Materials;
• Additive Manufacturing;
• 2D Materials;
• Thermoelectrics and Piezoelectrics;
• Batteries and Supercapacitors;
• Fossil Fuels and Gas Separation Membranes;
• Smart Mobility

Making and Measuring in 4-Dimensions (M²4D)

Workshops

Monday 15th

• Workshop 1. Multi-dimensional and multi-modal X-ray imaging and analysis
• Workshop 2. Spectro-microscopy at the Nanoscale: Exploring Chemical, Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Novel Materials
• Workshop 3. Synchrotron Techniques in Support of DOE's Subsurface R&D Effort
• Workshop 4. Measurement and Interpretation of Diffuse Scattering in X-Ray Diffraction for Macromolecular Crystallography

Wednesday 17th

• Workshop 5. Bringing Big Science into the Classroom
• Workshop 6. Polarized Resonant Soft X-ray Scattering at the NSLS-II
• Workshop 7. Prospects in Imaging Materials and their Dynamics by Coherent X-ray Scattering
• Workshop 8. Data Acquisition Cookbook: A Tutorial on NSLS-II's Python DAQ Software
• Workshop 9. Nano-mechanics: From Material Fabrication to In-Operando Characterization

For the past several years a number of EM labs in the larger Bay Area have held a bi-annual day long meeting to discuss our research and the latest developments in cryo-EM methods. The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 29th at UC Santa Cruz. We invite participation by members the EM community who are interested in joining us.Â

Please contact Melissa Jurica for further details and to RSVP.

Crystallography Meets Physics

Novel Trends in Superconductivity of Correlated Electrons

Frontiers of Materials Science in Early Drug Development

RNA and DNA Processes Throughout Biology: Mechanistic Insights and Applications to Human Health

Folding Biophysics, Design, and Stabilization with Applications to Disease

From Molecular Structures and Mechanisms to Cellular Bioenergetics in Health and Disease

Opening New Frontiers with Cryoelectron Microscopy

Instrumentation and Methods (IM)

• IM 1: Advances in instrumentation and methods
• IM 2: Environmental, in-situ and time-resolved microscopy
• IM 3: Image analysis and handling of big data sets
• IM 4:Quantification and modeling
• IM 5: Spectroscopy in microscopy
• IM 6: Tomography
• IM 7: Phase-related techniques
  
  

Life Sciences (LS)

• LS 1: Single particle EM, microscopy of membrane assemblies
• LS 2: From cells to tissues: cellular electron tomography and imaging of large volumes
• LS 3: Microorganisms, pathogens and EM in diagnostics
• LS 4: Subcellular processes in plants and animal cells
• LS 5: Cytoskeleton, cellular traffic and membrane dynamics
• LS 6: Imaging techniques: X-ray microscopy, live/in vivo imaging and correlative approaches
• LS 7: Advances in sample preparation and analysis
  
  

Materials Science (MS)

• MS 1: Functional materials and semiconductors
• MS 2: Interfaces and surfaces, coatings and thin films
• MS 3: Energy-related materials
• MS 4: Metals, alloys and intermetallics
• MS 5: Carbon-based materials, soft matter and polymers
• MS 6: Nanoparticles, 2D materials, nanocomposites and catalysts
• MS 7: Ceramics, oxides and minerals

eBIC and CCP-EM are proud to announce the inaugural symposium of eBIC, the UK national cryoEM centre at Diamond Light Source, and the third CCP-EM Spring Symposium. This three day conference will be held at the Diamond/RAL Campus, Harwell, Oxfordshire.

The eBIC opening symposium will be on the first day, highlighting the advances of cryoEM and feature presentations with an emphasis on emerging and challenging technologies, followed by CCP-EM Spring Symposium featuring of state-of-the-art presentations related to cryo-EM methods and applications. Confirmed speakers include:

eBIC Speakers

Yifan Cheng, UCSF School of Medicine
John Briggs, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Lori Passmore, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Radostin Danev Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
Greg McMullan, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Sharon Wolf, Weizmann Institute of Science

CCP-EM Speakers

Piet Gros, Utrecht University
Maya Topf, Birkbeck / UCL
David Waterman, STFC
Tanmay Bharat, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology / University of Oxford
Paul Adams, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Tristan Croll, University of Cambridge
Erik Lindahl, SciLifeLab
Kay Grunewald, STRUBI
Carolyn Moores, Birkbeck / UCL
Morgan Beeby, Imperial College London
Rob Nicholls, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Ausra Domanska, University of Helsinki
Becky Thompson, University of Leeds

Places are limited and registration will be on a first come first serve basis.

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This conference is a satellite event to the International Conference on Neutron Scattering in Daejeon, Korea (ICNS2017, 9-13 July 2017). Its aim is to provide a platform for the exchange of information in all fields of neutron optics with emphasis on new concepts and recent technical developments.