2015 Conference Topic Areas

Cet événement permettra de relier le côté expérimental de l'enzymologie aux méthodes prédictives en passant par le graphisme structural et moléculaire. La rencontre des deux groupes thématiques permettra, par exemple, le partage d'outils innovants pour l'avancée de la recherche dans chacun des domaines.

Deux demi-journées seront consacrées à des thématiques communes: "les enzymes comme cibles thérapeutiques" et "Ingénierie enzymatique et évolution dirigée".

Conference Topics

• Electrochemistry/physics/chemistry of solid/liquid interfaces
• Metal, oxide, thin film and mineral surfaces
• Liquid/gas and solid/liquid interfaces
• Biosensors and surface functionalization
• Polymer and carbon surfaces, interfaces and devices
• Catalytic and environmental studies
• Structure and chemistry of domain interfaces and grain boundaries
• Nanomaterials and nanopatterning
• Scanning probe and high resolution electron microscopy
• Surface analysis using synchrotron techniques
• Optical spectroscopy of surfaces
• Ion beam analysis and modification
• Other relevant surface studiesÂ

Unconventional Superconductivity: Materials and Mechanisms

From Molecular Information to Function

The IOP's Dielectrics Group is hosting its biennial conference at the National Physical Laboratory to explore the ever expanding areas of influence of dielectrics research and application. The year 2015 will mark the 44th anniversary of Dielectrics Group, and formerly Dielectrics Society, conferences in the UK.

The conference will welcome contributions from physicists, chemists, materials scientists, engineers and technologists. The aim is to encourage much cross-over between the main themes.

The conference will include all areas of study pertinent to dielectrics. This year there will be a special session on Quantum Technologies so that delegates may learn about this important new area of Dielectrics research. The 4 sessions will be as follows: + Dielectric Breakdown + Hi-K Dielectrics and Applications + Quantum Technologies + Experimental Techniques

This is the 23rd World Forum on Advanced Materials, also known as PolyChar 23. This conference follows a large number of PolyChar conferences that have come before it and have established a measure of excellence and a special culture of friendship and collaboration for this forum. These include recent PolyChar conferences in Rouen France, Siegen Germany, Dubrovnik Croatia, Gwangju Korea, and most recently PolyChar 22 was held in Stellenbosch South Africa in 2014. This is the first time after over ten years that conference is returning to the U.S.

PolyChar has a tradition of having a day long short course before the start of the conference. The short course is a set of lectures by experts in the field describing different aspects of interest to the participants of PolyChar. This year the short course is set for May 11, 2015, and includes the following presentations:

1. Holger Schönherr, Germany, Microscopy
2. Brett P. Fors, USA, Photochemistry in Polymer Science
3. Witold Brostow, USA, Friction, Wear and Scratch Resistance
4. Bernhard Blümich, Germany, Solid State NMR.
5. Dirk Schubert, Germany, Rheology & Processing
6. Jean-Marc Saiter, France, Glass Transition and Glass Transition Temperature
7. Jean-Michel Guenet, France, Scattering
8. Kevin Menard, USA, Dynamic Mechanical Properties
9. Sven Henning, Germany, Micromechanics

Developing the Synergy between Biophysics and Medicinal Chemistry to Deliver Better Drugs

The use of biophysical techniques in drug discovery is rapidly increasing, and many pharmaceutical companies have set up in-house biophysical platforms to speed up the target-to-candidate process and improve the quality of small-molecule therapeutics through a better understanding of their interactions with their targets.

However, biophysics for drug discovery had not yet been the subject of a dedicated conference: most of the time, it is the topic of a specialised session within drug discovery conferences, and on the other hand biophysical meetings are often very academy-oriented and rarely extend their scope to drug discovery aspects.

Aiming at filling this gap, the first NovAliX Conference 'Biophysics in Drug Discovery', which was held in October 2013 in Strasbourg, France, was a real success, attracting more than 160 people from 20 countries.

Bringing together the medchem and biophysics communities, the conference, with a 2/1 ratio of participants from industry/academia, was a dense and rich event with lively discussions after presentations, around the posters and during the round table.

The second edition of the conference intends to further develop the synergy between biophysics and medicinal chemistry, which is key to deliver better drugs on a shorter timeline. The following topics will be discussed during the conference:

• Method Development & Emerging Technologies
• Biophysics for Integral Membrane Proteins
• Impact of Biophysics on Drug Discovery Projects
• Use of Kinetics in Drug Discovery
• Epigenetics (Special Focus of the conference)

The Scientific Programme will be completed by a large Poster Session, a Commercial Exhibition as well as an interesting Social Programme around Strasbourg, a city of culture, home of the European Parliament and a UNESCO landmark.

2015 MRS Fall Meeting Symposia

Note: The MRS/Eâ€"MRS Bilateral Conference on Energy will be comprised of the energy-related symposia at the 2015 MRS Fall Meeting.

Symposium Aâ€"Engaged Learning of Materials Science and Engineering in the 21st Century

Biomaterials and Soft Materials

Symposium Bâ€"Stretchable and Active Polymers and Composites for Energy and Medicine
Symposium Câ€"Tough, Smart and Printable Hydrogel Materials
Symposium Dâ€"Biological and Bioinspired Materials in Photonics and Electronicsâ€"Biology, Chemistry and Physics
Symposium Eâ€"Engineering and Application of Bioinspired Materials
Symposium Fâ€"Biomaterials for Regenerative Engineering
Symposium Gâ€"Plasma Processing and Diagnostics for Life Sciences
Symposium Hâ€"Multifunctionality in Polymerâ€"Based Materials, Gel and Interfaces
Symposium Iâ€"Nanocellulose Materials and Beyondâ€"Nanoscience, Structures, Nanomanufacturing and Devices
Symposium Jâ€"Wetting and Soft Electrokinetics
Symposium Kâ€"Materials Science, Technology and Devices for Cancer Modeling, Diagnosis and Treatment
Symposium Lâ€"Nanofunctional Materials, Nanostructures and Nanodevices for Biomedical Applications

Nanomaterials and Synthesis

Symposium Mâ€"Micro- and Nanoscale Processing of Materials for Biomedical Devices
Symposium Nâ€"Magnetic Nanomaterials for Biomedical and Energy Applications
Symposium Oâ€"Plasmonic Nanomaterials for Energy Conversion
Symposium Pâ€"Synthesis and Applications of Nanowires and Hybrid 1D-0D/2D/3D Semiconductor Nanostructures
Symposium Qâ€"Nano Carbon Materialsâ€"1D to 3D
Symposium Râ€"Functional Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites for Harsh Environment Sensing

Mechanical Behavior and Failure of Materials

Symposium Sâ€"Mechanical Behavior at the Nanoscale
Symposium Tâ€"Strength and Failure at the Micro- and Nanoscaleâ€"From Fundamentals to Applications
Symposium Uâ€"Microstructure Evolution and Mechanical Properties in Interface-Dominated Metallic Materials
Symposium Vâ€"Gradient and Laminate Materials
Symposium Wâ€"Advanced Materials Study under Extreme Environments (AMSEE)
Symposium Yâ€"Shape Programmable Materials       Â

Electronics and Photonics

Symposium Zâ€"Molecularly Ordered Organic and Polymer Semiconductorsâ€"Fundamentals and Devices
Symposium AAâ€"Organic Semiconductorsâ€"Surface, Interface and Bulk Doping
Symposium BBâ€"Innovative Fabrication and Processing Methods for Organic and Hybrid Electronics
Symposium CCâ€"Organic Bioelectronicsâ€"From Biosensing Platforms to Implantable Nanodevices
Symposium DDâ€"Diamond Electronics, Sensors and Biotechnologyâ€"Fundamentals to Applications
Symposium EEâ€"Beyond Grapheneâ€"2D Materials and Their Applications
Symposium FFâ€"Integration of Functional Oxides with Semiconductors
Symposium GGâ€"Emerging Materials and Platforms for Optoelectronics
Symposium HHâ€"Optical Metamaterialsâ€"From New Plasmonic Materials to Metasurface Devices
Symposium IIâ€"Phonon Transport, Interactions and Manipulations in Nanoscale Materials and Devicesâ€"Fundamentals and Applications
Symposium JJâ€"Multiferroics and Magnetoelectrics
Symposium KKâ€"Materials and Technology for Non-Volatile Memories

Energy and Sustainability Â

Symposium LLâ€"Materials and Architectures for Safe and Low-Cost Electrochemical Energy Storage Technologies
Symposium MMâ€"Advances in Flexible Devices for Energy Conversion and Storage
Symposium NNâ€"Thin-Film and Nanostructure Solar Cell Materials and Devices for Next-Generation Photovoltaics
Symposium OOâ€"Nanomaterials-based Solar Energy Conversion
Symposium PPâ€"Materials, Interfaces and Solid Electrolytes for High Energy Density Rechargeable Batteries
Symposium QQâ€"Catalytic Materials for Energy
Symposium RRâ€"Wide-Bandgap Materials for Energy Efficiencyâ€"Power Electronics and Solid-State Lighting
Symposium SSâ€"Progress in Thermal Energy Conversionâ€"Thermoelectric and Thermal Energy Storage Materials and Devices              Â

Theory, Characterization and Modeling

Symposium TTâ€"Topology in Materials Scienceâ€"Biological and Functional Nanomaterials, Metrology and Modeling
Symposium UUâ€"Frontiers in Scanning Probe Microscopy
Symposium VVâ€"In Situ Study of Synthesis and Transformation of Materials
Symposium WWâ€"Modeling and Theory-Driven Design of Soft Materials
Symposium XXâ€"Architected Materialsâ€"Synthesis, Characterization, Modeling and Optimal Design
Symposium YYâ€"Advanced Atomistic Algorithms in Materials Science
Symposium ZZâ€"Material Design and Discovery via Multiscale Computational Materials Science
Symposium AAAâ€"Big Data and Data Analytics for Materials Characterization
Symposium BBBâ€"Liquids and Glassy Soft Matterâ€"Theoretical Studies and Neutron Scattering
Symposium CCCâ€"Integrating Experiments, Simulations and Machine Learning to Accelerate Materials Innovation
Symposium DDDâ€"Lighting the Path towards Non-Equilibrium Structureâ€"Property Relationships in Complex Materials              Â

Symposium Xâ€"Frontiers of Material Research Â

• Atomic spectrometry (ICP OES, ICP-MS, GD, AAS, etc.);
• Molecular spectrometry (UV-Vis, NMR, Raman, IR, etc.);
• Organic and inorganic mass spectrometry (TIMS, MALDI, LC-MS, GC-MS);
• X-ray spectrometry (XRF, XRD, XANES, PIXE, etc.);
• Hyphenated techniques;
• Laser spectroscopy;
• Imaging techniques;
• Nuclear techniques (Mössbauer spectroscopy, Gamma spectroscopy, NAA);
• Material sciences (micro, surface and interface analysis);
• Environmental and geochemical analysis;
• Archaeometry and cultural heritage;
• Biological applications;
• Food analysis;
• Clinical and pharmaceutical analysis;
• Speciation analysis;
• Mass spectrometry in post-genomics and proteomics;
• Miniaturisation and nanotechnology;
• Fuels and biofuels;

Topics

• Energy Conversion and Storage Materials
• Wide Bandgap Materials
• Enabling Technologies
• Nanoscale Science and Technology in Materials
• Organic Materials and Thin Film Technology