The ICTMS 2015 is the biannual conference of the IntACT (International Association of Computed Tomography).

This four full day congress is dedicated to CT-Scanning for non-medical applications. The 2nd International Conference on Tomography of Materials and Structures will bring together an international group of scientists to discuss a broad range of issues related to the use of computed tomography in materials and structures and all its related topics.

• X-ray and neutron tomography acquisition hardware, software and set-ups.
• Recent advances in CT imaging.
• Case studies including applications on miscellaneous materials and structures.

Presentations will be made within 2 parallel oral sessions. Contributions from universities, government and industry are welcome.

Themes

Themes of the congress encompass, but are not limited to, the following topics:

1Â X-Ray and Neutron Tomography, acquisition hardware, software and set-up.

• 1.1 â€" Synchrotron. (Chairmen: Robert Winarski & Jan Carmeliet)
  
• 1.2 â€" Micro-CT. (Chairmen: Matthieu Boone, Jan Van den Bulcke & Adrian Sheppard)
  
• 1.3 â€" Interferometry. (Chairmen: Leslie Butler & Francesco De Carlo)
• 1.4 -Physics of X-Ray. (Chairmen: Philippe Després & Giovani Grasselli)
  

2 â€" Recent Advance in CT & Synchrotron Imaging

• 2.1 â€" Advance in reconstruction algorithms. (Chairman: Andrew Kingston) Â
  
• 2.2 â€" Geotechnic. (Chairmen : Jacques Desrues & Stephen Hall)
  
• 2.3 â€" Multi-tissue quantitative Imaging technique. (Chairmen : Eric Landis & Sabine Rolland de Roscoat)
  
• 2.4 â€" 3D imaging. (Chairmen : Dominique Bernard & Khalid Alshibi)Â
  
• 2.5 â€" Developing image analysis tools for synchrotron imaging and microscopy. (Chairmen : Xianghui Xiao & Ross Harder)

3 â€" Case studies

• 3.1 â€" Hydraulics and sediment transport. (Chairmen : William Arnott & Bernard Long)
  
• 3.2 â€" Geomaterial, Materials, Structures and Mineralogy. (Chairmen : Jean-Yves Buffière & Yosuke Higo)
  
• 3.3 â€" Wood. (Chairmen : Dominique Derome, Jan Van den Bulke & Gabor Szathmary)
  
• 3.4 â€" Sedimentology and Palaeontology. (Chairmen : Richard Ketcham & Patric Jacobs)
• 3.5 â€" Quaternary Deposits. (Chairmen : Pierre Francus & Mathieu Duchesne)Â
• 3.6 â€" Innovative ;Geotechnical Applications. (Chairmen : Jun Otani, Gioacchino Viggiani & Didier Perret)
• 3.7 â€" Rock porosity and gas sequestration. (Chairmen : Patrick Selvadurai & Michel Malo)
• 3.8 â€" Concrete & building rocks. (Chairmen : Jacques Marchand & Veerle Cnudde)
• 3.9 â€" Porous Material. (Chairmen : Nicolas Lenoir & Takafumi Sugiyama)
  
• 3.10 â€" Hydrogeology, water infiltration and pollution. (Chairmen: Richard Martel, Subhasis Ghoshal)
• 3.11 â€" Archaeology. (Chairmen : Réginald Auger & Geneviève Treyvaud)
• 3.12 â€" Biogenic sedimentary structure and dynamics: marine, fresh water, and terrestrial systems. (Chairmen : Robert Aller & Emma Michaud)
• 3.13 â€" Petroleum core analysis. (Chairmen : Mike London & Caliskan Sinan)

Topics list
• Properties and Characterizations of Surfaces and Interfaces
• Nanostructured Thin Films
• Functional Nanostructured Coatings
• Plasma and Ions for Surface Engineering. Radiations Effects
• Nanoparticle and Nanodevice Production Technology
• Measurement and Analysis of Nanoscale
• Magnetic Fine Particles and Multilayers
• Nanopolymers and Nanocomposites: Synthesis and Applications
• Carbon Based Nanoscale Materials
• Nanomaterials for Energy Applications
• Nanomaterials Applications in Biotechnologies and Medicine
• Nanomaterials Applications in Electronics, Spintronics and Photonics

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 Speaker Information

• Cyril Aymonier
  Institute of Condensed Matter Chemistry of Bordeaux,
  Université de Bordeaux, Pessac, France

• Marie-Paule Pileni
  Laboratoire des Matériaux Mésoscopiques et Nanométriques,
  University Pierre & Marie Curie, France

• Shaowei Chen
  Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry,
  University of California, United States

• Jindrich Musil
  Department of Physics,
  University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Czech Republic

• Yury Gogotsi
  Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and A. J. Drexel Nanomaterials Institute
  Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

• Won Ho Jo
  Department of Material Science and Engineering,
  Seoul National University, South Korea

• Reshef Tenne
  Department of Materials and Interfaces,
  Weizmann Institute, Israel

• Paulo J. Ferreira
  Materials Science and Engineering Program,
  The University of Texas at Austin
  , United States

• Jean Roncali
  Group Linear Conjugated Systems,
  Universite d'Angers, France

This three-day workshop will bring together experimentalists and theorists studying atomic and molecular scales structures on surfaces. The central theme of the workshop is the investigation of molecules on surfaces, and key topics are expected to include:

• Individual atoms and molecules â€" and structures engineered from these â€" on metals, semiconductors, insulators, and 2D materials
• Manipulation of the electronic and magnetic states of individual atoms and molecules through interactions with surfaces
• Molecular self assembly and molecular surface functionalization
• Molecule-based devices
• Novel imaging techniques (including tunnelling and force microscopies), spectroscopies and time resolved measurements.

One of the central objectives of the meeting is to promote cross-boundary discussions, especially at the experiment/theory and fundamental/applied interfaces. Time will be allocated to facilitate such discussions, including poster sessions and a social event.

Invited speakers

• Harald Brune (EPFL, Switzerland)
• Andrew Fisher (University College London, UK)
• Katharina Franke (Free University of Berlin, Germany)
• Robert Hamers (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)
• Lev Kantorovich (Kings College London, UK)
• Mats Persson (University of Liverpool, UK)
• Damien Riedel (University of Paris-Sud, France)
• François Rochet (Pierre and Marie Curie University, France)
• Tamar Seideman (Northwestern University, USA)
• Roberta Sessoli (University of Florence, Italy)
• Latha Venkataraman (Columbia University, USA)
• Ayelet Vilan (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel)
• Jörg Zegenhagen (Diamond Light Source, UK)

Following the previous two meetings held in Garmisch (V) and Giens (VI), the present conference deals with materials microstructure and properties, as they can be studied by diffraction methods, with a special interest in the application of diffraction techniques to polycrystalline materials, methodologies for the study of lattice defects, residual stress and texture in thin films, surfaces and nanostructures, line-broadening analysis, line-profile fitting and modelling based on fundamental parameters for applications in materials science problems. New topics, added at SS-VI, were microbeam diffraction and coherent diffraction. SS-VII will add X-ray and neutron imaging, and PDF (pair distribution function) analysis to the list of methodologies covered.

 The seventh Size-Strain conference will take place in the historic city of Oxford. Scientific sessions will take place at the University of Oxford's Department of Engineering Science and accommodation will be available to book in nearby Trinity College. A half day trip to Diamond and ISIS will be arranged and transport provided.

 Co-chairs: Ian Robinson (UCL) and Alexander Korsunsky (Oxford)

Towards Molecules Performing Useful Work

Epitaxy and Promises

Scope

Epitaxy allows nowadays the usual growth of nanostructures with unique properties. The control of their growth at the finest level is a challenge in achieving new systems. It involves both the understanding of the growth mechanisms together with the knowledge of the properties of materials at the nanoscale. It is a domain where both fundamental research and industrial issues are closely entangled.

This summer school is aimed at giving to Ph-D students, young but also senior scientists, an up-to-date overview on the epitaxy of semi-conductors. The basic growth mechanisms will be presented with an emphasis on the new developments in this understanding. The control of the growth using patterns, selective growth or new geometries such as nanomembranes, nanowires or sheets, will be reviewed. The properties of the epitaxial systems, already explored or expected, will be given both theoretically and experimentally with a description of the characterization techniques. The school will give the opportunity to review the most important achievements in practical applications of epitaxial nanostructures. A particular attention will be given to new trends and pioneering directions, as well as to new materials and devices.

The topics include growth, nanostructures, characterization, physical properties and devices.

Crystal Growth

Semiconductors epitaxy

Properties and characterization

Integration and applications

This summer school is dedicated to PhD students and young scientists. It will provide both a reminder of the basic understanding of epitaxy together with a description of its modern applications. It will explore the latest developments of the crystal growth at the finest levels, its potential together with its challenges. The opto-electronic and magnetic properties of nanostructures made by epitaxy will be described together with their characterization. Finally, the use of epitaxy both in new fundamental objects and in industrial applications will be explored.

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

The workshop will cover both theoretical modelling of the mechanical behavior of materials and structures under dynamic loading and all aspects related to friction and contact.

There will be eight main themes: 1. Constitutive relations and modelling 2. Numerical simulations 3. Perforation and Impact 4. Crashworthiness 5. Experiments and inverse methods 6. Friction and interaction 7. Surface and contact 8. Shock and Blast Loading

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

A one-week "Summer School on Methods and Applications of Neutron Spectroscopy” will be held from June 8 - June 12, 2015 at the NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR). Â

For information about the summer school go to http://www.ncnr.nist.gov/summerschool/ss15/index.html.

The aim of this School is to provide a comprehensive foundation for researchers in the field of soft matter, liquids and complex fluids

The lectures will introduce key topics of current interest together with the theoretical, experimental and computer simulation approaches used to address them. The School is directed towards postgraduate students from a wide range of backgrounds including physics, chemistry, chemical engineering and biophysics.

The school will start with a welcome reception early evening on Sunday 12 April and finish with lunch on Thursday 16 April. There will be lectures on Liquid Crystals, Polymer Physics, Biophysics and Neutron Scattering & Disordered materials.

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