About this Symposium

Meeting

MS&T24: Materials Science & Technology

Symposium

Mesoscale Phenomena in Functional Polycrystals and Nanostructures

Sponsorship

ACerS Electronics Division

Organizer(s)

Serge Nakhmanson, University of Connecticut
Edward P. Gorzkowski, Naval Research Laboratory
James A. Wollmershauser, Naval Research Laboratory
Seungbum Hong, KAIST
Javier Garay, University of California, San Diego
Pierre-Eymeric Janolin, CentraleSupélec
Ilya Sochnikov, University of Connecticut

Scope

Mesoscopic phenomena span length scales that are considerably larger than atomic-bond distances, but small enough that classical continuum physics with averaged materials properties and behavior does not apply. The involved physical and chemical processes are bridging quantum-mechanical and continuum materials descriptions. Better understanding and control of these phenomena is critically important for improving the design, fabrication methods and functional performance of novel nano- and micro-structured materials. Many such systems exhibit intriguing behavior with nontrivial dependence of their mechanical, dielectric, magnetic, optical and transport properties on shape, size, morphology and anisotropy of their constituent components. This symposium brings together experts from academia, industry, and national laboratories to discuss the current state-of-the-art in theoretical modeling, synthesis, characterization, processing and applications of functional polycrystalline materials, as well as related nanostructures and nanocomposites.

Abstracts Due

05/15/2024