To honor the broad range of Rainer Schmid-Fetzer’s research on alloys, semiconductors, ceramics and functional materials, the symposium will highlight work that integrates experimental and computational investigations. It is being held to celebrate Rainer Schmid-Fetzer’s lifelong and ongoing contributions as Professor Emeritus to our materials science community. This symposium welcomes contributions from all the aspects depicted above, including but not limited to the following topics:
• Thermodynamics and constitution of multicomponent and multiphase materials.
• Thermodynamic modeling, CALPHAD method and applications to computational design of materials and process optimization.
• CALPHAD database development comprising critical assessment and inclusion of ab initio methods.
• Solidification of alloys and microstructure development studied by experiments and CALPHAD simulations.
• Reactivity at interfaces in bulk and thin film materials, bonding and contacts in electronic materials relating to thermodynamics and kinetics.
• Li-battery materials development supported by thermodynamic and kinetic studies.