Symposium: Domain Microstructures and Mechanisms for Advanced Properties in Phase Transforming Materials; Pittsburgh, PA; October 25-29, 2009

研讨会：相变材料中的磁区微结构和先进性能的机制；匹兹堡，宾夕法尼亚州；2009年10月25-29日；理工学院：磁区微结构及其行为是几个不同研究社区的核心，从历史上看，对铁电材料、磁性材料和形状记忆合金中的磁区的理解在这些社区中独立地发展，尽管潜在的物理现象之间存在重要的共性。最近在这些材料中发现的纳米尺度的结构域在这些材料对各种应用领域的响应方式中扮演着重要的角色。为期3天的MS&Amp；T 2009大会研讨会汇集了来自这些社区的研究人员，介绍了他们所在领域的最新研究进展，目的如下：(1)探讨在实验观察、理论和建模方面的最新进展，以及在相变材料中实现先进的热机械、磁致伸缩和压电性能的机制；(2)讨论纳米尺度的磁区在改善铁弹性、铁电和铁磁材料性能方面的作用；以及(3)考虑利用磁区微结构、磁区壁和晶体缺陷来设计具有先进性能的新型功能材料。非技术性：研讨会包括来自不同研究社区的实验者、理论家和计算科学家，他们的兴趣重叠，以促进讨论、辩论和合作。它使年轻的研究人员(学生、博士后、初级教员)和代表性不足的群体成员(少数民族、妇女、残疾人)接触到令人兴奋的相变材料领域。它鼓励跨学科、跨世代的新协作。国家科学基金会的资金用于支持年轻研究人员和代表性不足的群体，以鼓励他们参与。财政支持的提供情况将与研讨会公告和邀请一起通过网站和电子邮件公布。邀请将发送给活跃在铁电学、铁磁学、铁弹性和形状记忆合金领域的研究人员，以确保研讨会的成功和广泛参与。研讨会的重点是纳米领域的新兴方面，技术讨论应该为如何利用领域工程创造新材料提供新的见解。

Symposium: Domain Microstructures and Mechanisms for Advanced Properties in Phase Transforming Materials; Pittsburgh, PA; October 25-29, 2009TECHNICAL: Domain microstructures and their behaviors are central to several different research communities, and, historically, the understanding of domains in ferroelectric materials, magnetic materials, and shape-memory alloys has evolved independently in these communities, despite important commonalities among the underlying physical phenomena. Recently discovered nanoscale domains in these materials play an important role in the way these materials respond to various applied fields. This 3-day MS&T 2009 Conference symposium brings together researchers from these communities to present recent research in their fields with the following objectives: (1) To explore recent advances in experimental observations, theory and modeling of domain microstructures and the mechanisms for achieving advanced thermomechanical, magnetostrictive, and piezoelectric properties in phase transforming materials; (2) To discuss the role of nanoscale domains in improving the properties of ferroelastic, ferroelectric, and ferromagnetic materials; and (3) To consider the use of domain microstructures, domain walls, and crystal defects to design new functional materials with advanced properties. NON-TECHNICAL: The symposium includes experimentalists, theoreticians and computational scientists from different research communities with overlapping interests to facilitate discussion, debate and collaboration. It exposes young researchers (students, postdocs, junior faculty) and members of underrepresented groups (minorities, women, persons with disabilities) to the exciting field of phase transforming materials. It encourages new collaborations across disciplines and generations. The NSF funds are directed to the support of young researchers and underrepresented groups to encourage their participation. Availability of the financial support will be announced together with the symposium announcement and invitation through websites and emails. Invitations will be sent to researchers active in ferroelectrics, ferromagnetics, ferroelastics and shape-memory alloys to ensure symposium success and broad participation. The symposium focuses on emerging aspects of nanodomains, and the technical discussions should provide new insights into how domain engineering may be exploited in the creation of new materials.