Support for the 11th International Conference on Bulk Metallic Glasses

非技术摘要金属玻璃是半个多世纪前发现的。很明显，这些都是引人入胜的新奇材料。他们对玻璃形成的原因以及液体冷却后变成玻璃的过程有了新的见解。此外，持续的研究表明，它们具有优越的特性，使其具有潜在的技术兴趣。这些特性包括强度大于钢的强度、高硬度和良好的耐腐蚀性。然而，第一代玻璃要求液体的冷却速度接近每秒100万度，这限制了它们的实际应用。大约20年前，新的金属玻璃家族(？大块金属玻璃，？或BMG)被发现，这种玻璃的形成和加工方式与更常见的玻璃相似。这导致了研究的强烈复兴，现在似乎正在将金属玻璃从实验室转移到市场上。为了保持这种快节奏的基础和技术研究，科学家和工程师需要频繁的会议和研讨会来展示新的成果和交流想法。由于这一领域在亚洲的激烈活动，大块金属玻璃的中心会议--BMG会议系列的几乎所有会议都在这里举行。唯一一次在亚洲以外举办的是2005年在美国举行的BMG IV。旅行费用和有限的研究资金限制了美国科学家、博士后和学生参加这些会议。BMG XI将于2016年6月5日至9日在密苏里州圣路易斯市华盛顿大学校园举行，为BMG XI提供的支持将使美国学生和年轻研究人员能够更广泛地参与其中。技术摘要1960年首次发现的金属玻璃，在1960年至1990年期间的大部分时间里，基本上都是实验室的珍品。液体形成玻璃所需的极高冷却速度(105摄氏度到106摄氏度)限制了它们的用途。尽管如此，在此期间确实出现了一些应用程序。例如，它们结合了高电阻率、低磁化率和低矫直力，导致它们被用作高质量电力变压器的核心材料。20世纪90年代，金属玻璃新家族(？大块金属玻璃、？或BMG)被发现以低得多的冷却速度形成，并且可以在类似于用于硅酸盐玻璃的条件下加工。这导致了紧张的研究活动，现在导致了金属玻璃作为潜在的非常重要的新技术材料的出现。由于研究活动在亚洲特别激烈，BMG会议系列(大块金属玻璃的中心会议)的几乎所有会议都在那里举行。上一次亚洲以外的BMG会议是2005年在美国举行的(BMG IV)。越来越有限的研究资金和巨额的旅行费用导致美国参加这些会议的人数很少，特别是在年轻的美国研究人员和学生中。为了保持活跃的研究活动，研究人员经常会面以交流想法和展示新结果是至关重要的。美国在这一系列活动中缺乏重要参与，特别是在我们未来的科学领导中，这阻碍了美国在这一重要领域的进步。为了解决这一问题，BMG XI将于2016年6月5日至9日在密苏里州圣路易斯市华盛顿大学校园举行。将讨论许多具有基本和实际重要性的突出问题，包括玻璃设计、稳定性和松弛、结构、动力学、性能和应用。专家小组将首次讨论建立测试标准，并探索充分利用金属玻璃的独特特性的新的制造可能性。安排了两次主旨演讲、10次全体会议、22次应邀演讲和58次口头演讲，以及28次海报演讲。为了鼓励美国研究生和年轻教师更多地参与，基金将用于提供旅行和/或注册援助。通过在美国举办BMG XI，我们正在增加美国的参与，这将使美国研究人员接触到尖端的想法和结果，并为互动和合作提供新的机会。

Nontechnical AbstractMetallic glasses were discovered over one-half of a century ago. It was immediately clear that these are fascinating novel materials. They have led to new insights into the reasons for glass formation and the processes by which a liquid turns into a glass upon cooling. Additionally, sustained research has shown that they have superior properties that make them of potential technological interest. These include strengths greater than those of steels, high hardness and good corrosion resistance. However, the first glasses required that the liquid be cooled at rates approaching one million degrees per second, limiting their practical applications. About 20 years ago new families of metallic glasses (?Bulk Metallic Glasses,? or BMGs) were discovered, which could be formed and processed in ways similar to those used for more common glasses. This caused an intense resurgence of research that now appears to be moving metallic glasses from the laboratory into the market place. To sustain this fast paced fundamental and technological research, frequent conferences and workshops are needed for scientists and engineers to present new results and exchange ideas. Because of the intense activity of this field in Asia, almost all of the meetings of the BMG conference series, the central conference for bulk metallic glasses, have taken place there. The only one held outside of Asia was BMG IV, held in 2005 in the United States. Travel expenses and limited research funds has limited the participation of US scientists, post-docs and students in these conferences. The support provided for BMG XI, which is to be held from June 5 ? 9, 2016 on the campus of Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, will enable broader participation of US students and young researchers.  Technical AbstractMetallic glasses, first discovered in 1960, remained primarily a laboratory curiosity for most of the time between 1960 and 1990. The extremely high cooling rates required for the liquid to form a glass (105 oC to 106 oC) limited their usefulness. In spite of this, a few applications did emerge during this time. Their combination of high electrical resistivity, low susceptibility and low magnetic coercivity, for example, led to their use as core materials for high-quality electrical transformers. In the 1990s, new families of metallic glasses (?Bulk Metallic Glasses,? or BMGs) were discovered that formed at much lower cooling rates and could be processed under conditions similar to those used for silicate glasses. This led to an intense research activity, now resulting in the emergence of metallic glasses as potentially very important new technological materials. Because the research activity is particularly intense in Asia, almost all of the meetings in the BMG conference series (the central conference for bulk metallic glasses) have taken place there. The last BMG meeting outside of Asia was held in the US in 2005 (BMG IV). The increasingly limited research funding and significant travel expenses have resulted in small US participation in these conferences, particularly among young US researchers and students. To maintain a vibrant research activity, it is critical that researchers meet frequently to exchange ideas and present new results. The lack of significant US participation in this series, particularly among our future scientific leadership, hampers US advancements in this important field. To address this, BMG XI will be held from June 5 ? 9, 2016 on the campus of Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. Many outstanding issues of basic and practical importance will be discussed, including glass design, stability and relaxation, structure, dynamics, properties, and applications. For the first time, panels will discuss establishing testing standards and explore new manufacturing possibilities that take full advantage of the unique properties of metallic glasses. Two keynote, 10 plenary, 22 invited and 58 contributed oral presentations are scheduled, along with 28 poster presentations. To encourage greater participation among US graduate student and young faculty, funds will be used to provide travel and/or registration assistance. By hosting BMG XI in the US, we are increasing the US participation, which will allow US researchers to be exposed to cutting edge ideas and results, and provide new opportunities for interaction and collaborations.