Mechanical Properties of Films, Coatings and Interfacial Materials, June 27 - July 2, 1999, II Ciocco, Italy

界面材料，包括薄膜、涂层、多层结构、复合材料和纳米压坯，近年来引起了科学和技术上的极大兴趣，因为这些“界面材料”有可能通过控制微观结构来控制行为。尽管近年来关于力学行为的数据越来越多，但对界面材料中的变形机制了解相对较少。此外，人们越来越意识到，为了充分了解和控制这些材料的性能，必须将注意力集中在微结构特征上，如几何约束、化学和由于加工而产生的缺陷。虽然界面在控制大量材料类型的力学行为方面很重要，但研究纳米压坯特性的材料科学家、研究薄膜或多层材料的材料科学家与固体力学团体之间的互动机会相对较少。此外，来自其他学科的科学家和工程师，包括化学家、物理学家和地球物理学家，都积极参与不同类型界面材料的研究。会议的目的是为来自不同背景的科学家和工程师之间提供一个独特的论坛，他们在识别和理解界面对机械行为的影响方面有着共同的兴趣。联合工程基金会赞助了这次关于“界面材料的机械性能”的国际会议，会议将于1999年6月27日至7月2日在意大利的11 Ciocco举行。已经成立了一个国际组织委员会来协调这次会议，为了加强海外研究人员的参与，选择了一个欧洲会议地点。受邀的演讲者包括这一主题领域的美国和国际顶尖研究人员。会议形式将包括上午和晚上的口头会议和海报会议。与会者估计有来自学术界、国家实验室和工业界的约100名科学家，其中约10%-15%的参与者是博士生。申请的预算将用于为年轻教职员工和学生提供旅费和注册费支持。本次会议成果的传播将以一组论文的形式在《材料学报》上发表*

9972950ReimanisMaterials in which interfaces are prevalent, including thin films, coatings, multilayered structures, composites, and nanophase compacts have attracted much scientific and technological interest in recent years because of the possibilities of using these "interfacial materials" to engineer behavior through the control of microstructure. Despite a growing amount of data in recent years on mechanical behavior, relatively little is understood concerning the deformation mechanisms in interfacial materials. Furthermore, there is an increasing awareness that it is important to focus attention on microstructural features such as geometrical constraints, chemistry, and defects to due to processing in order to fully understand and control properties in these materials. While interfaces are important in controlling the mechanical behavior of a large number of materials types, there are relatively few opportunities for interaction between, for example, materials scientists studying the properties of nanophase compacts, materials scientists investigating thin films or multilayered materials, and the solid mechanics community. In addition, scientists and engineers from other disciplines including chemists, physicists, and geophysicists are heavily involved in the study of different kinds of interfacial materials. The objective of the conference is to provide a unique forum for discourse among scientists and engineers from varied backgrounds who share interests in identifying and understanding the effects of interfaces on mechanical behavior. %%%The United Engineering Foundation is sponsoring this international conference on "Mechanical Properties of Interfacial Materials", to be held June 27 - July 2, 1999 in 11 Ciocco, Italy. An international organizing committee has been formed to coordinate the meeting, and in order to enhance the participation of overseas researchers, a European meeting location was selected. The invited speakers include the top US and international researchers in this topical area. The conference format will consist of morning and evening oral sessions and a poster session. Attendance is estimated to be about 100 scientists from academia, national laboratories, and industry, with an estimated 10-15% of the participants being Ph.D. students. The requested budget will be used to provide travel and registration fee support for young faculty and students. Dissemination of the results of this meeting will be in the form of a group of papers published in Acta Materialia***