Solid State Studies in Ceramics Gordon Research Conference, Meriden, NH, August 6-11, 2000

本次戈登陶瓷固态研究会议将聚焦于界面网络、它们的结构、动力学和控制。这门学科是设计具有特定微结构和性能的陶瓷材料的新兴能力的核心。陶艺家最近的研究活动和这一领域越来越多的出版物表明，关于这一主题的会议特别及时。该领域的主要研究人员已承诺参加这次会议，并描述他们的最新发现(有关时间表，请参阅http://mimp.mems.cmu.edu/~grc/)。为了补充传统的技术陈述，会议还纳入了四项额外的计划倡议。首先，将举行一次科学小组讨论，以解决如何进行接口研究这一重要问题。专家小组(和观众)将讨论如何为研究晶界网络选择合适的长度尺度；原子和微观观测的利弊将展开辩论。将启动对这一问题的网上讨论，为会议的议事程序做好铺垫。在会议上，论坛将有一个由该领域专家组成的小组主持，他们每人将有15分钟的时间发表观点。然后，将邀请观众发表意见，以便所有参与者都可以参与讨论。第二，计划举办教育论坛。一个教育专家小组被邀请提出在材料科学课程中陶瓷教育共存的策略。小组将在下午的会议期间与感兴趣的会议参与者会面，小组组长将在所有会议参与者的会议上介绍调查结果的摘要。第三，已安排了一次受邀的海报会议，以容纳更多年轻专业人员参与该计划。这个海报会议旨在为刚开始独立研究生涯的年轻科学家和工程师提供一个机会来描述他们的最新成果。第四，将鼓励从事与会议相关的论文主题的研究生提交摘要用于海报演示，并将根据摘要的优点，为他们的会议注册提供资金。本次戈登陶瓷固态研究会议将聚焦于界面网络、它们的结构、动力学和控制。这门学科是设计具有特定微结构和性能的陶瓷材料的新兴能力的核心。会议将在一种不仅有利于取得技术进步，而且有利于建立可持续合作和专业关系的氛围中汇聚各个职业层次的学者和教育工作者。

This Gordon Research Conference on Solid State Studies in Ceramics will focus on interfacial networks, their structure, dynamics, and control. This subject lies at the heart of the emerging ability to design ceramic materials with specific microstructures and properties. Recent research activities among ceramists and the growing number of publications in this area indicates that a meeting on this topic is especially timely. Key researchers in the field have committed to attend this meeting and describe their most recent findings (see http://mimp.mems.cmu.edu/~grc/ for a schedule). To augment the traditional technical presentations, four additional program initiatives have been incorporated into the meeting. First, a scientific panel discussion is will be held to address the important issue of how we conduct interface studies. The expert panel (and audience) will address the question of how one selects an appropriate length scale for the study of grain boundary networks; the advantages and disadvantages of atomic and microscopic observations will be debated. An online, web-based discussion of the question will be initiated to foreshadow the proceedings at the meeting. At the conference, the forum will involve a moderated panel of experts in the area who will each be given 15 minutes to present a viewpoint. Comments will then be invited from the audience so that all of the participants can engage in the discussion. Second, an education forum is planned. A panel of educators has been invited to present strategies for the co-existence of ceramics education within a materials science curriculum. The panel will meet with interested conference participants during an afternoon session and the panel leader will present a synopsis of the findings during a meeting of all conference participants.Third, an invited poster session has been arranged to accommodate a higher fraction of young professionals in the program. This poster session is meant to provide an opportunity for young scientists and engineers at the start of their independent research careers to describe their most recent results. Fourth, graduate students working on thesis topics relevant to the conference will be encouraged to submit abstracts for poster presentations and, based on the merit of the abstracts, will be offered funding for their conference registration. This Gordon Research Conference on Solid State Studies in Ceramics will focus on interfacial networks, their structure, dynamics, and control. This subject lies at the heart of the emerging ability to design ceramic materials with specific microstructures and properties. The conference will gather scholars and educators at all career levels in an atmosphere conducive not only to making technical progress, but also for establishing sustainable collaborations and professional relationships.