5th International Symposium on Spark Plasma Synthesis and Processing (ISSPSP-5); September 11-15, 2005; Maui, HI

CTS-05078155第五届放电等离子合成与加工国际研讨会(ISSPSP-5)公开摘要第五届放电等离子合成与加工国际研讨会(ISSPSP-5)计划与环太平洋陶瓷学会第六届国际会议(Pac Rim 6)一起于2005年9月11-16日在夏威夷毛伊岛举行。放电等离子烧结/合成(SPS)方法在材料的固结、同时合成和烧结方面实现了迄今为止尚未达到的目标，取得了显着的成功，引起了人们的极大兴趣。这导致在过去十年中，这种方法的使用显著增加。目前世界上有200多个SPS设施，近年来已经组织了几个关于这一主题的区域和国际研讨会。作为Pac Rim 6的一部分，计划中的研讨会将讨论在材料加工和燃烧合成中使用电场(电流)的主题。将征集有关SPS方法使用的实验研究和模型研究的论文。研讨会计划为期两至三天(4至6次会议)，并将包括几次特邀演讲。NSF主要为初级教职员工和研究生提供旅行支持。计划中的专题讨论会的成功将对与材料合成和加工有关的基础领域和实际领域产生重大影响。对于前者，它将有助于我们理解电场(电流)在燃烧合成中对质量传输的作用，而对于后者，它将为合成包括纳米结构和功能材料在内的特殊产品提供加工信息。

CTS-05078155th International Symposium on Spark Plasma Synthesis and Processing (ISSPSP-5)Public AbstractThe organization of the Fifth International Symposium on Spark Plasma Synthesis and Processing (ISSPSP-5) is planned in conjunction with Pac Rim 6 (The Sixth International Meeting of Pacific Rim Ceramic Societies) to be held in Maui, Hawaii, September 11-16, 2005. The remarkable success of the Spark Plasma Sintering/Synthesis (SPS) method in achieving heretofore unattained goals in the consolidation and simultaneous synthesis and sintering of materials has generated considerable interest. This has led to a significant increase in the use of the method over the past decade. At present there are over 200 SPS facilities in the world and several regional and international symposia have been organized in recent years on this topic.As part of Pac Rim 6, the planned symposium will address topics on the use of an electric field (current) in the processing and combustion synthesis of materials. Papers covering both experimental as well as modeling studies on the use of the SPS method will be solicited. The symposium is planned for two to three days (4-6 sessions) and will include several invited talks. NSF is providing travel support for primarily junior faculty and graduate students. The success of the planned symposium will have considerable impact on fundamental as well as practical arenas related to the synthesis and processing of materials. With respect to the former, it promises to contribute to our understanding of the role of an electric field (current) on mass transport in combustion synthesis, and with respect to the latter, it will provide processing information for the synthesis of unusual products, including nano-structured and functional materials.