MRS Symposium on Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Phase Transformations in Inorganic Materials, Boston, MA, November 27 - November 30, 2006

技术：相变及其产生的微观结构演变在工程材料的机械和功能特性中起着至关重要的作用。材料科学的核心在于理解和预测加工或使用条件如何影响材料的结构和微观结构，从而改变使用性能。虽然工程材料在过去很大程度上是根据经验设计的，但最近在建模技术、计算能力和纳米级实验技术方面的发展，极大地提高了我们对这些现象的理解，以及我们的预测能力。我们迫切需要扩展和应用这些知识，因为材料在我们的技术社会面临的许多挑战中起着关键作用。在发电、输送和使用、地面和空中运输、信息技术和生物医学应用方面尤其如此。材料研究学会在组织材料专题讨论会方面起着主导作用，这些讨论会根据特定材料的功能进行重点讨论。然而，大多数概念、建模工具和技术都涉及到特定应用程序的细节。因此，有必要维持一个论坛，以交流有关无机材料相变和微观结构演变的基本知识。自2000年以来，没有组织过关于该主题或相关主题的MRS研讨会。我们，这次研讨会的组织者，相信是时候把这个领域活跃的研究人员聚集在一起了。2006年研讨会hh：无机材料相变热力学和动力学将涵盖相变热力学和动力学的最新进展。它将包括8个具有基本重要性的相互关联的主题，以及它们与实际应用的联系。中心主题是无机材料，主题范围从成核和生长，到原子和连续体建模，薄膜转变，到异相界面及其在相变中的作用。非技术：会议将邀请来自世界各地的专家进行至少21场演讲。会议将使顶尖科学家和从事相变热力学和动力学前沿研究的新教师/学生/研究生之间进行近距离讨论，并适当考虑扩大妇女和少数民族的参与。少数民族和代表性不足的群体将通过会议组织者发送的有针对性的电子邮件被吸引，并将意识到NSF支持参加本次会议。

TECHNICAL: Phase transformations, and the microstructural evolutions they produce, play a critical role in the mechanical and functional properties of engineering materials. The core of materials science lies in understanding and predicting how processing or service conditions influence materials structures and microstructures, which in turn modify the properties of use. While engineering materials have largely been designed empirically in the past, recent development in modeling techniques, computing power, and nanoscale experimental techniques have contributed to a dramatic increase in our understanding of these phenomena, as well as in our predicting power. There is an urgent need to expand and to apply this knowledge since materials play a key role in many challenges faced our by technological societies. This is, in particular, the case for power generation, delivery and use, for ground and air transportation, for information technology, and for biomedical applications. The Materials Research Society plays a leading role in the organization of materials symposia that focus on specific materials according to their functions. Most concepts, modeling tools, and techniques, however, cut across the specifics of particular applications. There is thus a need to maintain a forum for the exchange of fundamental knowledge on phase transformations and microstructural evolutions in inorganic materials. No MRS symposium has been organized on this topic or a related topic since 2000. We, the organizers of this coming symposium, believe that it is time to bring together the active community of researchers working in this field. The 2006 Symposium-HH: Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Phase Transformations in Inorganic Materials will cover recent advances in the thermodynamics and kinetics of phase transformations. It will include eight [8] interrelated topics of fundamental importance, and their links to practical applications. The central theme rests on inorganic materials, and topics range from nucleation & growth, to atomistic and continuum modeling, thin film transformations, to heterophase interfaces and their role in phase transformations. NON-TECHNICAL: The conference will feature at least 21 invited talks by experts from around the world. The conference will enable a close-quarter discussion between leading scientists and new faculty/students/postgraduates who are engaged in cutting edge research on thermodynamics and kinetics of phase transformation, with due consideration to broadening participation by women and minorities. Minority and underrepresented groups will be attracted through targeted e-mails sent by the conference organizers, and will be made aware of NSF support to attend this conference.