Solid State Studies in Ceramics Gordon Research Conference, Holyoke College, MA, July 31 - August 05, 2016

非技术描述：2016年陶瓷固态研究戈登研究会议(https://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?id=11083))专注于先进陶瓷的基于知识的设计，这要求详细了解材料在所有长度尺度上的行为，从原子到宏观，但也跨越长度尺度。会议将这些不同的主题汇编成一个单独的节目，并向单一的多学科观众展示不同的领域和观点。包括非正式聚会在内的大学氛围为处于各自领域前沿的不同的国际研究人员、初级科学家和研究生提供了一个令人兴奋的论坛。独特的会议形式提供了探索新想法的可能性，并促进了各种研究领域的跨学科合作。初级科学家和研究生有机会介绍他们的工作，并与该领域的领导者交流想法。从长远来看，这次会议将有利于先进材料领域的进步步伐，推动创新，创造合格和多样化的劳动力，从而造福经济和社会。技术细节：新的和独特的微结构的产生取决于材料、应用和制造成本，并且可能需要针对不同材料和应用的根本不同的加工路线。因此，工艺科学和技术的首要目标是对烧结和组织演变进行特定的控制，以获得最理想的具有独特性能的产品。为实现这些目标而制定的战略需要高度多学科的方法，其基础是分析材料行为的表征方法、理解微观结构演变的建模技术以及新的加工方法，如添加剂制造。预期的结果不仅限于陶瓷，而是在更广泛的框架内考虑，以建立一种新的、更全球化的理解，这种理解可以转移到许多其他基于粉末加工技术的多材料系统。研究生和初级科学家获得用于设计微结构的复杂实验和建模工具的知识，以创建增强的和新的功能。

NON-TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION: The 2016 Solid State Studies in Ceramics Gordon Research Conference (https://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?id=11083) focuses on a knowledge-based design of advanced ceramics which requires a detailed understanding of the materials behaviour at all length scales, from atomistic to macroscopic, but also across the length scales. The conference compiles these different topics into a single program and exposes the different areas and viewpoints to a single multidisciplinary audience. The collegial atmosphere including informal gatherings gives a stimulating forum for diverse and international investigators at the forefront of their field, junior scientists, and graduate students. The unique conference format offers the possibility to explore new ideas and promotes cross-disciplinary collaborations in various research areas. Junior scientists and graduate students have the opportunity to present their work and exchange ideas with leaders in the field. In the long term, this conference will benefit the pace of progress in the field of advanced materials, drive innovation, create a qualified and diverse workforce and thus benefit economy and society.TECHNICAL DETAILS: The generation of new and unique microstructures depends on the material, the application and as well as the manufacturing costs, and may require radically different processing routes for different materials and applications. Hence, the primary goal of processing science and technology is a specific control of sintering and microstructural evolution to accomplish the most desirable product with distinctive properties. The development of strategies to obtain these goals requires a highly multidisciplinary approach based on characterization methods to analyse the materials behaviour, on modelling techniques to understand the microstructural evolution, and on new processing methods, such as additive manufacturing. Expected outcomes are not limited to ceramics, but instead considered in a wider frame to build a new, more global understanding that can be transferred to many other multi-material systems based on powder processing techniques. Graduate students and junior scientists gain knowledge of sophisticated experimental and modelling tools for the design of microstructures to create enhanced and new functionalities.