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MATERIALS AND SYSTEMS

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Materials and Devices for Energy Harvesting, Generation and Storage Systems - back to top

Focus: Obtaining and managing energy from various environmental sources
Topics: Energy Generation and Storage Systems; Materials and Devices for Energy Harvesting; Materials and Processes for Energy Generation

Fuel Cells and Energy Storage Systems: Materials, Processing, Manufacturing and Power Management Technologies - back to top

Focus: Recent developments in a wide variety of fuel cell systems
Topics: Fuel Cell Systems: Design, Materials, Fabrication, Fuel Processing; Electrodes and Electrolyte in PEM Fuel Cells: Materials, Performance and Degradation; Interconnection, Electrodes, and Metallic Materials in SOFCs; Materials and Electrochemistry of Batteries and Super-Capacitors

Nanomaterials: Science and Technology - back to top

Focus: The science, technology and applications of nanostructured materials
Topics: Functional Behavior and Characterizationof Nanomaterials; Simulations of Nanomaterials and Their Properties; Nanotubes, Nanorods, Nanowires and Other One-Dimensional Structures; Industrial Development and Application of Nanomaterials

Nanocomposites - Their Science, Technology and Applications - back to top

Focus: Science and technology of nanocomposites, including polymer-based, metals-based and other systems
Topics: Carbon Nanotube Composites; Metallic Based Nanocomposites; Polymeric Based Nanocomposites; Nanocomposite Applications

Nanostructured Materials: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications - back to top

Focus: Synthesis, characterization and applications of nanostructured materials
Topics: Synthesis of Nanoparticles and Nanostructured Films; Electrochemical Synthesis; 1D, 2D and 3D Nanostructures

Ferroelectric and Ferroic Materials - back to top

Focus: Synthesis, characterization, understanding and modeling of ferroelectrics and ferroic materials
Topics:

Fundamental Issues in Ferroelectrics; Nanosize Ferroelectrics and Lead-Free Piezoelectrics; Ferroelectric Thin Films; Characterization of Ferroelectrics

General Topics in Electroceramics - back to top

Focus: Issues related to electronic ceramic materials not addressed by symposia on dielectrics, ferroelectrics, and high temperature superconductors
Topics: Materials and Process Innovations in Electroceramics; Dielectric Materials; Piezoelectric, Piezoresistive and Varistor Materials

International Symposium on Advanced Dielectric Materials and Electronic Devices - back to top

Focus: Fundamental aspects of material design and development to satisfy the needs of the electronic industry
Topics: Material Preparation and Properties; Processing-Microstructure-Property Relationships; Materials Application and Electronic Devices

Thermoelectric Materials and Applications - back to top

Focus: New classes of materials with significantly enhanced thermoelectric figures of merit
Topics: Novel Oxides and Thermionics; Nano-Engineered Thermoelectrics; Bulk Materials

High Temperature Superconductor Wires and Tapes - back to top

Focus: Recent advances in high temperature superconductor (HTS) wires and tapes
Topics: YBCO and Flux Pinning; Low Cost Buffers and YBCO; Superconductor Properties and Issues

Glass and Optical Materials - back to top

Focus: The broad spectrum of glass and optical materials
Topics:

Materials and Modeling; Processing-Related Issues; Characterization

Ceramic Matrix Composites - back to top

Focus: Processing, properties and performance of ceramic matrix composites and their constituents
Topics: Fiber-Reinforced Ceramic Matrix Composites; Oxides and Composites; Borides, Nitrides and Carbides; Cermets

Biological Inorganic Hybrid Materials - back to top

Focus: Tissue engineering, multifunctional materials development, and biomedical device engineering
Topics: Biocompatibility; Manufacturing Processes; Mechanical Performance

Use of Ceramics, Glass and Other Materials in the Disposition of Nuclear and Hazardous Wastes - back to top

Focus: Materials issues in the handling of nuclear and hazardous wastes
Topics: Nuclear Waste Processing; Actinide Stabilization and Low Temperature Waste Forms; Waste Form Performance

Materials for Responsive Space Access - back to top

Focus: Enabling structural materials and design methodologies for access to space
Topics: Rocket Applications; Thermal Protection Systems for Atmospheric Entry Vehicles

International Symposium on Advanced High Strength Steels for the Ground Transportation Industry - back to top

Focus: Brings together producers, potential users and researchers to exchange ideas on the benefits and challenges of using AHSS for ground transportation applications
Topics: Processing of AHSS; Welding and Coating; Product Physical Metallurgy and Mechanical Behavior of Multiphase Steels