Conference Program
 
Ceramics, Solid State Studies In

August 12-17, 2001
Kimball Union Academy
Meriden, NH

Chair:
Stephen J. Bennison

Vice Chair:
Rajendra K. Bordia

August 12th, Sunday EveningLessons from Nature  

Discussion Leader: Rowland Cannon [web site], UC Berkeley
Art Heuer [web site], Case Western Reserve University - The Shell of the Queen Conch, Strombus Gigas, a Wonderful Example of a Biological Ceramic
Ilhan Aksay [web site], Princeton University - Self-Assembled Ceramics by Complex Fluid Templation

 

August 13th, Monday MorningPorous Materials

Discussion Leader: Alexis Clare [web site], Alfred University
Wolfgang Pompe [web site], University of Dresden - A Biomimetic Approach to Functionally-Graded Collagen-Hydroxyapatite Composites for Bone Replacement
Elizabeth Dickey [web site], University of Kentucky - Porous Metal-Oxide Films for Environmental Sensing

 

August 13th, Monday EveningMEMS

Discussion Leader: Tom Shaw, IBM Corp.
Susan Trolier-McKinstry [web site], Penn State University - Piezoelectric Films for MEMS Applications
Arturo Ayon, Sony Corp - Multilayered Ceramics Structures for Power MEMS Applications

 

August 14th, Tuesday MorningMEMS & Devices


Discussion Leader: Anand Jagota, DuPont Company
Bruce Tuttle, Sandia National Labs - Critical Ceramic Materials Issues for MEMS
Reiner Dauskardt, [web site], Stanford University - Mechanics and fracture in thin-film device structures

 

August 14th, Tuesday EveningContact Phenomena  

Discussion Leader: Raj Bordia [web site], University of Washington
Subra Suresh [web site], MIT - Nano- to Macro-Scale Contact at Surfaces and Graded Coatings

Poster Session: To be announced

 

August 15th, Wednesday MorningProcessing of FGMs  

Discussion Leader: Kathy Faber [web site], Northwestern University
Jurgen Rodel & Achim Neubrand, [web site], University of Darmstadt - Processing Strategies for Functionally Graded Materials
Ivar Reimanis [web site], Colorado School of Mines - Crack Path Prediction in Compositionally Graded Composites

Business Meeting (past chairs)

August 15th, Wednesday EveningGlass  

Discussion Leader: Jill Glass, [web site], Sandia National Labs
Dave Green, [web site], Penn State University - Engineered Residual Stress Profiles for Improved Mechanical Reliability of Brittle Materials
Xin Sun [web site], Battelle Labs - Effect of Automotive Windshield Design on Its High-Speed Impact Resistance

 

August 16th, Thursday MorningThermal Barrier Coatings  

Discussion Leader: Mark Thompson, GE Corp.
Nitin Padture [web site], University of Connecticut - Novel Concepts in Thermal Barrier Coatings
Dan Mumm [web site], Princeton University - Controlling the Performance and Durability of Thermal Barrier Systems Used in Gas Turbines

 

August 16th, Thursday EveningLobster!   

Banquet

Lee Fleming, [web site], Harvard Business School - Science as a Map in Technological Search
 

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