2022 Solid State Studies in Ceramics Gordon Research Conference and Seminar
Abstract:
The conference will be held in South Hadley, MA August 7 - 12, 2022. An associated conference designed for students and postdocs is the Gordon Research Seminar held August 6 - 8, 2022, immediately preceding the GRC. The purpose of the conference and seminar is to bring world experts together to discuss the forefront of ceramics research and to expose graduate students and early career professionals to the latest findings in the topical areas described in the proposal. The overall theme and the specific topics covered in this GRC are of direct relevance to the Army because they connect directly to the development of new materials with exceptional and even unprecedented behaviors. In particular, the conference will have a strong focus on mechanical behavior of materials, including the coupling between various physical phenomena (mechanical, thermal, chemical, electrical, magnetic, or optical), to generate new responses. Insight provided through the study of coupled, multiphysical phenomena at the atomistic and nanometer scales ultimately enables the design of materials with desired properties and behaviors.