Surface Structures at Multiple Length Scales

Annual TMS Meeting, San Francisco, February 15-19, 2009

(ABSTRACTS Due: July 15, 2008)

Surface structure ranges from atomic subscale to real-life engineering components for serving as protective surface coatings, thin films and coatings, tribological engineering surfaces, design flexibility, constructing light weight structures, inducing materials conversion, shielding environmental barrier, or securing economy. To devise better structures, it becomes imperative to study physical, chemical, mechanical responses of the surface at multiple length scales.

This symposium will cover the science and engineering of surface structures and their understanding at multiple length scales varying from atomic to micro/macro regime. This symposium emphasizes relationship between microstructure of material with:

i)   Properties and responses (mechanical, electrical, chemical, optical, etc),
ii)   Thermodynamics and kinetics involved with multi-level complexity,
iii)  Processing and synthesis involved,
iv)  Organization and control of multiple scales,
v)   Advanced characterization of surface structures,
vi)  Computation and modeling of microstructures at various length scales and their transitions
vii)  Natural and man-made biological surfaces.

Scientific, academic and industrial communities are invited for contributing technical presentation/papers for application of biomaterials, nano functional materials, smart materials, and conventional materials with advanced properties. Abstract can be submitted online at www.tms.org using CMS-Plus conference management system.

For any queries, please contact any of the organizers.

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Plasma Forming Laboratory

Nano Mechanics & Nano Tribology Laboratory