Conference Description
The Solid State Studies in Ceramics GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includes a diverse range of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field. The conference is five days long and held in a remote location to increase the sense of camaraderie and create scientific communities, with lasting collaborations and friendships. In addition to premier talks, the conference has designated time for poster sessions from individuals of all career stages, and afternoon free time and communal meals allow for informal networking opportunities with leaders in the field.
For over 60 years, the Gordon Research Conference on Solid State Studies in Ceramics has served as a focal point for the discussion of a menagerie of topics on advanced ceramics, including fundamental and applied properties, and processing; ranging from volumetric and multi component to interfacial and multi physical descriptions. The 2024 conference will focus on cutting edge fundamental and applied science of surfaces and interfaces in ceramics, including processing, characterization, modeling and simulation, as a result of multiple physical stimuli, across all length scales. The emergence and application of modern experimental and modeling tools are integrated into data-driven and artificial intelligence frameworks to harness the underlying driving forces that control equilibrium properties, as well as multi physical couplings impacting microstructural evolution, as we pursue the ever going quest of designing advanced materials and devices for a wide variety of multifunctional, structural, electronic, and energy applications.
Participants will experience a stimulating, diverse environment at the forefront of ceramic science and engineering. Young scientists will enjoy the opportunity to interact with world experts in the field during invited oral presentations, poster sessions (all participants are strongly encouraged to submit a poster), with the keen intent to identify microstructural, multi scale challenges and opportunities, harnessing defects through traditional and advanced processing science. The associated Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) will provide opportunities and background for professional development and networking in an environment that fosters creativity, diversity, and inclusion for young researchers.
The topics, speakers, and discussion leaders for the conference sessions are displayed below. The conference chair is currently developing their detailed program, which will include the complete meeting schedule, as well as the talk titles for all speakers. The detailed program will be available by April 6, 2024. Please check back for updates.
Interfaces in Electrochemical Systems
Discussion Leaders
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Wolfgang Rheinheimer (University of Stuttgart, Germany)
Speakers
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Ming Tang (Rice University, United States)
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Yet-Ming Chiang (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States)
Interfaces in Ferroelectric Materials
Discussion Leaders
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John Blendell (Purdue University, United States)
Speakers
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Bryan Huey (University of Connecticut, United States)
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Xiaoqing Pan (University of California Irvine, United States)
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Catherine Bishop (University of Canterbury, New Zealand)
Towards the Continuum Across Interfaces
Discussion Leaders
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Sergei Kalinin (University of Tennessee, Knoxville, United States)
Speakers
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Diletta Giuntini (Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands)
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Dane Morgan (Univ of Wisconsin - Madison, United States)
Atomistic Aspects of Interfaces
Discussion Leaders
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Klaus van Benthem (University of California, Davis, United States)
Speakers
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Naoya Shibata (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
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Arun Kumar Mannodi Kanakkithodi (Purdue University, United States)
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Christina Scheu (Max Planck Institute for Iron Research, Germany)
Curvature and Grain Boundary Motion?
Discussion Leaders
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Dominique Chatain (CNRS, France)
Speakers
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Gregory Rohrer (Carnegie Mellon University, United States)
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David Srolovitz (City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China)
Linear Defects in Ceramics
Discussion Leaders
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Frank Zok (University of California, Santa Barbara, United States)
Speakers
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Fadi Abdeljawad (Lehigh University, United States)
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Xufei Fang (Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany)
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Haiyan Wang (Purdue University, United States)
To Field or Not To Field?
Discussion Leaders
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W. Craig Carter (MIT, United States)
Speakers
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Mattia Biesuz (University of Trento, Italy)
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Olivier Guillon (Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany)
Do Fields Matter?
Discussion Leaders
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Ivar Reimanis (Colorado School of Mines, United States)
Speakers
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Long-Qing Chen (The Pennsylvania State University, United States)
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Simone Mascotto (University of Koblenz, Germany)
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Shen Dillon (University of California Irvine, United States)
From Metals to Ceramics: Art and Science
Discussion Leaders
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Carol Handwerker (Purdue University, United States)
Speakers
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Tadeja Kosec (Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute, Slovenia)
The GRC Power Hour™
Organizers
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Amanda Krause (Carnegie Mellon University, United States)
