PACRIM 14 Technical Program

MULTISCALE MODELING, SIMULATION, AND CHARACTERIZATION

S1: Characterization and Modeling of Ceramic Interfaces: Structure, Bonding, and Grain Growth

S2: Frontier of Modeling and Design of Ceramics and Composites

S3: Advanced Structure Analysis and Characterization of Ceramics

INNOVATIVE PROCESSING AND MANUFACTURING

S4: Novel, Green, and Strategic Processing and Manufacturing Technologies

S5: Polymer Derived Ceramics (PDCs) and Composites

S6: Advanced Powder Processing and Manufacturing Technologies

S7: Synthesis, Processing, and Microstructural Control of Materials using Electric Currents, Magnetic Fields, and/or Pressures

S8: Porous Ceramics:  Innovative Processing and Advanced Applications

S9: Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies

S10:  Sol-Gel Processing and Related Liquid-Phase Synthesis of Ceramics

S11:  Layered Double Hydroxides: Science and Design of Binding Field with Charged Layers

S12:  Specific Reaction Field and Material Fabrication Design

NANOTECHNOLOGY AND STRUCTURAL CERAMICS

S13: Novel Nanocrystal Technologies for Advanced Ceramic Materials & Devices

S14: Functional Nanomaterials for Energy Harvesting and Solar Fuels

S15: Engineering Ceramics and Ceramic Matrix Composites: Design, Development, and Applications

S16: Advanced Structural Ceramics for Extreme Environments

S17: Multifunctional Coatings for Structural, Energy, and Environmental Applications

S18: Advanced Wear Resistant Materials: Tribology and Reliability

S19: Geopolymers: Low Energy and Environmentally Friendly Ceramics

MULTIFUNCTIONAL MATERIALS AND SYSTEMS

S20: Multiferroic Materials, Devices, and Applications

S21: Crystalline Materials for Electrical, Optical, and Medical Applications

S22: Microwave Dielectric Materials and Their Applications

S23: Transparent Ceramic Materials and Devices

CERAMICS FOR ENERGY SYSTEMS

S24: Solid Oxide Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Technologies

S25: Direct Thermal to Electrical Energy Conversion Materials, Applications, and Thermal Energy Harnessing Challenges

S26: Materials for Solar Thermal Energy Conversion and Storage

S27: Advanced Materials and Technologies for Electrochemical Energy Storage Systems

S28: Atomic Structure and Electrochemical Property Diagnosis Toward Full Crystal Rechargeable Batteries

S29: Ceramics and Ceramic Matrix Composites for Next Generation Nuclear Energy

S30: High Temperature Superconductors: Materials, Technologies, and Systems

CERAMICS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS

S31: Advanced Functional Materials, Devices, and Systems for Environmental Conservation, Pollution Control, and Critical Materials

S32: Ceramics for Enabling Environmental Protection: Clean Air and Water

S33: Photocatalysts for Energy and Environmental Applications

S34: Glass and Ceramics for Nuclear Waste Treatment and Sequestration

BIOMATERIALS, BIOTECHNOLOGIES, AND BIOINSPIRED MATERIALS

S35: Advanced Additive Manufacturing Technologies for Bio-applications; Materials, Processes, and Systems

S36: Advanced Multifunctional Bioceramics and Clinical Applications

S37: Material and Technology Needs for Medical Devices, Sensors, and Tissue Regeneration

S38: Nanotechnology in Medicine 

S39: Biomimetics and Bioinspired Processing of Advanced Materials

SPECIAL TOPICS

S40: 6^th International Richard M. Fulrath Symposium, “Frontiers of Ceramics for a Sustainable Society”

S41: Advancing the Global Ceramics Community: Fostering Diversity in an Ever-Changing World

S42: Young Investigator Forum: Next-Generation Materials for Multifunctional Applications and Sustainable Development, and Concurrent Societal Challenges in the New Millennium