Preface

2009 ◽  
Vol 81 (3) ◽  
pp. iv
Author(s):  
Poonam Tandon
Keyword(s):  
Smart Materials ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Polymeric Materials ◽  
Scientific Work ◽  
Theoretical Physics ◽  
Structure Property ◽  
Research Award ◽  
Materials Research

The POLYCHAR 16: World Forum on Advanced Materials, organized by the University of Lucknow, was held from 17 to 21 February 2008 in the capital of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. The annual POLYCHAR conferences have been sponsored by IUPAC for several years and are known for combining the broad field of materials sciences with a clear focus on polymeric materials (the name "POLYCHAR" is derived from the term "polymer characterization"). POLYCHAR 16 was supported by many scientific associations and industries such as IUPAC, Abdus Salam International Center for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) (Trieste, Italy), Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Department of Biotechnology (DBT) (India), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) (India), Reliance Industries Ltd. (India), Department of Science and Technology (India), Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), Indian National Science Academy (INSA), Uttar Pradesh Council of Science and Technology (UPCST) (India), Lucknow Chapter, Materials Research Society of India (MRSI), and University of Lucknow.As in past years, POLYCHAR puts emphasis on the quality of research presented - in contrast to maximizing the number of participants. The areas covered include nanomaterials and smart materials; natural and biodegradable materials and recycling; materials synthesis; polymers for energy; rheology, solutions, and processing; mechanical properties and performance; characterization and structure-property relationships; biomaterials and tissue engineering; dielectric and electrical properties; surfaces, interfaces, and tribology; and predictive methods. Symptomatically, the number of papers on "green" science was higher than at POLYCHAR 15 last year in Búzios, Rio de Janeiro.There were a total of 292 registered participants from 35 countries (Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Fiji, UK, France, Germany, India, Iran, Israel, Japan, Korea, Kuwait, Mauritius, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Sri Lanka, Slovakia, South Africa, Ukraine, USA, Uzbekistan, and Venezuela). This reflects the philosophy of POLYCHAR to provide an international forum to encourage young scientists and advanced students to present their scientific work and give them the opportunity to meet with colleagues and well-known scientists to discuss their results, exchange experiences, and make new contacts, in particular, international ones. Many industrial contacts and much international cooperation with exchange of students and scientists have resulted from this and earlier POLYCHAR meetings.This conference volume represents only a small fraction of the multitude of contributions from different parts of materials science - 48 oral contributions and 170 posters. Many of the contributions have review character, some represent excellent original contributions. Only a small number could be selected for this volume because of the limited space that is available. All this was possible with the sponsorship of IUPAC. Highlights of the conference were the Paul J. Flory Research Award (ex aequo) to Prof. Jiasong He, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; the International Materials Research Award to Dr. Rameshvar Adhikari, Tribhuvan University, Katmandu, Nepal; and numerous awards for young scientists and students, including the IUPAC Poster Award. Special Prof. Brar's 60th Birthday Celebration Awards were given to IUPAC poster prize winners.The next POLYCHAR will be hosted by Jean-Marc Saiter, University of Rouen, Rouen, France in April 2009.Poonam TandonConference Executive Secretary and Co-editor

scholarly journals The High Energy Materials Science Beamline (HEMS) at PETRA III

2013 ◽  
Vol 772 ◽  
pp. 57-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norbert Schell ◽  
Andrew King ◽  
Felix Beckmann ◽  
Torben Fischer ◽  
Martin Müller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Smart Materials ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Test Facility ◽  
Polycrystalline Materials ◽  
Energy Materials ◽  
Friction Stir ◽  
Materials Research ◽  
Set Up

The HEMS beamline at PETRA III has a main energy of 120 keV, is tunable in the range 30-200 keV, and optimized for sub-micrometer focusing with Compound Refractive Lenses. Design, construction, and main funding was the responsibility of the Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, HZG. Approximately 70 % of the beamtime is dedicated to Materials Research, the rest reserved for “general physics” experiments covered by DESY, Hamburg. The beamline P07 in sector 5 consists of an undulator source optimized for high energies, a white beam optics hutch, an in-house test facility and three independent experimental hutches, plus additional set-up and storage space for long-term experiments. HEMS has partly been operational since summer 2010. First experiments are introduced coming from (a) fundamental research for the investigation of the relation between macroscopic and micro-structural properties of polycrystalline materials, grain-grain-interactions, recrystallisation processes, and the development of new & smart materials or processes; (b) applied research for manufacturing process optimization benefitting from the high flux in combination with ultra-fast detector systems allowing complex and highly dynamic in-situ studies of microstructural transformations, e.g. in-situ friction stir welding; (c) experiments targeting the industrial user community.

Supramolecular Polymers

MRS Bulletin ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 49-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luc Brunsveld ◽  
Brigitte J. B. Folmer ◽  
E. W. Meijer
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
Smart Materials ◽  
Biomedical Applications ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Polymeric Materials ◽  
Supramolecular Polymers ◽  
New Materials ◽  
Scientific Challenge

What started as a scientific challenge roughly 10 years ago has become a technological reality today, as materials from supramolecular polymers and their many applications as smart materials have emerged. Synthetic polymeric materials are among the most important classes of new materials introduced in the 20th century. They are primarily used for construction, but electronic and biomedical applications are also at the forefront of science and technology.

Up Close: Center for Materials Science at Los Alamos National Laboratory

MRS Bulletin ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 104-104
Author(s):  
Don M. Parkin
Keyword(s):  
Materials Science ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
National Laboratory ◽  
Alamos National Laboratory ◽  
Los Alamos ◽  
Los Alamos National Laboratory ◽  
Core Group ◽  
Research Programs ◽  
Materials Research ◽  
Long Term Impact

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has extensive and diverse activities and programs in materials science and engineering. The Center for Materials Science (CMS) was established to promote scientific collaboration and scientific excellence in materials research and engineering throughout the Laboratory and with individuals and institutions outside the Laboratory. The Center's objective is to enhance the Laboratory's materials science and technology contributions to the nation's defense, energy, and scientific missions.Consistent with its main objective, Laboratory resources supply the principal funding for CMS programs. Additional funding for individual scientific research programs conducted by CMS members comes directly from outside sources.To carry out its responsibilities, CMS has accepted four demanding missions:1. Build a core group of qualified and established materials scientists and solid state physicists.2. Promote and support top-quality, interdisciplinary materials research programs at Los Alamos.3. Strengthen the interactions of materials scientists at Los Alamos with the external materials science community.4. Establish and maintain modern materials research facilities in a readily accessible, central location.The core group of CMS members has a broad charter to advance materials science and technology in directions expected to have long-term impact on LANL's mission. The acting director is Don M. Parkin. In addition to the director, six members presently constitute the CMS. James L. Smith heads an experimental effort in superconductivity.

Team-based Interdisciplinary Materials Research using Image Processing

2011 ◽  
Vol 1320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacquelynn Garofano ◽  
Thomas Sadowski ◽  
John DaPonte ◽  
Christine Broadbridge
Keyword(s):  
Image Processing ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
State University ◽  
Structure Property ◽  
Research Experiences ◽  
Materials Research ◽  
Science And Education ◽  
Microscopy Data ◽  
Science Departments ◽  
Interface Structures

ABSTRACTThere is an acute and well-documented need for image processing of microscopy data in materials science regarding, for example, the characterization of the structure/property relationship of a given materials system. In our work, image processing has been used as a framework for conducting interdisciplinary team-based research that effectively integrates programs within the Center for Research on Interface Structures and Phenomena (CRISP) Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC), e.g. research experiences for undergraduates (REU), teachers (RET) and high school fellowships. This research resulted from a five-year long collaboration between CRISP and the Physics and Computer Science Departments at Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU). This paper will focus on the implementation of team-based research experiences as a vehicle for interdisciplinary science and education. Representative results of several of the studies are presented and discussed.

Combinatorial Methods for Investigations in Polymer Materials Science

MRS Bulletin ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 330-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Carson Meredith ◽  
Alamgir Karim ◽  
Eric J. Amis
Keyword(s):  
High Throughput Screening ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
Substrate Surface ◽  
Polymer Processing ◽  
Polymer Materials ◽  
Structure Property ◽  
Fundamental Properties ◽  
Recent Advances ◽  
Materials Research ◽  
Combinatorial Methods

AbstractWe review recent advances in the development of combinatorial methods for polymer characterization. Applied to materials research, combinatorial methodologies allow efficient testing of structure–property hypotheses (fundamental characterization) as well as accelerated development of new materials (materials discovery). Recent advances in library preparation and high-throughput screening have extended combinatorial methods to a wide variety of phenomena encountered in polymer processing. We first present techniques for preparing continuous-gradient polymer “libraries” with controlled variations in temperature, composition, thickness, and substrate surface energy. These libraries are then used to characterize fundamental properties such as polymer-blend phase behavior, thin-film dewetting, block-copolymer order–disorder transitions, and cell interactions with surfaces of biocompatible polymers.

scholarly journals Functional Materials Based on Cyclometalated Platinum(II) β-Diketonate Complexes: A Review of Structure–Property Relationships and Applications

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (15) ◽  
pp. 4236
Author(s):  
Ashanul Haque ◽  
Hani El Moll ◽  
Khalaf M. Alenezi ◽  
Muhammad S. Khan ◽  
Wai-Yeung Wong
Keyword(s):  
Photophysical Properties ◽  
Functional Materials ◽  
Polymeric Materials ◽  
Organometallic Complexes ◽  
Structure Property ◽  
Covalent Bonds ◽  
Ancillary Ligands ◽  
Structure Property Relationships ◽  
Materials Research ◽  
Recent Developments

Square planar organoplatinum(II) complexes have garnered immense interest in the area of materials research. The combination of the Pt(II) fragment with mono-, bi- tri- and tetradentate organic ligands gives rise to a large variety of complexes with intriguing properties, especially cyclometalated Pt(II) complexes in which ligands are connected through covalent bonds demonstrate higher stability, excellent photoluminescence properties, and diverse applications. The properties and applications of the Pt(II)-based materials can be smartly fine-tuned via a judicious selection of the cyclometalating as well as ancillary ligands. In this review, attempts have been made to provide a brief review of the recent developments of neutral Pt(II) organometallic complexes bearing bidentate cyclometalating ligands and β-diketonate ancillary ligands, i.e., (C^N)Pt(O^O) and (C^C)Pt(O^O) derivatives. Both small (monomeric, dimeric) and large (polymeric) materials have been considered. We critically assessed the role of functionalities (ligands) on photophysical properties and their impact on applications.

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