Testing the Fundamental Theories of Surface Dynamics

MRS Bulletin ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 27 (12) ◽  
pp. 961-966 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. C. Bartelt
Keyword(s):  
Materials Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Thermal Fluctuations ◽  
Research Society ◽  
Surface Dynamics ◽  
Atomic Processes ◽  
Mechanics Of Materials ◽  
Materials Research ◽  
Complex Relationships ◽  
Evolution Of Microstructure

AbstractThe following article is based on the MRS Medal talk by Norm Bartelt (Sandia National Laboratories, California), presented at the 2001 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting on November 29 in Boston. Bartelt received the Medal for his “contributions to the statistical mechanics of materials surfaces.” A long-standing goal of materials science research has been to predict the long-term evolution of the microstructure of materials from a knowledge of atomic processes. This is usually extremely difficult to do in any detail because of the large number of atomic processes to consider, many of which are poorly understood. On solid surfaces, however, progress in the prediction of microstructural evolution can now be made because of advances in real-time microscopy that allow the characterization of the time evolution of microstructure in unprecedented detail. These observations directly reveal the complex relationships between collective thermal fluctuations on atomic scales and deterministic behavior on macroscopic scales. In this presentation, attempts to construct models of these observations are discussed.

scholarly journals The search for new materials and the role of novel processing routes

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter J. Wellmann
Keyword(s):  
Materials Science ◽  
Research Society ◽  
Subsequent Treatment ◽  
European Council ◽  
Trial And Error ◽  
Human History ◽  
New Materials ◽  
Materials Research ◽  
Novel Processing

AbstractThroughout human history, most further developments or new achievements were accompanied by new materials or new processes that enabled the technologic progress. With concrete devices and applications in mind, synthesis and subsequent treatment of materials naturally went along with the progress. The aim of the underlying article is to spot the role of optimization, of discovery, of trial-and-error approaches, of fundamentals and curiosity driven design and development. In a consecutive examination, five missions addressing the challenges facing our world (identified by the European Council) will be cross linked with seven topical areas from materials science defined by the European Materials Research Society. The scope of this examination is to identify approaches and methods to further develop and innovate materials which form the basis of the anticipated solutions.

scholarly journals Preview: 1989 MRS Spring Meeting

MRS Bulletin ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 51-55
Keyword(s):  
Optical Materials ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
Magnetic Films ◽  
Research Society ◽  
Joint Session ◽  
Linus Pauling ◽  
Spring Meeting ◽  
Materials Research ◽  
The Town

The 1989 Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society will be held at the Town and County Hotel in San Diego, with events spanning April 22-29. Meeting Chairs Robin Farrow, Dick Siegel and Angelica Stacy have developed a program of 16 technical symposia that reflect the continuing key role of materials science in the development of both mature and emerging technologies.Several new topics will reflect emerging areas, including materials for optical storage of information (Symposium F), ultrathin magnetic films (Symposium G), and materials problems of infrastructure (Symposium P). A special workshop will provide a technology update on diamond films (Symposium P) and will feature a joint session with Symposium H, Optical Materials: Processing and Science.Plenary speaker Linus Pauling, research professor at the Linus Pauling Institute of Science and Medicine, will discuss quasicrystals, materials whose atomic structure displays perfect five-fold symmetry, but whose atomic pattern is never exactly repeated as it would be in conventional crystals. During the Plenary Session MRS will also recognize graduate students who have made outstanding contributions as authors or co-authors of papers presented at the 1989 Spring Meeting.

Up Close: Nanoscale Science Research Centers

MRS Bulletin ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia M. Phillips
Keyword(s):  
Science Research ◽  
Research Society ◽  
Research Centers ◽  
Nanoscience And Nanotechnology ◽  
The World ◽  
Materials Research ◽  
Nanoscale Science

Nanoscience has, in many ways, grown up in parallel with the Materials Research Society. Although “nanoscience” and “nanotechnology” are buzzwords that were “discovered” in Washington, D.C., and in the capitals of countries around the world a number of years ago, nanoscience has actually been developing for several decades. The emergence of nanoscience as a fascinating and fruitful area of research has occurred primarily for two reasons: (1) materials have new and unpredictable properties at the nanoscale; and (2) it is now possible to make things controllably on the nanoscale and to see them.

The Intersection of Biology and Materials Science

MRS Bulletin ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
George M. Whitesides ◽  
Amy P. Wong
Keyword(s):  
San Francisco ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
Research Society ◽  
Harvard University ◽  
Major Focus ◽  
Spring Meeting ◽  
Materials Research

AbstractThis article is based on the plenary address given by George M. Whitesides of Harvard University on March 30, 2005, at the Materials Research Society Spring Meeting in San Francisco. Materials science and biomedicine are arguably two of the most exciting fields in science today. Research at the border between them will inevitably be a major focus, and the applications of materials science to problems in biomedicine—that is, biomaterials science—will bud into an important new branch of materials science. Accelerating the growth of this area requires an understanding of two very different fields, and being both thoughtful and entrepreneurial in considering “Why?” “How?” and “Where?” to put them together. In this fusion, biomedicine will, we believe, set the agenda; materials science will follow, and materials scientists must learn biology to be effective.

The Art and Materials Science of 190-mph Superbikes

MRS Bulletin ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 512-516
Author(s):  
Charles M. Falco
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
Ceramic Composites ◽  
Research Society ◽  
Fall Meeting ◽  
Film Coatings ◽  
Thin Film Coatings ◽  
Sintered Aluminum ◽  
Materials Research ◽  
Standard Production

AbstractThe following article is an edited transcript of a talk presented in Symposium X—Frontiers of Materials Research at the 2002 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting in Boston on December 2, 2002. From Bessemer steel used on the first motorized bicycle in 1871 to sintered aluminum ceramic composites and TiN thin-film coatings used on standard production machines today, motorcycles have been at the forefront of the use of high-performance materials. Thanks to developments in materials technology, relatively inexpensive mass-produced motorcycles are now capable of achieving speeds of >190 mph.

Arthur von Hippel: The Man Behind the Von Hippel Award

MRS Bulletin ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 49-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.S. Dresselhaus
Keyword(s):  
Materials Science ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Research Society ◽  
Early Years ◽  
90Th Birthday ◽  
Opening Ceremony ◽  
Materials Research ◽  
Birthday Celebration ◽  
The Many ◽  
People Today

The Von Hippel Award, the most prestigious award of the Materials Research Society was first presented to its namesake, Arthur von Hippel, in 1976. On November 19, 1988, Prof. von Hippel celebrated his 90th birthday, an appropriate occasion to look back on a lifetime of achievement. Through the many testimonials that were heard at his 90th birthday celebration from family, friends, former students and colleagues, emerged a picture of materials science that reflects much that we treasure as the fabric of the Materials Research Society, namely the interdisciplinary approach to materials research.It has become an annual tradition of MRS to celebrate the achievement of the Von Hippel Award winner, and each year the celebrants begin the ceremony with an affirmation of the efficacy of the interdisciplinary approach. In the early years of the Von Hippel Award, our young students often heard greetings from Prof. von Hippel himself during the opening ceremony. But as the size of the meetings has grown, it has become increasingly difficult for “The Professor” to offer personal greetings. Many young people today yearn for contact with their intellectual heritage. Inspired by this need, the leadership of MRS recommended that a brief article be written for the MRS BULLETIN on reminiscences about Prof. Arthur von Hippel and his legacy of the interdisciplinary approach to materials research.

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