MS&T’08 Technical Program

Advances in Biomedical and Biomimetic Materials
The development of materials for dental and medical applications is a rapidly growing realm in materials science and engineering. Novel processing, characterization, and modeling techniques continue to be developed that will provide enhanced diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions. Presentation topics will include, but are not limited to, scaffolds for tissue engineering; bioceramics; biomimetic materials; surface modification of biomaterials; metallic implant materials; nanoparticles for medical diagnosis and treatment; novel materials for drug delivery and biosensing. This symposium aims to create collaboration and discussion among the many groups involved in the development and use of biomaterials, including materials researchers, medical device manufacturers, and clinicians.

Topics:

• Scaffolds for tissue engineering
• Bioceramics
• Biomimetic materials
• Surface modification of biomaterials
• Metallic implant materials
• Nanoparticles for medical diagnosis and treatment
• Novel materials for drug delivery and biosensing

Organizer: Roger Narayan, University of North Carolina; Co-organizers: P.N. Kumta, Carnegie Mellon University; W.R. Wagner, University of Pittsburgh

Advances in Characterization and Modeling of Cementitious Materials
This session will focus on four primary themes related to cementitious materials: experimental characterization, material modification and novel cement-based materials, advances in material modeling, and the use of alternative cements in architectural applications. Contributions may be on experiments, theory and/or computer modeling.

Topics:

• Modified fresh or hardened properties and cement-based materials with nontraditional applications or properties
• New developments regarding experimental techniques for characterizing durability, fresh properties, hardened properties, hydration, and other physical and chemical phenomena
• Advances in modeling the behavior of cement-based materials, including durability, mechanical behavior, chemical behavior, and interaction of cementitious materials with the environment
• Modern architecture utilizing alternative cementitious materials including geopolymers, hydroceramics, and phosphate cements

Organizer: Zachary Grasley, Texas A&M University; Co-organizer: Arun Wagh, Argonne National Laboratory

Amorphous Materials: Common Issues within Science and Technology
This symposium provides a forum for the discussion of amorphous materials of all kinds. Current issues and new results that are common to amorphous materials in general are sought. This symposium will be broad on purpose and include, but not limited to, contributions on inorganic and organic glasses, fiber glasses, metallic glasses, glass ceramics, polymers, biological glasses, glass ceramics, composites involving amorphous materials, and related crystalline compounds. Presentations that combine knowledge on different forms of amorphous materials or those that discuss issues in common with a variety of kinds of amorphous materials are especially welcome.

Topics:

• Properties, structure, and applications of all glasses
• Properties, structure, and applications of polymers
• Properties, structure, and applications of metallic glasses
• Properties, structure, and applications of glass ceramics
• Properties, structure, and applications of composites containing amorphous materials
• Properties, structure, and applications of fibers and other optical materials, biomaterials, nuclear waste materials, and other amorphous solids
• Computer simulations of structure of amorphous materials

Organizer: Steve Feller, Coe College,

Enabling Surface Coating Systems: Science and Technology
Surface modifications and coatings are enabling technologies for innovative material designs and applications. To get the greatest benefit from materials like ceramics, metals, composites, and implant biomaterials, protecting their surfaces and achieving the system multi-functionality are required. Surface coatings enhance the material performance in harsh environments that are oxidizing, corrosive, or conditions with high temperatures/stresses. A significant amount of research has shown that coatings can provide the necessary protection for the underlying structure, as in the case of thermal barrier coatings in gas turbine engines, and enhance functionality, as in the case of stimulating tissue growth in biomedical implants. Also, new emerging designs, such as functionally graded coatings, self-healing coatings and nanostructured coatings, have shown great promise. This symposium will emphasize advanced design, processing, property evaluation and modeling of surface enhancements and coatings for enabling material systems.

Topics:

• Thermal barrier coatings
• Environmental barrier coatings
• Tribological coatings
• Damping coatings
• Biomaterial coatings
• Nano coatings
• Multifunctional coatings
• Advanced processing, testing and modeling

Organizer: Dongming Zhu, NASA Glenn Research Center; Co-organizers: D.R. Mumm, University of California; H. Lin, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; P.S. Mohanty, University of Michigan; Y. Kagawa, University of Tokyo; R.W. Trice, Purdue University

Glass and Optical Materials
This symposium provides a forum for the discussion of current issues in glass science and technology.  The glass transition, intermediate range order, biologically active glasses, and new functionalities come to mind. New industrial applications and novel functionalities in glasses are of high interest to this symposium. Furthermore, we wish to take a retrospective historical look at major developments in the science and application of glass. All contributions that address recent advances in understanding in the field as well as reports on new applications are welcome.

Topics:

• Structure of glasses with a focus on key unsolved problems
• Novel glasses and novel preparation routes to glass formation  
• Property characterization and spectroscopy of glasses 
• New industrial applications and functionality involving glass
• Computer simulations of glass structure
• Bioglasses
• Nanoparticles, nanostructures, superstructural groups in glasses
• Historical look at important discoveries in glass science and technology

Organizer: Steve Feller, Coe College; Co-organizer: T.J. Kiczenski, Corning, Inc.

International Symposium on Innovative Processing and Synthesis of Ceramics, Glasses and Composites
This symposium will provide an international forum for scientists, engineers, and technologists to discuss and exchange ideas on the state-of-the -art in ceramics/ composite processing and characterization. This will bring together people from industry, academics, and research laboratories to present advances in basic science and technology and to discuss how these can be used to address technological issues faced by the industry. This interaction will provide solutions to manufacturing and product development issues and help focus and direct effort at universities and research laboratories. The net result will be an improved science and technology base that will serve to enhance the performance of industrial products.

Topics:

• Reaction-forming, combustion synthesis, and CVD
• Electrophoresis, microwave, and plasma processing
• Oxidation of metals and mechanical alloying
• Sol-gel, polymer precursor, and soft chemistry techniques
• Laminated object manufacturing/rapid prototyping
• Mechanism and kinetics of processes
• Powders, films, coatings, fibers, composites, electronic and functionally graded materials

Organizer: Narottam P. Bansal, NASA Glenn Research Center; Co-organizer: J.P. Singh, Air Force Office of Scientific Research

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