The European Materials Conference
European Materials Research Society Fall Meeting
Scientific/Technical Symposia & Exhibition
E-MRS 2013 FALL MEETING
16-20 September
Warsaw University of Technology – POLAND
Final Announcement
and Call for Papers
DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
June 10, 2013
Introduction
The European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) was established in 1983 through the initiative of individual European Materials
scientists. A number of European materials scientists who attended the MRS meetings in the U.S.A. realised that such a society could
be of benefit to Europe to enhance the links between materials science and industry and to provide a voice for the materials
community.
Most of the problems facing the world such as energy supply and health will be solved only by breakthroughs in materials science. It
is vital that the outcomes of research are utilised through technological experience and innovation for the benefit of mankind. 2013
marks the 30th Anniversary of E-MRS and the Fall Meeting provides the opportunity to exchange ideas, expand one's knowledge and
make new contacts. The conference will consist of 14 parallel symposia, a plenary session and satellite events and provides an
international forum to discuss recent advances in the field of materials science. The conference will be augmented by an exhibition
of products and services of interest to the conference participants.
The Conference will be held at the Central Campus of the Warsaw University of Technology, from 16 th to 20th September 2013. It is
the 12th E-MRS Fall Meeting following its launch in 2002 to run in parallel to the well-established Spring Meeting in Strasbourg. The Fall
Meeting has become increasingly multi-national with a steadily growing number of symposia and participants from all over the
world.
Don't miss it! We look forward to welcoming you to Warsaw and your active contribution and participation in the conference.
E-MRS Coordination Group
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R. MARTINS
T. LIPPERT
P. SIFFERT
F. PRIOLO
E-MRS President
E-MRS Vice-President
E-MRS General Secretary
Immediate Past President
The Conference Chairpersons:
George KIRIAKIDIS
Giuseppina PADELETTI
Witold ŁOJKOWSKI
Wolfgang JAEGER
Physics Dpt., University of Crete
Institute of Electronic Structure and
Laser
Foundation for Research and
Technology - Hellas (FORTH)
100 N. Plastira str, Vassilika Vouton
70013 Heraklion, Crete,
GREECE
Phone: +30 2810 391271
Fax: +30 2810 391305
kiriakid@iesl.forth.gr
ISMN - CNR
Via Salaria Km.29,5
c.p. 10 Monterotondo Staz.
00016 Monterotondo (Roma)
ITALY
Phone: +39 06 906 72346
Fax: +39 06 906 72372
giuseppina.padeletti@ismn.cnr.it
Institute of High Pressure Physics
Polish Academy of Sciences
and
Bialystok University of Technology
Ul.Sokolowska 29/37
P.O. Box 65, 01-142
Warsaw, Poland
Phone: +48 22 6324302
wl@unipress.waw.pl
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu
Kiel
Microanalysis of Materials
Institute of Materials Science
Kaiserstrasse 2
24143 Kiel, Germany
Phone: +49 431 880 6177
Fax: +49 431 880 6178
wj@tf.uni-kiel.de
The Conference Organizers:
The 2013 Fall Meeting will include 14 thematic symposia, plenary session and some satellite events. The conference will be
augmented by an exhibition of products and services of interest to the conference participants.
Plenary Sessions:
Wednesday afternoon, 18th September
1.
Presentation of the Jan Czochralski Award to Professor Sylwester Porowski, Poland.
Lecture by Professor Porowski.
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Plenary Lecture by Professor Molly Stevens, UK, “New materials-based approaches for biosensing and
regenerative medicine”
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Plenary Lecture by Professor Horst Hahn, Germany, “From tunable nano structures to printed electronics”
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Plenary lecture by Doctor Renzo Tomellini, Belgium, “Materials research in Horison 2020”
Poster Sessions:
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2.
Monday, 16th September
Tuesday, 17th September
Scheduled Symposia (16th - 20th September):
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Alternative semiconductor integration in Si microelectronics: materials,
techniques & applications
Stress, structure and stoichiometry effects on the properties of nanomaterials
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Nanostructured materials for solid state hydrogen storage
Paper electronics: a new challenge for materials, a new opportunity for
devices
Perspective composites: materials, production, design, analysis, applications
and markets
Novel materials for electronic, optoelectronic, photovoltaic and energy
saving applications
Bioinspired and biointegrated materials as frontiers nanomaterials III
Organic and carbon based spintronics: materials and device trends
Multifunctional bio-nanomaterials
Smart and responsive materials for engineering of connective tissues
ZnO material science from researches to electronic applications
Theoretical and experimental approaches to renewable energy sources
materials
Research Infrastructures at the frontier of innovation – cutting edge
technologies for knowledge based applications
CdTe and Cd-rich ternary tellurides: Growth and characterization, physics of
defects and impurities, surfaces and applications
Satellite event (16th – 19th September)
Nano and Advanced Materials Workshop and Fair, NAMF 2013
Introduction and scope:
The symposium is devoted to highlight breakthroughs in the field of alternative semiconductor integration on the mature Silicon
technology platform, paving the way towards high performing (More Moore) and / or highly functionalized (More than Moore)
Silicon-based microelectronics technologies to address challenges in modern societies.
Over the past 50 years, Silicon (Si) became the predominant material of choice for manufacturing integrated circuit (IC)
technologies, achieving an unbeaten level of system integration. However, fundamental physical limits of Si present major stumbling
blocks for further miniaturization (“More Moore”) and/or functionalization (“More than Moore”) of Si ICs. Future microelectronics
applications for society (such as: low-power electronics for green technologies, merging of photonics & electronics for ultra-fast data
communication, biomedical systems for aging society etc.) are thus the driving forces for the integration of alternative
semiconductors on the mature Si technology platform. The symposium will be devoted to highlight novel breakthrough approaches
in terms of materials (group IV (graphene, Ge, SiGe, (Si)GeSn etc.) ; III-V (Arsenides, Phosphides, Nitrides etc) ; II-VI (ZnO etc.)),
semiconducting oxides etc.), heterointegration techniques (advanced heteroepitaxy, wafer bonding, microstructure printing etc.)
and innovative hybrid technologies (merging of photonics and electronics, high mobility CMOS, universal memories, biomedical
sensors etc.). It is by the productive interaction of “More Moore” (i.e. increase of CMOS circuitry computing power) and “More than
Moore” (i.e. diversification of Si circuitries) approaches that materials scientists drive today the exiting transition of higher-value Si
microelectronics from supporting technology towards supporting society.
Hot topics to be covered by the symposium:
Invited speakers:
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Materials science:
Group IV semiconductors: SiGe, Ge, and (Si)GeSn
heterostructures, SOI, GOI, graphene and carbon
nanotubes.
III-V semiconductors: Arsenides, phosphides, nitrides and
antimonides
Semiconducting oxides ZnO, high electron mobility
heterostructures, topological insulators, etc.
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Integration Techniques:
Advanced heteroepitaxy:
Epitaxial lateral overgrowth, patterned wafer approaches,
self-assembly techniques
Layer Transfer: Wafer bonding, microstructure printing, die to
wafer etc.
Heterointegration: Through Silicon Via techniques etc.
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Applications:
Logics: CMOS high – mobility channels (Ge & III-V), SiGe & IIIV high-power / frequency transistors; Photonics: III-V & Ge
based IR and THz lasers; modulators, photodetectors,
resonators etc. Sensors: Biomedical applications, gas sensors
etc.
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Scientific committee:
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G. Scappucci: Ultra-high doping in Ge (University of New
South Wales; Australia)
O. Pchelyakov: SiGe heterostructures (Novosibirsk Institute of
Semiconductor Physics; Russia)
M. Lemme: Graphene-based nanotechnology (University
Siegen; Germany)
K. Volz: III-V integration for Lasers on Si (University Marburg;
Germany)
L. Miglio: Ge growth on patterned Si (Università Milano
Bicocca; Italy)
D. Landru: Advanced substrate engineering (SOITEC
Grenoble; France)
B. Damilano: Dilute Nitride MBE growth (CNRS-CRHEA; France)
C. Dubourdieu: Integration of functional complex oxides
(CNRS, INL Lyon; France)
D. Lubyshev: MBE growth of InP-based FET & HBT structures on
Si (IQE Inc; USA)
M. Hochberg: Silicon Photonics applications (University of
Delaware; USA)
W.Wegscheider: High mobility III-V transistors (ETH Zuerich;
Switzerland)
W. Heinrich: Merging InP HBTs with Si BiCMOS (TU Berlin/FBH
Berlin; Germany)
C. Skierbiszewski: GaN lasers (Polish Academy of Sciences,
Warsaw; Poland)
Sponsors:
Jeremy Witzens (RWTH Aachen)
Giovanni Isella (LNESS Como)
Clement Merckling (IMEC)
Dan Buca (FZ Jülich)
Claudiu V. Falub (ETH Zurich)
Benjamin Damilano (CRHEA – CNRS Sophia
Antipolis)
Duy Nguyen (University of Liege, Belgium)
Mireia Bargallo-Gonzales (Institut de
Microelectrònica de Barcelona, IMB-CNM, Spain).
Publications:
Manuscripts will be published in form of peer-reviewed papers in a special issue of “Microelectronics Engineering”
(http://www.journals.elsevier.com/microelectronic-engineering/) on “Alternative semiconductor integration on Silicon”. This special
issue will include contributions from E-MRS Fall meeting Symposium A but is not exclusively limited to papers from the Symposium. Thus,
all authors are cordially invited to submit a paper before the manuscript submission deadline. Publication of the special issue is
foreseen not take place not later than middle March 2014
Symposium Organizers:
Thomas Schröder
Leibniz Institute for innovative
Microelectronics (IHP)
Germany
Schroeder@ihp-microelectronics.com
Giovanni Capellini
Dipartimento di Scienze;
Università Roma Tre
Italy
capellini@fis.uniroma3.it
Roger Loo
IMEC
Belgium
roger.loo@imec.be
Jean Fompeyrine
IBM Research – Zurich
Switzerland
jfo@zurich.ibm.com
Introduction and scope:
Materials properties are determined by their structure, stress, and stoichiometry, which are, in turn, influenced by the processing
techniques used to synthesize them. To design better devices and novel applications we need a more complete understanding of
how the structure, interfaces, stress, defects and stoichiometry of nanomaterials and nanostructures affect their electrical,
mechanical, optical or magnetic properties.
After a very good attendance of their first symposium Stress, structure, and stoichiometry effects on the properties of nanomaterials
during E-MRS Fall 2011, the organizers decided to have a follow up in 2013. Nanomaterials posses an amazing array of interesting new
and very useful properties. However, at the nanometer scale stoichiometry and structure strongly depends on the processing
techniques. Moreover, the role of stress, interfaces and defects in these small volumes becomes critical. The electrical, optical,
magnetic and mechanical response of ultrathin films, nanotubes, nanopillars, nanowires and nanoparticles is therefore quite
complex and must be investigated in the context of their unique properties and special applications. The advancement of our
understanding of new phenomena, coupled with the development of more efficient processes, more accurate characterization
methods, newer functionalities for these nanomaterials and better simulation models are prerequisites to successfully meet future
challenges. What processes and nanomaterials will be implemented in future devices will depend not only on their performance but
also on the shelf lifetime and reliability under the action of physical and chemical stresses. This symposium will explore the wide variety
of innovative methods that are currently being used to fabricate, characterize and model nanomaterials and nanostructures
structure and properties and provide a forum for discussions to highlight the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead.
Hot topics to be covered by the symposium:
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Tentative list of invited speakers:
Advanced production, processing, and
characterization techniques for nanomaterials
Influence of the deposition process on the
structure of nanomaterials
Defects and flaws and their evolution
Influence of stoichiometry and morphology on
nanomaterials properties and device
Characteristics
Investigations and engineering of interfaces in
nanomaterials for enhanced properties
Advances in small scale characterization
techniques
Growth of heterostructures and superlattices
Use of self-organization and templates to grow
nanostructures
Strain control and its effects on functional
properties
Stoichiometry and structure at interfaces
Atomistic models for stress and defects in
nanostructures
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Gerald Bourne, Colorado School of Mines, USA
Maria Dinescu, NILPRP, Romania
Catherine Dubourdieu ,INL, Lyon, France
Sergio D’Addato, Universita di Modena e Reggio Emilia,
Italy
Rolly Gaboriaud, University of Poitiers, France
Ioannis Giapintzakis, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Jacob L. Jones, University of Florida, USA
Monica Katiyar, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur,
India
Anna Roig, ICMAB, Barcelona, Spain
Thomas Schröder, Leibniz Institute for Innovative
Microelectronics, Germany
Kaushal K. Singh, Applied Materials, SUA
Scientific committee:
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R. Bertacco (Italy)
D. Babonneau (University of Poitiers - France)
Guus RIJNDERS (Univ. of Twente, Holland)
J. Fontcuberta (U. Barcelona, Spain)
W. Prellier (France)
J. Wollschlaeger (Germany)
T. Schuelli (ESRF)
M. Guilloux – Viry (Univ. of Rennes, France)
Symposium Organizers:
Valentin Craciun
National Institute for Laser, Plasma,
and Radiation Physics
Bucharest-Magurele
Romania
valentin.craciun@inflpr.ro
Florencio Sánchez
Institut de Ciència de Materials de
Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC)
Bellaterra
Spain
fsanchez@icmab.es
Dhananjay Kumar
North Carolina A & t State University
1601 East Market Street
Greensboro,
USA
dkumar@ncat.edu
Fabien Paumier
Institut Pprime - CNRS
University of Poitiers
Chasseneuil-Futuroscope
France
fabien.paumier@univ-poitiers.fr
Introduction and scope:
Developing new materials for renewable energy generation is critical to our planet's future. Growing importance of environmental
issues is such that energy generation, conservation, storage and security of supply will be major driving forces for new materials
technology.
This symposium intends to focus on the latest advances in the development of new or improved materials for hydrogen storage
including both applied and fundamental research.
In recent years, the scope of candidates for hydrogen storage materials has expanded greatly, from traditional metal hydrides to
complex hydrides and chemical hydrides. Novel systems from H-storage also comprise highly porous carbons, metal organic
frameworks and nanoscaffold hybrid materials. The use of advanced synthetic routes allows tailoring materials microstructures from
bulk crystalline to amorphous state and nanostructures. Computational modelling and simulations are having an increasing impact
not only on the description of physical properties of known materials, but also on the prediction of novel crystal structures, and
reaction paths. They are also used to predict the behaviour of hydrogen storage tanks based on these materials and to optimize the
tank design.
The scope of this symposium is to bring together experts in the fields of materials and system development for hydrogen storage. The
conference should give the state-of-the-art in these fields, show advantages and disadvantages of the different storage materials
and techniques and reveal still remaining material issues to be solved.
Hot topics to be covered by the symposium:
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Tentative list of invited speakers:
Advanced characterisation techniques
Computational modelling of processes relevant to
solid state hydrogen storage
Hydrogen physisorption on porous materials
Low dimensional architectures as nanoparticles,
thin films, hydrides in nanoscaffolds
Bulk nanostructural materials as metal and
complex hydrides, composites
Hydrogen storage tank development, tests and
demonstration
Scientific committee:
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Amelia Montone (ENEA, Rome)
Luca Pasquini (University of Bologna)
Teijs Vegge (Technical University of Denmark)
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Amelia Montone (Italy)
Bernard Dam (Netherlands)
Christine Kirschhock (Belgium)
Christoff Frommen (Norway)
David Book (UK)
Figiel Henryk (Poland)
George E. Frudakis (Greece)
Huaiyu Shao (Japan)
Luca Pasquini (Italy)
Patricia de Rango (France)
Raphael Janot (France)
Shin-ichi Orimo (Japan)
Theodore Steriotis (Greece)
Torben Jensen (Denmark)
Umit Demirci (France)
Yaruslav Filinchuk (Belgium)
Symposium Organizers:
Martin Dornheim
Head of Department of Nanotechnology
Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Centre for
Materials and Coastal Research
Geesthacht
Germany
Martin.Dornheim@HZG.de
Sara Bals
EMAT
Department of Physics
Faculty of Science
University of Antwerp
Belgium
sara.bals@ua.ac.be
Fermin Cuevas
ICMPE
UMR 7182, CNRS
Thiais
France
fermin.cuevas@icmpe.be.fr
Jose R. Ares Fernandez
Dpto. Física de
Materiales
Facultad de Ciencias
Universidad Autónoma
de Madrid
Spain
joser.ares@uam.es
Introduction and scope:
This symposium aims to join the research community working in paper based devices such as transistors, electrochromics, sensors or
thin film batteries, among others, posing an innovative vision for new concepts and applications. This includes topics from new
materials synthesis and new processing techniques.
Paper Electronics represent a relative new and radical concept that aims to combine the use of paper as a part of electronic
components or devices. This concept is radically different of the conventional Electronic Paper, where a display shows information,
being at the same time flexible and bendable as normal paper. So, the big challenge is to engineer paper in order to allow its usage
on electronic devices, acting either as substrate or even as an active part of it.
This symposium tries to bring together the research community dealing with paper manufacturing aiming their functionalization, but
also scientists dealing with conventional electronic materials trying to adapt them and the processing techniques to be used in
combination with paper.
So, the scope of the symposium includes new technologies for paper manufacturing (control fibbers size, porosity, fillers, etc), new
paper coatings (organic, inorganic or hybrid), paper surface functionalization (plasma or gas treatments, for instance) but also
introduction of new materials (conductors, semiconductor insulators, electrochromic, batteries electrodes) and innovative cheap
manufacturing technologies on large area (printing and roll-to-roll processes). This will extend the concept of printed electronics.
Then these processes must be fully compatible with heterogeneous integration of several functions to produce a more complex
and/or autonomous devices with great added value respect to traditional solutions.
Hot topics to be covered by the symposium:
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List of invited speakers:
Paper manufacturing for electronics:
- Pulping
- Forming
- Additives
- Coatings
- Surface treatments
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Deposition techniques
- Physical and chemical deposition techniques, in
general
- Chemical synthesis
- printing( Inkjet, screen printing..)
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Materials (organic, inorganic or hybrid)
- Insulators
- Conductors
- Semiconductors
- Electrodes
- Electrolytes
- Other sensing materials
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Characterization, modelling and simulation of
materials and devices on paper substrates
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Devices
- Transistors
- Sensors
- Thin film batteries
- Electrochromics
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Dr Aline Rougier, CNRS-ICMCB, France – “Electrochromics
on Paper”
Dr. Maria Smolander, VTT, Finland –„Printed funcionalities
on paper based substrates”
Prof. Tan Phu Vu Vuong – INP – IMEP-LAHC, France“Energy harvesting on paper”
ROPAS FP7 Project - "Roll to roll printed sensors"
Dr. Pierre Lemaitre-Auger, INP – LCIS, France – "Wall paper
for selective filtering of electromagnetic radiofrequencies"
Dr. Andrew Steckl, UC Nanolab, USA – “Blood, sweat and
tears - Paper-based Microfluidics"
Prof. Ronald Osterbacka, Abo Akademi University, Finland
- "Organic circuits on recyclable paper substrates"
Dr. Matts Sandberg, ACREO, Sweden - "Screen printed
devices based on zinc oxide"
Prof. Arved Hübler, Chemnitz University of Technology,
Germany – “Printed solar cells on paper” (to be
confirmed)
Dr. Philip G. Cooper, De La Rue Group R&D, UK – “Power
into Paper - a New Paradigm” (to be confirmed)
Scientific committee:
The abstract selection procedure will involve the symposium chairs.
The paper revision will include also the invited speakers listed above
as well noticeable researchers working in the field as:
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Rodrigo Martins (CENIMAT/I3N, FCT/UNL and
CEMOP/UNINOVA)
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Elvira Fortunato (CENIMAT/I3N, FCT/UNL and
CEMOP/UNINOVA)
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Veronique Morin (Centre Technique du Papier)
Integrated systems
- Sensing systems
- Energetically autonomous systems
Symposium Organizers:
Luis Pereira
CENIMAT/I3N, Faculdade de Ciências e
Tecnologia
Universidade Nova de Lisboa and
CEMOP/UNINOVA
Caparica
Portugal
lmnp@fct.unl.pt
Guy Eymin Petot Tourtollet
Centre Technique du Papier
Grenoble
France
Guy.Eymin-PetotTourtollet@webCTP.com
Corne Rentrop
Responsive Materials and Coatings
TNO
Eindhoven
Netherlands
corne.rentrop@tno.nl
Olli-Heikki Huttunen
Large Area Manufacturing
VTT
Printed Functional Solutions
Oulu
Finland
olli-heikki.huttunen@vtt.fi
Introduction and scope:
Modern composite materials to be created for various industrial applications such as space industry, aeronautics, automobile
production, power engineering, machine building, biomedicine, food and environment play a great role in our life. Investigation of
new kinds of materials for reinforcing of composite materials in the form of nanoparticles and nanofibers, using of knitted and woven
materials, development of modern technologies of composite materials production open the new challenges for research and
development of this class of materials from one side and find new fields of their application from another side. So the main theme of
our symposium devoted the discussion of the main achievements in the field of production, characterization, measuring of various
properties of wide class of composite materials.
The development of materials science during last 50-60 years is inseparably linked with the creation of composite materials consist of
two or more distinct components with interfaces to be distinguished by chemical composition, structure and physical and
mechanical characteristics but at the same time together forming the new structure of material with the principally new useful
complex of physical and mechanical and performance properties.
Only on the base of composite materials (natural, for example, metal eutectic and synthetic such as reinforced heterogenous
inorganic and organic materials) it became possible the production of high temperature and high-strength details and constructions
with high thermal and electrical conductivity, unique magnetic and tribotechnical properties. Composite materials can be
characterized by various complex of functional properties. Manufacturing of the products from composite materials is realized by the
means of solid and liquid phase technologies, chemical and physical sputtering and various ways of deposition and ect.
The program of our symposium will cover the detailed discussion of the problems concerning the composite materials development
and the manufacturing of the products from these materials: from the theory to the ways of their practical realization.
The unique advantages of composite materials such as high strength, high stiffness, long fatigue life, low density, light weight,
adaptability to the intended function of the structure and many others will be discussed during symposium activity. Symposium topics
concern various classes of composite materials such as composites reinforced by particles, fibers and woven structures. Furthermore
various areas of application of metal-, ceramic, polymer-, carbon based composites and new possibilities of their applications in
energy production, machine building, biomedicine and ect. will also be the themes of round tables. Special time will be devoted to
innovative researches, to the questions of technology transfer and international cooperation in the field of composite materials. One
of the main aim of symposium is the organization of open dialog between academicians and researches from one side and
representatives of industrial sector from another side to find new possibilities of creation of materials with given complex of
performance properties and to determine the new areas of application of such kind of materials.
Hot topics to be covered by the symposium:
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Tentative list of invited speakers:
Fundamental study, modelling of technology processes
and properties
Production technologies for metal- and alloy-based
composites and their properties
Production technologies for ceramic based composites
and their properties
Production technologies for polymer-based composites
and their properties
Carbon-based composites: production and properties
Hyper composites on the base of composite elements
Nanocomposites: peculiarities of their structure and
properties
Novel techniques for composite materials
characterization
Results and perspectives of international cooperation in
the field of creation of advanced composite materials
Special types of advanced composites for industrial
constructions, energy, aeronautic and biomedical
applications
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Tedenac Jean - Claude (Montpelier, France)
Papadopoulos Michael (Patras, Greece)
Uvarova Iryna (Kiev, Ukraine)
Sanin Anatolii (Dnipripetrovsk, Ukraine)
Prikhna Tatyana (Kiev, Ukraine)
Fragge Nahum (Bersheva, Israel)
Brziak Peter (Bratislava, Slovakia)
Rumyantsev Vladimir (Sankt - Peterburg, Russian
Federation)
Tavadze Georgii (Tbilisi, Georgia)
Vishnyakov Leon (Kiev, Ukraine)
Singheiser Lorenz (Jülich, Germany)
Solntsev Konstantin (Moscow, Russian Feredation)
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Mileiko Sergey (Chernogolovka, Russian Federation)
Ragulya Andrey (Kiev, Ukraine)
Turkevich Vladimir (Kiev, Ukraine)
Panin Victor (Tomsk, Russian Federation)
Gudilin Eu. (Moscow, Russian Federation)
Gogotsi Yu. (Drexel University, USA)
Hipke Thomas (Chemnitz, Germany)
Pakiela Zbigniew (Warsaw, Poland)
Shalunov Eu. (Cheboksaru, Russian Federation)
Pampuch Roman (Cracow, Poland)
Pedzich Zbigniew (Cracow, Poland)
Symposium Organizers:
Valerii Skorokhod
Frantsevich Institute for Problems of
Materials Science
National Academy of Sciences
Kiev
Ukraine
belanira@bk.ru
Mikolaj Szafran
Faculty of Chemistry
Warsaw University of Technology
Warsaw
Poland
szafran@ch.pw.edu.pl
Introduction and scope:
The Symposium will cover recent developments in the field of “new materials” for electronic, optoelectronic, photovoltaic and energy
saving and renewable energy sources applications. The main emphasis will be given to recent progress in the growth methods and
understanding of properties of wide band gap materials suitable for use in new generations of electronic, optoelectronic and
photovoltaic devices.
Such selection of the Symposium topics reflects that fact that high scientific interest focuses recently on applications of wide band gap
semiconductors, such as ZnO and GaN, and of some of wide band gap oxides, such as e.g. HfO2 or ZrO2, in the above-mentioned
application areas. Some of these materials can also be used in biology and medicine as fluorescence labels, which will also be
discussed during the Symposium.
Symposium will cover the following topics:
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Low temperature ZnO and high-k oxides for photovoltaic applications
GaN for short and long wavelength LED applications
GaN and ZnO for biological sensors
ZnO-based LEDs for light sources
Growth techniques of wide band gap oxides and material characterization
Wide band gap materials for radiation detectors
Photovoltaic, photochemical, thermoluminescent and thermoelectric materials
Materials for energy savings
Organic electronics
Hot topics to be covered by the symposium:
New developments in growth methods, characterization and applications of wide band gap materials will be presented. Main
interest will be focused on materials suitable for new generation of electronic, optoelectronic, photovoltaic applications. A booming
field of materials for energy saving and for renewable energy sources will be reviewed.
List of invited speakers
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Dr. Pierre Corfdir, Department of Physics, University of Cambridge UK “Towards purely radiative recombination at room
temperature in nonpolar (Al,Ga)N/GaN quantum wells”
Dr. Joerg Debus, TU Dortmund University, Germany “Polarization-dependent magneto-photoluminescence studies of
nitrogen-vacancies in diamond”
Dr. Benjamin Damilano, CNRS-CRHEA, France “Monolithic white light emitting diodes grown by MOCVD using an InGaN-based
light converter”
Prof. Ewa Goldys, MacQuarie University, Sydney, Australia, Title will be announced later
Dr. Kin Man Yu, Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, USA “Transparent Conductors for
Full Spectrum Photovoltaics”
Dr. Robert Kudrawiec, Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland “Electro-modulation spectroscopy of dilute nitrides and dilute
bismuthides”
Dr Robert Mroczynski, Waraw University of Technology, Poland “Low temperature high-k oxides for transparent and elastic thin-film
structures”
Prof. P. Perlin, Institute of High Pressure Physics Unipress, Polish Academy of Science, Warsaw, Poland “Advanced nitrides light
emitters: from superluminescent diodes to laser diode arrays”
Prof. Matthew R. Phillips, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia, Title will be announced later
Dr. Fabrizio Roccaforte, CNR-IMM, Catania, Italy “Challenges for energy efficient wide bandgap semiconductors power devices”
Prof P. Sellin, Department of Physics, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK “Studies of Metal-Semiconductor contacts in CZT detectors”
Prof.Dr. Peter Stallinga, Universidade do Algarve, Faro, Portugal "Electrical characterization of organic (amorphous) electronic
materials"
Prof. A. Suchocki, Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Science, Warsaw, Poland Title will be announced later
Dr. J. Suffczynski, Department of Physics, Warsaw University, Poland “Tailoring properties of Fe and Mn doped GaN evidenced by
magnetospectroscopy”
Dr. A Taube, Institute of Electron Technology, Warsaw, Poland “Modeling and characterization of AlGaN/GaN high electron
mobility transistors”
Dr. Markus Weyers, Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, Leibniz-Institut fuer Hoechstfrequenztechnik, Berlin, Germany “AlGaN photodetectors
for the UV spectral region”
Prof. Z. Zytkiewicz, Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Science, Warsaw, Poland “Self-induced MBE growth of GaN nanowires”
Symposium Organizers:
Marek Godlewski
Institute of Physics
Polish Academy of Sciences
Warsaw
Poland
godlew@ifpan.edu.pl
Ernesto Dieguez
Madrid University
Spain
ernesto.dieguez@uam.es
Adam Zakrzewski
Institute of Physics
Polish Academy of Science
Warsaw
Poland
EMRS13SympF@ifpan.edu.pl
Introduction and scope:
This symposium, as third Symposium on “Bioinspired and Biointegrated Materials as New Frontiers Nanomaterials”( previously
organized symposia 2009,2011), is aimed to give overview of bioinspired and biointegrated materials multifunctional applications in
all human activities using biological and mimetic molecules , materials for design biointegrated and bioinspired ones This is newest
nanomaterials field which is expected to rapidly grow further on a way for next generation of biomaterials with developed
nanoscience bases for design .mimetic skin, , bone tissue .and remodeling ones and biomedical applications their functionality and
adaptation to Bionic Human systems science...
This symposium will cover the frontiers on the modeling, engineering, researching and multifunctional (nanomedicine, biosensors,
photonics, electronics and bioinformatics) applications of the Bioinspired and Biointegrated Nanomaterials and Nanosystems.
Starting from well-known biological structures, such as the complex structures with high toughness (biominerals like diatom and
sponge silica, seashells and bone) and the structures with hierarchical organization and high mechanical strength (as organic fibers
like spider silk), scientists and engineers develop the principles for design of novel nanomaterials with superior properties, using
biomimetic and bioguided synthesis nanotechnologies. The design, engineering of these materials are aimed at obtaining of the
properties which respond to external, biologically compatible stimuli (physical, chemical, biological) and to active electronic,
photonic, magnetic nanosystems. The symposium will include completed sessions ranging from computational modeling,
engineering of multifunctional biointerfaces and biotemplating, nanoscience to applications. A specific focus will be given to
biomedical applications of biointerfaces in cell and tissue engineering, sensing and diagnosis.
The symposium will bring together researchers from bio - science and – nanotechnology for biomaterials, biological and biomimetic,
nanomaterials sciences, technologies for and engineering bio - electronic, - photonic, - magnetic, -informatics nanosystems to
discuss the latest advancement in the understanding of properties, and biosynthetic mechanism of biomaterials, as well as the use
of biomaterials or their synthetic analogs for the synthesis of nanomaterials with controlled structures and functionalities.
A special young researcher Session for young scientist and graduate students’ talks is planned at the symposium’s first day on 4-6
p.m. Abstracts will be selected by the Scientific Committee for this special session on a competitive basis. If you want your abstract
to be considered for this special session, please send a brief request to Invited Chief of this Session - PhD student (University Alberta,
Canada) Olena Shynkaruk (shynkaru@ualberta.ca) with the E-MRS control number that you will receive after submission of your
abstract.
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Design and nanotechnology science: from biological materials to bio – inspired and - mimetic materials synthesis;
Bioinspired routes for synthesis of multifunctional nanoparticles, systems, films;
Functional biointerfaces: nanoscience and nanotechnologies;
Biological nanosystems and their biomimetic analogs modeling;
Bio-hybrid nanostructures - bioimmobilized and biointegrated nanoparticles, nanocarbon molecules into biohybrids for
biomedical applications;
Biological structures and biomimetic ones for regenerated biomedicine;
Bioimaging, biosensing of biological nanosystems and their analogs;
Electronic and photonic natural and mimetic materials science adaptation to Bionic Human systems science;
Single-, multi- biomolecular motors, machines;
Nano-, bio- photonics science, application to Bionic Eye systems.
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Tentative list of invited speakers:
Jean - Pierre Aime (France)
Kysil Olena (Ukraine)
Arianna Filoramo (France)
László Forró (Switzerland)
Alex Zettl (USA)
Michael Köhler (Germany)
Andreas Schober (Germany)
Jean – Pierre Sauvage (France)
M. Jesus Ariza Camacho (Spain)
Vanna Torrisi (Italy)
Emmanual Strakatis (Greek)
Tomas Keller and Michael Müller (Germany)
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Alberto Bianco, University of Strasbourg
Daniel E. Morse, UCSB, USA
Simon Robert Hall, University of Bristol
Praskovia Boltovets, ISP NAS of Ukraine
Sergiy Zankovych, Friedrich Schiller University of Jena
Marie Brut, University of Toulouse
Thomas J. Webste, Brown University
Matthias Epple, Universität Duisburg – Essen
Gerald Kada, Agilent Technologies
Karsten Haupt, University of Technology of
Compiègne
Jean - Bernard Fiche, University of Montrepellier
Julie Boulenguez, Institat de NanoSciences de Paris
Symposium Organizers:
Peter Sharff
Technische Univerität Ilmenau
Institute for Chemistry and Biotechnology
(Curiebau)
Ilmenau
Germany
peter.scharff@tu-ilmenau.de
Hicham Fenniri
National Institute for Nanotechnology and
Department of Chemistry
University of Alberta
Edmonton
Canada
hicham.fenniri@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Giovanni Marletta
Universita di Catania
Dip. di Scienze Chimiche
Viale Andrea Doria
Catania
Italy
gmarletta@unict.it
K. Arzum Erdem Gursan
Ege University
Faculty of Pharmacy, Analytical
Chemistry Dept.
Bornova
Turkey
arzum.erdem@ege.edu.tr
Eugenia Buzaneva
National Taras Shevchenko
University of Kyiv &
National Academy of
Sciences of Ukraine
The Scientific and Training
Center "Physical and
Chemical
National T. Shevchenko
University of Kyiv
Kyiv
Ukraine
evb@univ.kiev.ua
Introduction and scope:
The movement to technological platforms beyond standard CMOS and the creation of new materials sets beyond silicon is an
imperative challenge for the foundation of the next generation of products for Information and Communication (ICT) applications.
Organic and Carbon based spintronics meets these challenging requirements by combining naturally downscalable materials with low
energy consumption information processing via Spintronic effects.
The advancement of organic semiconductors over the past decade has been spectacular. Numerous new materials based on small
molecule or polymer semiconductors have been developed, and Europe has achieved and is maintaining a particularly strong
position both in the industrial and the fundamental research. Display products based on OLEDs (organic light emitting diodes) have
already become available to consumers and organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices are challenging existing commercial applications.
New fields like electric memories for non-volatile data storage and organic field effect transistors (OFETs), featuring a convincing and
high quality presence on the scientific scene, are on the verge of joining this race.
On the other hand, Carbon based materials like graphene and CNT are challenging nowadays the whole batch of ICT materials, given
the enormous richness of physical properties and extremely attractive application features.
The entry of these materials into the field of Spintronics represents a relatively new and by no doubts extremely fascinating field,
encompassing in a most striking way important features of the applications listed above. Spintronics takes full advantage of not only
the charge but also the spin of the electron and features an exciting combination of the use of quantum effects on the nanoscale for
information processing and storage with the use of electronics to create an output signal. Concluding, spingtronic and related effects
in Organic and Carbon based materials are expected to play a significant role in the post-CMOS electronics leading to conceptually
new solutions in areas like memories, processing, especially regarding ultra-low power logic, and sensors.
Hot topics to be covered by the symposium:
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Spintronics
Multifunctional organic materials
Graphene
Memory and processing effects
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Mirko Cinchetti - Technische Universität
Kaiserslautern
Michel de Jong - University of Twente
Nicolae Atodiresei - Forschungszentrum Jülich
GmbH
Sergei Baranoski - Philipps University Marburg
Henning Sirringhaus - Cavendish Laboratory
Ronald Hanson - Delft University of Technology
P.A. Bobbert, The Netherlands
E. Ehrenfreund, Israel
W.P. Gillin, UK
B. Hu, USA
M. Shiraishi , Japan
Y. Zhan, Shanghay, China
A. Köhler, Germany
B. Koopmans, The Netherlands
J. Moodera, USA
R. Österbacka, Finland
P. Ruden, USA
S. Sanvito, Ireland
H. Tajima, Japan
C. Taliani, Italy
W.G. van der Wiel, The Netherlands
M. Wohlgenannt, USA
Symposium Organizers:
Valentin Dediu
Istituto per lo Studio dei Materiali Nanostrutturati
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (ISMN-CNR)
Bologna
Italy
v.dediu@bo.ismn.cnr.it
Stefano Sanvito
CRANN
Trinity College Dublin
Dublin
Ireland
sanvitos@tcd.ie
Luis E. Hueso
CIC nanoGUNE Consolider
Tolosa Hiribidea
Donostia-San Sebastián
Spain
l.hueso@nanogune.eu
Introduction and scope:
The symposium “Multifunctional Bio-nanomaterials” focuses on the design, characterization and modelling of multifunctional bionanomaterials for biological recognition, bio-sensing, actuating, multimodal imaging, specific binding, drug delivery, bacteria/virus
detection, protein separation as well as on their biomedical applications.
The field of bio-nanomaterials is becoming one of the largest and rapidly growing research areas. Over the last years, important
progress has been achieved in the design of nano-scale materials that are capable of performing multimodal functions in biological
environment. The current status of this research field has been made possible due to interdisciplinary contributions from the material
science, chemistry, physics, biology and medicine. Clearly, the future developments in this field, including practical applications of
the multifunctional nanoparticles in biomedicine, will depend on mutually beneficial scientific exchange and contributions from the
biomedical and exact sciences. Thus, this symposium will provide an interdisciplinary forum for discussions on new ideas in research
and technology of multifunctional bio-nanomaterials towards their potential biomedical applications.
Hot topics to be covered by the symposium:
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List of invited speakers:
Technological strategies for of the design of multifunctional bionanomaterials
Bio-functionalization of nanoscale materials
Enzyme-containing nano-reactors
Multifunctional magnetic nano-particles
Multifunctional optically-active nano-materials including
Quantum Dots (QDs) and up-converting nano-phosphors
Nano-containers for smart drug delivery – light- or magnetic
field- triggered drug delivery and release.
Protein / DNA nano-sensors (nano-bio-chips)
Theranostics - merging of nanotechnologies with biology
towards diagnostics and therapeutics at the molecular level
Novel approaches to drug delivery, including nano-reactors
Nano-biomarkers for applications in early detection and
diagnosis of cancer
Nano-bio-interfaces and nano-scale approaches to study bionano interactions
Nanophotonics for bio-sensing - surface plasmon resonance and
plasmonic multifunctional nano-materials
Surface nano-patterning of polymers for mass-sensitive
biodetection
Electrochemical nano-bio-sensing
Manipulation techniques of bioparticles (optofluidics, optical
tweezers, photonic force microscopy)
Nanostructured tissue engineering platforms
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Tofail Syed (University of Limerick) - Nano - bio
interactions
Dimitrios Zeugolis (National University of Ireland Galway) Reformed collagen fibers
Molly Stevens (Imperial College London) - Bioactive
scaffolds and tissue engineering
Joanna Grzyb (Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of
Sciences, Warsaw) - Hybrid nanostructures of
photosynthetic enzymes and quantum dots –
characteristics and example applications
Renata Bilewicz (Warsaw University) - Single wall carbon
nanotubes for biofule cell applications
Francis D’Souza (University of North Texas) Photochemical sensors and catalysts
Lo Gorton (Lund University, Sweden) - Glucose
nanosensors with gold nanoparticles and multiwalled
carbon nanotubes
Karsten Haupt (Compiegne University of Technology,
France) - Molecularly imprinted polymers as Synthetic
receptors for sensors and biochips
Frank Marken (University of Bath, UK) - Nanoparticles in
electrochemical sensors for environmental monitoring
Levi Gheber (Ben - Gurion University of Negev, Israel –
Protein printing with nano - fountain pen
Scientific committee:
Symposium organized in collaboration with the Division of Physics in
Life Sciences of the European Physical Society and its Board.
In addition:
 Cornelia Palivan (University of Basel, Switzerland)
 Giovanni Dietler (EPFL, Switzerland)
 Paolo de Los Rios (EPFL, Switzerland)
Symposium Organizers:
Marek Cieplak
Institute of Physics
Polish Academy of Sciences
Warsaw
Poland
mc@ifpan.edu.pl
Andrzej Sienkiewicz
Institute of Condensed Matter Physics
(ICMP)
Faculty of Basic Sciences (FSB)
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de
Lausanne
Lausanne
Switzerland
andrzej.sienkiewicz@epfl.ch
Damien Thompson
Tyndall National Institute
Universtiy College Cork
Cork
Ireland
Damien.Thompson@tyndall.ie
Danek Elbaum
Institute of Physics
Polish Academy of Sciences
Warsaw
elbaum@ifpan.edu.pl
Introduction and scope:
The symposium will be focused on smart and responsive materials for engineering of connective tissues. Nowadays biomaterials play
an enabling role in regenerative medicine in treatment of many diseases of connective tissues. They provide 3D scaffolds and
artificial extracellular matrix environments to support tissue regeneration. These materials should be not only biocompatible but also
smart and responsive to enhance cells attachment, proliferation, and differentiation to engineer and form new tissue. Therefore, the
major objectives of the symposium is to provide opportunity to scientists, researchers and industrial participants to discuss the current
stage of biomaterials used in tissue engineering of the connective tissue and to define new directions for future development in this
field.
Tissue engineering (TE) is a prominent tool in regenerative medicine. Tissue engineering apply biological, chemical, and engineering
principles toward the repair, restoration, or regeneration of living tissue by using biomaterials, cells, and factors alone or in
combination Future advances in TE will depend on the development of “smart” and responsible biomaterials that actively
communicate with cells and participate in the formation of functional tissues. The symposium will showcase the most recent
achievements in biomaterials development and their applications in tissue engineering of connective tissues such as bone,
cartilage, skin etc. This symposium will serve as a platform to exchange ideas and facilitate the advancement of biomaterials and
regenerative medicine. The symposium will highlight, but not limited to:
 new generation of polymeric, ceramic metallic and composite materials for regenerative medicine;
 novel fabrication methods for generation of inductive and smart 3D scaffolds for tissue engineering, including computer aided
biofabrication;
 nanomaterials and nanofibrous structures and self-assembly materials for tissue engineering;
 design and fabrication of various growth factor drug delivery vehicles, carrier systems, cell encapsulation, release of drugs,
growth factors, differentiation agents, and other types of bioactive agents, especially when they apply nanotechnology and/or
non-invasive approaches;
 in vitro and in vivo studies on the interactions between cells and biomaterials/scaffolds;
 surface modification methods and their effects on protein adsorption and on cell seeding adhesion and proliferation;
 innovative techniques to improve the rapid vascularisation and the healing efficacy of tissue engineering treatment;
 various advanced characterization methods used in evaluation of the biomaterials, scaffolds and tissues including X-ray uCT,
confocal microscopy and SEM etc.
 Numerical modeling used to enhance process of novel biomaterials and scaffolds development.
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Biomaterials for tissue engineering
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S. Badylak, University of Pittsburgh, USA
C. Blitterswijk, University of Twente, The Netherlands
J. De Bruijn, Queen Mary ( London), UK
D. Hutmacher, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
C. J. Kirkpatrick, The Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz,
Germany
I. Martin , University of Basel, Switzerland
S. Ramakrishna, National University of Singapore, Singapore
K. M Sha kesheff, University of Nottingham, UK
S. H. Teoh, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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A. Boccaccini, University of Erlangen, Germany
R. Cancedda , University of Genoa, Italy
G. Chen, National Institute for Materials Science,
Japan
Ch. Hellmich, Vienna University of Technology (TU
Wien)
M. Lewandowska - Szumiel, Warsaw Academy of
Medicine, Poland
Z. Pojda, Maria Skłodowska - Curie Memorial Cancer
Centre and Institute of Oncology , Poland
Prof. F. Rustichelli, Università Politecnica delle Marche,
Italy
Dr. Van Osch Gerjo, Erasmus MC, University Medical
Center Rotterdam, Netherlands
Symposium Organizers:
Wojciech Swieszkowski
Warsaw University of Technology
Warsaw
Poland
wojciech.swieszkowski@inamt.pw.edu.pl
Rui L. Reis
3B´s Research Group
Dept. of Polymer Engineering
University of Minho
Portugal
greis@dep.uminho.pt
Ali Khadehmesseini
Harvard-MIT
Health Science & Technology
Cambridge
USA
alik@rics.bwh.harvard.edu
Introduction and scope:
ZnO is considered as outstandingly prospective material for developing series of electronic and optoelectronic devices. The
symposium is dedicated to ZnO material science problems on the way to the nearest and future applications.
The aim of this symposium is to bring together scientists in order to represent current researches and developments in the field of ZnO,
from bulk material to nanostructures. The absence of industrial applications of ZnO in electronics and optoelectronics is the subject
of serious discussions about further directions of research and development of this well-known wide gap semiconductor material
investigated for more than 80 years. Some exciting papers were reported in scientific journals, without leading so far to actual
applications of ZnO in fields of electronics, optoelectronics and spintronics. The situation is complicated by material science issues,
namely difficulties with p-type control, determination of defects type, doping, stresses and crystal quality of films, effect of ambient
media, surface phenomena, annealing procedures etc. It remains necessary to choose directions of the forthcoming researches in
order to create technological prerequisites for industrial fabrication of competitive ZnO-based devices. For that, scientific exchanges
and discussions appear significant to identify reasons preventing applications of ZnO in the fields cited above. The symposium will
focus on the fundamental understanding of growth processes of ZnO films and structures, the role of point defects and impurities,
electrical and optical properties and priority applications of ZnO in electronics, optoelectronics and spintronics.
Hot topics to be covered by the symposium:
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Thin film and crystal growth
Band-gap engineering and quantum wells
Impurities, point defects and radiations effect
Optical and electronic properties
Integration ZnO with other materials, heterojunction
design
Nanostructures and their properties
Transparent and conductive
ZnO films ZnO-based devices (UV photodetectors, LED,
gas sensors, transparent FET)
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Bruno K. Meyer, Physics Institute JLU Giessen, Germany
Yves Dumont, CNRS/LPSC, Meudon, France
Magnus Willander, Göteborg University, Sweden
David J. Rogers, NANOVATION and University of
Technology of Troyes, France
Jürgen Christen, University of Magdeburg, Germany
Gyu-Chul Yi, Pohang University of Science and
Technology, Korea
Takafumi Yao, Tohoku University, Japan
Yusaburo Segawa, RIKEN, Japan
Yicheng Lu, Rutgers University, USA
Piotr Boguslawski, Institute of Physics, Poland
Arseni Ievtushenk (Institute for Problems of Material
Science, Kiev, Ukraine)
Vitalii Karpyna (Institute for Problems of Material Science,
Kiev, Ukraine)
Ivan Shtepliuk (Institute for Problems of Material Science,
Kiev, Ukraine)
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Tetsuya Yamamoto [Kochi University of Technology, Japan]
Transparent conductive films based on ZnO, advantages and lacks
Seong-Ju Park [Department of Materials Science and Engineering,
Gwangju Institute of Technology, Korea] Issues in high efficiency ZnO
LED
Christian Morhain and Jean-Michel Chauveau [CRHEA, Nice]
Advances in ZnO p-type doping
Mitsuaki Yano [Osaka Institute of Technology, Japan], ZnO FET for
electronic and bioelectronic applications
Anatoli Evtukh [Lashkarev Institute for Semiconductor Physics, Kiev,
Ukraine] Electron Field Emission of ZnO films and nanostructures
Ivan Robin [LETI] Effect of the doping level on the radiative life time in
ZnO nanowires
Pierre-Henri Jouneau [CEA/INAC] Core-shell multi-quantum wells in
ZnO/ZnMgO nanowires with high optical efficiency at room
temperature
Volodymyr Khranovskyy [Department of Physics, Chemistry, and
Biology (IFM) Linköping University] Optical and structural properties of
defect caused by acceptor doping of ZnO
Ela Guziewicz [Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences]
Victor Strelchuk [Lashkarev Institute for Semiconductor Physics, Kiev,
Ukraine] Micro-Raman studies of ZnO- and GaN-based
nanostructures for electronic and optoelectronic devices
Axel Hoffmann [Institute of Solid State Physics, Technical University of
Berlin, Germany]
Bruno K. Meyer [Physics Institute JLU Giessen, Germany] Nitrogen
induced defects and disorder in ZnO
Symposium Organizers:
George Lashkarev
Institute for Problems of Materials Science
Kiev
Ukraine
geolash@ipms.kiev.ua or
gvl35@ipms.kiev.ua
Robert Kudrawiec
Institute of Physics
Wroclaw University of Technology
Wroclaw
Poland
robert.triboulet@cnrs-bellevue.fr
Rositza Yakimova
Department of Physics, Chemistry
and Biology (IFM)
Linköping University
Linköping
Sweden
roy@ifm.liu.se
Serhii Trushkin
Institute of Physics
Polish Academy of Sciences
Warsaw
Poland
truszkin@ifpan.edu.pl
Introduction and scope:
Improvement of materials for PEMFC and SOFC applications involves the crucial issues of durability, chemical stability and conductivity
of solid electrolytes, reactivity of electrocatalysts, electrode-electrolyte compatibility. Interesting perspectives for the development of
innovative materials can be opened by the synergism between experimental and theoretical approaches.
The aim of this symposium is to highlight recent progress in the design of materials for renewable energy sources applications in the
field of fuel cells (PEM and SOFC) and to enhance a fruitful interaction between experimental and theoretical approaches.
The issues that are today at the focus of the FC research are: i. improved conductivity and lower working temperature for solid oxide
electrolytes, ii. higher temperature and dry operation for polymer membranes, iii. electrodes efficiency and compatibility with
electrolytes.
The technological impact of new and improved materials is strongly linked to the analysis of the theoretical aspects involved in the
aforementioned topics. On the other hand, the experimental approach, encompassing the various aspects of preparation and
structural characterization of state-of-the-art and model systems, constitutes the necessary complement of theoretical analysis in: i.
providing data on local and long-range structure, also in operative conditions, ii. submitting questions to theoreticians, iii. validating the
theoretical forecasts.
The symposium will be devoted to address theoretical aspects, involving structural modeling and conduction mechanism, that are
essential for a deeper knowledge of the fundamental processes ruling the behaviour of FC materials and to promote a closer
collaboration between theoreticians and experimentalists, with the final aim of establishing synergic collaborations for the design and
synthesis of innovative FC materials.
The envisaged subjects of discussion and possible collaborations are:
 simulation of local structure of electrolytes
 theoretical analysis of the conduction of ionic species, specifically protons and O2 theoretical analysis of electrode reactions and reactants exchange
 long-range and local structural characterization
 design and synthesis of new polymeric membranes
 design and synthesis of new solid oxide electrolytes
 design and synthesis of composite inorganic-organic electrolytes
 structural analysis of the electrode-electrolyte interface
Hot topics to be covered by the symposium:
List of invited speakers:
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Modeling and design of innovative materials
Modeling of conduction mechanism
Materials for Fuel Cells (PEMFC and SOFC)
◦ Electrodes and electrocatalysts
◦ Polymeric membranes operating at low humidity or dry
regime
◦ Novel solid oxide electrolytes ◦ Composite inorganicorganic electrolytes
New perspectives in the structural investigation
◦ Local structure analysis of electrodes and electrolytes
◦ Electrode-electrolyte interface investigations
Systems and applications
Progress, challenges, public perception and future direction
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Blesznowski Marcin, Instytut Energetyki Warsaw, Poland
Islam M. Saiful, Departmrnt of Chemistry, University of Bath,
Bath, UK
Haile Sossina M., California Institute of Technology,
California, USA
Jebel, Gerard, CEA/INAC, Institute for Nanoscience and
Cryogenics, Grenoble, France
Gorte Raimond. J., University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia,
USA
Karlsson Maths, Chalmers University of Technology,
Göteborg, Sweden
Casciola Mario, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Paddison Stephen J., University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA
Yamaguchi Shu, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Merkle Rotraut, Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research,
Stuttgart,, Germany
Santiso Jose, IMB-CNM (CSIC), National Institute of
Microelectronics, Barcelona, Spain
Gale, Julian,, Curtin, University, Sydney, Australia
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Karl Dieter Kreuer, Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research,
Stuttgart, Germany
Thomas
Heine,
Jacobs
University,
Theoretical
Physics/Computational Materials Science, Bremen, Germany
Sandrine Lyonnard, CEA/INAC, Institute of Nanoscience and
Cryogeny, Grenoble, France
Ana Magraso, University of Oslo, Department of Chemistry, Oslo,
Norway
Giuseppe Portale, NWO Dubble BM26 at ESRF Grenoble, France
Ivana Radosavljevic Evans, Durham University, Department of
Chemistry, Durham, U.K.
Michele Pavone, Univerisity of Naples Federico II, Department of
Chemistry, Napoli, Italy
Lorenzo Malavasi, University of Pavia, Dept. of Physical
Chemistry, Pavia, Italy
Göran Wahnström, Chalmers University of Technology, Dept. of
Applied Physics, Gothenburg, Sweden
Antonino Martorana, University of Palermo, Dept. of Physics and
Chemistry, Palermo, Italy
Symposium Organizers:
Alessandro Longo
ISMN -CNR
Italy
alessandro.longo@cnr.it
Adamo Carlo
École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de
Paris (ENSCP)
Paris
France
carlo-adamo@chimie-paristech.fr
Bras Wim
Dubble CRG, E.S.R.F. Netherlands
Organisation for Scientific Research
( NWO)
Grenoble
France
bras@esrf.fr
Maria Pia Casaletto
ISMN -CNR
Italy
mariapia.casaletto@cnr.it
Introduction and scope:
Research infrastructures (RIs) are destined to be hubs of activity for pursuing R&D at the
frontier of scientific knowledge and innovation. This symposium will provide a platform for the
presentation of excellent results obtained at infrastructures offering nano and micro
fabrication, nanometrology and characterization, nanosafty testing and hydrogen and fuel
cell technologies. The aims hereby are to:
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demonstrate the innovative relevance of cutting egde nano and micro
technologies
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present the latest advances obtained by international cooperation
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highlight progress towards ‘safer by design’ nanomaterials
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stimulate problem solving discussions to address technological bottlenecks
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open opportunities for cooperation between existing and new RIs
The sessions of the symposium will be based on the following themes:
Nanofabrication: open access to nano structuring and fabrication technologies and
expertise is showing particular relevance for innovation in the areas of health, optics and
photonics and futuristic ICT applications. Such advances are facilitated by international cooperation leading to the development of
new processes and the creation of functional structures and devices using e.g. nano or micro structuring, thin film, or replication
technologies and the associated characterization technologies.
Nanomaterials: assessing the safety and biological and environmental impact as part of the design phase of nanomaterials, which
due to their small size and large surface area, can interact with living systems and the environment in completely different ways than
their molecular or bulk counterparts, is vital to ensuring regulatory and consumer acceptance of new materials, products and
processes.
Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies: significant progress in hydrogen and fuel cell technologies is dependent upon the availability
of technical research facilities. To overcome scientific and technical bottlenecks, a close interdisciplinary cooperation is needed to
support the development and research at all levels in the hydrogen and fuel cell subject. Nano- and mico technologies may also
have an impact on hydrogen and fuel cell development through new technologies and/or ideas.
Computer data services such as knowledge management systems under development across each of the three research areas
listed above which may greatly assist the choice of material, process and process parameters, as well as facilitating data mining
and meta-analysis.
Regional, National and European Research Infrastructures for advanced materials and nanotechnology. In addition to the scientific
presentations, research infrastructures are invited to present details of their services and the specific ways in which they serve users.
Opportunities for cooperation between infrastructures will be discussed.
This symposium is organized by the Karlsruhe Nano Micro Facility KNMF, the FP 7 European Infrastructure projects EUMINAfab, H2FC
and QualityNano, and the Central European project Nanoforce.
Hot topics to be covered by the symposium:
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Regional, National (also from nan-EU) and European
Research Infrastructures for advanced materials and
nanotechnology
Utilization of micro and nano technologies for functional
structures and devices
Characterization of nanomaterials, structures and devices
Safety assessment and reliability of materials, technologies
and processes and alternative testing methods
Regulatory considerations for applications of
nanotechnologies
Hydrogen storage and fuel cell development
Knowledge management systems available or intended
for open access use
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Prof. Marc Desmulliez, (University of Edinburgh, UK)
Prof. Harald Krug (EMPA, Switzerland)
Dr. Michaela Kendall (Southampton University, UK)
Prof. Stephane Lucas (University of Namur, Belgium)
Dr. Andra Haase (Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR),
Germany)
Prof. Dan Dascalu IMT, (University of Bucharest, Romania)
Dr. Wolfgang Becker (FhG-ICT; Germany)
Dr. Olivier Gillia (CEA-Liten, France)
Dr. Maria Olea (University Teesside, UK)
Dr. Jiri Muller (IFE, Norway)
Dr. Theodore Steriotis (NCSRD, Greece)
List of invited speakers:
Representative European Commission, Brussels
 Prof. Paulo Freitas, (INL, Braga, Portugal)
 Prof. Ing. Jiří Švejcar, CSc. (CEITEC, Brno, Czech Republic)
 Dr Frank Dirne (TU Delft, The Netherlands)
 Dr Sandra Wilson (Sophion, Copenhagen, Denmark)
 Dr Michael Hirtz (KIT, Karlsruhe, Germany)
 Prof. Vyvyan Howard (UU, United Kingdom)
 Dr Sergio Moya (CIC, Spain)
 Prof Thanos Stubos (NCSRD) Greece
 Dr Angelo Moreno (ENEA) Italy
 Dr Maria Olea (Teeside University) UK
Symposium Organizers:
Susan Anson
Helmholtz Programme NANOMICRO
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Germany
susan.anson@kit.edu
Iseult Lynch
University of Birmingham
School of Geography Earth &
Environmental Sciences (GEES)
Edgbaston
Birmingham U. K.
i.lynch@bham.ac.uk
Olaf Jedicke
Institute for Nuclear and
Energytechnique; Hydrogen Safety
Group
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Germany
olaf.jedicke@kit.edu
Witold Łojkowski
Institute of High Pressure Physics,
PAS
Warsaw
Poland
wl@unipress.waw.pl
Introduction and scope:
CdTe and Cd-rich ternary tellurides: Growth and characterization, physics of defects and impurities, surfaces and applications
Three years after the last meeting dedicated to the “smart growth” of CdTe and Cd-rich ternary tellurides which was held in the
framework of the 2010 E-MRS Fall Meeting, it is again timely to organize a new “CdTe” workshop covering the most prominent,
modern and fundamental aspects of research on these materials as well as their applications in fields such as nuclear detectors and
photovoltaic cells.
While CdTe-based nanostructures are displaying a spectacular boom and are at the forefront of CdTe research, as illustrated by
several hundreds of papers devoted to them in the recent literature, a significant activity is nevertheless still dedicated to bulk CdTe
and associated Cd-rich ternary tellurides, mainly CdZnTe and CdMnTe. The principal focus areas are in the fields of physics of macro, point-defects and impurities in as-grown and annealed crystals; surfaces and interfaces; refinement of the growth and
characterization of crystals and devices; applications dealing mainly with photovoltaic cells, for which mass production has begun,
and X-ray and γ-detectors, which are under development with material quality widely recognized as the key remaining issue.
These topics will be emphasized and the different issues associated with them will be identified and discussed.
Hot topics to be covered by the symposium:
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Scientific committee:
Physics of macro-, point-defects and impurities in as-grown
and annealed crystals
Surfaces and interfaces
Refinement of growth methods
Characterization of crystals and devices
Radiation detectors
Photovoltaic cells
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P. Rudolph
E. Diéguez
M. Fiederle
P. Fochuk
A. A. Melnikov
P. Moravec
B. Pelliciari
A. Zappettini
K. Durose
V. N. Tomashik
C. Szeles
List of invited speakers:
Invited speakers will be solicited based on the broad impact of their R&D results. Some invited speakers may also be chosen by the
organizers based on quality and relevance of their submitted abstracts.
Symposium Organizers:
Robert Triboulet
CNRS/GEMAC
Versailles
France
robert.triboulet@cnrs-bellevue.fr
Eugen M. Sheregii
Institute of Physics
University of Rzeszow
Rzeszow
Poland
sherigii@atena.univ.rzeszow.pl
Andrzej Mycielski
Institute of Physics
Polish Academy of Sciences
Warszawa
Poland
mycie@ifpan.edu.pl
Ralph B. James
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Upton,
USA
rjames@bnl.gov
Nano and Advanced Materials Workshop and Fair, NAMF 2013,
September 16-19
Goals:
 To break barriers between business and science.
 Present newest trends in nano-technology development
 Create possibilities for cooperation between science and business
 Build effective and influential nano and nano-bio technological environment
Scope:
NAMF is a continuation of the previous meeting Nanotehnologia, PL, Nanotehnologia PL 2011 and Nanobiotechnologia PL
2012. During this workshop newest accomplishments in nanotechnology and advanced materials will be presented. This year
emphasis will be on presentation of products for and by industry as well as opportunities for entrepreneurs and scientists to
establish contacts and establish cooperation. Thus this year’s meeting is will include an informal ‘fair’ formula. In Besides
fulltime presentations on chosen topics, there will be short, business style presentations, and an exhibition of nano and
advanced industry products will.
For whom:
 For industry that wants to improve their products and market position by using nanotechnology and advanced materials
 For research groups in Academia and Industry that want their technologies to be applied.
 For Investors who are interested in finding researchers who show their high potential research outcomes.
Why:
 Increasing interest from industry to improve their products by means of high technology.
 Increasing awareness that high-tech is a tangible way out of the crisis.
 Materials are the critical limit for products improvements.
 Nanotechnology and nanomaterials offer opportunities for breakthrough in products quality and properties.
 Regulatory issues have to be addressed to pave the way towards economic success of high technology.
What is special about this event?
 We will focus on technologies that are as close to the market as possible:
 Easy and informal interactions between participants will be ensured.
 For the topics of biggest interest, we will invite experts to provide background lectures to explain even to the beginners
what are key technologies about and what are their applications
 There will be investors and experts in technology transfer (translation) in the room, to provide advice, especially on how to
give the “right research answers” to potential investors.
 The event will be international, with partners from West, East, South and North.
Scientific and Technological Program (list to be supplemented):
Witold Lojkowski, Małgorzata Lewandowska, Sikha Ray, Jasmin Aghasi, Helmut Schmid, Anna Świderska-Środa, Marcin
Jurewicz
Organizers
Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Materials Engineering
The National Centre for Research and Development
Laboratory of Nanostructures, Institute of High Pressure Physics PAS
KIT-Karlsruhe Insitute of Technology
Institute for Superhard Materials of NASU, Ukraine, Kiev
E-MRS Society
Polish Material Science Society
Nanonet Fundation
Our Partners:
NanoForCE project
NANOMAT
CEPT
SONOSCA ERANET-MATERA FP6 project
Webpage: http://science24.com/event/namf2013/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NAMF2013
Contact: Maciek Lojkowski 536 312 198 maciek.lojkowski@gmail.com
Full information about the scientific programme, abstract submission, registration and accommodation
can be found through the link to
www.european-mrs.com
For general information about the conference contact the E-MRS Fall Meeting Conference Secretary
Conference Secretariat
Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering
Warsaw University of Technology
Woloska 141
02-507 Warsaw, Poland
Phone: +48 22 234 87 35
Fax: +48 22 234 87 94
Email: emrs@inmat.pw.edu.pl
All additional information regarding a specific symposium should be obtained by making direct contact
with the symposium organizers. The correspondence address will be found at the end of description of
each symposium given in this announcement.
Language
The conference language is English.
Conference Venue
The Fall Meeting will be held at the Central Campus of the Warsaw University of Technology, 1
Politechnika Square, Warsaw form September 16th to September 20th, 2013. Many places of interest are
within an easy walking distance of the University. Good public transport connections are available to
the university from anywhere in Warsaw.
Travel:
Star Alliance is an Official Airline Network of the E-MRS 2013 Fall Meeting, We
strongly recommend to fly to E-MRS Fall Meeting by one of the Star Alliance
Partner Airline in order to benefit from up to 20% discount on flight tickets. Contact organizers for
convention code then visit http://www.staralliance.com/en/business-solutions/conventionsplus/delegates/
From the airport:
The Conference venue and hotels can be easily reached from the airport taxi. YOU ARE
STRONGLY ADVISED NOT TO ACCEPT OFFERS OF TAXIS FROM ANYONE IN THE ARRIVALS
AREA OF THE AIRPORT. LEAVE THE TERMINAL AND WALK TO THE OFFICIAL TAXI RANK A FEW
METRES AWAY
Easiest and quickest way to get from airport to city centre is by train.
From Chopin Airport
Taxi (12 - 15 €). 30-40 min.
Train: (1-2 €) 20 min.
Trains to Warsaw centre are living every 20 minutes from airport train terminal from 5 am till
11:50 pm.
Bus: (1-2 €) 30-40 min.
Buses 175 and 188 operate between the airport and the city centre from 4:00am to
11:00pm. At all other times, a night bus N32 provides the service. Single ticket for the bus is
4,4 PLN from any kiosk or buy one from the bus driver.
Bus 175 stops at some major downtown hotels, the old town, the Warszawa
Centralna Train Station, and Centrum shopping centre. The trip takes 30-45 minutes,
depending on traffic. Buses operate every 15 minutes during rush hours.
Bus 188 operates between the airport and Praga Południe on the east bank,
passing through to the south of the city centre. This is better choice if you just want
to get to the metro
From Modlin Airport
Train:
By Modlin shuttle-bus to Modlin train station, then by train to Central Station, train trip takes about 40 minutes. (4-5 €)
Taxi (ca. 30 €) 40 min.
Bus 40 min.
Modlin-bus connects Modlin Airport and Warsaw Central Station
From the railway station:
The main train station “Warszawa Centralna” is located in the city centre about 20 min. walking or 3 min. by tram 10
from the conference venue. Tram 10 departures from the stop “Dworzec Centralny” travelling in the direction
“Wyscigi” every 10 minutes.
Local transportation:
The Central Campus of the Warsaw University of Technology, 1 Politechnika Square can be easily reached using the
local transportation network. The tram stop “Plac Politechniki” for lines 10, 14 and 35 is a 1 min. walk from the
university and the metro station “Politechnika” is a 10 min. walk. Tickets can be purchased at all kiosks, ticket vending
machines and any stop that displays the “Sprzedaż biletów ZTM” (“WTA tickets sold here”) stickers.
More about public transportation in Warsaw at Public Transport Authority:
http://wyszukiwarka.ztm.waw.pl/bin/query.exe/en
Accommodation & tourism programme
Book your hotel in good time at https://emrs2013.nobell.pl/hotels
Nobell Congressing is the official and exclusive agent appointed by the Organisers of E-MRS 2013 Fall Meeting to manage hotel
bookings.
Nobell Congressing can also assist you with transportation needs and for any other activity you wish to arrange including tours.
For all queries concerning restaurants, bars, private evenings, or other social please contact them:
Booking’s team
Nobell Congressing
Phone +48 22 621 67 37
Fax +48 22 721 04 22
emrs@nobell.pl
Registration
On-line registration is mandatory. To register for the Conference please see: www.european-mrs.com
All participants (including chairpersons, authors, presenting authors, Invited Speakers, Scientific Committee members…) must register
online (abstract submission and conference registration are separate items and are not linked).
Online registration must be made by 5 p.m. (EST) on July 31st, 2013 to be eligible for the early registration fee.
On-site registration will begin on Sunday September 15th, from 12:00 to 18:00 p.m. Online registration and payment is recommended
to avoid an inevitable delay at the conference venue.
REGISTRATION FEES
Regular participant
Student*
Early registration fee
(before July 31th, 2013)
Late (after July 31th, 2013)
and on-site registration fee
430 Euro
280 Euro
480 Euro
330 Euro
* - Students have to present evidence of their status
The registration fee for a Regular Participant includes:
1. Admission to the Plenary Sessions, all parallel symposia and workshops or schools
2. Programme and Book of Abstracts
3. Conference Badge
4. Refreshments during breaks
5. Lunches
6. Evening reception on Wednesday 18th September 2013
7. Admission to the poster sessions
8. One copy of the proceedings of a named symposium
Additional copies of the proceedings (and those of other symposia) can be ordered at a price of 65 Euro.
Students paying the reduced fee are not entitled to a copy of the Proceedings unless ordered at a cost of 65 Euro.
Abstract submission
Deadline for abstract submission is 10th June, 2013
IN FAIRNESS TO ALL POTENTIAL AUTHORS, LATE ABSTRACT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
Abstract length: Website submissions are limited to 1500 characters. (only plain text, no figures, no formulae…)
Note: All abstracts must be submitted via E-MRS website at www.european-mrs.com
Submitting abstracts via the E-MRS is very easy and convenient. Follow the step-by-step instructions on the template, making sure
that complete mailing address information is included for the presenting and contact authors. After submitting your abstract, please
use the given Control ID number in all communications with E-MRS regarding the abstract UNTIL a paper number (e.g., A-IV.8) is
assigned.
Because subsequent major revisions may effect a symposium organizer's decision to accept your abstract, please review it carefully
before submission. The online submission system enables authors to revise their abstracts up to and including the submission deadline
of June 10th.
After that date, any change must be submitted to: emrs@inmat.pw.edu.pl (Subject: Abstract Revision) and must include your
Control ID number. Please state exactly where the revisions are located (e.g., title, author, body, etc).
Papers to be presented at the conference will be selected by the scientific committee of each symposium.
Authors will be notified of acceptance and the mode of presentation of their paper by June 30th, 2013.
Important deadlines
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June 10th, 2013: Deadline for abstract submission.
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June 30th, 2013: Notification of acceptance and mode of presentation.
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July 31st, 2013: Deadline for registration at the early registration fee.
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after July 31st, 2013: Late registration fees apply.
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September 15th, 2013: Registration desk open from 12:00 to 18:00
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September 16th, 2013: Registration desk open from 8:00 to 18:00. Symposia begin at 9:00 am.
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September 16th – 20th, 2013: Exhibition
Please note that the early registration fee is applicable only for participants who register and pay by 31st July, 2013.
Proceedings
The submitted papers being considered for publication will be subjected to a peer review procedure. The decisions about the
deadline and procedure for submitting the papers are made by the symposium organisers. Authors of papers accepted for the
conference should ensure that they have the appropriate instructions for the preparation of the manuscript.
Conference Scientific Programme
The complete scientific program will be available on the website from July 16th, 2013.
Poster Presentations
To facilitate the exchange of ideas and information, especially between experienced scientists and students or young scientist, and
between the researchers from different areas of interest, the poster session will be commonly organised concurrently for all symposia.
These will take place on the afternoons of Monday (16th September) and Tuesday (17th September) and authors presenting posters
are obliged to be present at both sessions to discuss or defend the paper.
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The maximum size for the poster is: vertical 2.5 m and horizontal 0.95 m;
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The poster boards will be fully white board;
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The posters must be removed by Friday morning, 20th September, 2013 or they will be destroyed.
Exhibition
The exhibition will be held from September 16th – 20th, 2013 in the historic Main Hall of Warsaw University of Technology, close to the
technical session rooms. The Main Hall is the venue for all breaks between scheduled sessions to ensure maximum contact between
exhibitors and participants.
The 2013 E-MRS fall event will be an excellent opportunity for your company to meet prospective customers, the effective
dissemination of information and to discuss or negotiate sales with participants. Therefore, we encourage you to take part in the
exhibition where you will have access to the largest group of materials specialists from over 50 countries gathered in Central Europe.
July 31st, 2013: Deadline for registration of exhibitors
Companies interested in exhibiting should contact the E-MRS Fall Meeting Office, ul. Wołoska 141, 02-507 Warsaw, Poland
Tel.: +48 22 234 87 40, Fax: +48 22 234 87 94
Email: exhibition.emrs@inmat.pw.edu.pl
Social events
All participants are invited to attend the Conference Reception on Wednesday September 18th, 2013 starting at 18:30. Music
entertainment and refreshments will be provided as part of conference arrangements
Passports and visas
All foreign visitors must possess a passport valid for at least 6 months following the conference. Some participants may require visas in
order to enter Poland. Please check with your local Polish Consulate or Embassy for details regarding visa and entry requirements.
Poland is now part of the Schengen area so that participants traveling within the Schengen area are not required to show passports
on entering Poland.
Letters of invitation
The Scientific Secretariat will, on request, send a personal invitation to participate. This invitation is only to assist potential participants
to raise funds or to obtain a visa, and is not a commitment on the part of the organisers to provide any financial support.
Liability
The E-MRS and Local Organizers of the 2013 Fall Meeting cannot accept liability for any personal accidents, loss of belongings or
damage to the private property of participants, either during, or directly arising from, the E-MRS 2013 Fall Meeting. Participants are
requested to make their own arrangements with respect to health, travel and property insurance before leaving for the conference.
Participants who are citizens of a European Union member state may obtain an European Health Insurance Card which gives some
entitlement to medical treatment whilst in Poland.