E-MRS Celebrates 20th Anniversary During 2003 Spring Meeting
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INTERNATIONAL UNION OF MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETIES
E-MRS Celebrates 20th Anniversary During 2003 Spring Meeting The European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) celebrated its 20th anniversary during its 2003 Spring Meeting, which was held June 10–13 last year in Strasbourg, France. During the plenary session, then E-MRS president and meeting chair Giovanni Marletta and president of the International Union of Materials Research Societies (IUMRS) Robert J. Nemanich welcomed attendees. This meeting saw the inauguration of the E-MRS 20th Anniversary Award, which was presented to Richard Friend of the Cavendish Laboratory at Cambridge University, recognizing his contributions to the development of polymer-based electronics (see the December 2003 issue of MRS Bulletin). The awards ceremony was followed by Friend’s presentation on “Plastic Electronics.” Materials Research Society 2003 president, Merrilea Mayo, as well as Tania Friederichs, a member of the European Union (EU) cabinet, also participated in the plenary session. Friederichs, representing Philippe Busquin, the EU European Commissioner for Research, described European research policy for materials, while Mayo discussed structural challenges for materials research in the United States. The meeting, held at the Palais de la Musique et des Congrès, offered 16 symposia, including traditional topics such as ion beams (Symposium E), protective coatings and thin films (Symposium G), and current trends in nanoscience (Symposium A), and topics new for E-MRS such as materials aspects of art (Symposium O). The venue included oral and poster presentations, with international participation. In Symposium O, particular attention was devoted to the analysis, characterization, conservation, and restoration of many different materials, all involved in Cultural Heritage. Reports were given on the most recent results in the field, and very often the results were obtained with the use of sophisticated apparatus to investigate ancient materials at a nanometric level, with the goal of understanding and developing their properties. For instance, nanomaterials were discovered in the “luster” decoration present on Islamic ceramics produced 1200 years ago. The sessions addressed dating, conservation, and restoration; ceramics and glazes; metallurgy; pigments; paper and inks; and other materials, including waxes, plasters, jade, and cosmetics. Ion beams are a unique tool for modifying the properties of solid surfaces on the nanometer scale. The localized energy and material deposition of energetic ions can
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The speakers during the plenary session at the 2003 European Materials Research Society Spring Meeting were, from left to right, Giovanni Marletta, then E-MRS President; Matthias Werner, Deutsche Bank AG, Berlin, Germany; Richard Friend, Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge, UK; Merrilea J. Mayo, 2003 MRS President; Robert Mertens, Division Director IMEC, Leuven, Belgium; and Peter Glasow, IUMRS Past-President.
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