ICEM-96 Joins 1996 MRS Fall Meeting
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ICEM-96 Joins 1996 MRS Fall Meeting The 1996 MRS Fall Meeting was joined this year by the International Conference on Electronic Materials (ICEM), a biennial conference sponsored by the International Union of Materials Research Societies (IUMRS). The ICEM element of the program brought into focus the electronic aspects of the meeting and encouraged expanded international involvement by having many non-U.S. symposium organizers. The meeting held December 2-6 in the Boston Marriott Hotel, Westin Hotel/ Copley Place, and the Sheraton Boston Hotel attracted over 4,300 attendees to over 3800 oral and poster presentations in 34 technical topical symposia plus Symposium X, Frontiers of Materials Research, and a workshop on materials education (Symposium JJ). The meeting was chaired by Werner Lutze (University of New Mexico), Karen Maex (IMEC), and Karl Sieradzki (Arizona State University). John P. McTague, Vice President of Technical Affairs at Ford Motor Company gave the plenary presentation Monday evening, "Where in the World is Science and Technology Going?" He first looked back to examine earlier predictions of today's world, and then looked to the future, where he expects globalization to guide the direction of science and technology. Other events included the awards ceremony, a public affairs forum, an IUMRS forum on policies and plans related to the future of materials research and education in the global community, a junior faculty forum, and several careerrelated activities. In addition, an exhibit of products and services complemented the meeting. See sidebars for more information on these events. Symposium X , Frontiers of Materials Research, presented an eclectic set of topics of interest to the nonspecialist. David J. Smith (Arizona State Univ.) described advances in the electron microscope such
as high-voltage high-resolution techniques, electron holography and nanospectroscopy, high-angle annular darkfield imaging in the STEM, energy-filtered imaging and diffraction, and digital image recording and processing. Nuclear issues entered into two presentations, one by Wolfgang Stoll on options for disposition of excess weapons plutonium and the other given by Evgeniy B. Anderson, V.G. Khlopin Radium Inst. MINATOM, St. Petersburg, Russia on the 4th unit of Chernobyl, showing the problems still plaguing the site. This year is the 10th anniversary of the nuclear accident at Chernobyl. Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, Professor at the College de France in Paris, Director of the School of Physics and Chemistry of Paris, and 1991 Nobel Prize Laureate in physics, reflected on the evolution of polymer materials and highlighted "dubious battles" in polymer science in an entertaining but insightful presentation. He is skeptical that computers will operate with molecular-chain wires. While molecular chains have been achieved, 109 operations repeated on that one thread would mean bringing it to a highly oxidized state and then reducing it 109 times without a chemical reaction taking place that would burn it to pieces. Also doubtfu
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