ICMAT 2003/IUMRS-ICA 2003 Held in Singapore
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INTERNATIONAL UNION OF MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETIES
ICMAT 2003/IUMRS-ICA 2003 Held in Singapore As part of its continuing series of biennial conferences, the Materials Research Society of Singapore (MRS-S) organized the International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT-2003) December 7–12, 2003. It was combined with the International Union of Materials Research Societies (IUMRS) International Conference in Asia (ICA 2003). More than 1500 delegates from 42 countries attended the conference at the Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Center. Specific efforts were made to encourage the participation of students and researchers from developing countries. The conference formally opened with a welcome address by the president of MRS-S and chair of the Organizing Committee, B.V.R. Chowdari. Shih Choon Fong, principal advisor for the conference and president of the National University of Singapore (NUS), welcomed the participants and stressed the importance of research on various materials that collectively is expected to have a great economic impact. He said that NUS is committed to encouraging and strengthening research and development in materials, with special emphasis on nanotechnology and biomedical engineering. Fong expressed the hope that younger researchers and students would take full advantage of the deliberations at the conference and be motivated to develop their careers in materials science. Continuing with this theme, Guest of Honor Tharman Shanmugarathnam, acting minister for education in Singapore, said that the research results should benefit the community and that future generations must pursue science and technology as a career. He congratulated MRS-S for its efforts and conveyed his best wishes for the success of the conference. Covering the frontier areas of materials science, engineering, and technology, ICMAT-2003/IUMRS-ICA 2003 presented symposia on biomaterials, polymers, catalysis, crystal engineering, electronic ceramics, electromagnetics, microelectromechanical systems, silicon and compound semiconductors, the use of synchrotron radiation methods, atomistic modeling and simulation, photoprocessing, and nanomaterials. More than 1700 oral and poster presentations were given on state-of-the-art findings and future strategies. The conference aimed to foster mutual friendship, cooperation, and plans for future collaborations among attendees. The nine plenary talks, delivered by distinguished scientists—including two
MRS BULLETIN/SEPTEMBER 2004
Nobel Laureates Klaus von Klitzing (left) and Harry W. Kroto (right) and Materials Research Society of Singapore president and chair of the Organizing Committee, B.V.R. Chowdari, at the joint International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT-2003) and the International Union of Materials Research Societies International Conference in Asia (ICA 2003).
Nobel Laureates, Klaus von Klitzing (Max Planck Institute, Stuttgart, Germany) and Harry W. Kroto (University of Sussex, U.K.)—were gathering points for t
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