ICMAT2001 in Singapore Demonstrates Driving Forces in Advanced Materials
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INTERNATIONAL UNION OF MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETIES
ICMAT2001 in Singapore Demonstrates Driving Forces in Advanced Materials The Materials Research Society— Singapore organized the International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT2001) as a part of its effort to serve the materials community and to reach out to the region and beyond. The conference was held at the Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Center July 1–6. About 1400 members of the international scientific and materials research community representing 42 countries attended, including 300 researchers and graduate students from Singapore. More than 50 vendors displayed equipment and products at the accompanying exhibition. Students from the National University of Singapore (NUS) provided musical entertainment at the conference banquet held at the RitzCarlton Hotel. The conference opened on July 2 with welcome addresses by the chair, B.V.R. Chowdari (NUS). He spoke about the miniaturization and popularization of electronic products in our daily lives, such as personal computers and cellular phones, as driving the development of new materials and devices. Materials science, the basis for all such advances, he said, is enjoying new developments almost every day. Conference co-chair Albert F. Yee (Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, IMRE) added his welcome to the participants and invited them to visit IMRE and establish scientific links with its staff. Shih Choon Fong, principal advisor for the conference and also the vice chancellor of NUS, welcomed the participants at the formal inauguration, where he emphasized the importance of materials research. He noted that advanced materials are enablers for the four pillars of Singapore’s manufacturing economy: electronics, chemicals, engineering, and the life sciences. He also said that NUS is committed to nurturing talent and entrepreneurship in these areas and encouraged the younger generation to take full advantage of the deliberations at the conference. The guest of honor at this ceremony, Tony Tan, deputy prime minister and minister for defense of the government of Singapore, remarked that the organization of this conference in Singapore is very timely and congratulated MRS—Singapore for its efforts. He conveyed best wishes for the ICMAT2001. During each of the five days, the earlymorning sessions were devoted to plenary lectures in which noted experts presented review talks and attempted to predict MRS BULLETIN/NOVEMBER 2001
Participating in ICMAT2001 in Singapore are (left to right): Albert F. Yee, co-chair; B.V.R. Chowdari, chair; C.F. Shih, vice chancellor of the National University of Singapore; Nobel Laureate Z.A. Alferov, Russia; guest of honor Tony Tan, deputy prime minister and minister for defense, Singapore; Nobel Laureate Horst L. Stormer, USA; and Nobel Laureate Alan J. Heeger, USA.
future directions in their fields for the first decade of the new millennium. There were also public addresses in the evening for conference attendees, students, and the
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