MRS Bulletin Volume Organizers Guide Technical Theme Topics for 2000
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David C. Martin
The MRS Bulletin Volume Organizers for 2000 are David C. Martin (University of Michigan), George M. Pharr (University of Tennessee), and Albert Polman (FOM Institute). This year, MRS Bulletin will Cover a ränge of topical themes of current interest in materials research. With an increasing interest in the use of materials in mediane, the first issue focuses on reconstruetive biomaterials. The ability to rationally design molectüar and molecular complexes and assemblies will be demonstrated in the topic of supramolecular materials. New inorganic materials chemistries will be discussed in issues focused on solid electrolytes, transparent conductors, and an issue devoted to "soft processing" using precursor routes. Processing will also be addressed in an issue on thermal spray coarings, as well as the use of focused MeV ion beams for analysis and microfabrication. Simulations and theory are finding increased Utility for materials development and evaluation, which will be discussed in the context of fracture and failure. Finally, there is still interest in well-established materials which retain high commercial impact. Hence, one issue of this volume's Bulletin will focus on defects and diffusion in Silicon processing. For a list of topics and guest editors for 2000, access the MRS Bulletin Website at / www.mrs.org/. David C. Martin is an associate professor in the Materials Science and Engineer ing D e p a r t m e n t at the University of Michigan, where he reeeived his BS (1983) and MS (1985) degrees. He reeeived his PhD degree in 1989 from the University of Massachusetts—Amherst. In 1992, he was n a m e d a National Science Foundation National Young Investigator. From 1997 to 1998 he was a H u m b o l d t Fellow at the Max-Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz, Germany. Martin's research focuses on high resolution studies of the micromech-
Organizers Guide Technical Theme Topics for 2000
George M. Pharr
anisms of deformation and failure in poly mer solids, molecular engineering of highstrength polymer fibers, crystal structure and its evolution in polymers, grain boundaries and dislocations in polymer solids, the structure and properties of poly mers near surfaces, and the morphology of synthetic poly(peptides) produced by genetic engineering techniques. Along with serving as a volume Organizer for MRS Bulletin, Martin served as co-guest editor for the September 1995 issue of MRS Bulletin on the topic of defects in polymers. George M. Pharr is a professor in the Materials Science and Engineering De partment at the University of Tennessee and a collaborating säentist at the Metals and Ceramics Division of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. His research focuses on mechanical behavior of materials, nanoindentation, and thin film mechani cal properties. After reeeiving his PhD degree in materials science and engineer ing from Stanford University in 1979, he pursued one year of postdoctoral studies in the Engineering Department of the University of Cambridge, England, a
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