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MRS NEWS
MRS Seeks Nominations for 2006 Outstanding Young Investigator Award The Materials Research Society is accepting nominations for the Outstanding Young Investigator (OYI) Award to be presented at the 2006 MRS Spring Meeting in San Francisco. The OYI Award recognizes outstanding interdisciplinary scientific work in materials research by a scientist or engineer under the age of 36 (as of January 1,
2006). The award recipient must show exceptional promise as a developing leader in the materials area. The award consists of a $5,000 prize, a presentation trophy, and a citation certificate. Reasonable travel expenses to attend the MRS Meeting at which the award is presented and the meeting registration fee will be reimbursed.
The deadline for submission of nominations is midnight Eastern time (U.S.) on October 3, 2005. For guidelines and application forms, access the MRS Web site at www.mrs.org/awards/ or contact Lorri Smiley, Materials Research Society, 506 Keystone Drive, Warrendale, PA 150867573, USA; e-mail awardsprogram@ mrs.org.
MRS to Hold Workshop on 3D Multifunctional Ceramic Composites in October 2005 The Materials Research Society will offer a workshop on Three-Dimensional Multifunctional Ceramic Composites on October 3–5, 2005, to be held at the Beckman Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The organizers are Paul V. Braun of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, C. Jeffrey Brinker of the University of New Mexico and Sandia National Laboratories, and Shanhui Fan of Stanford University. The aim of the workshop is to bring together a diverse group of scientists and engineers from academic, industrial, and government laboratories to provide a forum to explore the state of the art in selfassembly of ceramic-based and hybrid ceramic/organic composites for the creation of multifunctional materials. New developments in three-dimensional (3D) photonic crystals, chemical and biological sensors, rapid fabrication techniques, active membranes, 3D holographic patterning, and modeling and theory of 3D optical devices will be explored. The scientific and technical underpinnings of the self-assembly of ceramic and composite structures will be emphasized. The technical program will consist of invited presentations from renowned experts and selected contributed presentations, poster sessions, and hands-on tutorials given by expert faculty. Scholarships will be available for graduate students, postdoctoral scientists, and early-career faculty. Tutorials will be held in the afternoon on October 3, with technical presentations
beginning in the morning on October 4. There have been a number of recent developments in the formation, properties, and modeling of 3D ceramics and composites. In the tutorials, experts in their respective fields will give a series of hands-on tutorials on these developments, with the goal of assisting the transition of these technologies to industry, national laboratories, Department of Defense organizations, and other universities. The tutorials will take place in