Nov. 7th, 2014 – MRS/ASM/AVS Joint Symposium at NCSU

November 7, 2014

Symposium Sign

AIF Is Pleased To Host A Joint Symposium:

Materials Research Society – North Carolina Section

ASM International – Carolinas Central Chapter

American Vacuum Society – Mid Atlantic Chapter

 

 

 

Meeting Overview

The meeting will be held on Friday November 7, 2014 at the Mckimmon Center of NC State University (1101 Gorman Street, Raleigh NC 27606). The meeting is expected to draw over 100 participants both locally and from the surrounding region. Topics ranging from materials synthesis, processing, characterization, biomaterials and modeling will be presented by both invited speakers and selected student contributions. The proceedings will be posted 2 days prior to the meeting for digital download. For more information consult the Meeting Flyer

Invited Speakers and Topics

Phil Barletta (RTI) – Thin-film thermoelectric cooling for high power electronics

Lucillle Giannuzzi (LAG & Assoc.) – Ex situ lift out and EXpressLOTM: Yes, you can teach an old dog a new trick

Brian Augustine (High Point Univ) – Mechanism of halogenated solvent exposure to improve noble metal thin film adhesion to PMMA substraes

Location


The meeting will be held at the NC State University Mckimmon Center. Parking is free. Please click here or on the map link above for location information and directions.

For those coming in from out of town and spending the night, please note that you are eligible to receive the NCSU rate when you reserve a room at either the Holiday Inn Express on Gorman Street or at the DoubleTree on Hillsborough Street. Be sure to request the NCSU rate at the time you make your reservation.

Workshops and Courses

This year we are glad that Oxford Instruments will hold a EBSD workshop prior to the meeting presented by Scott Sitzman. If you are interested in attending, please contact Roberto Garcia at rgarcia@ncsu.edu.

Please note that if  a minimum number of attendees have not registered by October 31th for a given Workshop or Short Course, then it may be cancelled and those who have registered will be notified.

Meeting Registration

Meeting registration is closed. You are still welcome to attend the meeting on Nov. 7th. However, lunch will not be provided.
Students will be asked to indicate whether they would like to submit a poster or paper after registering. Abstract submission and registration can be done using the same form.

The registration fee includes lunch and coffee service in the morning and afternoon. It may be paid at the time of the meeting or in advance by check only.

Meeting Registration Fees
Professional $20.00
Student $5.00

Please make checks payable to Materials Research Society and mail to:

NC State University
c/o Fred Stevie
Campus Box 7531 Room 318 MRC
2410 Campus Shore Dr.
Raleigh, NC 27695

Note: If you submit a poster you are automatically registered for the meeting. However, if there will be more than one author attending, each person will have to register separately.

Student Poster and Presentation Sessions

A student poster session will be held and 3 student contributed papers will be selected for 15 minute oral presentations. When registering, you will be asked to indicate whether the abstract should be considered for a poster or for a paper (eligible for an oral presentation). Cash prizes will be awarded for the best student oral presentation and for the top 3 poster presentations. First 32 posters submitted will be judged. Later submissions can be displayed but not judged. Over $2k prizes to be awarded. Primary authors will be asked to register for the Symposium if they have not already done so. Abstract deadline is Oct. 31.

Abstract and Poster requirements

  • Please use plain text for abstract submission
  • Poster size should be 48 inches by 36 inches

Vendor Registration

To reserve a table or to have your company flyers at the meeting, please fill out the online vendor registration form here.
Submitting the form automatically registers the Company Representative for the meeting. Vendor registration includes a 1-page advertisement in the digital proceedings and placement of the company logo on the meeting webpage.

Vendor registration fees
Registration $100
Registration + Table Fee* $250

Please make checks payable to Materials Research Society and mail to:

NC State University
c/o Fred Stevie
Campus Box 7531 Room 318 MRC
2410 Campus Shore Dr.
Raleigh, NC 27695

Please send 1-page advertisement (DOC, DOCX, or PDF  format) and company logo (JPG or PNG format) to Roberto Garcia at rgarcia@ncsu.edu

*Space is limited, so register early to guarantee a table

Vendors

 

Meeting Contacts

Name Affiliation Email Phone
Carrie Donley UNC-CH cdonley@email.unc.edu 919.843.2859
Fred Stevie NCSU fred_stevie@ncsu.edu 919.515.7037
John Lannon, Jr. RTI lannon@rti.org 919.248.1872
Shanthi Iyer NCA&T iyer@ncst.edu
Roberto Garcia NCSU rgarcia@ncsu.edu 919.515.8628
Jesse Jur NCSU jsjur@ncsu.edu 919.515.1676
Charles Parker Duke cbparker@duke.edu 919.660.5592
Mike Rigsbee NCSU mike_rigsbee@ncsu.edu 919.515.3568
Joe Becker Kurt J. Lesker joeb@lesker.com 919.562.9967