Scientific Program

The conference will feature the following MainTopics:

• Experimental Thermodynamics and Modeling
• Ecomaterials / Special Materials
• Lamp Chemistry
• Structure and Dynamics of High Temperature Materials
• High Temperature Liquid Phase Chemistry
• Non-oxidic High Temperature Ceramics
• Lanthanides and Actinides, Nuclear Applications
• High Temperature Intermetallics / Superalloys
• Lead-free Soldering

Plenary Lectures

The following lecturers have confirmed their attendance:

F. Aldinger
Advanced Materials for Thermal Barrier Coatings

L. Hennet
Structure and Dynamics of Levitated Liquid Materials

H. Ipser
A₃B Intermetallics: Defect Chemistry and Nonstoichiometry

M. Miodownik
What Use is Art to Material Science?

A. Nakamura
The Defect-fluorite Oxides Ln_1-xM_yO_2-y/2 (L=Lanthanide; M=Hf,Zr,Ce,Th,U)

P. Nash
Enthalpies of Formation of Compounds in the Al-Ni-X Systems

K. Consemüller
Do Universities prepare for Industrial Careers?

N. Sobczak
The Factors affecting Wettability and Bond Strength of Solder Joints

Z. Toth
Chemistry of Material Science Phenomena in High Intensity Discharge Light Sources