Defects and Interfaces for New Functionalities in Ceramics

The Gordon Research Seminar on Solid State Studies in Ceramics is a unique forum for graduate students, post-docs, and other scientists with comparable levels of experience and education to present and exchange new data and cutting edge ideas.

After the success of the first edition in 2016, the 2018 meeting, "Defects and Interfaces for New Functionalities in Ceramics", will offer again the opportunity for young researchers to share knowledge with their peers and interact directly with experts in the field.

Ceramics research is growing rapidly, from the most fundamental aspects to a whole variety of applications in the energy, aerospace, electronics, optics, structural and biomedical fields. Defects and interfaces have acquired a prominent role towards the development of new functionalities in ceramic materials, thanks to their great influence on microstructure, properties and processing, while in-situ characterization techniques are enabling new perspectives on their formation and evolution.

Multiple viewpoints will be present, with experts coming from academia, industry and national labs joining for talks, poster sessions and a conclusive career panel. Discussion and networking in an informal atmosphere will be fostered, in preparation for the following GRC.