Defect Formation, Characterization, Control and Utilization

The Gordon Research Seminar on Defects in Semiconductors is a unique forum for graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and early career scientists with comparable levels of experience and education to present and exchange new data and cutting edge ideas.

This meeting will explore two general themes. First, how experimental and theoretical techniques allow us to characterize defects at the microscopic level and their formation in semiconductor materials. Second, how one can utilize these insights via defect engineering to control the optical, electronic, and thermal properties of a material. Applications include but are not limited to optoelectronic devices, quantum technologies, and photocatalytic materials.

Application Instructions

The seminar will feature approximately 10 talks and 2 poster sessions. All attendees are expected to actively participate in the GRS, either by giving an oral presentation or presenting a poster. Therefore, all applications must include an abstract.

The seminar chair will select speakers from abstracts submitted by May 15, 2022. Those applicants who are not chosen for talks and those who apply after the deadline to be considered for an oral presentation will be expected to present a poster. In order to participate, you must submit an application by the date indicated in the Application Information section above.

Program Format

Gordon Research Seminars are 2-day meetings which take place on the Saturday and Sunday just prior to the start of the associated GRC. The GRS opens with a 1-hour introductory session on Saturday afternoon, followed by a poster session, dinner and a 2-hour session in the evening. Sunday morning begins with breakfast and is followed by another 2-hour session, a second poster session, and lunch. A final 1-hour session takes place just after lunch, and the associated GRC begins later that evening.