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• 33nd International Conference & Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites
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A message from

Jonathan Salem

2009 ICACC Program Chair

The 33rd International Conference and Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, organized by the ACerS Engineering Ceramics Division (ECD) and The American Ceramic Society (ACerS), consists of eleven Symposia and four Focused Sessions.

We are excited to have symposia co-organized with the Electronics Division (ED) and the Nuclear & Environmental Technology Division (N&ETD). There are many cross cutting interests and complementary R&D programs between divisions, and we believe this joint programming will be synergistic and beneficial to our global audience.

Although the Daytona Beach location does not allow us to hear and see the shuttle and missile launches that were easily accessed from Cocoa Beach, we can still learn about the latest technologies to be used in the next generation launch vehicles and space transportation systems, such as composites, ceramics, sensors, and specialty materials.

The Mechanical Behavior and Performance of Ceramics & Composites symposium continues to be a cornerstone event, however, the Nanostructured Materials and Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC) symposia have grown tremendously and now account for a similar number of presentations. This is a testament to the preeminence of the International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites in representing the latest technological breakthroughs, and the ability of the conference to meet the needs of researchers from around the world.

The 3rd International Symposium on Nanostructured Materials and Nanocomposites has been organized in honor of Professor Koichi Niihara. He pioneered many nanocomposite concepts and has made tremendous contributions to the science and engineering of nanomaterials.

The SOFC symposium is in its 6th year and strives to solve a host of technical issues confronting new paradigms in energy usage, as does the symposium on Key Materials and Technologies for Efficient Direct Thermal-to-Electrical Conversion. The need for and interest in armor technologies is evident not only from recent newspaper headlines, but from the attendance at past ceramic armor sessions. We expect another informative armor symposium in 2009.

Once again, the Electronics Division is co-organizing a Symposium on Advanced Dielectric, Piezoelectric and Ferroelectric Materials in order to address fundamental  electromechanical phenomena and to highlight the latest advances in materials technologies for innovative applications.

Nuclear power applications represent another area of growing research on ceramic materials. The International Symposium on Silicon Carbide and Carbon-based Materials for Fusion and Advanced Nuclear Energy Applications has been organized to help bring about the use of ceramics in the next generation of nuclear plants. In addition, the symposium on Processing and Properties of Nuclear Fuels and Wastes has been co-organized with the N&ETD to address the use of ceramics and glasses in the processing and disposition of nuclear materials and wastes.

Several common themes and applications can be seen in terms of energy storage and usage, and complex materials structures on the nano-, micro- and meso-scales. Thus joint sessions between the Bioceramics, Nanostructured Materials and Porous Ceramics symposia are planned. The details of complex and novel processing routes to achieve multifunctionality will be addressed in the symposium on Advanced Processing and Manufacturing Technologies for Structural and Multifunctional Materials and Systems.

These symposia and more are planned for 2009 and are listed in detail in this Call for Papers. The ECD Executive Committee and volunteer organizers hope you will submit an abstract and join us at the 2009 International Conference and Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites in Daytona Beach, Florida. We assure you that we will work hard to make our conference both beneficial and enjoyable.