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Special Session I:  Materials for Alternative Energy Applications

Douglas A. Loy (Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA; daloy@mse.arizona.edu)

The science of amorphous and optical materials plays a key role in the continued advancement of renewable energy technologies.   Significant research efforts in these areas exist at Universities, the National Laboratories and Industry, involving the control of multi-length scale structure and chemistry within a broad range of inorganic, organic, and hybrid (composite) materials systems.  This symposium is intended to provide a forum to encourage discussion and interactions between investigators in this inherently inter-disciplinary subject.  Contributions from researchers in the field are solicited concerning the synthesis, processing, chemistry, and function of new materials related to alternative energy systems, including fuel cells, passive and active solar technologies, and strategies for high-efficiency energy utilization.  Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, new catalyst supports for clean fuel or hydrogen production, polymeric organic and inorganic membranes for fuel cells or chemical separations, materials for sensors, glass and optical materials for active and passive function in photovoltaic and related technologies, and new material advances for energy efficient lighting.  

Special Session II:  Ionizing Radiation Effects in Amorphous Materials and Structures

Bradley R. Johnson (Pacific Northwest National Lab; Richland, WA, USA; Bradley.Johnson@pnl.gov) and S. K.  Sundaram (Pacific Northwest National Lab; Richland, WA, USA; sk.sundaram@pnl.gov)

The proliferation of novel optical materials and components in space-based environments and in terrestrial applications involving the identification and detection of ionizing-radiation sources necessitates the continuing development of science surrounding the response of optical materials to high-photon-energy sources.  This session will cover all aspects of the interaction of high-energy, ionizing radiation with amorphous materials and structures, including bulk glasses, thin films, amorphization, and other unique structures and processes.  Some examples of appropriate topics are: fundamental interactions of ionization radiation with amorphous materials and structures,  low-dose irradiation, scintillation, electronic processes, and dosimetry.  The session will consist of invited talks, contributed papers, and posters.