PTM 2015 - International Conference on Solid-Solid Phase Transformations in Inorganic Materials (PTM)

TM 2015 seeks to provide the premier forum for presentations and discussions of current interest, advances and significance in the research area of Solid-Solid Phase Transformations in Inorganic Materials. PTM 2015 continues the phase transformation (PTM) conference series that started with the first conference in 1981 in Pittsburgh followed by the conferences in 1987 in Cambridge, 1994 in Nemacolin Woodlands, 1999 in Kyoto, 2005 in Phoenix and most recently in 2010 in Avignon.
Following the format and spirit of these previous conferences, PTM 2015 will provide a stimulating environment for in-depth discussions and interactions of the key researchers including students to assess the state-of-the-art of solid-solid phase transformation studies as well as to evaluate key areas of future research. The program of PTM 2015 will build on the established approach of combining plenary lectures with invited and contributed talks as well as posters in the following six general subject areas related to solid-solid phase transformations: (1) diffusional transformations, (2) displacive transformation, (3) advances in experimental techniques, (4) advances in modelling and simulation, (5) industrial applications and (6) emerging areas. In detail, contributed talks and posters are sought that are related to the following topics:
1) Diffusional transformations including nucleation, growth, coarsening, precipitation, spinodal decomposition, interphase migration, austenite-ferrite transformation, order-disorder transformations, elasticity
2) Displacive transformations including martensitic transformations and shape memory alloys
3) Advances in experimental techniques including scattering and diffraction techniques, atom probe, high-resolution electron microscopy and laser ultrasonics
4) Advances in modelling and simulation including atomistic simulations, phase field and other meso-scale simulations, multi-scale modelling, fundamentals of structures, thermodynamics and diffusion
5) Industrial applications including phase transformations in advanced steels, thermo-mechanical processing, welding and nuclear materials
6) Emerging areas including phase transitions in interfaces, amorphous alloys/quasicrystals, nanomaterials and materials for sustainable energy
Abstracts of less than 150 words are to be submitted by November 1, 2014 indicating the subject area, presenting author, the preference of oral vs poster presentation and whether or not the contribution is eligible for the Aaronson student award competition.