November 27 - December 2, 2022
Boston, Massachusetts
December 6 - 8, 2022 (Virtual)
2022 MRS Fall Meeting

Symposium CH01-Understanding Dynamic Processes of Materials Synthesis, Self-Assembly and Processing via In Situ Techniques

In-situ imaging and spectroscopy techniques have emerged as primary tools for characterizing the dynamics of materials formation. The development of in situ capabilities, such as liquid/gas cell holders for transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM), has led to rapid advances in our understanding of a range of dynamic processes, that can not be fully understood via ex-situ experiments. For example, recently developed 3D fast force mapping of interfacial structures via AFM provides a deep understanding of interfacial-driven processes of self-assembly in colloidal solution. This symposium primarily focuses on studies of dynamic processes of materials synthesis, self-assembly, and processing via in situ techniques. The symposium covers a range of topics including particle nucleation, crystal growth, phase transformations, polymeric and organic/inorganic self-assembly, electrochemical processes, and interface dynamics in gases and liquids. This symposium aims to provide a platform of discussion to understand the physics and chemistry of materials formation for researchers from various fields.

Topics will include:

  • Self-assembly in colloidal, polymeric, and biomolecular systems
  • Self-assembly, oriented attachment, and nanoparticle-mediated growth
  • Hierarchical structural through nanoparticle-mediated growth and oriented attachment
  • Interface-driven processes and interface dynamics in gases and liquids
  • The interfacial structure between solid and liquid and the interplay of the solution structures
  • Mechanically, electrically, or magnetically driven processes
  • Phase transformation process and its related structure-function relationship
  • Nucleation and crystal growth from solutions, melts, and vapors
  • Developments in microscopes, data analysis and mining, and practical challenges for microscopy

Invited Speakers:

  • Michele Conroy (Imperial College London, United Kingdom)
  • Peter Crozier (Arizona State University, USA)
  • Jim De Yoreo (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA)
  • Koji Harano (university of Tokyo, Japan)
  • Khalid Hattar (Sandia National Laboratories, USA)
  • Stig Helveg (DTU Physics, Denmark)
  • Andrej Kuznetsov (University of Oslo, Norway)
  • Andrew Lupini (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA)
  • Utkar Mirsaidov (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
  • Xiaoqing Pan (University of California, Irvine, USA)
  • Jungwon Park (Seoul National University, Republic of Korea)
  • Quentin Ramasse (University of Leeds, United Kingdom)
  • Frances Ross (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)
  • See Wee (Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Germany)

Symposium Organizers

Dongsheng Li
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
USA

Qian Chen
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
USA

Yu Han
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Saudi Arabia

Barnaby Levin
Direct Electron LP
USA

Topics

catalytic crystal growth energy storage nucleation & growth phase transformation self-assembly transmission electron microscopy (TEM)