Call for Papers

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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

• A tutorial complementing this symposium is tentatively planned.

Invited Speakers (tentative):

• See Wee Chee (Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Germany)
• Qian Chen (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA)
• Jim De Yoreo (Pacific Northwest National Labotatory, USA)
• Yu Deng (Nanjing University, China)
• Yu Han (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia)
• Matthew Jones (Rice University, USA)
• Oh-Hoon Kwon (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea)
• Penghan Lu (Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Germany)
• Heiko Muller (Corrected Electron Optical System GmbH, Germany)
• Xiaoqing Pan (University of California, Irvine, USA)
• Jungwan Park (Seoul National University, Republic of Korea)
• Shu Fen Tan (Nanyang Technological University, USA)
• Jianbo Wu (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China)
• Haimei Zheng (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA)

Symposium Organizers