AVS 60th International Symposium and Exhibition
    Accelerating Materials Discovery for Global Competitiveness Focus Topic Friday Sessions

Session MG+AS+EM+NS+SA+SE+SP+SS+TF-FrM
Novel Synthesis Approaches and Innovative Characterization Techniques Coupled with Theory & Computations

Friday, November 1, 2013, 8:20 am, Room 202 B
Moderators: E.B. Svedberg, The National Academies, M.B. Holcomb, West Virginia University


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8:20am MG+AS+EM+NS+SA+SE+SP+SS+TF-FrM1
MWCT and Piezoelectric Thick Film Composites that Incorporate Graphene Electrodes
K. Cook-Chennault, S. Banerjee, R. Kappera, M. Chhowalla, Rutgers University
8:40am MG+AS+EM+NS+SA+SE+SP+SS+TF-FrM2
Morphological and Structural Characterization of Size-Selected Pt NPs Supported on TiO2(110) and SiO2/Si(111) via Polarized Total Reflection Fluorescence XAS in UHV
F. Behafarid, L.R. Merte, University of Central Florida, R. Gordon, Argonne National Laboratory, B. Roldan Cuenya, University of Central Florida
9:00am MG+AS+EM+NS+SA+SE+SP+SS+TF-FrM3 Invited Paper
Materials Control on a Nanoscale: Artificial Oxide Structures
D.H.A. Blank, MESA+Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente
9:40am MG+AS+EM+NS+SA+SE+SP+SS+TF-FrM5
Catalytic Micro-/Nano- Motors Propelled by Bubbles
M.T. Manjare, University of Georgia, Athens, B. Yang, University of Texas, Arlington, Y.P. Zhao, University of Georgia, Athens
10:00am MG+AS+EM+NS+SA+SE+SP+SS+TF-FrM6
Erosion Resistant Physical Vapor Deposition Coatings for High Temperature Polymer Matrix Composites Applications
S. Dixit, M. Chin, R. Dixit, Plasma Technology Inc.
10:20am MG+AS+EM+NS+SA+SE+SP+SS+TF-FrM7 Invited Paper
Poking Tips at Surfaces: Mechanical and Electronic Properties of Atomically Defined Interfaces
P. Grutter, McGill University, Canada
11:00am MG+AS+EM+NS+SA+SE+SP+SS+TF-FrM9 Invited Paper
Functionalized Shape Memory Polyester Biomaterials
V. Sheares Ashby, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill