Solid State Chemistry Conference 2008

2009 Solid State Chemistry conference

Chair Paul Attfield (University of Edinburgh)

Location

The Grand Oasis (*****)
Cancun
Mexico
Travel, Visas and attractions

Complex

Conference

Restaurant

Room

Date Monday March 10 2008 - Thursday March 13 2008

Confirmed oral presentations Programme    ·    Talk Titles
Plenary

Clare Grey (State University of New York) Jean-Marie Tarascon (Universite de Picardie Jules Verne)

John Goodenough (University of Texas at Austin) klaus yvon (university)

Mercouri Kanatzidis (Northwestern University) Robert Cava (Princeton University)

Russell Morris (University of St Andrews) Wolfgang Schnick (University of Munich)

Yuichi Shimakawa (Kyoto University)

Contributing

Abraham Clearfield (Texas A&M University ) Alexander Norquist (Haverford College)

Andrew Fogg (University of Liverpool) ANTONIO FUENTES (Cinvestav Unidad Saltillo)

Arnold Guloy (University of Houston) Bernd Harbrecht (Fachbereich Chemie)

Edmund Cussen (University of Strathclyde) Eric Toberer (California Institute of Technology)

Ester Garcia-Gonzalez (Universidad Complutense) Frank Disalvo (Cornell University)

Gao Yingjun (Physical department) Hubert Huppertz (LMU-Muenchen)

Juergen Koehler (Max-Planck-Institut) Junji Akimoto (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST))

Ladislav Kavan (J Heyrovsky Institute) Mario Bieringer (University of Manitoba)

Masaaki Isobe (National Institute for Materials Science) Nicolas Mercier (University of Angers)

olivier Mentré (UCCS, Equipe de Chimie du Solide) Pavel Karen (University of Oslo, Dep. of Chemistry)

Serena Margadonna (Chemistry Department) Susana Garcia-Martin (University)

Sylvie Malo (CRISMAT Laboratory) Tetsuya Kawashima (National Institute for Materials Science)

Tony West (University of Sheffield) Tor Grande (NTNU)

Ulrich Schwarz (MPI CPfS) Victor Kozhevnikov (Institute of Solid State Chemistry)

Yuzuru Miyazaki (Tohoku University)

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Fees

Register Standard Student* Payment deadline

Standard $1295
(All-inclusive package) $850
(All-inclusive package) Monday March 3 2008

All-inclusive package:   (conference, accommodation, all food, drinks, social events, etc.)
* Students will share a twin room.

Multiple attendance discount: 3 or more members from the same lab are eligible for a discount. Please contact us.

Multiple conference discount: We can offer you a discount if you wish to attend multiple conferences. Please contact us.

Extras

Adult Children
(12-17) (7-12) (0-6) Deadline

Extra nights $175 $175  $60  $0   Monday March 3 2008

Accompanying (Standard) $500 $500  $225  $0   Monday March 3 2008

Specially-negotiated all-inclusive rates
(including all items listed below, excluding the conference)

Flights

Closest major airport
Cancun (CUN), Mexico

Scheduled Flights
From the US: There are many regular scheduled flights from numerous major US cities & Canadian cities.
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Items included in Solid State Chemistry conference 2008 fee
·  Conference
·  Abstract submission
·  ***** accommodation for 3 nights
·  All group meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
·  Unlimited local alcoholic beverages and soft drinks (24 hours)
·  All refreshments & social events
·  Non-motorized watersports
·  and more....

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Solid State Chemistry conference 2008 schedule

Programme
Talk Titles

Confirmed oral presentations

Abraham Clearfield (Texas A&M University )
Solid State Chemistry of Porous Pillared Group IV Phosphonates
Alexander Norquist (Haverford College)
Synthesis of Noncentrosymmetric Molybdates
Andrew Fogg (University of Liverpool)
Synthesis and anion exchange chemistry of new intercalation hosts containing lanthanide cations, Ln2(OH)5(NO3).xH2O (Ln = Y, Gd-Lu)
ANTONIO FUENTES (Cinvestav Unidad Saltillo)
MECHANICAL MILLING AS A TOOL FOR MANIPULATING THE STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PYROCHLORES
Arnold Guloy (University of Houston)
Chemical Bonding and Reactivity of Polar Intermetallics
Bernd Harbrecht (Fachbereich Chemie)
Nanocrystalline Nickel Oxide – Size-Controlled Synthesis and Magnetism
Clare Grey (State University of New York)
Edmund Cussen (University of Strathclyde)
Eric Toberer (California Institute of Technology)
Low thermal conductivity thermoelectric materials through spontaneous partitioning
Ester Garcia-Gonzalez (Universidad Complutense)
Ferroelectric properties and microstructural effects in NaNb1-xTaxO3
Frank Disalvo (Cornell University)
Intermetallic Nanoparticles as Fuel Cell Catalysts
Gao Yingjun (Physical department)
Transmission Band Characteristics of Photonic Crystal
Hubert Huppertz (LMU-Muenchen)
New Aspects of Borate Chemistry under High-Pressure
Jean-Marie Tarascon (Universite de Picardie Jules Verne)
John Goodenough (University of Texas at Austin)
LESSONS FROM TRANSITION-METAL OXIDES
Juergen Koehler (Max-Planck-Institut)
Late Transition Metal Anions Acting as p-Metal Elements
Junji Akimoto (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST))
Single crystal synthesis, structure and properties of AB2O4-type compounds
klaus yvon (university)
Complex Metal Hydrides for Hydrogen Storage
Ladislav Kavan (J Heyrovsky Institute)
Nanotube-wiring: enhancement of electrochemical activity of LiFePO4 (olivine) by amphiphilic Ru-bipyridine complex anchored to a single walled carbon nanotube
Mario Bieringer (University of Manitoba)
Structural Manipulations of Transition Metal Oxides for Magnetic Property Studies
Masaaki Isobe (National Institute for Materials Science)
New cobalt oxide CaCo2O4; a potential thermoelectric material with the calcium-ferrite type structure
Mercouri Kanatzidis (Northwestern University)
Energy from waste heat. Solid state chemistry of nanostructured chalcogenides for thermoelectric applications
Nicolas Mercier (University of Angers)
Organic-Inorganic Synergy in Halogenometallate Hybrids based on Functional Cations
olivier Mentré (UCCS, Equipe de Chimie du Solide)
Rational Design of New Bi-based Compounds: Continuous Series from 1D to 2D-subunits built up from Oxo-centred Tetrahedra.
Pavel Karen (University of Oslo, Dep. of Chemistry)
Valence mixing and ordering in RBaFe2O5+w
Robert Cava (Princeton University)
Magnetism and Structure of LixCoO2 and comparison to NaxCoO2
Russell Morris (University of St Andrews)
Ionothermal Materials Synthesis
Serena Margadonna (Chemistry Department)
Cooperative Jahn-Teller Distrotion, Phase Transitions and Magnetism in Orbitally Active Transition Metal Fluorides.
Susana Garcia-Martin (University)
Microstructural defects of ordered perovskites studied by selected area electron diffraction and high resolution transmission electron microscopy.
Sylvie Malo (CRISMAT Laboratory)
Novel 2212-based Fe-rich strontium ferrites: layered and collapsed structures
Tetsuya Kawashima (National Institute for Materials Science)
Crystal structure and superconductivity of transition metal nitride gamma-Mo2N and NbN prepared under high-pressure
Tony West (University of Sheffield)
Oxygen Non-stoichiometry in Lithium Cathode Materials
Tor Grande (NTNU)
Ferroelasticity of Sr and Ca substituted LaCoO3-based perovskites
Ulrich Schwarz (MPI CPfS)
New binary silicides by tailoring electronic properties
Victor Kozhevnikov (Institute of Solid State Chemistry)
Perovskite-like ferrites for partial oxidation of methane
Wolfgang Schnick (University of Munich)
Materials Design and Properties of Nitride Phosphors for LEDs
Yuichi Shimakawa (Kyoto University)
Complex ordered perovskites with intriguing physical properties
Yuzuru Miyazaki (Tohoku University)
Preparation, Crystal Structure and Physical Properties of a'(alpha prime)-NaxCoO2

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