CONFERENCE OVERVIEW

Wolfgang Pauli used to say God made the bulk; surfaces were invented by the devil. When Rointan F Bunshah founded the International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings (ICMC) in 1974 he attracted an increasing number of attendees by recognizing the rapidly growing need for improving the surface characteristics of materials. In 1990 the ICMC was held in conjunction with the 8th International Conference on Thin Films, and from then on became the ICMCTF, or International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films. ICMCTF is internationally recognized as a vibrant technical conference that integrates fundamental and applied research focused on thin film deposition, characterization, and advanced surface modification techniques. It is the premier international meeting in this field, bringing together scientists and technologists from both academia and industry, thereby merging up to date research with cutting edge applications. The conference consistently draws more than 700 attendees each year with multiple oral technical sessions and a well-attended poster session. ICMCTF 2012 is organized in seven concurrent symposia A through G and four special topical symposia, which address experimental, theoretical, and manufacturing issues associated with development of new coating materials and processes, and evolving approaches to scale-up for commercial applications. In addition to the technical program, the conference features a twoday industry exhibition, which is open to the public, showcasing the latest in equipment, materials and services used for the deposition, monitoring and characterization of coatings and thin films. Short courses and Focused Topic Sessions (FTS) will be offered throughout the conference week. Each year, the R.F. Bunshah Award Laureate and three outstanding Graduate Student Award winners are celebrated during a special convocation at the ICMCTF. The Town and Country Resort Hotel and Convention Center, in lovely San Diego, CA, is the official conference venue, providing a relaxed atmosphere for discussion and networking among the attendees. The organizers are pleased to invite you to participate in the ICMCTF 2012 conference and look forward to seeing you there.

Symposium B Hard Coatings and Vapor Deposition Technology Chairs: Andre Anders, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA, aanders@lbl.gov; Yip-Wah Chung, Northwestern University, USA, ywchung@northwestern.edu; Claus Rebholz, University of Cyprus, CY, claus@ucy.ac.cy Invited: Gintautas Abrasonis, Helmholtz-Zentrum DresdenRossendorf, DE; Jang-Hsing Hsieh, Ming Chi University of Technology, TW; Steffen Weissmantel, University of Applied Sciences Mittweida, DE; Takeshi Ishikawa, Hitachi Tool Engineering, JP; Helga Holzschuh, SuCoTec AG, CH; Gregory Rohrer, Carnegie Mellon University, USA; Diederik Depla, Ghent University, BE; Yoshiro Iwai, Fukui University, JP; Adrian Leyland, The University of Sheffield, UK; Dmitry Shtansky, National University of Science and Technology, RU; Etienne Bousser, cole Polytechnique de Montral, CA; Martin Fenker, FEM Research Institute, DE; Jinn Chu, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, TW; Kirsten Bobzin, RWTH Aachen, DE; Rainer Cremer, KCS Europe, DE; Rostislav Daniel, Montanuniversitaet Leoben, AT; Hans Hoegberg, Linkoping University, SE; Mark D. Asta, University of California, Berkeley, USA; Philomela Komninou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR; Danny Perez, Los Alamos National Lab, USA Symposium C Fundamentals and Technology of Multifunctional Thin Films: Towards Optoelectronic Device Applications Chairs: Marco Cremona, Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro, BR, cremona@fis.puc-rio.br; Tetsuya Yamamoto, Kochi University of Technology, JP, yamamoto.tetsuya@ kochi-tech.ac.jp Invited: Susumu Noda, Kyoto University, JP; Mariadriana Creatore, Eindhoven University of Technology, NL; Andy P. Monkman, Durham University, UK; Tino Hofmann, University of Nebraska, USA; Christian Spielmann, University of Jena, DE; Klaus Ellmer, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin fuer Materialien und Energie GmbH, DE; Bernd Szyszka, Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films, DE; Ilia Katardjiev, Uppsala University, SE; Xiao Wei Sun, Nanyang Technological University, JP Symposium D Coatings for Biomedical and Healthcare Applications Chairs: Roland Hauert, EMPA, CH, roland.hauert@empa.ch; Jeffrey Piascik, RTI International, USA, jpiascik@rti.org Invited: Paul K. Chu, City University of Hong Kong, HK; Krasimir Vasilev, University of South Australia, AU; Robert Wilson, APS Materials Inc., USA; Luis Augusto Rocha, Universidade do Minho, PT; Jean Geringer, Ecole Nationale Superiure des Mines, FR Symposium E Tribology & Mechanical Behavior of Coatings and Engineered Surfaces Chairs: Nigel Jennet, National Physical Laboratory, UK, nigel.jenett@npl.co.uk; Thomas W. Scharf, University of North Texas, USA, thomas.scharf@unt.edu Invited: Michael Chandross, Sandia National Laboratories, USA; Jeff Th. M. De Hosson, University of Groningen, NL; Julien Fontaine, LTDS, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, FR; Ashlie Martini, Purdue University, USA; Karsten Durst, University Erlangen-Nuernberg, DE; Shoji Kamiya, Nagoya Institute of Technology, JP; Andrew Minor, University of California, Berkeley, USA; Joost Vlassak, Harvard University, USA; Nicolas Barbosa, NIST Boulder, USA

Symposium F New Horizons in Coatings and Thin Films Chairs: Ulf Helmersson, Linkoping University, SE, ulfhe@ifm. liu.se; Sanjay V. Khare, University of Toledo, USA, khare@physics. utoledo.edu; Jeffrey Zabinski, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA, Jeffrey.zabinski@wpafb.af.mil Invited: Yukiko Yamada-Takamura, JAIST Ishikawa, JP; Arutiun P. Ehiasarian, Sheffield Hallam University, UK; Ludwig Martinu, Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal, CA; Viteslav Stranak, University of South Bohemia, CZ; Jens Emmerlich, RWTH Aachen, DE; Shigeru Niki, The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, JP; Jochen Schneider, RWTH Aachen, DE; Neville Moody, Sandia National Laboratories, USA; Eoin OReilly, Tyndall National Institute, IE; Mark Verbrugge, General Motors R&D, USA Symposium G Applications, Manufacturing and Equipment Chairs: Daphne Pappas, Army Research Laboratory, USA, daphne.pappas@arl.army.mil; Kenji Yamamoto, Kobe Steel Limited, JP, yamamoto.kenji1@kobelco.com Invited: Christoph Leyens, Dresden University, DE; Bruce D. Sartwell, ESTPC, USA; Liam Pingree, The Boeing Company, USA; Naoto Ohtake, Tokyo Institute of Technology, JP; Darryl Young, Ford Motor Company, USA; Fabian Felderhoff, Robert Bosch GmbH, DE; Mustafa Uergen, Istanbul Technical University, TR; Vladimir Gorkhovsky, University of Texas, San Antonio, USA; Aharon Inspektor, Kennametal Inc., USA; Richard P. Welty, Magplas Technik LLC, USA Topical Symposium TS1 Surface Engineering for Thermal Transport, Storage and Harvesting Chairs: Baratunde Cola, Georgia Technical Institute, USA, cola@gatech.edu; Christopher Muratore, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA, chris.muratore@wpafb.af.mil Invited: Timothy S. Fisher, Purdue University, USA Topical Symposium TS2 Advanced Characterization of Coatings and Thin Films Chairs: Finn Giuliani, Imperial College London, UK, f.giuliani@ imperial.ac.uk; Sandra Korte, University of Cambridge, UK, sk511@cam.ac.uk; Peter Schaaf, TU Ilmenau, DE, peter.schaaf@ tu-ilmenau.de Invited: Frank Muecklich, Saarland University, DE; Suneel Kodambaka, UCLA, USA Topical Symposium TS3 Energetic Materials and MicroStructures for Nanomanufacturing Chairs: Teiichi Ando, Northeastern University, USA, tando@coe.neu.edu; Charalabos C. Doumanidis, National Science Foundation, USA, cdoumani@nsf.gov; Claus Rebholz, University of Cyprus, CY, claus@ucy.ac.cy Invited: Carole Rossi, University of Toulouse, FR; David P. Adams, Sandia National Laboratories, USA; Priya Vashishta, University of Southern California, USA Topical Symposium TS4 Graphene and 2D Nanostructures Chairs: Manish Chhowalla, Rutgers University, USA, manish1@ rci.rutgers.edu; Christian Teichert, Montanuniversitaet Leoben, USA, christian.teichert@unileoben.ac.at Invited: Thomas Anthopoulos, Imperial College London, UK; Thomas Michely, University of Cologne, DE; Hua Zhang, Nanyang Technological University, SG; Jianxing Huang, Northwestern University, USA

PLENARY SPEAKER: Monday, April 23, 2012

The conference opens with a Plenary by Professor Peter Fratzl, Director of the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam (DE), entitled How Interfaces Control the Mechanical Behavior of Biological Materials.

EXHIBITION: Tuesday & Wednesday, April 2425, 2012

An extensive equipment exhibition of the premier international companies is offered in conjunction with the Conference on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 2425, 2012. The exhibition promotes technical interchange of information on the science, technology, and application of coatings, thin films, and surface modification methods. Companies interested in exhibiting should contact Jeannette DeGennaro at jeannette@avs.org for more information.

EXHIBITOR KEYNOTE LECTURE: Tuesday, April 24, 2012

The exhibition is introduced Tuesday morning by Keynote Speaker Professor Emeritus Roger De Gryse, Ghent University (BE). His focus will be Rotatable Magnetrons, Today and Tomorrow.

POSTER SESSION: Thursday, April 26, 2012

The conference includes a well-attended poster session on Thursday, April 26, 2012. Authors show a detailed summary of their work. During the two hour session, authors will be standing with their posted materials to lead discussions and answer questions.

SHORT COURSES and FOCUSED TOPIC SESSIONS (FTS)

Various short courses and Focused Topic Sessions (FTS) will be offered on selected days during the conference week. These courses and FTS will be posted later this year on the conference website. The Annual General Meeting of the VAMAS TWA22 is open to all interested in international cooperation to develop coating property measurement methods.

TECHNICAL SYMPOSIA
Contributed papers are solicited for 32 sessions, within seven concurrent symposia A through G and four special topical symposia, which span an extensive collection of subjects. Abstracts will be evaluated for their potential interest to the conference attendees and on the quality of their technical content. More than 80 invited speakers with international recognition in their respective fields will strengthen the program. More details are available online at http://www2.avs.org/conferences/ICMCTF/ pages/technical_symposia.html. Symposium A Coatings for Use at High Temperature Chairs: Ann Bolcavage, Rolls-Royce Corporation, USA, ann.bolcavage2@rolls-royce.com; Don Lipkin, GE Research, USA, lipkin@research.ge.com Invited: Xiao Peng, State Key Laboratory for Corrosion and Protection, CN; Krystyna Stiller, Chalmers University, SE; Brian Gleeson, University of Pittsburgh, USA; Mats Halvarsson, Chalmers University, SE; Liang Jiang, GE Research, USA; John Hutchinson, Harvard University, USA; Vincent Maurel, MINES ParisTech, FR; Albert Feuerstein, Praxair Surface Technologies, USA; Elizabeth Opila, University of Virginia, USA; Kang Lee, RollsRoyce Corporation, USA; Toshio Maruyama, Tokyo Institute of Technology, JP

SPECIAL EVENTS
Special events include receptions for the exhibition, awards, and poster session, as well as social events to begin and wrap up the conference itself.

ABSTRACTS DEADLINE: Saturday, October 1, 2011

PLEASE NOTE: Abstract submissions are via the web only. Authors interested in submitting an abstract and presenting a paper should consult the conference web site for detailed descriptions of the individual symposia and sessions. To submit an abstract go to: http://www.icmctf.org/ and/or http://www2.avs.org/conferences/icmctf

R.F. BUNSHAH AWARD and ICMCTF LECTURE DEADLINE: Saturday, October 1, 2011
The R.F. Bunshah Award and Honorary ICMCTF lectureship recognizes an individual scientist or engineer for outstanding research or technological innovation in the field of surface engineering, coatings, thin films, and related areas of interest to ASED. The award consists of a $1500 cash prize, an engraved statuette stating the nature of the award, and an honorary lectureship at the ICMCTF conference. The laureate shall also receive up to six nights lodging at the Town and Country Hotel, travel support reimbursement up to $1500 and a complimentary meeting registration. Detailed information and nomination procedures are available on the ASED website: http://divisions.avs.org/ased/

STUDENT PRE-REGISTRATION: Before Friday, March 17, 2012 $260 with Town and Country Hotel Confirmation Number or proof of a local residential/business address $350 non-conference hotel $380 $450 $300 $150 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. STUDENT ON-SITE REGISTRATION with Town and Country Hotel Confirmation Number or proof of a local residential/business address non-conference hotel SINGLE DAY REGISTRATION (Mo-Thu) (Fri)

CALL FOR PAPERS and AWARDS NOMINATIONS

GRADUATE STUDENT AWARDS DEADLINE: Saturday, October 1, 2011

The Graduate Student Awards are presented for excellence in scholarly research. Students are judged on the quality of their research, their oral presentation at ICMCTF and individual discussions with the Awards Committee. Three awards are chosen consisting of a cash prize ($400, $300 and $250), a certificate, complimentary meeting registration, up to six nights lodging at the Town and Country Hotel and travel support reimbursement up to $500. Detailed information and nomination procedures are available on the ASED website: http://divisions.avs.org/ased/

ALL REGISTRANTS RECEIVE a copy of the abstract/program book open-access to the conference proceedings for one year admission to the equipment exhibition admission to Focused Topic Sessions drink tickets for receptions throughout the conference week.

HOTEL ACCOMODATIONS
The Town and Country Hotel is the official conference hotel. A limited number of rooms will be held until Monday, April 2, 2012 for your convenience. Reservations must be made directly with the hotel and should be done early to guarantee your space. Mention that you are attending the ICMCTF meeting to receive the reduced conference rates. The hotel requires a one night deposit via credit card to hold your room.

2012
39TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON METALLURGICAL COATINGS AND THIN FILMS
April 23 27, 2012 Town and Country Hotel San Diego, California, USA

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Authors are encouraged to submit scientific papers for the Conference Proceedings which will be published as special issues of the Elsevier journals Surface and Coatings Technology (SCT) and Thin Solid Films (TSF). Manuscripts, prepared according to the journals Guidelines for Authors, should be submitted electronically and will be subject to a strict scientific journal standards peer review. Accepted manuscripts from Symposia A, B, E, G, TS1, and TS2 will be published in SCT while the accepted manuscripts from Symposia C, D, F, TS2 and TS4 will be published in TSF. Continuing this year, ICMCTF has ensured a one year open-access of the Conference Proceedings in TSF and SCT on line. This will increase the articles world-wide visibility as well as the chances for citations. Anyone will be able to read and download the papers from the Journals web-sites (SCT and TSF). All attendees will be notified via email when the proceedings appear on-line.

TOWN AND COUNTRY HOTEL ON-LINE RESERVATION

On-line room reservations for the conference hotel (Town & Country) are available at: https://resweb.passkey.com/go/ c233ec29 or via a direct link on the ICMCTF web site: http://www2. avs.org/conferences/ICMCTF.

ROOM RATES

ICMCTF 2516 Hilton Drive Kettering, OH 45409 USA

$140.00 single or double, $160.00 triple, $180.00 quad. Students: $90.00 single, $105.00 double, $125.00 triple, $145.00 quad. A limited number of student rooms are available with ID. USA Government rates (not yet posted for 2012) are available with ID.

Complete Call For Paper details available online at

http://www2.avs.org/conferences/icmctf

Awards Deadline: October 1, 2011

CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS
GENERAL CHAIR Ali Erdemir Argonne National Laboratory Argonne, IL, USA erdemir@anl.gov ASED CHAIR Joerg Patscheider EMPA Duebendorf Duebendorf, Switzerland joerg.patscheider@empa.ch CONFERENCE MANAGER Phyllis Greene Jackson, WY, USA pgreene@mrl.uiuc.edu PROGRAM CHAIR Paul Mayrhofer Montanuniversitaet Leoben Leoben, Austria paul.mayrhofer@unileoben.ac.at EXHIBITION MANAGER Jeannette DeGennaro New York, NY, USA jeannette@avs.org CONFERENCE SECRETARY Melani Muratore Kettering, OH, USA icmctf@icmctf.org

Abstract Deadline: October 1, 2011

Abstract Deadline: October 1, 2011 Manuscript Deadline: March 1, 2012 Pre-Registration Deadline: March 17, 2012
Sponsored by: Advanced Surface Engineering Division of the AVS http://divisions.avs.org/ased/

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
PLEASE NOTE: The Town and Country Hotel provides technical meeting space in proportion to the number of hotel sleeping rooms sold. Therefore, the registration fee structure is based on your utilizing the Town and Country Hotel. The ICMCTF Conference depends on your continued support. PRE-REGISTRATION: Before Friday, March 17, 2012 with Town and Country Hotel Confirmation Number or proof of a local residential/business address $1000 non-conference hotel $700 $850 $1100 ON-SITE REGISTRATION with Town and Country Hotel Confirmation Number or proof of a local residential/business address non-conference hotel

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