Bulletin of the American Physical Society
APS March Meeting 2013
Volume 58, Number 1
Monday–Friday, March 18–22, 2013; Baltimore, Maryland
Session E11: Special Outreach Session: Meso-Physics |
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Sponsoring Units: APS Chair: Laura H. Greene, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Room: 310 |
Monday, March 18, 2013 7:30PM - 7:50PM |
E11.00001: Meso Scale Science: Challenges and Opportunities Invited Speaker: Harriet Kung The Director of DOE's Office of Science issued a charge to the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (BESAC) in 2011 to define the research agenda for mesoscale science, the regime where classical, quantum, and nanoscale science meet. The charge builds on over a decade's strategic planning BESAC has undertaken that establishes the importance of nanoscale science -- atomic and molecular scale understanding of how nature works and how this relates to advancing the frontiers of science and innovation. Beyond a new level of science, the opportunity for new, cheaper and more efficient technology and solutions to societal problems is significant and timely. This presentation will discuss the impact of the report and how it has shaped and will continue to inform future research programs in DOE Office of Science. [Preview Abstract] |
Monday, March 18, 2013 7:50PM - 8:30PM |
E11.00002: From Quanta to the Continuum: Opportunities for Mesoscale Science Invited Speaker: George Crabtree Mesoscale science embraces the regime where atomic granularity and quantization of energy yield to continuous matter and energy, collective behavior reaches its full potential, defects, fluctuations and statistical variation emerge, interacting degrees of freedom create new phenomena, and homogeneous behavior gives way to heterogeneous structure and dynamics. Mesoscale architectures form a hierarchy extending from atoms and molecules through polymers, supramolecular assemblies, periodic lattices, multilayers, nanocrystal arrays and multiphase materials. Mesoscale science builds on the foundation of nanoscale knowledge and tools that the community has developed over the last decade and continues to develop. Mesoscale phenomena offer a new scientific opportunity: designing architectures and interactions among nanoscale units to create new macroscopic behavior and functionality. Examples of mesoscale successes, challenges and opportunities will be described. \\[4pt] A more complete discussion of mesoscale science can be found in the BESAC report, \textit{From Quanta to the Continuum: Opportunities for Mesoscale Science}, http://science.energy.gov/bes/news-and-resources/reports/basic-research-needs/\\[4pt] Innovative community input on opportunities for mesoscale science can be found on the \textit{Mesoscopic Materials and Chemistry} website, http://www.meso2012.com/ [Preview Abstract] |
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