Venue and dates
ISNTE-3 will be held in CSEC, King's Buildings Campus, University of Edinburgh during 10-13th December 2019.
Background
ISNTE-3 will be the third in a series of International Symposia on "Negative Thermal Expansion and Related Materials" and follows on from successful meetings organised by Professors Xianran Xing and Jun Chen in Beijing (2015) and Professors Masaki Azuma and Koshi Takenaka in Yokohama (2017). The series brings together researchers from around the world interested in controlling and exploiting the properties of thermoresponsive materials.
ISNTE-3 will be held over 2.5 days from Wednesday 11th to Friday 13th (!) December 2019 at the Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions (CSEC) of the University of Edinburgh, with an opening reception for delegates on Tuesday 10th December. The meeting will be limited to 60 delegates to maximise opportunities for in-depth research discussions.
ISNTE-3 will cover NTE effects derived from diverse effects (phonons, electronic, orbital ordering and magnetic phase transitions) in different materials categories (oxides, fluorides, intermetallics, organic molecular materials, metal organic frameworks, polymers, meta materials, macroscopic materials).
The opening plenary lecture will be given by Prof. Art Sleight (Oregon State University), whose work has underpinned much of the interest in this field over the last 20 years.
ISNTE-3 Scientific Committee
Prof. J. Paul Attfield, University of Edinburgh, UK.
Prof. John S.O. Evans, University of Durham, UK.
Prof. Xianran Xing, University of Science and Technology, Beijing, China.
Prof. Jun Chen, University of Science and Technology, Beijing, China.
Prof. Masaki Azuma, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan.
Prof. Koshi Takenaka, Nagoya University, Japan.
Prof. Angus Wilkinson, Georgia Tech, USA.
Speakers
Confirmed speakers so far are;
- Art Sleight, Oregon State University
- Xianran Xing, Beijing Institute of Science and Technology
- Jun Chen, Beijing Institute of Science and Technology
- Koshi Takenaka, Nagoya
- Masaki Azuma, Tokyo Institute of Technology
- Angus Wilkinson, Georgia Tech
- Satoshi Takamizawa, Yokohama
- Martin Dove, Queen Mary
- Mark Senn, Warwick University
- Yu Jia, Henan University
- Cong Wang, Beihang University
- Ivana Evans, Durham University
- Hishashi Kino, Tohoku
- Cora Lind, University of Toledo
- Jack Evans, Dresden
- Martin Wegener, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
- Yuichi Shimakawa, Kyoto
- Hanna Bostrom, Angstrom Laboratory Uppsala
Organisers
Paul Attfield, University of Edinburgh, j.p.attfield [at] ed.ac.uk (subject: ISNTE-3)
John Evans, Durham University, john.evans [at] durham.ac.uk (subject: ISNTE-3)
Outline Programme
Tuesday 10th December
Evening; Welcome Party; St Trinnian’s Room, St Leonard’s Hall, Pollock Halls Campus
Wednesday 11th December
Morning; Conference sessions, CSEC
Afternoon; Conference sessions, CSEC
Evening; free
Thursday 12th December
Morning; Conference sessions, CSEC
Afternoon; Conference sessions, CSEC
Evening; Conference Dinner; St Trinnian’s Room, St Leonard’s Hall, Pollock Halls Campus
Friday 13th December
Morning; Conference sessions, CSEC
End
Abstract Submission
All speaking slots are now filled but anyone wishing to contribute a poster should send an abstract to John Evans (john.evans [at] durham.ac.uk (subject: ISNTE-3%20Abstract) ) by 30th November 2019.
Please use the abstract template ISNTE-3 Abstract Template and email as a PDF file.
Registration
Deadline December 4th.
Conference fees are;
- Students £50
- Other delegates £100
The fee is waived for invited speakers.
Registration and fee payment is at:
Accommodation
Delegates are asked to book their own accommodation. Two useful locations are;
Travelodge Edinburgh Cameron Toll
https://www.travelodge.co.uk/hotels/418/Edinburgh-Cameron-Toll-hotel
2-star hotel, 15 mins walk from CSEC
Salisbury Green Hotel
http://www.salisburygreenedinburghhotel.com/
3-star hotel on the University of Edinburgh Pollock Halls campus, 30 mins walk from CSEC.
Many other hotels and guest houses close to Kings Buildings in South Edinburgh may be found through hotel search websites.