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<td height="18" colspan="2" bgcolor="#8cdae4"><p class="style4">MRS Symposium J: Protons in Solids</p> </td>
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<p align="center" class="style1">ABSTRACT SUBMISSION SITE IS NOW OPEN. DEADLINE IS NOVEMBER 2, 2010!</p>
<p class="style6">The <strong>Symposium J Organizers</strong> request that you submit your abstract for the <strong>Protons in Solids</strong> symposium to take place during the <a href="http://track.mrs.org/y/?e=8462!!t!!151!!0!!231!!neutron@neutronsources.org!!82!!0!!0!!http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Emrs%2Eorg%2Fspring2011">2011 Spring Meeting</a>.</p>
<p class="style6">The proton is a very important, yet elusive, ionic charge carrier in electrochemistry and virtually also a hydrogen carrier in proton pumps and hydrogen separation membranes, for example. Protons are intermediates in water splitting; they are small and can intercalate materials. This symposium features the logistics of protons with respect to their importance to energy materials in experiment and computational modeling: proton conductivity, hydrogen storage, water splitting, and fuel cells. In addition to applications and devices, the symposium will include the important and frequently underestimated basic science of the proton hosted in solids; the transition from hydrogen bonding to proton-phonon coupling; and its benign or malign impact on functionality, stability, and integrity of materials.</p>
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<td colspan="2"><span class="style6"><strong>Session topics will include</strong> <span class="style7">(but will not be limited to)</span><strong>:</strong></span></td>
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<li class="style14">Protons in environment with reduced dimensions<br />
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<li class="style14"> Ceramic proton conductors<br />
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<li class="style14"> Polymer membranes<br />
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<li class="style14"> The proton in hydrogen storage environment<br />
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<li class="style14"> Probing and detecting protons<br />
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<li class="style14"> Water splitting and photosynthesis<br />
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<li class="style14"> Electronic structure of proton conductors<br />
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<li class="style14"> Structural protons vs. hydrogen-bonded protons<br />
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<li class="style14"> Protons, positrons, and polarons<br />
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<li class="style14"> Hydrogen separation membranes<br />
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<li class="style14"> Proton-conducting fuel-cell systems and proton batteries<br />
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<p class="style6">A joint session with Symposium K: Frontiers of Solid-State Ionics is being considered.</p>
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<td colspan="2" bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><span class="style10">Invited speakers include: </span></td>
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<td colspan="2"><p class="style6"><strong>Balu Balachandran </strong>(Argonne National Lab), <strong>Deborah Jones </strong>(Univ. Montpellier II, France), <strong>Sandrine Lyonnard </strong>(French Atomic Energy Commission), <strong>Janina Molenda </strong>(AGH Univ. of Science and Technology, Poland), <strong>Truls Norby </strong>(Univ. of Oslo, Norway), <strong>Ryan O'Hayre </strong>(Colorado School of Mines), <strong>Stephen Paddison </strong>(Univ. of Tennessee Knoxville), <strong>Vanessa Peterson </strong>(Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Org., Australia), <strong>Noriko Sata </strong>(Tohoku Univ., Japan), <strong>V. Hugo Schmidt </strong>(Montana State Univ.), and <strong>Massimo Viviani </strong>(National Research Council, Italy).</p>
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<td colspan="2" bgcolor="#f7921e"><span class="style12">Symposium Organizers</span></td>
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<td width="50%" valign="top"><p class="style6"><strong>Artur Braun</strong><br />
Empa – Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research<br />
Laboratory for High Performance Ceramics<br />
CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland<br />
Tel 41-44-823-4850, Fax 41-44-823-4150<br />
artur.braun@empa.ch</p>
<p class="style6"><strong>Paul Gannon</strong><br />
Montana State University<br />
Chemical and Biological Engineering<br />
Bozeman, MT 59717<br />
Tel 406-994-7380, Fax 406-994-5308<br />
pgannon@coe.montana.edu</p>
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<td width="50%" valign="top"><p class="style6"><strong>Sossina Haile</strong><br />
California Institute of Technology<br />
Materials Science and
Chemical Engineering<br />
Pasadena, CA 91125<br />
Tel 626-395-2958, Fax 626-395-8868<br />
smhaile@caltech.edu</p>
<p class="style6"><strong>Robert A. Robinson</strong><br />
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO)<br />
Kirrawee DC, NSW 2232 Australia<br />
Tel 61-2-9717-9204, Fax 61-2-9717-3606<br />
robert.robinson@ansto.gov.au</p>
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<td colspan="2"><p class="style14"><span class="style14">All abstracts must be submitted via the MRS Web site before <strong>November 2, 2010</strong>. The submission site is available at <a href="http://track.mrs.org/y/?e=8463!!t!!151!!0!!231!!neutron@neutronsources.org!!82!!0!!0!!http%3A%2F%2Fmrsspring2011%2Eabstractcentral%2Ecom%2F">http://mrsspring2011.abstractcentral.com/</a>. In fairness to all potential authors, late abstracts will not be accepted.</span></p>
<p class="style14">Submitting abstracts via the MRS Web site is easy and convenient. Follow the step-by-step instructions on the template, making sure that complete mailing address information is included for the presenting and contact authors. After submitting your abstract, please use your six-digit Control ID number in all communications with MRS regarding the abstract UNTIL a paper number (e.g., A3.8) is later assigned.</p></td>
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<td colspan="2"><span class="style13">For additional meeting information, visit the MRS Web site at www.mrs.org/meetings/ or contact:<br />
Member Services, Materials Research Society, 506 Keystone Drive, Warrendale, PA 15086-7573<br />
Tel 724-779-3003 • Fax 724-779-8313 • <a href="mailto:info@mrs.org">info@mrs.org</a></span></td>
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