The 13th International Summer School on Crystal Growth will be held August 5-11, 2007 at the Park City Marriott in Park City, Utah. Following tradition, the School will be held the week prior to the 15th International Conference on Crystal Growth in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The objective of the school is to provide a comprehensive series of lectures on theoretical and experimental aspects of growth and characterization of semiconducting, oxide, metallic, organic, and biological crystals. Lectures by leading researchers will encompass crystal growth and epitaxial processes, nanocrystallization, in-situ and ex-situ characterization, properties, and applications, with a focus on fundamental discussion of the chemical and physical processes that control the assembly of atoms and molecules from the melt, solution, or vapor. A textbook based on the lectures will be available at the School.
The level of the school is intended for post-graduate and post-doctoral students as well as researchers from industry and academia who are interested in fundamental knowledge of crystal growth and epitaxy. Researchers new to crystal growth as well as experts are encouraged to attend.
The format of the School is designed to encourage interaction between lecturers and attendees. Informal discussion of student research through posters is planned during extended coffee breaks. In addition, several social activities will provide ample opportunity for discussions.
Crystal Growth Fundamentals - G. Muller (Univ. Erlangen-Nurnberg), Melt Growth; A. Chernov (LLNL), Solution Growth; G. Stringfellow (Univ. Utah), Vapor Growth; P. Rudolph (IKZ Berlin), Defects in Crystals; K. Ploog (Paul Drude Institute), Semiconductor Surface Dynamics; M. Giesen (Univ. Julich), Metal Surface Dynamics
Simulation and Modeling - J. Derby (Univ. Minn.), Large-Scale Numerical Modeling; K. Kakimoto (Kyushu Univ.), Modeling Magnetic Fields; R. F. Sekerka (Carnegie Mellon Univ.), Phase-Field Modeling of Crystal Morphologies; J. Evans (Iowa State), Kinetic Monte Carlo Simulations
Crystal Surfaces and Interfaces - P. Dove (Virginia Tech), Mineral Systems; P. Vekilov (Univ. Houston), Protein Systems; S. Parker (Bath Univ.), Modifiers and Impurities; T. Kuech (Univ. Wisc.), Surfactants in Semiconductor Epitaxy; E. Vlieg (Nijmegen Univ.), Structure of the Crystal-Liquid Interface
In-Situ Characterization - K. Tsukamoto (Tohoku Univ.), Interferometric Techniques in Solution Growth; C. Orme (LLNL), Atomic Force Microscopy in Solutions; F. Ross (IBM), In-situ Electron Microscopy of Semiconductor Films and Nanowires; M. Pristovsek(Tech. Univ. Berlin), Thin Film Spectroscopic Techniques
Emergent Systems – L. Addadi (Weizmann Inst.), Biomineralization; M. Lahav (Weizmann Inst.), Supramolecular Crystal Design; J. DeYoreo (LLNL), Biomolecular Modification; X.Y. Liu (Singapore Natl. Univ.), Templated Nucleation; G. Galli (UC Davis), Simulation of Nanoparticle Formation; A. Nozik (NREL), Nanodot Photovoltaics; M. Wang (Nanjing Univ.), Pattern Formation in Surface Dendrites
Novel Crystal Technology – M. Skowronski (Carnegie Mellon Univ.), SiC Bulk and Epitaxy; R. Davis (Carnegie Mellon Univ.) GaN and ZnO; P. Schunemann (BAE Systems), Nonlinear Optical Crystals; A. P. Tomsia (LBNL), Artificial Bones and Teeth
Banquet Speaker – M. McBride (Yale Univ.) A Potrait of Ostwald's Life
