General Information. Program Schedule

XI

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XII

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Rooms for Symposia

Mexico Mexico

Maya VIII

Vallarta Maya I

Maya II Maya II

Uxmal I y II Uxmal I y II Uxmal I y II

Tulum A Tulum A

Vallarta Vallarta

Chichen Itza I Chichen Itza I

Tulum B Tulum B Tulum B

Maya VIII

Maya I Maya I Maya I

Tulum G Tulum G

Tulum H Tulum H Tulum H

Monday 16 Tuesday 17 Symposium

1. Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology

2. Theory and Computer Simulation of Materials

Maya V

Tulum F Maya V

3. Structural and Chemical Characterization of Metals Alloys and Compounds

5. New Trends in Polymer Chemistry and Characterization

4. Advanced Structural Materials

6. Biomaterials

7. Ecomaterials and Climate Change 8. Composite and Hybrid Materials 9. Advances in Semiconducting Materials 10. Strategies for Academy-Industry Relationships

11. New Catalytic Materials 12. NACE: Corrosion and Metallurgy 14. Photon Absorption for Solar Energy Harvesting

15. Photovoltaics, Solar Energy Materials, and Technologies

16. Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development

17. Domain Engineering in Ferroic Systems 18. Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials, Devices, and Applications

19. Solid State Chemistry of Inorganic Materials 20. Materials and Devices for Flexible

Electronics

21. Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications

23. Nanostructure Applications in Crossover Scientific and Technology Fields

24. Advancing Materials through Scattering and Spectroscopy

Tulum F

Tulum C Tulum C

Cozumel Cozumel

Maya III Maya III

Tulum G Maya V Tulum F Maya V Tulum C Wednesday 18 Thursday 19 Maya III Maya VIII Maya II Maya VI y VII Maya VI y VII Maya VI y VII

XIII

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Rooms for Events

EVENTS SUNDAY 15 MONDAY 16 TUESDAY 17 WEDNESDAY 18 THURSDAY 19

TUTORIAL 1 NANOTECHNOLOGY TUTORIAL 2 PHOTOVOLTAICS AND

SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS

TUTORIAL 3 TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION

TUTORIAL 4 SUBJECTS OF RESEARCH IN CLIMATE CHANGE AND

ENVIRONMENT

TUTORIAL 5 NANOMATERIALS FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS

TUTORIAL 6 TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE: HRTEM AND ELECTRON DIFFRACTION

PLENARY SESSION POSTER SESSION FUNDING AGENCIES EXHIBIT SCIENCE LUNCHEON TULUM D TULUM C TULUM B TULUM A TULUM H TULUM F

TULUM E TULUM E TULUM E TULUM E TERRACE TERRACE TERRACE

TULUM D

FOYER CASA FOYER CASA FOYER CASA FOYER CASA MAGNA & JW MAGNA & JW MAGNA & JW MAGNA & JW

TULUM D

SMM - MRS POSTERS AWARD EXCHANGE

The Mexican Materials Research Society and MRS have signed an agreement under which the Poster Award Winners

of the 2010 Spring Meeting will display their work at the IMRC in Cancún (Tuesday Poster Session). Congratulations to:

Ho Won Jang

University of Wisconsin, Madison;

Thin Film Materials Research Center, KIST, Seoul, Korea.

Hunter McDaniel

University of Illinois.

Stephen Morin

University of Wisconsin, Madison.

In Exchange, the three best posters winners of the IMRC 2010 will be displayed at the 2011 San Francisco, MRS

Spring Meeting.

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Exhibit Map

JW Marriot

FOYER Casa Magna

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Casa Magna Marriot

JW Marriot 17 24 24 26 18 25 20

XVI

Services

Map of the Venue for the IMRC

JW Marriot

FOYER Casa Magna

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Casa Magna Marriot

JW Marriot 17 24 24 26 18 25 20 BO ARD R OOM I UXMAL I UXMAL II BO ARD R OOM II CHICHEN ITZ A I CHICHEN ITZ A II

XVII

Plenary Lectures

Schedule & Map

No. ROOM DAY TITLE PROFESSOR / INSTITUTION

1 TULUM E SUNDAY 15 THE WELL-TEMPERED ENSEMBLE MICHELE PARRINELLO

ETH ZÜRICH, DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND APPLIED BIOSCIENCES

2 TULUM E MONDAY 16 ENGINEERED BIOTIC/ABIOTIC C. JEFFREY BRINKER MATERIALS AND INTERFACES FOR DEPARTMENTS OF CHEMICAL AND

UNDERSTANDING AND NUCLEAR ENGINEERING AND

CONTROLLING BIOLOGY MOLECULAR GENETICS AND MICROBIOLOGY THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO

3 TULUM E TUESDAY 17 NOVEL NANOSCALE MATERIALS SHIV N. KHANNA WITH CONTROLLABLE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS, FUNCTIONALITIES: CONTROLLING VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH

ELECTRONIC, CHEMICAL AND UNIVERSITY

MAGNETIC PROPERTIES VIA SUPER-ORBITALS

4 TULUM E WEDNESDAY 18 THIN GLASSY POLYMER FILMS: DONALD R. PAUL MEMBRANE APPLICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL

ENGINEERING AND TEXAS MATERIALS INSTITUTE, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN

XXIII

Tutorial Courses

Schedule & Map

No. ROOM TUTORIAL COURSE INSTRUCTOR

1 TULUM D NANOTECHNOLOGY DR. JORGE ASCENCIO

INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS FÍSICAS - UNAM

2 TULUM C PHOTOVOLTAICS AND SOLAR NEELKANTH DHERE

ENERGY MATERIALS RESEARCH FACULTY AND PROFESSOR, FSEC, FLORIDA, USA

YASUHIRO MATSUMOTO KUWABARA

SCIENTIST, CINVESTAV, D.F., MEXICO

XAVIER MATHEW

SCIENTIST, CIE-UNAM, TEMIXCO,

MORELOS, MEXICO

3 TULUM B TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION MOT RAMÍREZ CLAUDIO

IPICYT/UASLP MÉXICO

4 TULUM A SUBJECTS OF RESEARCH IN ECOMATERIALS, DR. LUIS EMILIO RENDON DÍAZ MIRÓN CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTO MEXICANO DE TECNOLOGÍA DEL AGUA JIUTEPEC, MORELOS, MÉXICO

5 TULUM H NANOMATERIALS FOR BIOMEDICAL THOMAS J. WEBSTER

APPLICATIONS ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, BROWN UNIVERSITY

LIJIE GRACE ZHANG

HARVARD-MIT DIVISION OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY, HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL,

6 TULUM F TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY DR. ARTURO PONCE PEDRAZA

FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE: HRTEM CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN QUÍMICA

XXVII

Funding Agencies Session

Schedule & Map

ROOM TIME-SCHEDULE SPEAKER INSTITUTION

TULUM D 14:15-14:40 GUILLERMO AGUILAR DIRECTOR DE INVESTIGACIÓN APLICADA CONSEJO NACIONAL DE CIENCIA

Y TECNOLOGÍA TULUM D 15:00-15:20 JAMES FILLERUP DIRECTOR, SOARD,

AIR FORCE OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

TULUM D 15:20-15:40 EDWARD JOHNSON TECHNICAL DIRECTOR, RDECOM FORWARD ELEMENT

COMMAND-AMERICAS

TULUM D 15:40-16:00 WILL FONTAN REGIONAL DIRECTOR-AMERICAS OFFICE OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH GLOBAL