Public Abstract

DE-SC0019996: Support for the 19th International Conference on Crystal Growth and Epitaxy

Award Status: Inactive

Institution: The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
UEI: NPM2J7MSCF61
DUNS: 003403953

Most Recent Award Date: 07/11/2019
Number of Support Periods: 1
PM: Gersten, Bonnie

Current Budget Period: 06/15/2019 - 05/30/2020
Current Project Period: 06/15/2019 - 05/30/2020
PI: Redwing, Joan

Supplement Budget Period: N/A

Public Abstract

Support for the 19th International Conference on Crystal Growth and Epitaxy Joan M. Redwing, The Pennsylvania State University (Principal Investigator) The project provides financial support to cover registration fees for graduate students and early career researchers to attend the 19th International Conference on Crystal Growth and Epitaxy (ICCGE-19). ICCGE-19 will be held jointly with the 19th U.S. Biennial Workshop on Organometallic Vapor Phase Epitaxy (OMVPE-19) July 28-August 2, 2019 at the Keystone Conference Center, Keystone, Colorado. The conference is being organized and hosted by the American Association for Crystal Growth (AACG) under the auspices of the International Organization for Crystal Growth (IOCG). In keeping with tradition, the 17th International Summer School on Crystal Growth (ISSCG-17) will be held in nearby Granby, CO the week before the conference. The international meetings (ICCGE/ISSCG) are held every three years at a different international location and represent a 60-year history of international cooperation in the field of crystal growth and epitaxy. The ICCGE-19 technical program consists of 27 sessions in all aspects of crystal growth, epitaxy, characterization and applications including both general sessions and special topical symposia. There will be approximately 700 attendees at the conference with ~25% being graduate students or postdoctoral scholars including wide international participation. The format of the conference is designed to encourage interaction between speakers, attendees from academia, industry, government laboratories and vendors to the crystal growth community. Due to a combination of factors, participation of students and researchers in crystal growth and epitaxy in the U.S. has been declining since the1990s despite the important role of new crystalline materials in computing, communication and defense technologies. The request for financial support is aimed at addressing this pipeline problem; the funds will be used specifically to facilitate participation of early career researchers with designated financial need; encourage their engagement with the larger crystal growth community and promote their research to an international audience.

Support for the 19th International Conference on Crystal Growth and Epitaxy

Joan M. Redwing, The Pennsylvania State University (Principal Investigator)

The project provides financial support to cover registration fees for graduate students and early

career researchers to attend the 19th International Conference on Crystal Growth and Epitaxy

(ICCGE-19). ICCGE-19 will be held jointly with the 19th U.S. Biennial Workshop on

Organometallic Vapor Phase Epitaxy (OMVPE-19) July 28-August 2, 2019 at the Keystone

Conference Center, Keystone, Colorado. The conference is being organized and hosted by the

American Association for Crystal Growth (AACG) under the auspices of the International

Organization for Crystal Growth (IOCG). In keeping with tradition, the 17th International

Summer School on Crystal Growth (ISSCG-17) will be held in nearby Granby, CO the week

before the conference. The international meetings (ICCGE/ISSCG) are held every three years at

a different international location and represent a 60-year history of international cooperation in

the field of crystal growth and epitaxy. The ICCGE-19 technical program consists of 27 sessions

in all aspects of crystal growth, epitaxy, characterization and applications including both general

sessions and special topical symposia. There will be approximately 700 attendees at the

conference with ~25% being graduate students or postdoctoral scholars including wide

international participation. The format of the conference is designed to encourage interaction

between speakers, attendees from academia, industry, government laboratories and vendors to

the crystal growth community.

Due to a combination of factors, participation of students and researchers in crystal growth and

epitaxy in the U.S. has been declining since the1990s despite the important role of new

crystalline materials in computing, communication and defense technologies. The request for

financial support is aimed at addressing this pipeline problem; the funds will be used specifically

to facilitate participation of early career researchers with designated financial need; encourage

their engagement with the larger crystal growth community and promote their research to an

international audience.