December 2-6, 2002
Hynes Convention Center & Sheraton Boston Hotel and Towers
Boston, Massachusetts

Technical Program
[PDFs posted on September 25, 2002]

Cluster 1 - Polymers and Biomaterials
Symposium A	Defect-Mediated Phenomena in Ordered Polymers [View HTML] [View Abstracts]
Symposium B	Polymer/Metal Interfaces-Fundamentals, Properties, and Applications [View HTML] [View Abstracts]
Symposium C	Bio-Inspired Nanoscale Hybrid Systems [View HTML] [View Abstracts]
Symposium D	Electronics on Unconventional Substrates-Electrotextiles and Giant-Area Flexible Circuits [View HTML] [View Abstracts]

Cluster 2 - Nanomaterials and Technology
Symposium E	Physics and Technology of Semiconductor Quantum Dots [View HTML] [View Abstracts]
Symposium F	Nanocrystalline Semiconductor Materials and Devices [View HTML] [View Abstracts]
Symposium G	Spatially Resolved Characterization of Local Phenomena in Materials and Nanostructures [View HTML] [View Abstracts]
Symposium H	Three-Dimensional Nanoengineered Assemblies [View HTML] [View Abstracts]
Symposium I	Nanomaterials for Structural Applications [View HTML] [View Abstracts]
Symposium J	Nano- and Microelectromechanical Systems (NEMS and MEMS) and Molecular Machines [View HTML] [View Abstracts]

Cluster 3 - Electronic and Photonic Materials
Symposium K	Silicon Carbide-Materials, Processing, and Devices [View HTML] [View Abstracts]
Symposium L	GaN and Related Alloys [View HTML] [View Abstracts]
Symposium M	Progress in Semiconductor Materials II - Electronic and Optoelectronic Applications [View HTML] [View Abstracts]
Symposium N	Novel Materials and Processes for Advanced CMOS [View HTML] [View Abstracts]
Symposium O	Microphotonics III-Materials and Applications [View HTML] [View Abstracts]

Cluster 4 - Spin, Superconductivity and Ferroelectricity
Symposium P	Novel Aspects of Spintronic Materials and Devices [View HTML] [View Abstracts]
Symposium Q	Magnetoelectronics-Novel Magnetic Phenomena in Nanostructures [View HTML] [View Abstracts]
Symposium R	Advanced Characterization of Artificially Structured Magnetic Materials [View HTML] [View Abstracts]
Symposium S	Advances in Superconductivity-Electronics and Electric Power Applications from Atomically Engineered Microstructures [View HTML] [View Abstracts]
Symposium T	Crystalline Oxides on Semiconductors [View HTML] [View Abstracts]
Symposium U	Ferroelectric Thin Films XI [View HTML] [View Abstracts]

Cluster 5 - Surfaces, Interfaces and Membranes
Symposium V	Interfacial Issues for Oxide-Based Electronics [View HTML] [View Abstracts]
Symposium W	Morphological and Compositional Evolution of Thin Films [View HTML] [View Abstracts]
Symposium Y	Surface Engineering 2002-Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications [View HTML] [View Abstracts]
Symposium Z	Structure-Property Relationships of Oxide Surfaces and Interfaces II [View HTML] [View Abstracts]
Symposium AA	Membranes-Preparation, Properties, and Applications [View HTML] [View Abstracts]

Cluster 6 - Metals, Alloys and Inorganics
Symposium BB	Defect Properties and Related Phenomena in Intermetallic Alloys [View HTML] [View Abstracts]
Symposium CC	Supercooled Liquids, Glass Transition, and Bulk Metallic Glasses [View HTML] [View Abstracts]
Symposium DD	Solid-State Chemistry of Inorganic Materials IV [View HTML] [View Abstracts]
Symposium EE	Solid-State Ionics [View HTML] [View Abstracts]
Symposium FF	Materials for Fuel Cells and Fuel Processors [View HTML] [View Abstracts]
Symposium GG	Fiber-Reinforced Cementitious Composites ** Symposium postponed to a future MRS Meeting. Details will be announced later. **
Symposium HH	High-Temperature Thermal Spray Coatings-Thermal Barrier Coatings [View HTML] [View Abstracts]
Symposium II	Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXVI [View HTML] [View Abstracts]

Cluster 7 - Materials Science and Society
Symposium JJ	The Undergraduate Curriculum in Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) [View HTML] [View Abstracts]
Symposium KK	Femto and Attosecond Phenomena in Materials [View HTML] [View Abstracts]
Symposium LL	Rapid Prototyping Technologies III [View HTML] [View Abstracts]
Symposium MM	Granular Material-Based Technologies [View HTML] [View Abstracts]
Symposium NN	Molecular Electronics [View HTML] [View Abstracts]
Symposium X	Frontiers of Materials Research [View HTML] [View Abstracts]

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