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THIN FILM AND CRYSTAL GROWTH MECHANISMS

The most recent conference in this series was held at the University of New England in Biddeford, Maine, July 17-22, 2011. The publicity for this conference, and the related Gordon-Kenan Research Seminar (July 16-17), are posted on the 2011 GRC site. The site details and travel arrangements are posted on the GRC site.
The conference chair was Christine Orme, and the vice-chair Joanna Millunchick. The conference information, including most invited speakers and discussion leaders can be found here, i.e. on the GRC site at
http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2011&program=thinfilm.
To make suggestions for the 2013 conference, please send an e-mail to Joanna Mirecki Millunchick.
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If you wish to attend a Gordon Research Conference, you should preferably apply online to the Gordon Conference organization as a first step towards registering. Alternatively details may be obtained by mail from the Gordon Conference Office: Gordon Research Conferences, 512 Liberty Lane, West Kingston, RI 02892, USA. Phone: (401) 783-4011; FAX 783-7644. The Gordon Research Conference home page is at http://www.grc.org/ and E-mail address: grc@grc.org

To judge the scope of the conference series, you may wish to consult the history and programs of the most recent conferences, listed below. These Gordon Research Conferences on Thin Film and Crystal Growth Mechanisms draw on both liquid-phase growth and vacuum-deposition growth communities, to address fundamental issues and new developments of interest to both groups. We develop a strong interaction between the groups, and discuss how our understanding of fundamental chemical, physical and biological processes can be used to develop methods for novel nano-structure growth.
Focused sessions have included, but are not limited to:

Crystals and epitaxy

Novel optical properties

Organic and biological thin films

Medical and Pharmaceutical applications

Fundamentals of nucleation and coarsening

Surface structure, morphology and evolution

Fundamentals of solution-phase and thin film growth

Structure-property relationships at the nanoscale

History, Background and Location

These conferences attract around 100 participants, whose interests span the fields of thin films and crystal growth, and are aimed at areas of mutually beneficial overlap. The sixth conference has just taken place, as described above, and the recent conference programs can be accessed from the list below. The first conference was held from July 6-11, 1997 with co-chairs John Venables and Iwan Alexander. This conference series is a merger of two previous conference series, 'Epitaxial Thin Films and Interfaces', last held in 1995 and 'Crystal Growth', last held in 1994.

Conferences have the usual Gordon Conference format: 3 morning talks, 2 evening talks, with afternoons free for discussion and activities. We had comprehensive poster sessions on both occasions, and it was encouraging how many post-docs and graduate students participated.

The beautiful location of the University of New England in Biddeford, Maine is new for this conference series, but it will clearly prove to be enjoyable. Previously we were at Colby-Sawyer College, located in New London, New Hampshire in the heart of the Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee region, just 100 miles north-west of Boston. This region is known for the natural beauty of its lakes and mountains. It can be accessed from I-89, via state route 114, by taking exit 11 from the south-east, or exit 12 from the north-west. There is always time for extensive scientific discussion, and for leisure activities including tennis, biking, kayaking, hiking and other sports. Please tell people what an excellent time you had at these conferences, so that we maintain the momentum for the 2011 conference.

Previous Conference Programs

If you wish to locate a particular person or topic, try a search.

The two most recent conference programs can be found on the GRC site at 2011 and 2009.
The previous three conference programs can be found here at 2007, 2005 and 2003, and on the GRC site, for 2007, 2005 and 2003.
The 2001 Conference Program and the Speaker list; the 2001 Poster list (pdf) can be downloaded from here, but not searched. There are also some informal poster photos, that can be accessed from this page.
The and the 1999 Conference Program contains the schedule and poster titles, both of which can be searched on this site.
The corresponding official 2001 and 1999 GRC sites can now (retrospectively) be searched.
The 1997 Conference Program contains the schedule and poster titles.

Program details of 1995 Epitaxy Conference.
Program of 1994 Crystal Growth Conference.
Program details of 1993 Epitaxy Conference.
Program of 1993 Crystal Growth Conference.
Program details of 1991 Epitaxy Conference.
Program of 1991 Crystal Growth Conference.

Latest version of this document: 14th July 2012.