The 13th Pacific Rim Conference of Ceramic Societies(PACRIM13)
October 27 - November 1, 2019 Okinawa Convention Center, Japan
List of symposium (as of March 22, 2019)

Symposium 14:
Advanced structure analysis and characterization of ceramic materials
Recent developments in structure analysis and characterization of inorganic crystalline and amorphous materials, such as
X-ray, neutron, synchrotron, and electron diffraction, x-ray/neutron scattering, IR/Raman scattering, NMR, XAFS, pdf,
first-principles calculations, computer simulations, Rietveld analysis, maximum-entropy method, in situ measurements
at high temperatures/pressures and electron/nuclear density analysis are remarkable. These techniques enable one to
study not only static and long-range periodic structures but also dynamic and short-/intermediate-range structures.
Knowledge of the crystal and electronic structures is quite important in the exploration of novel materials. Multi-scalecharacterization from electron level to micrometers is becoming more important to understand the phenomena at theinterface, grain boundaries and surfaces of ceramic materials. In this symposium, we discuss the structure-property
relationship of various ceramic materials (Electro, Magnetic and Optical Ceramics; Energy and Environment RelatedCeramics; Bio-ceramics; Ceramics for Safety and National Security Secure Society; Traditional Ceramics). Material
design based on the crystal and electronic structures is also important topic in this session.
<PROPOSED SESSION TOPICS>
X-ray, neutron, synchrotron and electron diffraction, XAFS, PDF analysis, light scattering, computer simulation,
first-principles calculations, physico-chemical properties, structure-property relationships, crystal structure, glasses
and amorphous materials, nano-structure, micro-structure, interfaces, surfaces and grain boundaries. Structure-basedmaterial design. New material exploration and structure determination.
<CALL FOR STUDENT/YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARDS>
Describe the following information in “Request to organizer” of the web page “Oral/Poster presentation - Input” of“Abstract Submission” when you submit the abstract.
Month/year of birth of the applicant must be April 1, 1986 or the date after April 1, 1986. The applicant must be the firstauthor of the present poster/oral presentation.
Example:1) Application: I apply the award.
2) Applicant name: Masatomo Yashima3) Position: 2nd year PhD course student, 2nd year master course student, Research Associate, Assistant Professor,Researcher etc.
4) Month/Year of birth: August 1989
5) Main three publications. Give * to the applicant name.
1. Yashima, M.* (2015). Invited Review: Some recent developments in the atomic-scale characterization of structuraland transport properties of ceria-based catalysts and ionic conductors. Catalysis Today, 253, 3-19.
2. Zhang, W., Shiraiwa, M., Wang, N., Ma, T., Fujii, K., Niwa, E., & Yashima, M.* (2018). Pr/Ba cation-disorderedperovskite Pr2/3Ba1/3CoO3−δ as a new bifunctional electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction and oxygen evolution
reactions. Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan, 126(10), 814-819.
3. Uno, W., Fujii, K., Niwa, E., Torii, S., Miao, P., Kamiyama, T., & Yashima, M.* (2018). Experimental visualizationof oxide-ion diffusion paths in pyrochlore-type Yb2Ti2O7. Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan, 126(5), 341345.
<ORGANIZERS>
Masatomo Yashima, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, email: yashima@cms.titech.ac.jp
Scott T. Misture, Alfred University, USA<INVITED LECTURES>
Tentative invited lecture information is posted in the following URL;
http://www.ceramic.or.jp/pacrim13/list_of_invited_speakers.html#14

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