18th International Conference on
Liquid and Amorphous Metals

LAM18
Hiroshima(Photo of Atomic Bomb Dome)CONFERENCE ORGANIZATIONLOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Chair (General): M. Inui (Hiroshima Univ.)
Chair (Program): F. Shimojo (Kumamoto Univ.)
Co-Chair:S. Hosokawa (Kumamoto Univ.)
Co-Chair:H. Kato (Tohoku Univ.)
Y. Kajihara and S. Munejiri (Hiroshima Univ.)
S. Ohmura (Hiroshima Inst. of Technology)
S. Kohara (NIMS)
H. Masai and T. Morishita (AIST)
Y. Kawakita (J-PARC)
K. Matsuda (Kumamoto Univ.)
S. Tahara (Univ. of Ryukyus)
H. Shimakura (Niigata Univ. of Pharmacy &Applied Life Sciences)
T. Usuki (Yamagata Univ.)
T. Iwashita (Oita Univ.)
J. Saida (Tohoku Univ.)
T. Otomo (KEK)
K. Fuchizaki (Ehime Univ.)
K. Kimura (Univ. of Tokyo)
A. Chiba (Keio Univ.)

INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD

September 4 – 9
2022
JMS Aster Plaza
Hiroshima International Youth House

A. Di Cicco (Italy)
B. Gelchinski (Russia)
S. Hosokawa (Japan)
H. Liu (China)
P. Popel (Russia)
K. F. Kelton (USA)P. S. Salmon (UK)
T. Scopigno (Italy)

C. D. Dalian (China)
D. J. Gonzalez (Spain)
M. Inui (Japan)
W. C. Pilgrim (Germany)J. F. Wax (France)
D. L. Price (France)
F. Shimojo (Japan)
M. Vasin (Russia)

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM COMMITTEEJapanFirst Circular

T. Bryk (Ukraine)
S. De Panfilis (Italy)
D. Holland-Moritz (Germany)J. Z. Jiang (China)
B. Ruta (France)
V. Sidorov (Russia)
P. Svec (Slovak Republic)

F. Demmel (UK)
V. Giordano (France)
N. Jakse (France)
K. Khishchenko (Russia)
W. Schirmacher (Germany)
M.-L. Saboungi (France)
H. Kato (Japan)

SCOPE OF CONFERENCE

Since the 60s the state-of-the-art in the field of liquidand amorphous metals and alloys is the focus of aninternational conference, the “Liquid and AmorphousMetals conference” (LAM), which is in its 18thconference. Born as a conference on liquid metals in1966 at Brookhaven, since 1980 it has been renewed
including amorphous metals (1980, Grenoble, France)
and then has continued a three years basis, with the last
three editions held in Beijing, China, in 2013, in Bonn,
Germany, in 2016 and in Lyon, France, in 2019.
The aim of the LAM conferences is to bring together
scientists working in the field of liquid and amorphous
metals in order to discuss new advances and future
directions in this intriguing field of condensed matterphysics, chemistry and materials sciences. Although
primarily aimed at discussing the hottest topics in liquidand amorphous metals including semiconductors,
molten salts, quasicrystals, complex systems, and somenon-metallic systems such as molecular glasses,
polymers, and colloids have in the past found theirplace in the conference, with the aim of stimulating
discussions and brainstorming.
The conference includes the following topics:- Structure- Dynamics- Atomic transport and diffusion phenomena- Microstructure – heterogeneities- Modelling and simulations- Electronic structure and transport- Thermodynamics.
- Surface and interfacial properties- Magnetic properties- Mechanical properties- Solidification- Glass transition- Metal-nonmetal transition- Amorphous and quasicrystals- Exotic phenomena- Experiments performed in space- Hyper-order investigation- Industrial applications

CONFERENCE LOCATIONThe conference will be held at JMS Aster Plaza near
Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima City. The city ofHiroshima is located at a west part in the main island ofJapan, 700 km from Tokyo and 300 km from Osaka,facing the Seto inland sea. Itsukushima Shrine on
Miyajima Island, a world Heritage Site, is located only
15 km far from the city (about 1 hour by publictransportation). Hiroshima is the first city targeted by anuclear weapon. The conference venue is very close toAtomic Bomb Dome and Peace Memorial Park.
Additional information on the city and Miyajima Island
are available on the following websites.
About Hiroshima
https://visithiroshima.net/plan_your_trip/
https://www.hiroshima-navi.or.jp/en/information/
About Miyajima Island
https://www.miyajima.or.jp/english/
Japan National Tourist Organization
https://www.japan.travel/en/plan/
Transportation in Hiroshima
https://www.hiroshima-navi.or.jp/en/transportation/

CONFERENCE DETAILS

Registration fee:
General: 54,000 JPY per participant.
Retired: 49,000 JPY per participant.
Student: 34,000 JPY per participant.
Conference Dinner: 11000 JPY per participant(Miyajima viewing cruise ship at night)
Official Language: English
Welcome Party: September 4, evening
Start of 1st session: September 5, morning.
End of last session: September 9.
Conference Dinner: September 7.
Accommodation: Hiroshima International YouthHouse offers less expensive rooms with priority givento students.

MANUSCRIPTThe special issue on18th International Conference on
Liquid and Amorphous Metals (LAM18) is published byJ. Phys.: Condensed Matter, similarly to LAM17. The
deadline of the submission will be in November after
LAM18 conference. All relevant researchers, regardlessof whether they participated in LAM18 or not, areeligible to present their research in the special issue.

SCHEDULE

if arrival from abroad is still difficult due to COVD-19.
Organization with a formal hybrid mode is very difficult
due to financial problem, but we are considering to holdonline night session in Japan local time.
Fee of Conference Dinner is separated because of thecase that a party in larger numbers is prohibited due toCOVID-19.

World Heritage in Hiroshima

January 2022 2nd Circular with Abstract template
http://lam-18.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/
Call for Abstract
March 31, 2022 Abstract due
April 30, 2022 Authors notified
May 30, 2022 Registration start

CORRESPONDENCE AND INFORMATION

General:Prof. Masanori INUI
Grad. Sch. of Adv. Sci. & Eng., Hiroshima University,
1-7-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8521,
Japan.
TEL: +81 (0)824 24 6555
FAX: +81 (0)824 24 0757
Email: masinui@hiroshima-u.ac.jp(Photo of Itsukushima Shrine in Miyajima Island)

Program:Prof. Fuyuki SHIMOJO
Fac. of Adv. Sci. & Tech., Kumamoto University.
Email: shimojo@kumamoto-u.ac.jp
Official Contact (Abstract Submission):
Email: office@lam-18.hiroshima-u.ac.jp
Web: http://lam-18.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/

Note on COVID-19

We are planning to organize on-site conference, but
the period of the conference will be shortened if thenumber of participants is small. In this case, Hiroshima
International Youth House (upper floors in JMS AsterPlaza) is the conference venue. In the abstract template,participants can choose ‘on-site’ or ‘remote’ participate,(Photo of O-Torii (Grand Torii Gate) of Miyajima and acruise ship for our Conference Dinner)