Program Suggestions

The International Center for Materials Research at UC Santa Barbara is seeking program suggestions for its 2009 - 2010 activities, including:

  • Two-week summer schools, at UC Santa Barbara or elsewhere, aimed at graduate students and/or junior researchers.
  • One-week workshops or conferences, designed to bring together leading experts and junior researchers in a particular field.
  • Coordinated international exchanges of graduate students and junior researchers.
  • Longer term thematic research programs, incorporating multiple activities and exchanges centered around a specific materials research problem.
  • We also encourage innovative new ideas in any area that connects broadly to materials research.

    • Proposals should contain a title, a paragraph or two explaining the idea, suggested organizers, key program participants, proposed dates, location and a budget. Criteria for the selection of programs include intellectual significance, timeliness, availability of outstanding and diverse participants, a need for international collaboration, expertise outside of the US and broader impacts, such as training international students, contribution to a pressing international problem, potential for engaging the wider community and potential for broadening participation of under-represented groups.

    The ICMR Director, Nicola Spaldin (805 893-7920, nicola@mrl.ucsb.edu) or Program Coordinator, Jennifer Ybarra (805 893-5850, ybarra@mrl.ucsb.edu) will be pleased to discuss any ideas or questions. Decisions on 2009-2010 programs will be made at the Steering Committee meeting in April; proposals and suggestions should be received before then to ensure full consideration.