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Preliminary Program Information: Hysitron European Workshop 2010


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Nanobrücken

Nanomechanical Testing Workshop
and
Hysitron User Meeting

February 25-26, 2010
 
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INM Saarbruken
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    INM Saarbrücken, Germany 

     

    Program Committee

    Prof. Eduard Arzt, INM Saarbrücken
    Prof. Roland Bennewitz, INM Saarbrücken
    Dr. JP Guin, CNRS-Université de Rennes 1
    Dr. Oden Warren, Hysitron, Inc.

    Keynote Speaker

    Prof. John Pethica, Trinity College (CRANN)

    Location

    INM Leibniz-Institut für Neue Materialien, Saarbrücken, Germany

    www.hysitron.com/events/nanobrucken2010
    www.inm-gmbh.de
    www.hysitron.com

    Invited Speakers:
    John Pethica, Trinity College (CRANN) *Keynote
    Cynthia Volkert, University of Göttingen
    Michelle Oyen, Cambridge University
    Christian Fretigny, CNRS
    Sanjay Biswas, Indian Institute of Science 

    Program and Schedule

    Wednesday, February 24th
    Arrival of participants in the afternoon and evening. Guests are invited to
    join a welcome gathering at Vapiano Restaurant in Downtown Saarbrücken,
    starting at 6:30pm:


    Vapiano Saarbrücken
    Bahnhofstrasse 22-24
    D-66111 SAARBRÜCKEN
    phone: +49 (0) 681 37 99-111
    email: saarbruecken1@vapiano.de
    location: http://www.vapiano.de/locations/index.php?lang=us⊂=desb1


    Thursday, February 25th

    Hysitron User Meeting

    8:30-8:45 Welcome Users and Hysitron Europe Updates
    Hysitron Europe Team

    8:45-9:15
    "Performech Technology and Its Implications for Advanced
    Nanomechanical Testing"
    Oden Warren

    9:15-9:30
    Questions and Discussion

    9:30-10:00
    "New Hysitron Features and Their Applications"
    Ude Hangen

    10:00-10:40
    User Feedback on Technology Developments

    Coffee and Tea Break

    10:40-11:00 Break (20 min) 

    Thursday, February 25th
     
    Nanobrücken Workshop
     
    Welcome Session
    11:00-11:05 Welcome and Opening Remarks
     
    11:05-11:40 *Keynote address
    "Molecular Confinement Accelerates Deformation of Entangled Polymers
    During Squeeze Flow"
    John Pethica, Trinity College (CRANN)
     
    11:40-12:00
    "The Effect of Sample Stiffness and Sliding Friction on Force Curves in
    Atomic Force Microscopy"
    Jon Pratt, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
     
    Complimentary Lunch at INM 12:00-1:30
     
    Bio Session

    1:30-2:00 *Invited talk
    "Time-dependent and Adhesive Effects in Nanoindentation of Hydrogels"
    Michelle Oyen, University of Cambridge

    2:00-2:20
    "Measuring the Dynamic Mechanical Response of Hydrated Mouse Bone by
    Nanoindentation"
    Siddhartha Pathak, EMPA

    2:20-2:40
    "Nanocompression of Single Cells"
    Ingo Kampen, University of Braunschweig
     
     2:40-3:00
    "Nanomechanics and Ultrastructure of Pyrolysed Softwood Cell Walls"
    Karsten Durst, Universität Erlangen Nürnberg

    Coffee and Tea Break
    3:00-3:30 Break (30 min)

    Nanoindentation I Session

    3:30-4:00 *Invited talk
    "Analysis of Worn Tracks Using a Combination of Nanoindentation,
    Nanotribometry and the TEM"
    Sanjay Biswas, Indian Institute of Science

    4:00-4:20
    "An Oliver and Pharr Method for Coatings, FGCs, Viscose and Intrinsically
    Stressed Surfaces"
    Norbert Schwarzer, SIOMEC

    4:20-4:40
    "Finite Element Analysis of the Penetration Depth/Tip Radius Ratio
    Dependence of the Correction Factor in Indentation Testing of Elasticplastic
    Materials"
    Michel Troyon, University of Reims Champagne Ardenne

    4:40-5:00
    "Discrete Contact Mechanics of a Fibrillar Surface with Backing Layer
    Interactions"
    Griselda Guidoni, INM

    Poster Session (see complete poster listing below schedule)
    Note for Posters: two options of mounting will be available: 1. direct pinning or 2. poster strips (double sided sticky tape)

    5:00-7:00 Poster display and discussion at INM
     
     Workshop Dinner

    7:30pm Workshop dinner at Restaurant Stiefel-Bräu
    Bus transport from the INM to Downtown Saarbrücken will be provided.

    Zum Stiefel
    Am Stiefel 2
    66111 Saarbrücken
    Telefon 0681 - 9 36 45 - 0
    E-Mail: derstiefel@t-online.de
    Website: http://www.stiefelgastronomie.de/frameset_zum_stiefel.htm
     
    Friday, February 26th
    Tensile/Pulling Session

    9:00-9:30 *Invited talk
    "In-situ Tensile Testing of Metal Nano-wires in TEM and SEM"
    Cynthia Volkert, University of Göttingen

    9:30-9:50
    "Tensile Tests on Small Materials Performed Inside the SEM"
    Andreas Sedlmayr, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

    9:50-10:10
    "A Feedback-Stabilized Platform for the Study of Atomic Point Contacts"
    Douglas Smith, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

    Nanoindentation II Session

    10:10-10:30
    "Quantitative Evaluation of Hydrogen Sensitivity in Extremely Small
    Volumes"
    Afrooz Barnoush, Universität des Saarlandes 
     
    Coffee and Tea Break

    10:30-11:00 Break (30 min)

    Nanoindentation II Session (continued)
    11:00-11:20
    "Reproducibility and Accuracy (Trueness and Precision) of Nanoindentation
    Test Results in Light of the Ongoing Revision of ISO 14577"
    Michael Griepentrog, Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing
    (BAM)

    11:20-11:40
    "Nanomechanical Properties of Coated Steel Products"
    Christine Bischoff, ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG

    11:40-12:00
    "Material Characterization of Thin Films for Reliability Assessment"
    Saskia Huber, Fraunhofer Gesellschaft - IZM 
     
     Complimentary Lunch at INM
    12:00-1:00 Lunch (60 min)

    Surfaces and Interfaces Session

    1:00-1:30 *Invited talk
    "Quantitative and Semi-quantitative Mechanical Measurements at a
    Submicrometric Scale"
    Christian Fretigny, CNRS

    1:30-1:50
    "Nano-hardness of Alumina in the Grain and Grain Boundary"
    Anoop Mukhopadhyay, Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute

    1:50-2:10
    "Micro-mechanical Characterization of Silicon Based Dielectric Films and
    Dielectric/Metal Interfaces"
    Thomas Schöberl, Erich Schmidt Institute of Materials Science
     
    Coffee and Tea Break
    2:10-2:30 Break (20 min)

    Mechanical Testing of Confined Material Session

    2:30-2:50
    "Mechanical Properties Characterization of Freestanding Palladium Films by
    On-chip Internal Stress Controlled Nanomechanical Tensile Testing"
    Marie-Stéphane Colla, Université catholique de Louvain

    2:50-3:10
    "In-situ Laue Diffraction During Compression of Mo Micropillars"
    Julien Zimmermann, Paul-Scherrer Institute

    3:10-3:30
    "Correlation Between Critical Temperature and Strength of Small-Scale bcc
    Pillars"
    Andreas Schneider, INM
     

    Poster Listing for Thursday's 5:00-7:00pm Poster Session

    POSTER PRIZE: A prize for the best poster will be awarded at the
    workshop dinner on Thursday evening.
     
    Note for Posters: two options of mounting will be available: 1. direct pinning or 2. poster tsrips (double sided sticky tape)

    1. "Self-repairing Ability of Epoxy-cement Concrete"
    Grzegorz Adamczewski, Warsaw University of Technology

    2. "Nanoindentation Studies of Phase Separated Glasses: The Ternary Ag-
    As-system"
    Konstantinos Andrikopoulos, Technological Educational Institute of
    Thessaloniki

    3. "The Effect of In Implantation on the Structural and Nanomechanical
    Properties of GaN"
    Ioannis Arvanitidis, Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki

    4. "Hardening Effect in Epitaxial Ga(As,N) Thin Films"
    Jonas Berggren, Paul-Drude-Institut für Festkörperphysik

    5. "Application of Process Induced Stress to Study the Mechanical
    Properties of Monocrystalline and Amorphous Silicon Thin Films"
    Umesh Bhaskar, University catholique de Louvain

    6. "Effect of Loading Rate on Nano-hardness of Soda-lime-silica Glass"
    Arjun Dey, Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute

    7. "Nanoindentation Behavior of Plasma Sprayed Hydroxyapatite Coating"
    Arjun Dey, Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute

    8. "A High Stability TEM Sample Stage with 5 Degrees of Freedom"
    Thomas Duden, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

    9. "Strain Rate Sensitivity of Nanocrystalline Materials as Measured by
    Compression Test and Nanoindentation"
    Karsten Durst, Universität Erlangen Nürnberg

    10. "Creep with Single Dislocation Resolution"
    Philip Egberts, INM

    11. "Some Unpleasant Truths About Dynamic / Oscillatory Indentation
    Measurement"
    Marcus Fuchs, SIOMEC

    12. "Strength-independence of Oxide Dispersion Strengthened Materials
    with Micropillar Diameter"
    Baptiste Girault, INM

    13. "The Stability of a Single-walled Carbon Nanotube Modeled as a
    Bernoulli Beam Conveying an Eyring Fluid"
    Hamid Jannesari, Isfahan University of Technology

    14. "Experimental and Numerical Investigation on Damping of CNT
    Reinforced Metal Matrix Composites"
    Javad Kadkhodapour, IMWF - University of Stuttgart

    15. "The Exponent 3/2 of Nanoindentation Loading Curves with Conical and
    Pyramidal Tips"
    Gerd Kaupp, University of Oldenburg

    16. "Mechanical Characterization of Layered Nanocomposites"
    Inga Knorr, Universität Göttingen

    17. "Architecture and Indentation Mechanics of the Mineralized Holdfast of
    the Saddle Oyster"
    Hanna Leemreize, Aarhus University

    18. "Nanoindentation of Bovine Intervertebral End Plate"
    Jaroslav Lukes, Czech Technical University in Prague

    19. "Nanoindentation Study on Shock Loaded Alumina"
    Anoop Mukhopadhyay, Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute

    20. "Mechanochemical Synthesis of Nanocrystalline CaTiO3 for Steam
    Reforming of Methanol"
    Joanna Nizioł, Cracow University of Technology

    21. "Jaws of the Marine Worm Nereis: Influence of Metals, Halogenation
    and Protein Cross-linking on Mechanical Properties"
    Jakob Olsen, Aarhus University

    22. "Modeling the Transformation Kinetics of Phase-Change Materials"
    Henry Otunga, Maseno University

    23. "Qualification of Membranes for MEMS Applications Applying
    Nanoindentation"
    Florian Pape, Leibniz Universität Hannover

    24. "Elasticity Mapping of Single Phases in Polycrystalline Metals Using
    Atomic Force Acoustic Microscopy"
    Ute Rabe, Fraunhofer Institut für zerstörungsfreie Prüfverfahren (IZFP)

    25. "Nanomechanical Investigations on Poly(2-oxazoline)s"
    Erich Rettler, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena

    26. "Preparation of Pillars and Fracture Mechanics Steel Specimens with
    FIB and Testing in Nanoindenter"
    Bjørn Rune Rogne, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

    27. "Preliminary Study of Creep of Multilayer Coating Under Penetration of
    a Pyramid Indenter"
    Zygmunt Rymuza, Warsaw University of Technology

    28. "Mechanical Properties of Morphologies Studied by Atomic Force
    Microscopy Nanoindentation: Polymer Brushes and Polymeric Nanophases"
    Davide Tranchida, University of Siegen

    29. "Analysis of Deformation Mechanisms in Gamma-TiAl by
    Nanoindentation Experiments and Crystal-plasticity Simulations"
    Claudio Zambaldi, Max-Planck-Institute für 
     
     
    Further Workshop Practical Information and Resources

    Location:
    Leibniz lecture hall of the INM
    INM Leibniz‐Institut für Neue Materialien
    Campus D2 2
    66123 Saarbrücken
    Germany 
     
    Contacts:

    INM:
    Prof. Roland Bennewitz (Roland.Bennewitz@inm‐gmbh.de)
    Dr. Griselda Guidoni (Griselda.Guidoni@inm‐gmbh.de)
    Hysitron:
    Dr. Ude Hangen (uhangen@hysitron.com) ph: +49 173 397 3781
    Michael Berg (mberg@hysitron.com) ph: +1 612 226 7156 

    Oral Presentations:
    Speakers are encouraged to bring their presentation files on their own
    laptop, but files on a memory stick for PC are also acceptable.


    Poster Presentations:
    Posters can be hung on Thursday during the coffee break or the lunch
    period at the INM. Posters should be A0 portrait format.

    Two options of mounting will be available: 1. direct pinning or 2. poster tsrips (double sided sticky tape) 


    Cost of the meeting:
    Registration fee: 50 Euro (One student admitted free per registered
    Professor). Lunches and the Workshop Dinner will be provided by the
    workshop at no additional charge. 

    Registration:
    Registration for the Workshop is open to anyone in the nanomechanical
    testing community. 

    Go to www.hysitron.com/register/nanobrucken2010 to register for this event.

                                                                                                      For more information, go to www.inm-gmbh.de or www.hysitron.com.

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  • Meeting Location:
    See attached document: “access_INM.pdf” Leibniz lecture hall of the INM INM Leibniz‐Institut für Neue Materialien Campus D2 2 66123 Saarbrücken Germany

    User Meeting Schedule:
    Thursday, February 25, 2010 8:30am – 12:30pm with one 30‐minute coffee & snack break.

    Workshop Schedule:
    Thursday, February 25, 2010 2:00pm – 5:45pm with one 30‐minute coffee & snack break. Friday, February 26, 2010 9:00am – 5:30pm with lunch and two 30‐minute coffee & snack breaks.
     
     
  • There will be a Welcome Reception at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 24th – Location to be announced soon to registered participants.

  • Conference Dinner:
    Thursday Night at 7:00 p.m.

    Cost of the meeting:
    Registration fee: 50 Euro (One student admitted free per registered Professor)

    Registration:
    Registration for the Workshop is open to anyone in the nanomechanical testing community. Please register online at the following address: www.hysitron.com/register/nanobrucken2010 A confirmation email will be sent to registrants after completion of the online form. The deadline for registration is February 1, 2010.

    Information about Saarbrücken:
    www.saarbruecken.de/en/home

     

    Accommodations:

    Hotel 1. Europa-Jugendherberge
    Phone: +49 (0)681 33 04-0
    saarbruecken@diejugendherbergen.de
    Rates single room incl. breakfast = 18.40 – 33.40 EUR

    Address:
    Jugendgästehaus Saarbrücken saarbruecken@diejugendherbergen.de Meerwiesertalweg 31 66123 Saarbrücken
    http://www.diejugendherbergen.de/die-jugendherbergen-auf-einen-blick/saarbruecken

    Hotel 2. Etap Hotel Saarbrücken Ost
    Phone: +49 (0)681 6 85 20 20
    Rates single room incl. breakfast = from 39 EUR

    Address:
    Mainzer Strasse 171 66121 SAARBRUECKEN
    http://www.accorhotels.com/de/hotel-3516-etap-hotel-etap-hotel-saarbruecken-ost-st/index.shtml

    Hotel 3. Hotel Seewald
    Phone: +49 (0)68 97 9 52 92-100
    info@hotel-seewald.de
    Rates single room incl. breakfast = 55 – 85 EUR

    Address:
    Beethovenstraße 66 – 68 66125 Saarbrücken - Dudweiler
    http://www.hotel-seewald.de/

    Hotel 4. Hotel Stadt Hamburg
    Phone: +49 (0)681 37 99 89‐0
    Stadt-Hamburg@web.de
    Rates single room incl. breakfast = 59 – 79 EUR

    Address:
    Bahnhofstraße 71 – 73 66111 Saarbrücken
    http://www.hotel-stadt-hamburg-saarbruecken.de

    Hotel 5. Bayrischer Hof
    Phone: +49 (0)681 95 82 84-0‐0
    hotel@bayrischerhof-sb.de
    Rates single room incl. breakfast = 69 – 85 EUR

    Address:
    St. Ingberter Straße 46 - 48 66123 Saarbrücken
    http://www.bayrischerhof-sb.de/

    Hotel 6. Hotel Madeleine
    Phone: +49 (0)681 3 22 28
    info@hotel-madeleine.de
    Rates single room incl. breakfast = 70 – 75 EUR

    Address:
    Cecilienstraße 5 66111 Saarbrücken
    http://www.hotel-madeleine.de/

    Hotel 7. Hotel La Résidence
    Phone: +49 (0)681 38 82-0
    info@la-residence.net
    Rates single room incl. breakfast = 80 – 120 EUR

    Address:
    Faktoreistraße 2 66111 Saarbrücken
    http://www.la-residence.net/

    Hotel 8. Mercure Hotel Saarbrücken City
    Phone: +49 (0)681 3890-0
    h1307@accor.com
    Rates single room incl. breakfast = see hotel website

    Address:
    Hafenstraße 8 66111 Saarbrücken
    http://www.accorhotels.com/de/hotel-1307-mercure-hotel-saarbruecken-city/index.shtml

    Hotel 9. Domicil Leidinger
    Phone: +49 (0)681 93 27-0
    info@domicil-leidinger.de
    Rates single room incl. breakfast = 99 – 140 EUR

    Address:
    Mainzer Straße 10 66111 Saarbrücken
    http://www.domicil-leidinger.de/

    Hotel 10. Hotel am Triller
    Phone: +49 (0)681 5 80 00-0
    info@hotel-am-triller.de
    Rates single room incl. breakfast = 118 – 132 EUR

    Address:
    Trillerweg 57 66117 Saarbrücken
    http://www.hotel-am-triller.de
     
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  • FOR DIRECTIONS IN PDF CLICK HERE