Eleventh American Conference on Crystal Growth & Epitaxy
August 1-6, 1999
and
Short Course on Crystal Growth & Epitaxy
July 31-August 1, 1999
Loews Ventana Canyon Resort
Tucson, Arizona
CALL FOR PAPERS
Abstract Deadline March 15, 1999
 
For additional information contact:
Tony Gentile, ACCGE-11 Secretariat
P. O. Box 3233
Thousand Oaks, CA 91359-0233 USA
Phone (805)492-7047 Fax (805)492-4062
Email [Contact Information Removed]
http://www.aml.arizona.edu/aacg

For more information on the Short Course go to:

Overview of this page

Conference Organizing Committee (Contact information for these people can be obtained at http://www.aml.arizona.edu/aacg/conferences/accge11/committee.html)

Conference Chairs

Program Chairs Local Arrangements Vendor Exhibit Short Course Financial Aid Proceedings Editors Government Support Industrial Support Awards Publicity Photography Contest

Scope of the Conference ACCGE-11 will provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of recent research and development activities in all aspects of bulk crystal growth and epitaxial thin film growth; sessions will integrate fundamentals, experimental and industrial growth processes, characterization and applications. Contributed papers will be accepted in all relevant areas. In addition to focused sessions on the topics listed below, additional sessions will be organized based upon the topical distribution of contributed papers. This meeting is dedicated to the memory of Robert A. Laudise, one of the founders of the AACG.

Contributed Papers Abstracts are due March 15, 1999. The conference language will be English. Authors are requested to submit half-page abstracts by one of the following methods. Electronic submission is strongly preferred.
  • Electronic abstract forms in popular word processor formats are available for downloading from the conference web site. Simply edit to enter all necessary information and send by email or diskette to the Program Chair.
  • The abstract may be submitted interactively through the web site.
  • If neither of these is possible, a camera ready abstract following the guidelines on the web site may be submitted by mail. A paper abstract form including the guidelines will be provided on request.
    •  Abstracts not conforming to the guidelines will not be accepted and will be returned to the authors for reformatting. Authors may request a poster or oral presentation and a session topic for their presentation, but the program chairs will set the program schedule based on the conference requirements. Send all abstracts to the designated Program Chair:
    Dr. Patricia Morris-Hotsenpiller
    Dupont Central R&D
    Experimental Station E356/235
    P. O. Box 80356
    Wilmington, DE 19880-0356
    Phone (302)695-2153 Fax (302)695-1664
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    Late news papers will be accepted for a supplementary poster session. Late news abstracts are due June 22, 1999.

    Focused Sessions Session/Organizer
    Invited Speakers

    Industrial Crystallization Symposium/P. Bordui
    GaAs-D. Carlson (M/A COM), Quartz-J. Balascio (Motorola), LiNbO3 P. Bordui (CTI), YAG-R. Becker (Litton Airtron), Sapphire-R. Hill (Union Carbide), UV Filter Matls.-G. Loiacono (Crystal Associates), Si-TBA

    Biocrystallization/J. DeYoreo
    G. Nancollas (SUNY-Buffalo)

    Protein Crystal Growth/P. Vekilov
    H. J. Hofrichter (NIH)

    Detached Growth in Microgravity/F. Szofran
    W. Wilcox (Clarkson U.)

    Semi-organic Crystal Growth/D. Zelmon
    R. B. Lal (Alabama A & M U.)

    Substrate Crystals/L. Boatner
    G. Berkstresser (Lucent Tech./Bell Labs)

    Compliant Substrates/T. Kuech

    NLO, Photorefractive, Laser Crystals/P. Schunemann
    M. Fejer (Stanford U.), B. Chai (UCF CREOL)

    Oxide Thin Films/D. G. Schlom
    C. B. Eom (Duke), M. Kawasaki (Tokyo Inst. of Tech.), J. F. Roeder (ATMI)

    Relaxor Ferroelectrics/R. Feigelson
    S-E. Park (Penn State U.)

    Photovoltaics/Thermal Photovoltaics/J. Olson
    C. Wang (Lincoln Labs)

    Bulk Growth of Semiconductors/W. Bonner
    D. Bliss (USAF Hanscom AFB)

    SiC Crystal & Epitaxial Growth/V. Balakrishna
    A. Powell (ATMI), D. Hofmann (U. Erlangen-Nurnberg), R. Glass (CREE Research)

    Wide Band Gap Matls./Nitrides & II-VI's/T. Kuech
    S. DenBaars (U. CA-Santa Barbara)

    Narrow Gap Matls./Emitters & Detectors/R. Biefeld
    I Bhat (RPI)

    Crystal Growth Fundamentals
    Epitaxial Growth/R. Biefeld, T. Kuech, J. Olson
    G. Stringfellow (U. Utah)

    Phase Field Modeling/R. Braun
    R. Sekerka (CMU), D. Anderson (U. of N. Carolina), N. Provatas (U. of Illinois)

    Evolution of Surfaces & Interfaces/A. Roshko
    B. Orr (U. Michigan), A. Zangwill (Georgia Tech.)

    Novel Materials/L. Schneemeyer
    G. Kowach (Lucent Tech./Bell Labs), H. zur Loye (U. of S. Carolina)

    Publication of Proceedings Proceedings of ACCGE-11 will be published in a special issue of the Journal of Crystal Growth, which is included with the registration fee. Authors of papers accepted for presentation are invited to submit manuscripts comprising less than four journal pages of material for consideration for publication by June 1, 1999. All manuscripts will be refereed according to the Journal's usual high standards prior to the conference and will be judged on whether this is a unique presentation of the work. All manuscripts should be submitted to the designated Proceedings Chair:
    Prof. Rose Scripa
    Univ. of Alabama, Birmingham
    Dept. Materials Engineering
    1075 13th Street S
    Birmingham, AL 35294
    Phone (205)934-8453 Fax (205)934-8437
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    Industrial Exhibit An exhibit of apparatus, materials and services of interest to the crystal growth community will be held in the room adjacent to the technical sessions. This will also be the site of coffee breaks and an evening cocktail hour. Vendors interested in contracting space should contact:
    John DeCosta
    Performance Materials
    4 Park Avenue
    Hudson, NH 03051
    Phone (603)598-9122 Fax (603)598-9126
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    Photo Contest All conference registrants are invited to submit photographs that portray scientific, technical and artistic aspects of crystals, growth or characterization. Photographs will be displayed at the conference and judged. This year an award will also be given for the best student entry. Winning photos will receive an award and be published in the AACG Newsletter. Entries can be up to 200 x 250 mm (8 x 10) in size and mounted on a stiff 215 x 280 mm (8.5 x 11) mat. A 75 x 127 mm (3 x 5) card with the photo title, description, submitter's name and affiliation must accompany each entry. The deadline for submission is July 15, 1999. The photos will be returned at the end of the conference. Send entries to ACCGE-11 Photo Contest c/o one of the chairs:
     
    Dr. Alexana Roshko 
    NIST 815.04 
    325 Broadway 
    Boulder, CO 80303-3328    		 Dr. Claudia J. Rawn 
    ORNL Bldg 4515, MS 6064 
    P. O. Box 2008 
    Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6064 

    AACG Crystal Growth Awards: Call for Nominations The following awards will be presented at ACCGE-11:

    The AACG Crystal Growth Award is presented to a leading member of the crystal growth community for important and sustained contributions. The original theoretical or experimental work must continue to stimulate others in the field to excel and to have made significant scientific or technological impact. The winner will deliver a lecture, receive an engraved award and a $3000 cash prize.

    The Young Author Award is presented to a candidate less than 35 years of age for fresh and imaginative contributions to the field of crystal growth. This work must have been performed in the United States following formal training and subsequently published in refereed journals. The winner receives a framed citation and a $1000 award.

    Details on these awards and the nomination process will be available in the Winter 1998 edition of the AACG Newsletter, on the web site or from the awards chairs. The deadline for nominations is March 1, 1999.
     

    Dr. Eric Monberg 
    Lucent Tech.-Bell Labs 
    Room 1D-253 
    600 Mountain Ave. 
    Murray Hill, NJ 07974     		 Prof. Robert Feigelson 
    Stanford University CMR 
    McCullough Bldg 
    Room 115 
    Stanford, CA 94305
    A best student paper award will also be given.

    Facilities and Accommodations All conference functions including the technical sessions, poster displays and industrial exhibits will be held at the facilities of Loews Ventana Canyon Resort, Tucson, Arizona. A block of rooms has been reserved at Loews at a special conference rate of:
  • Single/Double $105 + tax
  • Additional Adults $25 + tax
    •  Children under 18 can stay free with an adult. Room tax is currently 7.5%. All rooms are spacious with oversize bathtubs and many other amenities. Parking is free. Loews is a full service luxury resort. Both the resort and the top on-site restaurant, the Ventana Room, are frequently rated among the best in the country. It has a comprehensive range of facilities including restaurants, shops, pools, a health spa, tennis courts and two Tom Fazio designed golf courses. The off season rate at the spa is only $6/day.

    For more information about the resort, go to:  http://www.loewshotels.com/ventanahome.html

    Social Program The conference social program will include a Sunday evening welcome reception and a Thursday evening conference banquet, both included with registration. Wednesday afternoon tours may include the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, Biosphere II and other options. The guest program will take advantage of the many attractions available in the Tucson area.

    Transportation and Weather Conferees may fly directly to the Tucson airport. Phoenix airport is an easy 90 minute drive and has many more direct flights. Directions from both Tucson and Phoenix airports to Loews will be posted on the conference web site. Expect the weather to be pleasantly hot with glorious mornings and evenings. August is the coolest summer month in Tucson with temperatures 10F cooler than July and also 10F cooler than in Phoenix because of the higher altitude. The humidity is low and thunderstorms cool the air many evenings. Temperatures were in the 80's for our August, 1998 planning meeting.

    Registration Fees  
     
    Before July 1, 1999
    After 
    AACG Member
    $400
    $475 
    AACG Non-Member
    $435
    $510 
    Full Time Students
    $100 
    $125 
    The regular registration includes a copy of the collected abstracts, a copy of the Proceedings, a Banquet Ticket, welcome social, continental breakfasts, coffee service and other conference amenities. Student registrations do not include the proceedings. Additional banquet tickets are $50 and additional copies of the proceedings are $60. For advance registration, complete the form available at the web site (or request a paper version from the Conference Secretariat) and submit with payment to the Conference Secretariat. On site registration will be available Sun. 3:00 - 6:00 PM and Mon. - Thurs. 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM.

    Financial Assistance Applications for financial assistance to attend the conference must be made in writing to the Conference Secretariat by March 31, 1999, indicating the estimated amount needed. Students should also include a supporting letter from a senior faculty member.

    Conference Registration Online Registration is not available.  However, you may link to the registration forms and print them out.
    Please send any comments regarding this page to: Katie Gudgel ([Contact Information Removed]).