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Participants List
Name		Affiliation	Interests
AÄŸca	Can	University of California, Davis	Thermodynamic modeling (CALPHAD method), Experimental thermodynamics of oxide materials, High Temperature (above 1500Â°C) calorimetry, Novel characterization techniques
Ahmed	Imad	University of Oxford, UK	Redox-active nanomaterials, Nonequilibrium thermodynamics, Geochemical speciation
Akaogi	Masaki	Gakushuin University, Japan	High-pressure phase relations, Thermodynamics of mantle minerals and related compounds
Albert	Barbara	Technische Universitaet Darmstadt, Germany	Inorganic solids, Synthesis properties
Alp	Ercan	Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory	Lattice dynamics, Phonons, Inelastic x-ray scattering
Anderko	Andre	OLI Systems Inc.	Electrolytes, Modeling, Corrosion
Andre	Remi	Setaram Instrumentation, France	Thermal analysis, Calorimetry, Gas&vapor sorption
Antoshechkina	Paula	Caltech	Computational thermodynamics, Silicate and carbonatite liquids, Mantle minerals
Anovitz	Lawrence	Oak Ridge National Lab
Armstrong	Chris	Pacific Northwest National Lab	Plutonium materials, Crystallization Energetics, Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Arroyave	Raymundo	Texas A&M University	Alloy Theory, Phase Stability, CALPHAD
Asta	Mark	University of California, Berkeley	First-principles calculations, Multicomponent metallic alloys, Complex oxides and ceramics
Azad	Abdul-Majeed	Jet Propulsion Laboratory/California Institute of Technology	Application of Functional Materials in Space
to Baben	Moritz	GTT-Technologies, Germany	FactSage, CalPhaD, DFT
Badran	Mohamad	Instiut Jean-Lamour (Univ. Lorraine), France	Thermodynamics, CALPHAD modeling, Materials
Badro	James	Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, France	High pressure phase equilibria, High pressure element partitioning, High pressure isotope fractionnation
Ballerat-Busserolles	Karine	CNRS - ICCF, France	Experimental thermodynamics, Gas absorption, Energetic properties
Barmak	Katayum	Columbia University	Materials synthesis and processing, Phase formation and transformation energies by calorimetry, X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy (imaging, diffraction and crystal orientation mapping)
Benmore	Chris	Argonne National Lab	X-ray diffraction, Disordered Materials & Extreme conditions
Benning	Liane	German Research Centre for Geosciences GFZ, Potsdam, Germany	Interfaces, Nucleation, Synchrotron
Besmann	Theodore M	University of South Carolina	Nuclear materials, Compatibility, Property measurements
Bhagat	Ram	AECOM - Germantown	Interface, Nanoparticles, Coatings
Birkner	Nancy	Duke University	Nanophase thermodynamics, Synchrotron XAS, Surface - water - adsorbate interactions
Bordia	Rajendra	Clemson University	Ceramics, Extreme environment, Processing
Boulet	Pascal	Aix-Marseille University	Ab initio calculations, Phase stability, Lattice dynamics
Bratberg	Johan	Thermo-Calc Software	Software, Databases, ICME
Brinkman	Kyle	Clemson University	Ionic conductors, Nuclear waste forms, Grain boundary interfaces
Brown	J Michael	Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington	High pressure thermodynamics of fluid solutions, Elasticity
Brown	Link	SETARAM Instrumentation	Thermal Analysis and calorimetry, Evolved gas analysis, Application solutions
Burnley	Pamela	University of Nevada, Las Vegas	Deformation, Phase equilibria, Phase transformations
Burns	Peter	University of Notre Dame	Nuclear materials, Metal oxide clusters, Actinide minerals
Caddick	Mark	Virginia Tech	Metamorphism, Petrology, Kinetics
Caracas	Razvan	CNRS, ENS de Lyon	Ab initio/first-principles simulations. Vibrational spectra. Supercritical phenomena
Casey	William	University of California, Davis	Aqueous solution chemistry, high-pressure chemistry, NMR spectroscopy
Castro	Ricardo	University of California, Davis
Chakraborty	Sumit	Ruhr Universitaet Bochum, Germany	Defect thermodynamics, Element partitioning, Diffusion
Chen	Jiewei	University of California, Davis	Thermchemistry, Carbon-based materials, dielectric materials
Chen	Long-Qing	The Pennsylvania State University	Phase transitions, Inhomogeneous systems, Strain energy
Chen	Ming	Technical University of Denmark, Department of Energy Conversion and Storage	CALPHAD, Oxide, Phase transformation
Chen	Shuanglin	CompuTherm, LLC	CALPHAD, Algorithm, Alloy Design
Chen	Sinn-wen	National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan	Phase diagram, Thermoelectric, Solders
Chen	Wei	Illinois Institute of Technology	DFT
Chung	Cheng-Kai	University of California, Davis	Thermochemistry, Nuclear materials, Radiation damaging and annealing
Centeno	Jose	PDVSA	Geochemistry, Acid gases, Cement
Clark	Aurora	Washington State University	Molecular simulation, complex solutions, statistical mechanics
Clark	Simon	Macquarie University, Australia	High-Pressure Earth Planets
Cologna	Marco	Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, Germany	Electric Field Assisted Sintering, Nuclear Materials, Ceramic Materials Processing
Costa	Gustavo	NASA	Thermal and environmental coatings, Extreme planetary environments
Criscenti	Louise	Sandia National Lab	Adsorption, Interfaces, Nanoconfinement
Crispin	Katherine	Pennsylvania State University	Materials Characterization, Wavelength Dispersive Spectroscopy
Daniel	Isabelle	Universite Claude Bernard Lyon1, France	High-pressure phase relations, Fluid-mineral interactions, Raman & X-ray spectroscopy
Darvish	Shadi	Florida International University	Thermodynamic Modeling, CALPHAD, ICME
Dickson	Frank	University of California, Riverside (emeritus)	J. Willard Gibbs
Donadio	Davide	University of California, Davis	Nonequilibrium thermodynamics, Energy conversion, Surface chemistry
Dorfman	Susannah	Michigan State University	Phase equilibria in planetary interiors, Thermoelasticity, High pressure/temperature experiments
Drewitt	James	University of Bristol	Liquid Structure, Diffraction, Glasses
Drouet	Christophe	CNRS / University of Toulouse, France	Apatites, calcium phosphates and other (bio)minerals, Experimental calorimetry and predictive thermodynamics (Therm'AP free calculation sheet on apatite)
Duffy	Thomas	Princeton University	High pressure, Shock compression, X-ray diffraction
Dyar	Darby	Mount Holyoke College	Mossbauer, Spectroscopy, Raman
Dymek	Robert	Washington University in Saint Louis
Eslamimanesh	Ali	OLI Systems Inc.	Thermodynamics of electrolyte systems, Fluid Phase Equilibria, Clathrate Hydrates
Estes	Shanna	Clemson University	Actinides, Interfacial, Redox
Estrada	Aurora	Universidad Nacional Autonoma de MÃ©xico	Environmental transport, Equilibrium
Fabrichnaya	Olga	Freiberg University of Mining and Technology, Germany	Thermal analysis, Thermodynamic modelling, ZrO2 based materials
Faller	Roland	University of California, Davis	Molecular Modeling, Multiscale Modeling, Free Energies
Feng	Dawei	University of Science and Technology Beijing, China	Metallurgy, Mines, Thermodynamics
Fish	Marcus	The Ceramic and Glass Industry Foundation	Ceramics, Glass, Foundation
Flandorfer	Hans	University of Vienna, Austria	Calorimetry, Thermal analysis, Experimental determination of phase diagrams, Crystallography, Emf and coulometric titration
Forbes	Tori	Univeristy of Iowa	X-ray diffraction, Actinide chemistry, metal organic materials
Fowler	Sarah	University of Bristol	AI molecular dynamics
Friscic	Tomislav	McGill University, Canada	X-ray diffraction, Green chemistry, Mechanochemistry, Solid-state chemistry, Material science, Polymorphs, Pharmaceuticals, Metal-organic frameworks
Guillemet-Fritsch	Sophie	Institut Carnot CIRIMAT/CNRS/UPS, UniversitÃ© Paul Sabatier. BÃ¢t. CIRIMAT, France	Low temperature synthesis of fine oxide powders,Shaping, SPS sintering (SPS), Electronic properties, Nanoceramics
Gammond	Lawrence	University of Bath	Disordered Materials, Extreme Conditions, Diffraction
Gardas	Ramesh	Indian Institute of Technology Madras	Thermophysical properties of novel solvents (Ionic liquids, DES, and their mixtures), Chemical Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria of pure and multi component liquid mixtures, Group Contribution Methods, QSPR , and Correlating Equations
Ghiorso	Mark	OFM Research Inc.	Thermodynamic databases, Computational thermodynamics, Thermodynamic solution theory
Geiger	Charles A.	Salzburg University, Austria	Thermodynamcis, Calorimentry, Spectroscopy
Gilbert	Pupa	University of Wisconsin	Biomineralization, Phase transitions, Amorphous precursors, Crystallization by particle attachment (CPA)
Goldman	Nir	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	Quantum simulations, Semi-empirical and classical methods, Surface corrosion
Gong	Weiping	Huizhou University, China	Calphad, Database, Phase diagram
Gorsse	Stephane	ICMCB-CNRS	Metallurgy, Microstructure, High entropy alloys, Calphad
Gottschalk	Matthias	Helmholtz Centre Potsdam, Germany	Thermodynamic properties of pure phases, Mixing properties of solid solutions, Equation of state for complex fluids
Greathouse	Jeffery	Sandia National Lab	Molecular simulation (MD, GCMC), Mineral interfaces, Metal-organic frameworks
Guo	Xiaofeng	Washington State University	Materials under high T, P, Nuclear materials, Actinide solid state; calorimetry
Gysi	Alexander	Colorado School of Mines	Mineral deposits, Hydrothermal experimental geochemistry, Numerical modeling and thermodynamic databases
Harlov	Daniel	Helmholtz Centre Potsdam	Experimental determination and thermodynamic modelling of cation and anion mixing properties in minerals, Experimental investigation into and thermodynamic modelling of mineral-mineral and mineral-fluid equilibria, Fluid-aided chemical re-equilibration of minerals via coupled dissolution-reprecipitation processes
Hay	Randall	US Air Force
Hays	James	University of Arizona	High-pressure phase equilibria, Crystallization kinetics, Planetary petrology
Hayun	Shmuel	Ben Gurion University, Israel	Thermochemistry of oxides, Thermophysical properties of metals and ceramics, Carbides
Helean	Kate	Sandia National Lab
Hellman	Frances	University of California, Berkeley	Thin film calorimetry, Vapor deposited thin films, Amorphous materials
Hervig	Richard	Arizona State University	Light element microanalysis
Hess	Kai-Uwe	Ludwig-Maximilians-UniversitÃ¤t	Thermal analysis, Flash DSC, Rheology
Holzheid	Astrid	Kiel University, Germany	Experimental petrology, high T geochemistry, Geomaterials
Hovis	Guy	Lafayette	Solution calorimetry, Thermodynamic mixing properties of solid solution series, Thermodynamic properties of minerals and other materials
Huang	Dai	Sinosteel Advanced Materials (Zhejiang) Co. Ltd.	Structure, Irradiation, Diffraction
Huang	Fang	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Fluid-Rock interaction
Hughes	Jim	PQ Corp.	Synthesis, Zeolite, Porous Material
Huizenga	Jan Marten	James Cook University, Australia	Thermodynamic modelling of carbon-oxygen-hydrogen (C-O-H) fluids in the Earthâ€™s crust and mantle
Iacovino	Kayla	Arizona State University	Volcanic degassing, magmatic volatiles, and experimental petrology
Ipser	Herbert	University of Vienna	Experimental Thermodynamics
Irle	Stephan	Oak Ridge National Laboratory	Theory, Simulations, Selfassembly
Islam	Saiful	Bath University, UK	Atomistic computer modelling, Lithium battery materials, Perovskite solar cell materials
Jacobs	Michael	Institute of Metallurgy, TU-Clausthal, Germany	HighPressure, Elasticity, Mineral Physics
Jacobson	Nathan	NASA	Knudsen effusion mass spectrometry, High temperature vaporization, Gas/solid reactions
Jahn	Sandro	University of Cologne, Germany	Ab initio simulations, Mineral physics, Melts and fluids
Kabengi	Nadine	Georgia State University	Surface and interfacial chemistry, nanogeosciences, flow microcalorimetry
Kauzlarich	Susan	University of California, Davis	Zintl phases, Nanomaterials, Thermoelectrics
Kavner	Abby	University of California, Los Angeles	Mineral physics at high pressure and temperature
Kellogg	Louise	University of California, Davis	Computational geophysics, Scientific visualization
Kharbachi	Abdel El	Institute for Energy Technology (IFE), Norway	Energy Materials, Thermodynamics of hydrides, CALPHAD
Khvan	Alexandra	National University of Science and Technology "MISIS", Russia	Experimental and computational thermochemistry of inorganic materials, Formation of metastable phases, Development of the new Pure elements database (3rd generation Calphad)
King	Sean	Intel Corporation	Nitride, Carbide, Organo-silicate
Kohara	Shinji	Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute, Japan	Oxide glasses and high-temperature liquids, X-ray and neutron diffraction
Kojitani	Hiroshi	Gakushuin University, Japan	High-pressure phase relations, Thermodynamics of mantle minerals and related compounds
Kornev	Konstantin	Clemson University	Thermodynamics of surfaces/interfaces, Ternary systems
Koryttseva	Anastasia	Lobachevsky State University, Russia	Energy related materials", Hydrothermal and solid state synthesis, Eenthalpy of formation
Kovachev	Krasen	University of California, Davis	Troubleshooting, repair and maintenance of specific, custom-built, and standard research equipment, Platinum-ware design and craftsmanship, Instrumentation development
Kowalski	Benjamin	NASA	Knudsen effusion mass spectrometry, high temperature vaporization, High temperature piezoelectrics
Kriven	Waltraud	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	In situ, HT synchrotron studies of phase transformations, Thermal expansions, Phase diagrams and chemical reactions of ceramics
Kulik	Dmitrii	Paul Scherrer Institut, Switzerland	Computational thermodynamics: GEMS, Databases, Solid solutions, Sorption
Kulis	Michael J.	NASA Glenn Research Center	CALPHAD database oxides
Laberty	Christel	UPMC Sorbonne University, France	Inorganic materials, Hybrid materials, Energy application
Lamb	Will	Texas A&M University	Geology, Metamorphic, Geochemistry
Lanari	Pierre	University of Bern, Switzerland	Modeling, Phase equilibria, Garnet
Lang	Maik	University of Tennessee Knoxville	Ceramics, Ion irradiation, Defects, Neutron total scattering, Order-disorder
Lawson	John	NASA Ames Research Center	Phase diagrams, Ab initio methods
Lepple	Maren	DECHEMA-Forschungsinstitut, High Temperature Materials, Germany	Thermal analysis and calorimetry, CALPHAD, Oxides.
Levi	Carlos	University of California, Santa Barbara	High temperature coatings, thermochemical interactions, phase equilibria
Li	Jackie	University of Michigan	Mineral physics, Geochemistry, Earth materias
Liao	Changzhong	The University of Hong Kong	Nuclear Waste Immobilization, X-ray and Electron Diffraction, X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy
Liebermann	Robert	Stony Brook University	Elasticity, Ultrasonics, High pressure
Lilova	Kristina	University of California, Davis/PEaK Scientific Consulting	Experimental thermodynamics, calorimetry, scientific consulting
Liu	Gang-Yu	University of California, Davis
Liu	Jin	Stanford University	High pressure, Mineral physics, Geochemistry
Lord	Oliver	University of Bristol, UK	High-pressure phase relations, Laser-heated diamond anvil cell, Mineral physics
Lothenbach	Barbara	Empa, Switzerland	Cement, Solubility, GEMS
Louvel	Marion	University of Bristol, UK	In situ experiments, High-temperature fluids, Metal complexes
Lv	Mingda	Michigan State University	Geophysics, Geochemistry, Geodynamics
Mackwell	Stephen	USRA	Diffusion, Deformation, Kinetics
Macris	Catherine	Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis	High temperature geochemistry, Experimental petrology, Impact processes
Madsen	Lynnette	National Science Foundation	Policy, Science, Thermodynamics, Education
Mahajan	Subhash	University of California, Davis	Kinetically controlled phase separation, atomic ordering in mixed III-V and III-N layers
Majzlan	Juraj	University of Jena, Germany	Minerals, element mobility, Ore deposits
Makov	Guy	Ben Gurion University	Computational thermodynamics, Liquids and amorphous materials, High-pressure thermodynamics
Manara	Dario	Institute for Transuranium Elements (ITU), Germany	Laser heating, Nuclear materials, Raman spectroscopy
Manning	Craig	University of California, Los Angeles	Thermodynamic properties of minerals and aqueous species and silicate liquids, phase equilibrium, TD models (mass transfer by fluids and melts in geologic systems)
Maram	Pardha Saradhi	PEaK Scientific Consulting	Solid State Thermodynamics, Crystallography, Heterogeneous Catalysis
Marinescu	Cornelia	Institute of Physical Chemistry "Ilie Murgulescu", Romania	Perovskites, Nanocomposites, Kinetics
McCloy	John	Washington State University	Nuclear, Glass, mineralogy
McCormack	Scott	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	In-Situ high temperature X-ray diffraction (up to 3200 ËšC), Crystallographic anisotropic thermal expansion, Phase diagrams, Ceramic materials
McMurray	Jake W.	Oak Ridge National Lab	CALPHAD, Thermal analysis, Ceramic nuclear fuels
Mera	Gabriela	Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany	Nanocarbon, Multifunctional polymer-derived nanoceramics, Nanostructure
Meschel	Susan V.	Illinois Institute of Technology	Calorimetry, Thermochemistry, Alloys
Miani	Fabio	University of Udine, Italy	Calphad, Iron Carbides, Semisolid Processing
Miller	Quin	Pacific Northwest National Lab	Geochemistry, Interfaces, Fluid-rock
Mitchell	Jeremy	Los Alamos National Laboratory	Plutonium, Phase stability, Dilatometry
Mielewczyk-Gryn	Aleksandra	Gdansk University of Technology, Poland	Ionic condutors, Solid oxide fuel cells, Hydration energetics
Mogk	David	Montana State University	Phase Equilibria, Nanoscience
Montross	Charles	Portland State University	Metal, Intermetallic, Ceramic
Moore	Gordon	University of California, Davis	Experiments, Glasses, Silicate liquids
Morishita	Masao	University of Hyogo, Japan	Heat capacity at 2-1500 K, Aqueous solution calorimetry, Phase diagram
Morrison	Aaron	University of Missouri	Rheology (lava and planetary ices), Experimental petrology, Calorimetry
Motalov	Vladimir	Ivanovo State University of Chemistry and Technology	High temperature mass spectrometry, Chemical thermodynamics, Vapor pressure
Murray	Dylan	University of California Davis	Protein phase transition
Nagabhushana	GP	University of Calgary, Canada	Photocatalysis, Hybrid perovskites, Thermochemistry
Naguib	Michael	Oak Ridge National Lab	Two-dimensional materials, and novel materials for electrochemical energy storage and conversion
Nasipuri	Pritam	Indian institute of science education and research bhopal	Pseudosection, Monazite, Thermobarometry
Navrotsky	Alexandra	University of California, Davis	Calorimetry, Nuclear materials,Porous materials, Ceramics, Minerals
Neil	John	University of California, Davis (retired)	Minerals, Geochemistry, Inorganic materials
Nenoff	Tina	Sandia National Lab	Nanoporous materials, Synthesis and characterization,Structure-property relationship
Neuhoff	Philip	Rock Flat Minerals/Wildcat Diversified Investment	Computational thermodynamics, Thermodynamics of nanomaterials, Geomimetics
Neuville		CNRS IPGP	Glass, Melts, Mineral
Nyman	May	Oregon State University	Metal-oxo clusters, Polyoxometalates, Aqueous speciation
Opila	Elizabeth	University of Virginia	Oxidation, Volatility, Diffusion
Pantazidis	August	Technical University of Crete
Pattison	David	University of Calgary, Canada	Metamorphic petrology, Phase equilibria, Kinetics
Pearce	Carolyn	Pacific Northwest National Laboratory	Materials characterization in extreme environments
Pei	Guishang	Chongqing University	Heat capacity, Computational thermodynamics, Phase diagrams
Peng	Fei	Clemson University	Ceramics, Thermal analysis, Thermodynamics
Perez-Zarate	Daniel	National Council of Science and Technology, Mexico	Water rock interaction
Pierce	Eric	Oak Ridge National Lab
Piro	Markus	University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada	Computational thermodynamics, Thermal analysis experimentation, Nuclear materials
Provis	John	University of Sheffield, UK	Cements, Silicates
Posner	Esther	Bayerisches Geoinstitut, Germany	High P-T experimental geochemistry, Ab initio calculations, Transport and structural properties of minerals and melts
Post	Ekkehard	NETZSCH Geraetebau GmbH	Thermal Analysis, Evolved Gas Analysis, high temperature inorganics
Putirka	Keith	California State University, Fresno	Volcanic Systems, Exoplanets, Mantle Processes, Thermobarometry
Rabinowitz	Charlie	METTLER TOLEDO	High temperature calorimetry, Fast scanning calorimetry, Phase changes, Polymorphism, Crystallization
Radovic	Miladin	Texas A&M University	MAX phases and MXenes, Solid State Ionics, Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy
Rao	Y. K.	University of Washington	Equilibrium, Rate Phenomena
Rapaud	Olivier	University of Limoges, France	Thermodynamic modelling (Calphad), Thermodynamic data acquisition, Non-oxide ceramics (carbides, borides, nitrides)
Rawat	Deepak	Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, India	Calorimetry, Phosphates, Thermodynamics
Record	Marie-Christine	UniversitÃ© d'Aix-Marseille, France	Phase diagrams (exp. and calc.), Phase transformations, Differential Scanning Calorimetry
Riman	Richard	Rutgers University	Materials synthesis by hydrothermal methods, Design of experiments using thermodynamics, Solubility of inorganic compounds in water, Sustainable materials manufacturing
Rioux	Robert	Penn State University
Risbud	Subhash	University of California, Davis	Thermodynamics of silicate melts, phase equilibria, glass-ceramics
Roehling	Tien	Lawrence Livermore National Lab	Thermochemistry of oxides, thermophysical properties of metals and ceramics
Rogers	David M.	University of South Florida	Multiscale modeling, Electrolytes at interfaces, Nonequilibrium statistical mechanics
Ross	Nancy	Virginia Tech	Framework materials, Lattice vibrations, Crystal structures, High pressure
Rosso	Kevin	Pacific Northwest National Lab	Geochemistry, Mineralogy, and Interfaces

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