ABOUT ISST
Two aspects of materials, structural and thermodynamic, are both essential to understand the nature, because they are closely related. The structural studies employ various diffraction and microscopic methods to determine the position of atoms. They also employ various spectroscopic techniques to investigate the dynamical feature. The thermodynamic studies, on the other hand, can give us energetic information of any objects. The macroscopic or global view that we can obtain becomes crucial, particularly for the many-body systems. The structural and thermodynamic aspects are therefore inseparable from each other to understand materials.
This symposium offers the opportunity for those who are interested in both aspects of materials to come together, so that we can discuss about various issues. The first symposium was held at Osaka University in July, 2009 on the occasion of foundation of the Research Center for Structural Thermodynamics. However, it was somewhat formal.
The ISST-2010 is an international symposium, which is also a post conference of ICCT-2010 in Tsukuba, and all the participants of ICCT-2010 are invited to join. We will enjoy fruitful discussion in a relaxed atmosphere. No parallel sessions are planned. Oral and poster presentations are expected. The official language is English.