Diamond 2008: Call for Papers Deadline - 7 March 2008

Please open the online version of this message if the HTML is not correctly displayed. DIAMOND 2008 7-11 September 2008 • Sitges, Spain CALL FOR PAPERS Submit online now at: www.diamond-conference.elsevier.com Join international delegates and renowned invited speakers (see listing below) for a complete review of the latest scientific and technological aspects of vapour growth diamond, natural and synthetic diamond, and related materials such as carbon nanotubes, diamond-like carbon and wide gap nitrides particularly cubic boron nitride. Contributions are invited for oral and poster presentation on the following topics: Growth and processing technologies Characterisation Electronic and optoelectronic properties, applications and devices Mechanical and thermal properties and applications Electrochemistry and biological activity Carbon nanotubes Diamond-like carbon III-Nitrides Please submit abstracts online at www.diamond-conference.elsevier.com by 7 March 2008. INVITED SPEAKERS The following experts have agreed to speak at the conference: James Butler, Naval Research Labs, USA - Growth mechanisms of diamond revisited John Foord, , Oxford University, UK - Electrochemistry of diamond surfaces Masataka Hasegawa, AIST, Japan - Low temperature growth of nano-diamond Russell Hemley, Carnegie Institute, USA - High growth rate diamond Dean Ho, North Western University, USA - Drug delivery by nanodiamond Anke Krueger, University of Kiel, Germany - Functionalisation of nanodiamond surfaces Christoph Nebel, AIST, Japan - Bio-sensors from diamond Eiji Osawa, Shinshu University, Japan - Recent progress in nanodiamond Atsuhito Sawabe, Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan - Progress in hetero-epitaxial growth of diamond Thomas Seyller, University of Erlangen, Germany - Production and electronic structure of grapheme François Silva, University Paris 13, France - High quality homoepitaxial diamond growth Wenjun Zhang, City University of Hong Kong, China - Growth, nano-structuring and properties of cBN films Diamond 2008 is organised by Elsevier in association with Diamond & Related Materials. For further information and to request a copy of the final programme brochure visit: www.diamond-conference.elsevier.com or contact em.white@elsevier.com Data Protection Notice: This e-mail has been sent to {EMAIL} from Elsevier Ltd., The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, registered in England with registered number 1982084, using Email Reaction's technology and platform. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add conferences@mail.elsevier-alerts.com to our address book or your safe senders list. You are receiving this e-mail because you are a registered user of ScienceDirect® and have consented to receive information about related products. If you no longer wish to receive messages of this nature, please visit Unsubscribe, enter your e-mail address and press the submit button. To update your profile please go to the ScienceDirect website, login with your username and password and amend your preferences. Elsevier respects your privacy and does not disclose, rent or sell your personal information to any non-affiliated third parties without consent, except as may be stated in the Elsevier Privacy Policy. See Email Reaction's Privacy Policy here. For all enquiries, problems or suggestions concerning this message, please contact em.white@elsevier.com Copyright © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. ScienceDirect® is a registered trademark of Elsevier B.V.