2022 US-Japan Seminar on Dielectric and Piezoelectric Ceramics
Charleston, South Carolina
November 13 - 16, 2022

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Invited Speakers

United States

Basic Science & Characterization of Structure and Properties:
Nina Balke, North Carolina State University - Discovery of Ferroelectricity and Novel Phenomena in Ferroelastic Twin Boundaries
Joe Evans, Radiant Technologies - Commercial Piezoelectric/Magnetoelectric MEMS Devices

MLCC, High-Power Electric and High-Frequency Dielectrics:
John Bultitude, Kemet - Electrical and Thermal Characterization of Class I Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors (MLCCs) in High Alternating Currents
Troy Olsson, University of Pennsylvania - High Frequency Resonators

New Materials, Synthesis and Properties for Energy and Environmental Issues:
Angela Ellmore, Knowles - X7R Dielectric for EV Application
Jian Luo, University of California San Diego - High Entropy Ferroeletrics

Piezoelectric Materials and Their Applications:
Margo Staruch, Naval Research Laboratory - Dilutely Doped BaTiO3
Chris van de Walle, University of California Santa Barbara - First Principals Modeling of Wurtzite Ferroelectrics

Material Science, Integration and Application of Thin Films:
David Horsley, TDK Corporation - MEMS Sensors for VR, Robotics, and Occupancy
Jon-Paul Maria, Penn State University - Ferroelectric Wurtzite Thin Films

Japan

Basic Science & Characterization of Structure and Properties:
Maiko Nagayoshi, Kyocera Corporation - Study on Microstructure and Origin of Local Insulation Resistance Degradation in Ni-BaTiO3 Multi-Layer Ceramic Capacitors
Hiroko Yokota, Chiba University - Discovery of Ferroelectricity and Novel Phenomena in Ferroelastic Twin Boundaries

MLCC, High-Power Electric and High-Frequency Dielectrics:
Shoichiro Suzuki, Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. - High Durability MLCC
Satoshi Wada, Yamanashi University - Nanosized Structured Ceramic Materials

New Materials, Synthesis and Properties for Energy and Environmental Issues:
Hiroki Taniguchi, Nagoya University - Newly Discovered Ferroelectrics (Aluminum Sodalite) and Novel Dielectric Phenomena (Photoinduced Dielectric)
Hiroaki Takeda, Saitama University - Melilite-type Silicate Single Crystals for High Temperature Piezoelectric Application

Piezoelectric Materials and Their Applications:
Hajime Nagata, Tokyo University of Science - Basic and Applied Research on Lead-free Piezoelectric Ceramics
Hiroyuki Shimizu, Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. - (Talk title to be determined)

Material Science, Integration and Application of Thin Films:
Tomohiro Terada, TDK Corporation - LiM (M = V, Nb, Ta, Zr) Doped AlN Thin-film Piezoelectrics
Takahiko Yanagitani, Waseda University - GHz Frequency Switchable BAW Filter Applications of Ferroelectric ScAlN and MgZnO Thin Films

Contact person: Sandie Elder, sle334@psu.edu or via phone +1 (814) 865-3225