General Information
During the last 20 years, ferromagnetic Shape Memory Alloys (FSMAs) continue to receive an attention as an interdisciplinary research field between martensitic and magnetic transformations. Since the first International Conference on FSMAs (ICFSMA '07) launched successfully in Kolkata, India, the series of conference "ICFSMA", that were held in Bilbao (ICFSMA '09), Dresden (ICFSMA '11) and Boise (ICFSMA '13), has always provided new and exciting aspects of magnetic shape memory alloys as the key conference in the field.
The aim of the conference is to generate an overview of world-wide Research and Development in the field of magnetic shape memory alloys and related phenomena. Emphasis will be given to fundamental studies expanded to the related fields and the practical utility of Ferromagnetic Shape Memory Alloys (FSMAs). By presentation and discussion of the most recent results covering both fundamental and applied aspects of FSMAs, this conference will provide an inspiring environment for developing new ideas, forging collaborations, meeting old and making new friends.
Conference Topics
- A. Basic phenomena and theory
- B. Novel materials and materials design
- C. Correlation phenomena between magnetic and martensitic transformations
- D. Strain glass and related phenomena
- E. Magnetomechanics and caloric properties
- F. Thin films and microsystems
- G. Foams/constructs and composites
- H. Modeling and simulation from the atomic to the micro scale
- I. Processing and application
Language & Abstracts
The official language of the Symposium will be English. Both invited lectures and main regular contributions will be presented orally and the other regular contributions will be with poster. The Symposium Proceedings will not be issued. Prospective authors are requested to submit a 1.5-page extended abstract by Feb. 29, 2016. The extended abstracts containing the title, name of author(s), and affiliation(s) should be written in MS Word and submitted via the abstract submission system. A booklet of abstracts will be available before the Symposium.
International Conference Committee
- R. Kainuma (Japan), Chair ICFSMA'16
- F. Albertini (Italy),
- S. Besseghini (Italy),
- V.A. Chernenko (Spain),
- P. Entel (Germany),
- S. Fähler (Germany),
- S.-P. Hannula (Finland),
- O. Heczko (Czech Republic),
- L. Hirsinger (France),
- R. James (USA),
- İ. Karaman (USA),
- P.K. Mukhopadhyay (India),
- P. Müllner (USA),
- A. Planes (Spain),
- X. Ren (China and Japan),
- L. Schultz (Germany),
- A. Sozinov (Finland),
- K. Ullakko (Finland),
- G.H. Wu (China)
Invited Speakers
Raymundo Arróyave
Insights on magneto-structural coupling in ferromagnetic shape memory alloys from electronic structure calculationsVolodymyr A. Chernenko
Structure and Magnetism of Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys from Neutron and Synchrotron StudiesMarkus E. Gruner
Coupling between magnetism and lattice degrees of freedom in magnetocaloric materials: A first-principles perspectiveİbrahim Karaman
Multiferroic transitions in magnetic shape memory alloysAkio Kimura
Lattice instability of ferromagnetic shape memory alloys revealed by photoelectron spectroscopyManfred Kohl
Magnetic Shape Memory Films for Thermal Energy HarvestingEnke Liu
New families of shape memory ferromagnets: Both all-d-metal Heusler alloys and hexagonal MM'X compoundsPeter Müllner
Non-uniform magnetostress and fatigue of magnetic shape memory alloysRobert Niemann
Nucleation of martensite in epitaxial Heusler filmsXiaobing Ren
Strain glass as potential smart materialsConcepción Seguí
Effects of Atomic Ordering on the characteristics and properties of Co-doped Ni-Mn-Ga Metamagnetic Shape Memory AlloysHanuš Seiner
Vibrational behaviour of highly mobile interfaces in 10 M Ni-Mn-Ga
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