Memorial Sessions in Honour of Professors L. Eric Cross and Jan Fousek
Special memorial sessions will be held in honour of the Professors L. Eric Cross and Jan Fousek during the 2017 IEEE Joint ISAF-IWATMD-PFM meeting to commemorate their important contributions to the field of ferroelectrics.
Leslie Eric Cross (1923-2016)
L. Eric Cross (1923-2016) passed away peacefully on the 29th of December. He was an Evan Pugh Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering, Penn State, a member of the US National Academy of Engineering, and a founding member of the Penn State Materials Research Laboratory. He was a world-leader in the field of ferroelectrics from a fundamental perspective, as an inventor of new characterization techniques, and in materials applications. He was beloved for his intelligence, vision, wit and humanity, as well as the charm with which he shared his fascination with ferroelectrics and his newest ideas. He was also an excellent mentor, and many of his students and postdoctoral researchers went on to scientific leadership position themselves. For more information visit the IEEE UFFC in memoria. Confirmed speakers Chaired by Susan Trolier-McKinstry (Penn State, U.S.A.) Opening by Susan Trolier-McKinstry (Penn State, U.S.A.) and Clive Randall (Penn State, U.S.A.) with video from Yao Xi (Xi'an Jiaotong University, China) - Andrew Bell (University of Sheffield, U.K.) - Dragan Damjanovic (EPFL, Switzerland) - Ekhard Salje (University of Cambridge, U.K.) - Nava Setter (University of Tel Aviv, Israel) - Takaaki Tsurumi (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan) - Dwight Viehland (Virginia Tech, U.S.A.) - Roger Whatmore (Imperial College London, U.K.) |
Jan Fousek (1930-2016)
After a long illness, Professor Jan Fousek passed away on September 4 2016. He was one of the most prominent researchers in the field of ferroelectricity within the last 50 years and certainly the best-known Czech representative of this field. For more information visit the IEEE UFFC in memoria. Confirmed speakers Chaired by Jiri Hlinka (Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic) - Wenwu Cao (Penn State) - Pavel Marton (Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic) - Pavel Mokry (Technical University of Liberec, Czech Republic) - Clive Randall (Penn State, U.S.A.) - Alexander Taganstev (EPFL, Switzerland) - Susan Trolier-McKinstry (Penn State) |