At a recent meeting on crystal growth and defect characterization, there were many researchers who expressed a need for more and better facilities for analytical work. To help fulfill this need, Charles F. Yost, director for materials science, Advanced Research Projects Agency, proposed that a symposium be arranged to present, in a consolidated fashion, the capabilities and limitations of available analytical resources, especially as they relate to materials problems in ARPA‐sponsored laboratories. The ensuing symposium, organized and held at RCA Laboratories was conducted in the spirit of a workshop or “clinic” with ample opportunity provided for discussion. There was an informality that resulted in considerable audience participation and interaction. The talks and discussions covered not only technical aspects of particular analytical procedures, but also the over‐all problem of effectively coupling analytical service to a materials research program.
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July 1964
July 01 1964
Analytic characterization of materials
Organized at the behest of ARPA and attended by some 75 representatives of more than 20 universities, government laboratories, and industrial organizations concerned with programs in materials research, the Symposium on the Analytical Characterization of Materials was held January 20–21 at the RCA Laboratories in Princeton. J. Kurshan is manager of RCA's Research Services Laboratory.
Physics Today 17 (7), 24–30 (1964);