TOFA 2016 - Discussion meeting on thermodynamics of alloys

• Processo: 16/09229-9
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio Organização - Reunião Científica
• Data de Início da vigência: 04 de setembro de 2016
• Data de Término da vigência: 09 de setembro de 2016
• Área do conhecimento: Engenharias - Engenharia de Materiais e Metalúrgica - Metalurgia Física
• Pesquisador responsável: Carlos Angelo Nunes
• Beneficiário: Carlos Angelo Nunes
• Instituição Sede: Escola de Engenharia de Lorena (EEL). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Lorena , SP, Brasil
• Assunto(s): Materiais Termodinâmica Termoquímica Eventos científicos e de divulgação Reuniões científicas
• Palavra(s)-Chave do Pesquisador: Calphad | Soluções | Termodinâmica | Termoquímica | Termodinâmica de Materiais

Resumo

The Discussion Meeting on Thermodynamics of Alloys (TOFA) is a biennial event of the experimental, theoretical, and computational thermodynamics international community, which is organized by research groups associated to universities and research institutes. The meeting started with the association of researchers working in European universities. This, and the link with the so called COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technologies) actions, justify the fact that most meetings happened in European countries. At least three COST actions (COST507, "A database for the development of new light alloys", COST531, "Thermodynamics of lead-free alloys as soldering materials" e COST535 "THALU - Thermodynamics of alloyed aluminides") used the Meeting as main gathering event in the past. The idea of organizing a TOFA meeting in Brazil emerged in a conversation between Prof. Cláudio Schön and Prof. Dr. Herbert Ipser in 2010 (In Porto, Portugal). South America countries have a large tradition in thermodynamic studies in materials, but the community has difficulties in participating in transoceanic events due to the increased traveling costs. The realization of TOFA in Brazil will, hopefully, increase the participation of these colleagues, while it will give the opportunity to colleagues in Europe, North America and Asia, to interact with them. (AU)