Who will train the next generationof crystal growers?<strong>Crystal</strong> Technology - the synthetic crystal and epilayerproduction including crystal machining and required designand construction of equipment - <strong>for</strong>ms the foundationof the modern electronics revolution and underpinsall aspects of global commerce, communication, energyproduction and medical technology. It is fundamentalto the advances in electricity production, transport andstorage that will be critical to improving energy technologiesto reduce the impact of energy on global climatechange.Contributed by Frank BruniAt the invitation of Dr. Hans Scheel (www.hans-scheel.ch), a group of experienced technologists in this fieldfrom Europe, Asia and the United States convened <strong>for</strong> aweek-long meeting in Poulithra, Arcadia, Greece in May2012.The purpose of this meeting was to discuss the need <strong>for</strong>education and training of the future engineers and scientistswho will <strong>for</strong>m the first generation of specificallytrainedcrystal technologists. Having the basic knowledgeof crystal materials technology (CMT) will enableCMT engineers to consult and collaborate with leadingspecialists of related scientific fields.The goal of the meeting was to generate a white paperoutlining the need <strong>for</strong> this training regimen as well asto include recommended training courses at both undergraduateand graduate levels. This white paper will becirculated to leaders of industry, government and academiawith the goal of promoting this specialized trainingin universities and engineering schools.Among those present, in addition to Dr. Scheel, wereDr. Alexey Borodin, EZAN Chernogolovka, RussianAcademy of Sciences, Prof. Thierry Duffar, Professeurà l’Université de Grenoble, France, Dr. Frank Bruni,Consultant, Cali<strong>for</strong>nia, USA, Prof. Klaus Jacobs, GaNProject Berlin, Germany, Prof. Koichi Kakimoto, Instituteof Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University, Japan,Prof. Georg Roth, Institut für Kristallographie, RWTHAachen, Germany, Prof. Yasuhisa Sano, Dept. of PrecisionEngineering, Osaka University, Japan, Prof. Brian10Mrs. Regula Scheel, Dr. Hans Scheel and Prof. BrianTanner (in background).Tanner, Durham University and Kromek Company, UK,Prof. David Witter, Anaxtal Inc., South Carolina, USAand Prof. Kazuto Yamauchi, Dept. of Precision Engineering,Osaka University, Japan.The meeting was held at the Smyros Resort, located nearthe winter home of Dr. Scheel and Regula Hauser Scheelon the Aegean shore. Hans and Regula organized toursof historical archeological sites that were conducted inbetween technical sessions, presentations and discussions.Locations visited included Olympia, Epidauros, Mycenaeand Athens. A companion program ran in parallelwith the technical sessions and enabled the wives in attendanceto see additional sites of interest.All costs of the conference including meals, housing andexcursions (other than travel to Greece) were subsidizedby Dr. Scheel using retained revenues from prior workshopson crystal growth and technology. In this way theproceeds of the previous workshops could be dedicatedspecifically to the advancement of crystal technologisteducation.AACG Newsletter Summer 2013
At lunch on the harbor at Poulithra.Dr. Bruni (with his wife) returned to Greece in March of2013 to work with Dr. Scheel on completing the whitepaper. The finished document can be found at: https://files.secureserver.net/0fieEZc7s9vyn (use sapphire <strong>for</strong>the password) or through links on the site www.frankbruni.com.Dr. Hans Scheel serves drinks at his home onthe final night of the meeting.AACG Newsletter Summer 2013 11
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