**Topics [#l8117946] -''Advanced Materials'' --Thin Films, Nanoparticles, Carbon alloys, Advanced composites, etc. -''Opto-electronic materials'' --Semiconductors, Dielectrics (high-k, ferroelectrics), Magnetic oxides, Multi-ferroics, High-Tc superconductors, etc. -''Optical materials'' --Glass, amorphous, photonics materials, etc. -''Chemical materials'' --Novel chemistry, Catalyst, etc. -''Structure materials'' --Carbon alloys, Advanced composites, Secure Materials: Sustainable Materials and Systems, Catastrophic fracture, Smart materials, etc. -''Bio/medical/environmental materials'' --Bioceramics, Ecomaterials, etc. -''New materials'' --Advanced processes, Soft processing, High-pressure sysnthesis, etc. -''Analysis and characterization'' --Fast dynamics, Scanning probe technique, Nanoindentation, SR, etc. -''Special Session:'' Ubiquitous Element Strategy for Innovative Materials -''Special Session:'' Computer-assisted materials design, Modeling, Theory