Advanced Active Thin Films for the Next Generation of Meso-Micro Scale Army Applications.

The US Army Workshop on “Advanced Active Thin Films for the Next Generation of Meso-Micro Scale Army Applications” was held at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort in Destin FL May 10–12 2005. This workshop was dedicated to the memory of Dr. Bruce Fink of the U.S. Army Research Laboratory. Dr. Fink was a strong leader, a visionary, and a proponent of novel research that supported the survivability of the soldier in the field. Dr. Fink's selfless attitude, encouragement, and unconditional support for the solider provided the motivation for organizing this topical workshop on “Advanced Active Thin Films for the Next Generation of Meso-Micro Scale Army Applications”. This workshop consisted of 35 invited oral presentations, spread over a three day duration. Each presentation was focused on a particular aspect, issue, or research facet associated with the current state-of-the-art and/or future thrust areas for active thin films technology. Approximately 120 scientists, engineers and technology applications specialists attended and participated in this workshop and this journal volume, Integrated ferroelectrics, serves to disseminate the science and engineering brought fourth in this workshop. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]