MATERIAUX 2010

The national conference MATERIAUX 2010 , which took place in Mahdia (Tunisia), from 4–7 November 2010 was organized by The Tunisian Materials Research Society: Tu-MRS in collaboration with the Materials Physics Laboratory of Sfax LPM , Faculty of Sciences, Sfax University and the Research Unit Physique, Informatique et Mathématiques , Faculty of Sciences, Gafsa University The First National Conference on Materials MATERIAUX 2006 was organized in Douz (Tunisia) in December 2006. This was followed by MATERIAUX 2007 held in Hammamet (Tunisia) in April 2007 and the National Conference MATERIAUX 2009 organized jointly with the Second Journées Internationales de la Physique des Matériaux et Applications: JIPMA 2009 in Gafsa (Tunisia) from 20–24 December 2009. MATERIAUX 2010 is intended to provide an excellent opportunity for National, Maghreb and International researchers to make their own work on materials known to a wider audience and to have discussions with other participants. This conference will also be an opportunity to exchange experiences, create and consolidate cooperation between different research structures in the Maghreb countries and also the countries around the Mediterranean. This conference will equally promote research development, contribution to collaboration between universities and the socio-economical milieu. More than 300 senior researchers, Professors, PhD and Masters students attended this conference from Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, France, Spain and Canada. Several researchers, engineers and managers from industrial firms also attended. The conference consisted of plenary talks (8), oral contributions (40) and poster presentations (250). The topics of the Conference were: Nano-materials, nano-systems, thin films, surfaces and interfaces, applications Multifunctionnal materials, magnetic materials, dielectric materials, superconducting materials, applications,... Materials for electronics, informatics and communication Ceramics, glasses, polymers Natural materials (phosphates, clay,...) Metallic materials, alloys, metallurgy,... Others (materials and environment, materials and energy, biomaterials,...) I want to thank the scientific committee, the organizing committee, the local committee and everyone who contributed to the organization of this meeting for their invaluable efforts in order to guarantee the complete success of this conference. Abdelwaheb Cheikhrouhou President of Tu-MRS Chairman of the Conference MATERIAUX 2010 Committie