INVITED LECTURES

H. Altenburg (Germany), Thick Films of Ceramic Materials

L. Benco (Austria/Slovakia), Ab-initio Simulation of Chemical Reactions in Zeolites

J. Hafner (Austria), Ab-initio Modelling of Catalytic Reactions on Metallic Surfaces

S. Hoste (Belgium), Chemical Technology of Ceramic Superconductive Films

L. Interrante (U. S. A.), µ Si-Based Ceramics from Polymer Precursors

L. Nemec (Czech Republic), Engineering and Chemistry of Glass Melting Process

A.S. Ray (Australia), Hydrothermally treated Cement-based Building Materials - past, present and future

R. Riedel (Germany), Precursor-Derived Nonoxide Ceramics

P. Sajgalik (Slovakia), Better Ceramics Through Chemistry

R.C.T. Slade (U. K.), Chemistry and Tailoring of Mineral-related Materials

J.W. Stucki (U. S. A), Effects of Redox Cycles on the Surface Chemistry and Structure of Smectite Clay Minerals

F. Varret (France), Photo-induced Properties of Some Inorganic Solids / Photo-chromism and Photo-magnetism