| Founded | 1984 |
|---|---|
| Type | Professional Organization |
| Focus | High pressures in condensed matter |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Method | Conferences, Publications |
Members | 400 |
Chair | Peter Celliers (2023) |
| Website | https://engage.aps.org/gccm/home |
The Topical Group on Compression of Condensed Matter (GCCM) is a Unit of the American Physical Society (APS).[1] The objective of the GCCM is the advancement and dissemination of knowledge on the physics of materials under high-pressure loading including shock physics, the effect of shock waves on materials, dynamic behavior of materials, and materials in extremes.[2] Originally formed in 1984 as the Topical Group on the Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, the group has sponsored the Biennial International Conference on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter (SCCM)[3] and awards the George E. Duvall Shock Compression Science Award.[4]. The Topical Group changed to its current name in 2023 to reflect a broader community including static high compression experiments.
While specific topics and session names are set for each Biennial SCCM Conference, frequent topics include:
- Detonation and shock induced chemistry
- Energetic and reactive materials
- Equations of State
- Experimental developments
- First-principles and molecular dynamics
- Geophysics and planetary science
- Grain scale to continuum modeling
- High-energy density physics/Warm dense matter
- Inelastic deformations, fracture, and spall
- Materials Strength
- Particulate, porous, and composite materials
- Phase transitions
- Soft matter, polymers, and biomaterials
Recently one-off focused sessions have been organized on topics such as:
- X-ray free electron lasers and materials, Velocimetry diagnostic development, and Turbulence and Mixing[5]
- Deep Carbon Budget, High Energy Density Materials, and Dynamic Response of Materials[6]
- Post Shock Turbulence, Meso and Macro Scales, and Material Strength at High Pressure[7]
The Topical Group publishes a series of Proceeds from the conferences, with the majority of proceedings published by the American Institute of Physics (1981, 1993 to 2011.)[8] For the 2013 conference the proceeds was published by the Institute of Physics and was Open Access for the first time.[9]
References
- ↑ "APS Units". Retrieved 2014-12-06.
- ↑ "Topical Group on Compression of Condensed Matter". Retrieved 2023-11-17.
- ↑ "The History of the APS Shock Compression of Condensed Matter Topical Group" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-12-06.
- ↑ "APS George E. Duvall Shock Compression Science Award". Retrieved 2014-12-06.
- ↑ "APS SCCM 2015 topics". Retrieved 2014-12-06.
- ↑ "APS SCCM 2013 topics". Retrieved 2014-12-06.
- ↑ "APS SCCM 2011 topics". Retrieved 2014-12-06.
- ↑ "Index of All Shock Conference Proceedings". Retrieved 2014-12-06.
- ↑ "Journal of Physics: Conference Series 18th APS-SCCM and 24th AIRAPT 7–12 July 2013, Seattle, Washington, USA". Retrieved 2014-12-06.