Major Landmarks of NanoSPD Activity: International Conferences from NanoSPD1 to NanoSPD5

Nanjing University is hosting the 5-th in a row of NanoSPD conferences, which continues a series of the preceding conferences: in Moscow (1999), Vienna (2002), Fukuoka (2005) and Goslar (2008). This paper highlights the major landmarks of NanoSPD activity for the past years from the standpoint of the International NanoSPD Steering Committee. Special attention is given to topics relating to nanostructuring of metals by SPD processing for advanced properties as well as new trends in developing SPD techniques for practical application. Another concern of the committee is in introduction and discussion of the terminology applied in this new field of science and engineering.