Chair Dolores Black invites you to NSREC 2025, to be held at the Nashville Renaissance in downtown Nashville adjacent to the famous 5^th and Broadway. Nashville, nicknamed Music City, is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and home to Vanderbilt University. Legendary country music venues include the Grand Ole Opry House, home of the famous “Grand Ole Opry” stage and radio show. The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum and historic Ryman Auditorium are steps away from the Renaissance.

Music is the universal language and there is no better place to experience music than in Nashville, a city of storytellers and dreamers. It is a city where all are welcome with an authentic, friendly, creative spirit. It’s a city for you to discover all it has to offer, and you can write your own Music City story. Nashville is the culinary destination of today, with chef-driven restaurants and classic dining spots serving up hot chicken, barbecue, and of course, meat and three. With nearly 200 new restaurants opening in the past two years, a one-of-a-kind culinary adventure awaits. Beyond the music, food and drink, there is never a shortage of inspiring things to do. From the museums, the arts, sports and shopping, there is an “only in Nashville” experience waiting for you.

Please join us and find your Nashville inspiration. Experience the creative energy. Discover the neighborhoods. Seek out the hidden gems. Uncover the history and history in the making. And of course, enjoy the music. Please visit the NSREC website for 2025 conference details and travel planning tips.

Technical Program

Chaired by Andrew Sternberg, Vanderbilt University, papers to be presented at this meeting will describe the effects of space, terrestrial, or nuclear radiation on electronic or photonic devices, circuits, sensors, materials and systems, as well as semiconductor processing technology and techniques for producing radiation-tolerant devices and integrated circuits. The conference will be attended by engineers, scientists, and managers who are concerned with radiation effects.

The conference committee is soliciting papers describing significant new findings in the following or related areas:      

Basic Mechanisms of Radiation Effects in Electronic Materials and Devices

■ Single Event Charge Collection Phenomena and Mechanisms

■ Radiation Transport, Energy Deposition and Dosimetry

■ Ionizing Radiation Effects

■ Materials and Device Effects

■ Displacement Damage

■ Processing-Induced Radiation Effects

Radiation Effects on Electronic and Photonic Devices and Circuits

■ Single Event Effects

■ MOS, Bipolar and Advanced Technologies

■ Power Devices and Wide Bandgap Materials

■ Isolation Technologies, such as SOI and SOS

■ Optoelectronic and Optical Devices and Systems

■ Methods for Hardened Design and Manufacturing

■ Modeling of Devices, Circuits and Systems

■ Cryogenic or High Temperature Effects

■ Novel Device Structures, such as MEMS and Nanotechnologies

■ Techniques for Hardening Circuits and Systems

Space, Atmospheric, and Terrestrial Radiation Effects

■ Characterization and Modeling of Radiation Environments

■ Space Weather Events and Effects

■ Spacecraft Charging

■ Predicting and Verifying Soft Error Rates (SER)

Hardness Assurance Technology and Testing

■ New Modeling and Testing Techniques, Guidelines and Hardness Assurance Methodology

■ Unique Radiation Exposure Facilities or Novel Instrumentation Methods

■ Dosimetry

New Developments of Interest to the Radiation Effects Community

Radiation Effects Data Workshop

The Radiation Effects Data Workshop is a forum for papers on radiation effects data on electronic devices and systems. Workshop papers are intended to provide radiation response data to scientists and engineers who use electronic devices in a radiation environment, and for designers of radiation-hardened or radiation-tolerant systems. Papers describing new simulation facilities are also welcomed.

Paper Submittal

Information on the submission of summaries to the 2025 NSREC for either the Technical Sessions or the Data Workshop can be found at www.nsrec.com. The deadline for submitting summaries is February 7^th, 2025.

Short Course

Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in a one-day Short Course on Monday, July 14^th. The short course is being organized by Matthew Marinella, Arizona State University. The course will be of interest both to radiation effects specialists and newcomers to the field.

Industrial Exhibit

An Industrial Exhibit will be included as an integral part of the conference and will be chaired by Pierre Maillard, AMD. Exhibitors will include companies or agencies involved in manufacturing electronic devices or systems for applications in space or nuclear environments, modeling and analysis of radiation effects at the device and system level, and radiation testing.  Exhibit and Supporter Registration will open in October.

Conference Committee

General Chair — Dolores Black, Sandia National Laboratories: [email protected]

Technical Program Chair — Andrew Sternberg, Vanderbilt University: [email protected]

Short Course Chair — Matthew Marinella, Arizona State University: [email protected]

Local Arrangements Chair — Andrew Kelly, BAE Systems: [email protected]

Publicity Chair — Trish St. John, Sandia National Laboratories: [email protected]

Finance Chair — David Hughart, Sandia National Laboratories: [email protected]

Awards Chair — Frederic Wrobel, Université de Montpellier: [email protected]

Industrial Exhibits Chair — Pierre Maillard, AMD: [email protected]

Web Developer — Greg Allen, Jet Propulsion Laboratories: [email protected]

Dolores Black, 2025 IEEE NSREC Conference Chair, can be reached by E-mail at [email protected]