Preface

AIRAPT-27 th International Conference on High-Pressure Science and Technology Preface The AIRAPT-27 International Conference on High-Pressure Science and Technology was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from August 4 th to 9 th , 2019. This was the first time the event occurred in the South Hemisphere. The scientific program consisted of 27 oral and 2 poster sections, and 8 plenary sections, including the Bridgman and Jamieson Awards. In the event, 40 Invited Lectures, 95 oral contributions and 58 posters were presented. The topics covered 17 areas dealing with fundamental and applied research in the field of High-Pressure Science and Technology. 193 scientists and engineers, including students, attended the conference (164 men and 29 women), coming from 20 countries: Argentina (1), Brazil (47), Canada (2), China (21), France (13), Germany (14), Hungary (1), Israel (4), Italy (3), Japan (15), Poland (4), Qatar (1), Russia (10), Slovakia (1), South Africa (1), South Korea (1), Spain (5), Sweden (2), United Kingdom (10), and United States of America (37). List of Chairpersons, Organizing Committee, International Advisory Committee, Program Committee, Conference Proceedings Committee, Host Institutions (Brazil), Supported by (Brazilian agencies) and Sponsorships are available in this pdf.