Summary report of CALPHAD XLI – Berkeley, California, USA, 2012

156 scientists from 24 countries participated in CALPHAD XLI, which was held in Berkeley, California, USA, June 3–8, 2012, with 74 morning and afternoon presentations, and 72 evening presentations. The topics covered during the conference were gathered in five categories: Modeling – Software; Kinetics – Microstructure; CALPHAD Assessments – Experiments; Ab initio; and Nuclear Fuel Materials. In this brief summary, highlights of the conference are presented with titles and abstracts of all presentations.