• "Fusion Materials Science Overview of Challenges and Recent Progress," APS Division of Plasma Physics, Steven J. Zinkle, 46th Annual Meeting, Savannah, GA, November 15-19, 2004.
• "Advanced Materials for Fusion Technology," Steven J. Zinkle, 23rd Symposium on Fusion Technology, Venice, Italy, September 20-24, 2004.
• "Overview of the US Fusion Materials Sciences Program," Steven J. Zinkle, 16th ANS Topical on Technology of Fusion Energy, Madison, Wisconsin, September 14-16, 2004.
• "Physical Properties of Irradiated Semiconductors and Ceramic Insulators," Steven J. Zinkle, NATO Advanced Study Institute, 32nd Course of the International, School of Solid State Physics, Erice, Sicily, Italy, July 17-29, 2004.
• "Microstructure Evolution in Irradiated Metals and Alloys: Fundamental Aspects," Steven J. Zinkle, NATO Advanced Study Institute, Course on Radiation Effects in Solids, Erice, Sicily, Italy, July 17-29, 2004.
• "Mechanical Property Changes in Metals due to Irradiation," Steven J. Zinkle, NATO Advanced Study Institute, 32nd Course of the International, School of Solid State Physics, Erice, Sicily, Italy, July 17-29, 2004.
• "Observation and Analysis of Defect Cluster Production and Interactions with Dislocations," Steven J. Zinkle and Yoshi Matsukawa, Kiritani Memorial Symposium, 11th International Conference on Fusion Reactor Materials, Kyoto, Japan, December 8-12, 2003.
• "Advanced Materials for Fusion Technology," S. J. Zinkle and A. Kohyama, 19th IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Energy, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA, January 22-25, 2005.
• "Scientific and Engineering Advances from Fusion Materials R&D," S.J. Zinkle, M. Victoria and K. Abe, 10th International Conference on Fusion Reactor Materials, Baden-Baden, Germany, October 14-19, 2001.
• "Potential Materials Science Benefits from a Burning Plasma Science Experiment," S. J. Zinkle, Burning Plasma Science Workshop II, General Atomics, San Diego, CA, May 1-3, 2001.
• "Frontiers of Fusion Materials Science," S. J. Zinkle, Office of Fusion Energy Sciences Budget Planning Meeting, Burning Plasma Science Workshop II, Gaithersburg, MD, March 13, 2001.
• "Overview of the Fusion Materials Science Program," S. J. Zinkle, Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee Meeting, Gaithersburg, MD, February 27, 2001.
• "Materials Challenges for Fusion Energy," S. J. Zinkle, Materials-The Opportunity, NAE Annual Symposium, Washington, D. C., October 6, 1998.