BIT’s 1st Annual World Congress of
WCAM-2012
-A Dedicated Event for Material Professionals
Theme: Innovation, Cutting-Edge, and Smartness
Time: June 6-8, 2012
Venue: Beijing International Convention Center (BICC), Beijing, China
Symposium 1: Hot Topics of Material Science
Session 1-1: Physical and Chemical Behaviors of Materials
13:30-16:20, June. 6th, 2012 (Wednesday); Place: Room 303, 3rd Floor, BICC |
Chair: |
Dr. Xiongwei Ni, Professor, School of Engineering and Physical Science, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK |
Co-Chair: |
Dr. Byron D. Gates, Associate Professor; Research Chair, Simon Fraser University, Canada |
13:30-13:35 |
Chair’s Introduction |
13:35-14:00 |
Keynote Speaker:
Title: Stimuli-responsive Nanoparticles at Interfaces
Dr. Dayang Wang, Professor, Ian Wark Research Institute, University of South Australia, Australia |
14:00-14:25 |
Title: Global and Local Characterization of Lead Free Solders
Dr. Narayanaswami Ranganathan, Director, Laboratory of Mechanics and Rheology, University Francois Rabelais of Tours, France |
14:25-14:50 |
Title: Formation of Chromia on Copper-chromium Composites and Coatings
Dr. Kuang-Tsan Chiang, Senior Research Scientist, Southwest Research Institute, USA |
14:50-15:15 |
Title: Atomic-scale Engineering of Electronic Transports in Half-heusler Nanocomposites
Dr. Pierre F. P. Poudeu, Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering Department, University of Michigan, USA |
15:15-15:30 |
Coffee Break |
15:30-15:55 |
Title: Quantitative Analysis of Gecko Inspired Adhesives
Dr. Byron D. Gates, Associate Professor; Research Chair, Simon Fraser University, Canada |
15:55-16:20 |
Title: Transition Metals Adsorbed on Graphene: Strain, Stability and Magnetic Moments of Molecular Wires
Dr. Hway Chuan Kang, Associate Professor, National University of Singapore, Singapore |
Session 1-2: Surface & Interface Science, Mesoporous and Catalysis of Materials
08:30-12:30, June. 7th, 2012 (Thursday); Place: Room 303, 3rd Floor, BICC |
Chair: |
Dr. Axel Knop-Gericke, Group Leader, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Germany |
Co-Chair: |
Dr. Jung-Chun-Andrew Huang, Professor, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan; Visiting Professor, HeFei University of Technolog, China |
08:30-08:35 |
Chair’s Introduction |
08:35-08:55 |
Title: Exploring the Fundamentals and Applications of Solid-Stabilized Emulsions
Dr. Lenore L. Dai, Associate Professor and Program Chair of Chemical Engineering, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, Arizona State University, USA |
08:55-09:15 |
Title: Recent Trends in All-inorganic Design of Colloidal Nanomaterials
Dr. Maksym V. Kovalenko, Assistant Professor, ETH Zurich; EMPA-Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Switzerland |
09:15-09:35 |
Title: Use of Mesoporous Materials for the Design of a Bioreactor by the Immobilization of Lipase: Apllication to Transesterification Reaction
Dr. Jean-Luc Blin, Professor, Lorraine University, France |
09:35-09:55 |
Title: Playing with Solid Particle Wettability: Particle Interactions and Novel Materials
Dr. Tommy S. Horozov, Lecturer, Surfactant & Colloid Group, Department of Chemistry, University of Hull, UK |
09:55-10:15 |
Title: Characterization of Heterogeneous Catalytic Processes by near Ambient Pressure X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
Dr. Axel Knop-Gericke, Group Leader, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Germany |
10:15-10:30 |
Coffee Break |
10:30-10:50 |
Title: STM/STS Studies of Polar and Non-polar ZnO Surface
Dr. Jung-Chun-Andrew Huang, Professor, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan; Visiting Professor, HeFei University of Technolog, China |
10:50-11:10 |
Title: Nanoscale Order and Thin Film Processes in Organic Materials Investigated by Photoemission Electron Microscopy and Low Energy Electron Microscopy
Dr. Maria Benedetta Casu, Senior Lecturer, University of Tuebingen, Germany |
11:10-11:30 |
Title: Intrinsic Charge Carrier Transport in Conjugated Materials Probed by Electrode-less Conductivity Measurement Technique
Dr. Shu Seki, Professor, Osaka University, Japan |
11:30-11:50 |
Title: Applications of Mesoporous Thin Films to Nanofabrication and Nanodevices
Dr. Young-Uk Kwon, Professor, Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea |
11:50-12:10 |
Title: Structure Control of Shell Layer Constructed with Self-assembled Inorganic Nanoparticles on a Polymer-based Core Microsphere
Dr. Makoto Takafuji, Associate Professor, Kumamoto University; Kumamoto Institute for Photo-Electro Organics (PHOENICS), Japan |
12:10-12:30 |
Title: Function of Cocatalysts for Photocatalytic Overall Water Splitting
Dr. Kazuhiro Takanabe, Assistant Professor, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology(KAUST), Saudi Arabia |
Session 1-3: Crystal Growth & Design and Liquid Crystals
13:30-16:10, June. 7th, 2012 (Thursday); Place: Room 303, 3rd Floor, BICC |
Chair: |
Dr. Daniel Guillon, Director, Instutute of Physics and Chemistry of Materials of Strasbourg (IPCMS), France |
Co-Chair: |
Dr. Wei Lee, Professor, College of Photonics, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan |
13:30-13:35 |
Chair’s Introduction |
13:35-13:55 |
Keynote Speaker:
Title: Photonic Waveguide Engineering Using Pulsed Lasers–A Novel Approach for Non-clean Room Fabrication
Dr. Animesh Jha, Professor, University of Leeds, UK |
13:55-14:15 |
Title: Flow Chemistry Technology Handling Solids Including Crystallisation
Dr. Xiongwei Ni, Founder and Technical Director, NiTech Solutions Ltd., UK |
14:15-14:35 |
Title: Equilibrium and Kinetic Properties of GaN(0001) Surface in Vacuum and in Ammonia-rich Environment – DFT Study
Dr. Stanislaw Krukowski, Professor, Institute for Highe Pressure Physics PAS, Interdisciplinary Center for ModelLing, University of Warsaw, Poland |
14:35-14:55 |
Title: Advanced Photo-alignment Materials & Technologies for Liquid Crystal Applications
Dr. Klaus Schmitt, Rolic Technologies, Switzerland |
14:55-15:15 |
Title: Functional Hybrid Nanomaterials Based on Liquid-crystalline Structures
Dr. Daniel Guillon, Director, Instutute of Physics and Chemistry of Materials of Strasbourg (IPCMS), France |
15:15-15:30 |
Coffee Break |
15:30-15:50 |
Title: Structural and Device Properties of Polymer-dispersed Liquid Crystal Nanocomposites Hybridized with Nanoplatelets
Dr. Wei Lee, Professor, College of Photonics, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan |
15:50-16:10 |
Title: Liquid Crystal Gratings Based on Photoalignment
Dr. Wei Hu, Assistant Professor, Nanjing University, China |
Session 1-4: Carbon, Graphite, and Graphene
13:30-15:55, June. 7th, 2012 (Thursday); Place: Room 305A, 3rd Floor, BICC |
Chair: |
Dr. Karin Larsson, Professor, Uppsala University, Sweden |
13:30-13:35 |
Chair’s Introduction |
13:35-14:00 |
Title: Graphene on SiC
Dr. Leif Johansson, Professor, Linkoping University, Sweden |
14:00-14:25 |
Title: Faradaic Adsorption of Lithium on the Surface of Carbon Electrode for Li-ion Batteries and Supercapacitors
Dr. Tsutomu Takamura, Invited Guest Professor, Harbin Institute of Technology, Japan |
14:25-14:50 |
Title: Epitaxial Graphene: Characterization and Functionalization
Dr. Chariya Virojanadara, Associate Professor, Linkoping University, Sweden |
14:50-15:15 |
Title: Functionalization of Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes Using Water-assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition
Dr. Yan Liu, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences, Singapore |
15:15-15:30 |
Coffee Break |
15:30-15:55 |
Title: Theoretical Modeling of Graphene Formation on Diamond (111) Using a High-Temperature Sublimation Process under Various Gaseous and Doping Conditions
Dr. Karin Larsson, Professor, Uppsala University, Sweden |
Session 1-5: Material Oxidation, Corrosion and Control
16:10-17:35, June. 7th, 2012 (Thursday); Place: Room 303, 3rd Floor, BICC |
Chair: |
Dr. Tetsuo Shoji, Professor, New Industry Creation Hatchery Center (NICHe) Tohoku University; Member, Science Council of Japan and Japan Academy of Engineering, Japan |
16:10-16:15 |
Chair’s Introduction |
16:15-16:35 |
Title: A Systematic Characterization of Advanced Chamber Materials for Plasma Dry Etching Processes in Semiconductor Wafer Fabrication
Dr. Hong Shih, Senior Technology Director, Etch Products Group, Lam Research Corporation, USA |
16:35-16:55 |
Title: Mussel Adhesive Protein and Ceria Nanoparticle Composite Films for Corrosion Protection
Dr. Jinshan Pan, Professor, Division of Surface and Corrosion Science, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden |
16:55-17:15 |
Title: Excimer Laser Surface Modification for Corrosion and Wear Protection of Aerospace Materials
Dr. Zhu Liu, Senior Lecturer, The University of Manchester, UK |
17:15-17:35 |
Title: Oxidation Dynamics at Oxide/Metal Interface and Oxidation Localization and SCC initiation in High Temperature Water
Dr. Tetsuo Shoji, Professor, New Industry Creation Hatchery Center (NICHe) Tohoku University; Member, Science Council of Japan and Japan Academy of Engineering, Japan |
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