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  Tentative Program

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

Program Track Info
 Symposium 1:
Hot Topics of Material Science
Symposium 2:
Leading-Edge Technologies for Materials
Symposium 3:
Chemical Reaction/Synthetic Methods, Welding and Joining/Brazing
Symposium 4:
Material Property Characterization, Simulation and Control
Symposium 5:
Materials for Low Carbon and Environment Industries
Symposium 6:
Optical, Electronic and Magnetic Materials
Symposium 7:
Nano-materials and Non-Crystal Materials
Symposium 8:
New Catalytic Materials
Symposium 9:
Multifunctional Composites and Other Improved Materials
Symposium 10:
Smart Materials
Symposium 11:
Biomaterials
Symposium 12:
Materials for New Energy
Session for Young Scientist

Keynote Forum
June 6, 2012 (Wednesday)
Time: 09:10-11:50

Place: Room 305BCDE, 3rd Floor, BICC

Moderator:

Dr. Yunbing Wang, Staff Research Scientist, Abbott Loboratories, USA

09:10-09:20

Moderator's Introduction

09:20-09:45

Title: Recent Progress and Future Directions in Advanced Magnetic Materials
Dr. David C. Jiles, Anson Marston Distinguished Professor; Palmer Endowed Departmental Chair, Iowa State University, USA

09:45-10:10

Title: Advanced Materials for High Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Dr. Subhash C. Singhal, Battelle Fellow and Director, Fuel Cells, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Member, U.S. National Academy of Engineering, USA

10:10-10:35

Title: Design of Heterogeneous Functional Materials for Fuel Cells
Dr. Ken Reifsnider, Professor, University of South Carolina, USA

10:35-11:00

Title: Ultra-high Resolution Analysis of the Mechanisms of Oxidation of Zr Fuel Cladding Alloys
Dr. Chris Grovenor, Professor, Oxford University, UK

11:00-11:25

Title: Potential Use of Smart Materials/Sensors for Wind Turbine Applications
Dr. Alan K. T. Lau, Professor, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China; Professor and Executive Director, Centre of Excellence in Engineered Fibre Composites, University of Southern Queensland, Australia

11:25-11:50

Title: Nanomaterials for Clean Energy: Challenges and Opportunities
Dr. Meilin Liu, Regents’ Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

Symposium 1: Hot Topics of Material Science

Session 1-1: Physical and Chemical Behaviors of Materials
13:30-16:45, 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

16:20-16:45

Title: The Influences of Quenching Times on the Property of Thermal Oxidized Iridium pH Sensor
Dr. Ying Jin, Professor, National Center for Materials Service Safety, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China


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


Symposium 2: Leading-Edge Technologies for Materials

Session 2-1: Leading-Edge Technologies for Materials (Part I)
13:30-17:10, June. 6th, 2012 (Wednesday); Place: Room 305A, 3rd Floor, BICC

Chair:

Dr. Peter Dubruel, Professor, Polymer Chemistry and Biomaterials Research Group, Ghent University, Belgium

Co-Chair:

Dr. Yukio Fukuda, Professor, Tokyo University of Science, Japan

13:30-13:35

Chair’s Introduction

13:35-14:00

Keynote Speaker:
Title: Nature-Inspired Design of Pseudo-Protein-based Biomaterials: Their Property and Performance
Dr. Chih-Chang (C.C.) Chu, Rebecca Q. Morgan '60 Professor, Cornell University, USA

14:00-14:25

Title: Functionalized Materials in CMOS Technologies
Dr. Christian Wenger, Project Leader, IHP – Leibniz Institute for Innovative Microelectronics, Germany

14:25-14:50

Title: Micropost Array Platforms for Cellular Mechanical Sensing and Actuation
Dr. Raymond H. W. Lam, Assistant Professor, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

14:50-15:15

Title: Personalized Medicine: From Material to Application and Back
Dr. Peter Dubruel, Professor, Polymer Chemistry and Biomaterials Research Group, Ghent University, Belgium

15:15-15:30

Coffee Break

15:30-15:55

Title: Formation and Characterization of Electron-cyclotron-resonance Plasma-derived Germanium Nitride for Germanium-based CMOS Applications
Dr. Yukio Fukuda, Professor, Tokyo University of Science, Japan

15:55-16:20

Title: Microtechnology in Chemical Process Industries: Feasibility Versus Controllability
Dr. Syamsul Rizal Abd Shukor, Professor, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

16:20-16:45

Title: Enhancing SRAM Performance by Using Independent-double-gate FinFET
Dr. Meishoku Masahara, Group Leader, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan

16:45-17:10

Title: Two-Photon Polymerization: An Elegant Tool toward Tissue Engineering Scaffolds
Dr. Sandra Van Vlierberghe, Senior Post-doctoral Fellow, Ghent University, Belgium


Session 2-2: Leading-Edge Technologies for Materials (Part II)
13:30-15:50, June. 7th, 2012 (Thursday) ; Place: Room 305B, 3rd Floor, BICC

Chair:

Dr. Jens Gunster, Professor, Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing BAM, Germany

13:30-13:35

Chair’s Introduction

13:35-13:55

Title: Noise-driven Signal Transmitter Using Nonlinear Effect of Functional Oxide Thin Films 
Dr. Teruo Kanki, Assistant Professor, Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Japan

13:55-14:15

Title: Piezoelectric Fibres for Energy Harvesting Textiles to Generate Electricity from the Environment
Dr. Limin Qian, Professor, GK Opto-Electronics Co., Ltd. Chinese Academy of Science, China

14:15-14:35

Title: Fabrication of Sophisticated Two-dimensional H-bonded Organic Nanoarchitectures through Molecular Self-assembly 
Dr. Fabien Silly, Senior Researcher, CEA Saclay, France

14:35-14:55

Title: Molecularly-ordered Nanofibrils-mediated Spectral Conversion Film 
Dr. Hirokuni Jintoku, Postdoctoral Researcher, Kumamoto University, Japan

14:55-15:15

Title: Rapid Manufacture of Ceramics: Status and Perspective 
Dr. Jens Gunster, Professor, Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing BAM, Germany

15:15-15:30

Coffee Break

15:30-15:50

Title: Organic Nanotubes for Polymer Nano-fabrication 
Dr. Hirotaka Ihara, Professor, Kumamoto University, Japan


Session 2-3: Leading-Edge Technologies for Materials (Part III)
08:30-12:10, June. 8th, 2012 (Friday); Place: Room 303, 3rd Floor, BICC

Chair:

Dr. Hanns-Ulrich Habermeier, Professor, MPI-FKF, Germany

Co-Chair:

Dr. G. E. Remnev, Professor, Tomsk Polytechnic University, Russia

08:30-08:35

Chair’s Introduction

08:35-09:00

Keynote Speaker:
Title: The Role of Dimensionality in Heavy-fermion Quantum Criticality
Dr. Silke Paschen, Professor, Vienna University of Technology, Austria

09:00-09:25

Title: Phase Gap in Pseudo-Ternary R1-yR'yMn2X2-xX'x Compounds
Dr. S. J. Kennedy, Technical Director, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Australia

09:25-09:50

Title: Complex Phases for Systems with Competing Repulsive and Attractive Interactions: Implications for Vortex Matter and Charge Ordering Systems
Dr. Charles Reichhardt, Technical Staff Member, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA

09:50-10:15

Title: Oxide Interface Engineering-A Route towards Superconductivity at Ambient Temperatures?
Dr. Hanns-Ulrich Habermeier, Professor, MPI-FKF, Germany

10:15-10:30

Coffee Break

10:30-10:55

Title: High Intensity Pulse Ion Beams Production and Application
Dr. G. E. Remnev, Professor, Tomsk Polytechnic University, Russia

10:55-11:20

Title: Separation and Optical Property Investigation of Colloidal Nanoparticles
Dr. Xiaoming Sun, Professor, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China

11:20-11:45

Title: Fe-based / Methyl Methacrylate Polymeric Nanocomposite Prepared by Laser Pyrolysis: Structural and Thermal Properties
Dr. Rodica Alexandrescu, Research Professor, NILPRP - National Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Romania

11:45-12:10

Title: Investigations on the Effect of Process Parameters in Micro-electrochemical Discharge Machining and Fluid Structure Interaction in Electrohydraulic Servovalve
Dr. Somashekhar S. Hiremath, Head, Precision Engineering, and Instrumentation Laboratory, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India


Symposium 3: Chemical Reaction/Synthetic Methods, Welding and Joining/Brazing

Symposium 3: Chemical Reaction/Synthetic Methods, Welding and Joining/Brazing
13:30-17:10, June. 6th, 2012 (Wednesday); Place: Room 305B, 3rd Floor, BICC

Chair:

Dr. Wolfgang Kern, Professor, University of Leoben, Austria

Co-Chair:

Dr. Emile Van Der Heide, Professor, University of Twente; Senior Scientist, Dutch Organization for Applied Scientific Research TNO, The Netherlands

13:30-13:35

Chair’s Introduction

13:35-14:00

Title: Addressing Current Challenges in Solution Based Synthesis of Nanostructured Metal Oxides
Dr. Marlies Van Bael, Full Professor, Institute for Materials Research, Hasselt University, Belgium

14:00-14:25

Title: Recent Progress in Liquid Chromatography of Synthetic Polymers
Dr. Dusan Berek, Professor, Polymer Institute of the Slovak Academy of Science, Slovakia

14:25-14:50

Title: Tribological Study on 3D Porous Scaffold for Functional Tissue Regeneration
Dr. Xiangqiong Zeng, Assistant Professor, University of Twente, The Netherlands

14:50-15:15

Title: Materials for Skin Tribology
Dr. Emile Van Der Heide, Professor, University of Twente; Senior Scientist, Dutch Organization for Applied Scientific Research TNO, The Netherlands

15:15-15:30

Coffee Break

15:30-15:55

Title: Creating Reactivity at Surfaces and Interfaces by Photochemical Methods
Dr. Wolfgang Kern, Professor, University of Leoben, Austria

15:55-16:20

Title: Site-specific Bond Dissociation of Self-assembled Monolayer Induced by Core Excitation
Dr. Tetsuji Sekitani, Associate Professor, Hiroshima University, Japan

16:20-16:45

Title: Oxide Nanotubes Obtained by Sol-gel and Hydrothermal Methods
Dr. Maria Zaharescu, Head, Ilie Murgulescu Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy, Romania

16:45-17:10

Title: Sol-gel Reactions of Silicon Alkoxides as a Tool for Design Nanocomposites Based on a Biopolymer (PLA)
Dr. Jean-Francois Gerard, Vice President, INSA, France


Symposium 4: Material Property Characterization, Simulation and Control

Symposium 4: Material Property Characterization, Simulation and Control
13:30-17:30, June. 6th, 2012 (Wednesday); Place: Room 305C, 3rd Floor, BICC

Chair:

Dr. Urs Meier, Emeritus Professor, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Switzerland

Co-Chair:

Dr. Serguei V. Savilov, Associate Professor, Chemistry Department of M.V.Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia

13:30-13:35

Chair’s Introduction

13:35-13:55

Keynote Speaker:
Title: Diffuse Neutron Scattering as a Probe of Mesoscopic Structure
Dr. Ray Osborn, Senior Scientist, Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, USA

13:55-14:15

Title: Seeing the Invisible-Ultrasonic Force Microscopy for True Nanoscale Subsurface Elastic Imaging of Semiconductor Nanostructures
Dr. Oleg V. Kolosov, Reader, Lancaster University, UK

14:15-14:35

Title: A Novel Method to Obtain Yield Strength and Work Hardening Rate from Nanoindentation
Dr. Alexander Hartmaier, Professor, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum; Director, Interdisciplinary Centre for Advanced Materials Simulation (ICAMS); Germany

14:35-14:55

Title: The Application of Innovative Photo-catalytic Materials for the Degradation of Atmospheric Pollutants
Dr. Dimitris Kotzias, Professor, European conmission-Joint Research Center, Italy

14:55-15:15

Title: Monitoring the Relability of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Components in Civil-structures with the Means of Structural Health Monitoring
Dr. Urs Meier, Emeritus Professor, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Switzerland

15:15-15:30

Coffee Break

15:30-15:50

Title: Electron Microscopy and Related Techniques in Study of Structured Carbon Materials
Dr. Serguei V. Savilov, Associate Professor, Chemistry Department of M.V.Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia

15:50-16:10

Title: Atomic Column-to-column Compositional Analysis of Materials from High Resolution Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy
Dr. Sergio I. Molina, Professor, University of Cadiz, Spain

16:10-16:30

Title: Accurate Evaluation of Intermolecular Properties in van der Waals and H-bonded Complexes
Dr. B. Fernandez, Professor, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain

16:30-16:50

Title: pH Dependent Conformation and Intramolecular Dynamics of PAMAM Dendrimers
Dr. Yi Liu, Director, Materials and Process Simulation Center, California Institute of Technology, USA

16:50-17:10

Title: Quick Observation of Nano-scaled Chemical States by Micro-X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy
Dr. Yuji Baba, Principal Scientist, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Japan

17:10-17:30

Title: Development in a New Electrochemical Coating Process Using Zn-Al-Ag Alloy and Its Applications
Dr. Said Robles Casolco, Materials Researcher, Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Campus Puebla, Mexico


Symposium 5: Materials for Low Carbon and Environment Industries

Session 5-1: Renewable/Recycling/ Photodegradable/Biodegradable Materials
13:30-16:20, June. 6th, 2012 (Wednesday); Place: Room 305D, 3rd Floor, BICC

Chair:

Dr. Leszek  Moscicki, Professor, Lublin University of Life Sciences, Poland

13:30-13:35

Chair’s Introduction

13:35-14:00

Title: A New Biolubricant from Rice Straw
Dr. Jeng-Haur Horng, Professor, National Formosa University, Taiwan

14:00-14:25

Title: Bamboo Guadua Laminated as Construction Material for Housing
Dr. Caori Patricia Takeuchi, Professor, National University of Colombia, Colombia

14:25-14:50

Title: Industrialized Production and Application of Controlled Release Fertilizers Coated by Biodegradable Polymers
Dr. Shuwen Hu, Professor, China Agricultural University, China

14:50-15:15

Title:Thermoplastic Starch-An Alternative Material for Packaging
Dr.Leszek  Moscicki, Professor, Lublin University of Life Sciences, Poland

15:15-15:30

Coffee Break

15:30-15:55

Title: The Physical Properties of Thermoplastic Starchy Films Fortified with Functional Additives
Dr. Andrzej Rejak, Senior Lecturer, Lublin University of Life Sciences, Poland

15:55-16:20

Title: Processing of Thermoplastic Starch Enriched with Natural Fibers
Dr. Tomasz Oniszczuk, Research Worker, Lublin University of Life Sciences, Poland


Session 5-2: Magnetocaloric Materials
15:50-17:10, June. 7th, 2012 (Thursday); Place: Room 305B, 3rd Floor, BICC

Chair:

Dr. Slawomir Maksymilian Kaczmarek, Professor, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Poland

15:50-15:55

Chair’s Introduction

15:55-16:20

Title: Mixed Magnetism in Transition Metal Based Magnetocaloric Materials
Dr. Ekkes Bruck, Professor, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

16:20-16:45

Title: Constraints in Assessing Performance of Giant Magnetocaloric Materials for Near Room-Temperature Applications
Dr. Joaquim M. Vieira, Professor, Department of Ceramics and Glass Engineering/CICECO, University of Aveiro, Portugal

16:45-17:10

Title: Synthesis and Characterization of NaIn(WO4)2 and LiIn(WO4)2 Nanopowders and Single Crystals Doped with Chromium
Dr. Slawomir Maksymilian Kaczmarek, Professor, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Poland


Symposium 6: Optical, Electronic and Magnetic Materials

Session 6-1: Optoelectronic and Optical Materials(Part I)
13:30-17:10, June. 6th, 2012 (Wednesday); Place: Room 305E, 3rd Floor, BICC

Chair:

Dr. Serge Berthier, Professor, Institute of NanoSciences of Paris, CNRS - University Pierre and Marie Curie, France

Co-Chair:

Dr. Yusui Nakamura, Professor, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto University, Japan

13:30-13:35

Chair’s Introduction

13:35-14:00

Title: Electronic Properties and Applications of Quasi-One-Dimensional Graphene-based Systems
Dr. Eugene H. Kim, Associate Professor, University of Windsor, Canada

14:00-14:25

Title: Slow-light Photonic Crystals: Opportunities and Challenges Posed by Enhanced Light-matter Interactions
Dr. N. Asger Mortensen, Professor, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark

14:25-14:50

Title: Manufacturing Technology and Applications of Optical Micro-Structured PMMA Sheet
Dr. Stanley Tsai, Director, R&D Center, Forhouse Corporation, Taiwan

14:50-15:15

Title: Natural Photonic Structures: A Tool for Bioinspired Devices
Dr. Serge Berthier, Professor, Institute of NanoSciences of Paris, CNRS - University Pierre and Marie Curie, France

15:15-15:30

Coffee Break

15:30-15:55

Title: Infrared Emitting Er-doped SnO2 for Silicon Photonics
Dr. Yusui Nakamura, Professor, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto University, Japan

15:55-16:20

Title: Preparation of High-luminance Thin-film Phosphors at Low Temperature by Using Laser Annealing
Dr. Yoichiro Nakanishi, Professor, Research Institute of Electronics, Shizuoka University; Member, The Electrochemical Society; Society of Information Display, Japan

16:20-16:45

Title: Light Emission Characteristics of Phosphors with a Microcavity
Dr. Hidenori Mimura, Professor; Director, Research Institute of Electronics, Shizuoka University; Member, IEEE; SID, Japan

16:45-17:10

Title: Integration of Crystalline II-VI and III-V Materials for Optoelectronic Application
Dr. Xinyu Liu, Research Assistant Professor, University of Notre Dame, USA


Session 6-1: Optoelectronic and Optical Materials(Part II)
15:55-17:15, June. 7th, 2012 (Thursday); Place: Room 305A, 3rd Floor, BICC

Chair:

Dr. Marek Grinberg, Professor, University of Gdansk, Poland

15:55-16:00

Chair’s Introduction

16:00-16:25

Title: Study of Efficiency Droop in the InGaN-based Light-emitting Diodes
Dr. Ray-Ming Lin, Associate Professor, Chang Gung University, Taiwan

16:25-16:50

Title: Helicene Derivatives, A Novel Group of Electroluminescent Material for Organic Light-emitting Diode
Dr. Thanasat Sooksimuang, Researcher, National Metal and Materials Technology Center (MTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Thailand

16:50-17:15

Title: High Pressure Study of Localized States Related to Ln3+ and Ln2+ ions in Solids
Dr. Marek Grinberg, Professor, University of Gdansk, Poland


Session 6-2: Organic Materials, Organic and Printed Electronics
13:30-16:45, June. 7th, 2012 (Thursday); Place: Room 305C, 3rd Floor, BICC

Chair:

Dr. Bertram Batlogg, Professor, Swiss Federal Institute for Technology ETH, Switzerland

Co-Chair:

Dr. Taishi Takenobu, Associate Professor, Waseda University, Japan

13:30-13:35

Chair’s Introduction

13:35-14:00

Title: Printed Flexible Organic Photovoltaic Modules
Dr. Tommi Vuorinen, Senior Scientist, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland

14:00-14:25

Title: Electrical and Optical Engineering to Improve Performances in Low-Tg Photorefractive Polymers
Dr. Takafumi Sassa, Senior Research Scientist, RIKEN (The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research), Japan

14:25-14:50

Title: Ambipolar Transport and Charge Transfer at the Interface between Sexithiophene (T6) and N,N’-bis (n-octyl)- dicyanoperylenediimide (PDI-8CN2) Films
Dr. Antonio Cassinese, Researcher, University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy

14:50-15:15

Title: Improved Organic FETs through Charge Trap Analysis and Reduction
Dr. Bertram Batlogg, Professor, Swiss Federal Institute for Technology ETH, Switzerland

15:15-15:30

Coffee Break

15:30-15:55

Title: Organic Single-crystal Light-emitting Transistors
Dr. Taishi Takenobu, Associate Professor, Waseda University, Japan

15:55-16:20

Title: Ag Nanomaterials: Synthesis and Application in Printed Electronics
Dr. Jinting Jiu, Investigator, The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research (ISIR), Osaka University, Japan

16:20-16:45

Title: Materials and Techniques for Printed Devices
Dr. Manabu Yoshida, Senior Researcher, National Institute of Advance Industrial Science and Technology, Japan


Session 6-3: Semiconductors
08:30-12:10, June. 8th, 2012 (Friday); Place: Room 305A, 3rd Floor, BICC

Chair:

Dr. Irene D'Amico, Professor, University of York, UK

Co-Chair:

Dr. Takashi Mizokawa, Associate Professor, University of Tokyo, Japan

08:30-08:35

Chair’s Introduction

08:35-09:00

Title: Gallium Nitride Crystals Grown under Pressure for Applications in Laser Diodes
Dr. Izabella Grzegory, Director, Institute of High Pressure Physics Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland

09:00-09:25

Title: Development of II-VI Compound Semiconductors on InP Substrates for Green and Yellow Lasers
Dr. Ichirou Nomura, Associate Professor, Sophia University, Japan

09:25-09:50

Title: Surface Plasmons on Transparent Oxides for Optical Applications
Dr. Hiroaki Matsui, Assistant Professor, University of Tokyo, Japan

09:50-10:15

Title: Spin Coulomb Drag and Optical Excitations in Low Dimensional Structures
Dr. Irene D'Amico, Professor, University of York, UK

10:15-10:30

Coffee Break

10:30-10:55

Title: Photo-control of Spin, Charge, And Orbital in Transition-metal Oxides and Diluted Magnetic Semiconductors
Dr. Takashi Mizokawa, Associate Professor, University of Tokyo, Japan

10:55-11:20

Title: Recent Progress in Si-based Spintronic Materials
Dr. C. Y. Fong, Distinguished Professor, University of California, Davis Campus, USA

11:20-11:45

Title: Enhanced Field-emission Properties of Wide Bandgap Nanostructured CuAlO2 Thin Film for Field-emission Display Applications
Dr. Arghya Narayan Banerjee, Assistant Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, Yeungnam University, South Korea

11:45-12:10

Title: Materials and Devices for Semiconductor Spintronics: Si-based Spintronics
Dr. Ryosho Nakane, Project Research Lecturer, University of Tokyo, Japan


Session 6-4: Superconductors
08:30-11:50, June. 8th, 2012 (Friday); Place: Room 305B, 3rd Floor, BICC

Chair:

Dr. Ming Shi, Senior Scientist, Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland

Co-Chair:

Dr. Ernst Bauer, Professor, Institute of Solid State Physics, Vienna University of Technology, Austria

08:30-08:35

Chair’s Introduction

08:35-08:55

Keynote Speaker:
Title: High Resolution Analysis of Phase Separation Phenomena in Fe-based Superconducting Compounds
Dr. Chris Grovenor, Professor, Oxford University, UK

08:55-09:15

Title: Comparative Study of High-Tc Superconductivity in Cuprate and Fe-based Materials Investigated by Microwave to THz Frequency Charge Dynamics
Dr. Atsutaka Maeda, Professor, University of Tokyo, Japan

09:15-09:35

Title: Measurement of the Phonon Density of States of Superconducting Thin Films via Inelastic Scattering of Resonant X-rays
Dr. Kristiaan Temst, Professor, Instituut voor Kern- en Stralingsfysica, KU Leuven, Belgium

09:35-09:55

Title: Progress in the Processing of Thin Wall YBCO Superconducting Cryomagnets
Dr. J. G. Noudem, Professor, Caen University, France

09:55-10:15

Title: The Fermi Surface and the Band Renormalization of Pnictide Superconductors
Dr. Ming Shi, Senior Scientist, Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland

10:15-10:30

Coffee Break

10:30-10:50

Title: Superconductivity in Materials without Inversion Symmetry
Dr. Ernst Bauer, Professor, Institute of Solid State Physics, Vienna University of Technology, Austria

10:50-11:10

Title: Locally Probing the Magnetization of Hybrid Magnet-superconductor Systems
Dr. Margriet J. Van Bael, Professor, Laboratory of Solid State Physics and Magnetism, KU Leuven, Belgium

11:10-11:30

Title: Orbital and Spin Correlation in Fe-based Superconductors and Recent Findings from First-principles Studies
Dr. Wei Ku, Assistant Professor, Brookhaven National Laboratory, USA

11:30-11:50

Title: Superconductivity Stemming from Coulomb Interaction
Dr. Jiangdi Fan, Chief Scientist, Chongqing Academy of Science and Technology, China; Professor, Southern university and A&M College, USA


Session 6-5: Thin Films and Hard Magnetic Materials
08:30-09:50, June. 8th, 2012 (Friday); Place: Room 305C, 3rd Floor, BICC

Chair:

Dr. Frank Klose, Professor / Group Leader, Bragg Institute, Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organisation, Australia

08:30-08:35

Chair’s Introduction

08:35-09:00

Title: Perpendicularly Magnetized Magntetic Tunnel Junctions Using L1o-ordered Alloy
Dr. Hiroshi Naganuma, Assistant Professor, Tohoku University, Japan

09:00-09:25

Title: Magnetic Properties of Oxide Waste-derived Isotropic Strontium Hexaferrites
Dr. Hai Song Woon, Senior Lecturer, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Malaysia

09:25-09:50

Title: Magnetic Order in Exchange Biased Thin Films
Dr. Frank Klose, Professor / Group Leader, Bragg Institute, Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organisation, Australia


Symposium 7: Nano-materials and Non-Crystal Materials

Session 7-1: Nano Magnetic Materials
08:30-11:20, June. 7th, 2012 (Thursday); Place: Room 305A, 3rd Floor, BICC

Chair

Dr. Sunil K Sinha, Professor, University of California San Diego, USA

Co-Chair

Dr. Tseung-Yuen Tseng, Chair Professor, National Chiao-Tung University,Taiwan

08:30-08:35

Chair’s Introduction

08:35-09:00

Title: Recent Progress of Molecular Magnetism Studied by NMR
Dr. Yuji Furukawa, Associate Professor, Iowa State University; Associate Scientist, Ames Laboratory, USA

09:00-09:25

Title: Transport Properties of Melt Spun Commercial Alnico V Magnetic Ribbons
Dr. Feroz Alam Khan, Professor, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh

09:25-09:50

Title: Magnetostriction and DE Effect of Some Magnetic Metallic Glasses
Dr. Shien-Uang Jen, Research Fellow, Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taiwan

09:50-10:15

Title: X-Ray and Neutron Characterization of Magnetic Nanostructures
Dr. Sunil K Sinha, Professor, University of California San Diego, USA

10:15-10:30

Coffee Break

10:30-10:55

Title: Metal Embedded in Metal Oxide Resistive Switching Memory
Dr. Tseung-Yuen Tseng, Chair Professor, National Chiao-Tung University, Taiwan

10:55-11:20

Title: Two Important Discoveries
Dr. Vojko Matko, Professor, Member of IEEE, Slovenia


Session 7-2: Nanotube and Nanostructured Materials
08:30-12:10, June. 8th, 2012 (Friday); Place: Room 305D, 3rd Floor, BICC

Chair:

Dr. Fabrice Gourbilleau, CNRS Director of Research, Centre for Research on Ions, Materials and Photonics, France

Co-Chair:

Dr. Jonas Fransson, Associate Professor, Uppsala University, Sweden

08:30-08:35

Chair’s Introduction

08:35-09:00

Title: Experimental and Theoretical Analysis of Carbon Nanotubes Grown from Catalytic Nanoparticles of Defined Size Distribution
Dr. Arne Rosen, Professor, University of Gothenburg, Sweden

09:00-09:25

Title: Large Scans without Stitching: The Nanometer Coordinate Measuring Machine (NCMM)
Dr. Hendrik Rothe, Professor, University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg; Senior Member, the Academy of Sciences in Hamburg, Germany

09:25-09:50

Title: NanoCarbon Materials for Energy Application
Dr. Jun Chen, Senior Research Fellow, University of Wollongong, Australia

09:50-10:15

Title: Rare Earth-Si Nanocluster Coupling for CMOS Compatible Photonic Applications
Dr. Fabrice Gourbilleau, CNRS Director of Research, Centre for Research on Ions, Materials and Photonics, France

10:15-10:30

Coffee Break

10:30-10:55

Title: Inelastic Electron Tunneling Spectroscopy in Spin-polarized Environment
Dr.Jonas Fransson, Associate Professor, Uppsala University, Sweden

10:55-11:20

Title: Functional Oxide Materials for Environmental Challenges: Sensors, Catalysts and Mechanistic Insights
Dr. Greta R. Patzke, SNSF Professor, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Zurich, Switzerland

11:20-11:45

Title: H+ and D+ ions Irradiation in Fe-0.2wt.%V alloy
Dr. Yongqin Chang, Associate Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China

11:45-12:10

Title: The Massive Fabrication of Silicon Carbide Nanowires
Dr. Jianjun Chen, Associate Professor, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, China


Session 7-3: Nanocomposites
08:30-11:20, June. 8th, 2012 (Friday); Place: Room 305E, 3rd Floor, BICC

Chair

Dr. Soon-Gil Yoon, Professor, Chungnam National University, South Korea

Co-Chair:

Dr. Wen-Hsien Li, Professor, National Central University, Taiwan

08:30-08:35

Chair’s Introduction

08:35-09:00

Title: Light Emitting Dots Based on CSSQ
Dr. He Chaobin, Associate Professor, National University of Singapore; Principal Scientist, Institute of Materials Research & Engineering, A-star, Singapore

09:00-09:25

Title: Dyes in Nanostructured 1-D and 2-D Systems
Dr. Virginia Martinez Martinez, Scientist, The Basque Country University UPV-EHU, Spain

09:25-09:50

Title: New Technology for Aerospace Composite Materials
Dr. Nikoloz Jalabadze, Professor, Georgian Technical University, Georgia

09:50-10:15

Title: Enhanced Photo Electrochemical Activity of the TiO2/ITO Nanocomposite Films Grown onto Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes at a Low Temperature by Nanocluster Deposition
Dr. Soon-Gil Yoon, Professor, Chungnam National University, South Korea

10:15-10:30

Coffee Break

10:30-10:55

Title: Electrically Controllable Metal-Insulator-Like Transition in Nanoparticle Compacts
Dr. Wen-Hsien Li, Professor, National Central University, Taiwan

10:55-11:20

Title: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications of Polymer-Semiconductor Nanoparticle Composites: Issues and Challenges for Applications in Sensors and Energy Storage Devices
Dr. P. K. Bajpai, Professor/Head, Guru Ghasidas University, India


Symposium 8: New Catalytic Materials

Symposium 8: New Catalytic Materials
08:30-12:10, June. 7th, 2012 (Thursday); Place: Room 305B, 3rd Floor, BICC

Chair:

Dr. H. J. Heeres, Professor, University of Groningen, The Netherlands

Co-Chair:

Dr. Nora Elizondo, Professor, Member of MAS, México

08:30-08:35

Chair’s Introduction

08:35-08:55

Keynote Speaker:
Title: Nano Materials as Catalysts for Refining and Environmental Applications
Mr. Alak Bhattacharyya, R&D Fellow, UOP LLC, USA

08:55-09:15

Title: Nanonickels: Synthesis and Catalysis
Dr. Mohammed M. Bettahar, Professor, Nancy University, France

09:15-09:35

Title: Direct Decomposition of Nitrogen Monoxide on C-type Cubic Rare Earth Oxides Catalysts
Dr. Nobuhito Imanaka, Professor, Osaka University, Japan

09:35-09:55

Title: Conversion of 2nd Generation Renewable Feedstocks to Transportation Fuels
Dr. Joseph A. Kocal, Corporate Fellow, Performance Materials and Technologies, Honeywell-UOP, USA

09:55-10:15

Title: Catalytic Hydrotreatment of Fast-Pyrolysis Oil
Dr. H. J. Heeres, Professor, University of Groningen, The Netherlands

10:15-10:30

Coffee Break

10:30-10:50

Title: Green Chemistry Used in the Synthesis of Metallic Nanoparticles as of Plants Extracts
Dr. Nora Elizondo, Research Professor, Faculty of Physcical and Mathematical Sciences, Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, Mexico

10:50-11:10

Title: Computer Simulation of Hydrogen Adsorption and Storage in Porous Carbons, Clean and Doped with Metal Nanoparticles
Dr. Julio A. Alonso, Professor, University of Valladolid, Spain

11:10-11:30

Title: Applications of an Inorganic Ion-Exchanger via Selective Metal Uptake
Dr. Jian Luo, Director of Technology, KL Chemical Technologies, Inc., USA; President, Tianjin Binhai EnviroTechnologies, China.

11:30-11:50

Title: Understanding Structure and Function of Ni/CeO2 Catalysts A Theoretical Perspective
Dr. Javier Carrasco, Chemist, Petrochemistry-CSIC, Spain

11:50-12:10

Title: Hydrogen Peroxide as Potential Oxidant of Pd(II) Into Pd(IV): Kinetic and DFT Investigation
Dr. Elena Evstigneeva, Professor, Moscow University of Fine Chemical Technologies, Russia


Symposium 9: Multifunctional Composites and Other Improved Materials

Symposium 9: Multifunctional Composites and Other Improved Materials
08:30-11:20, June. 7th, 2012 (Thursday); Place: Room 305C, 3rd Floor, BICC

Chair:

Dr. Gunter Stephani, Professor, Fraunhofer-Institute for Manufacturing Technologies and Advanced Materials Winterbergstrasse, Germany

Co-Chair

Dr. Han Yong Jeon, Professor, Inha University, South Korea

08:30-08:35

Chair’s Introduction

08:35-09:00

Keynote Speaker:
Title: Natural Composites for Bettering the Environment
Dr. Alan K. T. Lau, Professor, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China; Professor and Executive Director, University of Southern Queensland, Australia

09:00-09:25

Title: Preparation and Characterizations of Superhydrophobic Fabrics Treated with CNT-Teflon
Dr. Chung Hee Park,
Professor, Seoul National University and Intelligent Textile System Research Center, South Korea

09:25-09:50

Title: Ionic Liquid’s Effect on Structure Control and Reinforcement of Epoxy Based Nanocomposites
Dr. Libor Matejka, Head of Department, Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic, Czech Republic

09:50-10:15

Title: New Multifunctional Lightweight Materials based on Cellular Metals-Manufacturing, Properties and Applications
Dr. Gunter Stephani, Professor, Fraunhofer-Institute for Manufacturing Technologies and Advanced Materials Winterbergstrasse, Germany

10:15-10:30

Coffee Break

10:30-10:55

Title: Field Applicability Evaluation of Geosynthetic Composites for Geotechnical Engineering Application through Performance Test
Dr. Han Yong Jeon, Professor, Inha University, South Korea

10:55-11:20

Title: Efficient Nucleating Agent for Poly (butylene succinate-co-butylene adipate)
Mr. Zhiguo Qi, Lecturer, Beijing Institute of Technology, China

Symposium 10: Smart Materials

Symposium 10: Smart Materials
08:30-12:10, June. 7th, 2012 (Thursday); Place: Room 305D, 3rd Floor, BICC

Chair:

Dr. Oliver Brueggemann, Professor, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria

Co-Chair:

Dr. Veronique Vitry, Assistant Professor, University of Mons, Blegium

08:30-08:35

Chair’s Introduction

08:35-09:00

Title: Advanced Ceramic Coatings: from "Passive" to "Engineered" Layers and from Micrometer-Sized to Nanometer-Sized Structural Scale
Dr. Ghislain Montavon, Professor, Université de Technologie de Belfort-Montbéliard, France

09:00-09:25

Title: UV-curable Nanocasting Technique to Prepare Advanced Anticorrosive Coatings with Bio-mimicked Leaf-like Non-fluorinated Super-hydrophobic Polymeric Surfaces
Dr. Jui-Ming Yeh, Professor, Chung-Yuan Christian University, Taiwan

09:25-09:50

Title: Magnetostrictive Vibrational Energy Harvesting Device Using Iron-Gallium Alloy
Dr. Toshiyuki Ueno, Associate Professor, Kanazawa University, Japan

09:50-10:15

Title: pH-sensitive Polyphosphazene-Drug-Conjugates for Cancer Therapies
Dr. Oliver Brueggemann, Professor, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria

10:15-10:30

Coffee Break

10:30-10:55

Title: Surface Reinforcement of Steel Substrate by Electroless Nickel-boron
Dr. Veronique Vitry, Assistant Professor, University of Mons, Blegium

10:55-11:20

Title: Theory of Sliding Frictional Contact of Magneto-electro-elastic Materials Subjected to a Rigid Punch
Dr. Yue-Ting Zhou, Research Professor, Yonsei University, South Korea

11:20-11:45

Title: Nanomaterial Synthesis and Printing for Future Devices
Dr. Taeyoon Lee,
Assistant Professor, Yonsei University, South Korea

11:45-12:10

Title: Size Controlled Mono and Bimetallic Nanoparticles Generated in Ionic Liquid: Application to the Microelectronics
Dr. Catherine C Santini,
Senior Research Fellow , University of Lyon, France

Symposium 11: Biomaterials

Symposium 11: Biomaterials
08:30-12:10, June. 7th, 2012 (Thursday); Place: Room 305E, 3rd Floor, BICC

Chair:

Dr. Heinz C. Schroder, Professor, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Germany

Co-Chair:

Dr. Kuo-Kang Liu, Professor, University of Warwick, UK

08:30-08:35

Chair’s Introduction

08:35-08:55

Keynote Speaker:
Title: Application of Bioresorbable Materials for Vascular Disease Treatment–the Past, Current and Future
Dr. Yunbing Wang, Staff Research Scientist, Abbott Loboratories, USA

08:55-09:15

Title: A Peep into the World of Carbon Nanotubes
Dr. Saion K. Sinha, Associate Professor/University Research Scholar, University of New Haven, USA

09:15-09:35

Title: Ultra-short Laser Pulses for 3D Patterning of Hybrid Materials–A Scalable Technology for Life Science Applications
Dr. Ruth Houbertz, Head, Fraunhofer ISC, Germany

09:35-09:55

Title: Biomaterials Made of Collagen, Chitosan and Nano Inorganic Powder for Cell Cultures
Dr. Maria Tomoaia-Cotisel, Professor, Babes-Bolyai Universit, Romania

09:55-10:15

Title: Polymeric Inorganic Biomaterials: Anti-osteoporotic Potential of Biosilica and PolyP via Modulation of RANK/RANKL/OPG Pathway
Dr. Heinz C. Schroder, Professor, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Germany

10:15-10:30

Coffee Break

10:30-10:50

Title: Nanomechanics and Nanomanipulation of Soft Biological Materials for Tissue Engineering Applications
Dr. Kuo-Kang Liu, Professor, University of Warwick, UK

10:50-11:10

Title: Resorbable Ceramic Scaffolds Generated by 3D Printing
Dr. Cynthia M. Gomes, Research Scientist, BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Germany

11:10-11:30

Title: The Failure Load of CAD/CAM Generated Zirconia and Glass-ceramic Laminate Veneers with Different Preparation Designs
Dr. Tariq Alghazzawi, Vice Dean and Assistant Professor, College of Dentistry Taibah University, Saudi Arabia

11:30-11:50

Title: The Application of Calcium Phosphate Cements in Medicine
Dr. Liga Berzina-Cimdina, Professor, Riga Technical University, Lfatvia

11:50-12:10

Title: Strategies to Avoid Low Temperature Degradation of ZrO2 based Dental Ceramics
Dr. Juliano de Pierri, Research Scientist, Science and Materials Engineering Department of Sao Carlos Federal University, Brazil

Symposium 12: Materials for New Energy

Session 12-1: Materials for Solar Energy, Hydrogen Storage and Nuclear Energy
13:30-17:35, June. 7th, 2012 (Thursday); Place: Room 305D, 3rd Floor, BICC

Chair:

Dr. Zhiqun Lin, Associate Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

Co-Chair

Dr. Barbara Bonelli, Professor, Politecnico di Torino, Italy

13:30-13:35

Chair’s Introduction

13:35-14:00

Title:Interface Energetics of Chalcopyrite Solar Cells Studied on Well Defined Model Systems using Synchrotron Radiation
Dr. Christian Pettenkofer, Head, Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin, Germany

14:00-14:25

Title: New Dimensions in Hydrogen Storage Materials
Dr. Duncan H. Gregory, West CHEM Chair, University of Glasgow, UK

14:25-14:50

Title: Novel Organosilicon Materials for Thin Film Photovoltaics and Wavelength Shifters
Dr. Sergei Ponomarenko, Head of the Laboratory of Functional Materials for Organic Electronics and Photonics, Institute of Synthetic Polymeric Materials of Russian Academy of Sciences (ISPM RAS), Russia

14:50-15:15

Title: Low-cost Counter Electrodes based on Earth Abundant, Environmentally Friendly Quaternary Chalcogenide Semiconductor Copper Zinc Tin Sulfide (CZTS) for High-efficiency Dye Sensitized Solar Cells
Dr. Zhiqun Lin, Associate Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

15:15-15:30

Coffee Break

15:30-15:55

Title: Nanoporous Carbon Materials for Hydrogen Physisorption
Dr. Barbara Bonelli, Professor, Politecnico di Torino, Italy

15:55-16:20

Title: Development of Nuclear Fusion Functional Materials Utilizing Fission Reactors
Dr. Tatsuo Shikama, Professor, Tohoku University, Japan

16:20-16:45

Title: Analysis of Key Defects in Multi Crystalline Silicon for Solar Applications Influencing the Performance of the Solar Cell
Dr. Elke Meissner, Senior Scientist, Fraunhofer Institute of Integrated Systems and Device Technology, Germany

16:45-17:10

Title: Preparation and Analytical Electron Microscopy of SiC Continuous-fiber Reinforced SiC-based Matrix Composite for Fusion Application
Dr. Goran Drazic, Senior Scientist, Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia

17:10-17:35

Title: Micro and Nano Structures for Silicon Based Solar Cells
Dr. Meicheng Li, Professor, North China Electric Power University, China


Session 12-2: Materials for Fuel Cells, Primary Battery and Secondary Battery
09:50-12:35, June. 8th, 2012 (Friday); Place: Room 305C, 3rd Floor, BICC

Chair:

Dr. Zhun Ma, Analyst, Lux Research Inc., USA

09:50-09:55

Chair’s Introduction

09:55-10:20

Keynote speaker:
Title: Rational Design of Surfaces and Interfaces for Energy Storage and Conversion
Dr. Meilin Liu, Regents’ Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

10:20-10:30

Coffee Break

10:30-10:55

Title: Sol-Gel Synthesis of Li2FeSiO4/C Nanocomposite Powders-Significance of Morphology, Carbon Content and Impurities
Dr. Fride Vullum-Bruer, Associate Professor, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway

10:55-11:20

Title: Rechargeable Lithium-ion Batteries for Wireless Smart Energy Devices
Dr. Helene Rouault, R & D Project Manager, French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)-Grenoble, France

11:20-11:45

Title: Superstructure, Thin Films and Interstitial Oxides: Potential for High Performance Oxide Ion Conducting Materials for IT-SOFCs
Dr. Stephen Skinner, Reader, Imperial College London, UK

11:45-12:10

Title: Materials Innovation and Cost Cutting Strategies for Li-ion Batteries in Transportation
Dr. Zhun Ma, Analyst, Lux Research Inc., USA

12:10-12:35

Title: New Cathode Enables a SOFC to Operate at Lower Temperature
Dr. Guntae Kim, Professor, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), South Korea


Session for Young Scientist
13:30-16:45, June. 7th, 2012 (Thursday); Place: Room 305E, 3rd Floor, BICC

Chair:

Dr. Justin Ning-Wei Chiu, Ph.D. Candidate, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

Co-Chair:

Mr. Spiridon D. Pappas, Researcher, Ph.D. candidate,University of Patras, Greece

13:30-13:35

Chair’s Introduction

13:35-13:50

Title: Fatigue-Creep Behavior of SAC(Ni) Solder
Ms. Ma Ze, Ph.D. Student, Tours University, France

13:50-14:05

Title: Interactions (Uptake and Re-Release in Gaseous and Aqueous Phase) of Inorganic and Organic Iodine Species (E.G. Methyl Iodide) Formed During Severe Nuclear Accidents with Epoxy Paint Films and Paint Ingredients under Severe Accident Containment Conditions
Dr. Sabrina Tietze, Ph.D. Student, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

14:05-14:20

Title: How an Alkali Metal Acetate Works in OLEDs
Dr. Chieh-Tze Sun, Ph.D. Student, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan

14:20-14:35

Title: Sb Doping Effects on the Piezoelectric and Ferroelectric Characteristics of Lead-free Na0.5K0.5Nb1-x SbxO3 Piezoelectric Ceramics
I-Hao Chan, Ph.D. Student, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan

14:35-14:50

Title: Size and Morphology Control for the Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework-8 Nanocrystals and Their Applications on the Self-assembly
Zheng Li, Ph.D. Candidate, National University of Singapore, Singapore

14:50-15:05

Title: Bio-inspired Synthesis and Applications of Calcium Carbonate Complex Structures
Xuan Qi Li, Ph.D. Candidate, National University of Singapore, Singapore

15:05-15:20

Title: Recent Development in Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage
Dr. Justin Ning-Wei Chiu, Ph.D. Candidate, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

15:20-15:30

Coffee Break

15:30-15:45

Title: Magnetic Properties of Naturally Produced Ni/Nio Multilayers
Mr. Spiridon D. Pappas, Researcher/Ph.D. Candidate,University of Patras, Greece

15:45-16:00

Title: The Effect of Structural Parameters on Mixing Performance in Interdigital-Zigzag Type Micromixer
Hailong Hou, Doctoral Student, Beijing Institute of Technology, China

16:00-16:15

Title: Effects of Processing Parameters on Properties of Polypropylene Single Polymer Composites Produced by Injection Molding
Qianchao Mao, Ph.D. Student, Beijing Institute of Technology, China

16:15-16:30

Title: A MWCNT–poly (4-vinyl pyridine) Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode for the Detection of Diphenols
Hanieh Ghadimi, Ph.D. Candidate, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

16:30-16:45

Title: Advanced Carbon Materials as Composite Electrodes for Chemical Analyses
Dr. Qing-Gong Zhu, PhD Candicate, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

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