Symposium Chairs

Christopher Muratore, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA, chris.muratore@wpafb.af.mil
Baratunde Cola, Georgia Technical Institute, USA, cola@gatech.edu 

This symposium will highlight breakthroughs in thin film and surface engineering approaches for thermal energy transport, storage, and harvesting. Topics of focus include advanced thermal interface materials demonstrating mechanical conformability and high thermal conductivity, demonstrations of directional thermal conductivity from cryogenic to elevated temperatures, active or passive thermal interfaces to control heat flow, nanostructured thin film materials such as thermoelectrics for thermal energy conversion and harvesting, as well as nano- and micro-structures for thermal dissipation by photon emission (i.e., thermal metamaterials). Also of interest are concepts that offer scale-up routes toward commercial manufacturing in these areas. Papers with either experimental or modeling emphasis are welcomed.

Invited Speaker

Timothy S. Fisher, Purdue University, USA, “Heat Flow across Heterojunctions: Toward Useful Nanoscale Thermal Interface Materials”

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Technical Symposia:

A. Coatings for Use at High Temperature

B. Hard Coatings and Vapor Deposition Technology

C.Fundamentals and Technology of Multifunctional Thin Films

D. Coatings for Biomedical and Healthcare Applications

E. Tribology & Mechanical Behavior of Coatings and Engineered Surfaces

F. New Horizons in Coatings and Thin Films

G. Applications, Manufacturing, and Equipment

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Tutorial Sessions:

TS1. Surface Engineering for Thermal Transport, Storage and Harvesting

TS2. Advanced Characterization of Coatings and Thin Films

TS3. Energetic Materials and Micro-Structures for Nanomanufacturing

TS4. Graphene and 2D Nanostructres