Symposium Chairs

A. Voevodin, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA, andrey.voevodin@wpafb.af.mil
T. Fisher, Purdue University, USA, tsfisher@purdue.edu 

This symposium will highlight surface engineering approaches for thermal energy transport, storage, and harvesting using thin film nanolayers and thermoelectrics, nanostructures, nanotube arrays, etc.  Topics of focus include surface modification for directional and tailored thermal conductivity from cryogenic to elevated temperatures, adaptive thermal interfaces to control heat flow transport, embedded phase change materials for thermal energy storage, surfaces and structures such as thermoelectrics for thermal energy conversion and harvesting, nanostructures for thermal dissipation by photon emission. Also of interest are concepts that offer scale-up routes toward commercial manufacturing. Experimental and modeling papers are welcomed. 

Invited Speaker 

Max Shtein, University of Michigan, USA, “New Approaches with Organic and Inorganic Films for Thermal Energy Conversion"

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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. Biomedical Coatings

E. Tribology and Mechanical Behavior of Coatings and Thin Films

F. New Horizons in Coatings and Thin Films

G. Applications, Manufacturing, and Equipment

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Tutorial Sessions:

TS1. Computational & Experimental Studies of Thin Film Growth: An Atomistic View

TS2. Coatings for Fuel Cells & Batteries

TS3. Surface Engineering for Thermal Transport, Storage and Harvesting

TS4. Characterization: Linking Synthesis, Properties and Microstructure

TS5. Energetic Materials and Micro-Structures for Nanomanufacturing