(Symposium 1) Hydrogen Energy: Water Splitting and Energy Application:
Recently, hydrogen generation has attracted much attention because of its importance in green energy development. Hydrogen production from water splitting has been driven strongly because it uses only earth-abundant water and solar energy without generating pollutants. Various methods have been developed for solar water splitting, including photoelectrochemical (PEC) cell, photocatalytic water splitting, solar cell based method and etc. This special session will bring experts together from the different fields of state-of-art technologies of solar water splitting, which will foster the scientific exchange. This symposium will welcome contributed papers related to the following topics (but not limited to):
• Photoelectrochemical (PEC) solar water splitting
• Solar cell based water splitting
• Photocatalytic water splitting
• Artificial leaf system of hydrogen generation
• New system and material for water splitting
• Materials for hydrogen generation
• Catalysts for water splitting
Symposium Organizers
Kijung Yong (POSTECH, Korea)
Email:
kyong@postech.ac.kr
Dunwei Wang (Boston College, USA)
Email:
dunwei.wang.1@bc.edu
Yat Li (UC Santa Clara, USA)
Email:
yatli@ucsc.edu
(Symposium 2) Solar Power and Concentrators, Specialized Module:
Direct production of fuels from solar energy represents the most prominent and promising avenue for sustainable energy solutions derived from regenerative primary energy sources. Concentrating solar power is a technology that concentrates sunlight from a large field into a smaller area by using arrays of mirrors and uses the concentrated light or heat to operate power cycle or other heat engine. Much of the emphasis in this symposium will be laid on the large scale development of the concentration system from a scale-up perspective. Some of the topics for the symposium are:
• Development of parabolic and enclosed trough
• Research on Fresnel reflector
• Efficiency of light manipulation for solar power concentrators
• Solar power tower: construction and system mangement
Symposium Organizers
Jae Hak Jung (Yeungnam University, Korea)
Email:
jhjung@ynu.ac.kr
Sung-Bin Kim (AnyCasting Co., Ltd., Korea)
Email:
ksb@anycasting.com
Hitoshi Ohmori (RIKEN, Japan)
Email:
ohmori@mfl.ne.jp
(Symposium 3) Materials Challenges in Fuel Cells:
Fuel cells technologies have attracted much attention because of clean and sustainable renewable energy alternative to fossil fuel. Various kinds of fuel cell are being produced annually and sold commercially in a wide range of applications. However, continued research in both fundamental and applied will be essential to help reduce production costs and increase durability. This symposium will bring together leading researchers and technologists, working in critical areas such as new materials, degradation processes and systems engineering, to discuss the state-of-the-art, highlight new developments in fuel cells technologies. Some of the topics for the symposium are:
• Materials, Cell Components & Stacks for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFC)
• Materials, Cell Components & Stacks for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC)
• Materials, Cell Components & Stacks for Other Fuel Cells (MCFC, DMFC, Electrolyzers, Hydrogen Pump)
• Material Modeling, Process Modeling & Control for Fuel Cells
• Fuels, Fuel Processing, Infrastructures for Fuel Cells
Symposium Organizers
Jonghee Han (KIST, Korea)
Email:
jhan@kist.re.kr
Sung Jong Yoo (KIST, Korea)
Email:
ysj@kist.re.kr
Stephen McPhail (ENEA, Italy)
Email:
stephen.mcphail@enea.it
Kazumi Tanimoto (AIST, Japan)
Email:
tanimoto-k@aist.go.jp
(Symposium 4) Materials for Next Generation Photovoltaics - Perovskite, Chalcopyrite, Graphene, Quantum dots, etc:
Photovoltaic solar cell technologies have attracted attention because of claen renewable energy and promising alternative to fossile fuel energy. High-efficiency and low-cost are both keys to activate and enlarge the photovoltaic market. Thus, the most desirable direction is to develop a low-cost and high efficieny solar cell. Toward this common purpose, diverse technologies have been developed with organic and/or inorganic materials. This session 4 covers the recent progresses in photovoltaic technologies including perovskite solar cells, dye-sensitized solar cells, CIGS and CZTS solar cells, organic polymer solar cells, and silicon solar cells.
• Materials and Structures for Perovskite Solar Cells
• Nanostructures, Materials and Electrochemisty for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
• Materials and Fabrication Process for CIGS and Thin Film Solar Cells
• Solution Process Based Organic Solar Cells
• Structured Materials for High Efficiency Si Solar Cells
Symposium Organizers
Nam-Gyu Park (Sungkyunkwan University, Korea)
Email:
npark@skku.edu
Juan Bisquert (Univ. Jaume I, Spain)
Email:
bisquert@uji.es
Kubo Takaya (Univ. of Tokyo, Japan)
Email:
ukubo@mail.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Co-Organizer
Jin Young Kim (KIST, Korea)
Email:
kimjy@kist.re.kr
(Symposium 5) Self-Power Generators:
This symposium will aim at fundamental understandings and practical development of the mechanical/ thermal energy-harvesting strategies, micro/nanometer-scale piezoelectric/triboelectric/thermoelectric effect, and the coupling between piezoelectric potential and semiconductor behavior and functionalities. Abstracts on the theoretical and experimental study of piezoelectric, ferroelectric, triboelectric and thermoelectric nanomaterial development; systematic design and optimization of nanogenerators for self-powered electronics; and coupling effect between piezoelectric or ferroelectric polarization and semiconducting properties including electronic band structure, optoelectronics, photovoltaics, thermoelectrics, catalysts, photoelectrochemistry, etc are greatly welcome.
• Materials and Devices for Piezoelectric, Triboelectric, Thermoelectric Power Generators
• Piezoelectric and ferroelectric nanomaterial synthesis, characterization, and integration
• Theoretical and experimental study on nanoscale mechanical/thermal-to-electric energy conversion process
• Fundamental study on band-structure engineering based on piezoelectric or ferroelectric polarization
• Hybrid energy-harvesting techniques (mechanical, thermal, solar, etc.)
Symposium Organizers
Sang-Woo Kim (Sungkyunkwan University, Korea)
Email:
kimsw1@skku.edu
Zhong Lin Wang (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)
Email:
zhong.wang@mse.gatech.edu
Christian Falconi (Univ. of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy)
Email:
falconi@eln.uniroma2.it
Alice Zhang (Peking Univ., China)
Email:
zhang-alice@pku.edu.cn
Ya Yang (Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, China)
Email:
yangya@binn.cas.cn
(Symposium 6) Batteries and Energy Storage:
Batteries are devices that convert chemical energy into electrical energy. There are many types of batteries available, representing a multi-billion dollar industry. The state-of-the-art electrical energy storage systems are not able to meet the requirements for energy-efficient use in transportation, grid and commercial technologies. Battery technology seeks new concepts in materials design to overcome the current limitations of performance and lifetime. More critical insight is required to both in terms of material structures as well as interfacial reactions to produce next-generation electrode materials and battery cells enabling higher energy densities and longer cycling abilities. The Batteries and Energy Storage Systems track will explore novel energy storage materials and technologies that are critical in making the current energy systems more effective in the future. Some of the topics for the symposium are:
• New cell chemistries (cathode, anode, electrolyte and electrolyte additives) of lithium-ion batteries
• Power and capacity fade mechanism of lithium-ion batteries
• Sodium batteries (cathode, anode, electrolyte and electrolyte additives)
• Li-sulfur systems
• Li-oxygen systems
• Magnesium systems
• Redox and flow nonaqueous
• Interfaces and diagnostic challenges
• Safety matters
Symposium Organizers
Yang-Kook Sun (Hanyang Univ., Korea)
Email:
yksun@hanyang.ac.kr
Bruno Scrosati (HIU Electrochemistry, Germany)
E-mail:
bruno.scrosati@gmail.com
Hong Li (Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences)
E-mail:
hli@iphy.ac.cn
Khalil Amine (Argonne National Laboratory)
E-mail:
amine@anl.gov
Hansu Kim (Hanyang Univ., Korea)
E-mail:
hansu@hanyang.ac.kr
(Symposium 7) Materials Challenges in Nuclear Energy
The focus of this symposium will be on advance materials for safe and sustainable nuclear energy production and use. Key advantage of nuclear energy is that there are no greenhouse gas emissions. The symposium will include topics related to fission and fusion reactors. With the advent of new reactor concepts, there is a significant challenge for development of advanced materials to meet the stringent requirements. Thus, a systematic approach of modeling, processing, characterization, and in-service performance testing is required to bring new materials in use. This symposium will provide a forum for the global experts in diverse areas of materials for nuclear energy to discuss recent progress in the field. Some of the topics for the symposium are:
• Modeling and simulations of structural materials
• High temperature metals and alloys
• Advanced ceramic composites
• Characterization of materials and non-destructive evaluations
• Material performance in radiation environments
• Degradation mechanisms and lifetime predictions of material components
• Material behavior in severe (accident) environments
• Heat transfer materials and coolants
• Materials for radioactive waste containment and disposal
Symposium Organizers
Dileep Singh (Argonne National Laboratory, USA)
E-mail:
dsingh@anl.gov
Changheui Jang (KAIST, Korea)
Email:
chjang04@kaist.ac.kr
Tatsuya Hinoki (Kyoto University, Japan)
Email:
hinoki@iae.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Ruobing Xie (Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, China)
Email:
xieruobing@sinap.ac.cn
Meimei Li (Argonne National Laboratory, USA)
E-mail. mli@
anl.gov
(Symposium 8) Critical Materials for Energy:
This symposium will focus on rare earths and other critical materials. Critical Materials are increasingly becoming a critical strategic resource since the global demand for several electronic devices, instruments, defense equipment, magnets, and pollution control catalysts has been continuously rising every year. Also the Critical Materials can be found in most high-technology, from advanced military technology to mobile phone. Critical Materials are often called "a vitamin for industries" as the quality and performance of cutting-edge products largely depend on them. In these days, critical materials become a hot issue due to its core role to the main element as well as its rarity. Since the rarity is determined not only by its amount existent in earth, but also the balance between the demand and supply, the assurance has been propelled in various manners, such as exploration of new ores, recycling, substitution, etc. The symposium will commence with overviews of those minerals considered critical and updates on national Critical Materials strategies. This symposium will bring experts together from the different fields of state-of-art technologies of critical materials , which will foster the scientific exchange.
Topics will include rare earths and critical materials for energy saving technology:
• Critical Material Strategies
• Rare Earth Projects, Process Technologies, and Markets
• Recycling
• Environmental Issues
• Separation of REEs - technology, chemical and physical feed specifications
• Optical, photonic, electronic, magnetic and energy applications
Symposium Organizers
Bum Sung Kim (Korea Institute for Rare Metals, Korea)
E-mail.
bskim15@kitech.re.kr
Ryan Ott (Ames Lab., USA)
Email:
rtott@ameslab.gov
Tadachika Nakayama (Nagaoka University, Japan)
Email:
nky15@vos.nagaokaut.ac.jp
Annett Gebert (IFW, Germany)
Email:
A.Gebert@ifw-dresden.de
Soon-Jik Hong (Kongju National University, Korea)
Email:
hongsj@kongju.ac.kr
(Symposium 9) Energy-efficient Printing and Additive Manufacturing Processes:
The Printed Electronics market is getting bigger every year because of huge demand for renovation and cost reduction in industrial manufacturing process. In order to meet this soaring global demand, many research activities are being carried out and new development of printing methods are introduced. Recently, not only printing techniques such as gravure, offset, reverse, inkjet, nozzle jet, screen printing, but also Additive Manufacturing technologies are emerging for energy efficient industrial manufacturing process. In these various processes, many scientific and technical issues have to be resolved for smart applications for high-efficient and cost-effective manufacturing of electronic components. This symposium will bring experts together from the different fields of state-of-art technologies of Printed Electronics and Additive Manufacturing, which will foster the scientific exchange. This symposium will welcome contributed papers related to the following topics (but not limited to):
Materials for Printing and Additive Manufacturing Technology
• Materials for Energy Harvesting Devices
• Materials for Display Applications
• Inorganic and hybrid Materials for
Printed Electronics applications
• Structured materials
for Printed Electronics applications
• Substrate for Printing Technology
Printing and Additive Manufacturing Process and Devices
•
Device Fabrication Processes for Printed Electronics applications
• Various Applications for Printed Electronics
•
Characterization and Evaluation methods for Printed Electronics applications
•
Equipment for Printing and Evaluation
Symposium Organizers
Ju Hwan Choi (Korea Printed Electronics Center, Korea)
Email:
netside@keti.re.kr
Zheng Cui (Suzhou Institute of Nanotech and Nanobionics, China)
Email:
zcui2009@sinano.ac.cn
(Symposium 10) Young Scientists Forum on Future Energy Materials and Devices:
The energy materials and devices research area addresses one of the most pressing challenges of our time: securing a stable base for energy supply. These challenges can be met by materials development approaches from various angles: no single approach is likely to suffice and an effective solution will require creative integration of several approaches including photovoltaics, photocatalysis, and hydrogen, as well as energy storage. Young scientists across the world are at the forefront of these activities and have potential to be leaders in their fields in the future. This symposium highlights significant contributions from early-career scholars and scientists on the problem of energy materials and devices. Contributed papers and presentations on the following topics will be primarily considered:
Materials for next generation energy harvesting and utilization
• High efficiency energy harvesting devices
• High efficiency optoelectronic devices
Materials for next generation energy storage
• Secondary ion batteries and supercapacitors
• Hydrogen and other chemicals storage systems
Symposium Organizers
Doh Chang Lee (KAIST, Korea)
Email: dclee at
kaist.edu
Thomas Fisher (Univ. of Cologne, Germany)
Email:
t.fisher@uni-koeln.de
Xianmao Lu (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
Email:
xianmao.lu@nus.edu.sg
Jaehee Cho (Chonbuk National University, Korea)
Email:
jcho@chonbuk.ac.kr
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Important Dates
| Important Dates |
| Date |
Event |
| June 15 ~ October 31, 2014 |
Abstract submission |
| July 15 ~ December 15, 2014 |
Early registration |
| November 25, 2014 |
Notification of accepted abstracts |
| January 15, 2015 |
Announcement of final program (session the abstracts) |
| January 2 ~ 6, 2015 |
Attendance confirmation for on-site participants |
| March 15, 2015 |
Manuscript submission for publication in SCI journals |
| February 24 ~ 27, 2015 |
MCARE 2015 Conference |
