8th International Fuel Cell Science, Engineering & Technology Conference
June 14-16, 2010
Brooklyn, NY
http://www.asmeconferences.org/FuelCell2010

**Exhibit space and sponsorships AVAILABLE! 

Registration is open - Register by April 2nd for best rates!

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5th Frontiers in Biomedical Devices Conference - NOW accepting abstracts!
September 20-21, 2010
Newport Beach, CA
http://www.asmeconferences.org/Biomed2010

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ASME 2010 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE 2010)

November 12 – 18, 2010

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Draft paper submission deadline:  May 31, 2010

http://www.asmeconferences.org/Congress2010/index.cfm

Track 6: NanoEngineering for Energy
Track Organizer:
Vikas Prakash, Case Western Reserve University (vikas.prakash@case.edu)

Track Co-organizers:
Horsen (H.S.) Tzou, Zhejiang University, P. R. China  (hstzou@zju.edu.cn)
H. Eliot Fang, Sandia National Laboratories (hefang@sandia.gov)
Thomas George Thundat, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (thundattg@ornl.gov)
Ajit Roy, Wright-Patterson AFB (ajit.roy@wpafb.af.mil)
Bruce LaMattina, US Army Research Office (Bruce.LaMattina@us.army.mil)
Xi Chen, Columbia University (xichen@columbia.edu)
Ronggui Yang, University of Colorado at Boulder (Ronggui.Yang@Colorado.edu)
Tony Jun Huang, Pennsylvania State University (junhuang@psu.edu)
Vikas Tomar, Purdue University (tomar@purdue.edu)
Hanchen Huang, University of Connecticut (hanchen@uconn.edu)
Liming Dai, Case Western Reserve University (liming.dai@case.edu)

Track advisor: Wing Kam Liu, Northwestern University (w-liu@northwestern.edu)

PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF TOPIC: Breakthroughs in nanoengineering open up the possibility of moving beyond our current alternatives for energy by introducing technologies that are more efficient, inexpensive, and environmentally friendly. The Track “NanoEngineering for Energy” provides a platform for exchange and collaborations in this emerging area of national and international importance.  In particular, the Track aims to explore creative alternatives to the traditional approaches by bringing nanoengineering and system integration of nanostructures, into solutions to the global energy challenges in energy collection, conversion, storage & transmission.  Cross fertilization among mechanical engineers, materials scientists and engineers, physicists and chemists, opinion-shapers, business leaders, and policy-makers is a core element of this Track. These interdisciplinary interactions are expected to enable flow of nanoengineering knowledge from engineering science to engineering technology of energy.  The forum is also designed to educate leading nanoengineers about the great technical challenges facing the energy industry today and will provide a forum to exchange and share knowledge gained from previous studies and gatherings.

A variety of symposia are available for presentations. The topics include but not limited to:
• Challenges of NanoEngineering in Renewable, Alternative, and Nuclear Energies
• Mechanical, Electrical, Thermal, and Optical Properties of Nanostructures
• Fabrication, System Integration, and Performance Prediction of nanostructures for Energy Applications
• Carbon Capture and Sequestration
• Energy Harvesting
• Energy Storage
• Energy Infrastructure, e.g. Smart Grid and Transmission.
• Green Vehicle
• Economic and Societal Impacts of NanoEngineering for Energy
• Strategic Steps of Educating NanoEngineers for Energy