Wednesday, November 5, 2008
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Sessions 10-13-5, 10-13-6 and 10-13-7

Sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the Heat Transfer Division K-15 Technical Committee on Transport Phenomena in Manufacturing and Materials Processing

There have been significant advances over the last decade on the study of thermal transport phenomena in manufacturing and materials processing. Powerful experimental tools as well as multi-scale computational modeling have been utilized to unravel the associated material transformation and structural modification processes down to the nanoscale with great detail and unprecedented spatial and temporal resolutions. Such breakthroughs are appearing across a number of disciplines, but with a common thread arising with thermal processing. The focus of this symposium is to bring together scientists and engineers across various disciplines to address materials processing issues associated with applications of high societal impact. This symposium will provide a setting to catalyze cross-disciplinary collaborations to enable important technological breakthroughs for our society.

The ASME Heat Transfer Division's K-15 Technical Committee on Transport Phenomena in Manufacturing and Materials Processing will hold a multi-session symposium during the 2008 ASME IMECE, where experts invited from industry, research labs, and academia will present the latest challenges on materials processing. For additional information, please contact:

Wilson K. S. Chiu Associate Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Connecticut Storrs, CT 06269-3139 Phone: 860-486-3647 E-mail: wchiu@engr.uconn.edu

Costas P. Grigoropoulos Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering University of California Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720-1740 Phone: 510-642-2525 E-mail: cgrigoro@me.berkeley.edu

Confirmed Speakers:

1. Photovoltaics
Lawrence L. Kazmerski, NREL
Dr. Kazmerski is Director of the National Center for Photovoltaics at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado. He has authored 4 textbooks, published over 300 journal papers, and has more than 160 invited presentations at international conferences, workshops, and seminars. Dr. Kazmerski was elected as a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2005.

2. Fuel Cells and Electrochemical Sensors
Harry L. Tuller, MIT
Currently a professor in the Materials Science and Engineering Department at MIT, Dr. Tuller is Editor in Chief of the Journal of Electroceramics. He has 309 publications, co-edited 14 books, and holds 17 patents. Dr. Tuller is Fellow of The American Ceramic Society, received the Fulbright Award, Sumitomo Electric Industries Chair, von Humboldt Award, and elected to the World Academy of Ceramics in 2006.

3. Specialty Photonics
Eric Lindholm and Jie Li, OFS Specialty Photonics Division
Dr. Li is Senior Manager of Fiber and Cable Engineering and Operations at OFS Specialty Photonics Division (Avon, CT). Dr. Li received a BS in Optical Materials from Changchun Institute of Optics and Mechanics in China, a Master's degree in Materials Science from Case Western Reserve University, and a Doctoral degree in Ceramic Science and Engineering from Rutgers University. He received the Norbert J. Kreidl Award for Outstanding Scholarship, Glass and Optical Materials Division, from the American Ceramic Society in 1995 and the Chinese Academy of Science Award in 1988.

4. Nuclear Reactors
Sten Caspersson, Westinghouse
Dr. Caspersson is Project Manager of High Temperature Reactors at Westinghouse Electric. His team is developing the next generation high temperature helium cooled nuclear reactor system for the Department of Energy.

5. Nanomanufacturing
Ahmed A. Busnaina, Northeastern University
Dr. Busnaina is the William Lincoln Smith Chair Professor and Director of National Science Foundation's Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center (NSEC) for High-rate Nanomanufacturing. He authored more than 300 journal and conference papers. He has been invited to write 30 articles in several conferences, scientific and industrial magazines and 13 book chapters, in addition to more than 100 invited seminars worldwide. He taught more than 50 short courses for semiconductor manufacturing worldwide and he organized more than 30 symposia and 50 sessions and panels. Among his awards, Dr. Busnaina is a Fulbright Senior Scholar, fellow of ASME and the Adhesion Society, and received the 2006 Nanotech Briefs Nano50 Award. He serves on the editorial advisory board of the Semiconductor International Magazine, the Journal of Particulate Science and Technology and the Journal of Environmental Sciences.

6. Tissue Engineering
Lakshmi Nair and Cato T. Laurencin, University of Connecticut Health Center
Dr. Lakshmi S. Nair is Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Chemical, Materials and Biomolecular Engineering Departments at the University of Connecticut. Dr. Nair received her graduate training in the area of biomaterials and post doctoral training on developing novel polymeric biomaterials as well as nanostructured materials for tissue engineering. Dr. Nair's laboratory at the University of Connecticut Health Center is engaged in developing a range of novel stimuli sensitive hydrogel based biomaterials for soft tissue regeneration and novel fabrication techniques to form nanostructures for a variety of biomedical applications. She has more than 80 publications and several patents in the area of biomaterials, nanotechnology and tissue engineering and has edited two books on biomedical nanotechnology. She has also developed a completely online gradual level course on biomedical nanotechnology through the Commonwealth Graduate Engineering Program and the participating universities include The University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, The College of William and Mary, George Mason University, and Virginia Commonwealth University.

Dr. Laurencin holds the Van Dusen Endowed Chair in Academic Medicine, is a professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and is the Dean of the UConn School of Medicine. An expert in shoulder and knee surgery and an international leader in tissue engineering research, Dr. Laurencin received his M.D. from Harvard University and his Ph.D. in biochemical engineering/biotechnology from MIT. An orthopaedic surgeon and a Fellow of both the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and the American Surgical Association, he has lectured throughout the world about new innovations in musculoskeletal regeneration, biomaterials, and shoulder surgery and has published over 200 publications and has more than 20 patents. Dr. Laurencin has served as Speaker of the House of the National Medical Association, and currently serves on the National Institutes of Health National Advisory Council for Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and the National Science Foundation's Engineering Directorate Advisory Committee. He was recently honored by Scientific American Magazine as one of the top 50 innovators for his groundbreaking technological work in the regeneration of knee tissue. Dr. Laurencin is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences.