Topics & Scope

Functional Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion Devices (FESC)

Theme:

This symposium will cover recent advances in the development of functional materials used in all forms of energy harvesting, conversion, and storage for broad applications, such as portable electronics, electric vehicles and smart grids.

Introduction:

Energy storage and conversion devices continue to be rich areas for scientific and engineering studies that incorporate novel features and functions in intelligent and interactive modes, represent a radical advance in consumer products, such as wearable electronics, healthcare devices, artificial intelligence, electric vehicles, smart household, and space satellites. However, there are still grand challenges in fundamental research and understanding to accelerate energy storage and conversion devices to commercial reality, which include new materials and structures with high ionic conductivity, tailored mixed electron/ion conductivity, novel interface engineering methodologies, new device concepts, efficient and scalable techniques for materials and system-level integrations. This AAAFM-UCLA symposium is intend to provide a forum for scientists and engineers working in energy storage and conversion devices from materials, characterizations, devices and system integrations to communicate recent progress on current technologies and to exchange ideas about next-generation solutions.

The following topics will be included in this symposium (but will not limited to):

Sub-topics

 

  • Advances in electrolyte and electrolyte additives
  • All solid-state batteries
  • Alloy anodes
  • Anodes and cathodes Materials
  • Aqueous lithium ion batteries
  • Artificial photosynthesis
  • Battery recycling
  • Cell fabrication and failure analysis
  • Computational modeling and simulation for energy storage and conversion devices
  • Electrochemical Supercapacitors
  • Electrode/electrolyte interface phenomena
  • Fuel Cells
  • Household and large-scale energy storage systems
  • Hybrid cells for energy harvesting
  • Industrial production and development for HEVs, PHEVs, and EVs
  • Liquid electrolytes, ionic liquids, polymer electrolytes
  • Lithium Ion Batteries
  • Magnesium Ion Batteries
  • Manufacturing and formation techniques
  • Monitoring, control and validation systems
  • Nanogenerators and self-powered nanosystems
  • Nanostructured materials for advanced batteries
  • Photocatalytic and electrochemical water splitting
  • Piezo-phototronics for energy science and optoelectronics
  • Piezotronics for smart systems
  • Potassium Ion Batteries
  • Resources for battery materials
  • Safety, reliability, cell design and engineering
  • Sodium Ion Batteries
  • Solar Cells
  • Transport and systems modeling
Fabrication of Low dimensional, Nano and 2D materials (FLNM)

Theme:

 Synthesis, assembly, characterization, applications, theory, and simulation of materials at atomic, molecular and macromolecular scales

Introduction:

Low-dimensional nano and 2D materials, such as carbon nanotubes, graphene, and transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDC) monolayers, have become the focus of intense research due to their unique physical and chemical properties. This symposium of AAAFM-UCLA focuses on rapid progresses in low-dimensional nano and 2D materials and their heterostructures from new strategy of material synthesis, fundamental research on physical, chemical, and mechanical properties and to varieties of applications including electronics, optoelectronics, and photonics. We invite researchers to contribute original research work that are related to fundamentals and applications of low-dimensional nano and 2D materials.

The following topics will be include in this symposium (but will not limited to):

Sub Topics:

  • Synthesis and preparation of graphene, Mxenes and other two-dimensional materials
  • Electrical, optical, electrochemical, thermal and mechanical properties of graphene, Mxenes and other two-dimensional materials
  • Electrochemical properties of graphene, Mxenes and other two-dimensional materials
  • Electrical properties of graphene, Mxenes and other two-dimensional materials
  • Optical properties and spectroscopy of graphene and other two-dimensional materials
  • Mechanical and Thermal properties of graphene, Mxenes and other two-dimensional materials
  • Theory of graphene, Mxenes and other two-dimensional materials
  • Graphene, Mxenes and other two-dimensional materials for energy applications
  • Graphene, Mxenes and other two-dimensional materials for biomedical and healthcare applications
  • Graphene, Mxenes and other two-dimensional materials for aerospace and defense industries
  • Low dimensional, nano and 2D materials for optical devices, Flexible Electronics, Sensors & Composites
Electronic, Photonic and Magnetic Materials (EPMM)

Electronic, Photonic and Magnetic Materials (EPMM):

Theme:

This symposium will cover recent advances in the development and innovations in the fields of electronic, photonic and magnetic materials for broad applications, such as portable electronics, electric vehicles and smart grids.

The following topics will be included in this symposium (but will not be limited to):

Sub-topics

 

  • Bio- and Chemical Magnetism and Magnetic Fluids
  • Computational Electronic Materials
  • Contacts to Semiconductor Epilayers, Nanostructures and Organic Films
  • Correlated Electrons
  • Dielectric materials
  • Electromagnetic radiation
  • Electromagnetism
  • Embedded Nanoparticles and Nanocomposite Films
  • Epitaxial Materials and Devices
  • Ferrites and Garnets
  • Ferroelectricity and piezoelectricity
  • Functional Magnetic Materials
  • Functional Magnetic Materials
  • Geo Magnetism
  • Hard and Soft Magnetic Materials
  • Magnetic Data Storage
  • Magnetic Imaging and Measurement Techniques
  • Magnetic Polymer
  • Magnetic Power Devices and Levitation
  • Magnetic Recording and Memories
  • Magnetic Storage
  • Magnetics for Power Electronics and Control
  • Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
  • Magnetization Dynamics
  • Magneto Electronic Materials
  • Magnonics and magnetoplasmonics
  • Materials for Memory and Computation
  • Materials Integration
  • Metamaterials and Materials for THz, Plasmonics and Polaritons
  • Motors, Generators and Actuators
  • Nano Magnetism
  • Nano-Magnetic, Magnetic Memory and Spintronic Materials
  • Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology
  • Nanoparticles, Nanowires, and 3D Structures
  • Narrow Bandgap Materials and Devices
  • Novel Magnetic Materials and Device Applications
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and its Application
  • Optical properties of metals and non-metals
  • Phase Change Materials
  • Photonic devices and applications
  • Point Defects, Doping and Extended Defects
  • Rare Earth-Based Hard Magnetic Materials
  • Sensors and MEMS: Materials and Devices
  • Single molecule, ion and chains magnets (SMM, SIM and SCM)
  • Spin waves and magnonics
  • Spintronic Effects and Devices
  • Spintronics
  • Structured Magnetic Materials
  • Superconductivity and Superfluidity
  • Theoretical and Computational Magnetism
  • Thin Films and Nanomagnets
  • Topological Insulators, 2D Materials, and Voltage Controlled Magnetism
  • Transparent Conductors
Functional Composite Materials (FCM)

Theme:

Structure, properties and potential applications of composite materials to electronics, sensors, energy, environmental, and information devices

Introduction:

Composites have been used extensively in industriessuch as marine and transportation for more than 50years. Yet in some industries, composites are just nowbecoming a primary material of choice.The use of composites in the building industry isgrowing rapidly.Traditional benefits offered by composites are beingrecognized and utilized to address design limitationsand can be used to reduce life cycle environmental andcost impacts.Control of structures and characterization of physical, chemical, and electrical properties for advanced composite materials have been under active research for potential application to electronics, sensors, energy, environmental, and information devices. This symposium will provide a unique platform to facilitate the scientists, researchers, academicians, industrialists and students to share the recent advancements and the challenges in technological development of composite materials and their applications.

The following topics will be included in this symposium (but will not be limited to):

Sub-topics

  • Bio-composites
  • Bio-inspired design of composites
  • Carbon and metal oxide based composite materials
  • Carbon/Carbon Composites
  • Ceramic based composites
  • Composite structural materials
  • Concrete and cementitious composites
  • Design and application of composite structures
  • Dielectric, Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric materials
  • Durability and Ageing of Composite Materials and Structures
  • Electro-thermal properties of composite materials
  • Experimental methods for Composite materials
  • Fiber reinforced Composites
  • Financial and economic analysis of composite materials
  • Functionally graded composite materials and structures
  • Green Composites
  • Industrial applications of composite materials
  • Multifunctional composites
  • Multiscale Modeling in Mechanics and Composite Materials
  • Modelling and Characterization of CNT-Polymer Composites
  • Multi-scale Modeling of Graphene- and Carbon Nanotube-Reinforced Composites
  • Nanocomposites
  • Natural Fibre Composites
  • Non-destructive Inspection Techniques for Composite Materials and Structures
  • Polymeric composites
  • Porous and cellular materials
  • Particulate reinforced Composites
  • Probabilistic modeling and reliability of composites
  • Production and characterization of composite materials
  • Processing and manufacturing technologies
  • Recycling and sustainability of composite materials
  • Sandwich materials/hybrids, Multifunctional composite, Advanced composites
  • Shape-memory alloy
  • Smart Composites
  • Stability of Nano, Micro and Macro Composite Structures
  • Superconducting and magnetic materials
  • Synthesis and characterization of Composite materials