BICTAM Summer School on Multi-field Coupling Theory and Smart Materials

1.      Theme of the Summer School

Functional materials are distinctly different from structural materials, and their physical and chemical properties are sensitive to a change in the environment such as temperature, pressure, electric field, magnetic field, optical wavelength, adsorbed gas molecules and the pH value. As a new emerging materials system which combines contemporary materials science with information science, smart materials and technologies are related closely with multi-field coupling theory. The goal of the summer school is to encourage graduate students, post-doc fellows, young researchers and teachers to understand generally the recent developments in multi-field coupling theory and smart materials, and to promote the communication among them.

To improve education of mechanics, and to promote cultivate better academic environment，the summer school “Multi-field Coupling Theory and Smart Materials” will be held at the Xiang Tan University in this August, jointly sponsored by the National Nature Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Ministry of Education of China, BICTAM and Chinese Materials Research Society.

2.      Topics

Multi-scale Mechanics

Ferroelectric/Ferromagnetic Materials and Multi-field Coupling Theory

Mechanics of Special Materials and Structures

Structures and Devices of Smart Materials

New Micro-nano-electronic Materials Devices

Design of Integrated Circuit

Integrated Sensors Technology and Devices

Electroceramics Materials and Devices

3.      Dates

This summer school will take place on August 6-22, 2008.

Please submit the application with the recommendation letter before May 31, 2008.

4.      Number of Participants

The course is addressed to postgraduate students above grade 2 (including grade 2), doctoral students, young teachers and researchers. It plans to enroll 100 students and 20 associate students, who all should be recommended by the graduate school which they belong to. The official acceptance list will be announced on the website by the end of June.

More than 11 scientists from domestic and foreign universities who have outstanding achievements in teaching and scientific research in this filed will be invited to give the lessons, including:

Professor B. H. Park (Konkuk University, Korea)

Professor Sungyung Lee (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, Korea)

Professor Tongyi Zhang (The Hongkong University of Science and Technology)

Professor Wenwu Cao (Pennsylvania State University, USA)

Professor Gengkai Hu (Beijing Institute of Technology, Distinguished Young Scholar of NSFC)

Professor Yonggang Huang (Northwestern University, USA)

Professor Xiaojing Zheng (Lanzhou University, China,  Distinguished Young Scholar of NSFC)

Professor Li Yanrong (University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Changjiang scholar, Distinguished Young Scholar of NSFC)

Professor Chen Weiqiu (Zhejiang University, China,  Distinguished Young Scholar of NSFC)

Professor Carlos A.Paz de Araujo (University of Colorado, USA )

Professor Yao Xi (Xi''''''''''''''''an Jiaotong University, China, Member of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

 

The summer school has gotten fund from NSFC, Ministry of Education and Xiang Tan University. Registration and accommodation fee will be free for the 100 students. And some students from western China will be paid for their whole trip.

5.      Organizer

Family Name, First Name: Jiang, Wenjuan

Title and Position: Secretary

Affiliation and Address: Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Materials & Application Technology, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, Hunan Province, China, 411105

Telephone: +86-0732-8298119; Fax: +86-0732-8298119

Email: wenjuanjiang@stu.edu.cn

 

The committees of the summer school have been listed below:

Academic Committee

Chairman

Professor Kezhi Huang, Tsinghua University, China, Member of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Vice Chairmen

Professor Hiroshi Ishiwara, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

Professor Daining Fang, Tsinghua University, China

Members

All members of Invited Experts

 

Organizing Committee

Chairman

Professor Yichun Zhou, Xiangtan University, Distinguished Young Scholar of NSFC

Vice chairmen

Professor Daining Fang, Tsinghua University, Changjiang scholar

Professor Qingguo Meng, Dynam section chief of the math-physic of NSFC

Professor Changqing Sun, Xiangtan University, Lotus scholar Members

Professor Jiangxin Zhong, Xiangtan University, Changjiang scholar

Professor Xuping Su, Xiangtan University

Professor Hailiang Zhang, Xiangtan University

Professor Jiangyu Li, Xiangtan University, Lotus scholar

Weiping Zhou, Vice dean of Faculty of Materials, Optoelectronics and Physics, Xiangtan University

Professor Xuejun Zheng, Vice dean of Faculty of Materials, Optoelectronics and Physics, Xiangtan University, Lotus scholar

Secretary

Wenjuan Jiang