TOPICS

MASS TRANSFER

Fundamentals of diffusion
Carburisation and nitridation
Internal precipitation
Alloy heat treatment
Particle growth and coarsening
Microstructural and crystallographic texture evolution
Reactive diffusion
Phase transformations
Multiphase diffusion systems
Microelectronic and nanoscale systems
Interfaces
Diffusion in crystalline and amorphous materials
Diffusion in porous media
Surface oxidation and corrosion
Phase diagrams
Ad- and absorption
Diffusion coefficients
Solute trapping at solid liquid interfaces
Mathematical modelling
Numerical methods
Experimental methods
Industrial applications

HEAT TRANSFER

Mathematical modelling
Numerical methods
Experimental methods
Industrial applications

MICROSTRUCTURE & PROPERTIES

Mathematical modelling
Numerical methods
Experimental methods
Industrial applications

NANODIFFUSION & NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS

Nanomaterials
Nanocomposites
Biomaterials
Industrial applications

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Solar
Bio
Hybrid
Hydro
Hydrogen
Geothermal
Wind

SPECIAL SESSIONS

Special Session 1
FLUID FLOW, ENERGY TRANSFER & DESIGN (SS1)

Special Session 2
FUNDAMENTAL DIFFUSION PROCESSES, REACTIONS AND PHASE STABILITY IN MATERIALS (SS2)

Special Session 3
NON-CONVENTIONAL METHODS OF SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS (SS3)

Special Session 5
DIFFUSION AND IONIC CONDUCTION IN INORGANIC COMPOUNDS (SS5)

Special Session 7
DIFFUSION IN MICRO, MESO, AND MACROPORES AND ITS APPLICATIONS (SS7)

Special Session 10
HYDROGEN AND WATER-RELATED KINETICS IN MATERIALS (SS10)

Special Session 11
INNOVATIVE CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES FOR 2D MATERIALS AND BEYOND (SS11)