Support is requested for travel of U.S researchers to the ASME Micro/Nanoscale Heat & Mass Transfer International Conference, that will be held in Hong Kong, on December 11-14, 2013. This is the fourth conference in a series of international conferences held on this topic, the last three being held in Taiwan, China and Atlanta. The conference provides an excellent venue for interaction with researchers from academic and research institutions, as well as from industry, around the world.
A wide range of topics will be covered, ranging from microfluidics, nanofluids and manufacturing to diagnostics and applications. Research presented will include both fundamental issues at these small scales, and their applications in heat transfer enhancement, biomedical systems, electronic devices, materials processing, drug delivery, and diagnostics. It is important to bring researchers in these diverse fields together to exchange ideas for future growth and application in this and related areas.
The proposal is requesting travel support to partially defray the travel of researchers from USA to attend this conference. Students, post-doctoral fellows, minorities and women, in the broad area of micro/nanoscale transport, will have priority. Invited speakers will also be covered through modest financial support.
Outcomes Group Travel to Attend the 4th ASME Micro/Nanoscale Heat & Mass Transfer International Conference The 4th ASME Micro/Nanoscale Heat & Mass Transfer International Conference (MNHMT-13) was held at The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, on December 11-14, 2013. The Conference was sponsored by the ASME Heat Transfer Division and organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering of The University of Hong Kong. The conference was focused on the area of micro/nanoscale heat and mass transfer, which has advanced rapidly over the last two decades with direct impact extending into various fields of science and engineering. The conference provided a forum for researchers, educators and practitioners around the world to exchange ideas on the state-of-the-art research and development and identify future research needs in this interdisciplinary emerging field. The conference included keynote and invited presentations, contributed oral and poster presentations, as well as panel discussions on the current status and future opportunities. Technical papers were contributed in several areas, including micro/nanofluidics, lab-on-a-chip, energy devices, manufacturing and materials processing, ultrafast diagnostics, computational methods multi-phase devices, biomedical applications, measurement techniques, and thermophysical properties. The accepted papers were published in digital form on a CD and selected papers are being reviewed for a special issue of ASME Journal of Heat Transfer.
