New Materials and New Green Energy Possible Workshop Topics

(Niagara Fall, Canada - Wei-Jiun Su)

• Bio-Nanotech
• Nanoscale Materials, Structures and Devices
• Optical Micro- and Nanometrology
• Advanced Micro/Nano Fabrication Techniques
• Micro- and Nano-scaled Sensors and Actuators 
• Nanocellulose
• Nanostructures for Bio Sensing and Detection
• Nanomedicine: Emerging Nanomaterials for Bioimaging, Targeting and Therapeutic Applications
• Nanoscale Electromechanical Phenomena in Advanced Materials for Biological Applications

• New Emerging Areas

(California Coast, U.S.A. - Jeff M. Wang)

2. New Materials and Systems for Water Purification

• Wastewater and Recycle
• Biological Wastewater Treatment
• Nanotechnology for Drinking Water and Waste Water Treatment
• Biocatalysis for Water Treatment and Reuse
• Human Pathogenic Viruses
• Advanced Water Purification Technology Using Membrane Process
• Desalination Principles and Approaches
• Microbial Desalination Cells
• Water Desalination Via Ion Concentration Polarization
• Portable Solar Powered Water Purification Systems
• Drinking Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes
• Water Softening Technology
• Ultrapure Water Technology
• Other Emerging Topics

3. Electronic, Photonic, and Magnetic Materials 

• Two-Dimensional and Related Materials: Fundamental Science, Preparation, and Applications 
• Compound Semiconductor and Wide Bandgap Materials for Electronic and Optical Devices 
• Advanced Interconnects and Packaging, Materials, Characterization, and Methodology 
• Advanced Technologies for Memory Devices and Flexible Electronics 
• Advanced Materials and Related Technology for Next Generation Displays 
• Electromagnetic Metamaterials
• Plasmonics and Metamaterials
• Nanomaterials and Composites 
• Nanoscale Materials, Structures and Devices
• Novel Nano-fabrications Techniques
• Materials Chemistry and Physics
• Solid State Physics
• Flexible Electronics
• Heterogeneous Electronics
• AI Chips
• AI Accelerators

• Photonics and Nano Devices 
• Quantum Science and Engineering
• Quantum Electronics 
• Quantum Information Science 
• Quantum Optics
• Quantum-Enhanced Ultra-Precise Sensing
• Nanoscale Optics 
• Novel Photon Sources 
• Advanced Optoelectronic Materials 
• Optical Metamaterials
• Nonlinear Optics
• Organic Electronic and Opto-electronic Materials
• Organic Photonic Materials and Devices
• Organic Sensors
• New Materials for Organic Light-emitting Diodes (OLEDs)
• Nano-optics
• Optoelectronics and Nanophotonics
• Plasmonics
• Microwave Photonics
• Computational Materials Science and Engineering
  
• Materials Informatics
• Composites
• Organic-Inorganic Composite Materials
  
• Materials Performance
• Materials Characterization, Processing and Manufacturing
• Mechanical Properties and Responses to Deformation
• Microstructure and Property Relationships in Materials
• Micro- and Nano-fabrication
• Nanotechnology, NEMS, MEMS
• Interfacial Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
• Nanostructured Materials
• Synthesis and Architecture of Nanomaterials
• Nanowires, Nanoparticles, and Quantum Dots
• Nanotubes and Nanowires
• Nanowires and Thermoelectric Materials
• Heat Energy Harvesting Technology
• High-density Rechargeable Batteries
• Carbon Nanotubes: Growth, Processing, Characterization and Devices 
  
• Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene: Synthesis, Functionalisation and Applications
• Graphene, BN, MoS2 and Other 2D Materials and Devices 
  
• Graphene-based Biosensors (Optical, Electrical etc)
• Graphene Optoelectronics
• The Physics and Applications of Nano-photonics and Photodetectors-based on Graphene, related 2D Materials
• Recent Theoretical Advances and Simulation Studies of Graphene, 2D Materials
• Graphene-Enhanced Materials for 3D Printing
• 3D and 4D Printing Materials
• Nanodevices and Nanofabrication
• Nanodevices, Enabling Nanotechnologies, Integrated Nanosystems
• Silicon Nanophotonics: Modulators, Switches, Light Emission
• Optomechanical Relay
• Flexible Silicon Photonics
• Materials, Structures & Devices for Nanoscale Electronic-Photonic Integration
• Next Generation Semiconductor Devices

• Advanced Magnetic Materials 
• Electromagnetics
• Magnetic Materials: Soft and Hard
  
• Magnetic Materials: Theory, Property Measurements and Analyses (Tools and Technologies)
  
• Magnetic Materials: Theoretical Calculation and Simulation
• Magnetic Materials for Energy
• Advanced Magnetic Materials and Their Applications
• Nanoscale Magnetic Materials and Applications
• Other Emerging Topics

(The 1st Nuclear Chain Reaction, the UChicago, Alvin Wei-Cheng Wong)

4. Organic Polymer, and Soft Materials 

• Advanced Polymeric Materials 
• Polymeric Materials
• Smart Polymers
• Polymer Organic Semiconductor Materials and Devices
• Electro-optic (EO) Polymers and Devices
• Hydrogels and Water-Soluble Polymers
• Membrane Materials and Technologies for Emerging Applications
• Advanced Functional Materials 
• Smart Materials

• Other Emerging Topics

5. New Green Energy Materials, Ceramic Materials, Perovskite, Metallurgy and Materials

• Advanced Carbon Materials 
• Advanced Ceramic Materials 
• Nanoscale Materials, Structures and Devices
• Mechanical Behavior and Performance of Ceramics and Composites
• Electroceramics
• Next Generation Bioceramics and Biocomposites
• Virtual Materials (Computational) Design and Ceramic Genome
• Porous Ceramics: Novel Developments and Applications
• Advanced Ceramic Coatings for Structural, Environmental and Functional Applications
• Nanostructured Ceramics
• Nanoceramics and Nanohybrids for Energy, Environment and Healthcare
• Geopolymers, Chemically Bonded Ceramics and Eco-friendly and Sustainable Materials
• Inorganic Membranes and Their Applications
• Energy and Environment Materials 
• Solar Cells (Organic Solar Cells, Si-based Solar Cells, Perovskite Solar Cells) 
• Photocatalysis and Photosynthesis (Photocatalytic Water Splitting, Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction, Photoelectrochemical Cells, Solar Fuel Generation, Interfacial Charge Dynamics) 
• Energy Conversion and Storage (Electrochemical Batteries, Supercapacitors, Thermoelectrics)
• Thin Film Photovoltaic Device
• Nanoimprinted Organic Solar Cells
• Next-generation Solar-cell Materials and Devices
• Nanostructure Materials for Solar Energy Conversion
• Electrochemical Energy Storage Systems
  
• Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conversion: Silicon and Beyond
• Photovoltaics: Organic and Hybrid
• Hydrogen Production and Storage
• Artificial Photosynthesis
• Advanced Ceramic Materials and Processing for Photonics and Energy
• Fuel Cells Components
  
• Fuel Cell Electrochemistry
• Materials for Fuel Cells
• Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC)
• Fuel Cell Technologies and Applications
• Fuel Cell Systems and Applications
  
• Microbial Fuel Cells
• Electrochemistry
• Electrocatalysis
• Materials and Technologies for Solid State Lighting
• LEDs
• Solid-state Devices for Light Emission and Detection
• Advanced Materials and Technologies for Energy Generation and Rechargeable Energy Storage
• Rare Earth Oxides for Energy, Optics and Biomedical Applications
• Ion-Transport Membranes
• Advanced Structure Materials 
• High-Entropy Alloys and Metallic Glass Materials 
• Structural Light Alloys 
• Advanced Steels 
• Advanced Structure Materials: Superalloys 
• 3D Additive Manufacturing Materials and Technology 
• Metals, Ceramics and Composite Materials
• Liquid Metal
• Metallurgy
• Advanced Iron and Steelmaking
• Metal Forming
• Steel Products and Properties
• Self-Healing Metals and Advanced Metal-matrix Composites
• Corrosion
• Surface Science and Engineering
• Modern Trends in Surface Engineering
• Surface Dynamics
• Surface Diffusion
• Surface Modification
• Non-Ferrous Metals and Alloys
• Microstructure Engineering
• Hydrometallurgy
• Condensed Matter Physics
• Superconductors
• Economics and Management of Metallurgical Production
• Materials for Extreme Environments
• Structural Materials
• Materials Challenges for Future Nuclear Fission and Fusion Technologies
• Materials Technology for Nuclear Waste Treatment and Disposal
• Nuclear Power Reactor Waste and Deep Geological Disposal of Waste
• Advanced Ceramics and Composites for Sustainable Nuclear Energy and Fusion Energy
• Other Emerging Topics

6. Power Electronics, Smart Grid Technologies, Smart Grid Networking and Communications, Renewable Integration

• Power Electronics
• Design, Modeling and Control of Power Electronic Converters
• Renewable Energy Integration
• Regulatory Drivers and Impediments
• Emerging Technologies of Modern Power System Operation and Planning
• Coordination and Integration of EMS, DMS, Renewables
• Utility/Service Providers Issues and Opportunities 
• Utility/Service Provider Business Models 
• System Planning to Accommodate High Levels of Distributed Energy Resources and Grid-edge Actors 
• System Operations in the Face of High Penetration of Distributed and Renewable Resources (technology enabled system operations)
• Stakeholder Opportunities and Risks (Consumers, Prosumer, Microgrids, and Smart Building Operators)
• Weather Forecasting for Power Prediction (or Power Forecasting) to Drive Business: (smart grid management, integration of renewables and energy trading, etc.)
• Bottom Up Forecasting and Micro-climate Weather Forecasting
• Grid Management Systems
• Transactive Energy Systems
• Virtual Power Plant
• Power System Stability, Control, and Optimization
• Power System Monitoring, Operations and Control 
• Power System Modeling and Simulation
• Power System Reliability and Cybersecurity
• Distributed Control Applications Applied to Electrical Networks
• Power Converter Topologies
• Power Electronics Device Characterization 
• Power Circuit Synthesis, Analysis and Application
• Smart Grids and Microgrids
• Microgrid Practical Implementations
• Microgrid Analysis
• Advances in Management of Grid Dynamics
• Architectures and Models for the Smart Grid
• Optimization of Smart Grids
• Smart Electricity Distribution Systems
• Service-oriented Architectures for Smart Grids
• Forecasting Energy Consumption and Energy Prices
• Grid Architecture (including interoperability)
• Scalable Infrastructures for Smart Grids
• Fault Tolerance and Disaster Recovery in Smart Grids
• Dynamic Discovery in Smart Grids
• Load Balancing in Smart Grids
• Forecasting Grid Imbalances
• Technologies and Solutions for Improving Grid Resiliency
• Adaptive Grid Topologies
• Smart Grid Standards, Co-simulation, Test-beds, and Field Trials
• The Whole Picture - Sense, Communicate, Compute, Control
• Architecture of Web Services Interface for A Home Energy Management System
• Smart Meter Deployment
• Broadband Wireless and Smart Grid
• Sensors Use for Energy Management
• Advanced Metering Infrastructure
• Communications and Networks for Smart Grids and Smart Metering
  
• Enabling Information and Communication Technologies
• Wide-area Visualization for Enhanced Situational Awareness (PMUs, Micro-PMUs, and Other Visibility and Control Devices and Applications)
• Communication and Cyber Security
• Transport Layer Mechanisms for Smart Grids
• IP Interoperability in the Smart Grid
• “Enernet of Things” – or “Grid of Things
• Smart Grid Specific Protocols (DNP3, ICCP)
• Smart Grid Cyber Security and Privacy
• Security (physical and cyber)
• Cyber Attack Impact on Critical Smart Grid Infrastructures
  
• Smart Grid Sensor Technology
• Wireless Communications and Networks for the Smart Grid Last Mile
• Grid Edge Enabling Technologies
• Ultra-wide-area Monitoring and Measurements
• Ultra-wide-area Actuation and Control
• Energy Internet
• Load Modeling and Control
• Predictive Defense Model of the Smart Grid
• Smart Grid and Smart Grid Security
• Cyber-physical Systems
• Energy Storage Management and Modeling
• Support for Storage, Renewable Resources and Micro-grids
• Advanced Energy Storage Systems: Lithium ion Batteries and Beyond
• Software for Smart Grids
• Smart Grid Services and Management Models
• Demand Side Management, Demand Response, Dynamic Pricing
• Cloud Computing and the Smart Grid
• Machine Learning in Smart Grids
• Energy Data Analytics
• Smart Grid Data and Analytics
• Big Data Predictive Analytics for the Energy Generation
  
• Handling of Big Data in Grid Operations – Real-time Applications and Archiving
• Use of Cloud Technologies for Grid Operations
• Climate Change Impacts on Power Grids
• Renewable Energy Management
• Renewable (Green) Energy Sources and Systems as Wind Power, Hydropower, Solar Energy, Biomass, Biofuel, Geothermal Energy, Wave Energy, Tidal Energy, Hydrogen & Fuel Cells, Li-ion Batteries, etc.
• Solar, Wind and Energy Storage Integration in Smart Grids
  
• Smart Grids Transmission Infrastructure
• Wireless Power Transmission
• Implementation and Projects on Smart Grids
• Converged Infrastructures, Including Smart Cities 
• Other Emerging Topics

7. Energy Storage and Utilization, Clean Vehicle Technologies and the Smart Grid

8. New Energy Technologies and Green/Smart Buildings

• Green Computing and Communications
  
• Energy Efficiency and Green Buildings
• Intelligent and Energy-efficient Buildings
• Application of Nanomaterials in Construction
• Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS)
• Nuclear Energy
• Advances in Nuclear Power Plants
• Nuclear Energy and Global Environment
• Hydrogen Production
• Hydrogen Production Using Nuclear Energy
• Photoelectrochemical (PEC) Device to Produce Hydrogen
• Offshore Wind Research
• Small, Midsize, Large Wind Turbine Research
• Emerging Wind Turbine Technologies
• Gearbox Reliability
• Onshore and Offshore Wind Energy Development
• Wind Power Plants Development
• Power Transmission Solutions for Wind Energy
• Energy Storage for Wind Power
• Offshore Geotechnics and Energy
  
• Offshore and Onshore Wind Farms Utility Grid Connections and Integration
• Offshore and Onshore Wind Assessment, Certification and Risk Analysis
• Onshore Wind Farm Environmental Impact Assessment
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) for Wind Turbine Blade Inspections
• Legal Aspects of the Supply and Construction of Onshore Wind Farms
• Identification, Assessment and Mapping of Geothermal Resources
• Development, Expansion and Maintenance of Thermal Databases
• Modeling of Hydrothermal Systems
  
• Enhanced Geothermal Systems Technologies to Capture Energy from Resources
• Hydrothermal and Resource (Hot Water and/or Steam) Confirmation and Applications
• Low-Temperature Hydrothermal Resources (with Temperatures at or below 300°F) and Applications
• On-site Borehole Temperature-Depth Logging
• Measurement and Analysis of Rock Sample Thermal Conductivity
• Biomass Characterization
• Biomass Process and Sustainability Analyses
• Whole-Systems Modelling and Analysis
• Energy Crop Strategies
• Waste-to-Energy (WtE)/Energy-from-Waste (EfW)
• Availability of Agricultural and Forest Residues
• Biomass Feedstocks for Renewable Energy Generation
• Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) and Urban Waste Feedstocks
• Biochemical and Thermochemical Conversion Technologies, Including Biorefining
• Integrated Biorefinery Processes
• Biorefinery: Chemicals and Materials from Biomass
• Anaerobic Digestion Technologies (Biogas, Biomethane, Hydrogen)
• Chemical and Catalyst Science
• Biocatalysis for Bioresource Transformation
• Metabolic Engineering and Fermentation Processes
• Microalgal Biofuels
• Micro and Macro Algae Technology
• Algae Cultivation and Harvest
• Algae Production and Conversion Systems
• Biological Hydrogen Production
• Feedstock Production and Genetic Improvement of Plants
• Bioethanol Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass
• Purified Lignins
• Lignofuel Production Plants
• Future Opportunities for Lignocellulosic Feedstocks
• Wave and Tidal Energy Resource Characterization
• Device Development, Testing, and Environmental Modelling
• Power Take-off and Device Control
• Environmental Impact and Appraisal
• Grid Connection and System Aspects
• Methane Hydrate Systems
• Synoptic View on Methane Hydrates
• Systems Models of Methane Hydrate Behavior
• Basic Physics and Chemistry of Methane Hydrates
• Methane Hydrate Resource Assessment
• Methane Hydrate Production Analysis
• GeoEnvironment: Hydrates in the Past and the Present
• Methane Hydrate Related Geohazards
• Methane Hydrate Role in the Global Carbon Cycle
• Methane Hydrate Research and Development
• Methane Hydrate Laboratory and Field Characterization
• Hot Dry Rock (HDR) Geothermal Energy
• Other Emerging Topics