About The Conference
This is the Seventeenth Symposium of the well-established series of conferences on thermophysical properties. The Symposium is concerned with theoretical, experimental, simulation, and applied aspects of the thermophysical properties of gases, liquids, and solids, including biological systems. Appropriate topics are:
- Thermodynamic Properties, including equation of state, phase equilibria, p-V-T behavior, heat capacity, enthalpy, thermal expansion, sound speed, and critical phenomena.
- Transport Properties, including thermal and electrical conductivity, viscosity, mass diffusion, thermal diffusion, non-Newtonian behavior, and thermal, thermoacoustic, and other diffusion waves.
- Optical and Thermal Radiative Properties, including dielectric constant, refractive index, emissivity, reflectivity, and absorptivity.
- Interfacial Properties, including solid-solid interfaces, surface tension, interfacial profiles, interfacial transport, and wetting.
- Data Correlation, including data evaluation and prediction, standard reference data, databases, and storage and retrieval of thermophysical-property data.
The Seventeenth Symposium will be held in conjuction with the 3rd IIR Conference on Thermophysical Properties and Transfer Processes of Refrigerants. Some sessions will be held jointly.
Focus Areas to be Emphasized at the Seventeenth Symposium:
†Denotes session to be held jointly with the 3rd Conference on Thermophysical Properties and Transfer Processes of Refrigerants
- Correlations, Equations of State, and Engineering Models
- Databases and Software
- Fluctuation-Induced Properties of Fluids (Including Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics)
- Fluid Property Measurements
- Instrumentation and Measurement Techniques
- Inverse Problems and Non-destructive Evaluation
- Ionic Liquids
- Molecular Modeling (Including Simulation)
- Optical and Thermal Radiative Properties (Including Surfaces and Micro/Nanostructures)
- Photothermal and Photoacoustic Techniques
- Properties for Alternative Energy and Sustainable Development
- Properties for Metallurgical Process Design
- Properties for Microelectronics, Photonics, and Optoelectronics
- Properties for Nanofluids and Nano/Microfluidics
- Properties of Aqueous Systems
- Properties of Biomaterials and Biosystems
- Properties of Fuels (Including Natural Gas Systems)
- Properties of Mesoscopic and Macromolecular Systems
- Properties of Nuclear Materials
- Properties of Polymers
- Properties of Solids
- †Properties of Refrigerants and Working Fluids
- Property Needs in Biothermophotonics
- Subsecond Thermophysics
- Thermal Properties of Nanostructured Materials
- Theory of Thermophysical Properties (Including Statistical Mechanics)
- Wetting, Interfaces, and Membranes
Please send your comments and suggestions to the Symposium organizers through the Seventeenth Symposium email address: symp17@boulder.nist.gov
All technical sessions will be held at the University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A. The Symposium is sponsored by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the Joint ASME-AIChE Committee on Thermophysical Properties ( American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers).
Call for Nominations for the Yeram
S. Touloukian Award
To be presented at the 17th Symposium on Thermophysical Properties (2009)
Nominations are invited for the prestigious Yeram S. Touloukian Award in recognition of excellence in thermophysical properties research. Prominent researchers in all countries are eligible for this award. The Touloukian Award is an achievement award of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). The award, presented in honor of Professor Yeram S. Touloukian, who established a high standard of excellence in internationally recognized research at Purdue University, is given every three years at the Symposium on Thermophysical Properties.
Nominations for the award to be presented at the 17th Symposium must be submitted on or before September 1, 2008.
Nomination forms and further information are available from the web at http://www.asme.org/Governance/Honors/SocietyAwards/Yeram_S_Touloukian_Award.cfm (See the downloadable Word documents "Achievement Nomination Form & Instructions" and "Achievement Nomination – Reference Form" under "References" at the bottom of the page) or upon request from R. T Jacobsen. The nomination should contain the completed "Nomination for ASME Society Awards" form, a statement of qualifications, a list of up to 15 significant publications, a list of patents if appropriate, and a brief biography; in addition, a cover letter by the nominator and supporting letters from five prominent individuals in the field of thermophysical properties should be included.
Completed nominations should be submitted to:
Dean of Engineering
LEL Engineering 217, Stop 8060
Idaho State University
Pocatello, ID 83209, USA
Phone: 208-282-2902
E-mail: jacorich@isu.edu
for consideration by the Touloukian Award Subcommittee of the ASME Standing Committee on Thermophysical Properties. The award recipients (no more than two) will be recognized in a special session at the Symposium.