INFORMATIVO ABCM Nº 57/09 – 14th International Heat Transfer Conference

Call for Papers

Authors are invited to submit abstracts to the 14th International Heat Transfer Conference, to be held in Washington DC in August, 2010, under the auspices of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). The conference is overseen by the Assembly for International Heat Transfer Conferences (AIHTC), which represents some 25 professional engineering societies active worldwide in thermal science and engineering. The goal of the conference is to provide a forum for the exposure and exchange of ideas, methods, and results in heat and mass transfer.

The IHTC­-13, which was held in Sydney, Australia, was a tremendous success, with over 800 participants from 55 countries. Over 1000 participants are expected for IHTC-14, which will include keynote lectures, poster sessions, professional development courses, and exhibits of heat transfer equipment, services, and publications. The following ASME divisions and professional societies are co-sponsoring the conference:

• ASME Heat Transfer Division
• ASME Bioengineering Division
• ASME Electronic and Photonic Packaging Division
• ASME IGTI/Heat Transfer in Gas Turbines
• ASME Nuclear Engineering Division
• American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
• American Institute of Chemical Engineering (AIChE)
• American Nuclear Society (ANS)
• Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering (CSME)

In addition to the fundamentals of thermal phenomena and traditional thermal applications, the 14th IHTC is expected to address the emerging domains of thermal transport in nano-materials, bio-systems, power generation, microsystems, energy conversion devices, aerospace, transportation, and environmental systems. Selected papers from the conference will be published in special volumes of the Journal of Heat Transfer or in other ASME Journals.

The preliminary publication schedule is as follows:
August 28, 2009 -> Abstract Due
October 2, 2009 -> Abstract Acceptance/Decline with Feedback to Authors
December 31, 2009 -> Draft Papers Due
March 26, 2010 -> Draft Paper Review Completed
April 30, 2010 -> Submission of Final Paper and Copyright Form
June 18, 2010 -> Final Program Available

Abstract submission and additional information is available at www.asmeconferences.org/IHTC14

2010 IHTC Steering Committee
Dr. Avram Bar-Cohen, Conference Chair, University of Maryland
Dr. Yogesh Jaluria, Chair, Executive Committee, Rutgers University
Dr. Jungho Kim, Conference Secretary, University of Maryland
Dr. Van Carey, Liaison, ASME HT Division, University of California – Berkeley
Dr. Mohamed El Genk, Liaison, AIChE, University of New Mexico
Dr. Jack Lloyd, Chair, Advisory Committee, Michigan State University