为促进中英两国材料学科与结构优化设计学科的合作与交流，推进先进材料与结构领域研究与应用的深入开展，由西北工业大学、伦敦玛丽女王大学、英国大使馆、西安国家民用航天产业基地主办，西北工业大学材料学院、理学院、机电学院、玛丽女王工程学院、研究生院、国际合作处、NPU-QMUL先进材料与结构联合研究院承办的“2018中英先进材料与结构研讨会-热电材料和清洁能源论坛”将于2018年11月5日-7日在古都西安召开。
The 2018 Sino-UK Symposium on Advanced Materials and Structures & UK-China Partnership Forum in Themoelectrics for Clean Energyis jointly hosted by Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), British Embassy Beijing, and Xi’an National Civil Aerospace Industrial Base from November 5-7, 2018 in NPU, Xi’an, China. The meeting is organized byNPU through School of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Natural and Applied Sciences, School of Mechanical Engineering, QMUL Engineering School, NPU, Graduate School, Office of Global Engagement, and NPU-QMUL Joint Research Institute of Advanced Materials and Structures.
本次会议邀请了中英两国的知名学者，就热电材料、清洁能源材料、材料结构设计与优化等领域进行学术交流和学科发展研讨，积极推动中英两国在材料科学与结构优化设计领域的深入交流与合作。
Many prestigious China and UK academics and enterprises in thermoelectrics and advanced materials are invited to join this event in order to establish a sustainable network, develop structured and productive sectoral partnerships, and support technology commercialization of joint R&D projects.
2018中英先进材料与结构研讨会-热电材料和清洁能源期待您的参与！
Welcome to the 2018 Sino-UK Symposium on Advanced Materials and Structures & UK-China Partnership Forum in Themoelectrics for Clean Energy!
一、会议时间：2018年11月5日-7日
Time:November 5th– 7th, 2018
地点：西北工业大学
Location:Northwestern Polytechnical University
二、会议主办方：西北工业大学、伦敦玛丽女王大学、英国驻华大使馆、西安国家民用航天产业基地
Hosted by:Northwestern Polytechnical University, Queen Mary University of London, British Embassy, Beijing, and Xi’an National Civil Aerospace Industrial Base
三、会议议程（英文版）
Agenda (English Version)
November 6, 2018 (Tuesday)
Fifth Meeting Room, International Conference Centre, Youyi Campus, NPU
Opening Ceremony |
Jie Kong |
8:30-8:40 |
Opening Remarks |
Weihong Zhang |
8:40-8:50 |
UK-China Science &Innovation Policies & Funding Opportunities |
Alasdair
Hamilton |
8:50-9:10 |
Speech and Introduction to Xi’an National Civil Aerospace Industrial Base |
Chi Zhang |
9:10-9:20 |
Appointment Ceremony for Adjunct Professors |
Hui Yang |
9:20-9:50 |
Photo-Taking & Tea Break |
Session 1 |
Time |
Speaker |
Title |
Chair |
9:50-10:20 |
Mike
Reece |
Overview of the thermoelectric technology landscape |
Xuanhua Li |
10:20-10:50 |
Jihong
Zhu |
Topology optimization for structures achieved by additive manufacturing |
10:50-11:20 |
Vassili
Toropov |
Recent developments in design optimization techniques for aerospace applications |
11:20-11:50 |
Kaijie
Chen |
Hybrid ultra-microporous materials for industry-related gas separation |
12:00-14:00 |
Lunch and rest |
Session 2 |
Time |
Speaker |
Title |
Chair |
14:00-14:20 |
Feng Gao |
Fabrication and properties of textured high temperature thermoelectric ceramics |
Mike
Reece
|
14:20-14:40 |
Oliver
Fenwick |
Hybrid and organic thermoelectric materials |
14:40-15:00 |
Qinghui
Jiang |
Enhanced thermoelectric performance of chalcogenide |
15:00-15:20 |
Christian Nielsen |
New semiconducting materials for organic thermoelectrics |
15:20-15:40 |
Shuangming
Li |
Microstructure and properties of directionally solidified Mg2(Si, Sn) based thermoelectric materials |
15:40-16:00 |
Tea break |
Session 3 |
Time |
Speaker |
Title |
Chair |
16:00-16:20 |
Xuetao
Shi |
Influence of PLA sterecomplexation on the PLA-based blend and its microcellular foam |
Feng Gao |
16:20-16:40 |
Baoli Du |
Role of the four Cu-Sb-S compounds in searching for future thermoelectric materials |
16:40-17:00 |
PetraAgota
Szilagyi |
Metal-organic frameworks: an emerging class of materials for atom-precision assembly of nanoclusters’ |
17:00-17:20 |
Free discussion |
November 7, 2018 (Wednesday)
Meeting Room 334, School of Materials Science and Engineering,Youyi Campus, NPU
Session 4 |
Time |
Speaker |
Title |
Chair |
8:30-8:50 |
Dou Zhang |
Ferroelectric polymer-based nanocomposite capacitors for energy storage |
Bin Yang |
8:50-9:10 |
Haixue Yan |
Phase transitions in lead-free AgNbO3-based ceramics for high power energy storage |
9:10-9:30 |
Chenglong
Jia |
Novel functional magnetic nanostructures with sustainable energy consumption |
9:30-9:50 |
Hongtao
Zhang |
Processing and microstructural characterization of oxide dispersion strengthened ferritic steels for nuclear applications |
9:50-10:10 |
Muhammad
Idrees |
Cobalt-containing silicon/carbon nanocomposite as highly efficient anode materials in lithium-ion batteries |
10:10-10:30 |
Tea break |
Session 5 |
Time |
Speaker |
Title |
Chair |
10:30-10:50 |
Bin
Yang |
Millimetre-wave and terahertz driven material applications |
Haixue Yan |
10:50-11:10 |
Steffi Krause |
Bioelectrochemical imaging with light-addressable potentiometric sensors |
11:10-11:30 |
Junwei Gu |
Design & fabrication, property regulation and intrinsic mechanism of thermally conductive polymer composites |
11:30-11:50 |
Stoyan Smoukov |
Molecular morphogenesis- towards autonomous materials robotics |
11:50-12:10 |
Fang
Chen |
Design of functional inorganic/organic hybrid nanomaterial and its application in fuel cells |
