WMRIF News&Past Events

First Announcement of the 4th WMRIF

First Announcement of the 4th WMRIF

- Materials Challenges for Safety and Reliability -

WMRIF plans the meeting to be held in May 2011 as below;

��The 4th WMRIF��

VENUE: Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences

DATE: May 22-26, 2011

HOST: The Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Please see the attached PDF for more information.

The 2nd Asia-Oceanic WMRIF

WMRIF plans the meeting to be held in November 2010 as below;

“The 2nd Asia-Oceanic WMRIF”

VENUE: MTEC, Thailand Science Park, Pathumthani, 50km north of Bangkok

DATE: November 17-19, 2010

HOST: National Metal and Materials Technology Center (MTEC), Thailand

Please visit the website below for more information.

http://www.wmrif.org/

The 2nd International Workshop for Young Materials Scientists

WMRIF plans the meeting to be held in August 2010 as below;

“The 2nd International Workshop for Young Materials Scientists”

VENUE: BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Berlin, Germany

DATE: August 31 - September 3, 2010

HOST: BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing

Please visit the website below for more information.

http://www.bam.de/en/microsites/wmrif/index.htm

The 3rd World Materials Research Institute Forum, Gathersburg MD, USA

The 3rd World Materials Research Institute Forum

1. Date: June 21 to 25, 2009
2. Location: NIST Gathersburg MD, USA
3. Organizer:
      National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
4. Presentations

   1) President��s address
   2) Recent activities of each MRI (by directors of each MRI)
http://wmrif.nims.go.jp/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?viewmode=thread&topic_id=101&forum=30&post_id=120#120
         ASIA- IMRE - IMS - JNCASR - KAIST
                   - KIMS - KIST - MIRDC - MTEC
                   - NEERI - NIMS - SIC1 - SIC2
        AMERICA- BNL - INMETRO - LLNL - NISTMSEL - ORNL
        EUROPE- BAM - CSICICMM - EMPA - Helmholz-Berline Center
                       - MFAKFKI - NPL - UnivSheffield - VTT

3) Materials challenges for clean energy (by invited speakers)
http://wmrif.nims.go.jp/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=101&forum=30

     A)Overview of energy materials needs
       - L. Horton on US energy overview
       - M. Kitagawa on Japanese overview http://wmrif.nims.go.jp/modules/newbb/download.php?url=/hirose_WMRIF%20Klenk.pdf.1246603172000
       - R. Tomellini on EU overview
     B)Materials for Solar Energy Development
       - R. Klenk
       - L. Han

     C)Hydrogen and Bio-energy Processes and Materials
       - A. Zuttel
       - K. Uosaki
     D)Energy Storage and conversion
       - C. Uher
       - R. Baessler
       - K. Takada
     E)Materials for Energy Efficiency
       - K. T. Hong
       - A. C. Ritschkoff
       - I. D. Bohn
       - E. Garboczi & J. Chin
       - W. Liu
     F)Nuclear Energy Materials
       - A. Erhard
       - T. Muroga
       - W. R. Corwin
       - S. Banerjee

      4) Special Topics
       - NanoEHS (Chair: Eric Amis)
         Dr. Kamal Hossain, NPL
         Dr. Debra Kaiser, NIST

       - Synchrotron (Chair: Thomas Boellinghaus)
        Dr. K.Kobayashi,NIMS
        Dr. Altaf Carim, U.S. DoE
        Prof. Yves Petroff, UC Berkeley

      - Sustainability (Chair: Komei Halada) ��
        Dr. Komei Halada, NIMS
        Dr. Ichiro Daigo, Univ. of Tokyo

Session Summary to be prepared and posted soon: Dr. Mike Symonson ORNL

     5) Working groups reprots
        WG3 promotion of young scientists (Thomas boellinghaus BAM)
        WG4 Data-base (Graham Sims NPL)
        WG5 Energy materials (Mike Simonso ORNL)
        WG6 Structural materials reliability (Ann-Christine Ritschkoff VTT)
        Asean-Oceanic meeting (Hideyuki Murakami NIMS)

5. Report from secretariat

New members, Collaboration with VAMAS and STAM��Presidential board

6. Next WMRIF at PR China in 2011

7. Additional information

1)Links to outlook of ��materials for energy and environment��
2)Photos from Forum meeting at NIST

3rd World Materials Research Institute Forum General Assembly and Symposium on Materials Challenges for Clean Energy

General Information on
3rd World Materials Research Institute Forum

General Assembly

and

Symposium on Materials Challenges for Clean Energy

June 21-25, 2009

June 21 (Sun): Welcome Reception

June 22 (Mon): Symposium on Materials Challenges for Clean Energy (1)

June 23 (Tue): Symposium on Materials Challenges for Clean Energy (2)

June 24 (Wed): 3rd General Assembly (1)

June 25 (Thu): 3rd General Assembly (2)

LOCATION

The meetings will be held at the National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Gaithersburg is located 40 km north of Washington, DC.

PROGRAM OUTLINE
Symposium on Materials Challenges for Clean Energy

June 21 (Sunday)
1900-2100��Registration & Get Acquainted Reception
Crown Plaza Suites Hotel Rockville, MD

June 22 (Monday)

800 Transport from hotel to NIST
830 Symposium Opening       Dr. Mike Simonson, ORNL
835 Welcome                          Prof. Teruo Kishi, NIMS
840 Welcome                          Dr. Eric Amis, NIST
850 Announcements/
        Arrangements                  Dr. Stephen Freiman, NIST

Session 1: Overview of Energy Materials Needs   Session Chair: Dr. Eric Amis
900    Energy Research Needs and Opportunities in Materials Sciences and
          Engineering                       Dr. Linda Horton, U.S. DOE
940    Japanese Clean Energy Policy and Some Activities of
          Asian Member Institutes Dr. Masaki Kitagawa, NIMS, Japan
1020 Novel Materials for Energy Applications
                                                      Dr. Renzo Tomellini, European Commission
1100 Break

Session 2: Materials for Solar Energy Development, Session Chair: Dr. Stephen Freiman
1130 Dye-sensitized Solar Cells with Nanotechnolog,Dr. Liyuan Han, NIMS
1200 Structure and chemistry measurements for organic photovoltaic materials,
Dr. Dean DeLongchamp, NIST
1230 Materials Development for Solar Energy, Dr. Chad Duty, ORNL

1300 Lunch

Session 2 (continued)
1400 Dr. Reiner Klenk, Helmholtz Center Berlin

Session 3: Hydrogen and Bioenergy Processes and Materials, Session Chair: Dr. Thomas Bollinghaus
1430 Prof. Dan Eliezer, Ben-Gurion University
1500 Interfacial processes for interconversion between water and hydrogen
Prof. Kohei Uosaki, Hokkaido University
1530 Prof. Andreas Zuttel, EMPA

1600 Break

1630 Poster Session and Reception

1830 Transportation back to hotel

June 23 (Tuesday)
800 Transportation from hotel to NIST

900 Session 4: Energy Storage and Conversion,
Session Chair: Dr. Graham Sims

830 Dr. Kazunori Takada, NIMS
900 Dr. Ralph Baesler, BAM
930 Prof. Ctirad Uher, Univ. of Michigan
1000 New Opportunities for Computational Science in Electrochemical Energy Storage Research
Dr. Jack Wells, ORNL

1030 Break

Session 5: Materials for Energy Efficiency, Session Chair: Dr. Juergen Lexow
1100 Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dieter Bohn, RWTH Aachen
1130 Dr. Kyung-Tae Hong, KIST
1200 Dr. Anne-Christine Ritchkoff, VTT

1230 Lunch

Session 5 Continued
1330 Prof. Wei Liu, IMRE
1400 Predicting the Sustainability of Cementitious and Polymeric Infrastructural
Materials used in Energy Applications, Dr. Ed Garboczi/Dr. Joannie Chin, NIST

Session 6: Nuclear Energy Materials, Session Chair: Dr. Naoto Kishimoto
1430 Prospects for Evolutionary and Revolutionary Development of Structural Materials for Fission and
Fusion Energy, Dr. William Corwin, ORNL
1500 Dr. Takeo Muroga, NIFS
1530 Dr. Anton Erhard, BAM
1600 Dr. Srikumar Banerjee, Bhabha At. Res. Ctr.

1630 Session Summaries, Session Chair: Dr. Mike Simonson

1730 Adjourn Symposium: Transportation back to hotel or to airport

3rd General Assembly of the WMRIF
PROGRAM OUTLINE

June 24, 2009 (Wednesday)
800 Transportation from hotel to NIST

830 Welcome Addresses
     Dr. Patrick Gallagher, Acting Director, NIST
     Dr. Eric Amis, Acting Director, MSEL
     Prof. Dr. Teruo Kishi, President NIMS

900 Report of Secretariat, Dr. Masaki Kitagawa, NIMS

910 Working Group Reports (5 minutes each) Working Group Leaders
     WG 3- Young Researchers, Thomas Bollinghaus, BAM
     WG 4- Global Database, Graham Sims, NPL
     WG 5- Materials for Sustainable Energy Technology, Linda Horton, U.S. DoE
     WG 6- Materials Reliability, Anne-Christine Ritschkoff, VTT
      Asian Meeting report , Hideyuki Murakami, NIMS

945 Coffee Break

1000 Reports from Material Research Institutes, MRIs

1230 Lunch and Group Photo

1330 MRI Reports Cont.

1500 Coffee Break

1530 Energy Symposium Summaries Mike Simonson + Symposium Session Chairs

1700 Transportation back to hotel

1830 Reception at Crown Plaza Suites Hotel
Speaker: Dr. Frank Gayle, Chief, Metallurgy Division, NIST
��The Collapse of the World Trade Center Twin Towers - A Metallurgist’s View��

June 25, 2009 (Thursday)

800 Transportation from hotel to NIST

830 Special Topics(50 minutes each)
        NanoEHS,      (Chair: Eric Amis)
                                Dr. Kamal Hossain, NPL
                                Dr. Debra Kaiser, NIST
        Synchrotron,   (Chair: Thomas Boellinghaus)
                                 Dr. K. Kobayashi, NIMS
                                 Dr. Altaf Carim, U.S. DoE
        Sustainability, (Chair: Komei Halada)
                                 Dr. David L. Greene, ORNL
                                 Dr. Ichiro Daigo, Univ. of Tokyo

1100 Break

1130 Plans and Venue for next WMRIF and associated Workshop,
Professor Kishi

1150 Adjourn, Professor Kishi

1200 Lunch

1330 NIST Tours: Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology
NIST Center for Neutron Research
NIST Museum

1500 Individual Working Group Meetings (as needed)

1600 Transportation to hotel and airports
(Individuals to make their own arrangements)

REGISTRATION

http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/confpage/090621.htm

ACCOMMODATION

http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/confpage/090621.htm

TRANSPORTATION

http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/confpage/090621.htm

REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Angela Ellis
National Institute of Standards and Technology
100 Bureau Drtop 1071 Room B116 20899-1071
Telephone: (301) 975-3881

Email: angela.ellis@nist.gov

TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Stephen Freiman
National Institute of Standards and Technology
100 Bureau Dr place Gaithersburg1 20899-8520
Telephone: (301) 975-5310
Email: stephen.freiman@nist.gov

Organizing committee for Workshop on the materials Simulation (WG 7)

Organizing committee for Workshop on the materials Simulation (WG 7)

Organizing committee for Workshop on the materials Simulation (WG 7) (scheduled in Dec 2008, at BAM Berlin; details to be announced)

German Innovation Award

Gottfried Wagener Prize 2008

About this Award

Inspired by the life of scientist Gottfried Wagener, this award has been initiated by twelve technology- focused German companies and the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan to encourage and support young researchers in Japan.
The Gottfried Wagener Prize will be granted for the first time in 2008 under the patronage of the German Federal Minister of Education and Research, supported by DAAD and Fraunhofer- Gesellschaft. By creating new opportunities of dialogue between Japanese and German individuals and organizations, we would like to deepen existing relations between both countries and help to create new seminal partnerships for future developments.

Prize

��1st Prize: 1 x 4.000.000 Yen

��2nd Prize: 1 x 2.000.000 Yen

��3rd Prize: 3 x 1.000.000 Yen

In addition to the prize money, the Awardees will be granted a scholarship by the German Academic Exchange Service - DAAD - for a short-term stay at a German research institution or university of their choice.

Requirements

The Gottfried Wagener Prize will be granted for path breaking research driven by the power of imagination and innovation, which contribute to shape tomorrow’s society.

To apply for the prize, the submitted research description should propose technology solutions in the areas of

��Environment & Energy
��Healthcare
��Safety & Security

The presented work should be applicable primarily in one of the following industries:
Automotive, Biotechnology & Pharma, Chemistry, Electronics, Energy Supply, Information Communication Technologies, Medical Technologies, Production Technologies

The submission may be the result of a work completed within the past two years or ongoing research.

Jury

After pre-selection by technical experts of the awarding companies, a Jury composed of a standing committee and expert members will evaluate and select the Awardees.

Standing Committee:

Chairman
Prof. Dr. Masuo Aizawa
Executive Member of the Council for Science and Technology Policy, Former President of Tokyo Institute of Technology

Members, in alphabetical order

Prof. Dr. Hans-Jorg Bullinger
President of Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

Prof. Dr. Teruo Kishi
President of National Institute for Materials
Science

Prof. Dr. Hiroshi Komiyama
President of The University of Tokyo

Prof. Dr. Kazuo Oike
President of Kyoto University

The Expert Committee Members of the German Innovation Award 2008 program will be made known at the time of the announcement of the Awardees for the prize.

Application

For application guidelines and documents,
please refer to the website of the German Innovation Award:
www.german-innovation-award.jp
Deadline: Friday, October 31, 2008
Language: English

Flyer

English:PDF

Japanese:PDF

Workshop for Young Scientists(July/22-25/08)

Workshop for Young Scientists (1st International Workshop)

1. Date: July 22 - 25, 2008
2. Location: National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Japan
3. Program and other details: PDF

One major goal of the WMRIF is to attract and promote you. Scientists in the field of materials science and engineering (MSE).
You are thus invited to participate the 1st International Workshop for Young Scientists. It was thus decided to organize joint workshops for young scientists within the member institutes with the intention to build a platform to get known to each other, to build co-operations and to exchange knowledge.

This workshop of the World Materials Research Institute Forum (WMRIF) will focus on the designated 3 materials science and engineering topics:
– Materials for sustainable energy and environment applications
– Materials to increase the safety and reliability of components
– Materials modelling

During the workshop the best paper will be selected and will be awarded on the afternoon of the third day. The award includes a free visit for up to two weeks of up to three WMRIF member institutes contributing to the award.

Papers
Contributions to the three workshop subjects, Materials for sustainable energy technology, Materials for reliable and safe components, Materials simulation should be recommended by the WMRIF member institutes. However, it is also possible to submit abstracts on own initiative. Leading authors should be postdoctoral researchers with considerably well research record. Keynote speakers will be invited.

Submission of Abstracts:
Up to 300 word abstracts, including author name, address and phone, should be submitted via e-mail by May 1st, 2008 to the Vice President of WMRIF:
Dr. Thomas Bollinghaus (BAM)
or to the central secretariat of WMRIF:
Dr. Masaki Kitagawa (NIMS)
Dr. Jurgen Lexow (BAM)

Acceptance of Abstracts:
Authors of technical papers will be notified about acceptance until May 15, 2008. Final papers (up to 10 pages) should be ready and electronically available until June 30, 2008.

Workshop Committee:
Members of Working Group 3 Attracting the Young Scientists
   Dr. Thomas Bollinghaus, BAM
   Dr. Masaki Kitagawa, NIMS
   Mr. Kazuo Nakamura, NIMS
   Dr. Alex King, AMES Laboratory
   Ms. Zhe Zhao, CAS Institute of Metal Research
   Mr. Jose Ramirez, EWI
   Prof. Dr. Louis Schlapbach, EMPA
   Dr. Khiang Wee Lim, IMRE
   Mr. Chang Geun Lee, KIST
   Mr. Jean-Luc Laurent, LNE
   Dr. Cesar O. Pruneda, LLNL
   Prof. Dr. Werasak Udomkichdecha, MTEC
   Prof. Dr. Istvan Barsony, MFA
   Prof. Dr. Matti Kokkala, VTT

PDF Files:

Members of WG3: PDF

Keynote Lecture:

- Masaki Kitagwa: PDF

- Mike Simonson: PDF

- SciDAC08_Arsenlis: PDF

- Thomas Boelinghaus: PDF

WMRIF Workshop Proceedings:

- Coverpage: PDF

- Program: PDF

- Contents: PDF

- 1-10: PDF

- 11-20: PDF

- 21-25: PDF

- 26-31: PDF

- Results of Questionnaires: PDF

- Suggestions&Resolutions: PDF

Best Paper Award: PDF

Flyer: PDF

Photo: PDF

The 2nd World Materials Research Institute Forum, Germany

The 2nd World Materials Research Institute Forum

1. Date: June, 13 to 15, 2007
2. Location: Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Berlin, Germany
3. Organizers:
Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM)
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
4. Programme: PDF

In respond to the 1st forum meeting in 2005 in Tsukuba, Japan, a number of approaches for international cooperation in materials research have been discussed by the heads of materials research institutes from all over the world.
The participants highly appreciated the character of the forum and agreed to perform such events biannually and reconvene at the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Berlin, Germany.

Dr. Masaki Kitagawa
Vice-President
National Institute for Materials Science
May 10, 2007

The 1st World Materials Research Institute Forum, Japan

The 1st World Materials Research Institute Forum

1. Date: Session 1: June 6 - 7, 2005
Session 2: July 27, 2005
2. Location: National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
3. Organizers:
4. Topics:

(1) National policy on materials research and the mission
(2) Noteworthy features of the institute’s operations
(3) Principles of resources allocation and sources of funds
(4) Means for fostering young scientists and securing qualified scientists
(5) Future directions of institutional management and materials research
(6) Funding of a feasibility study on Materials Research Institute Network

5. Summary: PDF
6. Lectureres and Institutes
Session 1: Summary

      Prof. Bollinghaus, Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Germany
      Dr. Hagege, CNRS - France
      Prof. Hong, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea
      Prof. Kishi, National Institute for Materials Science, Japan
      Prof. Maschuw, Karlsruhe Research Center - Germany
      Prof. Miravitlles, Materials Research Institute of Barcelona, Spain
      Dr. Roberto, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA
      Prof. Schlapbach, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research, Switzerland
      Dr. Vongsarnpigoon, National Metal and Materials Technology Center, Thailand
      Prof. Wang, Chinese Academy of Sciences: Institute of Physics, China
      Prof. Yang, Chinese Academy of Sciences: Institute of Metal Research, China

Session 2: Summary

      Prof. Aldinger, Max-Plank Institute for Metals Research, Germany
      Prof. Etourneau CNRS, France
      Prof. Kishi & Mr. Fujita, National Institute for Materials Science, Japan
      Prof. Krupanidhi, Indian Institute of Science, India
      Prof. Kuznetsov, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
      Prof. Smith, National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA
      Prof. Van de Voorde, European Commission Research, EU