WMRIF News&Past Events

First Announcement of the 4th WMRIF

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:42:56 +0900

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

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:42:50 +0900

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

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:43:48 +0900

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

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:10:57 +0900

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

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:58:00 +0900

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