First Circular Call for Papers
The 11th International Workshop on Piezoelectric Materials and Applications in Actuators (IWPMA)
& The 9th Energy Harvesting Workshop (EHW)
Sept. 22nd-25th, 2014
Suzhou, China
http://www.iwpma2014.net
Dr. Lin Yang
Dr. Hanmin Peng
Hosted by
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Suzhou University
General IWPMA Committee
Chunsheng Zhao (Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics)
Jörg Wallaschek (Leibniz Universität Hannover)
Seok-Jin Yoon (Korea Institute of Science and Technology)
Shashank Priya (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
Aydin Dogan (Anadolu University)
Kenji Uchino (Office of Naval Research Global-Asia)
Piotr Vasiljev(Vilnius Pedagogical University)
Tobias Hemsel (Universität Paderborn)
Sahn Nahm (Korea University)
Takeshi Morita (Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo)
Minoru K. Kurosawa (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Ying Yang（Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics）
General EHW Committee
Shashank Priya (Virginia Tech)
Muhammad Hajj (Virginia Tech)
Roop Mahajan (ICTAS)
Jens Twiefel (Leibniz University Hannover)
Sagar Venkateswaran(OptiXtal, Inc.)
Roger Nessen (Exelis Inc.)
Jeff Zhand (APC International)
Walter Voit (UT Dallas)
Dennis Smith (UT Dallas)
Faculty Members of Center for Energy Harvesting and System (CEHMS)
Local Organizing Committee
Chunsheng Zhao (Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics)
Lining Sun (Suzhou University)
Ying Yang（Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics）
Lin Yang （Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics）
Hanmin Peng（Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics）
Topics
IWPMA
• Ultrasonic Technologies
• Piezoelectric Materials: Composition, fabrication and Characterization
• Piezoelectric Actuators (Quasistatic, Dynamic, Resonant)
• Ultrasonic Motors (Design, Modeling & Optimization, Drive Conditions and Characteristics)
• Smart structures and systems with piezoelectric actuators and sensors
• Piezoelectric applications in cameras, cellular phones, automobiles, gyros etc.
• MEMS Devices based on piezoelectric materials
• Pb-free Piezoelectrics
• Piezoelectric Single Crystals
• Piezoelectric / Magnetostrictive / Shape Memory Materials, Manufacturing Process, Characterization Methods
• Smart Structures and Systems with Actuators and Sensors
• Drive Circuits for Actuators / Sensors
• Integrated / Hybrid Systems of Actuators and Sensors
EHW
• Energy Harvesting (Piezoelectric, Inductive, Photovoltaic and Thermoelectric)
• Supercapacitors and Batteries
• Structural and Industrial Health Monitoring
• Human Body Network
• Wireless Sensor Nodes
• Fuel Cells
• Emerging Energy Harvesting Technologies
Sponsoring and Exhibition
If you or your company would like to sponsor the IWPMA 2014 or EHW 2014, you are welcome to contact us at iwpma2014@nuaa.edu.cn. Please use the subject "sponsoring".
If your company wants to be an exhibitor at IWPMA 2014 or EHW 2014, please contact us at iwpma2014@nuaa.edu.cn using the subject "exhibitor".
Submission of Abstract and Deadline
You are invited to submit a one-page A4 abstract in English before July 15, 2014 (The abstract template is available at the website.) Please submit your abstract via CMT: https://cmt.research.microsoft.com/PMAEH2014/ or http://www.iwpma2014.net . All abstracts will be reviewed by the program committee, and the author will be notified after the review. A booklet of abstracts will be provided at the conference.
Important Dates | |
Registration opens | 15th July 2014 |
Early bird registration | 15th July 2014 |
Abstract submission | 15th July 2014 |
Hotel registration | 15th July 2014 |
Proceedings
The accepted contributions will be invited to write a two-page for the conference proceedings. Papers from the IWPMA and EHW are invited for publication in the special issue of the Energy Harvesting and Systems. The papers will go through the normal review process and should meet the standard and quality established for the journal. First draft of the full manuscript will be due in November, 2014. Reviews will be provided to the authors by January 2015. Final version of the manuscript will be due on April 2015. Please see the guidelines at the journal website for preparing the manuscript (http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/ehs). Contact the editor of the special issue, Prof. Ying Yang (yingyang@nuaa.edu.cn) if more information is required.
Preliminary Daily Program
Sept. 22 Welcome Reception
Sept. 23 Workshop
Sept. 24 Morning Workshop，Afternoon Workshop, Poster session，Evening Conference Banquet
Sept. 25 Morning Workshop，Afternoon Workshop，Evening， Farewell banquet
Registration and Fees
Conference registration fees are payable in US dollars (or in RMB if you are local attendees). Payment can be made with Visa, MasterCard, Amex, Check (payable to 2014-IWPMA), Money Order or Bank Transfers. If you are going to pay by credit card, please note that the credit card payment will be handled by "2014- IWPMA. Early bird |
Early bird | US$ 600 |
Early bird students | US$ 400 |
Normal registration | US$ 700 |
Students | US$ 500 |
Accompanying person | US$ 400 |
The charge is including meals and local transportation expense. The accompanying persons will be arranged to take a trip or go shopping to Suzhou, Wuxi and Zhouzhuang on Sept. 23-25, respectively.
Visa Information
Please check as early as possible if a visa is required for you. If so, apply also as early as possible, sometimes the application is time consuming, so make sure that everything is at the embassy in time. If you need an Invitation/Participation letter, please contact us: iwpma2014@nuaa.edu.cn
The online form for applying for a visa, http://www.visaforchina.org/
Website
Registration form and templates of abstract and manuscripts are available at the link of the workshop website: http://www.iwpma2014.net
Location
Conference Venue: Grand Metro Park Hotel, Su Zhou http://www.hkctshotels.com/hotels/SuzhouGrandMetropark/index.html
Suzhou, China