About The Conference
This is the Seventeenth Symposium of the well-established series of conferences on thermophysical properties. The Symposium is concerned with theoretical, experimental, simulation, and applied aspects of the thermophysical properties of gases, liquids, and solids, including biological systems. Appropriate topics are:
- Thermodynamic Properties, including equation of state, phase equilibria, p-V-T behavior, heat capacity, enthalpy, thermal expansion, sound speed, and critical phenomena.
- Transport Properties, including thermal and electrical conductivity, viscosity, mass diffusion, thermal diffusion, non-Newtonian behavior, and thermal, thermoacoustic, and other diffusion waves.
- Optical and Thermal Radiative Properties, including dielectric constant, refractive index, emissivity, reflectivity, and absorptivity.
- Interfacial Properties, including solid-solid interfaces, surface tension, interfacial profiles, interfacial transport, and wetting.
- Data Correlation, including data evaluation and prediction, standard reference data, databases, and storage and retrieval of thermophysical-property data.
The Seventeenth Symposium will be held in conjuction with the 3rd IIR Conference on Thermophysical Properties and Transfer Processes of Refrigerants. Some sessions will be held jointly.
Keynote Speaker
Senior Scientist NOAA
"A World of Change: Climate Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow"
General Sessions
- Fluid Property Measurements
Rakesh Srivastava, Dow
Arno Laesecke, NIST - Properties of Solids
Heng Ban, Utah State - Theory of Thermophysical Properties (Including Statistical
Mechanics)
Clare McCabe, Vanderbilt Univ.
Coray Colina, Penn State Univ.
Focus Areas to be Emphasized at the Seventeenth Symposium
- * Denotes a joint session with the 3rd Conference on Thermophysical Properties and Transfer Processes of Refrigerants
- Correlations, Equations of State, and Engineering Models
Eric Lemmon, NIST
Vince Wilding, BYU - Databases and Software
Richard Rowley, BYU
Michael Frenkel, NIST - Instrumentation and Measurement Techniques
Tom Bruno, NIST
Zhuomin Zhang, Georgia Tech - Inverse Problems and Non-destructive Evaluation
Andreas Mandelis, Univ. Toronto
Roberto Li Voti, Univ. Rome - Ionic Liquids
Luis Paulo Rebelo, Univ. Nova de Lisboa - Molecular Modeling (Including Simulations)
Vince Shen, NIST - Nonequlibrium Thermodynamics
Dick Bedeaux, Norwegian Univ. of Science and Technology
Jan Sengers, Univ. Maryland - Optical and Thermal Radiative Properties (Including Surfaces
and Micro/nanostructures)
Zhuomin Zhang, Georgia Tech - Photothermal and Photoacoustic Techniques
Andreas Mandelis, Univ. Toronto - Posters
Joe Magee, NIST
Jason Widegren, NIST - Properties for Alternative Energy and Sustainable Development
(Including Biofuels)
Carl Lira, Michigan State Univ. - Properties for Metallurgical Process Design
Ivan Egry, German Aerospace Center
Doug Matson, Tufts Univ. - Properties for Microelectronics, Photonics, and Optoelectronics
Samuel Graham, Georgia Tech - Properties for Nanofluids and Nano/microfluidics
David W.M. Marr, Colorado School of Mines
Y. Sungtaek Ju, UCLA - Properties Needs for Nuclear Energy Systems
Max Gorensek, Savannah River Nat. Lab. - Property Needs in Biothermophotonics
Andreas Mandelis, Univ. Toronto - Properties of Aqueous Systems
Allan Harvey, NIST
Ilja Siepmann, Univ. Minnesota - Properties of Biomaterials and Biomedical Systems
Neil Wright, Michigan State Univ. - Properties of Fossil Fuels (Including Carbon Capture and
Sequestration, and Natural Gas Systems)
Sergio Quiñones-Cisneros, UNAM
Simon Ivar Andersen, Haldor Topsøe A/S - Properties of Mesoscopic, Micro-heterogeneous, and Strongly Fluctuating Systems
Mikhail Anisimov, Univ. Maryland - Properties of Polymers
Chad Snyder, NIST - Properties of Refrigerants and Working Fluids*
Stephanie Outcalt, NIST
Mark McLinden, NIST - Software Demonstrations
Rob Chirico, NIST - Subsecond Thermophysics
Gernot Pottlacher, TU Graz - Thermal Properties of Nanostructured Materials
Xinwei Wang, Iowa State Univ.
Ronggui Yang, Univ. of Colorado - Wetting, Interfaces, and Membranes
Marcus Müller, Univ. Göttingen
- Celebratory Session in Honor of J.M.H. (Anneke) Levelt Sengers'
Eightieth Birthday
Laura Japas, CNEA
Cor Peters, Delft
Allan Harvey, NIST
All technical sessions will be held at the University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A. The Symposium is sponsored by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the Joint ASME-AIChE Committee on Thermophysical Properties ( American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers).
Call For Papers
Abstracts of 200-300 words must be received by December 5, 2008.
The content of the abstracts will be the basis for acceptance of papers for presentation at the Symposium.
The abstracts must be submitted using the abstract-submission form linked below.
Please send your comments and suggestions to the Symposium organizers through the Seventeenth Symposium email address: symp17@boulder.nist.gov
Abstract Submission Form
Instructions for submitting your abstract:
- Please fill out each item unless it does not apply (such as extra authors.)
- When you press the "Continue" button, your submission will be validated and then redisplayed.
- Errors will be highlighted in red, with explanations.
- Items that are not flagged as errors can still be changed at any time before the final submission.
- When all errors have been corrected, your submission will be redisplayed with no red warning text. It will have a blue headline saying "Thank you for submitting your abstract to the Seventeenth Symposium on Thermophysical Properties." Your submission is now complete, and you may exit the browser window.
Follow this link: Abstract Submission Form
Call for Nominations for the Yeram
S. Touloukian Award
To be presented at the 17th Symposium on Thermophysical Properties (2009)
Nominations are invited for the prestigious Yeram S. Touloukian Award in recognition of excellence in thermophysical properties research. Prominent researchers in all countries are eligible for this award. The Touloukian Award is an achievement award of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). The award, presented in honor of Professor Yeram S. Touloukian, who established a high standard of excellence in internationally recognized research at Purdue University, is given every three years at the Symposium on Thermophysical Properties.
Nominations for the award to be presented at the 17th Symposium must be submitted on or before September 1, 2008.
Nomination forms and further information are available from the web at http://www.asme.org/Governance/Honors/SocietyAwards/Yeram_S_Touloukian_Award.cfm (See the downloadable Word documents "Achievement Nomination Form & Instructions" and "Achievement Nomination – Reference Form" under "References" at the bottom of the page) or upon request from R. T Jacobsen. The nomination should contain the completed "Nomination for ASME Society Awards" form, a statement of qualifications, a list of up to 15 significant publications, a list of patents if appropriate, and a brief biography; in addition, a cover letter by the nominator and supporting letters from five prominent individuals in the field of thermophysical properties should be included.
Completed nominations should be submitted to:
Dean of Engineering
LEL Engineering 217, Stop 8060
Idaho State University
Pocatello, ID 83209, USA
Phone: 208-282-2902
E-mail: jacorich@isu.edu
for consideration by the Touloukian Award Subcommittee of the ASME Standing Committee on Thermophysical Properties. The award recipients (no more than two) will be recognized in a special session at the Symposium.
