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ASTFE ................... 3

AUTSE ...................5

EUROTHERM ..... 7

ICHMT .................. 9

The William Begell Medal for Excellence in Thermal Science and Engineering
The Assembly for International Heat Transfer Conferences & Begell House Publishers History and Establishment

by Y. S. Begell ........................................... 13

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ExHFT-10 in Greece ..................................... 17Part 2
France ................ 19

India .................. 23
South Korea ...... 31

Japan ..................25
Türkiye...............33

Morocco ............. 27
UK ...................... 36

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Assembly for International Heat Transfer Conferences (AIHTC)
Josua Meyer
President of the AIHTC

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The Series of Quadrennial World Events after 1964

Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering,
Stellenbosch University, South Africa
jpm2@sun.ac.za

The Assembly for International Heat Transfer Conferences (AIHTC) has been dedicated toorganizing the quadrennial International Heat Transfer Conferences (IHTCs), often referred to as theHeat Transfer Olympics, since 1966. The most recent event, IHTC-17, took place in Cape Town from
14 to 18 August 2023. Notably, there was an unusual five-year gap between IHTC-16 in China and
IHTC-17, the latter being originally scheduled for 2022 but postponed to 2023 due to the Covid
pandemic. The upcoming IHTC in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is set for 10 to 15 August 2026, less than
three years after IHTC-17, as the initial bid for Brazil to host IHTC-18 proposed the 2026 dates.
This report focuses on key developments discussed during the AIHTC meeting chaired by thenPresident Prof Xing Zhang at the IHTC-17 conference on 16 August 2023. A well-received report on
IHTC-17, with more details available in this newsletter under the South Africa section, was provided.
Prof Orlande from Brazil presented a progress report on organizing IHTC-18 in Rio de Janeiro,
garnering positive feedback from AIHTC members. Among the highlights, two countries submitted
impressive bids to host IHTC-19, and London was awarded the bid with dates set for 16 to 21 August2030.
The AIHTC received membership applications from two countries, with Poland successfully joining.
The Polish Academy of Sciences will nominate two delegates to represent Poland in the future. Begell
House will continue hosting the IHTC Digital Library, featuring the IHTC-17 conference proceedings.
I was elected as the President of the AIHTC, with Prof Helcio Orlande (Brazil) as Vice-President andProf Gherhardt Ribatski (Brazil) as the secretary. While the AIHTC's website was up to recently
hosted on a server in China, it was transferred to a server in Brazil and is being managed by the newly
elected secretary.
In conclusion, I express gratitude to the immediate past President, Prof Xing Zhang (China), for
exceptional leadership during the challenging five-year period, including the Covid pandemic.
Special thanks are extended to the immediate past secretary, Prof Jat du Toit (South Africa), for five
years of dedicated service and invaluable support in organizing IHTC-17.

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Executive Committee Report

American Society of Thermal and Fluids Engineers (ASTFE)
Prof. Francine Battaglia, President
University at Buffalo, U.S.A., fbattagl@buffalo.edu
Prof. Lorenzo Cremaschi, Chair, Executive Committee
Auburn University, Auburn, U.S.A., lzc0047@auburn.edu
Ms. Anastasia Paulsen, Managing Director
ASTFE, Danbury, U.S.A., info@ASTFE.org

The 9th Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference (TFEC 2024)
The 9th Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference (TFEC 2024) will be held in a hybrid mode (in-person and virtual)during April 21-24, 2024. The chair and co-chairs of the conference are Drs. Jayathi Y. Murthy, David L. Blunk, andNesrin Ozalp. The program chair and co-chairs are Drs. Hamidreza Najafi, Patrick Mensah, Ethan Languri, and Kevin
R. Anderson. The conference will be hosted by Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA and has accepted 515
submissions in the form of full papers, extended abstracts, and presentation-only abstracts. Participants from over 36
countries on nearly all continents will attend the conference with 250 in-person and 150 on-line. There will be 25 inperson sessions and 10 virtual sessions. The technical program will also host 3 plenary speakers, 8 keynote presentations,and 4 invited speakers in the Technology, Entrepreneurship and Communication (TEC-talk) session. These distinguishedspeakers from academia, industry, national labs, and federal agencies will cover a broad range of topics such as model
validation, engineering education in post-corona future, next generation heat transfer fluids, tuning of phonon transport,
gas turbine heat transfer and internal flow aerodynamics, sustainable energy and buildings, concentrating solar power,
water-energy nexus, spacecraft engineering, distributed combustion, heat in hypersonics, and machine learning in CFD.
In addition, one special poster session is being organized by Profs. Yong Tao and Yimin Zhu, with 10 students presenting.
This session showcases student presenters who participated in the National Science Foundation-funded IRES Track III
project focused on International Research Experience and Professional Development in Built Environment Sustainability.
Administered by Louisiana State University in collaboration with ASTFE and the National University of Singapore, theproject offers students the opportunity to conduct research in Singapore on various topics related to built environment
sustainability after receiving training through the Center of Leadership Development in Built Environment Sustainability.
The session will highlight the experiences of these students and their research findings. A special luncheon talk will bepresented on “Wildland Fire: how did we get here and the thermo-fluid research needed,” by Dr. Sara McAllister fromthe U.S. Department of Agriculture. Following is the awards ceremony to recognize the TFEC2024 best papers, bestposters, best reviewers, as well society awards. The ASTFE Thermal and Fluids Engineering Award will be given to Dr.
Ramesh Agarwal, and ASTFE Fellows will be given to Drs. Sivaramakrishnan Balachandar, Ashwani Gupta, Pamela
Norris, Akshai Runchal, Ting Wang, and Yuwen Zhang. The First Annual ASTFE Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics CFD
Competition sponsored by Framatome is organized and led by Dr. Wayne Strasser.

Formed in recognition of the continued growth and impact that ASTFE is achieving, the Executive
Committee’s goal is to expand ASTFE’s impact in the fluids and thermal communities. The Executive
Committee (EC) leaders include Profs. Lorenzo Cremaschi (Auburn Univ., EC-chair), Wilson Chiu (Univ. ofConnecticut), Jon Longtin (Stony Brook Univ.), Nesrin Ozalp (Purdue Univ. Northwest), and Ting Wang
(Univ. of New Orleans). One of the EC’s predominant roles is to oversee the annual Thermal and Fluids
Engineering Conference and provide support to the conference organizers as the conference planning unfolds.
After this year’s marvelous 9th TFEC conference, which will be at Oregon State University and led byPresident Jayathi Murthy and Dean David Blunk, the EC is thrilled to work with George Washington
University Provost Pamela Norris and the George Washington Team in anticipation of the TFEC2025
conference, which will be March 9-12, 2025.
The announcement can be found in this link
https://www.astfe.org/tfec2025/. The outstanding caliber of the TFEC chairs highlights the exceptional firstrate conferences that the EC continues to promote.
The EC also formed four new technical committees that will assist with the conferences, seminars, andworkshops. The Thermal Sciences, Fluid Dynamics, Energy and Sustainability, and Ethics and Education
Technical Committees bring together over 100 members across the world while promoting the mutual
exchange of ideas, research, and innovation among thermal and fluids disciplines.
The EC co-sponsored several conferences beyond TEFC, including the upcoming 27th National and 5thInternational ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (IHMTC-2023, IIT Patna). Membershipoutreach and communication are also part of the EC’s recent activities, and several new programs that focus
on students and industry-wide participation are under development.

ASTFE Thermal and Fluids Engineering Award 2024:
Ramesh Agarwal
The William Palm Professor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, Washington
University in St. LouisFor lifetime fundamental and applied contributions to thermal and fluids engineering with applications
to problems in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, and energy and the environment.

ASTFE Fellows 2024:

Sivaramakrishnan
Balachandar

Ashwani Gupta

Pamela Norris

Akshai Runchal

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Asian Union of Thermal Science and Engineering (AUTSE)
Xing Zhang
President of the AUTSE
Department of Engineering Mechanics
Tsinghua University, China
x-zhang@tsinghua.edu.cn
The Asian Union of Thermal Science and Engineering (AUTSE) aims to organize high-quality international
conferences, promoting academic exchanges and cooperation, and cultivating outstanding young academic talentin Asia. After several years development, AUTSE has grown into an important and vibrant international academicorganization. In the last year, AUTSE has made important progress, listing as following. United Arab Emirates(UAE) has been accepted to join AUTSE as a new member. New executive board members from Chinese Taipei
and India have joined the big family of AUTSE. Nine new AUTSE fellows have been nominated and finallyproved by all the AUTSE executive members. With help from all these renowned and experienced researchers,
AUTSE will become more impactful and successful in the coming future. In 2024, the third Asian Conference on
Thermal Science (ACTS 2024) will be held from Jun. 23 to Jun. 27 in Shanghai, China. ACTS 2024 is organizedby AUTSE and Chinese Society of Engineering and Thermophysics, supported by Heat Transfer society of Japan,
Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers, Australasian Fluid and Thermal Engineering Society and Indian Societyfor Heat and Mass Transfer. The ACTS has already become one of the largest conferences in the area of thermalsciences in the Asia Pacific and even around the world. There will be 22 conference tracks in ACTS 2024,
including Combustion, Energy Storage, Micro/Nano Heat Transfer, Bio and Medical Applications, etc. ACTS
2024 aims to attract 1000 participants, including 8 Plenary Lectures, AUTSE Outstanding Award Lecture andNukiyama Memorial Award Lecture.
In conclusion, I express sincere gratitude to all the distinguished professors and colleagues in AUTSE for theircontinuous support and assistance. Together with all the help, AUTSE will make more progress and achievements
in 2024.

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9th European Thermal Sciences Conference

EUROTHERM
Pedro Jorge Martins Coelho, Secretary
Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
pedro.coelho@tecnico.ulisboa.pt

New Eurotherm members
Professors José García-Cascales and Wojciech Lipiński are new Spanish and Cyprus Eurotherm
Committee members.
José García-Cascales is a Professor of the Department of Thermal Engineering and Fluids at theTechnical University of Cartagena. He is an Industrial Engineer, with a specialization in energy
techniques, and got his PhD in 2001 on Thermal Engineering and Thermal Properties of Matter at theTechnical University of Valencia. He is the principal investigator of the research and developmentgroup on thermal and energy systems modelling. His research lines include heat and mass transfer,heat pumps, refrigeration systems, combustion, multiphase, and multicomponent fluids.
Wojciech Lipiński is a Professor at the Cyprus Institute. He obtained his Master of Science degree in
Environmental Engineering from Warsaw University of Technology (2000), doctorate in Mechanicaland Process Engineering from ETH Zurich (2004), and habilitation in Energy Technology from ETH
Zurich (2009). He previously held academic positions at ETH Zurich (2004–2009), the University of
Minnesota (2009–2013), and the Australian National University (2013–2021). His research interests
encompass solar optical, thermal and chemical engineering sciences. His basic research focuses on
advances in transport and reactive flow phenomena, in particular for problems with significant
radiative transfer effects. His applied research primarily underpins developments in concentrated
solar thermal energy for power generation, processing of fuels and materials, and environmental
separations. Prof. Lipiński is currently serving on the editorial boards of Solar Energy, Journal of
Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, and Thermopedia. He is involved, among others,in the International Centre for Heat and Mass Transfer, the Eurotherm Committee, and the American
Institute of Chemical Engineers. He is Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers(2021).

The European Thermal Sciences Conference is organized every four years under the auspices of theEurotherm Committee. The 9th edition is scheduled 10th-13th June, 2024, and it will be held at Bled,
Slovenia (http://www.eurotherm2024.si/). It will be chaired by Profs. Bozidar Sarler, Faculty of
Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, and Prof. Laura Vanoli, Department ofEngineering, Parthenope University of Naples, Italy. The aim of this Conference is to promote and toencourage European cooperation in thermal sciences and heat transfer by bringing together scientists
and engineers working in specialized areas. The conference topics include both fundamentals (e.g.,boiling and condensation, combustion, computational/numerical methods, conduction, convection,
evaporation, mass transfer and drying, melting and solidification, micro/nano scale heat transfer,
porous media, thermal radiation, turbulent transport, two-phase/multiphase flows) and applications(e.g., aerospace and aeronautics technology, bioheat transfer, biomedical engineering, electronic
cooling, energy engineering, environmental applications, fires, heat exchangers, heat transfer inbuildings, inverse problems, optimization in heat and mass transfer).
The conference programme comprises keynote lectures, oral presentations and poster sessions.
Plenary lectures will be delivered by Dr. Sasa Bajt (DESY, Germany), Prof. Nurupam Chakraborti(Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic), Prof. Iztok Golobic (University of
Ljubljana, Slovenia), Prof. Alain Kassab (University of Central Florida, USA), Prof WojciechLipiński (The Cyprus Insitute, Nicosia, Cyprus), Prof. Andreas Ludwig (Montan University Leoben,
Austria), Prof. Perumal Nithiarasu (Swansea University, UK) and Prof. Dimos Poulikakos (ETH
Zurich, Switzerland). Dr. Katja Klinar, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, will deliver a keynote
lecture. Special sessions on thermal control devices and thermal circuits, thermal energy storage,
morphology optimized design for heat exchangers, advances in meshfree methods with applicationsin thermal sciences, recent advances in boiling and condensation heat transfer, advanced andmultiscale computational methods in bioengineering, and solidification science and technology areplanned.
All papers will be peer-reviewed and the accepted papers will be published in the Journal of Physics:
Conference Series. The authors of the best papers will be invited to submit extended versions of theirmanuscripts to special issues of Applied Thermal Engineering, Computational Thermal Sciences,
Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, International Journal of Numerical Methods in Heat &Fluid Flow and Journal of Mechanical Engineering.

Eurotherm Seminar 118 - Hydrogen Energy Technologies
The Eurotherm Seminar No. 118 on Hydrogen Energy Technologies will be held in Krakow, Poland,
from 8th to 10th May, 2024 (https://eurotherm118.agh.edu.pl/). This seminar is connected with 20
years of cooperation between AGH University of Krakow and Shibaura Institute of Technology inTokyo. The aims of seminar are to collect presentations dealing with hydrogen energy technologies:
production, storage, utilization and transport phenomena. The seminar is chaired by Prof. Prof. Janusz
Szmyd (AGH University of Krakow) and co-chaired by Prof. Akito Takasaki (Shibaura Institute ofTechnology) and Prof. Wojciech Lipiński (The Cyprus Institute). The invited speakers are Prof.
Grzegorz Brus (AGH University of Krakow, Krakow, Poland), Prof. Łukasz Gondek (AGH
University of Krakow, Krakow, Poland), Prof. Wojciech Lipiński (The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia,
Cyprus), Prof. Mikihito Nomura (Shibaura Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan), Prof. Yoshihide
Suwa (Shibaura Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan), Prof. Akito Takasaki (Shibaura Institute ofTechnology, Tokyo, Japan) and Prof. Chi-Hwa Wang (National University of Singapore, Singapore).
The Proceedings of the Seminar will be published in the Journal of Physics: Conference Series.

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“14th Inter. Conf. on Thermal Engin. Theory and App., ICTEA-2023”. //www.ictea.ca/

International Centre for Heat and Mass Transfer (ICHMT)“8th METTI, Adv. Sch. on Thermal Measur. and Inverse Tech.”. //www.metti8.sciencesconf.org

Prof. Yildiz Bayazitoglu, President
Rice University, Houston, U.S.A., bayaz@rice.edu“The 2nd Inter. Conf. on Energy Storage and Saving, ICENSS2023”. //www.icenss2023.xacn.cc/

Prof. Ilker Tari, Secretary General
Middle East Technical University, Turkiye, ilker@ichmt.org
Tugba Gun, Executive Secretary
Middle East Technical University, Turkiye, ichmt@ichmt.org“17th International Heat Transfer Conference, IHTC-17”, 14 – 18 August 2023, Cape Town, South Africa.
The symposium Chairman was Josua P. Meyer, University of Pretoria, South Africa. //www.ihtc17.org/ .
IHTC-18 will be chaired by Helcio Orlande in Rio Brazil, 2026.
ICHMT Hosted AIHTC-ICHMT EC Joint Dinner during IHTC-17

ICHMT organized two international symposium and sponsored six in 2023. Details of these meetings can befound on the web site, http://www.ichmt.org
Meetings Organized by ICHMT:“10th International Symposium on Radiative Transfer, RAD-23”, 12 - 16 June, 2023, in Grand Hotel
Palace, Thessaloniki, Greece. The Symposium Chairmen were Prof. Brent Webb, Brigham Young University,
USA and Dr. Denis Lemonnier, ISAE-ENSMA, France. Detailed information can be found on the Web site:
http://www.ichmt.org/rad-23“10th International Symposium on Turbulence Heat and Mass Transfer, THMT-23”, 11 - 15 September
2023, in Roma, Italy. The Symposium Co-Chairmen were Professor K. Hanjalic, Delft University ofTechnology, The Netherlands; Professor K. Suga, Osaka Metropolitan University, Osaka, Japan and D. Borello,
UniversitÃ di Roma "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy. Detailed information can be found on the Web site:
http://www.thmt-23.org/

ICHMT Executive Committee Meeting during IHTC17

Meetings Co-Sponsored by ICHMT:“12th Mediterranean Combustion Symposium, MCS-2023”.
//www.combustioninstitute.org/ci-event/12th-mediterranean-combustion-symposium/“11th Inter. Conf. on Boiling & Cond. Heat Trans., ICBCHT2023”. //www.icbcht11.eng.ed.ac.uk/

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Renato M. Cotta received ICHMT's Luikov Award (with medal and certificate) during IHTC-17

Officers of ICHMTExecutive Committee 1.1.2023 - 31.12.2026
President
Yildiz BAYAZITOGLU
United States of America
Vice Presidents
Peter STEPHAN
Hideo YOSHIDA
GermanyJapan
Secretary General
Ilker TARI
TurkiyeLeonid A. Dombrovsky received
ICHMT's 2023 Fellowship Award.

ICHMT President Yildiz Bayazitoglu presented
2021 and 2023 Hartnett-Irvine Best Paper Award

The organization of several future meetings are in progress. These are;Meetings to be Organized by ICHMT:

Executive Committee Chairman
Executive Committee Vice Chairman
M. Pinar MENGÜÇ
Leonid DOMBROVSKYTurkiyeRussiaElected Executive Committee Members
Pedro Jorge Martins
Siaka DEMBELE
Paolo DI MARCO
COELHO
U.K.
Italy
Portugal
Abel
HERNANDEZLeonid DOMBROVSKY
Denis LEMONNIER
GUERRERO
RussiaFranceMexicoWojciech LIPINSKI
PolandAbdulmajeed
MOHAMAD
CanadaAldo STEINFELD
Switzerland

Shigenao MARUYAMAJapan

M. Pinar MENGÜÇ
Turkiye

Hélcio R. B. ORLANDE
BrazilJacques PADETFranceQiuwang WANG
China

Brent WEBB
United States of America

Financial Auditors“8th International Symposium on Advances in Computational Heat Transfer, CHT-24”, 26 – 30 May
2024, Istanbul, Turkiye. The Symposium Co-Chairmen are Yogesh Jaluria, Rutgers University, USA and
Tuba Okutucu-Özyurt, İTÜ, Istanbul, Turkiye. Detailed information can be found on the Web site:www.ichmt.org/cht-24“Sustainable Energy”, 11 – 14 December 2024, Istanbul, Turkiye. The Symposium Co-Chairmen are Pinar
Menguc, Ozyegin University, Istanbul, Turkiye and Wojciek Lipinski, The Cyprus Institute, Cyprus. Web
site is under construction.

Kyle DAUN
CanadaYogesh JALURIA
United States of America

Mikhail A. SHEREMET
Russia

Past Presidents who are ex-officio voting members of the Executive Committee
Kemal HANJALIC
Terrence (Terry) SIMON
Bosnia Herzegovina
United States of America
https://www.ichmt.org/p/officers-of-ichmt
Organization:

Meetings to be Co-sponsored by ICHMT:“9th Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference (Hybrid), TFEC-2024”, Detailed information can befound on the Web site: https://www.astfe.org/tfec2024/“15th International Conference on Thermal Engineering Theory and Applications, ICTEA-2024”,
Detailed information can be found on the Web site: https://www.ictea.ca/“3rd Asian Conference on Thermal Sciences (ACTS 2024)”, Detailed information can be found on the Web
site: https://acts3.sjtu.edu.cn/“Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous Media: Fundamentals and Applications, HMTPM-24”, Web site is underconstruction.

11- 40 Member Institutions from 31 countries- More than 300 Scientific Council members- Officers: President, Vice Presidents, Secretary General, Executive Committee (15 members), Financial
Auditors

Publications:
Proceedings of ICHMT Meetings
https://www.ichmt.org/p/proceedings-of-ichmt-meetings
Other Publications
https://www.ichmt.org/p/other-publications
ICHMT Digital Library
http://dl.begellhouse.com/references/1bb331655c289a0a.html

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The William Begell Medal for Excellence in Thermal Scienceand Engineering
The Assembly for International Heat Transfer Conferences & Begell House
Publishers History and Establishment
Yelena S. Begell, President, Begell House Publishers
elena@begellhouse.com
Dr. William (Bill) Begell (May 18, 1927‒July 4, 2009)taught at Columbia University and was the Director of
Columbia Heat Transfer Research Center Facility.
There, he managed the large-scale seminal work on
two-phase flows, burnout studies and coolingprocedures for nuclear reactors, some of which wereconducted directly under the founder of the US
Nuclear Navy, Admiral Hyman Rickover. He thenbecame involved in a US Air Force intelligence project,that culminated in the cofounding of Scripta Technica(1962), a publishing company specializing in thepresentation of important scientific and engineering
materials translated into English from foreign
languages. Building upon his experience and reputation in the field, Dr. Begell was a founder and continued
to pursue his personal research and publishing activities at Hemisphere Publishing Corporation (1966) where
he developed an impressive list of 86 high-impact engineering and biomedical journals, as well as hundreds ofbasic texts, research books and reference tools. In 1986, Taylor and Francis acquired Hemisphere Publishingand in 1991, Dr. Begell established Begell House, Inc. to continue his independent scholarly publishing.
Dr. Begell’s visionary sense of future trends in engineering and biomedicine led to the creation ofinterdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary publications. Throughout the years, Dr. Begell’s contributions andsupport of scholarly societies were a factor in the development of new branches of knowledge. In some cases,
these innovative titles led to the establishment of new fields of endeavor and study. Under Hemisphere
Publishing, he was the founding editor for the journals Heat Transfer Engineering and Numerical Heat
Transfer, which continue to be published today.

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14th International Heat Transfer Conference (IHTC-14) awards banquet in Washington, D.C. in August 2010.
The founding members of the William Begell Medal are Geoff Hewitt, Avi Bar Cohen, Art Bergles, Graham
de Vahl Davis, Dick Goldstein, Darrell Papper, and Faruk Arinc, with participation of other senior committee
members of AIHTC and ICHMT.
The initial rules for selection and awarding of the Medal were set within the AIHTC Conference and only thescheduled Keynote lecturers at the IHTC Conference were eligible for consideration. The AIHTC Steering
Committee members, members of the ICHMT Executive Committee and Begell House’s Executive Editorial
Board members are not eligible for consideration.
The rules for selection of the Begell Medal recipients were set by the Begell Medal Bylaws together with
AIHTC and the Begell Medal Steering Committee. The first Committee was chaired by Professor Geoff Hewitt,
President of ICHMT, and consisted of three delegates from the AIHTC chosen by the Officers of the AIHTC,
and three members from the ICHMT Executive Committee chosen by ICHMT Executive Board. In the eventof a tied vote, an ex-officio Begell House representative, selected from the Begell House Executive Editorial
Board, will cast the deciding vote. The AIHTC, ICHMT, BH, and IHTC Conference websites promote the
Begell Medal, and its presentation during future IHTC conferences will be supported by Begell House. The
final IHTC conference program includes recognition of the Begell Medal Award and the event.
The Committees and Winners (2010-2023)
The winners of the Begell Medal and Begell Medal Selection Committees:
2010
Nobuhide Kasagi
The 2010 recipient of the Begell Medal was Nobuhide Kasagi, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
His Keynote lecture was titled "CONTROL OF TURBULENT TRANSPORT: LESS FRICTION AND
MORE HEAT TRANSFER".

Dr Begell had a long career in science, engineering, and publishing, where he was actively involved and madenumerous contributions to the Heat Transfer community. Dr. Begell was a chairman of the American Societyof Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Publications Committee and helped to establish ASME’s publishingprogram; following his recognitions, he was an ASME Fellow and in 2005 received the ASME Heat Transfer
Division Distinguished Service Award. Dr. Begell was one of the founding members of the Society for
Scholarly Publishing (SSP), publisher of The Assembly for International Heat Transfer Conference (AIHTC)
proceedings and International Center for Heat and Mass Transfer (ICHMT) proceedings for many years, andhas been nominated for and granted many awards for his achievements in science, engineering and publishing.
Dr. Begell was an extraordinary man; he truly made a global impact by facilitating scientific exchanges andcommunications between many countries during the Cold War years. He spoke eight languages and madenumerous translations to bring a better understanding of science and engineering progress. Soon after Dr.
Begell’s passing in July 2009, his friends and colleagues gathered in New York to celebrate his life and decided
to establish an Award in his honor, making his life and contributions to heat transfer and engineering societies
a memorable legacy. Later the logistics were worked out between Begell House and AIHCT to establish The
William Begell Medal (Begell Medal).
The William Begell Medal for Excellence in Thermal Science and Engineering was accepted and fully
established in 2010 by The Assembly for International Heat Transfer Conferences (AIHTC), the International
Center for Heat and Mass Transfer (ICHMT), and Begell House Inc. The first Begell Medal was given at the

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Professor Liu, Jing
The 2014 recipient of the Begell Medal was Professor Liu, Jing, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine,
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
His Keynote lecture was titled WAYS TOWARD TARGETED FREEZING OR HEATING ABLATION OF
MALIGNANT TUMOR: PRECISELY MANAGING THE HEAT DELIVERY INSIDE BIOLOGICALSYSTEMS.

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The Begell Medal - Value of Award
The Begell Medal to be bestowed upon an internationally recognized, highly
accomplished researcher and leader in fundamentals or applications of thermalsciences and engineering based on their lifetime achievements.
The Awardee will receive a silver cast Medal, a certificate, and a cash check of$5,000 (USD) plus $5,000 (lump sum) reimbursable against travel costs to attend
the conference.
2020 Amendment to the Begell Medal Award2018
Dr. Leonid A. Dombrovsky, Dr. Alexander A. Fedorets
The 2018 recipients of the Begell Medal were Dr. Leonid A. Dombrovsky, Joint Institute for High
Temperatures of the Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, Russia and Dr. Alexander A. Fedorets,
Laboratory of Micro-Hydrodynamic Technologies at the University of Tyumen, Western Siberia, Russia.
Their Keynote lecture was titled SELF-ASSEMBLED STABLE CLUSTERS OF DROPLETS OVER THE
LOCALLY HEATED WATER SURFACE: MILESTONES OF THE LABORATORY STUDY.

Begell House is committed to continuously supporting the Begell Medal Award
as an established IHTC Conference tradition; nevertheless, due to COVID-19
changes, IHTC schedule with the conference’s organization, social media, andother coming challenges, the Begell Medal Steering Committee felt 2020 was theyear to make some overall adjustments to the nomination rules and selection
process. The members of AIHTC, ICHMT and Begell Medal Steering Committee
engaged in an open discussion for the amendment of the Begell Medal Award Bylaws.
In 2022, the Begell Medal Steering Committee reached a mutual agreement between all parties and the Awardwas elevated to the highest level for the selection of a recipient for the Medal. The Begell Medal is now
bestowed upon an internationally recognized, highly accomplished researcher and leader in the fundamentals
and/or applications of thermal sciences and engineering based on their lifetime achievements. The world’s
leading international organizations in this field, AIHTC, ICHMT, ASTFE, AUTSE, and EUROTHERM selectnominees for final considerations by the Award Council and the winner is chosen by an anonymous vote. The
Begell Medal will be awarded every four years and the value of the Award remains the same.
References
1. www. https://www.begellhouse.com/begell
2. AIHTC, ICHMT, ASTFE, AUTSE, EUROTHERM and Begell House correspondence.

2023
Professor Chang-Ying Zhao
The 2023 recipient of the Begell Medal is Professor Chang-Ying Zhao, Shanghai Jiao Tong University,
Shanghai, China, for his lifetime achievements in and contributions to the field of thermal sciences andengineering.

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The 10th World Conference
on Experimental Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics(ExHFT-10)
in Greece, Member of ICHMT, EUROTHERM (1)SAVE THE DATE! August 26-30, 2024
EXTENDED ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
29 March 2024
Dear colleagues,
It is great pleasure to welcome you at the ExHFT-10 Conference in one of the most
attractive islands in the world, Rhodes (Greece). ExHFT-10 is the last of a series ofconferences organized under the auspices of the Assembly of World Conferences on
Experimental Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics. As in former
ExHFT conferences, the goal of ExHFT-10 is to set up an international forum of
researchers from industry and academia where new research ideas, advanced methods,
sophisticated instrumentation and thoughtful results are presented on heat transfer,
fluid mechanics and thermodynamics.
Apart from bringing together the well-establishedcommunity in the field, ExHFT-10 has the ambition to
attract also young researchers who will not only reporttheir work to a knowledgeable audience, but they will also
communicate present-day science and engineering
problems in an effort to identify possible answers to theirearly career questions.
Looking forward to seeing you in Rhodes!
Professor Thodoris Karapantsios
Conference Chairman

The 2017-2022 Nusselt-Reynolds Prize Board of AWC
announced the Recipient of the 2022 Nusselt-Reynolds Prize,
Professor Kemal Hanjalić. The Award Ceremony and theNusselt-Reynolds Prize Lecture will take place during
ExHFT-10.
https://www.exhft-10.gr/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Handout_NU_RE-for-KEMAL.pdf

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ASTFE: USA (but, basically worldwide, particularly North America). https://www.astfe.org/about/
AUTSE: Members are based on Countries/Regions. http://autse-asia.org/?page_id=21
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France, Member of ICHMT, AIHTC, EUROTHERM (2)200th Anniversary of the publication of“Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire” by Sadi Carnot
200th Anniversary of the publication of“Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire” by Sadi Carnot
Michel Feidt
Emeritus Professor, Université de Lorraine, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy
Michel.Feidt@univ-lorraine.fr

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Généalogie détaillée de la famille Carnot
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India, Member of ICHMT, AIHTC, AUTSE (1)Report on the 27th National and 5th International ISHMT-ASTFE
Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (IHMTC-2023)
Pallippattu K. Vijayan, Department of Chemical Engineering,
IIT Jammu, vijayan.pallippattu@iitjammu.ac.in
Rishi Raj, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
IIT Patna, rraj@iitp.ac.in
Arvind Pattamatta, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
IIT Madras, arvindp@iitm.ac.in

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Publication and Special Issues:
The IHMTC-2023 announced the publication of many special issues in reputed journals such as the InternalCommunications in Heat and Mass Transfer and Begell House Journals. The commitment to ensuring a highquality review and publication process was appreciated by all participants.
Participation:
The conference attracted nearly four hundred (~400) participants from more than ten (10) countries and variousorganizations, including ISRO, BARC, IGCAR, DRDO, CSIR, ANSYS, and others. The conference received
support from agencies such as SERB, BRNS, CADFEM, AMETEK, and publishing houses like Begell House
and ACS.

The 27th National and 5th International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (IHMTC-2023)
took place at the Indian Institute of Technology Patna from December 14th to 17th, 2023. The conference is abiennial event organized by the Indian Society of Heat and Mass Transfer (ISHMT) in collaboration with theAmerican Society of Thermal and Fluids Engineers (ASTFE). Since its inception in 1971, the conference has
evolved into a prestigious platform for researchers, scientists, and industry professionals to share and discuss
advancements in heat and mass transfer.

Cultural Programme

Inauguration of IHMTC-2023.

Prof. K.N. Seetharamu Medal and Prize-2023 awarded
to Prof. Dr. Purbarun Dhar, IIT Kaharagpur

Conference Overview:
The IHMTC-2023 featured a rich program, including four (04) plenary lectures, thirteen (13) keynote sessions,four (04) industry sessions, forty-eight (48) parallel sessions, and three (03) poster sessions. The event focusedon diverse themes related to energy, fluid flow, heat and mass transfer. The conference received a significant
number of paper submissions, totaling 419 across 24 diverse themes. After a rigorous two-round review
process, more than 350 papers were accepted, with an average of 2.3 reviews per paper. The accepted papers
were presented in two formats: 215 oral presentations and 120 poster presentations.

Plenary speaker, Prof. Zhuomin Zhnag,
Georgia Tech. being felicitated.

Kenoye speech Dr. Sunil Kumar from
Indian Space Resaerch organizatio (ISRO)

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Conclusion:
The IHMTC-2023 provided a comprehensive platform for researchers and professionals in the heat and masstransfer community. The commitment to maintaining high standards in paper selection, the global participation,and the emphasis on industry collaboration underscored the success of the conference. The organizers
expressed hope for a rewarding and enjoyable conference experience for all participants, highlighting theefforts made to ensure both technical enrichment and comfort. Feedback from attendees was encouraged tofurther enhance future conferences.

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Japan, Member of ICHMT, AIHTC, AUTSE (4)Report on JSME Thermal Engineering Conference 2023
October 14 & 15, 2023 at Kobe University, Hyogo
Hitoshi Asano, Organizing Committee Chair
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kobe University,
asano@mech.kobe-u.ac.jp
Hideki Murakawa, Organizing Committee Secretary
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kobe University,
murakawa@mech.kobe-u.ac.jp
JSME (The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers)
Thermal Engineering Conference 2023 was held on 14 and 15
October 2023 at the Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe
University which is located on the mountainside of Mt. Rokko.
Kobe is a port city in the Kansai area, which includes Osaka andKyoto. There are two large artificial islands in the port of Kobe. On
the artificial island, there is the supercomputer FUGAKU (RIKEN),a pilot-scale loading/unloading terminal of liquified hydrogendeveloped by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd., and a special district
for advanced medical industries.
The conference 2023 was planned so that we can return backas much as possible to the same style before the COVID-19
Fig. 1. Kansai area.
pandemic. The sessions were held in person, but some of the lecturesfrom overseas were given online. There were 233 scientificpresentations in general sessions and 14 organized sessions shown below: OS-1 External
combustion engine and waste heat utilization technology, OS-2 Fire and explosion, OS-3 Thermal
management of electric devise and equipment, OS-4 Heat, flow and mass transport phenomena inporous media and their applications, OS-5 Progress in turbulent heat transfer research, OS-6 New
developments in research on fuel cell, electrolyzation, and secondary battery, OS-7 New developments in micro energy, OS-8 New developments in biomass conversion from a thermal engineering
perspective, OS-9 Heat transfer and flow with solidification and melting, OS-10 Radiation transport
control, OS-11 Combustion for energy conversion and propulsion system of the future, OS-12 Recent
progress in the research of boiling and condensation heat transfer, and multiphase flows, OS-13
Wettability control and liquid droplet dynamics, OS-14 Nano-scale thermal control.
The Thermal Engineering Collection (Organizers: Prof. Yoshikazu Teraoka, Kanazawa Univ.,
Prof. Hiroyuki Kumano, Aoyama Gakuin Univ.) was held in addition to the sessions and lectures.
This program was a competition of video footage on thermal engineering. There were eight applicants,
each giving a five-minute presentation. The
best video award was given to Prof. Takashi
Suzuki of Toyohashi University of Technology for his “Photographic Observationsof Thermal Fluid Phenomena with GasLiquid Interfaces” which was selected by avote of participants at the venue. Video
footages submitted as well as the best video
award can be viewed on the website of the
Thermal Engineering Collection of the
Thermal Engineering Division of JSME at
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https://g.ted-jsme.jp/. Unfortunately, this website is in Japanese, but it contains many video footages
that have been submitted so far.
The number of registrants were 269 general participants and 156 students, of which 45 werefrom industry. Another typical feature of this conference is the large number of young speakers. This
year, 106 talks were given from young researchers who are eligible for the Young Fellow Award for
Outstanding Presentation.
The special lecture planned by the organizing committee was given
by Prof. Minoru Takeda, Graduate School of Maritime Sciences, Kobe
University. The lecture was entitled “Ocean and Hydrogen Energy”.
Advanced hydrogen technology research at Kobe University was
introduced.
The annual Thermal Engineering Workshop, organized by theWorkshop Committee (Chairman: Prof. Kazuya Tatsumi, Kyoto Univ.),
was held during the lunch break on the first day of the conference. The
presentations at the workshop were “Introduction of Power Module
Reliability Technologies” by Mr. Takeshi Horiguchi (Mitsubishi Electric
Corporation), “Innovative SOEC Methanation Technology Pioneering E- Fig. 3. Special lecture
Methane as a Game Changing Technology” by Dr. Hisao Onishi (Osaka by Prof. Minoru Takeda.
Gas Co., Ltd.) and “Development of Heating and Hot Water Heat Pump
Technologies towards Carbon Neutrality” by Mr. Hirokazu Fujino (Daikin Industries, Ltd.). The
general meeting of InterPore Japan and one special lecture from abroad were given at OS-4 (anorganized session for heat, flow and mass transport phenomena in porous media and theirapplications).
The 2022 awards ceremony was held to honor the division awards. Prof. Kazuyoshi Nakabe(Kyoto Univ.), Prof. Shigeo Maruyama (The Univ. of Tokyo), and Dr. Hideaki Sato (Denso
Corporation) were honored for the Meritorious Contribution Award. Prof. Hirofumi Daiguji (The
Univ. of Tokyo) was honored for the Outstanding Achievement Award. And, Prof. Yoshihiro Taguchi(Keio Univ.) was honored for the Contribution Award. The award was presented by the former chairof the Thermal Engineering Division, Prof. Mamoru Tanahashi, Tokyo Institute of Technology.

Fig. 4. Winners of the division awards.
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The 2023 organizing committee was supported by many members from the Kansai branch of
JSME. In particular, we would like to thank Prof. Takeyuki Ami (Kansai Univ.) for his greatcooperation in general affairs and Prof. Masashi Kishimoto (Kyoto Univ.) for his great contribution
in planning and corporate sponsorship. Finally, the organizing committee would like to thank all thepeople participated in the Thermal Engineering Conference 2023 for their cooperation and support,
and many students who cooperated in preparing the venue and looking after all the events during theconference. The Thermal Engineering Conference 2024 will be held in Yamaguchi with Prof. Masato
Mikami, Yamaguchi Univ. as the organizing committee chair.
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Morocco, Member of ICHMT (2)8th International Thermal Sciences Congress AMT’2024,
ENSA, Al Hoceima
The 8th edition of International Thermal Sciences Congress AMT’2024, ENSA, Al Hoceima
Prof Mustapha EL-ALAMI, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Morocco,
President of of the Scientific Committee of AMT2024
Prof. Brahim Benhamou, Cadi Ayyad University Marrakech,
Secretary General of Moroccan Association of Thermal Sciences AMT

Photos of Al Hoceima city
The International Thermal Sciences Congress is a periodic conference organized by the Moroccan Associationof Thermal Sciences (AMT), once each two years, in collaboration with a public higher education
establishment in Morocco. The 8th edition of this scientific conference (AMT’2024, https://amth.ma/?p=4526)
will be organized jointly by the AMT and the Higher School of Applied Sciences (ENSA) in Al-Hoceima,
which belongs to Abdelmalek Essaadi University (Morocco), on April 25-26, 2024. Al-Hoceima is a touristic
seaside small town on the Mediterranean sea.
The main topic of AMT2024 is “Thermal sciences at the core of energy transition”, while the subtopics are:heat & mass transfer, Fluid mechanics, Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency, Materials for Energy & theEnvironment and Advanced Mechanics & Thermal sciences. The scientific program includes four plenary
keynotes closely related to the main topic. Furthermore, the conference participants will have the opportunity
to present the up-to-date research in the above mentioned subtopics during the two days event. These
presentations, given during Oral and Poster sessions, are based on peer-reviewed scientific contributions.
The International Congress of Thermal Sciences, through all its editions, has always been an excellent platform
for scientific exchange on thermal sciences, heat transfer, energy efficiency, thermal measurement methods,
environment and many other themes related to this area. The event, organized once during the even-numberedyears since 2010, used to involve an average of 150 scientific contributions in the form of long-paper or shortpaper. The presented long-paper contribution are published in an indexed journal while the short-paper ones
are published in a local referenced proceedings.

Photo of the plenary opening session of AMT ’2018

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South Africa, Member of AIHTC (2)1. 17th International Heat Transfer Conference - IHTC17
Jat du Toit
2. 13th South African Conference on Computational and Applied Mechanics
SACAM 2024
Jaap Hoffmann
1. 17th International Heat Transfer Conference (IHTC17)
Jat du Toit, Unit for Energy and Technology Systems, North-West Univ., Potchefstroom,
jat.dutoit@nwu.ac.zath

The 17 International Heat Transfer Conference (IHTC 17) was held in the Cape Town
International Convection Centre in Cape Town from 14 to 18 August 2023. It was originallyscheduled to take place in 2022. However, due to the uncertainty whether the COVID-19
pandemic would make a face-to-face conference possible, it was postponed to 2023. IHTC 17
was organised and hosted by the International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics
and Thermodynamics (HEFAT) under the auspices of the Assembly for International Heat
Transfer Conferences (AIHTC). IHTC 17 was supported by the South African Institution of Mechanical Engineers,
the International Centre for Heat and Mass Transfer (ICHMT) and the American Society of Thermal and Fluids
Engineers (ASTFE).
A total of 621 persons comprising general registrants, keynote speakers, plenary speakers, sponsors and exhibitors,
and accompanying persons attended IHTC 17. The contributions included the Fourier lecture, 5 Award lectures, 7
Panel discussions, 26 Keynote lectures, and 27 Poster sessions encompassing 475 Poster presentations.
In the Fourier lecture presented by the President of AIHTC, Prof Xing Zhang, he dealt with nanoscale thermal
measurements – new challenges and opportunities. The 2022 Luikov medal was awarded to Prof Renato Cotta andin his plenary lecture he focussed on hybrid numerical-analytical approach in transport phenomena: bridging thebest of both worlds. Prof Chang-Ying Zhao was the recipient of the William Begell medal and in his plenary
lecture he considered micro/nanoscale thermal radiation: fundamentals and applications abstract. The recipient of
the Nukiyama Memorial Award was Prof Junichiro Shiomi who dealt with exploring thermal functional materials
through massive parameter-space search in his plenary lecture. The first of two AUTSE Young Scientist Awards
was awarded to Dr Aoran Fan. Unfortunately, Dr Fan could not receive the award personally and her plenary
lecture in-situ multi-physical field measurement and multidisciplinary optimisation for power devices waspresented on her behalf by Prof Xing Zhang. The second AUTSE Young Scientist Award was awarded to Dr
Yutaku Kita who presented a plenary lecture on predicting spray quenching: progress and challenges.
The 7 Panel discussions addressed: (i) multiphase flow for energy systems; (ii) towards the next-level thermal
engineering optimisation; (iii) green transformation (GX) for carbon neutrality; (iv) AI applications to heattransfer; (v) battery thermal management – recent trends and future challenges; (vi) thermal management; and (vii)heat and mass transfer needs in next generation solar energy. The panels consisted of leading experts and thediscussions were insightful.
A total of 26 keynote lectures delivered covering a wide range of topics. Topics such as waves and rivulet
formation in isothermal and heated falling liquid films; the role of the liquid film characteristics on the heat transfer
process during flow boiling and convective condensation; heat and mass transfer in droplet flows: from advanced
measurements to models; exploring heat transfer mechanisms in laminar flows: from jet impingement to microscale phenomena; refrigerant charge reduction in heat pumps with propane and the influence on heat transfer andheat exchanger design; lithium-ion battery cells, from characterisation to thermal management; and modelling heatand mass transfer phenomena in nanostructured materials for energy applications, were addressed in the keynote
lectures.
The presenting author of each of the 475 posters got the opportunity at the beginning of the relevant poster session
to give brief 2-minute oral presentation on the gist of the poster. To accommodate all the posters three poster
session were run in parallel with a total of 27 poster sessions over the five days of the conference. To arrange theposter sessions the poster papers were sorted into 52 subject areas including amongst others air conditioning and

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refrigeration; energy efficiency; inverse problems; numerical simulation; two-phase, bubble flow and water film;
and thermal storage. Many lively discussions took place around the posters which were in many instances
continued during the coffee breaks and lunches. During the conference dinner, for the first time, certificates were
given to the authors of the best poster in each poster session based on a review of the papers accepted for inclusionin the proceedings.
During the opening ceremony the attendees were entertained by a choir from the University of Cape Town singing
a number of traditional South African songs. A troupe from Cape Town treated the diners during the conference
dinner to feast of dancing, acrobatics and songs expressing the heart and soul of Africa. A number of the attendees
had the privilege to visit the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering at the University of
Stellenbosch and be exposed to the facilities and the research activities.
It can be concluded that IHTC 17 was a resounding success and a wonderful opportunity for the exchange of ideas
and the forging of ties.
2. 13th South African Conference on Computational and Applied Mechanics (SACAM 2024)
Jaap Hoffmann Dept. of Mech. & Mechatron. Eng., Univ. Stellenbosch,hoffmaj@sun.ac.za
The 13th South African Conference on Computational and Applied Mechanics (SACAM
2024) will be held on 22 and 23 January 2024 at STIAS Wallenberg Centre in Stellenbosch.
SACAM is a premier international conference on Computational and Applied Mechanics on
the African continent that attracts local and international participants. SACAM is held every
two years under the auspices of the South African Association for Applied Mechanics (SAAM) as a forum forpresenting current computational and applied mechanics developments. The main function of SACAM is to bring
together engineers, scientists and applied mathematicians from academia, research institutions and industry to
encourage scientific engagement and exchange of ideas in applied and computational mechanics. The conference
covers a wide range of topics which include thermodynamics and heat transfer, both from thermal-fluids and solid/ structural mechanics perspectives. SACAM 2024 will, amongst others, include a keynote on the thermalhydraulic behavior of a micro modular prismatic block nuclear reactor during a depressurized loss of forced coolant(DLOFC) event and the associated scam of the reactor.

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Korea, Member of ICHMT, AIHTC, AUTSE (4)1. 2023 Spring Conference of Thermal Engineering Division, KSME
Honghyun Cho
2. Future Development Workshop 2023: Advances in Thermal Engineering
Hoseong Lee
1. 2023 Spring Conference of Thermal Engineering Division, KSME
Honghyun Cho, Dept. of Mech. Eng., Chosun University, hhcho@chosun.ac.kr
The annual Thermal Engineering Division 2023 Spring Conference of “The Korean
Society of Mechanical Engineers,” held from April 19th to 22nd, 2023, at the
Paradise Hotel in Busan, served as a forum for collaboration, knowledge exchange,
and the unveiling of groundbreaking research. Under the stewardship of conference
Chairman, Professor Jungho Lee, the Organizing Committee orchestrated an
intellectually invigorating gathering that showcased the pinnacle of thermal engineering expertise andinnovation. With the Chairman of the Thermal Engineering Division, Professor Young Soo Chang,delivering the opening speech, the conference commenced on a note of utmost significance, setting
the tone for four days of scholarly discourse, collaboration, and knowledge dissemination. In
particular, Vice President Saikee Oh from LG Electronics delivered a lecture on “Case Studies ofIndustrial-Academia Cooperation in Thermal Engineering Applied to Home Appliances and AirConditioning Products.”
With a total of 635 participants from various fields, the conference exemplified the global reachand collaborative spirit of the scientific community. These diverse perspectives not only enriched thediscussions but also fostered an environment ripe for interdisciplinary insights and cross-bordercollaborations. The focal point of the conference lay in the multitude of papers and presentations that
encapsulated the cutting edge of thermal engineering. An impressive total of 341 papers were
presented, showcasing a depth of ongoing research efforts in the field of energy storage, heat andmass transfer, fuel cell, phase change heat transfer, thermal system control/measurement,
conduction/radiation heat dissipation technology, and refrigeration and cryogenic technology.
Furthermore, Professor Byung Ha Kang from Kookmin University and Professor Jaeseon Lee from
UNIST were honored with the Thermal Engineering Academic Award. Additionally, Professor
Hyoungsoon Lee from Chung-Ang University and Professor Seong Kyun Im from Korea University
received the Young Researcher Awards.
Five informative lectures functioned as foundational sources of knowledge, delving into
fundamental aspects of thermal engineering, disseminating invaluable insights, and stimulating
discussions on critical subjects. The conference featured an impressive lineup of 16 keynote speeches,
each representing a reservoir of wisdom that steered participants through the forefront of innovationand technological advancements within the field. Notable presentations included "Introduction to
Research on Eco-Friendly Thermal Energy Systems and High-Efficiency Heat Exchangers" byProfessor Chan Woo Park from Chonbuk National University and "The Future of Heat Pump
Technology and Latest Research Trends" by Professor Minsung Kim from Chung-Ang University,
among others.
Moreover, five special sessions, hosting 37 presentations, provided a concentrated examinationof topics including energy solutions, chemisorption heat pump systems employing an electrochemicalcompressor, advancements in heat pipe heat exchangers utilizing phase change activation, andinnovations in plus-energy-building. These sessions facilitated profound insights and fosteredengaging debates, contributing significantly to the scholarly discourse in thermal engineering. A totalof 132 oral presentations and 156 poster presentations offered a dynamic platform enabling
researchers to effectively communicate their findings, exchange ideas, and gain invaluable feedback
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Hoseong Lee, Dept. of Mech. Eng., Korea University, hslee1@korea.ac.kr
The Future Development Committee held its annual workshop, a spring academic
lecture series, at Chosun University from July 3rd to 4th, 2023. The workshop aimed
to address the growing global demand for energy and explore sustainable solutions for
efficient energy supply and consumption.
Professor Seong Hyuk Lee at Chung-Ang University, Vice Chairman of Thermal Engineering
Division and Chairman of the Future Development Committee, delivered the opening address.
Professor Sunmi Shin from the National University of Singapore presented research on thermal
engineering using photonic structures, focusing on the coherent thermal emission in a single nanoobject. Professor Hyung Sub Sim from Sejong University discussed the development of smart
functional nanoengineered materials for future hypersonic propulsion systems. Professor Joon Sang
Kang from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology presented findings on high, low,and switchable thermal conductivities in solids. Professor Jeong-Heon Shin from Hongik University
shared insights into the study of heat transfer phenomena in microchannels. Professor Dong In Yu
from Pukyong National University introduced research on visualizing interface phenomena.
The workshop provided a platform for experts to exchange knowledge on cutting-edge researchin thermal engineering, laying the groundwork for future advancements in the field. The event
successfully brought together renowned scholars and researchers, fostering collaboration andinnovation in the pursuit of sustainable energy solutions.

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HVAC-R INDUSTRY EXPORTERS ASSOCIATIONS (İSİB)Turkiye, Member of ICHMT (4)1. Selected Activities of Sectoral Institutions in 2023: ASHRAE Turkish Chapter,
TOBB HVAC Assembly, MMO, TTMD and ISIB, Atilla Biyikoglu
2. 24th Congress of Thermal Sciences and Technology (ULIBTK’23), Atilla
Biyikoglu
1. Selected Activities of Sectoral Institutions in 2023: ASHRAE Turkish Chapter,
TOBB HVAC Assembly, MMO, TTMD and ISIB
Atilla Biyikoglu, Dept. of Mech. Eng., The University of Gazi, 2022-2023 Vice-Presidentof ASHRAE Turkish Chapter abiyik@gazi.edu.tr https://ashrae.org.tr/
TURKISH UNION OF CHAMBERS AND STOCK EXCHANGES (TOBB)TURKISH AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC-R) ASSEMBLYINDOOR AIR QUALITY (IAQ) COMMITTEE

TURKISH HVAC-R INDUSTRY INTERNATIONAL “INDOOR AIR QUALITY IN SCHOOLS ANDSTUDENT LIVING AREAS” SUMMIT, 19-21 September 2023
Patalya Thermal Resort Hotel Kızılcahamam/Ankara

Turkish HVAC-R İSİB Sector Strategy Workshop, Antalya, November 2nd, 2023.
The HVAC-R Strategy Workshop, where the Turkish HVAC-R Exporters Association (ISIB)
determined the Turkish HVAC-R sector’s roadmap for 2028, discussed the strategy and economic
developments, and shared the important administrative and commercial developments experienced
during the year with its members, was held at Antalya Cornelia Diamond Hotel between October 31
and November 2, 2023. The ISIB Export Leaders Award Ceremony was held as part of the workshop
program, and the top companies were awarded.
Turkish Society of HVAC and Sanitary Engineers (TTMD)At the summit, indoor air quality limit values, which were obtained as a result of
approximately 1 year of work of the TOBB IAQ Committee and are one of the basic input data
sets for the design of ventilation systems in schools, were announced. As the final declarationof the summit, the idea of forming a working group to determine the outdoor air quality
around existing and new schools across Turkey emerged.
ASHRAE TURKISH CHAPTER

ISK-SODEX Istanbul 2023
ISK SODEX Fair, organized by Hannover Messe Sodeks Fuarcılık, under the co-organization of
TTMD, ISKAV, DOSİDER, İSKİD, İZODER and with the support of POMSAD, SOSİAD, ESSİAD,MTMD and KBSB, was held at Istanbul Expo Center between 25-28 October 2023. This year, TTMD
attended the ISK SODEX Fair with its international collaborations: AEE (Association of Energy
Engineers), EHPA (European Heat Pump Association), IBPSA (International Building Performance
Simulation Association), IEA EBC TCP (International Energy Agency Energy in Buildings andCommunities Technology Collaboration Program), IEA ES TCP (International Energy Agency
Energy Storage Technology Collaboration Program), IEA SHC TCP (International Energy Agency
Solar Heating Cooling Technology Collaboration Program) and REHVA (Federation of European
Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Associations).
UNION OF CHAMBERS OF TURKISH ENGINEERS AND ARCHITECTS(TMMOB)

Our chamber will organize the VI. The Energy Efficiency Congress aims
to create an important platform and to bring together academicians, experts,
public and private sector officials, professional organizations, companies
that produce products and services in the sector, businesses and theiremployees, and candidate colleagues from all over our country, and todevelop energy efficiency awareness and activities.
ASHRAE TURKISH CHAPTER- FACTORY VİSİT – ÜNTES-RHOSS 28 SEPTEMBER 2023

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2. Report on 24th Congress of Thermal Sciences and Technology (ULIBTK’23)
Atilla Biyikoglu Dept. of Mech. Eng., Gazi Univ. abiyik@gazi.edu.tr
The 24th Thermal Science and Technology Congress with International Participation,
ULIBTK'23, (https://ulibtk2023.baskent.edu.tr) was organized by Başkent University under theleadership of the Turkish Society of Thermal Science and Technology in Kızılcahamam/Ankara
between 06-08 September 2023. The aim of the congress is to bring together scientists andresearchers and create a platform where the results of studies on heat science and technology
are shared. The congress included new and original research and development studies on thermal systems, alternative andnuclear energy technologies. The 24th Thermal Science and Technology Congress with International Participation aims
to bring together scientists, public and private sector researchers, and industrialists to produce joint projects. ULIBTK'23,
with international participation, was held at Başkent University Patalya Thermal Resort Hotel, Kızılcahamam, Ankara,accompanied by the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Turkey.

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UK, Member of ICHMT, AIHTC, EUROTHERM (2)UK National Heat Transfer Conference Announcement
Raya Al-Dadah, Birmingham University (chair), R.K.AL-DADAH@bham.ac.uk
Adriano Sciacovelli Birmingham University (co-chair), a.sciacovelli@bham.ac.uk
Tassos Karayiannis Brunel University London (chair, UKNHTC), tassos.karayiannis@brunel.ac.uk
Francesco Coletti (Secretary, UKNHTC) Brunel University London and Hexxcell Ltd., f.coletti@hexxcell.com
The UK Heat Transfer Conference is the premierforum in the UK for the local and international heattransfer community to meet, disseminate ongoingwork and discuss the latest advances in the Heat
Transfer field. The 18th edition will be held at the
University of Birmingham in September 2024. Join us
for keynote lectures delivered by eminent figures fromacademia and industry, alongside special sessions andpresentations on latest development in heat transfer.

A total of 701 papers were applied to the congress. The sessions,which were held in parallel in 5 different halls, continued for 3days, and apart from the technical sessions, the studies preparedby the congress sponsor NUMESYS company for the congress
were discussed in a special session.

The conference themes include: Single phase heattransfer, boiling, evaporation, and condensation, gas
turbines, engines and combustion, heat transfer at
micro and nano scale, sustainable energy (fuel cells,
solar energy, geothermal energy and energy storage), and many more (see conference themes on website).

24th Congress of Thermal Sciences and Technology (ULIBTK’23), Baskent University, Ankara
Topics of the Congress
Important Dates:• Alternative and Clean Energy Technologies
Deadline for abstract submission
March 30th, 2023
• Energy Conversion and Storage
Announcement of accepted abstracts April 10th, 2023
• Energy Harvest and Environment
Deadline for full paper submission
May 2nd, 2023
• Energy Policies and Energy Efficiency• Artificial Intelligence Applications in Energy
Announcement of accepted papers
July 31th, 2023
• Power and Energy Engineering Applications
Deadlineforrevisedfull
papersAug 14th, 2023
• Solar Energy and Fuel Cells• Hydrogen and Nuclear Energy Applications• Heating, Cooling and Ventilation Applications Congress• Applications in Micro and Nano Dimensions
Keynote Speeker:
Advt. Çiğdem Dilek, Chief Executive Chairman of the Global Energy Association and Founding Partner of CLA
Partners Law Office, Topic: “Developments in the Turkish Electricity Market in the Light of Energy Law andCurrent Legislation”
Invited Speakers:
Speaker 1: Prof. Dr. Hani Nigim, Faculty Member of Birzeit University Engineering Faculty
Topic 1: “Drag of Rough Surfaces: Types, Measurements and Control”
Speaker 2: Orhan Aytaç, TMMO Energy Working Group Member, METU Alumni Association Energy
Commission Member
Topc 2: “Energy Outlook in Turkey”

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The following keynotes have been secured: Professor Ji Hwan Jeong “Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow Characteristics in Open-Cell Porous Metal
Structures”
 Professor Peter Ireland, Title: TBC
 Dr Francesco Coletti: “Exploring Artificial Intelligence Applications to Heat Transfer: the Good, theBad, the Hybrid”
 Professor Hector Iacovides “Thermal Hydraulics Challenges, in Nuclear Engineering”
 Professor Mateo Bucci “Faraway, So Close: High Resolution Investigations of Boiling Heat Transfer,from Cryogenic Fluids to High-Pressure Water”
 Professor Renato Cotta “Recent Progresses on Fundamentals and Applications of Computational
Integral Transforms in Heat and Fluid Flow”
Special sessions will be organized on:
 The current state and advances in Nuclear Engineering-including aspects of heat transfer. Chaired by Dr
Michael Bluck and co-chaired by Dr Robin Kamenicky.
 Current state and advancements in Heat Pipe Devices for Smart Thermal Management of Space and
Ground applications. Chaired by Dr Anastasios Georgoulas.
 Heat transfer for Net-zero Energy Production and Energy Storage. Chaired by Dr Adriano Sciacovelli
 Advanced Additive Manufacturing for Thermal Sciences. Chaired by Professor Simone Mancin
 Understanding heat transfer processes in geothermal systems. Chaired by Professor Gioia Falcone and Dr
Christopher Brown.
Key Submission Dates: Extended abstract submitted: Friday 1st March 2024
 Acceptance or abstract re-submission: Friday 15th March 2024
 Final version of extended abstracts: Friday 4th April 2024Notification of final acceptance: Monday 25th
April 2024
For full programme and further details, please visit: https://more.bham.ac.uk/ukhtc-2024/

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