TRAVEL INFORMATION(Local Transportation to City of Kitakyushu)
The conference will take place at Kitakyushu
International Conference Center, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka.
The venue is about 5 minutes’ walk from JR Kokura
Station, or about 30 minutes’ access from Fukuoka
Airport (International) via JR Hakata Station by thesuper express “Shinkansen” .

TOURSLadies tour (optional) : Half-day excursion for theaccompanying persons is planned on the afternoon of
6 August 2018. This tour offers unique visits of the World
Heritage Site chosen for Japan’s Meiji industrial
revolution such as the imperial steel works of Yawata.
Additional cost per person is JPY 5,000 and online
registration is required by 20 July 2018.
Technical Tour : Half-day exclusive tour is planned on
the afternoon of 8 August 2018 that is the last day of
ISFGMs 2018. This tour offers chances to visit a robot
factory of Yasukawa Electric Corporation, a uniquemuseum of TOTO Ltd., and so on.
For more information of those tours, se the website;www.fgms.net/isfgms2018.

Second Announcement

15TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON
FUNCTIONALLY GRADED MATERIALS- Structural Sector Approaches for
New Functionalities and Durability -INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD〔U.S.A.〕

Prof. Glaucio H. Paulino
Prof. Marek-Jerzy Pindera
Prof. Jeong-Ho. Kim
Assoc. Prof. Huming Yin〔BELGIUM〕

Prof. Fernando A. Rochinha
Dr. Emilio C. N. Silva〔FINLAND〕〔SOUTH KOREA〕〔SLOVENIA〕〔JAPAN〕〔RUSSIA〕

Prof. Ichiro Shiota

Prof. Evgeny Levashov
Dr. Vladimir Sanin〔CHINA〕

2-1-40 Takamori, Izumi-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 981-3203, JAPAN
Phone +81-22-343-9161
FAX+81-22-343-9162
E-mail fgms_2018@f-jast.or.jp〔BRAZIL〕

Dr. Luis Augusto Rocha

Dr. Sasa Novak

Functionally Graded Materials FORUM of JAPANProf. Serkan Dag

Prof. Omer Van Der Biest
Prof. Michael Gasik

SECRETARIANT〔TURKY〕

Prof. Lianmeng Zhang
Prof. Qingjie Zhang
Prof. Wei Pan
Prof. Chang-Chun Ge
Prof. Jing-Feng Li
Prof. Zhangjian Zhou

Assoc. Prof. Hansang Kwon
Prof. Akira Kawasaki
Dr. Akinaga Kumakawa
Dr. Yoshikazu Shinohara
Prof. Takashi Goto
Prof. Yoshimi Watanabe
Prof. Kazuhiro Hasezaki
Prof. Soshu Kirihara
Prof. Ryuzo Watanabe
Dr. Masayuki NIino

5-8 August 2018

Kitakyushu International Conference Center
Kitakyushu, JAPAN
Organized by
Functionally Graded Materials FORUM of JAPANwww.fgms.net/isfgms2018

Important Dates to Remember
 Proceedings Paper Submission Deadline:
20 May 2018 (Submission is arbitrary, not duty.)
 Advanced Registration Deadline:
30 June 2018
 Standard Registration Deadline:
30 July 2018

ISFGMs 2018

The first International Symposium on FGMs was held in
Sendai (1990) where the concept of FGMs was born.
Since then, a series of the symposia has been held
every two years in USA, Europe, and Asia. FGMs Forumof Japan will celebrate the 30th anniversary in 2018
and it was fixed at the IACFGMs meeting in 2016 tohold the 15th symposium in Kitakyushu tocommemorate the special year. We invite all of youand hope to discuss the future of research andapplications of FGMs.

Chairperson of Organizing Committee
Akira Kawasaki
Tohoku University, JAPAN

Chairperson of Local Executive Committee
Kouichi Nakano
Kyushu Institute of Technology, JAPANPLENARY LECTURES

As one of highlight events, a couple of plenary lectures
will be planned.
 “Lessons learned with FGM development” by Prof.
Michael M. Gasik (Aalto University Foundation, Finland).
 “Additive manufacture and properties of layered,graded and 3D anisotropic materials for applications
in communications and energy storage” by Prof.
Patrick Grant FIMMM FREng (University of Oxford, UK).
Other lectures are also promising ones.

MEMORIAL CEREMONY

Memorial ceremony for Prof. Dr. M. Willert-Porada andProf. Dr. Toshio Hirai is going to be held on the eveningof 7 August 2018 to pray for the repose if their soul. The
excellent dinner will be served at a restaurant in ahistorical European style building “Matshumono-tei”
which is designated as an important cultural property.

Aug. 5 (Sun)

SESSIONS• Processing• Manufacturing• Design and Characterization• Modeling and Simulations• Multiscale Multiphysics Modeling• Nano-FGMs• Biomedical and Eco-materials• Biomimetic Materials• Multifunctional Materials• Energy Conversion Materials and Device• Topology Optimization and Homogenization• Thin Films and Coatings• Surfaces and Interfaces• Computational Techniques• Testing and Characterization• Industrial Applications and Commercialization

REGISTRATION FEE

Online registration system is available on the website;www.fgms.net/isfgms2018.

PROGRAM AT A GLANCE (Tentative)

SCOPE

The fundamental concept of Functionally Graded
Materials (FGMs) is controlling the properties ofstructural sectors inside a material to realize newfunctionalities and durability. We believe that the ideaof FGMs is one answer to our future. We are pleased toconvene the 15th ISFGMs in Kitakyushu, Japan in 2018
for you with interest in new functionalities and durability
by structural sector approaches.

SUBMISSION OF PROCEEDINGS PAPERS

Those who wish to publish their proceedings areencouraged to submit them. The deadline forsubmission of the proceeding (2-4 pages) with acamera ready format is 20 May 2018. Peer review ofsubmitted proceedings will be organized before thesymposium. The proceedings will be included in a USB
memory stick among the conference materials only
after the receipt of one full registration fee perproceeding in due time.

Morning
9:00～12:00

Evening
17:30～

Aug. 7 (Tue)Aug. 8 (Wed)Oral Session

Oral Session

Coffee bkeak

Coffee break

Coffee break

Oral Session

Oral Session

Closing Ceremony

Lunch,
Exhibition

Lunch
12:00～13:30

Afternoon
13:30～17:30

Aug. 6 (Mon)
Opening Ceremony

Registration Desk Open
13:00～TBD,

Oral Session

IACFGMs meeting
17:00～20:00

Lunch,
Exhibition

Oral Session
Ladies Tour

Coffee bkeak
Welcome drink13:00～17:00

Lunch,
Exhibition(Applicants only)Technical Tour
Coffee break

13:00～17:30
PosterSession

Banquet17:30～20:30(Applicants only)

13:00～17:30
Oral Session

Memorial Ceremony ofProf. Dr. M. Willert-Porada
and Prof. Dr. Toshio Hirai
17:30～20:00《NOTICE》 Registration desk will be set up at Rihga Royal

Hotel Kokura only on the first day (5 August). After the secondday (6 ～ 8 August) the registration desk will be set up at
Kitakyushu International Conference Center.

LANGUAGE

The official language will be only English. Figures Tables,
and their captions for oral presentations, as well as
posters should be written in English.

YOUNG RESEARCHERS

With the help of sponsorship a special effort will bemade to attract the participation of young researchers
in the field through a reduction in participation fees.
Poster presentation competition for young researchersis planned. For more information of the competition,
see the website; www.fgms.net/isfgms2018.

HOTELSJTB Corporation has been appointed as an official
travel agent for ISFGMs 2018 and will handle hotel
accommodations. JTB has reserved a sufficient numberof rooms at the following hotels for the participants
during the symposium period at special discount rates;- Rihga Royal Hotel Kokura- Station Hotel Kokura- JR Kyushu Hotel Kokura
Online hotel reservation system is available on thewebsite; www.fgms.net/isfgms2018.