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1st Announcement
International Symposium on Innovative Materials for
Processes in Energy Systems 2010 (IMPRES2010)－ For Fuel Cells, Heat Pumps and Sorption Systems －November 29–December 1, 2010
Furama Riverfront Hotel, Singapore
Organizer :IMPRES2010 Organizing Committee,
c/o Prof. Bidyut Baran Saha, Kyushu University, Japan

E-mail: saha@mech.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Co-organizers :Division of Energy Engineering, Society of Chemical Engineers,Japan
Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore
Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University, Japan
School of Mechanical &Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang
Technological University, Singapore
Sponsor:Mayekawa Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Japan

Symposium web-site: http://impres2010.org/CONFERENCE OUTLINEThis international symposium welcomes participants ofprofessionals dedicated to theories, experiments, simulations,on the development of functional materials for fuel cells, heatpumps, sorption systems and their applied aspects. Attendees
will include consulting engineers, design engineers,contractors, architects, manufacturers, researchers andacademics. The IMPRES held in every three years and this is
the second international conference after the successful
completion of IMPRES2007 at Kyoto, Japan. We hope tohave stimulating and lively discussions in the heart of the city
state Singapore.
Venue
Furama Riverfront Singapore
405 Havelock Road
Singapore 169699
Tel: +65-67396420, Fax: +65-67327025

SCOPE
The conference is concerned with the application of novel
materials in the field of energy systems with special focus on
the gas-solid reaction processes in various energy conversion
systems.
Materials for fuel cells, heat pumps, sorption systems andother energy conversion and storage devices will be discussed.
Common concerns include material reactivity, heat and masstransfer characteristics, durability, stability under hightemperature and severe conditions and cost. This conference
aims to bring workers focusing on different aspects of gassolid reactions in energy conversion and promote aninterchange of ideas across subjects.
TOPICS
The following list of topics illustrates the scope of theconference.
I. Materials application
Materials for electric energy conversion and storagea) Solid oxide fuel cellsb) Polymer electrolyte membrane and direct methanol fuelcellsc) Thermoelectric devicesd) Hydrogen production, storage and carrier systemse) Batteries and materials for thermal energy conversion andstoragef) Chemical heat pumpsg) Adsorption heat pumpsh) Phase change material heat storagei) Desiccant systemsj) Materials performancek) Improved performance of materialsl) Reactivitym) Heat and mass transfern) Energy storage and conversion densityo)Durability in repetitive operation including hightemperatures and severe conditionsp) Materials designq) Composite materialsr) Membrane reactorss) System reliability (corrosion, reactor sealing, reaction
selectivity, etc.)t) OthersCALL FOR PAPERS
The conference will be conducted in English. Extendedabstract(s) related to the above topics are invited by May 15,
2010.
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
The extended abstract between 300 to 500 words containing
the names and addresses of the authors, telephone, fax and email, stating clearly the objective of the work, results and abrief conclusion should be submitted electronically to:
http://impres2010.org/Author(s) should indicate which topic area the paper isaddressing. Papers those are not suitable for the above topics
should be labeled as "other".
IMPORTANT: All abstracts and full manuscripts are to besubmitted through e-mail by attaching MS Word and PDF
files to the following email addresses:
Prof. B.B. Saha (Chairman) saha@mech.kyushu-u.ac.jp andDr. A. Chakraborty (Secretary) AChakraborty@ntu.edu.sg
Technical papers will be presented by either orally orposters with short oral presentation for each poster.
Selected papers will be published in agreed-upon SCI
international journals after reviewing.

DEADLINES
Submission of abstract:
Notice of acceptance:
Submission of full manuscript:
Acceptance notice:
Final manuscript submission:May 15, 2010
May 31, 2010
June 15, 2010
July 31, 2010
September 15, 2010

CONFERENCE FEE*
Registration Fees (On or before September 15, 2010):
Delegate:
S$ 750Student:
S$ 450Accompanied person**: S$ 300
Late Registration (including onsite registration):
Delegate:
S$ 850Student:
S$ 550Conference proceedings in book and CD-ROM, reception
party, conference banquet, 2 lunches and coffee breaks areincluded in the registration fees.

*Each paper requires registration of at least one participant
before September 15, 2010, who will present the paper during
the conference.
**Accompanying person will not receive conference
proceedings.
GENERAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
ChairmanProf. Bidyut Baran Saha
Kyushu University, Japan
E-mail: saha@mech.kyushu-u.ac.jp
General Secretary
Dr. Anutosh Chakraborty
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
E-mail: AChakraborty@ntu.edu.sg
Accounting Coordinator
Mr. Kyaw Thu
National University of Singapore, Singapore
E-mail: mpekt@nus.edu.sg
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
ChairmanProf. Kim Choon Ng
National University of Singapore, Singapore
E-mail: mpengkc@nus.edu.sg
Executive Committee Members
Prof. Arun Majumder
National University of Singapore, SingaporeProf. Cristopher Yap
National University of Singapore, Singapore
Dr. Kandadai Srinivasan
National University of Singapore, Singapore
Prof. Fei DuanNanyang Technological University, Singapore
Dr. Hideharu Yanagi
National University of Singapore, Singapore
Dr. Abdul Halim
National University of Singapore, Singapore
INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEEMembers
Prof. Yukitaka Kato (Chairman, IMPRES2007)
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

Prof. Lua Aik ChongNanyang Technological University, Singapore
Prof. Afshin J. Ghajar
Oklahoma State University, USA
Prof. Srinivasa Murthy
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India
Prof. Takao Kashiwagi
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Prof. Seong Ho YoonKyushu University, Japan
Prof. Atsushi Akisawa
Tokyo Univ. of Agr. & Tech., Japan
Prof. Yasuyuki Takata
Kyushu University, Japan
Prof. Shigeru Koyama
Kyushu University, Japan
Prof. Felix Ziegler
Technische Universitat Berlin, Germany
Dr. Elisa Boelman
European Commission, Brussels
Prof. Min-Soo Kim
Seoul National University
Prof. Hideo Mori
Kyushu University, Japan
Prof. Robert E. Critoph
Warwick University, UK
Prof. Yuriya I. Aristov
Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Novosibirsk, Russia
Prof. Yong Tae Kang
Kyung Hee University, Korea
Dr. Belal Dawoud
Viessmann GmbH & Co KG, Germany
Prof. Ruzhu Wang
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Prof. Pradip Dutta
Indian Institute of Science, India
Dr. Uli Jacob
dr. Jakob Energy Research, Germany
Dr. Keiko Fujioka
Functional Fluids Co. Ltd., Japan
Prof. Keumnam Cho
Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
Prof. Akio Kodama
Kanazawa University, Japan
Prof. Agami T. Reddy

Arizona State University, USA
Prof. Mike Tierney
Bristol University, UK
Dr. Elisa Boelman
EU Committee of the Regions (in personal capacity)
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