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International Symposium on Micro/Nano Thermal and Fluids Systems
International Symposium Series on
Mechanical Systems Innovation


Date: December 6 (Mon) - 7 (Tue), 2004
Place: Takeda conference hall, Takeda bldg., Asano campus, The University of Tokyo

  • Poster for International symposium.


  • Program
    December 6, 2004
    8:30-9:20 Registrations  
    Openings
    9:30- 9:45 Grand Opening of COE symposia Hiroshi Komiyama (Vice President, The University of Tokyo, Japan)
    9:45-10:15 Mechanical Systems Innovation Nobuhide Kasagi (Program Leader, The University of Tokyo, Japan)
    10:15-10:35 Coffee break  
    1. Micro/Nano Bioengineering
    10:35-11:20 Computer Aided Tissue ngineering: Recent Advances Wei Sun (Drexel University, USA)
    11:20-11:50 Effects of Cyclic Hydrostatic Pressure on Regulation of Chondrocyte Differentiation and Chondrogenesis Takashi Ushida (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
      Lunch break and poster  
    2. Microscale Energy Conversion
    14:00-14:45 Micro Reaction Technology for Energy Conversion Klavs F. Jensen (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)
    14:45-15:15 Reaction Mechanism of Low Temperature Combustion and Control of Autoignition Atsumu Tezaki (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
    15:15-15:45 Towards Realization of Small-sized Gas-turbine Engine Chisachi Kato (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
    15:45-16:15 Coffee break  
    16:15-17:00 Recent Advances in our Understanding of Flow Boiling in Microchannels Satish G. Kandlikar (Rochester Institute of Technology, USA)
    17:00-17:30 Flow Visualization of Microscale Flow Boiling and Development of Micro Reactor Yuji Suzuki (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
     
    18:00-20:00 Reception at Sanjo Conference Hall  

    December 7, 2004
    3. Molecular Dynamics and Multi-Scale Analysis
    9:30-10:15 Near-Field Heat Transfer Between Nanoparticles:The Impact on Nanofluids Sebastian Volz (Ecole Central Pari, France)
    10:15-10:45 Transport Phenomena in Nanofludic Channels Hirohumi Daiguji (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
    10:45-11:00 Coffee break  
    11:00-11:45 Challenges on Microscale Thermal Transport Modeling Joon Sik Lee (Seoul National University, Korea)
    11:45-12:15 Multiscale Modeling of Molecular Collision Dynamics Yoichiro Matsumoto (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
      Lunch break and poster  
    4. Heat Transfer Issues of Carbon Nanotubes
    14:30-15:15 Unusual Thermal Properties of Carbon Nanotubes Savas Berber (Michigan State University, USA)
    15:15-15:45 CVD Generation and Heat Transfer of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Shigeo Maruyama (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
    15:45-16:00 Closing Nobuhide Kasagi (The University of Tokyo, Japan)

    Posters are displayed for two full days for discussions during breaks.

    Contact address
    Office of The 21st Century COE Program "Mechanical Systems Innovation"
    Tel: 03-5841-7437 (internal: 27437)
    e-mail: office-coe@thtlab.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp

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