[Iefac.list] Call for Papers A Symposium on Meso/Micro Manufacturing Equipment and Processes for Alternative Energy Devices

[Tugrul Ozel]

Call For Papers
A Symposium on
Meso/Micro Manufacturing Equipment and Processes for Alternative Energy
Devices
Sponsored by the ASME Manufacturing Engineering Division's
Manufacturing Equipment Technical Committee
	2009 ASME Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference (MSEC)
	October 4-7, 2009, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Technical Focus
Alternative energy devices for fuel cell systems, solar-thermal energy
systems, photovoltaic systems, and on-board hydrogen storage systems have
many components that are challenging to manufacture under desired physical,
thermal and mechanical property constraints. While material development
remains core in advancement of these technologies, manufacturability for
reasonable cost, quality and reliability remains the key for mass use of the
products introduced by these alternative energy systems. 
Manufacturing equipment, tooling and processes that deal with such
advancements in producing better alternative energy systems is the topic of
interest of this symposium. Particularly, the interest lies with the
meso/micro scale manufacturing processes that refer to "scale down" versions
of macro scale manufacturing processes supported by additional thermal,
chemical or mechanical mechanisms. In the past few years the combination of
different conventional manufacturing processes at multiple scales has become
an innovative approach to increase productivity, to broaden the limits of
application base, and improvement of product and surface quality.  Research
of interest includes: novel process development, analytical, thermal,
numerical modeling, experimental investigations and process optimization
studies.  Specific topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
*	Manufacturing equipment and tooling for machining, forming and
assembling of fuel cell components such as bi-polar and end plates.
*	Meso/micro-forming at cold, warm or elevated temperatures: stamping,
blanking, embossing, roller and pattern imprinting etc.
*	Modeling and simulation of meso/micro manufacturing processes for
fuel cell components, solar-cells and hydrogen storage devices.
*	Electrochemically, chemically, and ultrasonically assisted
manufacturing of alternative energy device components.
Paper Submission
Authors are encouraged to complete a statement of intent to submit a paper
via the conference website. Full manuscripts must be submitted by March 30,
2009. One author must sign the Agreement to Present Paper at MSEC 2009 form
by July 15, 2009 or the paper will be withdrawn from the conference. Authors
may also consult www.asme.org/divisions/med/call/ for updates.  For further
information about the symposium, please contact one of the co-organizers
listed below.  No papers are to be submitted to the organizers; submissions
will only be accepted via the conference website at
www.asmeconferences.org/msec09/.
Symposium Co-Organizers
Dr. Tugrul Ozel
Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering
Rutgers University
96 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Tel: 732-445-1099, Fax: 732-445-5467
Email: ozel at rci.rutgers.edu
	Dr. Andrew Trimmer
Global Research Center 
1 Research Circle, MB235
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY12309
Tel: (518) 387-7472, Fax: (518) 387-6232
Email:  trimmer at research.ge.com
	
Format and Participation Level
We expect to receive as many as 8-10 research papers.  We plan to have a
total of eight presentations in two sessions.  These sessions will follow
the traditional paper presentation format.  We hope to have one traditional
paper session devoted to industry-submitted papers on industrial case
studies and new hybrid micro manufacturing applications.  These papers will
be solicited through personal contacts and broader email invitations.

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