SUNDAY |
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Arrival and check-in |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | World Energy Resources & Thermodynamics: coping with scarcity |
| Discussion Leader: Michael J. Moran |
| Noam Lior Energy resources: the present situation and possible paths to the future |
| Michael J. Moran Global Oil Depletion |
| Raffaele Vellone Hydrogen as energy carrier: what future? |
| Frank Kreith Thermodynamics and Net Energy Analysis |
MONDAY |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Thermodynamics of emerging energy-conversion technologies |
| Discussion Leader: Adrian Bejan |
| David Paulus Some observations on entropy extremization in physical processes |
| Enzo Tiezzi Thermodynamic links between industry and environmental sciences |
| Coffee Break and Conference Photo |
| Vincenzo Naso Stirling Engines |
| Maurizio Cumo "Intrinsically safe" nuclear reactors |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Free Time |
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm | Poster Session |
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm | Thermodynamics and Modern Design |
| Discussion Leader: David Moorhouse |
| Claudio Bruno Present problems in hypersonic plane design |
| Björn Magnussen Mathematical modeling of turbulent combustion in Energy Systems: a means to optimize design |
| David Riggins Exergy Analysis of High-Speed Propulsion |
| Alberto Mirandola A viable approach to the optimization of Energy Systems |
| Michael V. Spakowsky Advanced Global optimization of Energy Systems |
8:00 pm | Dinner |
TUESDAY |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | New developments in exergy Analysis |
| Discussion Leader: Richard A. Gaggioli |
| Luigi Campanella New trends in the chemical approach to the assessment of the environmental impact of energy uses |
| Antonio Valero Exergo-ecology |
| Coffee Break |
| Andrea Lazzaretto New perspectives for Thermo-economics |
| George Tsatsaronis Thermo-economics |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Free Time |
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm | Poster Session |
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm | Quantum Thermodynamics |
| Discussion Leader: Ronald Kosloff |
| Lajos Diosi Time-arrow and information loss |
| Eduardo Mendel Quantum time-correlations at finite temperatures |
| Jonathan Oppenheim Are the basic laws of quantum mechanics, thermodynamical? |
8:00 pm | Dinner |
WEDNESDAY |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Phase Transitions |
| Discussion Leader: Signe Kjelstrup |
| Dick Bedeaux Non-equilibrium Van der Waals models |
| Coffee Break |
| Charles Ward T-inversion at phase interfaces |
| Jean-Marc Simon Transport through surfaces, modelled with non-equilibrium molecular dynamics |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Free Time |
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm | Poster Session |
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm | Meso-scales Thermodynamics |
| Discussion Leader: Bjarne Andresen |
| Bjarne Andresen Teenage Thermodynamics: not quite micro, not quite macro |
| Ken Sekimoto How are Brownian motors and ratchets different from usual thermodynamic machines? |
| Honyun Wang Novel microscopic engines in practice |
8:00 pm | Dinner |
THURSDAY |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Anthro-scales Thermodynamics |
| Discussion Leader: Mark Denny |
| Robert Josephson Positive and negative work in the balance sheet for muscle power output |
| Danny Grunbaum Biomechanical constraints on the dynamics of heterogeneous ecological systems? |
| Coffee Break |
| Steven Hand Mitocondrial efficiency during oxygen limitation |
| Pedro Verdugo Dynamics of biopolymer networks |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Free Time |
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm | Poster Session |
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm | Fuel Cell Technology |
| Discussion Leader: Henning Struchtrup |
| Andrew Dicks The case for fuel cells |
| Walter Merida Fuel cells design and performance |
| Ned Djilali Fuel cells modeling |
8:00 pm | Dinner |
FRIDAY |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am | Departure |