THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NATURE INSPIRED SURFACE ENGINEERING
International Conference on Nature Inspired Surface Engineering (NISE), a multidisciplinary conference, will be held on June 11-14, 2019. The conference will be held at the Stevens Institute of Technology, New Jersey, USA, at the Bissinger Room (4th floor) at the Wesley J. Howe Center.
Nature, such as plants, insects, and marine animals, shows unique surface properties in their components (e.g., leaves, wings, eyes, legs, and skins) for multiple purposes, such as water-repellency, anti-adhesion, and anti-reflection. Such multifunctional surface properties are attributed to three-dimensional and hierarchical surface structures with modulated surface chemistry and mechanical pliability. Over the last couple of decades, we have witnessed a significant advancement in the fundamental understanding of surface and interfacial phenomena of such multifunctional surfaces as well as the design, fabrication, and applications of those coatings/surfaces/materials. The NISE conference provides a means of reporting and sharing the latest developments in the nature-inspired surface engineering, encompassing physics, chemistry, biology, material science, and various engineering disciplines. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Fundamental understanding of surface and interface science and phenomena such as wetting, adhesion, adsorption, desorption, friction, (bio)tribology, wear, corrosion, biofouling, icing/deicing, phase changes, heat/energy transfer, electrochemistry, optics/photonics, etc.
- Material processing and fabrication techniques for functional surfaces including novel techniques such as 3D printing and self-assembly
- Surface modification and coating techniques for functional surfaces
- Hydro-, aero, ice-, and oleo-phobic/philic surfaces
- SLIPS (slippery liquid infused porous surfaces) and LIS (lubricant impregnated surfaces)
- Stimuli-responsive and adaptive materials and surfaces
- Self-healing/self-repairing materials and surfaces
- Surface engineering in energy applications
- Surface engineering in water-related applications
- Surface engineering in biomedical applications
- Surface engineering in optical and electrical applications
- Surface engineering in industrial applications
- Surface characterization and metrology
- Novel phenomena and applications of engineered surfaces/coatings
Post-conference image gallery
NISE 2019 Abstract Book
NISE 2019 Abstract Book is available to view online or download.
Click here to view or download it.
If you have questions, please contact us at [email protected]
IMPORTANT DATES
Abstract Submission Deadline: January 31, 2019 Extended until February 15, 2019
Early Bird Registration Deadline: March 31, 2019
Regular Registration Deadline: April 15, 2019
Registration will still be open for non-presenters after April 15th. Onsite registration is also possible
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
Thank you for your interest in submitting a paper for the AIS Nature Inspired Surface Engineering (NISE) Conference. You may submit your abstract via AIS Conference Management Module, starting from June 1, 2018.
You first need to register for the Conference Management Module. You will see options at the end of the registration table. Please choose “Author” as your role.
Your abstract must have a scientific style and format. Click following links for our abstract template that will guide you: PDF file, Word file.
After you submit your abstract, wait to hear from us. If your abstract is accepted, you will need to make your payment and registration on this page.
Abstracts will be published on the conference webpage in electronic format.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
USA, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
[email protected]
Dr. Yang’s keynote: Butterfly Wing-Inspired Nanoparticle Coatings
USA, Princeton University, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
[email protected]
Dr. Stone’s keynote: Transport-phenomena-based Approaches to Surface Engineering
USA, UCLA, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace engineering
[email protected]
Dr. Kim’s keynote: Structured Surfaces – from Super-repellency to Drag Reduction
INVITED SPEAKERS (in alphabetical order by last name)
Prof. Edward Bormashenko, Ariel University, Israel – Liquid Marbles, Naturally Inspired Elastic Nonstick Droplets: From Mini-reactors to Self-Propulsion
Prof. Chuan-Hua Chen, Duke University, US – Bioinspired Jumping-Droplet Vapor Chambers
Prof. Sajan George, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India – Femtosecond Laser Tailoring of Surface Wettability for Droplet Control
Prof. Ximin He, University of California Los Angeles, USA – Bioinspired Adaptive Material Systems for Sensing, Sorting, and Harvesting
Prof. Hui Hu, Iowa State University, USA – Bioinspired Icephobic Coatings for Aircraft Icing Mitigation
Prof. Anne Kietzig, McGill University, Canada – Functionality through Texture – Nature-inspired Surface Engineering using Laser Micromachining
Prof. Ho-Young Kim, Seoul National University, South Korea – Humidity-responsive Soft Machines
Prof. Seok Kim, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, US – Shape Memory Polymer Dry Adhesives Working Under Water
Prof. Ling Li, Virginia Tech, US – Biological surfaces with simultaneous mechanical and optical functions
Prof. Glen McHale, Northumbria University, UK – Controlling Droplets: Thin, Conformal and Gradient SLIP Surfaces
Prof. Changhyun Pang, Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea – Bioinspired Adhesive Architectures for Versatile Applications
Prof. Luyi Sun, University of Connecticut, US – Bio-inspired Design of Mechanochromisms via Surface Engineering
Prof. Tak-Sing Wong, Pennsylvania State University, US – Nature-Inspired Materials for Health and Water Sustainability
Prof. Zuankai Wang, City University of Hong Kong – Nature-inspired Topological Surfaces for Directional Droplet Transport
Prof. Yongmei Zheng, Beihang University, China – Bioinspired wettability gradient surfaces: from design to control droplet transport
Conference Program Schedule
You may view the daily program schedule by clicking the images below. You may also download it in pdf format.
If you have questions, please feel free to contact Prof. Chang-Hwan Choi at [email protected].
The abstracts will be published on our website on July 15, 2019
Tuesday - OPENING
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Poster PresentationsEXHIBITION
NISE 2019 Exhibition Component will provide a unique platform to all leading manufacturers for launching their latest innovations and technologies. Contact us at [email protected] to book your stand and for details.
EXHIBITORS
DataPhysics Instruments GmbH
Registration and Conference Fees
Registrations fees do not cover accommodation or food. Participants have to arrange their own accommodation and meals.
However, tea, coffee and cookies will be served throughout the conference.
Registration will still be open for non-presenters after April 15th. Onsite registration is also possible
STUDENT
375 USD
PHD / PROFESSOR / INDUSTRY
500 USD
HOTEL INFORMATION
We have blocked 40 rooms at the nearby Sheraton Lincoln Harbor Hotel (500 Harbor Boulevard
Weehawken, NJ 07086) for you at a discounted price, $199 + tax. Conference participants need to call the hotel at 1-800-325-3535 or (201) 617-5600 on or before Friday, May 10th, 2019 to make their own reservations. Mention you are part of the “NISE-2019″ conference when you call.
Rooms will be reserved on a first come, first served basis so early booking is highly recommended. After all 40 rooms are reserved, the hotel will apply its regular price. Payment of the hotel bill will be settled directly with the hotel.
Here’s the reservation link you can use to make reservations: Book your group rate for NISE 2019.
Other hotels you may contact are:
W Hotel Hoboken
(Located 3 blocks south of the Stevens campus)
225 River Street
Hoboken, NJ 07030
Tel: (201) 253-2400
Courtyard Jersey City Newport
(2.5 miles away from the campus)
40 Washington Boulevard
Jersey City, NJ, 07310
Tel: (201) 626-6600
Double Tree by Hilton
(2.7 miles away from the campus)
455 Washington Boulevard
Jersey City, NJ, 07310
Tel: (201) 499-2400
Meadowlands Plaza Hotel
(6 miles away from the campus)
40 Wood Avenue
Secaucus, NJ 07094
Tel: (201) 272-1000
CONFERENCE CHAIR
Dr. Chang-Hwan Choi is a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Stevens Institute of Technology. He acquired his BS (1995) and MS (1997) in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering from Seoul National University in Korea. He also earned his MS in Fluids, Thermal, and Chemical Processes from Brown University in 2002. Dr. Choi received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2006, specializing in MEMS/Nanotechnology and minoring in Fluid Mechanics and Biomedical Engineering.
TECHNICAL COMMITTEE CHAIR
Dr. K.-C. Kenneth Park is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University, who has been working on bio-inspired interfacial thermofluidics and surface engineering. He received his SM (2010) and PhD (2013) in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Prior to joining the faculty at Northwestern University, Dr. Park also worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University.
TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
Netherlands, Eindhoven University of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
[email protected]
Germany, Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V., Department Polymer Interfaces
[email protected]
USA, Michigan Technological University, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
[email protected]
India, Manipal Academy of Higher Education,
Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics
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Greece, University Ecclesiastical Academy of Thessaloniki, Management and Conservation of Ecclesiastical Cultural Heritage Objects
[email protected]
USA, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering
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USA, University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
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Hong Kong, City University of Hong Kong, Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering
[email protected]
USA, Pennsylvania State University, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering
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Partnering Journals
Selected abstracts will be recommended for the publication to partnering journals including Biomimetics, Coatings, Micromachines, Surface Innovations, Materials, International Journal of Wettability Science and Technology, and Surfaces.
AWARDS
Coatings offers a “Best Oral Presentation Award” for young investigators (PhD students or postdocs)
in the amount of 200 USD.
Biomimetics, Micromachines and Surfaces each offer “Best Poster Awards” for young investigators (PhD students or postdocs)
in the amount of 100 USD.
Awardees
Best Oral Presentation Award
Mr. Rukmava CHATTERJEE, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA (sponsored by Coatings)
“Phase Adaptive Liquids for Exceptional Anti-icing and Anti-frosting Performance”
Best Poster Awards
Dr. Sangyul BAIK, Sungkyunkwan University, Republic of Korea (sponsored by Biomimetics)
“A Highly Drainable, Capillary-enhanced, Organ-attachable Adhesive with Octopusinspired 3-dimensional Architectures”
Mr. Stephan MILLES, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany (sponsored by Micromachines)
“Effect of Laser Fabricated Micro-structures on the Wetting of Pure Aluminum”
Ms. Minjie LIU, City University of Hong Kong, China (sponsored by Surfaces)
“Directional Droplet Transport at High Temperature”
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Venue
The conference will be held at the Bissinger Room (4th floor) at the Wesley J. Howe Center at the Stevens Institute of Technology located at 1 Castle Point Terrace, Hoboken, New Jersey 07030, USA.
USA Visa Information for Int'l Participants
AIS will issue a letter of invitation if you need a USA Visa.
If you are a citizen of a country listed in the USA visa waiver program, or you currently hold a valid visa to the United States, you do not need to request a visa invitation letter from AIS.
Provided that you need an invitation letter to receive a visa to participate in the conference, you must send the following information to [email protected].
1) First and last names as they appear on your passport
2) Country of citizenship
3) Passport number
4) Affiliation
5) Home address
6) Phone number
7) Email address
Check this link for the list of the countries in the U.S.A. visa waiver program.
Check this link for information about your visa application.
How to Get to Stevens
Various options are available to get to Stevens.
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About Stevens Institute of Technology
Stevens Institute of Technology is a premier, private research university situated in Hoboken, N.J. overlooking the Manhattan skyline. Founded in 1870, technological innovation has been the hallmark and legacy of Stevens’ education and research programs for more than 140 years. Within the university’s three schools and one college, more than 6,100 undergraduate and graduate students collaborate with more than 350 faculty members in an interdisciplinary, student-centric, entrepreneurial environment to advance the frontiers of science and leverage technology to confront global challenges. Stevens is home to three national research centers of excellence, as well as joint research programs focused on critical industries such as healthcare, energy, finance, defense, STEM education and coastal sustainability. The university is consistently ranked among the nation’s elite for return on investment for students, career services programs and mid-career salaries of alumni. Stevens is in the midst of a 10-year strategic plan, The Future. Ours to Create., designed to further extend the Stevens legacy to create a forward-looking and far-reaching institution with global impact.
About the City of Hoboken
Hoboken is a unique, vibrant, walkable, dynamic and culturally-diverse urban community just over one square mile in size.
Hoboken is a small city on the Hudson River in northeastern New Jersey. Once known only as the birthplace of baseball and Frank Sinatra and the site of Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken has become a party town, which also offers a wide variety of options for shopping, restaurants, parks and nightlife – as well as numerous cultural, music and ethnic festivals throughout the year.
For your questions such as “what to do,” where to dine,” “where to stay,” “shopping,” “walking tours,” etc., check out these webpages about Hoboken:
www.hobokennj.org/visit
www.enjoyhoboken.com
www.visitnj.org/hoboken
Nearby Sightseeing Places
New York City
New York City Official Guide
New York Public Library
Central Park
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Empire State Building
Statue of Liberty
Rockefeller Center
Times Square
Brooklyn Bridge
Chrysler Building
Fifth Avenue
Things to Do in New York City
Manhattan Sightseeing Map
Columbia University
New Jersey
Things to Do in New Jersey
Liberty State Park
Liberty Science Center
Six Flags Great Adventure
Princeton University
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