Report on 6th U.S.–Japan Joint Seminar on Nanoscale Transport Phenomena—Science and Engineering

Abstract

seminar. (The agenda of the seminar is attached at the end at this report [14].) The OPENING RECEPTION AND PRESENTATIONK. Okazaki gave a big picture talk on the evening of July 13, 2008, pointing to the urgency of global warming and the roles of nanoscale science and technology to address the challenges. Examples in CO 2 sequestration and catalysis were given. Okazaki's talk drew lots of discussion, including concerns about the long-term stability of proposed CO 2 sequestration methods. SESSION 1: KEYNOTE SESSIONThe first keynote session included talks by M.S. Dresselhaus [1] and S. Maruyama [2]. The speakers addressed very important directions to be noted by this continuing seminar series. Dresselhaus discussed the need for materials research to confront the challenge of the explosive energy demand increase. The world energy needs will reach 33 TW by 2050. Nanostructured materials are important for energybased applications due to (1) their unique physical phenomena, (2) their higher surface area, and (3) the independent control of each parameter that is not available in conventional bulk. Dresselhaus focused on solar energy, such as solar electricity (PV), solar fuel (biomass), and solar thermal, and thermoelectricity related issues. The importance of having a roadmap for the R&D, like Moore's law, which has served as the guiding role to the semiconductor electronics industry, was pointed out. The talk concluded with the challenges we face including the need for doubling and tripling the energy supply by 2050 and 2100, respectively, and of introducing

Report on the Eighth US–Japan Joint Seminar on Nanoscale Transport Phenomena—Science and Engineering

“…The U.S.-Japan series has a tradition of summarizing each meeting with a conference report published in Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering (NMTE) [1,2]. For 2014 we have instead chosen to solicit critical opinion papers.…”

“…Nearly all of the talks were recorded by video and are now publicly available online. 1 Another experiment for 2014 was the administration of an anonymous survey, with a response rate of around 50% of the attendees. The primary goal was to quantify and document the state of the field.…”