(The following topics include but are not limited to)
Theme 1. Advanced composite materials
Advanced composite/functional materials
Polymer/nanocomposites
Energy catalytic materials/energy storage materials
Interface engineering and surface engineering
New solar cells/Computational Materials Science
Material processing molding
Porous materials/refractories
Metal composites/biocomposites
Multifunctional composite/bionic composite
Multi-scale modeling
Ceramic/nanocomposite materials
Concrete and cement-based composites
Nanotechnology /NDE technology
Damage and breakage/durability and aging
Polymer matrix composites
Experimental techniques/repair techniques/hybrid composites
Probabilistic methods and designs/Fibers and substrates
Theme 2. Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology and Materials science
Advanced applications of nanoscience and nanotechnology
Carbon nanotubes and biomolecules
Nanomaterials/Nanoelectronics/Nanosystems/Nanomechanics
Nanomanipulation/Characterization of nanomaterials
Nano-optics and nano-photonics
Nanowire/nanofrequency
Nanobiology/Nanoscience and technology
Molecular Electronics/Quantum devices
Quantum electrodynamics of nanosystems
Scanning probe microscope
Spectroscopy and related instruments
Advances in materials and processing in nanotechnology and nanomachining
Topic 3. Materials Physics
Materials physics and structure
Fundamentals of materials thermodynamics/Materials Engineering
Quantum mechanics
Mechanical properties of materials
Microelectronic materials/superconductors
Materials physics and Chemistry
Material preparation technology
Atomic/solid state physics
Photoelectric materials/semiconductors
Nanomaterials and nanotechnology