First International Conference on 4D Materials and Systems

First International Conference on 4D Materials and Systems August 26-30, 2018

Yonezawa Japan

Yamagata University

Call for Papers Abstract Submission Deadline: April 20, 2018 Sponsored by

First International Conference on 4D Materials and Systems Yonezawa l Japan

Sponsored by

August 26-30, 2018

Yamagata University

Meeting Information General Information

The First International Conference on 4D Materials and Systems (4DMS) will be held in Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan from August 26-30, 2018 at the Faculty of Engineering, Yamagata University, Yonezawa, Japan.

This international conference will bring together engineers, medical professionals, clinicians, chemists, biologists, and physicists under the same roof, to initiate roadmap, and share results and discuss issues related to the latest advancements in the fundamental science and technological developments in challenges and innovations in polymer gels and network materials; electrochemical materials and devices for energy conversion and storage; smart engineering materials, robotics, soft-smart robotics; material processing – theoretical and experimental approach; and printed and flexible electronics.

This conference has five parallel conference tracks: 1. Gel Symposium, 2. Flexible and Printed Electronics, 3. Material Processing, 4. Electrochemical Materials and Devices for Energy Conversion and Storage, 5. Sensors and Systems.

Abstract Submission

To give an oral or poster presentation at the 4D Materials and Systems (4DMS) conference, you must submit an original meeting abstract for consideration via the ECS website, https://ecs.confex.com/ecs/4DMS/cfp. cgi no later than April 20, 2018. Faxed, e-mailed, and/or late abstracts will not be accepted. Meeting abstracts should explicitly state objectives, new results, and conclusions or significance of the work.

Once the submission deadline has passed, the symposium organizers will evaluate all abstracts for content and relevance to the symposium topic, and will schedule all acceptable submissions as either oral or poster presentations.

In May 2018, Letters of Acceptance/Invitation will be sent via email to the corresponding author of all accepted abstracts, notifying them of the date, time, and location of their presentation. Regardless of whether you requested a poster or an oral presentation, it is the symposium organizers’ discretion to decide how and when it is scheduled.

Paper Presentation

Oral presentations must be in English; LCD projectors and laptops will be provided for all oral presentations. Presenting authors MUST bring their presentation on a USB flash drive to be used with the dedicated laptop that will be in each technical session room. Speakers requiring additional equipment must make written request to meetings@ electrochem.org at least one month prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements may be worked out, subject to availability, and at the expense of the author.

Poster presentations must be displayed in English, on a board approximately 80 cm x 180 cm, corresponding to their abstract number and day of presentation in the final program.

Meeting Publications

ECS Meeting Abstracts—All meeting abstracts will be published in the ECS Digital Library (www.ecsdl.org), copyrighted by ECS, and all abstracts become the property of ECS upon presentation.

ECS Transactions—All full papers and posters presented are eligible for submission to ECS’s online proceedings publication, ECS Transactions (ECST). The degree of review given to each paper is at the discretion of the issue editors. This meeting is scheduled to publish a standard issue of ECST, which will open to submissions after the meeting. All presenting authors are encouraged to submit their full-text papers. Once published, papers will be available for sale through the ECS Digital Library and through the ECS Online Store.

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Please visit the ECST website (www.ecsdl.org/ECST) for additional information including overall guidelines, author and editor instructions, a downloadable manuscript template, and more.

ECS Journals — Authors presenting papers are also encouraged to submit to the Society’s technical journals: Journal of The Electrochemical Society, and ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology.

See important dates and deadlines pertaining to ECS Transactions in box.

Meeting Registration

All participants—including authors and invited speakers—are required to pay the appropriate registration fees. Meeting registration information will be posted on the website as it becomes available. The deadline for discounted early-bird registration is July 31, 2018.

Hotel Registration

Hotel information is coming soon.

Letter of Invitation

Individuals requiring an official letter of invitation should email abstracts@ electrochem.org; such letters will not imply any financial responsibility of ECS.

Contact Information

If you have any questions or require additional information regarding abstract submission, contact ECS at abstracts@electrochem.org.

For all other inquiries, contact the Conference Chairs: Prof. Ajit Khosla khosla@yz.yamagata-u.ac.jp and Prof. Hidemitsu Furukawa, furukawa@ yz.yamagata-u.ac.jp.

Important Dates and Deadlines Meeting abstract submission opens............................January 2018 Meeting abstract submission deadline......................April 20, 2018 Notification to Corresponding Authors of abstract acceptance or rejection.............................May 16, 2018 Technical Program published online.........................May 16, 2018 Meeting registration opens.........................................May 18, 2018 Early bird meeting registration deadline....................July 31, 2018 ECS Transactions submission site opens for standard issues...................................September 8, 2018 ECS Transactions submission deadline for standard issues............................................ November 11, 2018 First International Conference on 4D Materials and Systems ......................... August 26-30, 2018

Call for Papers • 4D Materials and Systems • YONEZAWA, Japan • August 26-30, 2018

First International Conference on 4D Materials and Systems Yonezawa l Japan

Sponsored by

August 26-30, 2018

Yamagata University

Symposium Topics M—Sensors

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Gel Symposium 2018

The 12th International Gel Symposium (Gel Sympo 2018) organized by Polymer Gel Research Group, Japan (PGRG-J) and co-organized by the Society of Polymer Science, Japan (SPSJ) will focus on “Challenges and Innovations in Polymer Gels and Network Materials”. Scientific topics of the symposium will include all areas of polymer gels and polymer network materials from both fundamental and application points of view, with special emphasis on Chemistry (novel syntheses of gel, micro/nanogel, network formation), Physics (structure, theory, gelation, optical and mechanical properties, absorption), Functions (stimuli-sensitivity, biocompatibility, sensing, self-healing, etc), and Applications (cosmetics, Skin Antioxidative Protection (SAP), sensors, separation system, fuel cell, catalyst, implants, drug delivery system, tissue engineering). Topics of interest include but are not limited to: 1) Synthesis and Fabrications, 2) Structure and Physical Properties, 3) Functions and Characteristics, 4) Applications (Industrial and Biomedical).

A standard edition of ECS Transactions is planned for the meeting.

All authors accepted for presentation are encouraged to submit their full text manuscript for the issue no later than November 11, 2018. All manuscripts will be submitted online, and must be in either MS Word or PDF format.

Abstracts should be submitted electronically to ECS headquarters, and questions and inquiries should be sent to the symposium organizers: Hidemitsu Furukawa, Yamagata University, email: furukawa@ yz.yamagata-u.ac.jp; Kohzo Ito, University of Tokyo, email: kohzo@k.utokyo.ac.jp; Akira Kakugo, Hokkaido University, email: Kakugo@ sci.hokudai.ac.jp; Kazuki Fukushima, Yamagata University, email: fukushima@yz.yamagata.-u.ac.jp.

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Flexible and Printed Electronics

1) Flexible & Printed Displays, 2) Printed and Flexible Integrated Circuits, 3) Fine Line Process & Equipment, 4) OLED Lighting, 5) Hybrid Integration & Applications, 6) R2R Processes & Equipment, 7) OTFT Physics, 8) Printed OPV, 9) Flexible Medical Sensors, 10) Conductive & Functional Inks, 11) Organic Semiconductor Materials, 12) Inorganic TFT Technology, 13) Paper Electronics, 14) Chemical & Bio Sensors, 15) Flexible Substrates & Barriers, 16) Frontier Energy Devices, 17) Measurement & Evaluation, 18) Synthesis of organic conductors and semiconductors, 19) Wearable/Stretchable Electronics.

A standard edition of ECS Transactions is planned for the meeting.

All authors accepted for presentation are encouraged to submit their full text manuscript for the issue no later than November 11, 2018. All manuscripts will be submitted online, and must be in either MS Word or PDF format.

Abstracts should be submitted electronically to ECS headquarters, and questions and inquiries should be sent to the symposium organizers: Shizuo Tokito, Yamagata University, email: tokito@yz.yamagata-u. ac.jp; Takeo Shiba, Yamagata University, email: tshiba@yz.yamagata-u. ac.jp; Fabrice Domingues Dos Santos, Piezotech Arkema Eu, email: fabrice.domingues-dos-santos@arkema.com; Ta-Ya Chu, National Research Council Canada, email: ta-ya.chu@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca; Hiroyuki Matsui, Yamagata University, email: h-matsui@yz.yamagata-u.ac.jp.

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Material Processing – Theoretical and

M03 Experimental Approach

This symposium will address to the latest advancements in the fundamental science and technological developments in materials processing. Areas of interest include the design and processing of materials by bottom up approach. Theoretical and experimental studies regarding bulk and composite advanced materials for conducting, semiconducting, and insulating nanostructures including carbon nanotubes, graphene etc.

Processing science and technology for electronic, optoelectronic, optical materials, films, interfaces, sensors and devices.

A standard edition of ECS Transactions is planned for the meeting. All authors accepted for presentation are encouraged to submit their full text manuscript for the issue no later than November 11, 2018. All manuscripts will be submitted online, and must be in either MS Word or PDF format.

Abstracts should be submitted electronically to ECS headquarters, and questions and inquiries should be sent to the symposium organizers: Hiroshi Ito, Yamagata University, email: ihiroshi@yz.yamagata-u.ac.jp; Giuseppe Milano, Yamagata University, email: gmilano@yz.yamagata-u. ac.jp; Yuichi Masubuchi, Nagoya University, email: mas@mp.pse. nagoya-u.ac.jp; Asami Nakai, Gifu University, email: nakai@gifu-u. ac.jp; Takushi Saito, Tokyo Institute of Technology, email: tsaito@mep. titech.ac.jp.

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Electrochemical Materials and Devices for Energy Conversion and Storage

Electrochemical methods play significant roles in pursuit of dependable renewable energy systems, both in synthesis, processing of materials and use of such materials in devices, stemming from conversion of renewable energy by photovoltaics and artificial photosynthesis to the systems to store and use energy such as conventional batteries, redox flow batteries, metal-air batteries, capacitors and fuel cells. In all of these systems, electrode materials are the key components of improvements and a lot of research efforts are dedicated to electrochemical/electroless deposition of nano/micro structures, inorganic, organic and hybrid compounds. This symposium aims to bring together researchers interested in all of these areas, both in materials synthesis and electrochemical systems towards the goal of future renewable energy society.

A standard edition of ECS Transactions is planned for the meeting. All authors accepted for presentation are encouraged to submit their full text manuscript for the issue no later than November 11, 2018. All manuscripts will be submitted online, and must be in either MS Word or PDF format.

Abstracts should be submitted electronically to ECS headquarters, and questions and inquiries should be sent to the symposium organizers: Tsukasa Yoshida, Yamagata University, email: yoshidat@yz.yamagata-u. ac.jp; Akito Masuhara, Yamagata University, email: masuhara@ yz.yamagata-u.ac.jp; Masatoshi Yanagida, National Institute for Materials Science , email: yanagida.masatoshi@nims.go.jp; Matthew White, University of Vermont, email: matthew.white.1@uvm.edu; Martin Kaltenbrunner, Johannes Kepler University, email: martin. kaltenbrunner@jku.at.

Call for Papers • 4D Materials and Systems • YONEZAWA, Japan • August 26-30, 2018

First International Conference on 4D Materials and Systems Yonezawa l Japan August 26-30, 2018

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Sensors and Systems

This symposium will present the latest advancements in the fundamental science and technological developments in the field of sensors. Topics of interest include sensors for the detection and discrimination of chemical and biological species, as well as sensor advances and new methods of measurements based on electrochemical principles. Specific areas include development, implementation, characterization, fundamentals, and applications of chemical and biological sensors, sensor arrays, and sensor networks, including those based on inorganic, organic, and biological materials. Transduction mechanisms including, but are not limited to: electrochemical, impedance, resistive, capacitive, mechanical, mass sensitive, opto-electronic, radiation, thermal, acoustic, piezoelectric, microwave, and magnetic. Also of interest are applications

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Sponsored by

Yamagata University

of microelectromechanical or nanoelectromechanical system technologies including micro/nano-machining, fabrication processes, nanomaterials and nanostructures, packaging, and the use of these structures and processes for the miniaturization of sensors, miniature chemical analysis systems, and lab-on-a-chip and other devices. Both chemical and physical sensors are included.

A standard edition of ECS Transactions is planned for the meeting. All authors accepted for presentation are encouraged to submit their full text manuscript for the issue no later than November 11, 2018. All manuscripts will be submitted online, and must be in either MS Word or PDF format.

Abstracts should be submitted electronically to ECS headquarters, and questions and inquiries should be sent to the symposium organizers: Ajit Khosla, Yamagata University, email: khosla@yz.yamagata-u.ac.jp; Larry A. Nagahara, Johns Hopkins University, email: larry.nagahara@jhu.edu; Shekhar Bhansali, Florida International University, email: sbhansa@ fiu.edu; Praveen Kumar Sekhar, Washington State University, email: praveen.sekhar@wsu.edu.

Call for Papers • 4D Materials and Systems • YONEZAWA, Japan • August 26-30, 2018