Emerging technologies are focus of three meetings next month

ASME Emerging Technologies will present three conferences next month, addressing the areas of biomedical devices, fuel cell science, and nano-, micro- and minichannels.

Frontiers in Biomedical Devices 2007 will be held June 7–8 at the Hyatt Regency Irvine in Irvine, Calif. The conference — sponsored by BioSensors International, Lifesciences, and Medtronic — will feature presentations by leading authorities in technical areas, including imaging and monitoring the environment; simulation and modeling; device testing; bio-sensors and diagnostics; device design and development; therapeutic devices; next-generation device technology; and clinical and regulatory issues.

Registration is $375 for ASME members and attendees from academia, government, and nonprofit organizations and $475 for general admission. One-day admission and full registration for early-career engineers is $250. ASME student members may register for $150. For more information, visit www.asmeconferences.org/BioMed07.

Later in June, the Fifth International Fuel Cell Science, Engineering, and Technology Conference will take place at the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge in Brooklyn.
Sponsors for the meeting, to be held June 18–20, include the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), Keyspan Energy, and Polytechnic University in New York.

This conference is designed for manufacturers of fuel cells and fuel cell components, utility staff and decision makers, the fuel cell research community, the business and investment community, and educators and students. The event is intended to provide a forum for exchanging information, experiences, and insights from research to application, discussing fuel cell advances, and identifying barriers to accelerate the technology development. Organizers of the conference also hope to further stimulate research activity in the emerging field of fuel cell systems and components for stationary, mobile, and portable power generation applications.

Registration for the Fuel Cell Conference is $600 for ASME members, $610 for nonmembers. Student registration is $255 for ASME student members, $285 for nonmember students. To learn more about the conference, visit www.asmeconferences.org/FuelCell07.

The Fifth International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels and Minichannels will be held June 18–20 at the Universidad De Las Americas in Puebla, Mexico.

The conference, which is sponsored by Rochester Institute of Technology and Universidad De Las Americas Puebla, is intended to provide a platform for researchers to exchange information and identify research needs in this emerging area encompassing many engineering and biomedical disciplines.

Mark S. Spector, program officer for the Office of Naval Research's Ships and Engineering Systems Division, will be a plenary speaker for the event. Spector's presentation, "U.S. Navy Nanotechnology Research Initiatives in Energy and Power," will provide an overview of the Office of Naval Research's energy and power programs, with a particular emphasis on the role of nanotechnology and thermal management. He will also discuss the Department of Defense's Energy and Power Technology Initiative, whose goal is to develop power and energy devices to reduce the logistics burden and dependence on fossil fuels, while significantly expanding its capabilities.

Registration for this conference is $595 for general admission, $395 for students, and $125 for spouses. On-site registration will be $625 for the general audience, $425 for students, and $125 for spouses. For more information, visit www.asmeconferences.org/ICNMM07.

For more information on these events or other ASME Nanotechnology Institute meetings, visit http://nano.asme.org or e-mail nano@asme.org.

 

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