US-China Winter School
on New Functionalities in Glass
Zhejiang University, China
January
4-15, 2010
Program of Events
| Monday, January 4th | |
| 13:00 - 18:00 | Pick Up from Nanjing Hotel, Shanghai and Pedong Airport (actual times to be confirmed) |
| 18:00 - 20:00 | Welcome Reception (Yuquan Hotel） |
| Tuesday, January 5th | |
| 07:30 - 08:30 | Breakfast (Yuquan Hotel) |
| Chair: Jianrong Qiu, Zhejiang University, PRC | |
| 09:30 - 09:45 | Opening Speech 1: Welcome and Introduction to the Zhejiang University Jianhua Yan, Graduate School of Zhejiang University, PRC Zhizhen Ye, Dept. Mat. Sci. Eng., Zhejiang University, PRC Youchun Shi, Corning Inc., USA |
| 09:45 - 10:15 | Opening Speech 2: Introduction to Winter School Himanshu Jain, Lehigh University, USA Jianrong Qiu, Zhejiang University, PRC |
| 10:15 - 10:45 | Taking Pictures and Break |
Chair: Jiang Chang, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PRC |
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| 10:45 - 12:00 | Lecture 1: Glass and Energy Arribart Hervé, Henri, Ecole Superieure de Physique et Chimie Industrielles, France |
| 12:00 - 13:30 | Lunch Break |
Chair: Sabyasachi Sen, University of California at Davis, USA |
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| 13:30 - 14:45 | Lecture 2: Electrochemical Applications of Glass: New Functionalities for a Greener Future Steve Martin, Iowa State University, USA |
| 14:45 - 15:00 | Break |
| 15:00 - 16:15 | Lecture 3: Bioactive glasses and glass-ceramics for biomedical applications Jiang Chang, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PRC |
| 16:15 - 16:30 | Break |
| 16:30 - 17:30 | Discussion of the lecture topics and student presentations |
| Wednesday, January 6 | |
| 07:30 - 08:30 | Breakfast (Yuquan Hotel) |
Chair: Guorong Chen, East China University of Science and Technology, PRC |
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| 09:00 - 10:15 | Lecture 4: Glass: Structure Determination by Synchrotron Based Scattering and Spectroscopic Techniques Sabyasachi Sen, University of California at Davis, USA |
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Break |
| 10:30 - 11:45 | Lecture 5: High power laser glass and its application Lili Hu, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, CAS, PRC |
| 11:45 - 13:30 | Lunch Break |
Chair: Arribart Hervé, Henri, Ecole Superieure de Physique et Chimie Industrielles, France |
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| 13:30 - 14:45 | Lecture 6: Preparation, Properties and Applications of Chalcogenide Glasses Guorong Chen, East China University of Science and Technology, PRC |
| 14:45 - 15:00 | Break |
| 15:00 - 17:30 | Discussion of the lecture topics and student presentations |
| Thursday, January 7th | |
| 07:30 - 08:30 | Breakfast (Yuquan Hotel) |
| 09:00 - 12:00 | Campus and lab tours (Zijingang Campus of Zhejiang University) |
| 12:00 - 13:30 | Lunch Break |
| 13:30 - 16:30 | Museum tours (Hangzhou Nature Museum and History Museum) |
| Friday, January 8th | |
| 07:30 - 08:30 | Breakfast (Yuquan Hotel) |
Chair: Yiwang Bao, China Building Materials Academy, PRC |
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| 09:00 - 10:15 | Lecture 7: Glass Surfaces and Coatings for New Functionality Carlo Pantano, Pennsylvania State University, USA |
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Break |
| 10:30 - 11:45 | Lecture 8: Functional Glasses by Coatings or Thin Films Xiujian Zhao, Wuhan University of Technology, PRC |
| 11:45 - 13:30 | Lunch Break |
Chair: Steve Martin, Iowa State University, USA |
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| 13:30 - 14:45 | Lecture 9: Sensitivity of Glass to Processing Conditions: Good or Bad? Himanshu Jain, Lehigh University, USA |
| 14:45 - 15:00 | Break |
| 15:00 - 17:30 | Discussion of the lecture topics and student presentations |
| Saturday January 9th | |
| Free time: Trip to the West Lake and Xixi National Wetland Park | |
| Sunday January 10th | |
| Free time | |
| Monday January 11th | |
| 07:30 - 08:30 | Breakfast (Yuquan Hotel) |
Chair: Carlo Pantano, Pennsylvania State University, USA |
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| 09:00 - 10:15 | Lecture 10: Why Does Glass Break ? A Review of Recent Studies of the Strength and Fatigue Behavior of Silicate Glasses Richard Brow, Missouri University of Science & Technology, USA |
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Break |
| 10:30 - 11:45 | Lecture 11: Mechanical properties and robustness evaluation of glass materials in building. Yiwang Bao, China Building Materials Academy, PRC |
| 11:45 - 13:30 | Lunch Break |
Chair: Lei Xu, Fudan University, PRC |
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| 13:30 – 14:45 | Lecture 12: Femtosecond laser induced microstructures in glass Jianrong Qiu, Zhejiang University, PRC |
| 14:45 - 15:00 | Break |
| 15:00 - 17:30 | Discussion of the lecture topics and student presentations |
| Tuesday January 12th | |
| 07:30 - 08:30 | Breakfast (Yuquan Hotel) |
Chair: Richard Brow, Missouri University of Science & Technology, USA |
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| 9:00 – 10:15 | Lecture 13: Structure formation of rare-earth ions doped transparent glass ceramics-nucleation and crystallization of nanocrystals in glass matrix Yuansheng Wang, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PRC |
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Break |
| 10:30 - 11:45 | Lecture 14: Optical microfibers and nanofibers: Fabrication, Properties and applications Limin Tong, Zhejiang University, PRC |
| 11:45 - 13:30 | Lunch Break |
Chair: Yuansheng Wang, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PRC |
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| 13:30 - 14:45 | Lecture 15: Organic/Inorganic hybrid materials based optical microcavities and applications Lei Xu, Fudan University, PRC |
| 14:45 - 15:00 | Break |
| 15:00 - 17:30 | Discussion of the lecture topics and student presentations |
| Wednesday January 13th | |
| 07:30 - 08:30 | Breakfast (Yuquan Hotel) |
| 09:00 - 12:00 | Travel to Shanghai (Nanjing Hotel) |
| 12:00 - 13:30 | Lunch Break |
| 13:30 - 16:30 | Sightseeing of Yu Garden and Shanghai Pudong district |
| Thursday January 14th | |
| 07:30 - 08:30 | Breakfast (Nanjing Hotel) |
| 09:30 - 12:00 | Visiting Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, CAS |
| 12:00 - 13:30 | Lunch Break |
| 14:30 - 16:30 | Visiting Shanghai Lightsource, CAS |
| 18:00 - 20:00 | Banquet |
| Friday January 15th | |
| 07:30 - 08:30 | Breakfast (Nanjing Hotel) |
Departures |
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Planned Visits, Tours and Lab Demonstrations (some examples)
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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Number DMR-0844014. International Materials Institute Sinclair Laboratory, 7 Asa Drive, Bethlehem, PA 18015 Tel: 610-758-1112 · e-mail: imi@lehigh.edu Website by Zephyros |