13th IUPAC International Conference on Novel Materials and their Synthesis (NMS-XIII) 15th-20th October, 2017 Nanjing, China Second Circular ORGANIZED BY: Institute of Advanced Materials School of Energy Science and Engineering Nanjing Tech University (www.njtech.edu.cn) SPONSORED BY: International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry Ministry of Science and Technology, China Natural Science Foundation of China Jiangsu Society of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering www.nms-iupac.org INVITATION On behalf of the Organization Committee, it is our great pleasure to invite you to attend IUPAC 13th International Conference on Novel Materials and their Synthesis (NMS-XIII), which is to be held during 15th – 20th October, 2017 at Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China. Nanjing Tech University (http://en.njtech.edu.cn/) is located at Capital City of Jiangsu Province, China. It is known for its world-renowned achievements in the development of chemical engineering, material science and engineering, machinery, energy engineering, and etc. Its history can be dated back to 1902. Its motto is “Honor the Moral Integrity, Strive for Excellence, Persist in Fortitude and Combine Learning & Practice". In Nanjing there are a lot of famous sites for sightseeing including Fuzi Temple (夫子 庙 ), Qinhuai River ( 秦淮河), Mausoleum from Emperors of Ming Dynasty: 1381-1405 (明孝陵), and …They are waiting for your coming. If you have other questions or problems, please contact us without any hesitation. As our traditional habit of this Conference, we will provide free dining, and social programs for the participants during the Conference. Sincerely yours, Yuping Wu On behalf of the cochairs of IUPAC NMS-XIII Profs. Xiaochen Dong, Fengwei Huo, Jiangpu Wang, & Yuping Wu 1 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE HONORABLE CHAIR Wei Huang, Nanjing COCHAIRS Xiaochen Dong, Nanjing Fengwei Huo, Nanjing Jiangpu Wang, Nanjing Yuping Wu, Nanjing GENERAL SECRETARY Lijun Fu, Yusong Zhu & Xiongwei Wu MEMBERS Ruke Bai, Hefei Shaokui Cao, Zhengzhou Fen’er Chen, Shanghai Liban Chen, Guangzhou Jianhua Dong, Beijing Xiaochen Dong, Nanjing Shibi Fang, Beijing Xiaosheng Fang, Shanghai Lijun Fu, Nanjing Shoukuan Fu, Shanghai Faming Gao, Qinhuangdao Zhewen Han, Shanghai Zhiyi Ge, Ningbo Wenping Hu, Tianjin Cheng Huang, Nanjing Ling Huang, Nanjing Meiyu Huang, Beijing Xiao Huang, Nanjing Fengwei Huo, Nanjing Ming Jiang, Shanghai Guoxin Jin, Shanghai Xiangzheng Kong, Jinan Linfei Lai, Nanjing Juqing Liu, Nanjing Xiang Liu, Nanjing Yinfeng Liu, Shanghai W. Okubo, Nanjing Gengzhi Sun, Nanjing Wenhua Sun, Beijing Liming Tang, Beijing Jiangpu Wang, Nanjing Yunpu Wang, Lanzhou Peiyi Wu, Shanghai Xiongwei Wu, Nanjing Mujie Yang, Hangzhou Shiyong Yang, Beijing Rongben Zhang, Beijing Youliang Zhao, Suzhou Jixin Zhu, Nanjing Yusong Zhu, Nanjing INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD S. Asaoka, Japan A.J. Attias, France A. Baba, Japan H. Berke, Switerzerland D.Y. Chao, China J. Cho, South Korea Y. Cohen, Israel J. Collin, France W. Dai, China A.S. Demir, Turkey M. Eisen, Israel X.L. Feng, Germany G. Frater, Switzerland K.E. Geckeler, South Korea Yury Gogotsi, USA A. Hirao, Japan J. Inanaga, Japan Y. Kawakami, Japan Y. Kimura, Japan N. Koide, Japan N. Kuramoto, Japan R.S. Liu, Taiwan, China P.H.L. Notten, Netherland S. Penczek, Poland R.T. Rahman, USA R. Robison, Australia H. Sakurai, Japan H. Schumann, Germany Y. Shchipunov, Russia M. Shimizu, Japan J.L. Taverdet, France K. Undheim, Norway G. Unger, UK G.X. Wang, Australia Judy Wu, USA T. Yoshida, Japan D.H. Yu, Australia M. Yus, Spain J.J. Zhang, Canada P. Zugenmaier, Germany 2 SITE AND PERIOD The Conference will be held at Dingye New Century Hotel Nanjing (★★★★★) Address: No. 35, Wende East Road Pukou District, Nanjing, China Tel: +86-25-5828 8888 Fax: +86-25-5828 2166 Date: 15th-20th October, 2017 Participants will accommodate in the above hotel during the Conference: 鼎業開元大酒店 Conference site ( ) VENUE Dingye New Century Hotel Nanjing (鼎業開元大酒店) is located at the north part of Yangtze River in Nanjing City. It is near to Yangtze River and the new Campus of Nanjing Tech University. The distances from the following places to the hotel and prices by taxi are as the following: (A) Nanjing International Airport: 54 km, about 180 CNY by taxi for about 1 hr. There are staffs holding a board “IUPAC NMS” at the exits of the airport to pick up you free if you tell us your arrival time before the end of September, 2017. (B) Nanjing South Station: 26.5 km, about 75 CNY by taxi for about 40 mins. You can also take Metro line 1 to “Andemeng (安德門)” station, and transfer Metro Line 10 to Longhua Road (龍華路). After getting off from Exit No. 2, a walking distance of about 700 meters to the east direction will take you to the Hotel. If you need a free pick-up, please tell us your arrival time before the end of September, 2017. Or else, we can only provide you some assistance. (C) Nanjing Railway Station: 28.7 km, about 60 CNY by taxi. It is very difficult to arrange a pick-up, please go the Hotel by yourself. You can take Metro line 1 to “Andemeng (安德門)” station, and transfer Metro Line 10 to Longhua Road (龍華路). After getting off from Exit No. 2, a walking distance of about 700 meters to the east direction will take you to the Hotel. SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION SCOPE The Conference is intended to provide for the exposition and discussion of research on novel materials including their preparation, characterization, properties and applications. Topics presented will be as the follows: Symposium A: Novel biomass, biobased, medical materials and composites, their preparation, properties and applications. Symposium B: Novel preparation methods for organic compounds, their properties and applications. Symposium C: Novel polymers such as conducting, semiconducting ones, supramolecular (supermolecular, dynamers), fibers, and their preparation, properties and applications. Symposium D: Novel energy systems including fuel cells, solar cells, lithium batteries and supercapacitors, and their key materials, performance and applications. Symposium E: Novel nanomaterials such as one-, two-, and three- dimensional (1D-, 2D- and 3D-) nanomaterials, their characterization and application. Symposium F: Novel ceramic/organic materials such as perovskite, super-conductors, electronic, diaelectronic, ferroelectric, piezoelectric, optoelectric and magnetic materials, their preparation and applications. Symposium G: Novel materials related to coal, carbon, fullerene, grapheme, graphite, and their applications. 3 Symposium H: Novel eco-friendly materials, environmental engineering and contamination control, their preparation, characterizations, properties and applications. Symposium I: Novel materials for fuel production, conversion or storage. Symposium J: Other novel materials including perfumes, agricultural chemicals, photosensitive materials, displaying materials, fine ceramics and alloys, their preparation, properties and applications. Symposium K: Novel characterization methods and application in fundamental and applied researches on materials. METHOD OF PRESENTATION Plenary lectures (45 min each), keynoted lectures (30 min each), invited lectures (20 min each), oral presentation (10 min each) and poster sessions will be arranged. Multimedia projection facilities and 120 90 cm poster board will be available in lecture hall. As to speakers of plenary lectures, invited lectures and oral presentations, it is strongly recommended to use multimedia projector in the form of “ppt” or “pptx” since overhead projector is not available. ABSTRACT PREPARATION All participants except accompanying persons are requested to submit an extended abstract of their talk and poster, one page for each speaker. Usually one participant could not submit more than 2 abstracts. The abstract should be submitted in electronic version via the website of the Conference (www.nms-iupac.org) after login. The typing area of each page should be no more than 16 cm wide by 23 cm deep. If there are several authors on the abstract, please underline the speaker. As to details for the preparation of the abstract, please refer to the template form. In emergency, the abstract can be emailed to the General Secretary of the Conference, [email protected], before 31st August, 2017 (Extended to 10th September, 2017) in the form of “doc” or “docx”. Of course, extended full papers can be published in other journals. In order to avoid possible problems of copyrights, in the full paper please cite the page number of your abstract. If your submission via the website is not confirmed within one week, please contact the Organization Committee in time. DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS SUBMISSION 31st July, 2017 (Extended to 10th September, 2017) PAPER PUBLICATION On behalf of the guest editorial member of Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering (https://ajse.kfupm.edu.sa/) and Chinese Journal of Chemistry (https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/cjoc), we would like to invite you to contribute a paper to the special issues for this Conference. Please confirm your reply before the end of September, 2017. The submission deadline will be the end of December, 2017. If you have questions or problems, please contact with us or Prof. Dr. Bassam (Email: [email protected], [email protected]) for the special issue “Functional Materials” in Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering or Prof. Guozhen Ji ([email protected]) for the special issue “Novel Materials and Their Synthesis” in Chinese Journal of Chemistry. LANGUAGE The official language of the Conference is English. TRAVELING INFORMATION AND PICK-UP Nanjing City (南京) is the capital of Jiangsu Province, China. It is very convenient to get there by Airline and there are plenty of High Speed Trains from Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, etc. You can go there by the following ways: (A) Nanjing International Airport: Direct flight from many cities abroad or Transferring flights from every main domestic city like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hongkong, Shenzhen and so on. 4 There are staffs holding a board “IUPAC NMS” at the exit of the airport to pick up you free on 15th Oct, 2017. If you come earlier or later, please tell us your flight information so that we can arrange a staff to guide you to the Hotel and Conference Site.