Mexico-China Workshop on Renewable Energy and Environment Remediation NANOMexico-China Workshop on NANO Materials I Science I Technology 0 cuuity Univcr::;ity- of Hong Kong RCEES CAS •• uniUERSioao auronoma %1 Instituto de Investigaciones en DE aGuascauEnTES Materiales Major topics for discussion: • Control of the nano- and micro- structure and composition of materials • Optimization of the physical and chemical properties of nanomateriales and their response to environmental conditions • Novel strategies to harness the benefits of enhanced surface-to- volume ratio • Particle/quasi-particle confinement • Use of nanostructured system design for enhanced device performance 2017 Welcome to the Third NANOMXCN Workshop "Mexico-China Workshop on NANO Materials / Science / Technology: Renewable Energy and Environmental Remediation", 19-21 Aug 2017, as part of the XXVI International Materials Research Congress (IMRC) 20-25 Aug 2017, Cancun, Mexico. NANOMXCN (read: NANO-Mex-China) is a workshop series aimed to promote collaboration opportunities between Mexico and China, including Hong Kong, with the help of friends and colleagues worldwide: the workshop is open to all registered IMRC participants (www.mrs-mexico.org.mx/imrc2017/). Since its origins, NANOMXCN has received the strong support of the Mexican Government with Funding from Mexico's National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT) and generous planning support from the Mexican Embassy in P. R. China and The Consulate General of Mexico in Hong Kong and Macau. Planning for this initiative started in 2014 and the first event was held in August 2015. It consisted of a work visit (10 - 14 Aug, 2015) by leading scientists of China and HK SAR to several research centers in the Mexican cities of Monterrey, San Luis Potosi, Leon, and Mexico City. This also included a courtesy visits to CONACYT's General Director as well as to the Director General of Technical and Scientific Cooperation of the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The work visit was followed by a Scientific Workshop in Cancun (15 - 16, Aug 2015), as part of the XXIV International Materials Research Congress. At this first meeting, there were 47 works presented form 10 institutions from China, 8 from Mexico, 3 from Hong Kong, as well as others from Canada, USA, France, and Germany. The second NANOMXCN Workshop took place in City University of Hong Kong, 4 - 6 Dec 2016 with chief sponsorship from CONACYT, the K. C. Wong Education Foundation, 王寬誠教育基金會, and the Red Global-MX of The Institute of Mexicans Abroad. There were 52 presentations with participation of China, Mexico, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Germany, and USA. We were honored to have representatives from academicians of 6 National Academies of Science or Engineering (Mexico, China, USA, France, 2017 TWAS). The workshop was followed by a work visit (7 - 11 Dec, 2016) to research centres and universities in Shanghai, Beijing, and Xi’an. This included courtesy visits to the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) with representatives of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) at the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, (NCNCT) CAS, an including representatives from the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (MOST). Additional information about the two preliminary events can be found at www.nanomxcn.com. Thought these efforts our chief goal has been to be inclusive in inviting the scientific communities to take an active role in evaluating the need to promote and design new collaborative opportunities between these two friendly countries. In doing so, the underlying working principle is that the shared critical problems faced by our societies, and the complementary expertize of our research institutions will by far outweigh the difficulties and limitations encountered in this process. In these three years we have enjoyed strong support of leading founding agencies and we are grateful for the opportunity to carry these activities and explore the extent of our findings and aspirations. As we close one cycle, with the first return of the workshop to Mexico, the largest NANOMXCN event yet will showcase seventy presentations from fifteen Mexican and twenty-two Chinese and Hong Kong SAR research institutions plus presentations from colleagues from Canada, France, and Spain. It is also important to highlight that before, during, and after the NANOMXCN technical program there are a number of significant activities that share the common goal to promote increased Sino-Mexican scientific collaboration opportunities. Due to logistic as well as time constraints not all of them could take part during the workshop period in Cancun; however, we invite all to inquire and share your views and perspectives with your fellow workshop delegates that might have participated. These activities include: NSFC Sharing Session lead by Prof. ZOU Liyao, Deputy Director General, Bureau of International Cooperation of NSFC. This special session, addressed to all IMRC participants, seeks to “promote partnerships between researchers in China and Mexico and the two research communities in areas of nano science research”. Sunday 20th Aug 14.30 to 16.30 in Room Tulum H. Participation of a strong delegation of leading Chinese scientists in the NANOMXCN workshop, 19-21 Aug, whose participation has been secured through the efforts and support of the NSFC. 2017 Increased participation of the Academia Mexicana de Ciencias (AMC) through the first “Forum on collaboration strategies AMC-NANOMXCN Mexico-China: NANO Materials / Science / Technology for Renewable Energy & Environmental Remediation” on Thu. 17 Aug 2017. This event is co-organized with AMC and is part of the work visit program that will take place in the cities of Ensenada, Queretaro, Mexico City and Merida before the workshop (13-18 Aug 2017). Participation of Mr. Zhu Hao, Director for Science & Technology of the Embassy of the Peoples Republic of China and Representative of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (MOST) in Mexico with a talk titled: “Bilateral Mexico- China collaborative policies and renewed Sino-Mexican scientific collaboration opportunities that could support initiatives like NANOMXCN”. As the activities highlighted show, there are multiple encouraging and highly positive signs from leading institutional agencies and bodies. We look forward to learn from their own assessment and evaluation of the potential for Mexico-China collaboration opportunities in the time and form appropriate to their respective mechanisms. On our side, the NANOMXCN community continues to invite all interested to join us in exploring and imagining the full extent of the opportunities for scientific collaboration between Mexico and China, including the HK SAR, which could be developed in the near- to medium- term future. In welcoming you to the 2017 edition of this on-going effort we would like to extend our sincere thank you for deciding to include us in your busy schedules. It is first and foremost the combined expertize of all our speakers and participants that gives sense to this effort. We very much appreciate the time and trust you place in attending the NANOMXCN Workshop and hope you enjoy the technical programme as much as the social and cultural opportunities. We look forward to hear your comment s an opinions on the best way to move this initiative forward and kindly invite you to take part on the planning meetings on Monday 21 August. Welcome to NANOMXCN – 2017! Sincerely, the NANOMXCN organizing committee 2017 NANOMXCN 2017 International Advisory Committee Pedro Alvarez, Rice University, USA Yip-Wah Chung, Northwestern University, USA Jiang Guibin, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, CAS, PR China Isaac Hernández-Calderón, CINVESTAV Zacatenco, Mexico Chen Jiesheng, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, PR China Chao-Jun Li, McGill University, Canada Leo W. M. LAO, Center for Green Innovation, PR China Yan Li, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Peking University, PR China Ana Martínez, Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales, UNAM, México S. Y. Tong, South University of Science and Technology of China (SUSTC), PR China Zhong Lin Wang, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Ching-Ping Wong, CUHK, HK SAR NANOMXCN 2017 Organizers Juan Antonio Zapien Department of Physics and Materials Science City University of Hong Kong, HK SAR Sandra Rodil Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México Iliana E. Medina Ramírez Departamento de Química Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, México JIANG Guibin Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences Chinese Academy of Sciences, PR China 2017 About the venue: Cancun and IMRC (Excerpts from the IMRC’s official site) Resting on the northeast corner of the Yucatan Peninsula in the state of Quintana Roo (keen-tah-nah- ROW), Cancun was a part of the ancient Mayan civilization and is still considered the gateway to El Mundo Maya (the Mayan World). Cancun has the distinction of being the one Caribbean destination with the infrastructure, modern amenities (spruced up in 2006) and service philosophy to rival leisure destinations worldwide. Unlike many other parts of the Caribbean and Mexico, Cancun was built for tourism, and continues to meet the needs of its over 3.3 million annual visitors. Cancun delivers to travelers the best of many worlds: the Caribbean and Mexico; modern and ancient; action packed and laid back. Cancun is unequaled in its ability to offer cultural treasures, natural beauty, infinite