First Announcement and Call for Papers:

		Thermopower Symposium CH- Novel Thermoelectric Materials and Applications

Dates, Deadlines and Location:

• 15. May 2007 at Forum Chriesbach, Empa Dübendorf
• Submission of abstract: 30. April, 2007

Scope:

The aim of the meeting is to assemble scientists from universities, scientific institutes as well as industry to promote co-operations on the development of thermoelectric materials and devices. The symposium will provide a forum for discussions among chemists, physicists, engineers and materials scientists working on thermoelectric conversion technologies. The topics include all aspects of thermoelectric energy conversion.

Call for papers:

You are invited to submit abstracts (300 words) on topics within the scope of the conference.

Topics:

• Activities and projects in Switzerland (and abroad)
• Theory and fundamentals of thermoelectricity
• Development of novel thermoelectric materials, including preparation techniques: Innovative synthesis methods (Thin films, soft chemistry,…)
• Design of devices, including Micro Thermoelectric Converters
• Applications in cooling and electricity generation
• Characterisation and measurement techniques

Organisation:

• Rosa Robert, Laura Bocher, Anke Weidenkaff and Karin Hanselmann, Empa.

Fee (including book of abstracts, lunch +coffee)

• to pay at the registration desk 50 CHF

http://www.empa.ch/tep-ch

Please register by sending an e-mail to Karin Hanselmann : karin [dot] hanselmann [at] empa [dot] ch