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-                   ZTnews
+   A ZT Services Publication on Thermoelectricity
-             "All Z News, All Z Time"
+       Made possible by contributions from:
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+   BSST/Amerigon, http://www.bsst.com/
-   EIC Solutions, Inc., http://www.eicsolutionsinc.com
+   FerroTec, http://www.ferrotec.com/products/thermal/
-   Global Thermoelectrics, http://www.globalte.com
+   Hi-Z, http://www.hi-z.com/
-   Marlow Industries, http://www.marlow.com/
+   Marvel, http://www.marvelte.com/
-   Melcor, http://www.lairdtech.com/
+   Peltech, http://www.peltech.com/
-   RMT Ltd, http://www.rmtltd.ru/tec_modules.htm
+   TE Technology, http://www.tetech.com/
-   Tellurex, http://www.tellurex.com/
+   Thermion, http://www.thermion-company.com/
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-        ZTnews for 20080508 (That's May 8, 2008)
+             Cronin B. Vining, Listmaster
-  ZTnews is an aperiodic publication on thermoelectrics.
+   Lately more aperiodic than usual, if that's possible
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CONTENTS
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NEWS:
     +- Call For Goldsmid Candidates: Deadline Extended to May 23, 2008
        http://www.its.org/goldsmid_cfc2008

     +- Thermoelectrics in the CA & Iceland
        http://www.zts.com/node/5477


UPCOMING EVENTS UPDATES:  (+-+-  = New Info., Full list below.)

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NEWS:
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     +- Call For Goldsmid Candidates: Deadline Extended to May 23, 2008
        http://www.its.org/goldsmid_cfc2008

The International Thermoelectric Society announces the 2008 Goldsmid 
Award for Excellence in Research in Thermoelectrics by a Graduate Student.

The award is sponsored by Marlow Industries, Inc. and carries a cash 
prize of one thousand dollars ($1000) and a Descriptive Certificate that 
will be presented at the Banquet of the 27th International Conference on 
Thermoelectrics (ICT2008) [1] in Corvallis, Oregon, USA.

In addition, the 2008 Award will include a US$1000 contribution to the 
awardee to cover travel and fees for attending ICT2008 August 3-7, 2007 
in Corvallis, Oregon, USA.

Eligibility:
Ph.D candidate graduate students holding a Master Degree or its 
equivalent who is actively engage in theoretical, experimental, 
synthesis or device research in the field of thermoelectrics.

Criteria for selection:
The winner will be chosen from among the applicants by a Selection Panel 
who will consider in evidence such things as:

     * Journal Articles with publication dates, acceptance dates or 
submission dates in the 24 months preceding the conference.
     * Presentations at local, national and international meetings as 
well as invited seminars and colloquia in the same time period.
     * Letters of reference.
     * Other recognition.

Selection Panel:
The 2008 Goldsmid Award Committee , appointed by the ITS President,will 
nominate up to but not exceeding six other non-ITS Board members 
representing various geographical regions to form the Selection Panel. 
The Selection Panel will review the nominations and make the final 
recommendation to the 2008 Goldsmid Award Committee.

Application:
Should be sent by email in a pdf file to the Committee Chair 
jihui.yang [at] gm [dot] com (subject="Goldsmid Award Inquiry") and include:

     * Letter of nomination from thesis advisor.
     * Resume.
     * Copies of publications, acceptances or submissions in the last 24 
months. First authorship will be factored in.
     * Titles and locale of presentations given in the last 24 months.
     * Letters of reference (no more than 3)

The Committee Chair must receive applications by:

Applications Due: May 23, 2008 (extended from May 1, 2008)

Each panelist will rank the applications using a standardized format 
that will weigh in the different criteria, and will submit the results 
to the Committee Chair by e-mail. Ties will be resolved by vote 
organized by email or by conference call among all Panelists. If there 
is any difficulty in the winner attending the conference the organizing 
  committee will endeavor to aid the winner in any way feasible in doing so.

Applications should be emailed to:

Jihui Yang, Ph. D.
Staff Research Scientist
Materials and Processes Lab
GM R&D Center
30500 Mound Road
MC 480106224
Warren, MI 48090
Tel: 586-986-9789
Fax: 586-986-3091
jihui.yang [at] gm [dot] com (subject="Goldsmid Award Inquiry") and include:


Links:
[1] http://ict2008.its.org/


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     +- Thermoelectrics in the CA & Iceland
        http://www.zts.com/node/5477

A ZTnews [1] reader and world traveler reports twice sighting 
thermoelectrics in the real world.  A quick Google didn't turn up any 
photos of the TE devices, but here is the report:

     "Last time I visited the Real Goods Solar Living Center in Hopland 
California [2] they were selling those little TEG kitchen fans as 
novelties -- put it on your stove and it starts spinning.  I'm sure 
you've seen them all. That encouraged me, but what really  got me 
thinking about this was a trip to Iceland's Solheimer Eco-Village 
(http://www.inhabitat.com/2005/07/27/icelandic-eco-village/ [3]), a 
couple of hours drive from Reykjavik.

     They had a demonstration bathroom with a Peltier/Seebeck device 
that powered a light and a small television. The hot water source was 
geothermal, the cold water source was the icy streams that flow through 
the property, so they claimed they always had the right delta-T without 
investing any energy at all.  If you get a chance and haven't been, I 
suggest a trip (the local power company also took me on a nice tour of 
the geothermal stations, one of which had an outdoor steam pool called 
the blue lagoon as its effluent)."

So, I'm looking for a sponsor to send me to Iceland!  Well, and bring me 
back too.

Links:
[1] http://www.zts.com/ztnews
[2] http://www.realgoods.com/
[3] http://www.inhabitat.com/2005/07/27/icelandic-eco-village/


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UPCOMING EVENTS ( +-+- = New or Updated Information)
COMPLETE LIST:
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     +- E-MRS 2008 Spring Meeting: Unconv. Thermoelectrics
        From: 2008-05-26 Through: 2008-05-30
        Location: Congress Center - Strasbourg, France
        Contact: Anke WEIDENKAFF anke.weidenkaff [at] empa [dot] ch
                 Ph: +41 44 823 4131, FAX: +41 44 823 4034
        Abstract Due Date: January 16, 2008
        Higher Fees May Apply After: April 17, 2008
        Web:
http://www.emrs-strasbourg.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=232
        Info Last Updated: 2007-10-23

     +- Complex and nanostructured materials for energy applications
        From 2008-06-22 Through 2008-06-26
        Location: Kellogg Center, Michigan State University
        East Lansing, MI  US
        Contact Name: Phil Duxbury, duxbury [at] pa [dot] msu [dot] edu
        http://www.pa.msu.edu/cmp/CND/ConferenceSummer2008.html

     +- ECT2008, European Conference on Thermoelectrics
        From: 2008-07-02 Through: 2008-07-04
        Location: Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris
        (ENSCP), 11, rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005 Paris, France
        Contact: Prof. Claude Godart, Institut de Chimie et Matériaux
        Paris-Est (ICMPE) Thiais, France ect2008 [at] icmpe [dot] cnrs [dot] fr
        Ph: +33 1 49 78 12 47, FAX: +33 1 49 78 12 03
        Abstract Due Date: March 15, 2008
        Higher Fees May Apply After: May 30, 2008
        Website: http://ect2008.its.org/
        Info Last Updated: 2008-02-28

     +- ICT2008, Corvalis, Oregon USA
        From: 2008-08-03 Through: 2008-08-07
        Location: LaSells Stewart Conference - Corvallis, Oregon, USA
        Contact: David Johnson davej [at] uoregon [dot] edu
             Ph: +1 (541) 346-4612, FAX: +1 (541) 346-3422
        Abstract Due Date: (closed)
        Higher Fees May Apply After: May 1, 2008
        Website: http://ict2008.its.org
        Info Last Updated: 2008-03-31

     +- MS&T’08 Conference and Exhibition: Thermoelectric Materials
        From: 2008-10-05 Through: 2008-10-09
        Location: David L. Lawrence Convention Center
          - Pittsburg, PA, USA
        Contact: Qiang Li qiangli [at] bnl [dot] gov
             Ph: +1 631 344 4490, FAX: +1 631 344 4071
        Abstract Due Date: March 17, 2008
        Higher Fees May Apply After:
        Website: http://www.matscitech.org/2008/techProg-Energy.html
        Info Last Updated: 2008-02-28

     +- ITS2009 & ETS2009
        From: 2009-07-26 Through: 2009-07-30
        Location: - Freiburg, Germany
        Contact: Dr. Harald Böttner harald.boettner [at] ipm [dot] fraunhofer [dot] de
                 Ph: 0049/761/8857-121, FAX: 0049/761/8857-224
        Abstract Due Date:
        Higher Fees May Apply After:
        Website: TBD
        Info Last Updated: 2007-10-22


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That's all for today.  Let me know if I forgot anything!

        - Cronin