This symposium addresses synthesis, property measurements, phase stability, phase transformation of the alloys and compounds used in the thermoelectric and solar cell devices.

This symposium will discuss materials systems for electrical power generation, including soft magnets, dielectric materials for capacitors, and semiconductor materials.

The symposium will cover all aspects of battery recycling from legislation, collection, safety issues & transportation regulations and current recycling technologies and processes.

This symposium will address the issues, intricacies and challenges relating to energy and environmental science. It will cover various technological aspects of sustainable energy ecosystems, processes that improve energy efficiency, reduce CO2 and other greenhouse emissions.

This symposium will discuss recent developments in the design, processing, characterization, property evaluation and product development of novel soft and hard magnetic materials for energy applications with special emphasis on energy harvesting from wind, ocean, and waste mechanical energy sources.

This symposium will focus on both the scientific and technological aspects of material degradation in clean power generation technologies. It will offer a forum for scientists and engineers from academia, national laboratories, and industry to present the latest developments and insight on the performance of materials being considered or used in clean power systems.

This symposium will provide a platform for researchers to congregate, exhibit, and discuss their current research work. Participants will also share the challenges that could shape the future of nuclear energy and solutions.

This symposium will focus on fundamental and applied scientific topics related to materials issues in nuclear waste management. It will provide a forum for researchers from national laboratories, universities, and nuclear industry to discuss current understanding of materials science issues in nuclear waste, and accelerate the development and acceptance of innovative materials and test techniques for advanced nuclear waste forms.

This session will cover multiple experimental and theoretical aspects of nanomaterials for lithium ion batteries and for supercapacitors.

This symposium will include discussions on emerging interconnect and packaging technologies and insights into existing materials and technologies, including Pb-free, Pb-containing and RoHS compliant materials and processes.

This symposium focuses on expanded interest in silicon for solar energy and electronics. The growth in the silicon industry has increased around 40% over the last three years.