Composite Materials

• Active and Passive Health Monitoring ; Applications of Composites; Automated Composites Manufacturing

• Bio-inspired Composites; Biomedical Composites; Biomimetic Composites; Carbon Matrix Composites; Ceramic Matrix Composites.

• Metal Matrix Composites

• Liquid Composite Molding

• Fatigue, Damage, Fracture, Durability and Aging

• Emerging NDE Technology and Reliability issues; Energy Technology Applications

• Environmental Awareness and Life Cycle Analysis; Experimental Techniques

• Fibers, Matrices, Interfaces and Interphases

• Green Composites

• Impact and Dynamic Responses; Infrastructures; Interlaminar Reinforcements

• Low Cost Technologies

• Mechanical Properties; Modelling of Laminated Plates and Shells; Multi-functional Composites; Multi-scale Modeling

• Nanotechnology Composites

• Physical Properties; Probabilistic Analysis, Reliability and Design; Processing and Manufacturing Technologies

• Recycling; Repair Technologies

• Sandwich Technologies; Standardization; Structural Power Materials; Structural Response and Design

• Technology Transfer; Textile Composites

• Wood and Paper

Renewable Energy 

• Bio Fuels

• Climatic and Environmental Issues; Control and optimisation of renewable energy systems;

• Decarbonising Cities and Regions;

• Economics and Finance; Energy and Lifestyle; Energy Efficiency; Energy from Waste; Energy Policy

• Geothermal; Governance and Regulation;

• High efficiency power storage systems: battery systems; reversible fuel cells; flywheel systems; super-capacitors; thermo electricity, bio fuel, Grätzel cells;

• Low Energy Architecture;

• Novel high efficiency distribution systems and low voltage busses;  Novel primary sources: bio-mass generation schemes; Sterling cycle engines; bio-fuelled diesel generators;

• Photovoltaic Technologies; Policy and Economics;

• Remote Area Power Supply; Renewable energy technologies: photo-voltaics, solar thermal, biomass, geothermal systems.

• Micro-wind turbines, horizontal and vertical axis aero-generators. On-site, off-grid, grid-supplemented generation systems; combined heat and power (CHP) and micro-CHP systems;

• Sensors and instrumentation technology, virtual sensors; Smart Grid;

• Smart monitoring and control using intelligent systems; high-efficiency switching systems; highly-efficient voltage conversion systems;

• Solar Thermal Application; Sustainable Information and Communication Technology (ICT):

• Green Information Technology (GIT), performance, environmentally sustainable computing, energy-efficient systems;

• Transport;

• Wave and Tidal Energy; Wind Energy;

• Zero Carbon Urban Design;

• Physics of the Sun. Variations of the solar Activity
• Measurement, modeling, forecasting,  and prediction of solar irradiance
• Strategies for harnessing solar energy
• Space weather: influences of the Sun on the Earth

Combination of composite materials & Renewable Energy Applications

• Applications to building services: heating and ventilating control systems for reduced energy use; building management systems; low energy building technology; low energy lighting systems; high-output light LED lighting systems; passive solar heating systems;

• Energy and Environmental Assessment in buildings and cities: life cycle analysis methodologies; tools and life cycle analysis; triple-bottom-line analysis, environmental management systems, environmental impact assessment systems, Environmental Sustainability and Development;

• Intelligent Buildings: Integration of renewable energy in buildings and cities, Business development and energy services for sustainable buildings and cities;

• Intelligent Systems for sustainability: Smart, Sustainable, and Economy systems; processes, cloud computing; Governance of Sustainability in energy and buildings: Green economy and governance; Green energy and environment; regional development; financial and regulatory mechanisms, models and tools;

• People in Intelligent Buildings and cities: sustainable behavior and ICT in homes and premises, sustainable practices in intelligent buildings;

• Policy perspective on Sustainability in energy and buildings: Environmental policy; air pollution policy; water pollution policy; land management; waste management; biomass management; social aspects;

• Sustainable Building technologies: low energy architectures, energy efficient buildings, highly-efficient insulation, novel sustainable building materials and techniques, passive heating and cooling, material for energy storage;