Materials Science calls for papers / meetings & conferences

Call for Papers: 2nd International Conference on Life Science & Biological Engineering (LS&BE 2013)

7-9 November, 2013 Osaka, Japan 

The 2nd International Conference on Life Science & Biological Engineering (LS&BE 2013) will be held in Osaka, Japan during November 7-9, 2013. The aim objective of LS&BE 2013 is to provide a platform for researchers, engineers, academicians as well as industrial professionals from all over the world to present their research results and development activities in Networking and Digital Society. This conference provides opportunities for the delegates to exchange new ideas and application experiences face to face, to establish business or research relations and to find global partners for future collaboration.

All the submitted papers in these proceedings have been peer reviewed by at least two reviewers drawn from the chairs of committees depending on the subject matter of the paper. Reviewing and initial selection were undertaken electronically. A joint committee meeting was held to resolve the final paper selection and a draft programme for the conference.

Key Dates

Abstract Submission Deadline: August 20, 2013

Abstract Acceptance Notification: September 10, 2013

Pre-registration Deadline:  September 30, 2013

Conference Dates:  November 7-9, 2013

Main Topics:

The conference theme includes, but not limited to, the following topics:

Medical and Veterinary Sciences

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences

Biology and neuroscience

Biological Sciences (Botany, Forestry, Cell Biology, Marine Biology, Zoology)

Genetics and Human Genetics

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering

Anatomy

Biochemistry

Computational Biology

Biology

Systems Biology

Bioscience Engineering

Genetics and Human Genetics

Microbiology Food Engineering

Nutritional Sciences

Pharmacology Physiology and Biology Health Sciences

Pharmaceutical Science

Aerobiology

Astrobiology

Building biology

Cell biology

Conservation Biology

Developmental biology

Environmental Biology

Evolutionary Biology

Marine Biology

Microbiology

Molecular Biology

Pathobiology

Structural biology

Affective neuroscience

Biobehavioral science

Biomedical science

Biochemistry

Biocomputers

Biocontrol

Biodynamics

Bioinformatics

Biology

Biomaterials

Biomechanics

Biomonitoring

Biophysics

Biopolymers

Botany

Cell biology

Contact us:

Email: lsbe@lsbe.org

Call for Abstracts: 1st Annual 2013 Conference on International Translational Nanomedicine

July 26 – 28, 2013 Boston, Massachusetts

Abstracts will be accepted until June 1st, 2013.

The abstract submission system for the 1st Annual 2013 Conference on International Translational Nanomedicine (ITNano) at Northeastern University, Boston, MA is now open. The conference will be in July 26 – 28, 2013.

Papers can be submitted in the following categories of nanomedicine research:

Bioimaging & Drug Delivery

Biosensing & Biophotonics

Biophysics

Modeling

Instrumentation

Regenerative Medicine

Rehabilitative Engineering

Tissue Engineering

Biomaterials

Biomechanics & Mechanobiology

Biofuels & Bioenergy

Molecular Cell Engineering

Synthetic Biology

Quantitative Systems Biology

Stem Cells

Bioengineering Education

Education

Start-up Companies

Any research area of interest at the intersection of nanotechnology and medicine.

The conference will be held on the campus of Northeastern University in Boston, MA, USA. The conference will include plenary speakers, oral and poster presentations, and numerous activities specifically for undergraduate and graduate students. As the focus of the conference is to highlight translational nanomedicine research, we will also focus on highlighting start-up companies and well-established companies in the nanomedicine sectors.

The conference organizer is Prof. Tom Webster, Chair, Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University

Call for Abstracts: 5th International Conference on Mechanics of Biomaterials and Tissues

December 8-12, 2013 Sitges, Spain

Abstract Submission Deadline:  31 May 2013

Abstracts should be submitted using the online abstract submission system.

Join us at the 5th International Conference on Mechanics of Biomaterials and Tissues, reviewing the very latest on the mechanics of biological, natural and biologically inspired materials, and those materials used to replace them in the human body.

The conference provides an excellent forum for the discussion of the experimental, computational and theoretical studies of deformation and fracture behavior in biological, natural and replacement materials, and the role mechanical properties play in physiological and disease conditions. A core theme will be how lessons learnt in the study of engineering materials can be made relevant to the study of biomaterials, and how this can help us to develop models for biological processes, new methods for diagnosing and treating diseases, and the design of novel materials.

This conference focuses on all scales, integrating microscopic to macroscopic levels and includes work at the nanoscale such as the mechanics of molecules such as protein and DNA, used to find solutions to critical questions at the interface of engineering and medicine.

Conference Chair
Markus J. Buehler, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

Topic List

Hard tissues and materials (e.g. bone, teeth, mineralized biomaterials such as armors)

Soft tissues and materials (e.g. cartilage, tendon, silk, elastin, organs)

Natural, biologically inspired and biomimetic materials (including biomimicking materials)

Metals and ceramics as biomaterials

Mechanobiology (development, physiology and disease)

Regenerative medicine and tissue engineering

Multiscale modelling and simulation of tissue mechanical properties (e.g. ab initio approaches, molecular dynamics, coarse-graining, finite element modeling, fluid-structure interactions)

Multiscale experimental characterization of tissue mechanical properties (e.g. AFM, TEM, nanoindentation, optical tweezers, x-ray diffraction, in situ methods)

Hierarchical polymer materials and composites (e.g. dental ceramics and fibre-reinforced composites)

Self-assembly of biological and biomaterials (e.g. peptides, DNA, polymers, nanoparticles, hierarchical structures)

Tribology, friction and wear as well as fatigue

Materials failure in physiologically extreme conditions and disease (e.g. infectious disease, cancer, cardiovascular disease)

Call for Papers: GlobalSIP 2013 Symposium on: Advancing Neural Engineering Through Big Data

GlobalSIP 2013

1st IEEE Global Conference on Signal and Information Processing

December 3-5, 2013 Austin, Texas

Symposium Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Paper Submission Deadline: June 1, 2013

The past two decades have seen an explosion in Neural Engineering research dedicated to interfacing the nervous system to the external world. Research in this area has been motivated by the promise of treatments for elusive medical conditions ranging from blindness to chronic pain to spinal cord injury, and has been supported by a sustained campaign from a spectrum of federal funding agencies. Overall progress in the field has been limited by the lack of large, comprehensive data resources. The purpose of this symposium is to focus the attention of the research community on a progression of neural engineering research questions and to generate and curate massive data sets to be used in addressing those questions. The existence of massive common data corpora has proven to substantially accelerate research progress. In this symposium, we will explore the community needs for such massive data and discuss models for the funding, development and distribution of these resources.

Submissions of at most 4 pages in two-column IEEE format are welcome on topics including:

Brain Computer Interfaces

Wearable and Assistive devices

Neurological Sensor Arrays and Transduction

Biocompatible Interface Materials

Bioelectrical Signal Processing

Neuromotor and Neurosensory Modeling

Bioengineering Application of Big Data

Best Practices in Experimental Design

Annotation and Distribution Standards

Benchmarks and Open Source Tools

Paper Submission

Submit papers of at most 4 pages in two-column IEEE format through the GlobalSIP website at http://www.ieeeglobalsip.org/Papers.asp.

Call for Papers: 6th International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering

5-8 November 2013 San Diego, California

Online 4-Page Paper and 1-Page Abstract Submission: March 1st - June 5th, 2013

Neural engineering is an emerging core discipline, which coalesces neuroscience with engineering. Please join us at:

The 6th International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering, which will be held at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina – CA from 5-8 November 2013, just before The Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting. Members of both the Neuroscience and Engineering Communities are encouraged to attend this highly multidisciplinary meeting. The conference will highlight the emerging engineering innovations in the restoration and enhancement of impaired sensory, motor, and cognitive functions, novel engineering for deepening knowledge of brain function, and advanced design and use of neurotechnologies.

Neural engineering draws expertise from computational neuroscience, neurology, neurosurgery, electrical engineering, materials engineering, and cell and molecular neuroscience. Through innovations in neurotechnology the community seeks to synergize scientists, engineers, and clinicians toward improved medical therapies.

Contributions are invited in the following area (but not limited to):

Neuroimaging
Brain-Computer and Brain-Machine Interfaces
Neural Computation and Modeling
Neuro-Nanotechnology
Neural Prostheses
Neuro-Robotics
Cognitive Engineering and Science
Deep Brain Stimulation
Rehabilitation Engineering