Symposium D-1: "Smart Materials and Smart Structures"
Co-organized by University of Tsukuba (UT) and National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)

Scope
Smart materials, which have the functions of actuator, sensor, self-healing and so forth, are expected to be used not only as advanced functional materials but also as key materials to provide structures with smart functions. Smart structures, which exhibit the ability to learn about their environment in real time and execute control actions in reliable manner, promise innovations in various applicable areas: aerospace, transportation, civil engineering, medical hardware, manufacturing technology, etc. This symposium focuses on topics related to characterization, processing, manufacturing, analysis, design and applications of smart materials, smart composites, smart structures and smart systems. Papers are solicited on the following topics.

Topics
* Shape memory, piezoelectric, ferroelectric and ferromagnetic materials
* New sensor, actuator and intelligent materials
* Smart material composites
* Smart adaptive materials and systems
* MEMS devices utilizing smart materials
* Biomedical devices utilizing smart materials
* New devices and systems utilizing smart materials both in engineering and medical fields

Invited Speakers
Dr. Christian Boller, EADS Germany Military Aircraft, Germany
Dr. Veronique Michaud, Laboratoire de Technologie des Composites et Polymeres, EPFL, Switzerland
Prof. Minoru Taya, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, USA
Dr. Yoshio Akimune, Smart Structure Research Center, National Institute of Industrial Science & Technology, Japan
Prof. Tomoyuki Kakeshita, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Osaka University, Japan
Prof. Hideki Hosoda, Precision and Intelligence Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Prof. Minoru Nishida, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Kumamoto University, Japan
Dr. T. Sakurai, R&D Institute of Metals and Composites for Future Industries, Japan
Prof. Nesbitt W. Hagood (tentative), Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

Chairpersons
Prof. Shuichi Miyazaki^1),2)
Institute of Materials Science, University of Tsukuba, Japan
E-mail: miyazaki@ims.tsukuba.ac.jp
Prof. Jan Van Humbeeck
Department MTM, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Dr. Norio Shinya
Intelligent/Smart Materials Group, National Institute for Materials Science, Japan
Prof. Vijay K. Varadan
Center for Engineering of Electronic and Acoustic Materials and Devices, Pennsylvania State University, USA
Prof. Toshiyuki Takagi
Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University, Japan
Prof. Lian-Cheng Zhao
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

International Advisory Committee
Prof. Geof Tomlinson, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sheffield, UK
Prof. Toshiro Kobayashi, Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan
Prof. Junji Tani, Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University, Japan
Prof. Brian Culshaw, Optoelectronics Division, University of Strathclyde, UK
Prof. P. F. Gobin, National Institute of Applied Sciences of Lyon, France
Prof. Daniel J. Inman, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA