15th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADVANCES IN MATERIALS & PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES
Dear Colleagues
On behalf of the organising committee, I am delighted to welcome you to the 15th International Conference on “Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies (AMPT 2012)”. The conference will be hosted by the University of Wollongong, Australia from 23-26 September 2012.
Participation in AMPT 2012 Conference will provide great opportunities to academics, researchers, engineers and manufacturing industries to meet and share new trends, innovative ideas and the latest information on all aspects of materials, material processing technologies, manufacturing and computer aided engineering and nanotechnologies.
While you are in Wollongong, I would also like to invite you to enjoy and explore all the wonderful tourist attractions, beautiful natural beaches, panoramic views and the unique flora and fauna Wollongong has to offer. Wollongong is a vibrant multicultural city that offers unmatched friendliness and hospitality.
I am looking forward to welcoming you to Wollongong, the gateway to the spectacular South Coast Region, full of natural splendours.
Professor A Kiet Tieu Chair,
AMPT 2012
Publications in ISI Journals
All papers will be peer reviewed and the accepted papers will be selected for publication in special issues of the following journals:
| SCI journals | Impact factor |
| Science of Advanced Materials* | 2.00 |
| Advanced Science Letters* | 1.253 |
| Materials Research Innovations | 0.638 |
| International Journal of Surface Science and Engineering | 0.414 |
| International Journal of Materials and Product Technology | 0.26 |
| Other |
*will attract a publication charge of $AUD100
It is mandatory that a paper must be oral/poster presented at the conference before an accepted paper can be published in one of the listed journals.
Registration Fees
| Conference Fees | Early Bird Registration for bookings on or before 31st July 2012 | Standard Registration for bookings on or after 1st Aug 2012 |
| Regular Delegate | $AUD 690.00 | $AUD 760.00 |
| Student * | $AUD 550.00 | $AUD 615.00 |
| Exhibitor | $AUD 550.00 | $AUD 615.00 |
| Conference Gala Dinner* | $AUD 90.00 | $AUD 90.00 |
| Guest attending Welcome Reception* | $AUD 45.00 | $AUD 45.00 |
The Regular Delegate registration fee includes: participation to all scientific sessions, Conference Welcome Reception on 23rd September 2012, Gala Dinner on 25th September 2012, Conference Documents, Coffee breaks, lunches, and one Journal publication**.
* In order to be eligible for the Student registration fee, Students are required to produce documentary evidence of their status. Without this documentation, Regular Delegate fees will be applied. Tickets to the Welcome Reception and Gala Dinner may be purchased for the students. To publish in one of the listed journal, the student has to pay the regular delegate fee.
** Papers of 4 pages selected for “Science of Advanced Materials” and “Advanced Science Letters” will incur a publication charge of $AUD100 . Any additional pages over 4 will attract a page charge of $AUD100/page.
*** Each registration is entitled to one publication, and the second registration of one participant will have a discount of $AUD100.
Conference Secretariat
Dr Hongtao Zhu
Dr Hailiang Yu
Organising Committee
A/Prof Tara Chandra, University of Wollongong, Australia
Prof Zhengyi Jiang, University of Wollongong, Australia
Dr Cheng Lu
Dr Munuganant Marimuthu
Dr Dongbin Wei
Dr Guillaume Michal
Dr Scott Ding
International Scientific Committee
Prof. Peter Hodgson, Deakin University, Australia
Prof. Liangchi Zhang, University of New South Wales, Australia
Prof. Pierre Montmitonnet, Mines ParisTech, France
Prof. Hocheng Hong, National Tsinghua University, Taiwan
Prof. W. Chen, University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Beijing, China
Prof. Rian Dippenaar, University of Wollongong, Australia
Prof. Yilbas Bekir Sami , King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia
Prof. I.S. Jawahir, University of Kentucky, United States
Prof. YT Im, KAIST Republic of Korea
Prof. Gordon Wallace, University of Wollongong, Australia
Prof. Elena Pereloma, University of Wollongong, Australia
Prof. Oltmann Riemer, University Bremen, Germany
Prof. Pietrzyk Maciej, Akademia Gornico-Hutnica, Poland
Prof. Lu Jian , Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
Prof. Tan Ming Jen, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Prof. Shihong Zhang, IMR, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Prof. Xianghua Liu, Northeastern University, China
Prof. Houfa Shen, Tsinghua University, China
Prof. Olga Glukhova, Saratov State University, Russia
Prof. Tianyou Huang, Tsinghua University, China
Prof. Fuqian Yang, University of Kentucky, USA
Prof. Manach Pierre-Yves,Université de Bretagne-Sud, France
Prof. Amer El-Korashy, The British University in Egypt BUE, Egypt
Prof. W. Bleck, Institute of ferrous metallurgy, RWTH Aachen University, German
Prof. Guodong Wang, Northeastern University, China
Prof. Shi-Xue Dou, ISEM University of Wollongong, Australia
Prof. Milin Zhang, Harbin Engineering University, China
Steering Committee
Prof Hashmi MSJ (Chairman), Ireland
Prof Andritschky M, Portugal
Prof Al-Sulaiman F, Saudi Arabia
Prof Buggy M, Ireland
Prof Dobrzan’ski LA , Poland
Prof Chastel Yvan, France
Prof Gunasekera JS, USA
Prof Im YT, Republic of Korea
Prof Ismail AF, Malaysia
Prof Johnson W, United Kingdom
Prof Lawler J, Ireland
Prof Mridha S, Malaysia
Prof Monaghan J, Ireland
Prof Reid SR, United Kingdom
Prof Sulaiman S, Malaysia
Prof Torralba JM, Spain
Prof Travis FW, United Kingdom
Prof Yilbas BS, Saudi Arabia
Prof Yigit F, Turkey