Conference Support for the Second International Workshop on Nano-Micro Thermal Radiation (NanoRad2014), June 6-9, 2014 in Shanghai, China

本提案要求支持几名初级教师、一名研究生和一名全体发言人出席会议。会议定于2014年6月6日至9日在中国上海举行。本提案的主要目的是支持参加第二届纳米微热辐射国际研讨会。研讨会将汇集全球热辐射传输领域的专家以及年轻的研究人员和学生进行密切的互动和讨论。讲习班将同时提供一个短期课程。参加本课程的青年学者和研究生将更好地了解该领域的基础知识，并深入了解该领域的当前研究趋势。纳米微尺度热辐射在能量收集，如太阳能电池和热光伏、纳米制造、生物医学传感、热成像和定位低于衍射极限的加热等方面具有重要的应用。由于光子隧穿和表面等离激元（或声子）极化激元的激发，可以大大增强纳米距离的辐射传热。此外，利用一维、二维或三维微/纳米结构对反射、透射、吸收和发射光谱进行修饰，可以大大提高各种器件的性能。本次研讨会将汇集来自世界各地的专家、研究人员和学生，就纳米和微热辐射的研究思想、最新发现和发现以及未来展望进行公开交流。本次活动将提供一个论坛，以促进这一多学科领域的国际合作和共同努力。研讨会的摘要和ppt将提供给与会者。最新的进展和开发结果将在研讨会之后的JQSRT特刊上发表。

CBET-1445442ZhangThis proposal requests support for several junior faculty members, a graduate student, and a plenary speaker attending the conference. The conference is scheduled to be held June 6-9, 2014 in Shanghai, China. The main objective of this proposal is to support participation at the Conference Support for the Second International Workshop on Nano-Micro Thermal Radiation. The workshop will bring together experts in thermal radiative transfer worldwide along with young researchers and students for close interactions and discussions. A short course will be offered in conjunction with the workshop. Young scholars and graduate students attending this course will gain a better understanding of the fundamentals as well as deep appreciation of the current research trends in this field.Nano-microscale thermal radiation has important applications in energy harvesting such as solar cells and thermophotovoltaics, nanomanufacturing, biomedical sensing, and thermal imaging and locating heating below the diffraction limit. Radiative heat transfer can be greatly enhanced at nanometer distances due to photon tunneling and the excitation of surface plasmon (or phonon) polaritons. Furthermore, the performance of various devices can be greatly enhanced by the modification of the reflection, transmission, absorption and emission spectra using one-, two-, or three-dimensional micro/nanostructures. This workshop will bring together experts, researchers, and students from around the world for an open exchange of research ideas, recent findings and discoveries, and future outlooks in Nano and Micro Thermal Radiation. This event will provide a forum to facilitate international collaboration and promote joint efforts in this multidisciplinary area. Abstracts and PowerPoint slides from the workshop will available to the participants. The most recent progress and development results will be published in a special issue of JQSRT following the workshop.