CONFERENCE: 2018 The 16th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels and Minichannels (Dubrovnik, Croatia, June 10-13, 2018)

第16届纳米通道、微通道和迷你通道国际会议（ICNMM）将于2018年6月10日至13日在克罗地亚杜布罗夫尼克举行，旨在为研究人员提供一个交流信息和确定这一新兴领域（包括许多工程、基础科学和生物医学学科）研究需求的平台。这两个基本方面，包括传输研究在纳米，微，迷你尺度以及实际应用，包括热管理，能量转换，实验室芯片，和生物医学设备都包括在内。从这次会议所允许的密切互动中获得的见解将为在一系列应用中实施输运物理学的新方法铺平道路。ICNMM会议是运输现象相关领域研究人员的年度盛会之一。会议(1)推进了对输运物理学的基本认识；(2)讨论与现代电子器件、生物医学和能源应用相关的基础物理学。特别是，本次会议的全体发言人代表了广泛的领域，包括两相输运物理，微纳米流体系统中的输运现象，以及电动系统。会议还包括九个确定的主题演讲，涵盖了广泛的学科和机构。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The 16th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels and Minichannels (ICNMM) to take place in Dubrovnik, Croatia June 10-13, 2018, is intended to provide a platform for researchers to exchange information and identify research needs in this emerging area encompassing many engineering, basic sciences, and bio-medical disciplines. Both fundamental aspects including transport studies at the nano, micro, and mini scales as well as practical applications including thermal management, energy conversion, lab on a chip, and biomedical devices are included. The insights obtained from the close interaction allowed by this conference will pave the way for the implementation of novel methods for transport physics in a range of applications.The ICNMM conference is one of the premier annual events for researchers in fields related to transportphenomena. The conference (1) advances the fundamental understanding of transport physics; and (2)discusses the fundamental physics related to modern electronic devices, biomedical, and energyapplications. In particular, the plenary speakers for this conference represent a broad spectrum of fields including two-phase transport physics, transport phenomenal in micro and nanofluidic systems, and electrokinetic systems. The conference also includes nine confirmed Keynote presentations, covering a broad variety of disciplines and institutions.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.