STEP-7 was successfully concluded. Many thanks for your participation and cooperation.
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"First kiss is the most important kiss." ─ Bilge Baytekin, 7th September 2023, Uxbridge, west London, UK
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We have been conducting STEP activities for years, for scientific discussions and for networking of the researchers in the field of electrostatic charging: the COVID pandemic had obviously impact. In the post pandemic circumstances, meanwhile, we may continue the activity with three options:
iSTEP: independent STEP, organized as an independent in-person meeting.
pSTEP: parasite STEP, where we will participate a relatively bigger conference, in-person, then will extend stay a few days before or after the conference to get together for more detailed discussion and networking with STEP activity.
STEP-7 (2023) will be held as a half-workshop, in association with Electrostatics 2023 which is held at Brunel University, west London, in September 2023. Attendees will give their technical presentations in sessions of Electrostatics 2023. The following STEP activity will include a detailed roundtable discussion, laboratory tour, as well as an informal social gathering. Please enjoy the moment of the first in-person STEP meeting after the pandemic.
STEP is a discussion-based international workshop on tribo-electricity and particle charging. The workshop scope covers a range of fundamental and applied topics related, but not limited to, the mechanism of generation of electrostatic charge, control of charged particles, measurement of electrostatic charge, and other topics related to tribo-electrisity. The workshop is open to all researchers and engineers in the field of Physics, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and others. The STEP workshop provides an international forum to enable researchers and engineers in the field of tribo-electricity to have interactive dialog and to establish an international network.
organized by
Wamadeva Balachandran, chair, Brunel University, UK
Mojtaba Ghadiri, co-chair, University of Leeds, UK
Tatsushi Matsuyama, secretary general, Soka University, Japan
Invited participants:
Wamadeva Balachandran, chair, Brunel University, UK
Mojtaba Ghadiri, University of Leeds, UK
Scott Waitukaitis, Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), Austria
T.Matsuyama
Introduction of STEP, and future plans
15:45-16:15
Poupak Mehrani1, Wei Pin Goh2, James Middleton2, Mojtaba Ghadiri2 1University of Ottawa, Canada, 2University of Leeds, UK
Mitigation of charging of functionalised glass surfaces by ATMER 163
16:15-16:45
Andris Šutka, Riga Technical University, Latvia
Electromechanically responsive materials from non-ferroelectric polymers — Toward mechanical energy harvesting
16:45-17:15
round table discussion #1
18:00-21:00
Dinner, at Lancaster Hotel and SPA
8th September, Friday
09:00-12:00
Roundtable discussion #2
12:00-12:15
Conclusion of STEP-7
12:15-
Lunch (free activity)
13:00-
(free activity)
14:00-15:30
lab tour of prof. Wamadeva Balachandran (canceled)
venue:
Brunel University London, Kingston Lane, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 3PH, UK
room 003, Eastern Gateway building
find the map
Registration is free of charge. (subject to change)
NOTE: Please register STEP-7 and Electrostatics 2023 separately. Participation only to STEP is theoretically possible (and will be accepted), but not suggested.
social activities: dinner at Lancaster Hotel and SPA (official hotel of Electrostatics 2023, also you can find in the map)
VISA: If you need visa to enter the UK, please contact to Electrostatics 2023.
