Technical Workshop on Design of Precision Structronic and Mechatronic Devices with Smart Materials
(Organised by the MI Division and SEAM Laboratory, Department of MEEM, City University of Hong Kong and supported by the EV, MC, MT Divisions, AMC and Community & Construction Professionals' Development Centre (CCPDC))

Date, Time & Venue
12 May 2011 (Thur); 6:00pm (two hours with half an hour coffee break at 7:00pm); Lecture Theatre 4 (LT-4), City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong

Programme Highlights
The synergistic integration of smart materials, structures, machines, sensors, actuators and control electronics can transform conventional passive structures and machines to active, adaptive, and "smart" structronic (structure + electronic) or mechatronic systems with inherent self-sensing, diagnosis and control capabilities. This workshop will focus on the design and application aspects of the above technology. It will cover smart materials, precision devices, micro-/nano-actuations, smart structures, mechatronic and structronic systems and photo-thermo-electro-magneto-mechanical systems.

Speaker
Prof Tzou Hornsen (鄒鴻生) was elected to the 1st-round National Professorship and joined Zhejiang University in September 2009 after over two decades' service at the University of Kentucky, the USA. He was one of the pioneers in the emerging technology of smart structures and structronic systems. He has authored and co-authored more than 410 technical publications in journals, proceedings and books. He is an ASME Fellow (1996) and a founding member of the ASME Adaptive Structures and Material Systems Committee.

Registration & Enquiries
This seminar is free of charge and the number of participants is limited to 100. For registration, please complete the Standard Reply Form by Fax: 2258 0173 or Email: peter.chak@towngas.com. For enquiries, please contact Peter Chak at Tel: 2963 3008 or Dr Peter Tse at Tel: 3442 2330. Attendance certificate will be available after the seminar.