International Materials Institute
for New Functionality in Glass

An International Interactive Conference on FUNCTIONAL GLASSES: Properties and Applications for Energy & Information. January 6-11, 2013 in Siracusa, Sicily, Italy.

Technical Program Overview

This ECI (Engineering Conference International) conference discussed recent advances in glass research as well as identified the requirements that glass must satisfy for new and emerging applications. It focused especially on energy and information technologies in which glass is expected to have a large impact in the near future. The Conference aimed to establish dialog between leading glass users and active glass researchers, together with the glass manufacturers who often serve as the interface between these two communities, through a series of invited talks, panel discussions, breakout sessions and poster sessions.

Applications of Glass in Energy Technology.

Topic	Presentation Title and Speaker	Ppt	Video
Lighting	"Integrated Glass Substrates for OLED Lighting", Dr. Mehran Arbab, Director of Research & Technology, Glass & Fiber Glass, PPG Industries, USA Discussion led by Kalaus Bange, MK Consulting, GmbH, Germany	Not Avail	Not Avail
Photovoltaics	"Photovoltaic Industry & Role of Glass for Reducing the Cost of Solar Energy"Dr. Sener Oktik, President, Research & Technological Development, Sisecam, Turkey Discussion led by Driss Lamine, Saint Gobain, France	pdf>	Part 1> Part 2>
Coatings	"Alterations of Glass Surfaces & Functional Coatings for Energy Conversion Systems", Dr. Joachim Deubener, Professor & Director of Institute of Non-Metallic Materials, Clausthal University, Germany Discussion led by Roland Langfeld, Schott AG, Germany	pdf>	Part 1> Part 2>

Applications of Glass in Information Technology.

Topic	Presentation Title and Speaker	Ppt	Video
Roll-to-Roll Thin Glass	"Ultra-Slim Glass for Electronic Applications", Dr. Sean Garner, Scientist, Corning, USA Discussion led by Richard Brow, Missouri University of Science & Technology, USA	pdf>	Part 1> Part 2>
Fiber for Tele-communication	"Microstructured Optical Fibers: Opportunities and Challanges", Prof. Dr. Philip Russell, Director, Max Planck for the Science of Light, Germany Discussion led by Younes Messaddeq, Laval University, Canada	pdf>	Part 1> Part 2>
Transparent Conductive Materials	"A General Introduction for the Use and Needs of TCMs in Glass Industry", Dr. Driss Lamine, Project Manager, Saint Gobain, France Discussion led by Claes-Goran Granqvist, Uppsala Uni., Sweden	Not Avail	Not Avail

Glass Properties for Energy Applications I

Topic	Presentation Title and Speaker	Ppt	Video
Optical Properties	"Coated Glass for Energy Efficient Buildings: Spectral selectivity, angular dependence and time variability", Dr. Claes-Goran Granqvist, Professor, Uppsala University, Sweden Discussion led by Philip Russell, Max Planck, Germany	pdf>	Part 1> (30mins) Part 2> (10mins)
Ion Transport	"Ion Transport Across Grain Boundaries in Fast Lithium Ion Conducting Glass Ceramics", Prof. Dr. Bernhard Roling, Uni. of Marburg, Germany Discussion led by Steve Martin, Iowa State University, USA	pdf>	Part 1> Part 2>
Dielectric Properties	"Dielectric Properties of Glasses & Glass Ceramics and Examples of Applications", Dr. Martin Letz, Senior Scientist, Research & Technological Development, SCHOTT AG, Germany Discussion led by Minoru Tomozawa, Rensselear Polytechnic Institute, USA	Not Avail	Not Avail

Glass Properties for Energy Applications II

Topic	Title of Presentation and Speaker	Ppt	Video
Fundamentals of Strength	"Fundamentals of Indentation Cracking in Glass" Dr. Satoshi Yoshida, Professor,University of Shiga Perfecture, Japan Discussion led by Rene Gy, Saint Gobain Research, France	pdf>	Part 1> Part 2>
Chemical Strengthening	"Sharp Contact Damage in Ion-exchanged Cover Glass", Dr. Timothy Gross, Corning, USA Discussion led by Tayyab Suratwala, Lawrence Livermore National Lab, USA	pdf>	Part 1> Part 2>
Mechano-chemistry	"Surface Chemistry of Glass - Interfacial Water & Machano-chemical Properties" , Dr. Seong Kim, Professor, Chemical Engineering Dept., Penn State University, USA Discussion led by Takashi Murata, Nippon Electric Glass (NEG), Japan	pdf>	Part 1> Part 2>

Energy Storage Technologies.

Topic	Title of Presentation and Speaker	Ppt	Video
Glass Seals	"Sealing Glasses for Electrochemical Devices" , Dr. Richard Brow, Curators' Professor, Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering, Missouri University of Science & Technology, USA Discussion led by Joachim Deubener, Clausthal University, Germany	pdf>	Part 1> Part 2>
Glass for Energy Storage	"Glass for Energy Storage: Advancing the Energy Density and Safety of Batteries" , Dr. Steve Martin, Professor, Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering, Iowa State University, USA Discussion led by Monia Montorsi, University of Modena, Italy	pdf>	Part 1> Part 2>
Li Battery - Electrodes	"Glass Ceramics for Innovative Secondary Batteries", Dr. Tsuyoshi Honma, Professor, Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Nagaoka, Japan Discussion led by Lisa Klein, Rutgers University, USA	pdf>	Part 1> Part 2>
Proton Conductors	"Proton Behavior at Glass/Water Interfaces: Implications on Reaction & proton Transport", Dr. Steve Garofalini, Professor, Interfacial Molecular Science Laboratory, Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering, Rutgers University, USA Discussion led by Jincheng Du, Uni of North Texas, USA	pdf>	Part 1> Part 2>
Nonlinear Optical Glass	"Glass and Glass Ceramic for Non-linear Optics: Fundamentals & Application", Dr. Thierry Cardinal, Chargé de Recherche et Animateur Scientifique, Institut de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Bordeaux, CNRS, University of Bordeaux, France Discussion led by Mario Affatigato, Coe College, USA	pdf>	Part 1> Part 2>

Glass Properties for Information Applications I

Topic	Title of Presentation and Speaker	Ppt	Video
Nanophotonics	"Microfiber/Nanofiber Photonics", Dr. Limin Tong, Professor, State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, Dept. of Optical Engineering, Zhejiang University, China Discussion led by Octavio Cintora, Saint Gobain, France	pdf>	Part 1> Part2 >
fs Laser - Glass Interactions	"Micro-modification of Glass by Femtosecond Laser - Fundamentals and Applications", Dr. Jianrong Qiu, Professor, Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering, South China University of Technology, China Discussion led by Denise Krol, University of California-Davis , USA	pdf>	Part 1> Part 2>

Glass Properties for Information Applications II

Topic	Title of Presentation and Speaker	Ppt	Video
Information Storage	"Phase Change Materials: trends & Prospects" Dr. Yong Gyu Choi, Professor, Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering, Korea Aerospace University, Korea Discussion led by Himanshu Jain, Lehigh University, USA	pdf>	Part 1> Part 2>
Processing-Performance of Integrated Optic Structures	"Processing of Optical Materials for Photonics and Integrated Optics"Dr. Raman Kashyap, Professor and Canada Research Chair on Future Photonics Systems, University of Montreal, Canada Discussion led by Denise Krol, University of California-Davis, USA	pdf>	Part 1> Part 2>
Fiber Lasers	"Towards the Development of Advanced Optical Fibers", Dr. Younes Messaddeq, Professor, Dept. of Physics, Engineering Physics & Optics, University of Laval, Canada; also Canada Excellence Chair in Enabling Photonic Innovations for Information & Communciation Discussion led by Jianrong Qiu, South China University of Technology, China	pdf>	Part 1> Part 2>

Glass Processing and Fabrication.

Topic	Title of Presentation and Speaker	Ppt	Video
Glass Melting	"Making Glass Better", Dr. Roland Langfeld, Research Fellow, SCHOTT AG, Germany Discussion led by Setsuro Ito, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan	Restricted Access
Glass Surface Damage	"Surface Interactions on Glass Optics during Fabrication, Post-processing and Laser Operation", Dr. Tayyab Suratwala, Associate Program Manager, Lawrence Livermore National Lab, USA Discussion led by Raman Kashyap, University of Montreal, Canada	Restricted Access
Optical Elements Fabrication	"Production of Chalcogenide Glass Optics: Motivation, Current Status and Future Developments", Dr. Xiang-Hua Zhang, Research Director, Lab. Glasses and Ceramics, University of Rennes, France Discussion led by Akihiko Sakamoto, Nippon Electric Glass (NEG), Japan	pdf>	Part1> Part2>
Large Area Device Fabrication	"High Refractive Index Glass for OLED Lighting", Dr. Takashi Murata, Manager, Nippon Electric Glass (NEG), Japan Discussion led by Sener Oktik, Sisecam, Turkey	pdf>	Part1> Part2>

Special Presentations

Special Presentation Title and Speaker	Ppt	Video
"Unlimited Glass - A Mirror of Our World's Trends", Dr. Marc van den Neste, VP, Technogy & Innovation, Asahi Glass-Europe	Not Avail	Not Avail
"Path to the Realization of "A Day Made of Glass", M.K. Badrinarayana, Corning, USA	Restricted Access

PANEL DISCUSSION

In conclusion to the conference, a PANEL DISCUSSION, led by leaders of major glass companies was held. Based on information presented during the week, it focused on the future directions of glass for energy and information applications.

Poster Sessions

Poster Session was held on the first evening of the conference. The posters remained on display throughtout the conference. Participants were able to view/discuss the posters at their convenience as well