Energy 2012 facilitates information sharing on the latest developments involving materials for alternative and renewable energy systems. Emphasis will be on materials challenges and innovations in areas of solar energy, wind power, hydro, geothermal, biomass, nuclear, hydrogen, electric grid and battery & energy storage.

MCARE 2012 is intended for not only scientists and engineers active in energy and materials science research, but also for those new to the field. Visit the Symposia section to learn more about the technical program or review the Schedule for more information. MCARE 2012 is a follow-up to Materials Challenges in Alternative & Renewable Energy 2010.

http://ceramics.org/meetings/materials-challenges-in-alternative-rewable-energy-2012?referrer=AZOMDOTCOM

Materials science and engineering professionals hailing from more than 68 countries will gather amid the effervescent atmosphere of the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort to network, present research, share industrial applications and introduce innovation. This blend of academic, technical, business and social elements creates the perfect synergy to move research and development forward to produce applications that fuel global solutions.

Topics:
- Materials science
- Metallurgy
- Science
- Energy
- Aluminum
- Microscopy
- Magnesium
- Nanotechnology
- High-temperature materials

http://www.tms.org/meetings/annual-12/AM12home.aspx

META’12 will be the 3rd event of highly successful meetings where scientists and industrial experts meet to interchange results and ideas about this interdisciplinary field. The locations of the international conference circulate between different geographical regions. Following the meetings in Marrakesh—Morocco (2008) and Cairo—Egypt (2010), we are very pleased to welcome you to join us at META’12 in the City of Light, Paris, France, in April 2012!

Topics:
- Metamaterials, negative index materials
- Graphene metamaterials
- Acoustic metamaterials
- Biophotonic materials
- Plasmonics
- Nanophotonics
- Coherent processes
- Photonic crystals
- Chiral, bianisotropic materials
- Structured, disordered media
- Transformational electromagnetics
- Extraordinary transmission, selective structures, high impedance surfaces
- Near-field optics
- Nano-optics

http://metaconferences.org/ocs/index.php/META/META12

The emerging, interdisciplinary field of Bioinspired Materials focuses on developing a fundamental understanding of the synthesis, directed self-assembly and hierarchical organization of natural occurring materials, and uses this understanding to engineer new bioinspired artificial materials for diverse applications. The inaugural 2012 Gordon Conference on Bioinspired Materials seeks to capture the excitement of this burgeoning field by a cutting-edge scientific program and roster of distinguished invited speakers and discussion leaders who will address the key issues in the field. The Conference will feature a wide range of topics, such as materials and devices from DNA, reprogramming the genetic code for design of new materials, peptide, protein and carbohydrate based materials, biomimetic systems, complexity in self-assembly, and biomedical applications of bioinspired materials. Invited speakers represent a variety of scientific disciplines, including biochemistry, chemistry, materials science and engineering and bioengineering. The Conference will promote cross-disciplinary fertilization of new ideas in this emerging field and will create a cohesive community by promoting interactions between junior scientists with prominent senior investigators.

Topics:
- Reprogramming the genetic code
- Biomimetic systems
- New developments in polypeptides and peptoids
- Protein based materials
- Materials and devices with DNA
- Self-assembled peptides
- Carbohydrate-based materials
- Biomedical applications of bioinspired materials
- Complexity in self-assembly

http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2012&program=bioinsp

The Conference is organized by the Department of Management and Engineering of the University of Padova in cooperation with the Italian Cluster of Nanotechnology (Veneto Nanotech), under the patronage of the European Society for Composite Materials (ESCM). As you know, ECCM is the Europe’s leading conference on composite materials and, traditionally, host scientists, engineers and designers, both of Academia and Industry, coming from all the areas of the world. The size of the worldwide composite community has been growing significantly in the last years and over 1,000 participants are expected to attend the event.

In view of a complete and proper exploitation of composites, in the different fields of application, the Conference aims to represent a forum for exchanging ideas, presenting the latest developments and trends, proposing new solutions and promoting international collaborations. For this aim we are preparing a comprehensive program which include plenary and keynote lectures, several symposia on a variety of topics as well as technical workshops on subject of industrial interest. Special attention is given to the social program to obtain the maximum benefit from the beauty of the city.

Topics:
- Additive manufacturing
- Applications
- Bio-based composites
- Biomimetic composites
- Ceramic matrix composites
- Concrete and cementitious composites
- Damage and fracture
- Durability and ageing
- Experimental techniques
- Fibers and matrices
- FRP reinforced concrete
- Health monitoring
- Hybrid composites
- Infrastructure
- Interfaces and interphases
- Interlaminar reinforcements
- Joint and bearing behaviour
- Life cycle analysis and sustainability
- Low cost technologies
- Mechanical and physical properties
- Metal matrix composites
- Multifunctional composites
- Multiscale modelling
- Nanocomposites
- Nanotechnologies
-  NDE technologies
- Polymer matrix composites
- Probabilistic approaches and design
- Processing and manufacturing technologies
- Recycling
- Repair technologies
- Sandwich technologies
- Standardization
- Structural design
- Testing and characterization
- Textile composites
- Wood and paper

http://www.eccm15.org/index.php

Details coming soon.

http://www.phonons2012.com/