Selected Papers from Taiwan Association for Academic Innovation, TAAI 2018

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the Taiwan Association for Academic Innovation, we are pleased to welcome you to the 1^st IEEE and International Conference on Science, Engineering, Vocational Education and Novelty (ICSEVEN) 2018, 11–15 April, 2018, Kyoto, Japan. (URL: http://www.taai.tw/icseven/index/ptid/3.html).

Following the first ICSEVEN, held in Guilin, China, and the second in Japan, the conference continuously aims to foster the growth of research in energy engineering science and technology and its benefits to the community at large in the future. We hope that ICSEVEN 2018 will provide a great platform for academic and industry professionals to have fruitful discussions and to exchange new ideas of recent developments and latest advances in the interdisciplinary field. It is our pleasure to announce the supportive participation of leading academics and researchers, in their respective areas of focus, from various countries, not only in, but also beyond Asia. We invite you to participate in this conference by submitting a paper reflecting your current research and to excel in solar energy-related R&D worldwide.

Participants of the conference are cordially invited to contribute original research papers or reviews to this Special Issue of Crystals.

Prof. Dr. Chien-Jung Huang
Prof. Dr. Kuan Chee
Prof. Dr. Yeu-Long Jiang
Guest Editors

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