More than 2000 scientists, engineers, researchers and practitioners of multiphysics modeling are expected to attend the COMSOL Conference from 9-11 October at the Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel.
Highlighting the COMSOL Conference will be several technology overviews from COMSOL executives as well as keynote speeches by users of COMSOL.
Keynote speakers will detail the role of multiphysics simulation in new technology for space exploration, nanomedical therapies, clean and efficient power generation from coal and electromagnetic research.
Among the keynote speakers are: Iouri Balachov, senior scientist, SRI International, gives a talk titled Clean Energy Technologies: Growing Need for Multiphysics Modeling; Naomi Halas, professor of electrical and computer engineering, chemistry and bioengineering, Rice University, addresses Optics at the Nanoscale: Merging Nanoparticles with Light; Emily Nelson, senior research engineer, Nasa Glenn Research Center, presents COMSOL Grab Bag: Use a Versatile CFD Code to Model Interesting Problems from Cryogenic Storage to Biofuel Production; Markus Zahn, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, delivers a talk on Ferrohydrodynamics of Magnetic Fluids.
The COMSOL Conference will also offer training opportunities: attendees can choose from 17 hands-on minicourses on topics ranging from interfacing CAD with multiphysics to specialised subjects such as MEMS, chemical engineering, electromagnetics, fluid dynamics, thermal stress and structural-acoustics interactions.
A suite of tutorial presentations will explore parallel processing, offer modeling tips and tricks and show attendees how to access material property databases for multiphysics simulations.
Hands-on demo stations will showcase new products and offer insights to help with multiphysics simulations.
Over 100 engineers, scientists and researchers will offer user presentations on their applications of COMSOL multiphysics in simulation projects.
Presentations topics include: COMSOL Modeling of a Submarine Geothermal Chimney; Design Optimisation of Passive Micromixers with COMSOL; Effects of High Field Space Charge Formation on Dielectric Properties of Composites; Electrical Stimulation of the Brain using a Realistic Human Head Model; Full-Wave Analysis of Nanoscale Optical Trapping; Modeling the Behavior of Single Particle during Drying Process; Multiphysics Modeling of an Ion Mobility Spectrometer; Optimal Design for the Grating Coupler of Surface Plasmons; Simulation of C-MEMS Based Enzymatic Biofuel Cell; Space-time Formulation for FEM Modeling of Superconductors.
Further highlights include roundtable panel discussions, an exhibition area for partner products and services, daily networking events and a large poster session.
After Boston, the COMSOL Conference travels to the Hannover Congress Centrum in Hannover, Germany, 4-6 November, then on to Beijing, Budapest, Dhahran, Kuala Lumpur, Madrid, Shanghai, Singapore, Taipei, Tel Aviv and Tokyo.
