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08 Jul 2008 / 10 Jul 2008  -  Canada

9th International Conference on Flow Processes in Composite Materials

The 9th International Conference on Flow Processes in Composite Materials (FPCM-9) will be held from July 8h to 10th 2008, in Montreal, Quebec (Canada). This conference is the ninth in a series devoted to the manufacturing of polymer matrix composites. Each conference has attracted papers of high quality and provided a forum for discussion between academia and industry.

Hosted in 2008 by École Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada, the conference will feature state-of-the-art achievements in composite manufacturing and liquid composite moulding with a particular emphasis on aerospace and automotive applications.

One of the main goals is to help bridge the gap between theory and practice. Lecturers from academia and industry will discuss the latest scientific results on flow processes and illustrate through specific examples applications of liquid composite moulding to the manufacturing of high performance composites. 

Scope of the Conference
FPCM-9 will accept papers bringing an original contribution to the science and engineering of flow proceses in composite materials and related topics. The non-exclusive list of conference topics includes:
• Materials and New Manufacturing Processes
• Liquid Moulding Processes
• Sensing and Flow Control
• Design, Optimization of Moulds and Processes
• Thermoplastic Composite Processing
• Material Characterization
• Biodegradable and Green Processing
• Process Modelling and Simulations
• Experimental Investigations and Nanocomposites
• Short Fiber composites Processing
• Long Fiber Composites Processing
• Effect of Processing on Properties and Durability
• Flow in Joining/Adhesion and Material Removal 

Organizing Committee
• François Trochu, Edu Ruiz, Raymond Gauvin, Sofiane Soukane, Vincent Achim, Philippe Causse, Bruno Croteau-Labouly, François Lebel - École Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada.
• Pascal Hubert - McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
• Johane Denault - Industrial Materials Institute, NRC, Canada.
• Mehdi Hojjati, Andrew Johnston, Marc-André Octeau - Institute for Aerospace Research, NRC, Canada.
• Suong Hoa - Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.
• François Robitaille - University of Ottawa, Canada.
• Christophe Binétruy - École des Mines de Douai, France.

Scientific Committee
SG Advani, University of Delaware, USA
S Bickerton, University of Auckland, New Zealand 
C Binétruy, Ecole des Mines de Douai, France 
RJ Crawford, University of Waikato, New Zealand 
I Crivelli-Visconti, University di Napoli, Italy 
P Ermanni, ETH Zurich, Switzerland 
H Hamada, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan 
J Kenny, University of Perugia, Italy 
AC Loos, Michigan State University, USA 
TS Lundstrom, Lulea University of Technology, Sweden 
PJ Mallon, University of Limerick, Ireland 
V Michaud, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland 
CM O'Bradaigh, University College of Galway, Ireland 
R Parnas, University of Connecticut, USA 
R Paton, CRC-ACS, Victoria, Australia 
RB Pipes, Purdue University, USA 
C Rudd, University of Nottingham, UK 
J Summerscales, University of Plymouth, UK 
F Trochu, Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada 
K Walters, University of Wales, UK

Source : Ecole Polytechnique Montreal