Advances in Energy Materials

Focuses on materials for energy generation and includes applications to solve alternative energy issues. Covers energy applications using polymer nanocomposites with smart behavior, magnetorheological properties of smart polymer systems, metal-organic frameworks-emerging porous materials; applications of carbon nanotubes.

Iuliana Stoica, PhD, is a Scientific Researcher at the Romanian Academy, "Petru Poni" Instituteof Macromolecular Chemistry, Romania. She was a member of the organizing and program committees of several scientific conferences as well as a speaker at many national and international conferences. Dr. Stoica is a main or co-author of over 100 papers in peer-reviewed ISI journals. She is also a reviewer for a number of prestigious journals in the field of polymer science. She has contributed several book chapters on polymer and materials science and edited five books in this field. Ann Rose Abraham, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at Sacred Heart College, Thevara, Kochi, Kerala, India. She has research experience at various reputed national institutes, including Bose Institute, Kolkata, India; SAHA Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, India; and UGC-DAE CSR Centre, Kolkata, India. She served as Assistant Professor and Examiner at the Department of Basic Sciences, Amal Jyothi College of Engineering, under APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, Kerala, India. Dr. Abraham is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences and has many publications to her name. A. K. Haghi, PhD, has published over 250 academic research-oriented books as well as over 1000 research papers published in various journals and conference proceedings. He has received several grants, consulted for several major corporations, and is a frequent speaker to national and international audiences. He is Founder and former Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Chemoinformatics and Chemical Engineering as well as Polymers Research Journal. Professor Haghi has acted as an editorial board member for many international journals. He has served as a member of the Canadian Research and Development Center of Sciences and Cultures (CRDCSC) and the Research Chemistry Centre, Coimbra, Portugal.

1. Polymer Nanocomposites with Smart Behavior and Their Applicability in Energy Applications 2. Magnetorheological and Electrorheological Properties of Smart Polymer Systems and Their Energy-Related Applications 3. Metal-Organic Frameworks: Emerging Porous Materials for Energy Applications 4. Carbon Nanomaterials for Energy Applications 5. Carbon Nanotubes: Application in Energy Harvesting and Storage 6. Piezoelectric Materials and Their Configurations for Energy Harvesting Applications 7. Light-Energy Harvesting Using Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenide MoS2 8. The Smart Chromogenic Hydrated WO3 for Energy Storage Applications 9. Carbon Quantum Dots for Electronics Energy Applications 10. Nano- and Smart Materials in Solar Energy, Conversion, and Storage 11. Application of Cement and Gypsum-Based Composite Materials in Modern Constructions for Energy Saving 12. Hydrodynamic Efficiency of Wave Energy Converter in Intermediate Water by Changing the Geometrical Shape of a Submerged Object: A Numerical Approach 13. Carbon Nanomaterials for Energy Applications: Energy Storage and Conversion