International Conference on Thin Films & Applications (ICTFA-2013)

September 11-13, 2013 Organized by School of Electrical & Electronics Engineering SASTRA University, Thanjavur 613 401, Tamil Nadu, India About SASTRA Call for Papers Tentative List of Speakers
A sprawling campus housing a built-up area of over 1.6 million sq. ft. with a vibrant population of over 10,000 students, over 700 teaching faculty and state-of-the-art laboratories has made SASTRA a landmark in the educational map of India. SASTRA offers various undergraduate and post graduate courses in Engineering, Science, Education, Management, Law and Arts besides various Doctoral programmes in diverse fields. Since its inception SASTRA has achieved national standing and the standard of excellence of our courses is reflected in the grades awarded to us by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council and in the success of our students in both industry and academia in India and abroad. Original research articles are invited in the following areas: Thin Film Preparation & Characterization Optical & Dielectric Thin Films Ferroelectric & Piezoelectric Thin Films Coatings for Clean Energy Magnetic Thin Films Mechanical Properties of Thin Films Tribological Coatings Biological Coatings Ion Beam / Implantation Induced Modifications Nanostructured & Nanocomposite Coatings Sensors MEMS & NEMS Prof. Alexandra Boltasseva, Purdue University, USA Prof. Arnab Bhattacharya, TIFR, Mumbai Prof. Ayodhya N. Tiwari, Head, EMPA, Switzerland Dr. Balachander Krishnan, Netherland Dr. Y. Bharath Kumar Reddy, MNRE, New Delhi Dr. Christiansen, MPL, Germany Dr. J. J. Freedsman, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan Dr. V. Ganesan, UGC - DAE CSR, Indore Dr. John V. Kennedy, NIC, New Zealand Dr. Kota Murali, IBM, India Dr. V. N. Mani, CMET, Hyderabad Prof. Manuel Dominguez, UPC, Spain Prof. Masaya Ichimura, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan Dr. Sadanand V. Deshpande, IBM, India Prof. Sam Zhang, NTU, Singapore Dr. Selvaraj Venkataraj, SERIS, Singapore Dr. M. Senthil Kumar, NPL, New Delhi Prof. Timothy J. Coutts, NREL, USA Dr. E. Varadarajan, NRL, Cochin

Chief Patron
Prof. R. Sethuraman, Vice-Chancellor

Advisory Committee
Prof. G. Bhalachandran, Registrar Prof. S. Vaidhyasubramaniam, Dean Prof. B. Viswanathan, Dean, SEEE Prof. M. Narayanan, Dean, SEEE

Organizing Committee
Prof. S. Swaminathan, Dean Prof. M. Chandrasekhar, AD, SEEE Prof. Har Narayan Upadhyay, AD, SEEE Prof. K. Thenmozhi, AD, SEEE Prof. S. Jayalalitha, AD, SEEE Prof. K. Vijayarekha, AD, SEEE Prof. M. Sridharan, SEEE Dr. Rakesh Kumar Karn, SAP, SEEE Dr. B. G. Jayaprakash, AP, SEEE Dr. D. Balamurugan, AP, SEEE Dr. S. K. Pandiyan, AP, SEEE Dr. R. Bairava Ganesh, AP, SEEE Dr. K. Jeyadheepan, AP, SEEE

About School of Electrical & Electronics Engineering

The School of Electrical & Electronics Engineering was started as the Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering in 1984. The departments of Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering and Electronics & Communication Engineering were started in 1992 and1994 respectively and later evolved as the School of Electrical & Electronics Engineering in 2003.One of the thrust areas of research in this school is thin film technology in which the faculty members are working on thin film based gas & bio sensors, biocompatible coatings, tribological coatings and thin film photovoltaics.

Registration Fee
Academicians Students Industry Participants Foreign Delegates : Rs. 2500/: Rs. 1500/: Rs. 4000/: $ 200

The registration fee has to be paid in the form of DD drawn in favour of SASTRA UNIVERSITY, payable at Thanjavur. The registration fee includes conference materials, refreshments and lunch.

Filled-in registration forms may be sent to: The Convenor International Conference on Thin Films & Applications (ICTFA-2013) School of Electrical & Electronics Engineering SASTRA University Tirumalaisamudram Thanjavur 613 401 Email Phone Fax : ictfa2013@sastra.edu : 04362 264 101, Extn:2255 : 04362 264 120

Convenor
Dr. R. John Bosco Balaguru Associate Dean (Research) School of Electrical & Electronics Engg. SASTRA University Thanjavur - 613 401, India

About the Conference

Physics and Technology of thin films play an important role to achieve smaller devices with higher speed especially in new generation of integrated circuits, sensors, flat panel displays, Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS), biomedical devices, optical instruments and microwave communications. The thin film based nano-scale systems pave way for next generation solutions in many challenging applications. The low material costs, high performance and versatility of the thin film based devices is the motivation factor for research in this area. Thus, study of thin film properties produced from new materials and exploiting their unique properties for developing micro and nano-scale devices for future applications is at the heart of research in this field. This international conference on thin film and applications ICTFA - 2013 will bring together researchers, academicians and technologists on a common platform to exchange ideas on the latest developments in various areas of thin film technology around the globe.

Important Dates
Abstract Submission Intimation of Acceptance Full Paper Submission Last Date for Registration : 15-07-2013 : 31-07-2013 : 26-08-2013 : 01-09-2013

Co Convenor
Dr. K. Santhakumari Senior Assistant Professor School of Electrical & Electronics Engg. SASTRA University Thanjavur - 613 401, India
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You may download the registration form from our website :www.sastra.edu/ictfa2013

All presented papers will be peer-reviewed and published in SCOPUS indexed journal.