Version 0.8 Sept. 14, 2023

We released a new schedule version!

We have a new session: “Piezotechnologies at PolyK” by Shihai Zhang .

Sadly, we had to cancel sessions:

• “Electret-based noncontact sensor for human-machine interface in harsh environments” by Nian Dai
• “Tunable flexophotovoltaic effect in PVDF nanocomposites” by Kailiang Ren

We had to move some sessions, so if you were planning on seeing them, check their new dates or locations:

• “Fully Degradable, Highly Sensitive Electret-Based Pressure Sensor for Biomechanical Monitoring” by Xingchen Ma (Sept. 21, 2023, 2:15 p.m. → Sept. 21, 2023, 2:35 p.m.)
• “Abnormality detection system based on piezoelectric polymer” by Takashi Nakajima (Sept. 21, 2023, 1:55 p.m. → Sept. 21, 2023, 2:15 p.m.)
• “A New Class of Relaxor Ferroelectric Polymer Exhibiting Ultrahigh Electromechanical Response at Low Electric Field” by Shihai Zhang (Sept. 19, 2023, 1:55 p.m. → Sept. 19, 2023, 9:50 a.m.)
• “Imperceptible sensor sheet based on ultraflexible ferroelectric polymer transducers and active matrix integration” by Philipp Schäffner (Sept. 21, 2023, 2:35 p.m. → Sept. 21, 2023, 11:50 a.m.)
• “Better charging of microfiber filter media and better disinfection of seeds by the joint use of a corona discharge and a spray of water droplets” by Jan van Turnhout (Sept. 20, 2023, 12:10 p.m. → Sept. 21, 2023, 12:10 p.m.)
• “Piezo- and Pyro-electricity in Polynorbornene-Based Stretchable Elastomer Electrets” by Thulasinath Raman Venkatesan (Sept. 21, 2023, 1:25 p.m. → Sept. 21, 2023, 1:45 p.m.)

Version 0.7 Aug. 28, 2023

We released a new schedule version!

We sadly had to cancel a session: “Smart piezoelectric poly-L-lactic acid fabric and its application” by Yoshiro Tajsitsu.

We had to move some sessions, so if you were planning on seeing them, check their new dates or locations:

• “TSDC and surface potential measurements of charged hydroxyapatite/BaTiO3 biocoatings deposited by CoBlast” by Carmo Lança (Sept. 21, 2023, 3:45 p.m. → Sept. 21, 2023, 3:25 p.m.)
• “Thermo-Electret Behaviour of PET/0.8PHB, PET/0.6PHB Polymer Liquid Crystals” by Sridharbabu Yarramaneni (Sept. 21, 2023, 4:05 p.m. → Sept. 21, 2023, 3:45 p.m.)
• “Imperceptible sensor sheet based on ultraflexible ferroelectric polymer transducers and active matrix integration” by Philipp Schäffner (Sept. 21, 2023, 2:55 p.m. → Sept. 21, 2023, 2:35 p.m.)
• “Sustainable PLA electrets: a comparison of commercial and solution-cast foils” by Dennis Flachs (Sept. 21, 2023, 2:35 p.m. → Sept. 18, 2023, 12:10 p.m.)
• “Deep-learning-assisted Discovery of Amorphous Fluorinated Polymer Electret with High Charging Performance for Energy Harvesting” by Yuji Suzuki (Sept. 21, 2023, 4:25 p.m. → Sept. 21, 2023, 4:05 p.m.)

Version 0.6 Aug. 23, 2023

We released a new schedule version!

We had to move some sessions, so if you were planning on seeing them, check their new dates or locations:

• “TSDC and surface potential measurements of charged hydroxyapatite/BaTiO3 biocoatings deposited by CoBlast” by Carmo Lança (Sept. 21, 2023, 3:35 p.m. → Sept. 21, 2023, 3:45 p.m.)
• “Deep-learning-assisted Discovery of Amorphous Fluorinated Polymer Electret with High Charging Performance for Energy Harvesting” by Yuji Suzuki (Sept. 21, 2023, 4:15 p.m. → Sept. 21, 2023, 4:25 p.m.)
• “Thermo-Electret Behaviour of PET/0.8PHB, PET/0.6PHB Polymer Liquid Crystals” by Sridharbabu Yarramaneni (Sept. 21, 2023, 3:55 p.m. → Sept. 21, 2023, 4:05 p.m.)

Version 0.5 Aug. 23, 2023

We released a new schedule version!

We sadly had to cancel a session: “3D printing PMN-PT textured piezoelectric ceramics” by Wei Ren.

We had to move some sessions, so if you were planning on seeing them, check their new dates or locations:

• “Influence of preparation conditions on structure and ferroelectric properties of thin VDF-TrFE copolymer film” by Bernd Ploss (Sept. 19, 2023, 2:35 p.m. → Sept. 19, 2023, 2:15 p.m.)
• “Influence of optical excitation on the ferroelectric properties of ferroelectric-semiconductor hybrid materials” by Sebastian Engel (Sept. 19, 2023, 1:55 p.m. → Sept. 19, 2023, 12:20 p.m.)
• “A New Class of Relaxor Ferroelectric Polymer Exhibiting Ultrahigh Electromechanical Response at Low Electric Field” by Shihai Zhang (Sept. 19, 2023, 2:15 p.m. → Sept. 19, 2023, 1:55 p.m.)
• “Electret Charges and/or Dipoles on Dielectrics plus Elastical and Thermal Materials Properties Enable Piezo- and Pyroelectricity” by Reimund Gerhard (Sept. 19, 2023, 3:05 p.m. → Sept. 19, 2023, 2:45 p.m.)
• “Tunable flexophotovoltaic effect in PVDF nanocomposites” by Kailiang Ren (Sept. 19, 2023, 11:30 a.m. → Sept. 19, 2023, 9:50 a.m.)
• “Development of Skin-Attached Stretchable Energy Harvester with Perfluoroelastomer Electret” by Tomoya Miyoshi (Sept. 19, 2023, 12:20 p.m. → Sept. 19, 2023, noon)
• “Artificial muscles for the lifelike robots of the future” by Christoph Keplinger (Sept. 19, 2023, 4:55 p.m. → Sept. 19, 2023, 4:35 p.m.)
• “Electrostatic converter with an electret-like elastomer” by Reinhard Schwoediauer (Sept. 19, 2023, 4:25 p.m. → Sept. 19, 2023, 4:05 p.m.)
• “Self-assembled electret for vibrational energy harvester” by Yuya Tanaka (Sept. 19, 2023, 11:50 a.m. → Sept. 19, 2023, 11:30 a.m.)
• “Thermal wave based charge and polarization profiling - how to achieve nanometer resolution?” by Michael Wübbenhorst (Sept. 19, 2023, 3:35 p.m. → Sept. 19, 2023, 3:15 p.m.)
• “Evaluation of Micropatterned Self-Assembled Electrets for MEMS Devices” by Daisuke Yamane, Reiki Sugimoto (Sept. 19, 2023, 9:50 a.m. → Sept. 19, 2023, 11:10 a.m.)

Version 0.4 Aug. 17, 2023

We released a new schedule version!

We have a new session: “Charge transport and glassy dynamics in non-stoichiometric protic ionic liquids 2-aminoethyl hydrogen sulphate triflate” by Jinhai You .

We sadly had to cancel a session: “Charge transport and glassy dynamics in non-stoichiometric protic ionic liquids based on triethylamine and methanesulfonic acid” by Hailong Pan.

Version 0.3 Aug. 17, 2023

We released a new schedule version with minor changes!

We had to move some sessions, so if you were planning on seeing them, check their new dates or locations:

• “Thermal wave based charge and polarization profiling - how to achieve nanometer resolution?” by Michael Wübbenhorst (Sept. 19, 2023, 3:15 p.m. → Sept. 19, 2023, 3:35 p.m.)
• “Electrostatic converter with an electret-like elastomer” by Reinhard Schwoediauer (Sept. 19, 2023, 4:05 p.m. → Sept. 19, 2023, 4:25 p.m.)
• “Electret-based noncontact sensor for human-machine interface in harsh environments” by Nian Dai (Sept. 21, 2023, 2:35 p.m. → Sept. 21, 2023, 11:50 a.m.)
• “Deep-learning-assisted Discovery of Amorphous Fluorinated Polymer Electret with High Charging Performance for Energy Harvesting” by Yuji Suzuki (Sept. 21, 2023, 4:35 p.m. → Sept. 21, 2023, 4:15 p.m.)
• “Sustainable PLA electrets: a comparison of commercial and solution-cast foils” by Dennis Flachs (Sept. 21, 2023, 4:15 p.m. → Sept. 21, 2023, 2:35 p.m.)
• “Electret Charges and/or Dipoles on Dielectrics plus Elastical and Thermal Materials Properties Enable Piezo- and Pyroelectricity” by Reimund Gerhard (Sept. 19, 2023, 2:45 p.m. → Sept. 19, 2023, 3:05 p.m.)
• “Artificial muscles for the lifelike robots of the future” by Christoph Keplinger (Sept. 19, 2023, 4:35 p.m. → Sept. 19, 2023, 4:55 p.m.)
• “Influence of preparation conditions on structure and ferroelectric properties of thin VDF-TrFE copolymer film” by Bernd Ploss (Sept. 19, 2023, 2:15 p.m. → Sept. 19, 2023, 2:35 p.m.)
• “A New Class of Relaxor Ferroelectric Polymer Exhibiting Ultrahigh Electromechanical Response at Low Electric Field” by Shihai Zhang (Sept. 21, 2023, 11:50 a.m. → Sept. 19, 2023, 2:15 p.m.)

Version 0.2 July 12, 2023

Fixed off-by-one times

We have a new session: “IEEE Technical Committee on Biodielectrics: Goals, Objectives and Next steps” by Tofail Syed .

We had to move some sessions, so if you were planning on seeing them, check their new dates or locations:

• “Influence of interface dipole on charge build-up under high voltage” by Lin Zheng (Sept. 18, 2023, 3:15 p.m. → Sept. 18, 2023, 2:15 p.m.)
• “BGML Lecture: Ferroelectrets: The Electret Story Continues” by Heinz von Seggern (Sept. 18, 2023, 10:20 a.m. → Sept. 18, 2023, 9:20 a.m.)
• “Influence of optical excitation on the ferroelectric properties of ferroelectric-semiconductor hybrid materials” by Sebastian Engel (Sept. 19, 2023, 2:55 p.m. → Sept. 19, 2023, 1:55 p.m.)
• “Functionally Piezoelectric Composites for Ultrasonic Transducer Applications” by Yintang Yang (Sept. 21, 2023, 12:30 p.m. → Sept. 21, 2023, 11:30 a.m.)
• “Fully Degradable, Highly Sensitive Electret-Based Pressure Sensor for Biomechanical Monitoring” by Xingchen Ma (Sept. 21, 2023, 3:15 p.m. → Sept. 21, 2023, 2:15 p.m.)
• “Deep-learning-assisted Discovery of Amorphous Fluorinated Polymer Electret with High Charging Performance for Energy Harvesting” by Yuji Suzuki (Sept. 21, 2023, 5:35 p.m. → Sept. 21, 2023, 4:35 p.m.)
• “Cold Sintering of Biologicals For Electret Applications” by Hema Dinesh Barnana (Sept. 20, 2023, 11:35 a.m. → Sept. 20, 2023, 10:30 a.m.)
• “Energy harvesting through piezoelectric polymeric nanofibers” by Leonardo Gasperini (Sept. 18, 2023, 6:05 p.m. → Sept. 18, 2023, 5:05 p.m.)
• “Electrostatic converter with an electret-like elastomer” by Reinhard Schwoediauer (Sept. 19, 2023, 5:05 p.m. → Sept. 19, 2023, 4:05 p.m.)
• “Materials for fluid-gap electrostatic actuators” by Marco Fontana (Sept. 22, 2023, 10:10 a.m. → Sept. 22, 2023, 9:10 a.m.)
• “Highly reliable electret for heat resistive vibrational energy harvester” by Hiroyuki Mitsuya (Sept. 18, 2023, 2:45 p.m. → Sept. 18, 2023, 1:45 p.m.)
• “3D printing PMN-PT textured piezoelectric ceramics” by Wei Ren (Sept. 19, 2023, 12:10 p.m. → Sept. 19, 2023, 11:10 a.m.)
• “Piezo- and Pyro-electricity in Polynorbornene-Based Stretchable Elastomer Electrets” by Thulasinath Raman Venkatesan (Sept. 21, 2023, 2:25 p.m. → Sept. 21, 2023, 1:25 p.m.)
• “Electret-based noncontact sensor for human-machine interface in harsh environments” by Nian Dai (Sept. 21, 2023, 3:35 p.m. → Sept. 21, 2023, 2:35 p.m.)
• “Isothermal charge decay in solid and 3D-printed polypropylene films” by Dmitry Rychkov (Sept. 18, 2023, 5:25 p.m. → Sept. 18, 2023, 4:25 p.m.)
• “Soft transducers using stretchable electronic materials” by Naoji Matsuhisa (Sept. 22, 2023, 12:30 p.m. → Sept. 22, 2023, 11:30 a.m.)
• “PMN-PT single-crystal derived ferroelectric optical fibers” by Min Sun (Sept. 19, 2023, 11:30 a.m. → Sept. 19, 2023, 10:30 a.m.)
• “Piezoelectric Biomolecules for Lead-Free, Reliable, Eco-Friendly Electronics” by Sarah Guerin (Sept. 20, 2023, 10:15 a.m. → Sept. 20, 2023, 9:10 a.m.)
• “Improvement of the charging efficiency of ferroelectrets based on Paschen’s law” by Xunlin Qiu (Sept. 18, 2023, 12:30 p.m. → Sept. 18, 2023, 11:30 a.m.)
• “Polarization Response of PVDF under Ultrahigh Voltage” by François Bauer (Sept. 19, 2023, 10:30 a.m. → Sept. 19, 2023, 9:30 a.m.)
• “Self-Assembling Peptides Piezoelectricity” by Kai Tao (Sept. 20, 2023, 10:45 a.m. → Sept. 20, 2023, 9:40 a.m.)
• “Non-invasive measurements of excess electron charge in charged hydroxyapatite dielectric” by Veronika Turiničová (Sept. 20, 2023, 12:55 p.m. → Sept. 20, 2023, 11:50 a.m.)
• “Towards quantitative understanding of phase transition and polarization switching in VDF-based ferroelectric polymers” by Takeo Furukawa (Sept. 21, 2023, 10 a.m. → Sept. 21, 2023, 9 a.m.)
• “Sustainable PLA electrets: a review” by Christiane Thielemann (Sept. 18, 2023, 11:10 a.m. → Sept. 18, 2023, 10:10 a.m.)
• “Piezoelectric core-shell nanofibers for impact localization” by Giacomo Selleri (Sept. 21, 2023, 11:10 a.m. → Sept. 21, 2023, 10:10 a.m.)
• “Density Functional Theory (DFT): A tool for rational de-sign of crystalline piezoelectrics” by Geetu Kumari (Sept. 21, 2023, 10:50 a.m. → Sept. 21, 2023, 9:50 a.m.)
• “All-organic fabric based wearable electronics” by Yang Cao (Sept. 18, 2023, noon → Sept. 18, 2023, 11 a.m.)
• “Multifunctional polymer-nanocellulose composites for energy harvest” by Zhongyang Cheng (Sept. 18, 2023, 5:45 p.m. → Sept. 18, 2023, 4:45 p.m.)
• “Self-assembled electret for vibrational energy harvester” by Yuya Tanaka (Sept. 19, 2023, 12:50 p.m. → Sept. 19, 2023, 11:50 a.m.)
• “Realization of stable dielectric permittivity in Pb(Ni, Nb)O3-P(Zr, Ti)O3 relaxor ferroelectrics” by Daniel Tan (Sept. 21, 2023, 10:30 a.m. → Sept. 21, 2023, 9:30 a.m.)
• “TSDC and surface potential measurements of charged hydroxyapatite/BaTiO3 biocoatings deposited by CoBlast” by Carmo Lança (Sept. 21, 2023, 4:35 p.m. → Sept. 21, 2023, 3:35 p.m.)
• “Polarization and charging characteristics of perovskite-type lanthanum aluminate ceramics” by Yumi Tanaka (Sept. 18, 2023, 3:35 p.m. → Sept. 18, 2023, 2:35 p.m.)
• “Charge transport and glassy dynamics in non-stoichiometric protic ionic liquids based on triethylamine and methanesulfonic acid” by Hailong Pan (Sept. 18, 2023, 3:55 p.m. → Sept. 18, 2023, 2:55 p.m.)
• “Influence of preparation conditions on structure and ferroelectric properties of thin VDF-TrFE copolymer film” by Bernd Ploss (Sept. 19, 2023, 3:15 p.m. → Sept. 19, 2023, 2:15 p.m.)
• “Smart piezoelectric poly-L-lactic acid fabric and its application” by Yoshiro Tajsitsu (Sept. 18, 2023, 1:10 p.m. → Sept. 18, 2023, 12:10 p.m.)
• “Evaluation of Micropatterned Self-Assembled Electrets for MEMS Devices” by Daisuke Yamane, Reiki Sugimoto (Sept. 19, 2023, 10:50 a.m. → Sept. 19, 2023, 9:50 a.m.)
• “Evolving glass transition of curing network based on Diels-Alder reversible bonds studied by dielectric relaxation spectroscopy” by Jessica Mangialetto (Sept. 18, 2023, 4:15 p.m. → Sept. 18, 2023, 3:15 p.m.)
• “Quantitative Surface Free Energy measurements in Electrets using Micro-Colloid Probe Pairs” by Ehtsham-Ul Haq (Sept. 19, 2023, 11:10 a.m. → Sept. 19, 2023, 10:10 a.m.)
• “High spatial resolution for space charge measurements: limitations and possibilities” by Stéphane Holé (Sept. 18, 2023, 4:55 p.m. → Sept. 18, 2023, 3:55 p.m.)
• “Development of Skin-Attached Stretchable Energy Harvester with Perfluoroelastomer Electret” by Tomoya Miyoshi (Sept. 19, 2023, 1:20 p.m. → Sept. 19, 2023, 12:20 p.m.)
• “In Silico Design of a Biodegradable Endoscopic Ultrasound Transducer” by Sarah K. Markham (Sept. 20, 2023, 12:35 p.m. → Sept. 20, 2023, 11:30 a.m.)
• “Realizing high energy density and efficiency simultaneously in (Bi0.5Na0.5)0.7Sr0.3TiO3-CaTiO3 Ceramics” by Jianguo Zhu (Sept. 21, 2023, 12:10 p.m. → Sept. 21, 2023, 11:10 a.m.)
• “Functional Dielectrics and Materials” by Zhongyang Cheng (Sept. 19, 2023, 10 a.m. → Sept. 19, 2023, 9 a.m.)
• “Electret Charges and/or Dipoles on Dielectrics plus Elastical and Thermal Materials Properties Enable Piezo- and Pyroelectricity” by Reimund Gerhard (Sept. 19, 2023, 3:45 p.m. → Sept. 19, 2023, 2:45 p.m.)
• “Better charging of microfiber filter media and better disinfection of seeds by the joint use of a corona discharge and a spray of water droplets” by Jan van Turnhout (Sept. 20, 2023, 1:15 p.m. → Sept. 20, 2023, 12:10 p.m.)
• “Quantitative 3D Optical Birefringence in Peptide Electrets” by Charlie O'Mahony (Sept. 20, 2023, 11:15 a.m. → Sept. 20, 2023, 10:10 a.m.)
• “Engineered Lysozyme Bioelectrets” by Krittish Roy (Sept. 20, 2023, 12:15 p.m. → Sept. 20, 2023, 11:10 a.m.)
• “Imperceptible sensor sheet based on ultraflexible ferroelectric polymer transducers and active matrix integration” by Philipp Schäffner (Sept. 21, 2023, 3:55 p.m. → Sept. 21, 2023, 2:55 p.m.)
• “Sustainable PLA electrets: a comparison of commercial and solution-cast foils” by Dennis Flachs (Sept. 21, 2023, 5:15 p.m. → Sept. 21, 2023, 4:15 p.m.)
• “Swimming robots powered by soft electrohydraulic actuators” by Florian Hartmann (Sept. 22, 2023, 10:40 a.m. → Sept. 22, 2023, 9:40 a.m.)
• “Poly(butyl vinyl ether-co-acrylonitrile) Copolymer For Thermal Capacitive Sensing and Thermal Energy Harvesting Applications” by Thulasinath Raman Venkatesan (Sept. 18, 2023, 12:50 p.m. → Sept. 18, 2023, 11:50 a.m.)
• “Thermo-Electret Behaviour of PET/0.8PHB, PET/0.6PHB Polymer Liquid Crystals” by Sridharbabu Yarramaneni (Sept. 21, 2023, 4:55 p.m. → Sept. 21, 2023, 3:55 p.m.)
• “A New Class of Relaxor Ferroelectric Polymer Exhibiting Ultrahigh Electromechanical Response at Low Electric Field” by Shihai Zhang (Sept. 21, 2023, 12:50 p.m. → Sept. 21, 2023, 11:50 a.m.)
• “Artificial muscles for the lifelike robots of the future” by Christoph Keplinger (Sept. 19, 2023, 5:35 p.m. → Sept. 19, 2023, 4:35 p.m.)
• “Thermal wave based charge and polarization profiling - how to achieve nanometer resolution?” by Michael Wübbenhorst (Sept. 19, 2023, 4:15 p.m. → Sept. 19, 2023, 3:15 p.m.)
• “Fully biodegradable electrohydraulic actuators for sustainable soft robots” by Ellen Rumley (Sept. 22, 2023, 11:10 a.m. → Sept. 22, 2023, 10:10 a.m.)
• “Abnormality detection system based on piezoelectric polymer” by Takashi Nakajima (Sept. 21, 2023, 2:55 p.m. → Sept. 21, 2023, 1:55 p.m.)
• “Amino acid crystals as high-performance, eco-friendly structural health monitors” by Krishna Hari (Sept. 21, 2023, 11:30 a.m. → Sept. 21, 2023, 10:30 a.m.)
• “Tunable flexophotovoltaic effect in PVDF nanocomposites” by Kailiang Ren (Sept. 19, 2023, 12:30 p.m. → Sept. 19, 2023, 11:30 a.m.)
• “An overview on the design and development of dielectric elastomer transducers for dynamic applications” by Giacomo Moretti (Sept. 22, 2023, noon → Sept. 22, 2023, 11 a.m.)

Version 0.1 July 11, 2023

Preliminary schedule