[...]... Particle Engineering Research Center Materials Science and Engineering University of Florida Gainesville, Florida S Tedeschi Particle Engineering Research Center Materials Science and Engineering University of Florida Gainesville, Florida M Djomlija Department of Chemical Engineering University of Florida Gainesville, Florida B Moudgil Particle Engineering Research Center Materials Science and Engineering... Interests: Colloid and Interface Science: Inter-particle force measurement and modeling and colloid stability Simulation of Flow: In circulating, bubbling, and rotating fluidized beds Mathematical Modeling: Of multi-type particle flow and cohesive particle flow Simulation and Modeling: Of nanoparticle flow and of solid/solid flow in food processing systems Simulation of particle/crystal growth, and particle... development and demonstration, Carbonox development and demonstration Pittsburgh: Professors G Klinzing and J McCarthy do theoretical and experimental measurements in lean and dense phase pneumatic conveying, design guidelines in solids handling, heat transfer in granular media, computational and experimental aspects of mixing and blending Princeton: Professor S Sundaresan studies meso-scale structures in gas-solid... and Engineering University of Florida Gainesville, Florida A Singh Particle Engineering Research Center Materials Science and Engineering University of Florida Gainesville, Florida 11/15/08 12:21:09 PM xvi S.C Brown Particle Engineering Research Center Materials Science and Engineering University of Florida Gainesville, Florida G.A Walter Physiology and Functional Genomics University of Florida Gainesville,... Deposition, and Removal: Modeling of fluid flows, flow visualization, wet particulate cleaning systems Chemical Mechanical Polishing: Metal and dielectric film polishing, abrasives, post-CMP cleaning, modeling of fluid flow, heat and mass transfer Particle Synthesis and Properties: Micro- and nanoparticle synthesis, inorganic and organic composites, optical, magnetic and electrical systems adhesion and coagulation... of Florida He was the First Charles Stokes Professor in Chemical Engineering Department He served as a joint faculty member in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Department of Anesthesiology, working on interfacial phenomena in engineering and biomedical systems He has been a recipient of several awards for excellence in teaching, research and scholarship over the past four decades He is among... (PSRI) and the International Fine Particle Research Institute (IFPRI) were formed in the 1970s The first review of particle technology organizations in Japan was completed by Iinoya in 1983 on an IFPRI grant, showing the widespread activity in the field in Japanese academic and government laboratories The Association of Powder Process Industry and Engineering, Japan (APPIE) was formed in 1971 as an informal... was active in the field, with powder preparation; powder compaction and coatings highlighted as major thrusts Four of eight Malaysian universities had active particle science and technology programs The Standard and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia, incorporated in 1996, offered technology developments in ceramics and metals Particle technology was shown to be active and expanding in Indonesia,... the Philippines, and Vietnam 7436_C001.indd 4 11/12/08 5:28:51 PM Particle Technology—Then and Now—A Perspective 5 Susan A Roces summarized the Asian scene by delegating development into four stages Japan had the initial development in the 1960s with South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore in the second stage Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia were in the third batch with the Philippines and Vietnam... significance is the emergence of Leeds University as the pre-eminent university in Particle Technology in England Activity has increased in Birmingham and in Sheffield where young leadership is pushing forward new initiatives So on four continents there are strong interest, vibrant organizations, and diverse networks building in the particle science and technology field A New World Congress Council was formed . alt="" PARTICULATE SYSTEMS IN NANO- AND BIOTECHNOLOGIES 7436_C000.indd 1 11/15/08 12:21:06 PM 7436_C000.indd 2 11/15/08 12:21:07 PM CRC Press is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa. hereafter invented, including photocopying, microfilming, and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without written permission from the publishers. For permission to photocopy. joint faculty member in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Department of Anesthesiology, working on interfacial phenomena in engineering and biomedi- cal systems. He has been a recipient