Webinars
upcoming webinars
NPE webinars are free and open to the public. You can join the webinars by clicking the link below each title.
Past Webinars

Leslie Yeo, Micro/Nanophysics Research Laboratory, School of Engineering, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University), Melbourne, Australia
January 30, 2023, 8:00-9:00 pm EDT time (20:00-21:00 Beijing time, 12:00-13:00 UK time)
Phonon‐Mediated Microfluidic Synthesis, Processing and Manipulation of Two‐Dimensional and Bulk Crystals


Nanotechnology and Precision Engineering (NPE) International Series Forum XIV
Forum Chair: Prof. Richard Yongqing Fu, Northumbria University at Newcastle, UK; Associate Editor of NPE
November 22, 2022, 8:00-10:00 PM EDT (20:00-22:00 Beijing time)
Invited lecture 1: Energy Harvesting Leveraging Charged Surfaces: Towards High Power Generation (Time: 20:00-21:00)
Speaker: Prof. Hao Wu, South China University of Technology, China
Invited lecture 2: Leveraging Acoustics: From Damage Diagnosis to Matter Manipulation (Time: 21:00-22:00)
Speaker: Zhenhua Tian, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA

Prof. Glen McHale, Wetting, Interfacial Science & Engineering Group, Institute for Multiscale Thermofluids (IMT), University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
November 8th, 2022, 8:00-9:00 PM EDT (20:00-21:00 Beijing time)
A Tale of Two Surfaces: How Do We Make Surfaces Slippery to Liquids?

Dr. Ser Yong Lim, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) of Singapore
September 12th, 2022, 2:00-4:00 PM EDT (14:00-16:00 Beijing time)
Technology Extension Partnership – Re-thinking Technology Innovation for Enterprise Development

Prof. Hong Minghui, National University of Singapore
July 20th, 2022, 8:30-10:00 AM EST (20:30-22:00 Beijing time)
Laser Precision Engineering: from Micro-scale to Nano-scale



International Forum on NPE
Forum Chair: Dr. Tian Qiu, University of Stuttgart, Germany
April 12th, 2022, 8:00-9:00 am EST time (2:00pm CEST, 8:00pm China time)
Invited Lecture 1: Precision 3D fabrication: Assembly and control with magnetic and acoustic fields
Prof. Peer Fischer, Max Planck Institute
Invited Lecture 2: Hybrid Systems-in-Foil ― Concept, Design and Applications
Dr. Zili Yu, Institute for Microelectronics Stuttgart (IMS CHIPS)
Invited Lecture 3: Haptic Sensing with Electrical Resistance Tomography
Dr. Hyosang Lee, Institute of Smart Sensors, University of Stuttgart

Dr. Sheng, University of California San Diego, USA
Plenty of room under the skin: A wearable’s perspective
April 18th, 2022, 8:00-9:00 am EST time (8:00pm China time)

Prof. Long Meng, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
March 3rd 2022, 12:00 UK time (20:00 PM China time)
Acoustic microfluidics for biomedical applications

Dongshi Guan, The State Key Laboratory of Nonlinear Mechanics, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
February 23rd 2022, 7:00am EST time (8:00pm China time)
Probing the multi-scale mechanics and mechanical heterogeneity of a living cell using atomic force microscopy

Xiangchun Xuan, Clemson University, Department of Mechanical Engineering
February 23rd 2022, 8:00am EST time (9:00pm China time)
Nonlinear Phenomena in Electrokinetic Microfluidics

Prof. Daping Chu, Centre for Advanced Photonics and Electronics & Centre for Photonic Devices and Sensors , University of Cambridge
December 13, 2021, 12:00 UK time (20:00 PM China time)
Digital holography for precision manufacturing

Prof. Francesco Baldini, Institute of Applied Physics, National Council of Research, Via Madonna del Piano 10, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
December 13, 2021, 12:00 UK time (20:00 PM China time)
Chemical and biochemical sensing meet optics: a successful marriage in biomedical applications

Domenico Caputo, Department of Information Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications, University of Rome “La Sapienza,” Rome, Italy
December 13, 2021, 12:00 UK time (20:00 PM China time)
Thin film technology meets lab-on-chip system

Dr. Fangxin Zou, Department of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
December 8, 2021, 11:00 AM UK time (19:00 PM China time)
High-Sensitivity, Fast-Response, Thin-Film Carbon Nanomaterial/Polymer-based Nanocomposite Strain Sensors

Prof. Des Gibson, Institute of Thin Films, Sensors & Imaging, University of the West of Scotland, UK
December 8, 2021, 11:00 AM UK time (19:00 PM China time)
Recent advances in plasma ion assisted deposition of optical thin films

Assoc. Prof. Saurav Goel, School of Engineering, London South Bank University, UK
December 8, 2021, 11:00 AM UK time (19:00 PM China time)
Recent advances in simulation driven contact-mode precision manufacturing research

Prof. Weilie Zhou, Department of Physics & Advanced Materials Research Institute, University of New Orleans, LA 70148, USA
December 2, 2021, 13:00 pm UK time (9:00 pm China time)
Three dimensional nanoarchitectures: Designing next generation devices

Tony Jun Huang, William Bevan Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University
December 2, 2021, 13:00 pm UK time (9:00 pm China time)
Acoustofluidics: merging acoustics and fluid mechanics for biomedical applications

Prof. Hejun Du, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE), NTU, Singapore
November 23, 2021, 12:00pm UK time, 8:00pm Beijing time
Material and Mechanical Characteristics of Polyamide 12 Additive-Manufactured by Multi Jet Fusion View the presentation abstract

Prof. Yogendra Kumar Mishra, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
November 18, 2021, 1:00pm UK time, 9:00pm Beijing time
Tetrapods based Smart Materials for Advanced Technologies

Prof. Yanqiu ZHU, University of Exeter, UK
November 18, 2021, 2:00pm UK time, 10:00pm Beijing time
Functional Tungsten Oxide Nanowires and their energy-related applications

Prof. Jack Jikui Luo, Zhejiang University, China
November 18, 2021, 12:00-13:00 UK time
Towards fully self-powered multivariable wireless sensing based on triboelectric nanogenerator technology

Prof. Tawfique Hasan, Cambridge University, United Kingdom
November 18, 2021, 13:00-14:00 UK time
Manufacturability and Computational Algorithms for Optoelectronics and Sensing using Nanostructures

Luke P. Lee, Harvard Medical School, Department of Medicine, Brigham Women’s Hospital
January 19th 2021, 8:30pm EST time (9:30 AM China time)
Nanomedicine via Quantum Nanoplasmonics and Precision Engineering