3rd IAPLE Annual Conference 2015


Dates: August 4–7, 2015
Location: Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort Hotel, 2005 Kalia Road, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Phone: +1 808-949-4321
Conference Chairs: Prof. Lin Li, Prof. Yongfeng Lu, Prof. Minlin Zhong, Prof. Chunlei Guo


Pre-Conference – August 3, 2015

18:30 – 20:00 – IAPLE Council Meeting (Council Members Only) – Rainbow Suite 1, Rainbow Tower
20:00 – 21:00 – IAPLE AGM (Fellows Only) – Rainbow Suite, Rainbow Tower


Day 1 – August 4, 2015 (Venue: Kahili Suite)

07:30 – 08:30 – Buffet Breakfast – Rainbow Lanai Restaurant
(Breakfast vouchers provided to registered delegates and paid family members)

09:00 – Welcome Address – Prof. Yongfeng Lu (Vice President, IAPLE)
09:10 – Conference Opening – Prof. Lin Li (President, IAPLE)

  • Introduction to IAPLE – Prof. Lin Li
  • New Fellow Announcements & Certificate Ceremony – Prof. Yongfeng Lu
  • Council Member Elections and Officer Announcement – Prof. Lin Li

Plenary Session 1 – Chair: Prof. Minlin Zhong
09:45 – 10:30 – Keynote 1:
“Ultrafast Laser Processing in the kW-range – Vision and Challenges in High-Speed Precision Machining”
Speaker: Prof. Reinhart Poprawe (Fraunhofer ILT, Germany)

10:30 – 11:00 – Tea/Coffee Break – Kahili Suite Terrace

Plenary Session 2 – Chair: Prof. Reinhart Poprawe
11:00 – 12:30

  • Keynote 2: “Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy and 3D Imaging in Biomedical Research” – Prof. Yongfeng Lu
  • Keynote 3: “Combating Superbugs with Laser-Generated Nanoparticles” – Prof. Lin Li

12:30 – 14:00 – Lunch – Lehua Suite (incl. family members)

14:00 – 18:00 – Breakout Sessions
Topics:

  • Societal impacts of lasers over the next 10 years
  • Key scientific challenges in laser materials processing and photonics

18:30 – 20:30 – Conference Welcome Banquet – Lehua Suite
20:30 – 21:30 – Technical Discussions – Chair: Prof. Lin Li
Topics:

  1. Top 3 societal impacts of lasers and photonics
  2. Key scientific challenges in laser materials processing

Day 2 – August 5, 2015 (Venue: Kahili Suite)

07:30 – 08:30 – Breakfast – Rainbow Lanai Restaurant

09:00 – 09:50 – Technical Discussion – Chair: Prof. Reinhart Poprawe
Topic: Impact pathways of laser materials processing

09:50 – 10:30 – Plenary Session 3 – Chair: Prof. Minghui Hong
Keynote 4:
“The Magic of Nonlinear Laser Interactions in Optical Fibers” – Prof. Peter Herman (University of Toronto)

10:30 – 11:00 – Tea/Coffee Break

Plenary Session 4 – Chair: Prof. Seiji Katayama
11:00 – 12:30

  • Keynote 5: “Digital Holographic Imaging for Laser-Generated Plasma Analysis” – Prof. Bill O’Neill
  • Keynote 6: “Processing of Brittle Materials Using ns, ps, and fs Lasers” – Dr. Keming Du

12:30 – 14:00 – Lunch – Lehua Suite (incl. family members)

14:00 – 18:00 – IAPLE Conference Excursion – Island Tour
Includes Hanauma Bay, Halona Blowhole, Makapuu Lookout, Waimanalo, Nuuanu Pali Lookout.

18:30 – 20:00 – Conference Dinner – Tropics Bar & Grill
20:30 – 21:30 – Technical Discussions – Chair: Prof. Reinhart Poprawe
Topics:

  1. Innovations in laser materials processing tools
  2. Challenges in ultrafast laser processing

Day 3 – August 6, 2015 (Venue: Kahili Suite)

07:30 – 08:30 – Breakfast – Rainbow Lanai Restaurant

Plenary Session 5 – Chair: Prof. Milan Brandt
09:00 – 10:30

  • Keynote 7: “Certify as You Build – Challenges in Additive Manufacturing” – Prof. Jyoti Mazumder
  • Keynote 8: “Fabrication of 3D Biochips via Hybrid Laser Processing” – Prof. Koji Sugioka

10:30 – 11:00 – Tea/Coffee Break

Plenary Session 6 – Chair: Prof. Peter Herman
11:00 – 12:30

  • Keynote 9: “Design and Fabrication of 2D/3D Plasmonic Structures for Raman Detection” – Prof. Minghui Hong
  • Keynote 10: “Laser Thinning and Patterning of Graphene with Layer Control” – Prof. Minlin Zhong

12:30 – 14:00 – Lunch – Lehua Suite (incl. family members)
14:00 – 18:00 – Breakout Sessions
Topics:

  • Future of laser-based 3D printing
  • Challenges in nano-photonics

18:30 – 20:00 – Conference Dinner – Tropics Bar & Grill
20:30 – 21:30 – Technical Discussions – Chair: Prof. Jyoti Mazumder
Topics:

  1. Additive manufacturing in the next 10 years
  2. Major challenges in nano-photonics

Day 4 – August 7, 2015 (Venue: Kahili Suite)

07:30 – 08:30 – Breakfast – Rainbow Lanai Restaurant

Plenary Session 7 – Chair: Prof. Bill O’Neill
09:00 – 10:30

  • Keynote 11: “Laser-Based Additive Manufacturing in Medicine” – Prof. Milan Brandt
  • Keynote 12: “Metallic Component Manufacturing: Powder Feeding vs. Powder Bed” – Prof. Xiaoyan Zeng

10:30 – 11:00 – Tea/Coffee Break

11:00 – 12:30 – Closing Discussions – Chaired by the New IAPLE President

  1. Fellow nominations
  2. Corporate memberships
  3. Future events
  4. Venue and date for the 4th IAPLE Conference (2016)

12:30 – 14:00 – Lunch – Hibiscus Suite
14:00 – 18:00 – Breakout Sessions
18:30 – 21:00 – Farewell Banquet – Rainbow Suite 3
19:45 – Beach Fireworks Display