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Interdisciplinary Transport Phenomena in the Space Sciences
Author(s) -
Sadhal Satwindar Singh,
Chayen Naomi,
Dhir Vijay K.,
Ohta Haruhiko,
Smith Reginald W.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1196/annals.1362.001
Subject(s) - annals , associate editor , citation , library science , sociology , classics , history , computer science
The future of scientific research in many fields lies in interdisciplinary activities, and “transport phenomena” is undoubtedly a broad area that forms a common thread covering various aspects of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and biological and materials sciences. With the aim of furthering interdisciplinary research in these areas with application to the space sciences, we are continuing with this very successful series of conferences in which we hope to share our ideas for healthy new research programs. Since interdisciplinary research is taking directions that require a vast base of knowledge and expertise, further progress demands that we share our individual expertise across traditional scientific boundaries, identify new arenas of scientific work, and initiate projects based on our collective knowledge and experience. Transport phenomena continue to be a fundamentally important subject matter, encompassing a large range of disciplines, holding wide-open scientific challenges toward which we may be able to contribute. Nevertheless, progress in dealing with such challenges requires the active assembly of dedicated individuals willing to interact with each other and encouraging the propagation of new and unorthodox ideas. The future strength of science indeed lies in our willingness to adapt to these new challenges through scientific interdependence as well as the promotion of interdisciplinary activity. The present conference series on transport phenomena is indeed designed to provide the forums for the free flow of ideas and the stimulation of provocative discussions that may very well lead to a better understanding of the scientific principles that apply to cross-disciplinary research. The conference organizing committee is grateful to various members of the scientific committee who have provided valuable help in getting this conference organized. We express our sincere appreciation to Professor Frank Schmidt, whose support in the capacity of the technical liaison for Engineering Conferences International (ECI) has led to the necessary endorsement from the ECI since the inception of this conference series. Thanks are also due to Eugene Trinh and Bradley Carpenter (NASA) as well as Alfonso Ortega (US National Science Foundation) for financial support from the respective U.S. government agencies. The staff at ECI in Brooklyn, under the leadership of Barbara Hickernell and Kevin Korpics, have done an enormous amount of organizational work, for which we are indeed grateful.