PROGRAMME 2018 | mcs-2017

Tentative Program of MPCS-2018

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January 7th 2018, Sunday

Arrival and Welcome Party Day – Hwa Chong Institution

17:00 – 19:00 Registration, Arrival of Delegates – Hwa Chong Institution (HCI)

19:00 – 21:00 Welcome Party – Hwa Chong Institution Reception Hall

January 8th 2018, Monday

Opening; Keynote and Invited Talks – Nanyang Technological University

08:00 – 08:30 Breakfast at HCI

08:30 – 09:00 Departure from HCI To Nanyang Technological University by Bus; Travel

09:00 – 10:00 Registration, Orientation – NTU

10:00 – 11:00 Welcome Addresses at NTU, Lecture Theater:

Guest of Honor – Professor K. K. Phua, Director, Institute of Advanced Studies, NTU
S. Xu, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore – Chairman
I. Levchenko, NIE, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and Queensland University of Technology, Australia – Co-Chairman
M. Keidar, the George Washington University – Host and Chairman of the next 3rd MPCS July 2018 (Teleconference)
S. Mazouffre, Director of research, National Center for Scientific Research – CNRS, France

11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break; Group photo

11:30 – 13:00 Keynote and Invited Talks – NTU, Lecture Theatre

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch

14:00 – 15:30 Keynote and Invited Talks – NTU, Lecture Theater

15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break

16:00 – 17:30 Keynote and Invited Talks – NTU, Lecture Theater

17:30 – 18:00 Dinner - NTU

18:00 – 19:00 Transportation to Night Safari (Bus). Departure from NTU

19:30 – 10:00 Night Safari and Transportation Back to Hwa Chong Institution. Arrival to Hwa Chong Institution

January 9th 2018, Tuesday

Keynote and Invited Talks – Hwa Chong Institution

08:00 – 09:00 Breakfast at HCI

09:00 – 10:30 Keynote and Invited Talks – HCI Conference Auditorium

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break

11:00 – 12:30 Keynote and Invited Talks – HCI Conference Auditorium

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch, informal discussions – HCI Conference Auditorium; HCI Guest Area

13:30 – 15:00 Keynote and Invited Talks – HCI Conference Auditorium

15:00 – 15:30 Coffee break – HCI Conference Auditorium

15:30 – 17:00 Keynote and Invited Talks – HCI Conference Auditorium

17:00 – 18:00 Dinner – HCI Conference Auditorium

18:00 – 21:00 Bus City Tour: Gardens by the Bay, Laser Show, Stop at Esplanade/Merlion; Bus Travel back to HCI

January 10th 2018, Wednesday

Lab Visits, Keynote Talks

Nanyang Technological University, Satellite Research Centre, Plasma Sources and Application Centre

08:00 – 09:00 Breakfast at HCI

09:00 – 10:00 Transportation to the Nanyang Technological University

10:00 – 11:00 Conceptual Keynote Talks – NIE 7-02-01 (NTU, Lecture Theater)

Prof. Shuyan Xu, director of PSAC / SPCS
Prof. Lim Wee Seng, Executive Director, Satellite Research Centre (SaRC)

11:00 – 11:45

Group 1 visits the Plasma Sources and Application Centre / Space Propulsion Centre, Singapore
Group 2 visits the Satellite Research Centre (SaRC)

11:45 – 12:30

Group 2 visits the Plasma Sources and Application Centre Space Propulsion Centre, Singapore
Group 1 visits the Satellite Research Centre (SaRC)

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch, Informal Discussions – NTU

14:30 – 16:10 Conceptual Keynote and Invited Talks

16:10 – 17:00 Eco-Campus and Innovation Centre Tour

18:00 Departure to Conference Dinner

18:30 – 21:00 Conference Dinner – Raffles Marina (by Invitation)

21:00 Bus Transportation Back to HCI

January 11th 2018, Thursday

Keynote and Invited Talks

Hwa Chong Institution

08:00 – 09:00 Breakfast at HCI

09:00 – 10:30 Keynote and Invited Talks - HCI Conference Auditorium

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break

11:00 – 12:30 Keynote and Invited Talks – HCI Conference Auditorium

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch, informal discussions – HCI Conference Auditorium, HCI Guest Area

13:30 – 15:00 Keynote and Invited Talks – HCI Conference Auditorium

15:00 – 15:30 Coffee break – HCI Conference Auditorium

15:30 – 17:00 Keynote and Invited Talks – HCI Conference Auditorium

17:00 – 18:00 Dinner – HCI Conference Auditorium

18:00 Bus tour to Sentosa / VivoCity – Departure from HCI

21:00 Bus back to HCI, arrival to HCI; Back to HCI

January 12th 2018, Friday

Panel Discussion, Address of MPCS-III Organizers, Closing

Hwa Chong Institution

08:00 – 09:00 Breakfast at HCI

09:30 – 11:00 Keynote and Invited Talks – HCI Conference Auditorium

11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break

11:30 – 13:00 (HCI Conference Auditorium): Panel discussions.

- Angelo Cervone, Marsil de Athayde Costa e Silva, Daduí Cordeiro Guerrieri. Delft University of Technology,

The Netherlands (teleconference)
PocketQube Demonstrator

- Li De Tian, LanZhou Institute of Physics, China Academy of Space Technology
Pressing Questions in Spacef Micropropulsion

- Stephane Mazouffre, Director of research – CNRS, France
Wallless Thruster Concepts as a Way to Increase Lifetime and Then Mission Capability

- Francesco Taccogna, CNR-Nanotec – P.Las.M.I. lab, Bari, Italy
Future developments on Hall Thruster Virtual Lab

- Law Kay Soon, STAR-NUS
Pressing Questions in Spacef Micropropulsion

- Dan Lev, Rafael – Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. Haifa, Israel
Challenges in Future Hollow Cathode Development for Very Low Power Electric Propulsion

- Oleg Baranov, National Aerospace University, Ukraine
Plasma Systems in Technology and Space: Two ways and Two Approaches

- Wonho Choe, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea
Effect of Pressure in Chamber: is it Significant?

- Francis Thio, Hyperjet Fusion Cooperation, USA
Pressing Questions in Spacef Micropropulsion

- Igor Levchenko, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore / QUT, Australia
Going Ahead?

13:00 - 13:45

Address from organizers of MPCS-III, Washington DC, July 2018
Closing remarks

14:00 Closing lunch, Organizers and visitors depart to NTU / PSAC

MPCS2018

Singapore, January 8 - 12, 2018

Program