Foreword to Special Issue on Advances in Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer

Abstract

The 4th ASME Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer International Conference (MNHMT2013) was held at The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, during December 11–14, 2013 (http://www.asmeconferences.org/MNHMT2013/). It is part of a series of conferences and follows the first three conferences, which were held in Tainan (January 2008), Shanghai (December 2009), and Atlanta (March 2012). This conference series is dedicated to Dr. ChangLin Tien (1935–2002), a world renowned scholar and a leader in higher education, whose intellect and unique vision have continued to inspire efforts in expanding the frontiers of micro/nanoscale heat and mass transfer. The conference was cosponsored by the ASME Heat Transfer Division and The University of Hong Kong and was organized by Yogesh Jaluria as the Conference Chair, Liqiu Wang as the Program Chair, and ChiuOn Ng as the Local Organizing Committee Chair. The conference also had financial support from NSF for participant travel from USA. Other committees included the International Advisory Committee and the Technical Program Committee, which included researchers in the field of micro/nanoscale heat and mass transfer from around the world. Dr. ChunYing Leung, the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, wrote a special message for the conference.