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Satwindar Singh Sadhal Welcome

Conference General Chair Dear Colleagues,

Sandra Boetcher On behalf of the ASME Heat Transfer Division, it is our pleasure to welcome you
to participate in the ASME 2019 Summer Heat Transfer Conference in Bellevue,
Program Technical Chair Washington, during July 14–17, 2019. This is a premier event that offers excellent
opportunities to disseminate your research and network with the international
heat transfer community. The technical content of the conference is broad in
scope and deep in content and is featured on the theme of Multidisciplinary
Heat and Mass Transfer. It is co-sponsored by the AIChE and co-located with
the ASME 13th International Conference on Energy Sustainability.

The conference offers a vibrant program with several symposiums, panels,
tutorials, workshops, and a technical tour. The plenary sessions include
presentations from the DQ Kern award winner as well as one from a senior
industrial representative. Two hundred and fifty papers, presentations, and
posters are scheduled in sixty technical sessions. Several keynote presentations,
panels, and tutorials are scheduled in Energy Systems, Computational Heat
Transfer, and Electronic Cooling and Heat Transfer Equipment tracks. Special
events at the conference are the Welcome Reception on Sunday evening and
the Conference Banquet on Monday evening. In addition, a tour of the Boeing
Commercial Aircraft facility is offered on Wednesday, July 17. On the afternoon
of Sunday July 14 before the welcome reception, a workshop is offered on CO2
Capture and Utilization. A special forum to discuss funding opportunities has
been organized with representatives from the National Science Foundation and
Oak Ridge National Laboratories. Additionally, there will be a panel and open
discussion for women in heat transfer and energy sustainability to address
diversity and inclusiveness issues.

A highlight of the Conference is the AIChE Symposium in Honor of Peter C.
Wayner, Jr. This Symposium is organized jointly by AIChE and the ASME Heat
Transfer Division. We will be honored by Prof. Wayner’s presence and celebrate
his accomplishments together with the many years of service and contributions
in heat transfer and fluid dynamics, which have bridged research in both chemical
and mechanical engineering applications. This symposium also includes insightful
technical as well biographical review presentations that highlight the lasting
impact of the honoree.

The many contributions of both the volunteer members of the ASME Heat
Transfer Division and the ASME professional staff were invaluable in organizing
the many aspects of the conference. We specifically acknowledge the ASME
staff, Mary Jakubowski, Camille Cruz, Stacy Cooper, and the webmaster
Laraine Lee, as well as Kristine Chin and Stéphanie Orvoine-Couvrette of AIChE.
We also thank track and session organizers for supporting the conference
technical program, overseeing the reviews of the technical papers, and helping
maintain high standards. Most importantly, we thank you the participants for
giving strength to the conference with your presence and by engaging in the
important task of the review process and the ongoing technical engagement.
We are grateful to representatives from the AIChE together with the ASME
Advanced Energy Systems and the Solar Energy Divisions for the cooperative
spirit in bringing together this jointly sponsored co-located event.

We also call your attention to next year’s Summer Heat Transfer conference that
will be run jointly with the ASME Fluids Engineering Division and ICNMM, and will
take place during July 12–15, 2020, at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel in Orlando,
Florida. We urge your participation in that Conference and look forward to being
with you again next year in 2020.

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