Topic of Invited talk

1. How to write paper to enhance journal acceptance;

2. Composites under harsh environments.

Biography

Dr.  David Hui is Professor of Mechanical Engineering and director of  Composites Materials Research Laboratory at University of New Orleans.  He received his Ph.D. from University of Toronto in Aerospace  Engineering. Dr. Hui has edited over 35 widely cited books, as evidence  in the Google Search showing over 14000 citations. Other books includes,  editor of Army Research Office workshop Dynamics of Structures  proceedings, ICCE/1-19, SES, ASME books and numerous special issues of  journals, and served as numerous keynote lecturers. He has served as  founder and editor-in-chief of one of the most prestigious journals in  composite materials, Composites B Engineering journal. This journal has  consistently ranked second or third among all composite materials  journals in terms of impact factors. Curently, he serves on the  editorial board of 41 international journals, seven of them are nano  journals, and the rest are mostly composite materials journals. Dr. Hui  is currently ASME Fellow, ICCE Life Member, AIAA Associate Fellow and  CASI Associate Fellow. Dr. Hui was awarded The Ohio State University  Research Award, ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Certificate of  recognition, ASME Ralph James Award (ASME Petroleum Division), NASA  Certificates of Recognition, ASME ETCE Service Awards, the University of  New Orleans Alumni (lifetime) Career Research Achievement Award and the  University of New Orleans, University Research Professor. Dr. Hui is  the chairman of ICCE, which has grown to be the worlds pre-eminent  annual technical composite materials or nano-materials conference.