2010 Annual Meeting
of the ESA


June, x-y, 2010

University of North Carolina, Charlotte

2023 Annual Meeting of the

Electrostatics Society of America


The 2023 Annual Meeting of the Electrostatics Society of America will be held June 25-29, 2023 at Hilton Memphis Hotel (Memphis, TN, USA).


The Electrostatic Society of America (ESA) invite papers in all scientific and technical areas involving electrostatics. The scope of the conference ranges from the fundamental physics underlying electrostatics to applications in industry, atmospheric and space sciences, medicine, energy, and other fields. The meeting will bring together experts across the diverse field to present the latest developments in electrostatics.

Anticipated Technical Session Topics


  • Atmospheric and space applications
  • Breakdown, gas discharges and plasmas
  • Charge motion and static dissipation
  • Contact charging and triboelectric effects
  • Triboelectric nanogenerators and energy harvesters
  • Microelectromechanical devices (MEMS)
  • Dielectrics and insulators
  • Electrets
  • Electrohydrodynamics
  • Electrospinning and electrospraying
  • Electrostatic processes and technologies
  • Measurements and instrumentation
  • Electrostatic manipulation of particles, droplets, and biological cells
  • Biological and medical applications
  • Electrostatic precipitation
  • Safety and hazards

 

Special technical session - A special technical session, “Electrostatic Hazards and Mitigations” will be organized at this meeting. Papers presented at this session can be submitted for possible publication in a special Issue on Electrostatic Hazards and Mitigations in the Journal of Electrostatics. Please contact the session organizer Kelly Robinson (kelly.robinson@electrostaticanswers.com) for more information on this session.


Student presentations

A substantially reduced conference fee will be offered to all student participants.  Presentations by graduate and undergraduate students are eligible for the Student Presentation Competition.


Tutorials and demonstrations

Tutorial sessions on various topics related to electrostatics and exciting electrostatic demonstrations are planned during the conference. This will be a great opportunity to broaden your expertise and satisfy your curiosity in the areas that you wondered about but did not have a chance to explore. If you are willing to contribute your knowledge and create a tutorial for the conference participants, please contact the General Chair.


Conference abstract submission

Important Dates and Preliminary Schedule

January 30, 2023

Abstract submission open

April 15, 2023

Abstract submission deadline 

April 15, 2023

Notification of abstract acceptance 

May 15, 2023

Early registration deadline

May 30, 2023

Final manuscript deadline

June 25-29, 2023

ESA 2023 Annual Meeting
Lodging

Venue: Hilton Memphis, 939 Ridge Lake Boulevard, Memphis, TN 38120.

 

Hotel reservations: Please use the conference hotel for the conference stay. This helps the conference organizers with keeping the meeting cost down. The negotiated hotel lodging rate per night is 143 USD.

 

Conference hotel booking link: Hilton reservation

Conference code: ESA23 


Contact Information
For questions regarding the technical program and abstract submission, contact
Technical Chair:

Jeremy Stark

Sandia National Lab, jwstark@gmail.com


For questions about local arrangements and conference hosting, contact
General Chairs:

Rajesh Sharma

Arkansas State University, rsharma@astate.edu


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