International Thermal Conductivity Conference
October 2024 • Charlottesville, Virginia
History of the ITCC & ITES
The first ITCC took place in 1961 and the first ITES took place seven years later, in 1968.
International Thermal Conductivity Conference (ITCC)
International Thermal Expansion Symposia (ITES)
International Thermal Conductivity Conference (ITCC)
Conference | Year | Host | Chairman |
| 36th | 2024 | Thermtest and Laser Thermal | Dale Hume and John Gaskins |
| 35th | 2022 | Netzsch, University of Massachusetts Lowell Inn and Conference Center, Lowell, Massachusetts | Dr. Marc-Antoine Thermitus and Dr. Jürgen Blumm |
| 34th | 2019 | TA Instruments, Wilmington, Delaware, USA | John McCaffrey and Jason Saienga |
| 33rd | 2017 | Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA | Heng Ban |
| 32nd | 2014 | Purdue University West Lafayette, IN, USA | Timothy S. Fisher |
| 31st | 2011 | University of Quebec at Chicoutimi Saguenay, QC, CANADA | Laszlo I. Kiss Lyne St. Georges |
| 30th | 2009 | Anter Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA | D.S. Gaal P.S Gaal |
| 29th | 2007 | Southern Research Institute and University of Alabama, Birmingham AL | J. Koenig H. Ban |
| 28th | 2005 | St. Andrews by-the-Sea, New Brunswick, Canada | K. Schmidt N. Mathis |
| 27th | 2003 | High Temperature Materials Laboratory at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Knoxville, TN | H. Wang W. Porter |
| 26th | 2001 | Holometrix, Inc., Cambridge MA | S. Smith R. Mannello |
| 25th | 1999 | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI | C. Uher D. Morelli |
| 24th | 1997 | Anter Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA | P.S. Gaal D. E. Apostolescu |
| 23rd | 1995 | Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Nashville, TN | R.B. Dinwiddie R.S. Graves K.E. Wilkes |
| 22nd | 1993 | Arizona State University, Tempe AZ | T. Tong |
| 21st | 1989 | University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY | C.J. Cremers H.A. Fine |
| 20th | 1987 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, VA | D.P.H. Hasselman J.R. Thomas, Jr. |
| 19th | 1985 | Tennessee Technological University, Cookville,TN | D.W. Yarbrough |
| 18th | 1983 | South Dakota School of Mines, Rapid City, SD | T. Ashworth |
| 17th | 1981 | National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD | J.G. Hust |
| 16th | 1979 | IIT Research Institute, Chicago, IL | D.C. Larson |
| 15th | 1977 | Department of Energy, Mines & Resources, Ottawa, Canada | V.V. Mirkovich |
| 14th | 1975 | University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT | P.G. Klemens |
| 13th | 1973 | University of Missouri-Rolla, Lake of the Ozarks, MO | R.L. Reisbig H.J. Sauer, Jr |
| 12th | 1972 | Southern Research Institute, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL | W.T. Engelke S.G. Bapat M. Crawford |
| 11th | 1971 | Sandia National Laboratory, Los Alamos Scientific University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM | R.U. Acton P. Wagner |
| 10th | 1970 | Arthur D. Little Inc.& Dynatech R/D Co. Boston, MA | R.W. Powell |
| 9th | 1969 | Ames Lab & Office of Naval Research, Ames, IA | H.R. Shanks |
| 8th | 1968 | Thermophysical Properties Research Laboratory Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN | C.Y. Ho R.E. Taylor |
| 7th | 1967 | National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD | D.R. Flynn B.A. Peavy |
| 6th | 1966 | Air Force Materials Lab (WPAFB) Dayton, OH | M.L. Minges G.L. Denman |
| 5th | 1965 | University of Denver, Denver, CO | J. D. Plunkett |
| 4th | 1964 | US Naval Radiological Defense Lab, San Francisco, CA | R.L. Rudkin |
| 3rd | 1963 | Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Gatlinburg, TN | D.L. McElroy |
| 2nd | 1962 | National Research Council, Ottawa, Canada | M.J. Laubitz |
| 1st | 1961 | Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH | C.F. Lucks |
International Thermal Expansion Symposia (ITES)
Conference |
Year |
Host |
Chairman |
| 22nd | 2019 | TA Instruments, Wilmington, Delaware, USA | John McCaffrey and Jason Saienga |
| 21st | 2017 | Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA | Heng Ban |
| 20th | 2014 | Purdue University West Lafayette, IN, USA | Dr. Timothy S. Fisher |
| 19th | 2011 | University of Quebec at Chicoutimi Saguenay, QC, CANADA | Laszlo I. Kiss Lyne St. Georges |
| 18th | 2009 | Anter Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA | D.S. Gaal P.S. Gaal |
| 17th | 2007 | Southern Research Institute and University of Alabama, Birmingham AL | J. Koenig H. Ban |
| 16th | 2005 | St. Andrews by-the-Sea, New Brunswick, Canada | K. Schmidt N. Mathis |
| 15th | 2003 | High Temperature Materials Laboratory at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Knoxville, TN | H. Wang W. Porter |
| 14th | 2001 | Holometrix, Inc., Cambridge MA | S. Smith R. Mannello |
| 13th | 1999 | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI | C. Uher D. Morelli |
| 12th | 1997 | Anter Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA | P.S. Gaal E.P. Hurst, II |
| 11th | 1995 | Ceramics Industries, Congress and Exhibit Pittsburgh, PA | P.S. Gaal |
| 10th | 1992 | National Institute of Standards & Technology Boulder, CO | L. Sparks |
| 9th | 1986 | Anter Laboratories, Inc. Pittsburgh, PA | P.S. Gaal |
| 8th | 1981 | National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD | T.H. Hahn A. A. Cezairliyan |
| 7th | 1979 | IIT Research Institute, Chicago, IL Tepiac/CINDAS | D.C. Larson |
| 6th | 1977 | Atomic Energy of Canada, Whiteshell Hecla Island, Canada | I.D. Peggs |
| 5th | 1975 | University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT Oak Ridge National Laboratory | P.G. Klemens T.G. Gogfrey |
| 4th | 1973 | TPRL (Purdue), Lake of the Ozarks, MO Air Force Material Laboratory (WPAFB) | R.E. Taylor G.L. Denman |
| 3rd | 1971 | Corning Glass Works, Corning, NY University of Toronto | H.E. Hagy G.M. Graham |
| 2nd | 1970 | Sandia National Laboratory, Santa Fe, NM University of Illinois | D.C. Wallace R.O. Simmons |
| 1st | 1968 | National Bureau of Standards, Washington DC Westinghouse Astronuclear Laboratory | R.K. Kirby P.S. Gaal |