UMTAS 2016 - Call for Papers

Universiti Malaysia Terengganu International Annual Symposium on Sustainability Science and Management (UMTAS 2016)

13 - 15 December 2016, Pusat Islam Sultan Mahmud, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia

Call for Papers

Broadly the main areas of focus include the following topics, although authors should not feel limited by them. Unlisted but related sub-topics are also acceptable, provided they fit in one of the following subtheme areas:

Health Science and Technology

· EHealth: From Sensors to Homecare Services

· Health Effect of Pollutants

· Medicine, Life-Science, Bio-Medicines

· Public Health and Cities

· Natural Product

· Cosmesceutical and Nutraceutical Chemistry

· Bioinorganic Chemistry

Energy Science and Technology

· Electrical and Electronic Materials

· Energy Economy

· Engineering and the Law

· Fuel Cells and Energy Storage

· Hybrid Vehicle and its Integrations

· Nanotechnology for Sustainability

· Power Electronic and Applications

· Power System Stability and Reliability

· Renewable Energy Systems and Sources

· Sensor and Instrumentation

· Smart Grid, Smart Building Power Management

· Sustainability and Green Information and Communication Technology

· Sustainable Material

· Chemical Sensors

· Theoretical Chemistry

Environmental Science and Technology

· Forensic Science

· Disaster Management

· Environmental Remediation

· Environmental Quality Monitoring and Assessment

· Solid and hazardous management

· Safety and environmental management

· Air and Noise Pollution

· Pollution Control and Management

· Waste Treatment (Industrial, Domestic, Natural)

· Water and Soil Environment

· Sewage Treatment and Utilization

· Bioremediation of Polluted Sites

· Structural Sustainability

· Climate Change Adaption and Mitigation

· Green Chemistry

· Environmental Modelling

· Coastal Infrastructure Developments

· Beach Erosion and Sediment Transport

· Polymer Science

Aquatic Science and Technology

· Aquatic Conservation

· Biotech For Sustainability

· Biology and Biodiversity

· Biology Conservation

· Aquatic Materials and Corrosions

· Aquatic system and structure

· Marine Animals and their Ecology

· Ecological Sustainability

· Fish Health Sciences

· Fisheries Biology and Ecology

· Fisheries Trade and Marketing

· Fisheries Management and Capacity Building

· Fisheries and Aquaculture

· Maritime Operations, Safety and Security

Agricultural and Food Science and Technology

· Functional Food

· Post-Harvest

· Food Service

· Food Processing and Technology

· Food Science

· Food Chemistry

· Sustainable Agriculture and Organic Farming

· Green Agricultural Technology

· Food Safety and Organic Food

· Innovation in Food Quality and Processing

· Food Sustainability

· Food Supply Chain & Distribution Systems

· Societal Challenges in Nutrition and Health

· Future Foods

· Global and Local Food Safety and Security

Social Science

· Sustainability Related Public Policy, Legislation, Laws and Regulations and Practice

· Sustainable Tourism

· Ecological Economic

· Human Dimensions and Socioeconomic Problems

· Maritime management

· Psychology Community

· Socioeconomic

· Fisheries Legislation, Policy and Governance

Full papers presented at UMTAS 2016 will be published in the conference proceedings and shall be distributed to participants during the registration at the event. The volume will come with an ISBN.

Selected papers will be offered an opportunity to be published in either the Journal of Sustainability Science and Management (index in SCOPUS) http://jssm.umt.edu.my or Journal of Business and Social Development http://jbsd.umt.edu.my. Selection of articles will be based on a number of factors such as relevancy with the journal focus areas, quality of research, originality and style. Selected papers may be required to undergo further review and editing before actual publication in those journals.

The conference will be carried out on the 13 - 15 December 2016 at the Pusat Islam Sultan Mahmud, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia.