We are very glad to invite you to Melbourne in February 2023 to the Joint 21^st IHPC (International Heat Pipe Conference) and the 15^th IHPS (International Heat Pipe Symposium), which focuses on topics related to heat pipe technology, two-phase heat transfer devices and thermal devices.

We warmly invite you to participate in this conference, and to submit your best papers on different aspects of applied thermal sciences, from fundamental to applications, experimental techniques, numerical simulations to innovative technologies, with a particular attention to the passive two-phase systems and the physics underneath them. This includes any exciting new ideas, applications, results and methods from within the field. 

This exchange of information will take place in a friendly environment through oral presentations, poster displays, keynote addresses, informal meetings and technical exhibitions. This event will be delivered in hybrid mode with options of in-person as well as online participation. A variety of expert researchers, scientists and engineers from different institutions and industries around the world will be in attendance. Like the 5^th International Heat Pipe Symposium – also held in RMIT Melbourne in 1996 – this will provide an excellent means of exposing two-phase technology and their application into the Asia Pacific region, as well as a platform for sharing, networking and collaboration on two-phase science within the broader audience. The conference will be the most valuable opportunity for all participants from industry and academia to share their professional knowledge and to network with experts. A large participation of academics and industry experts in the sector of thermal devices, electronics, renewable energy, automotive, aerospace, heat exchangers are expected.

Invitation message on behalf of the local organising committee

Awards and Honors
Several awards will be given during the conference banquet:

George Grover Medal
The Committee on International Heat Pipe Conferences has established the George Grover Medal to honor individuals for their outstanding contributions to the development of Heat Pipe Science and Technology. The medal is named in honor of Dr. George Grover, who, with his first external publication in 1963 on heat pipes, laid the foundation for all heat pipe research and development. The award was  given for the first time at the 14th IHPC in Florianopolis, Brazil.

This award is given in two categories: Young Scientist Award (recognizing promising young individuals typically working in the field less than 10 years) and Distinguished Scientist Award (recognizing significant and sustained contributions in the field). 

Donald M. Ernst Award
This Best Papers Award category was established in memory of Donald M. Ernst by  his friends and colleagues to honor his achievements in the fields of Heat Pipe  research, product development and commercialization. It was given for the first time at the 16th IHPC in Lyon. The selection will be done by the International Heat Pipe Conference Committee from amongst the papers presented during the conference.  The award includes a cash prize and a certificate.

The award is given in two categories: (i) for fundamental research and, (ii) for technical/technology applications.

History of IHPC and IHPS

History of the International Heat Pipe Conference (IHPC)

History of the International Heat Pipe Symposium (IHPS)