• Vito Antonio Cimmelli (University of Basilicata, Italy)
• David Jou (Autonomous University of Barcelona,  Spain) - david.jou@uab.cat

Below you can download the schedule and the abstracts of all talks of this special session.

• V. A. Cimmelli (University of Basilicata, Italy)

          Entropy principle and non-local constitutive equations in nanosystems

• C. de Tomas (Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain)

           The role of collective phonons in thermal transport

• Y. Dong (Tsinghua University, Beijing, China)

          Heat diodes and transistors: a short introduction to phononics

• Miroslav Grmela (Polytechnic School of Montreal, Canada)

           Hamiltonian and nonlocal continuum mechanics

• Yu-Chao Hua (Tsinghua University, China)

          The principle of least action in heat transfer process

• D. Jou (Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain)

           Heat transport in nanoporous systems and heat rectification effects

• O. Muscato (University of Catania, Italy)

           Electron transport in silicon nanowires

• L. Restuccia (University of Messina, Italy)

          Temperature in non-equilibrium systems with internal variables and implications on heat equation

• P. Rogolino (University of Messina, Italy)

          Thermoelectric coupling in Thermomass theory

• L. Saluto (University of Palermo, Italy)

           Inhomogeneous vortex tangles in superfluid helium turbulence

• M. Sciacca  (University of Palermo, Italy)

           Effective thermal conductivity in narrow channels filled with Helium II: non-local effects and non-linear effects

• A. Sellitto (University of Basilicata, Italy)

          Non-local constitutive equations for thermoelectric effects and its implications on thermoelectric energy conversion

• F. Vázquez (Autonomous University of the State of Morelos, Mexico)

          Optimal performance and entropy generation transition from micro to nanoscaled thermoelectric layers