On June 26st, School of Materials Science and Engineering hosted a conference on Complex Thermoelectric Materials in Room 205, Building 14. Prof. G. Jeffrey Snyder from Northewstern University was invited to give a lecture. The chairman was the vice dean of School of Materials Science and Engineering. There were about 30 teacher and student representatives from our school attended the meeting.
In the beginning, the chairman made a brief introduction of Prof. Synder. Then, Prof. Synder gave a wonderful report on the recent advances in complex thermoelectric materials for about half an hour. The teachers and students were very interested in this topic and asked questions positively after the speech. The meeting site atmosphere was very enthusiastic.
All in all, the conference has been a great success and received acclaim from the teachers and students.

[Biography]
G. Jeffrey Snyder is a Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Northwestern University in Evanston Illinois. His interests are focused on the materials physics and chemistry for thermoelectric engineering, such as band engineering, design of complex Zintl compounds and use of nanostructured composites. His interdisciplinary approach stems from studies of Solid State Chemistry at Cornell University and the Max Planck Institute for solid state research, Applied Physics at Stanford University and thermoelectric materials & device engineering at NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology (Caltech).