Conference Topics

Active particles and systems

Application of thermodynamics

Axiomatic and nonadditive thermodynamics

Biological thermodynamics

Black hole thermodynamics

Chemical thermodynamics

Complex systems

Condensed matter

Continuum mechanics

Engineering thermodynamics

Equations of state

Equilibrium thermodynamics

Extended thermodynamics

Foundations and philosophy of thermodynamics

Generalized entropies

Heat conduction

Irreversible thermodynamics

Kinetic theory of gasses

Long-range interacting systems

Non-equilibrium thermodynamics

Quantum information theory

Quantum thermodynamics

Soft matter

Statistical physics of learning

Stochastic processes

Stochastic thermodynamics

Thermal sciences

Thermodynamics in cosmology

Thermodynamics in high energy physics

Thermodynamics of learning

Thermodynamics and gravity

Active matter

Application of thermodynamics

Axiomatic and nonadditive thermodynamics

Black hole thermodynamics

Chemical thermodynamics

Complex systems

Continuum mechanics

Engineering thermodynamics

Equations of state

Foundations and philosophy of thermodynamics

Generalized entropies

Irreversible thermodynamics

Kinetic theory of gasses

Long-range interacting systems

Non-equilibrium thermodynamics

Quantum information theory

Quantum thermodynamics

Statistical physics of learning

Stochastic processes

Stochastic thermodynamics

Thermal sciences

Thermodynamics in cosmology

Thermodynamics in high energy physics

Thermodynamics of learning



The conference program traditionally supports all thermodynamics-related topics. You can check out the topics of previous JETC editions bellow.

Previous Conference Topics

JETC 2013
Brescia, Italy

Entropy production minimization, constructal law, and other optimization techniques in energy and other technologies; Non-equilibrium thermodynamics: the various approaches and their reasons; Biology and thermodynamics; Maximum entropy production, steepest entropy ascent, dissipation potentials, and variational principles; Thermodynamic entropy: the various definitions and their reasons; Thermodynamics of interfacial phenomena: surface tension and non-equilibrium effects of Korteweg capillary forces; Equilibrium and non-equilibrium thermodynamics of small systems; Multiscale methods, and energy harvesting from fluctuations; Conceptual analysis of the entropy principle in continuum physics; Connecting second law analysis with economics, ecology and fluid mechanics; Model order reduction of complex combustion thermodynamics and kinetics; Quantum thermodynamics; Computation of thermodynamic properties, phase equilibria, and mixing and separation dynamics of industrial blends and nanostructured fluids.

JETC 2017
Budapest, Hungary

Nonadditive thermodynamics; Thermodynamics of quantum systems; Biothermodynamics; Engineering thermodynamics; Computational thermodynamics of phases and surfaces; Theories of nonequilibrium thermodynamics (extended, GENERIC, internal variables, rational); Chemical thermodynamics continuum thermomechanics.

JETC 2021
Prague, Czech republic

Stochastic processes and thermodynamics; Large deviations vs. linear response theory; Biothermodynamics; Foundation, theories, and philosophy of thermodynamics; The limits of thermodynamics in nonequilibrium situations; Numerics for thermodynamics and thermodynamics for numerics; Definition and origin of entropy; Machine learning and thermodynamics; Thermodynamics on small scales.

JETC 2023
Salerno, Italy

Chemical thermodynamics; Continuum mechanics; Geometric theories of thermodynamics; Thermodynamics and energetics; Topics in contemporary thermodynamics.