International Forum on Frontier Theories of Thermal Science, Beijing, China, December 18-20, 2011
(“Electromagnetic Nature of Thermo-Mechanical Mass-Energy Transfer Due to Photon Diffusive Re-Emission and Propagation” Presentation and Abstract by M. Kostic)
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The Forum was unique, not only by presenting innovative theories with emphasis to Thermomass and Entransy (ZY Guo), but also by having equal discussions/questions time as for the  presentations. Prof. Kostic's participation was intensely proactive (almost a perfect match for his interest/expertise), see the following After-the-Forum feedback by the Organizers and distinguished colleagues:

Date: Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 5:07 PM
Subject: Re: Comparison of Entransy loss with Carnot Work potential loss (orExergy loss)
To: "Prof. M. Kostic" <kostic@niu.edu>

Dear Professor Kostic:

..... I would like to express my thousand thanks to you for your huge contribution to the forum. I will read your materials and think of your ideas.
I hope we can keep communication.

Best wishes and happy new year

ZY Guo (Photo)

Zeng-Yuan Guo, Professor and Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

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Date: 2011/12/28
Subject: 答复: Comparison of Entransy loss with Carnot Work potential loss (or Exergy loss)
To: "Prof. M. Kostic" <kostic@niu.edu>

Date: Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 3:15 AM
Subject: Re: Dear Colleagues and Friends from the Beijing International Forum
To: "Prof.M.Kostic" <Prof.M.Kostic@gmail.com>

Dear Prof Kostic:

Thanks very much for your further material. I will read it with attention.

Your participation in the discussions contributed to make them more lively, and they have been inspiring.
For instance, I plan to explore the presentation I did but using the "drift velocity of thermal energy" rather than the heat flux itself as a variable. In fact, both of them are proportional to each other, but there is usually reluctance to use the heat flux as a state variable. I hope that 300 years of tradition of considering velocity as a state variable will help people to see that either the heat flux or the drift velocity of energy are well suited as state variables.

Best regards. Have a nice year 2012