Thermodynamics was the first topic at TSRC with the 1984 Horse-Carrot workshop, and its development has since led to numerous exiting insights.

The topics envisioned for this year fall into three major groups:

Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics
- Finite Time Thermodynamics
- Minimum dissipation processes
- Endoreversible modelling of thermal processes
- Efficiencies and other thermodynamic optimization goals

Optimal control of heat engines
- Thermodynamic path optimization for endoreversible processes
- Optimizing the Stirling cycle
- Vuilleumier refrigerator
- Optimal quantum control

Bio- and Chemistry related Processes
- molecular machines
- information use for efficiency enhancement
- Optimal distillation
- Nearly reversible cycles in bio systems

As in the past, the workshop will endeavor to give everyone an opportunity to share his/her current work or important issues of concern in the area of thermodynamics. The workshop will allow ample time for the crucial intensive but constructive quizzing of the speaker by the audience. This also allows the participants to exchange ideas in detail, and experience has shown that many collaborations have resulted from these meetings. Regarding the specific topics, this workshop has always attempted to bring people from different communities together; thus every contribution that addresses issues in the field of thermodynamics is welcome.