The International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films (ICMCTF) is recognized as the premier international conference on thin film deposition, characterization, and advanced surface engineering. It provides a forum and networking venue for scientists, engineers, and technologists from academia, government laboratories, and industry. Attendees from all over the world come to present their findings, exchange ideas, share insights, make new friends, renew old acquaintances, and establish collaborations. ICMCTF typically draws more than 700 attendees, covering some 35 oral technical sessions and a well-attended Thursday evening poster session.
ICMCTF 2025 will have seven technical symposia covering synthesis processes, materials (four symposia), advanced characterization, modeling, digitalization, and industrial applications, and three topical sessions featuring materials, processes, and applications that focus our attention on ‘Surface Engineering for Sustainable Development’, which is the overarching theme of ICMCTF 2025. The conference will open on Monday morning with Professor Shirley Meng from the University of Chicago, US, delivering a plenary lecture entitled “Past, Present, and Future of All Solid-State Batteries – Challenges and Opportunities.” Other special highlights of the meeting will be our Keynote Lectures, highlighting the importance of materials for sustainable industrial applications.
In addition to the technical program, the conference features a two-day industrial exhibition showcasing the latest equipment, materials, and services used for the deposition, monitoring, and characterization of coatings and thin films. The exhibition, which will be held Tuesday and Wednesday, May 13-14, will be open to the public, as well as a Career Center where organizations may post jobs, and candidates may interview for positions throughout the week. An educational program of Short Courses will be offered throughout the week.
Each year, the R.F. Bunshah and Bill Sproul Award Laureates and three outstanding Graduate Student Award winners are celebrated during a special convocation ceremony late Wednesday afternoon, May 14, followed by a festive reception in the evening. In addition, we hope to see many of the major leaders of the conference from previous years.
ICMCTF will again publish excellent scientific and technical work after peer-review in the Elsevier journals Surface and Coatings Technology (IF = 5.3) and Vacuum (IF=3.8). We encourage authors to submit manuscripts by July 2025.
The Town and Country Resort Hotel and Convention Center, located in sunny San Diego of Southern California, will be the official conference venue, providing a relaxing atmosphere for discussion and networking among attendees.
We welcome your participation and look forward to receiving your abstract by the submission deadline, November 15, 2024!
Peter Kelly Johanna Rosen
2025 Program Chair 2025 General Chair
