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      • Symposium MA (Materials A): Protective Coatings and High-Temperature
      • Symposium MB (Materials B): Functional Thin Films and Surfaces
      • Symposium MC (Materials C): Tribology and Mechanics of Coatings and Surfaces
      • Symposium MD (Materials D): Surface Engineering of Biomaterials, Medical Devices, and Regenerative Materials
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Symposium & Session Chairs

SYMPOSIUM PP: PLASMA AND VAPOR DEPOSITION PROCESSES

Symposium Chair: Diederik Depla, Ghent University, Belgium, Diederik.Depla@ugent.be

Symposium Chair: Anders Eriksson, Oerlikon Balzers, Oerlikon Surface Solutions AG, Liechtenstein, anders.o.eriksson@oerlikon.com

Symposium Chair: Farwah Nahif, Consultant, farwahnahif@icloud.com

Symposium Chair: Jyh-Ming Ting, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan , jting@mail.ncku.edu.tw

PP1: PVD Coating Technologies

Session Chairs:
Christian Kalscheuer, IOT, RWTH Aachen, Germany, kalscheuer@iot.rwth-aachen.de

Qi Yang, National Research Council of Canada, qi.yang@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca

PP2: HiPIMS, Pulsed Plasmas and Energetic Deposition

Session Chairs:
Martin Rudolph, Leibniz Institute of Surface Engineering (IOM), Germany, martin.rudolph@iom-leipzig.de

Tetsuhide Shimizu, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan, simizu-tetuhide@tmu.ac.jp

PP3: ALD, CVD Coating Technologies

Session Chairs:
Hiroki Kondo, Nagoya University, Japan, hkondo@nagoya-u.jp

Frederic Mercier, SIMAP, CNRS, University Grenoble Alpes, France, frederic.mercier@grenoble-inp.fr

PP4: Deposition Technologies for Carbon-based Coatings

Session Chairs:
Ivan Kolev, IHI Hauzer Techno, Netherlands, ikolev@hauzer.nl

Biplab Paul, Platit AG, Switzerland, b.paul@platit.com

PP5: Microfabrication Techniques with Lasers and Plasmas

Session Chairs:
Carles Corbella, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA, carles.corbellaroca@nist.gov

Valentina Dinca, National Institute for Laser, Plasma, and Radiation Physics, Romania, valentina.dinca@inflpr.ro

PP6: Greybox Models for Wear Prediction

Session Chairs:
Philipp Immich, IHI Hauzer Techno Coating B.V., Netherlands, pimmich@hauzer.nl

Ludvik Martinu, Polytechnique Montréal, Canada, lmartinu@polymtl.ca

SYMPOSIUM MA (Materials A): PROTECTIVE AND HIGH-TEMPERATURE COATINGS

Symposium Chair: Konrad Fadenberger, Oerlikon Balzers Coating Germany GmbH, Germany, konrad.fadenberger@outlook.com

Symposium Chair: Vladislav Kolarik, Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT, Germany, vladislav.kolarik@ict.fraunhofer.de

Symposium Chair: Francisco Javier Pérez-Trujillo, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain, fjperez@ucm.es

Symposium Chair: Helmut Riedl, TU Wien, Institute of Materials Science and Technology, Austria, helmut.riedl@tuwien.ac.at

Symposium Chair: Wan-Yu Wu, National United University, Taiwan, wywu@nuu.edu.tw

MA1: Coatings to Resist High-Temperature Oxidation, Corrosion, and Fouling

Session Chairs:
Gustavo García-Martín, REP-Energy Solutions, Spain, gustavo.garcia@rep-energysolutions.com

Justyna Kulczyk-Malecka, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK, J.Kulczyk-Malecka@mmu.ac.uk

Eli Ross, Pratt & Whitney, USA, eli.ross@prattwhitney.com

MA2: Thermal and Environmental Barrier Coatings

Session Chairs:
Sabine Faulhaber, University of California, San Diego, USA, sfaulhaber@eng.ucsd.edu

Kang N. Lee, NASA Glenn Research Center, USA, ken.k.lee@nasa.gov

Fernando Pedraza, Université de La Rochelle, France, fpedraza@univ-lr.fr

MA3: Hard and Nanostructured Coatings

Session Chairs:
Rainer Hahn, Rainer Hahn, TU Wien, Institute of Materials Science and Technology, Austria, rainer.hahn@tuwien.ac.at

Stanislav Haviar, University of West Bohemia, Czechia, haviar@kfy.zcu.cz

Fan-Yi Ouyang, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, fyouyang@ess.nthu.edu.tw

MA4: High Entropy and Other Multi-Principal-Element Materials

Session Chairs:
Pavel Soucek, Masaryk University, Czechia, soucek@physics.muni.cz

Jean-Francois Pierson, Institut Jean Lamour – Université de Lorraine, France, jean-francois.pierson@univ-lorraine.fr

MA5: Boron-Containing Coatings

Session Chairs:
Martin Dahlqvist, Linköping University, Sweden, martin.dahlqvist@liu.se

Anna Hirle, TU Wien, Institute of Materials Science and Technology, Austria, anna.hirle@tuwien.ac.at

SYMPOSIUM MB (Materials B): FUNCTIONAL THIN FILMS AND SURFACES

Symposium Chair: Jir í Hous ka, University of West Bohemia, Czechia, jhouska@kfy.zcu.cz

Symposium Chair: Tomas Kubart, Uppsala University, Sweden, Tomas.Kubart@angstrom.uu.se

MB1: Optical Materials and Thin Films

Session Chairs:
Rajiv Pethe, Vital Chemicals, USA, rajiv.pethe@vitalchemusa.com

Juan Antonio Zapien, City University of Hong Kong, apjazs@cityu.edu.hk

MB2: Thin Films for Electronic Devices

Session Chairs:
Spyros Kassavetis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, skasa@physics.auth.gr

MB3: Low-Dimensional Materials and Structures

Session Chairs:
Clio Azina, RWTH Aachen University, Germany, azina@mch.rwth-aachen.de

Ondrej Kylian, Charles University, Czechia, ondrej.kylian@gmail.com

Vladimir Popok, FOM Technologies, Denmark, vpo@fomtechnologies.com

SYMPOSIUM MC (Materials C): TRIBOLOGY AND MECHANICS OF COATINGS AND SURFACES

Symposium Chair:  Carsten Gachot, Vienna University of Technology, Austria, carsten.gachot@tuwien.ac.at

Symposium Chair:  Giovanni Ramirez, Zeiss Industrial Metrology, USA, Giovanni.Ramirez@outlook.com

MC1: Friction, Wear, Lubrication Effects, and Modeling

Session Chairs:
Pierluigi Bilotto, TU Wien, Austria, pierluigi.bilotto@gmail.com

Michael Chandross, Sandia National Labs, USA, mechand@sandia.gov

Julien Keraudy, Oerlikon Surface AG, Liechtenstein, julien.keraudy@oerlikon.com

Pantcho Stoyanov, Concordia University, Canada, pantcho.stoyanov@concordia.ca

MC2: Mechanical Properties and Adhesion

Session Chairs:
Nagamani Jaya Balila, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India, jayabalila@iitb.ac.in

Alice Lassnig, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria, alice.lassnig@oeaw.ac.at

Bo-Shiuan Li, National Sun-Yat Sen University, Taiwan, bsli@mail.nsysu.edu.tw

MC3: Tribology of Coatings and Surfaces for Industrial Applications

Session Chairs:
Rainer Cremer, KCS Europe GmbH, Germany, cremer@kcs-europe.de

Osman Levent Eryilmaz, Argonne National Laboratory, USA, eryilmaz@anl.gov

Stephan Tremmel, University of Bayreuth, Germany, stephan.tremmel@uni-bayreuth.de

SYMPOSIUM MD (Materials D): SURFACE ENGINEERING OF BIOMATERIALS, MEDICAL DEVICES, AND REGENERATIVE MATERIALS

Symposium Chair: Jean Géringer, Ecole des Mines de St-Etienne – Université de Lyon, France, geringer@emse.fr

Symposium Chair: Jessica Amber Jennings, University of Memphis, USA, jjnnings@memphis.edu

Symposium Chair: Sandra E. Rodil, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, srodil@unam.mx

MD1: Development and Characterization of Bioactive Surfaces/Coatings

Session Chairs:
Mathew T. Mathew, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford and Rush University Medical Center, USA, mtmathew@uic.edu

Hamdy Ibrahim, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, USA, Hamdy-Ibrahim@utc.edu

Po-Chun Chen, National Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan, cpc@mail.ntut.edu.tw

MD2: Surface Response to Biological Environments, Biointerphases, and Regenerative Biomaterials

Session Chairs:
Valentim Barão , University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil, vbarao@unicamp.br

Sangeeta Kale, Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT), India, sangeetakale2004@gmail.com

Phaedra Silva-Bermudez, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra, Mexico, phaedrasilva@yahoo.com

SYMPOSIUM CM: ADVANCED CHARACTERIZATION, MODELLING, AND DATA SCIENCE FOR COATINGS AND THIN FILMS

Symposium Chair: David Holec, Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria, david.holec@unileoben.ac.at

Symposium Chair:  Naureen Ghafoor, Linköping Univ., IFM, Thin Film Physics Div., Sweden, naureen.ghafoor@liu.se

Symposium Chair:  Sebastian Siol, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Switzerland, sebastian.siol@empa.ch

CM1: Spatially-resolved and In-Situ Characterization of Thin Films and Engineered Surfaces

Session Chairs:
Damien Faurie, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, France, faurie@univ-paris13.fr

Barbara Putz, Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria, barbara.putz@unileoben.ac.at

Aparna Saksena, Max-Planck-Institut for Sustainable Materials, Germany, a.saksena@mpie.de

CM2: Advanced Mechanical Testing of Surfaces, Thin Films, Coatings and Small Volumes

Session Chairs:
Thomas Edwards, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Thun, Switzerland, thomas.edwards@empa.ch

Matteo Ghidelli, Laboratoire des Sciences des Procédés et des Matériaux (LSPM), CNRS France, matteo.ghidelli@lspm.cnrs.fr

CM3: Accelerated Thin Film Development: High-throughput Synthesis, Automated Characterization, and Data Analysis

Session Chairs:
Davi Marcelo Fébba, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA, davimarcelo.febba@nrel.gov

Sebastian Siol, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Switzerland, sebastian.siol@empa.ch

CM4: Simulations, Machine Learning and Data Science for Materials Design and Discovery

Session Chairs:
Po-Liang Liu, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan, pliu@dragon.nchu.edu.tw

Davide Sangiovanni, Linköping University, Sweden, davide.sangiovanni@liu.se

Ferenc Tasnadi, Linköping University, Sweden, tasnadi@ifm.liu.se

SYMPOSIUM IA: SURFACE ENGINEERING – APPLIED RESEARCH AND INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS

Symposium Chair:  Satish Dixit, Plasma Technology Inc., USA, s.dixit@ptise.com

Symposium Chair:  Christoph Schiffers, CemeCon AG, Germany, christoph.schiffers@cemecon.de

Symposium Chair: Ta-Chin Wei, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan, tcwei@cycu.edu.tw

IA1: Advances in Application Driven Research and Hybrid Systems, Processes and Coatings

Session Chairs:
Hana Baránková, Uppsala University, Sweden, Hana.Barankova@angstrom.uu.se

Ladislav Bárdos, Uppsala University, Sweden, Ladislav.Bardos@Angstrom.uu.se

Vikram Bedekar, The Timken Company, USA, vikram.bedekar@timken.com

Tobias Brögelmann, IHI Ionbond AG, Netherlands, Tobias.Broegelmann@ionbond.com

IA2: Surface Modification of Components in Automotive, Aerospace and Manufacturing Applications

Session Chairs:
Jan-Ole Achenbach, KCS Europe GmbH, Germany, achenbach@kcs-europe.de

Satish Dixit, Plasma Technology Inc., USA, s.dixit@ptise.com

Masaki Okude, Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, Japan, okude@mmc.co.jp

IA3: Innovative Surface Engineering for Advanced Cutting and Forming Applications

Session Chairs:
Markus Esselbach, Oerlikon Balzers, Liechtenstein, markus.esselbach@oerlikon.com

Christoph Schiffers, CemeCon AG, Germany, christoph.schiffers@cemecon.de

SYMPOSIUM TS: TOPICAL SYMPOSIUM ON SUSTAINABLE SURFACE ENGINEERING

Symposium Chair: Marcus Hans, RWTH Aachen University, Germany, hans@mch.rwth-aachen.de

Symposium Chair:  Martin Welters, KCS Europe, Germany, welters@kcs-europe.com

TS1: Coatings for Batteries and Hydrogen Applications

Session Chairs:
Chen-Hao Wang, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan, chwang@mail.ntust.edu.tw

Martin Welters, KCS Europe, Germany, welters@kcs-europe.com

Fan-Bean Wu, National United University, Taiwan, fbwu@nuu.edu.tw

TS2: (Photo)electrocatalysis and Solar/Thermal Conversion

Session Chairs:
Atasi Dan, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA, atasi.dan@nist.gov

Arnaud Le Febvrier, Uppsala University, Sweden, arnaud.lefebvrier@kemi.uu.se

Carlos Jose Tavares, University of Minho, Portugal, ctavares@fisica.uminho.pt

TS3: Circular Strategies for Surface Engineering

Session Chairs:
Marcus Hans, RWTH Aachen University, Germany, hans@mch.rwth-aachen.de

Nina Schalk, Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria, nina.schalk@unileoben.ac.at

Key Dates

Call for Abstracts Deadline:
November 15, 2024

Awards Nomination Deadline:
November 15, 2024

Author Notifications:
December 18, 2024

Early Registration Deadline:
March 25, 2025

Housing Deadline:
April 17, 2025

Manuscript Deadline:
July 15, 2025

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