day 1 agenda
| 9th International Conference on Materials Science & Nanotechnology (ICMSN 2026) | ||
| Jun 22 - 23, 2026 at Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Scientific Program | ||
| Day-1: June 22, 2026 | ||
| Meeting Hall - Sitges | ||
| Registrations Open (08:00- 08:30) | ||
| Opening Ceremony (08:30- 09:00) | ||
| Moderator: Jennifer LH Johnson, NuvOx Pharma, USA | ||
| Keynote Talks | ||
| Lia Krusin-Elbaum, The City College of New York - CUNY, USA |
09:00-09:30 | Electrical route to chiral magnon-charge interconversion in Weyl magnets |
| Malcolm Xing, University of Manitoba, Canada |
09:30-10:00 | Bio-inspired and Sensing-Enabled Sutures for Precision Medicine |
| Nguyen Quang Chinh, Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary |
10:00-10:30 | Universal Description of the Indentation Size Effect from crystalline to amorphous structures |
| 10:30-10:50 - Group Photo and followed by Refreshment Break | ||
| Scientific Session I | ||
| Chairs: Tilo Söhnel, New Zealand & Cristina Satriano, Italy | ||
| Jan Novotný, Jan Evangelista Purkyne University in Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic |
10:50-11:15 | Plenary Speaker: Analysis of Magnetron Deposition of Sandwich Multilayer Coating on Chrome-Nickel Steel |
| Patrik Dobron, Charles University, Czech Republic |
11:15-11:40 | Plenary Speaker: Application of advanced in-situ techniques for investigation of deformation behavior in Mg alloys |
| Kamal Choudhary, Johns Hopkins University, USA |
11:40-12:00 | Agentic AI for Materials Design with AtomGPT.org |
| Stuart Miller, UL Research Institutes, USA |
12:00-12:20 | High throughput computational and experimental methods for accelerated electrochemical materials discovery |
| Jintu Fan, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong |
12:20-12:40 | Robust Mix-charged Polyzwitterionic Hydrogels for Ultra-efficient Atmospheric Water Harvesting and Evaporative Cooling |
| Daria Drozdenko, Charles University, Czech Republic |
12:40-13:00 | Low-alloyed Mg alloys with high strength and moderate ductility |
| 13:00-14:00 - Lunch Break @ Restaurant | ||
| Scientific Session II | ||
| Chairs: Lia Krusin-Elbaum, USA, Malcolm Xing, Canada & Roman Sobolewski, USA | ||
| Roman Sobolewski, University of Rochester, USA |
14:00-14:25 | Plenary Speaker: Terahertz Inverse Spin Hall and Rashba-Edelstein Effects in Studied Spintronic Nanostructures |
| Cristina Satriano, University of Catania, Italy |
14:25-14:50 | Plenary Speaker: Biological and Catalytical Properties of Core-Shell Au@Pd Nanorods for Theranostic Applications |
| Beatriz Eleutério Goi, Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" UNESP, Brazil |
14:50-15:10 | Design of Mn(II) e Ni(II)-NHC complexes as photocatalysts for radical polymerization under visible light and 3D printing |
| Luis Roso, Universidad de Salamanca, Spain |
15:10-15:30 | Structured Light for Material Processing |
| Tilo Söhnel, University of Auckland, New Zealand |
15:30-15:50 | Temperature-dependent structural studies on the Skyrmion Hosting Material, Cu2OSeO3 |
| Lhoussain Mllaoiy, Universite de Toulon, France |
15:50-16:10 | Synthesis, microstructure and photocatalytic properties of {(1x)BiOBr/(x)Bi24O31Br10} composite for Ciprofloxacin photodegradation |
| Kazuteru Shinozaki, Yokohama City University, Japan |
16:10-16:30 | Visualization of trap distribution in SrAl2O4:Eu2+,Dy3+ revealed by simulations of persistent luminescence based on a random walk model |
| 16:30-16:45 Refreshment Break | ||
| Ashish L Sarode, Sanofi, USA |
16:45-17:05 | Potent liver-tropic mRNA lipid nanoparticles: ApoE-mediated delivery through an LDLR-independent uptake mechanism |
| Jennifer LH Johnson, NuvOx Pharma, USA |
17:05-17:25 | Fluorocarbon nano-emulsions and treatment of hypoxic tissue |
| Shrirang S Karve, Sanofi, USA |
17:25-17:45 | PEGylated lipid screening, composition optimization, and structure–activity relationship for mRNA lipid nanoparticles |
| Eliane Trovatti, University of Araraquara - UNIARA, Brazil |
17:45-18:05 | Lysine grafted poly(lactic acid): An intrinsically antimicrobial polymer |
| Jorge Gonzalez, UL Research Institutes, USA |
18:05-18:25 | Accelerating OER Catalyst Discovery with High-Throughput Spark Ablation |
| Yuemin Liu, Prairie View A&M University, USA |
18:25-18:45 | A Quantum Mechanical MP2 Study of the Electronic Effect of Nonplanarity on the Carbon Pyramidalization of Fullerene C60 |
| Panel Discussion & Closing the Day 1 | ||
day 2 agenda
| Day-2: June 23, 2026 | ||
| Moderator: Karolina Bronczyk, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland | ||
| Keynote Talks | ||
| Wen Zhong, University of Manitoba, Canada |
09:00-09:30 | Engineering Living Interfaces: Multi-Functional Hydrogel Platforms for Real-Time Wound Monitoring and Therapy |
| Gregory A Hudalla, University of Florida, USA |
09:30-10:00 | Engineering an indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase immunotherapy |
| Scientific Session III | ||
| Chiars: Wen Zhong, Canada & Roger Bresoli Obach, Spain | ||
| Roger Bresoli Obach, Institut Quimic de Sarrià CETS Fundacio Privada, Spain |
10:00-10:25 | Plenary Speaker: Direct Visualization and Modeling of AC Dielectrophoretic Nanoparticle Dynamics |
| 10:25-10:45 Refreshment Break | ||
| Giuseppe Nenna, ENEA, Italy |
10:45-11:10 | Plenary Speaker: Photomobile materials, innovative approaches: from soft robotics to energy harvesting through 4D process printing |
| Dongling Ma, Institut national de la recherche scientifique, Canada |
11:10-11:35 | Plenary Speaker: Strategies for Enhancing Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalysis |
| Jianyi (Jay) Zhang, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA |
11:35-11:55 | Heart Regeneration and Graft Associated Arrythmia in Large Mammals |
| Kenshi Matsumoto, Kyoto University, Japan |
11:55-12:15 | Inter-element miscibility and well-designed nanoparticles guide the formation of unprecedented ordered alloy phase |
| Zhiyu Tian, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China |
12:15-12:35 | DIW-printed self-powered intelligent wearable electronics based on TENG for sports injury rehabilitation |
| Jingcheng Hao, Shandong University, China |
12:35-12:55 | Study on Colloid Dispersed Systems and Industrialization of Surfactants |
| 12:55-13:50 Lunch Break @ Restaurant | ||
| 13:50-14:50 Poster Presentations | ||
| Scientific Session IV | ||
| Chairs: Gregory A Hudalla, USA & Jianyi (Jay) Zhang, USA | ||
| Maria João Camacho, INIAV - Instituto nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, IP, Portugal |
14:50-15:10 | Smart Sensor Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture: New Frontiers in Nematode Detection |
| Luca Piantanida, The University of British Columbia, Canada |
15:10-15:30 | DNA-PAINT as a precise analytical platform for nanoscale metrology |
| Chalet Tan, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, USA |
15:30-15:50 | Long-circulating nanobody confers durable prophylaxis against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infection |
| Fereshteh Sourani, Erich Schmid Institute of Materials Science, Austria |
15:50-16:10 | Process-Structure-Bioresponse Relationships in LPBF-Fabricated Zr-based Bulk Metallic Glass |
| Sara Manuela Duque Londoño, Unidad Central del Valle del Cauca (UCEVA), Colombia |
16:10-16:30 | Polymeric Biocomposites with Nanostructured Hydroxyapatite: Additive Processing and Evaluation for Biomedical Applications |
| 16:30-16:45 Refreshment Break | ||
| Karolina Bronczyk, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland |
16:45-17:05 | Safety of new food contact materials: Migration and sorption studies |
| RASHAD AL-GAASHANI, Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU)/Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI), Qatar |
17:05-17:25 | One-Step Synthesis of Cellulose-Based Biochar Functionalized with Fe?O?/Fe3O4 and ZnO Nanocomposites for Advanced Water Treatment |
| Panel Discussion & Closing day 2 | ||
posters
| Poster Presentations | ||
| Poster Judge: Chalet Tan, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, USA | ||
| Bohdan Chumak, Lithuanian Energy Institute, Lithuania |
ICMSN 1 | Properties of wormwood and its potential use as a biocatalyst |
| Wenhong Ding, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, China |
ICMSN 2 | Active Control of Residual Stress in Steel via Alloy Driven Spatiotemporal Phase Transformation Kinetics under Non Uniform Thermal Mechanical Fields |
| Leng Huachao, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China |
ICMSN 3 | Solvent-Driven Electrospinning of Porous Fibrous Scaffolds: From Far-Field to Near-Field |
| Carolina Caicedo Cano, Unidad Central del Valle del Cauca -UCEVA, Colombia |
ICMSN 4 | Development of PLA-curcumin biopolymeric films for pH monitoring in chronic wounds |
| Xiangyu Zhang, National University of Singapore, Singapore |
ICMSN 5 | A Humidity-Insensitive System for Edible Oil Spoilage Detection with Molecularly Imprinted Polymers |
| Lukasz Poloczek, Lukasiewicz Research Network - Upper Silesian Institute of Technology, Poland |
ICMSN 6 | Development of a Predictive Model for Oxide Growth and Decarburization during Heat Treatment of 30CrMoNiV5-11 Steel |
| Adam Zielinski & Hanna Purzynska Lukasiewicz Research Network - Upper Silesian Institute of Technology, Poland |
ICMSN 7 | Degradation Mechanisms and Creep Performance of 30CrMoNiV5-11 Steel during Long-Term High-Temperature Exposure |
| Krzysztof Radwanski, Lukasiewicz Research Network - Upper Silesian Institute of Technology, Poland |
ICMSN 8 | Formation and Characteristics of Fe–O Oxides in Steel Processing |
| Skander Ktifa, Centre de Recherches et des Technologies de l'Energie Technopôle de Borj-Cedria, Tunisia |
ICMSN 9 | High performance of Ag/AlN/Si Schottky diode: Study of the DC sputtering power effect on its electrical properties |
Virtual
| 9th International Conference on Materials Science & Nanotechnology (ICMSN 2026) | ||
| Jun 22 - 23, 2026 at Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Scientific Program - Virtual Session | ||
| Day 1 - June 22, 2026 | ||
| Scientific Program - Virtual Session Time Zone (CET) | ||
| Zoom Meeting: https://us05web.zoom.us/j/82472776475?pwd=R0Tp7waEylDaDp99bS7xhSVPBvTJCA.1 Meeting ID: 824 7277 6475 Passcode: F428CZ |
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| Amra Ali Abutalib Alhassni, AL Baha University, Saudi Arabia |
13:00-13:15 | E-Poster: Study of the Influence of Gamma Radiation on the Optical Properties of Self-Assembled In0.52GaAs0.48 Quantum Dots Grown on (100) GaAs Substrates by Molecular Beam Epitaxy using Bismuth as a surfactant |
| Alon Grinberg Dana, Technion - IIT, Israel |
13:15-13:45 | Keynote Talk: The agentic age of predictive chemical kinetics |
| Talha Iftikhar, FEM/FAU, Germany |
13:45-14:00 | E-Poster: Thermodynamic and kinetic interpretation of rapid solidification in composition modified 316L stainless steel powders |
| Agata Lange, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland |
14:00-14:20 | When Graphene Oxide Meets Silver Nanoparticles: Unlocking a New Era of Antibacterial Textile Coatings |
| Dominika Zabiegaj, Northumbria University, UK |
14:20-14:40 | Investigating the Impact of Air Pollutants on Lung Surfactant through Interactions of Carbon Nanotube–TiO? Nanoparticle Mixtures with DPPC Monolayers |
| Monica Mir, Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), Spain |
14:40-15:00 | Implantable sensors for early diagnosis |
| Fernando Ávila, Polytechnic University of Valencia - Univeristy of Granada, Spain |
15:00-15:20 | Effect of clay content on the fracture performance of unstabilized rammed earth |
| Nisryne El Massafi, University Mohammed VI Polytechnic, Morocco |
15:20-15:40 | Machine Learning Prediction of Ionic Conductivity and Binding Energy in Doped Li2ZrCl6 Halides for Solid-State Electrolyte |
| Manuel Melendrez, Universidad San Sebastian, Chile |
15:40-16:00 | Field Assessment of Eco-Friendly Anticorrosive Coatings Incorporating Natural Polyphenols and Encapsulated Nanoparticle |
| 16:00-16:20 | Slot available | |
| David Huitink, University of Arkansas, USA |
16:20-16:40 | Encapsulated phase-change materials as a pathway to enhance thermal capacitance functionality in electronics temperature management |
| Federica Carnamucio, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA |
16:40-17:00 | Inhalable Metal-Complexed Liposomal Gemcitabine for Osteosarcoma Lung Metastases |
| Su Ryon Shin, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, USA |
17:00-17:30 | Keynote Talk: Nano- and Micro-engineered Biomaterials Directing Stem Cell Behavior for Regenerative Medicine and Biohybrid Soft Robots |
| Abbas S. Milani, University of British Columbia, Canada |
17:30-17:50 | Digital twinning of advanced manufacturing in the Industry 5.0 era: a thermoforming study |
| Closing Day 1 | ||
| Day 2 - June 23, 2026 (CET - Time Zone) | ||
| Kenichi Kawano, Hiroshima University, Japan |
09:00-09:20 | Curvature-sensing peptide functions as a membrane interfactant that glues small extracellular vesicles to cell membranes and enhances vesicle cellular uptake |
| Takuma Kishimoto, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan |
09:20-09:40 | Experimental and crystal plasticity finite element analysis of surface roughening in hollow sinking of microtubes |
| Sam Hsien-Yi HSU, School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
09:40-10:10 | Keynote Talk: Harnessing Interfaces: Hybrid Materials for Energy Transformation and Waste Valorization |
| Daoud Walid, City University of Hong Kong, China |
10:10-10:35 | Plenary Speaker: Mechanical Energy Harvesting for Wearable Electronics and Power Systems |
| Ni Ao, Southwest Jiaotong University, China |
10:35-10:55 | In situ tomography of corrosion fatigue crack initiation in high-strength aluminum alloys |
| Ibrahim Zawra, Rostock University, Germany |
10:55-11:15 | Adaptive Sampling Techniques of Surrogate Optimization for Marine Propeller Design |
| Peter Kuznetsov, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia |
11:15-11:35 | Anisotropic needle coke based on coal dissolved products |
| Aleksei Dagman, Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK), Russia |
11:35-11:55 | Investigation of effect of microalloying elements and hot rolling parameters on the strength of low-carbon steels |
| Hayk Minassian, A. Alikhanian National Science Laboratory, Armenia |
11:55-12:15 | Two photon absorption in Ti3C2Tx MXene: interpretation of experiments |
| Hatice Evlen, Karabük University, Turkey |
12:15-12:35 | Advanced Functional Nanomaterials: From Design to Biomedical and Engineering Applications |
| Meital Zilberman, Tel Aviv University, Israel |
12:35-13:05 | Keynote Talk: Soy Protein as a Biomaterial |
| Shani Shoham, Kinneret Limnological Institute, IOLR, Israel |
13:05-13:25 | Microbe-mediated molybdenum hyperaccumulation in the marine sponge Theonella conica |
| Medeina Maciukenaite, Lithuanian Energy Institute, Lithuania |
13:25-13:40 | E-Poster: Sustainable catalytic potential of mugwort biochar |
| Dovile Petrauskaite, Lithuanian Energy Institute, Lithuania |
13:40-13:55 | E-Poster: Strategy development for valorising by-products generated during burning landfill waste to produce eco-friendly building materials |
| Regina Kalpokaite-Dickuviene, Lithuanian Energy Institute, Lithuania |
13:55-14:15 | Potential of oil shale ash in acid-based geopolymer production |
| Jaroslaw Dziadek, Institute of Medical Biology PAS, Poland |
14:15-14:35 | Advancing Antitubercular Drug Discovery: From Phenotypic Screening to Target Validation and Preclinical Evaluation |
| Georg Amthauer, University of Salzburg, Austria |
14:35-15:05 | Keynote Talk: Crystal chemistry of Li7La3Zr2O12 (LLZO) garnet doped with Al, Ga, and Fe. |
| Lefteris Danos, Lancaster Univeristy, UK |
15:05-15:25 | Development of light harvesting structures for photovoltaic applications |
| Lucía Bravo-Baranda, University of Valencia, Spain |
15:25-15:45 | Self-organization of lung tumor spheroids in a type I collagen scaffold: a morphological study of epithelial–stromal interactions |
| Mobbassar Hassan Sk, University of Cambridge, UK |
15:45-16:05 | In-situ approaches to study process dynamics of material corrosion/degradation |
| Felice Alberto Sfregola, Università degli studi di Bari, Italy |
16:05-16:25 | Predictive Finite-Element Modeling with Experimental Validation for Acoustophoretic Particle Sorting in SSAW Microfluidic Systems |
| Igor Fedin, The University of Alabama, USA |
16:25-16:45 | II-V Semiconductor Quantum Dots as Short-Wave Infrared Emitters |
| Hendrik Heinz, University of Colorado-Boulder, USA |
16:45-17:15 | Keynote Talk: Advancing energy and environmental technologies through high-accuracy simulations |
| Rodney Herring, University of Victoria, Canada |
17:15-17:35 | Effectively and Efficiently Disinfecting and Cleaning Pollutants from Surfaces, Water and Air Using Fe doped TiO2 Crystals |
| Closing the Day | ||