Materials 2027 Speakers
Kim Meow Liew
Professor at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Masahiro Yoshimura
Professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Yuri Kivshar
Professor at The Australian National University, Australia
Itamar Willner
Professor at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Jaehwan Kim
Professor at Inha University, South Korea
Tadafumi Adschiri
Professor at Tohoku University, Japan
Xiangdong Yao
Professor at Sun Yat-Sen University, China
Suil IN
Professor at Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea
Oomman Varghese
Professor at University of Houston, United States
Victor Ryzhii
Professor at Tohoku University, Japan
Jie-Sheng Chen
Professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Kazuko Matsumoto
Professor at Tokyo University of Technology, Honda foundation, Japan
Adriana Greco
Professor at University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Jitladda Sakdapipanich
Professor at Mahidol University, Thailand
Sandhya Babel
Professor at Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University, Thailand
Adrian Gozar
Professor at Fairfield University, United States
Pavol Hvizdos
Professor at Slovakia Institute of Materials Research, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia
Romuald Rzadkowski
Professor at Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Chavalit Ratanatamskul
Professor at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Efstratios M. Kritikos
Professor at University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Farid Menaa
Professor at University of California San Diego, United States
Slawomir Sek
Professor at University of Warsaw, Poland
Wieslaw Strek
Professor at Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Kholis Abdurachim Audah
Professor at Swiss German University, Indonesia
Satoshi Fujii
Professor at National Insitute of Technology Okinawa College, Japan
Yu-Sheng Lin
Professor at Aerospace Information Technology University, China
Nattakan Soykeabkaew
Professor at Mae Fah Luang University, Thailand
Wael A. Altabey
Professor at Alexandria University, Egypt
Wen-Bin Jian
Professor at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Lunyong Zhang
Professor at Harbin Institute of Technology, China
Zhenghua Zhang
Professor at Tsinghua University, China
Rungsima Yeetsorn
Professor at King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand
Mieczyslaw Kuczma
Professor at Poznan University of Technology, Poland
Juan Xia
Professor at University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China
Materials 2026 Speakers
Kim Meow Liew
Professor at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Title: Low-carbon cementitious materials for intelligent construction on earth and beyond
Masahiro Yoshimura
Professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Title: Why and How Soft, Solution Processing (=Low Energy Production) for Advanced Nano-Materials is Difficult but Necessary for Sustainable Society?
Alexandra Navrotsky
Professor at Arizona State University, United States
Title: Pressing matters
Akihisa Inoue
Professor at Josai International University, Japan
Title: Development and industrialization of multicomponent metastable alloys
Mohd Sapuan Salit
Professor at Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
Title: Development and characterization of nanocellulose starch biopolymer composites for food packaging and piezoelectric sensors
Yang Hongxing
Professor at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Title: A novel liquid desiccant material for air-conditioning – amino acid based deep eutectic solvent: Molecular dynamics insights
Doo-Yeol Yoo
Professor at Yonsei University, South Korea
Title: Ultra-high-performance concrete: Technology trends, cutting-edge research, and strategic structural applications
Sonia Patricia Marques Ventura
Professor at University of Aveiro, Portugal
Title: Integrating blue biorefinery and material science: From process to products
Yoshifumi Oshima
Professor at Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan
Title: Surface-Induced softening in gold [111] nanocontacts revealed by a microscopic nanomechanical measurement method
Takayuki Kurokawa
Professor at Hokkaido University, Japan
Title: Integrating blue biorefinery and material science: From process to products
Wojciech Simka
Professor at Silesian University of Technology, Poland
Title: Plasma electrolytic oxidation of titanium based implants
Kazuko Matsumoto
Professor at Tokyo University of Technology, Honda foundation, Japan
Title: Luminescent lanthanide complexes as labels for time-resolved immunoasssay and imaging
Xiaodi Tan
Professor at Fujian Normal University, China
Title: Long lifetime collinear holographic data storage using photopolymer (PQ/PMMA)
Cheah Kok Wai
Professor at Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
Title: Spontaneous symmetry breaking of coupled Fabry–Perot nanocavities
Cristiano Oliveira
Professor at University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Title: Advanced structural investigations of human hair
Kar Wei Ng
Professor at University of Macau, Macao S.A.R., China
Title: Electrochromic battery as a multi-functional platform for efficient energy saving and storage
Noboru Konda
Professor at Ryukoku University, Japan
Title: Fatigue strength of structural steels in long-term immersion environment
Maria Atanassova
Professor at University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, Bulgaria
Title: Insights into the solvent extraction and selectivity of various metals by chelating ligands
Liangchi Zhang
Professor at Southern University of Science and Technology, China
Title: Nano-plasticity of fused silica
Martin Fabian
Professor at Institute of Geotechnics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia
Title: From structure to performance: Unlocking functional properties in mechanosynthesized complex oxides
Nor Hasrul Akhmal Bin Ngadiman
Professor at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
Title: Next-generation titanium for personalized orthopedic reconstruction
Suyeon Cho
Professor at Ewha Womans University, South Korea
Title: Two-dimensional Dirac semimetal NiTe2 for hydrogen evolution reaction
Adrian Gozar
Professor at Fairfield University, United States
Title: Large-area single-crystals of borophene on square and triangular copper surfaces: Synthesis and characterization
Aleksandra Drozd-Rzoska
Professor at Institute of High Pressure Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Title: Evidence for critical-like scaling of the premelting effect
Bernard Jecko
Professor at University of Limoges, France
Title: A new approach in the design of multi-source beam agility antennas called ARMA.(Agile Radiating Matrix Antenna)
Kazumichi Namikawa
Professor at Tokyo Gakugei University, Japan
Title: On the spontaneous formation of polarization domain in perovskite ferroelectrics
Christine Videlot-Ackermann
Professor at Centre Interdisciplinaire de Nanoscience de Marseille, France
Title: Blade-coated all-polymer organic solar cells with 15% efficiency using eco-friendly solvent systems
Grzegorz Cywinski
Professor at CENTERA Labs, Institute of High Pressure Physics PAS, Poland
Title: Integration of active and passive sub-THz elements into a single monolithic circuit fabricated in advanced nitride technology
Ming Chen
Dr. at Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Title: Charging dynamics of angstrom-scale pores with ionic liquid electrolytes
Riccarda Caputo
Professor at Computational Materials Informatics – CMI S.R.L., Italy
Title: The phase map of chemical systems in the periodic number representation
Junji Saida
Professor at Tohoku University, Japan
Title: Local structural transition and improved ductility of metallic glasses through control of relaxation states
Karolina Siskova
Professor at Palacky University Olomouc, Czech Republic
Title: Nanocomposites consisting of magneto-plasmonic core and smart polymer shell designed for new concept of selective and sensitive detection
Qiongfeng Shi
Professor at Southeast University, China
Title: Minimal-designed tactile skins for intelligent interactions and robotics
Inna Melnyk
Professor at Institute of Geotechnics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia
Title: One-Pot stöber synthesis of silica particles bearing mono-, di-, tri- and bis-amine groups for Cu(II) and Ni(II) adsorption
Hailong Wang
Professor at University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Title: Bonds engineering of porous molecule-based crystalline materials
Akram Alhussein
Professor at University of Technology of Troyes, France
Title: Development of advanced coatings to enhance surface features and functionality
Alexander Schuchinsky
Professor at University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
Title: Passive intermodulation in contact junctions and printed circuits
Jun-ichi Kadokawa
Professor at Kagoshima University, Japan
Title: New etherification methods of abundant biomasses, cellulose and chitin, in ionic liquids for applications as functional materials
Rufan Zhang
Professor at Tsinghua University, China
Title: High-performance light- and heat-regulation materials
Tibor Sopcak
Dr. at Institute of Materials Research, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia
Title: Biodegradable polyol–citrate polyesters: Modification strategies and biomedical applications
Monireh Saeid Nia
Professor at University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Title: Tissue-engineered Tri-leaflet valved stents on biodegradable poly--caprolactone scaffolds
Mansun Chan
Professor at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
Title: Materials innovation for CMOS interconnect scaling beyond copper and low‑k dielectrics
Ozgur Gocer
Professor at The University of Sydney, Australia
Title: Living walls vs. cladding systems: Comparing environmental and economic impacts of building façade systems in Australia