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The SICT 2025 offers a great opportunity for scientists, researchers, and experts active in the field of surfaces and coatings science and technologies (Polymer, material and paint chemists, surface and interface scientists, formulators, designers and policy makers) from both academia and industry to present their newest research discoveries, share insights and exchange the latest ideas.

The conference provides an excellent opportunity for scientists from Europe and from all over the world to meet and discuss the latest advances in surfaces and coatings physics and chemistry, surface engineering/ modification, coatings deposition and functionalisation processes as well as the investigated properties and performances in related innovation fields such as heterogeneous catalysis, two-dimensional materials and graphene, bio-interfaces, nanoelectronics, bio-nanoscience, functional/energy materials, etc.

Following the great success of the last edition held in Vienna- Austria, this 9th edition of the  Surfaces, Interfaces & Coatings Technologies - SICT 2025 International conference will be held from 23 to 25 April 2025 in Albufeira located at Algarve Region, Portugal.

In addition to the main conference sessions covering the event topics, different focus sessions/symposia (and/or workshops) are planned. These focus sessions and workshops will offer the conference participants the opportunity to go more into depth with one specific topic, To date confirmed workshops include:

  • FreeMe project workshop on safe and sustainable coatings
Description: The FreeMe Project workshop is where experts from Horizon Europe initiatives come together to share insights. The event will feature presentations from FreeMe partners and clustering projects, alongside engaging discussions on innovative Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) approaches in coatings. More details are available here: https://www.freeme-project.eu/
 
Keywords: SSbD tool, coatings, safe and sustainable by design, toxic free

More workshops and focused sessions will be announced soon.

Keynote Speakers

Prof. Sergi Dosta

University de Barcelona, Spain

Prof. Diederik Depla

Ghent University, Belgium

Prof. Maria Clelia Righi

University of Bologna, Italy

Prof. Giuseppe Carbone

Politecnico di Bari, Italy

Prof. Julietta V. Rau

Institute of Structure of Matter, CNR, Italy

Prof. Robert L. Jackson

Auburn University, USA

Prof. Holger Kersten

University Kiel, Germany

Prof. Auezhan Amanov

Tampere University, Finland

Prof. Michael Keidar

The George Washington University, USA

Prof. Jochen Schein

University of Federal Armed Forces Munich, Germany

Dr. David Ruch

Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), Luxembourg

Exhibitors