InMa 2024 - Characterization and Properties of Interface-Dominated Materials

Interfaces are present in almost all materials we use and dictate many of the materials’ properties, functions, and behaviors. Consequently, a fundamental understanding of material interface structures, how they interact with other material constituents, and how they can be modified is desirable to benefit from such interfaces for new material developments with tailored properties or functions. As a consequence, the scope of the symposium will be to bring together scientists investigating interface-dominated materials with different backgrounds, but the common goals of understanding these materials and interface-related mechanisms better, of answering application-relevant questions, and of developing promising new materials.

The in-person symposium will cover three days, which will contain several topic sessions, a poster session, two invited international keynote speakers, a “Think-outside-the-box” talk, and a podium discussion. Besides the topic sessions, one session will be dedicated to the promotion of young scientists including a best talk award. 

Topics relevant for the symposium include:

• Structural and energy materials
• Materials in harsh environments
• Interfaces of architectured materials
• In situ/operando characterization
• Computational science of interfaces
• Advances in methodology and informatics

Organizing committee:

Head organizer: Dr. Nicolas J. Peter (IMD-1)
Co-organizers: Dr. Jin Wang (IMD-1), Dr. Abril Azocar Guzman (IAS-9), Dr. Bashir Kazimi (IAS-9)