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POLYMAT Spotlight 2018 was the second edition of a series of meetings that take place in San Sebastian (Northern Spain), which after the success of the first edition in 2016 is now organized on a biannual basis.

POLYMAT Spotlight is organized by Aurelio Mateo-Alonso from POLYMAT, an institution which encompasses two research organisations that focus in fundamental and applied polymer research, respectively. The meeting brings together a small audience of world-wide recognized scientists (~100 participants) in a beautiful location, San Sebastian’s Miramar Palace, with some of the most spectacular views of the bay, which favour interactions between the participants with a social and gastronomical program in the same Palace.

POLYMAT Spotlight 2018 was devoted to 2D and Porous Polymers and had arranged an impressive line-up of plenary and keynote speakers from all over the world:

In addition, 19 contributing lectures, 10 flash presentations and 26 posters have been carefully selected to provide a solid research forum.

Journal of Materials Chemistry C and Materials Horizons have supported POLYMAT Spotlight 2018 with the award of two poster prizes that were selected by Plenary Lecturers William Dichtel and Dieter Schlüter in a ceremony conducted by Luis Hueso, associate editor of Journal of Materials Chemistry C.

Awardees:

Journal of Materials Chemistry C Prize

Elisabetta Zuccatti, CIC NanoGUNE, Spain

Ambipolar Vertical Organic Field-Effect Transistors and Inverters

Materials Horizons Prize

Dr. Jose I. Martínez, POLYMAT, University of the Basque Country, Spain

Making it Functional from Trivial Starting Materials: Gaining Processability in 2D Conjugated Microporous Polymers

After this second edition, POLYMAT Spotlight has established itself as reference scientific meeting in macromolecular materials and we are looking forward for the next edition in 2020.

You can find all pictures at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/142817369@N04/albums/72157696916725371

The Carbon Group of the Portuguese Chemical Society (C@SPQ) cordially invites you to attend the 8^th International Symposium on Carbon for Catalysis, CarboCat–VIII, that will take place in Porto, Portugal, on June 26 – 29, 2018.

Following the previous CarboCat meetings held in Lausanne (2004), Saint-Petersburg (2006), Berlin (2008), Dalian (2010), Brixen (2012), Trondheim (2014) and Strasbourg (2016), CarboCat-VIII will be devoted to new developments and fundamental advances on carbon materials (conventional and nanostructured carbons) for catalytic applications.

Catalysis Science & Technology together with Energy & Environmental Science, Materials Horizons and Journal of Materials Chemistry A are delighted to be supporting the event.

Register now!

QD2018 is the Tenth International Conference on Quantum Dots, the leading conference on quantum dot research and it will be held in Toronto, Canada from 25-29 June 2018. QD2018 will gather 500 of the world’s leading quantum dot researchers from epitaxial, colloidal, and lateral quantum dot communities.

Topics will include:

• Fundamentals – Quantum Dot Theory, Quantum Dot Spin, Analytical Techniques, Quantum Optics and Magneto-Optics, Quantum Dot Coherence, Exciton/Charge Carrier Dynamics.
• Materials – Hybrid Quantum Dot Systems, Material Growth and Fabrication Techniques, Emerging Materials and Synthesis, Nanoplatelets and Superstructures.
• Applications – Energy Harvesting, Sensors and Detectors, Light Emission, Quantum Information Technology and Quantum Computing, Bio Applications.

And the list of confirmed speakers so far is below:

Plenary Speakers

• Dmitri Talapin (University of Chicago)
• Xiaoyang Zhu (Columbia University)
• Manfred Bayer (Dortmund University)
• Yasuhiko Arakawa (University of Tokyo)
• Victor I. Klimov (Los Alamos National Laboratory)

Invited Speakers

• Akira Oiwa (Osaka University)
• Sohee Jeong (Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials)
• Maurice Skolnick (University of Sheffield)
• Zeger Hens (University of Ghent)
• Liberato Manna (Italian Institute of Technology)
• Jacek Kasprzak (CNRS France)
• Horst Weller (University of Hamburg)
• David J. Norris (ETH Zurich)
• Eva Monroy (CEA Grenoble)
• Edo Waks (University of Maryland)
• Maksym Kovalenko (ETH Zurich)
• Emily Weiss (Northwestern)
• Osman Bakr (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology)
• Hunter McDaniel (UbiQD)
• Hilmi Volkan Demir (Nanyang Technological University)
• Cherie Kagan (University of Pennsylvania)
• John Rarity (University of Bristol)
• Armando Rastelli (Johannes Kepler University Linz)
• Jelena Vuckovic (Stanford University)
• Jason Petta (Princeton University)
• Vladimir Bulovic (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
• Patanjali Kambhampati (McGill University)
• Eunjoo Jang (Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology)
• Gerasimos Konstantatos (ICFO – The Institute of Photonic Sciences)

Materials Horizons, Nanoscale Horizons, and Nanoscale are delighted to provide support for QD2018. Visit the conference website for full information about how to register.

Journal of Materials Chemistry B, Nanoscale Horizons and Materials Horizons are proud to support the 9th International Nanomedicine Conference.

The International Nanomedicine Conference is regarded as the most significant nanomedicine meeting in the Southern Hemisphere, taking place annually at our local beach, Coogee Beach Sydney. This event will be brought to you by the Australian Centre for NanoMedicine (ACN) and the ARC Centre for Bio-Nano Science (CBNS). The conference aims to showcase great research, in an environment conducive to network­ing with colleagues from around the world.

Visit the website to find out more! http://www.oznanomed.org/

10^th CIRP Conference on Photonic Technologies  – LANE 2018 takes place 3 – 6 September 2018 in Fürth, Germany.

The meeting offers a platform for an international exchange of ideas, opinions, perspectives, results and solutions concerning photonic technologies. In order to give a detailed overview, the conference aims not only at scientific contributions, but integrates the industrial perspective and their relevance for application, as well.

Especially recent developments in the field of:

Laser Material Processing:

• Beam sources & components
• Laser beam welding, brazing & soldering
• Laser beam cutting & drilling
• Surface treatment & forming
• Laser assisted processes

including

• Experimental results
• Simulation & modelling
• Sensing & control

and

Emerging Technologies:

• Additive Manufacturing
• Precision processing with ultrashort laser pulses
• Fast laser beam manipulation
• E-Mobility/Batteries

Materials Horizons is delighted to support LANE 2018 with two prizes for the best talks.

Register before 4 June 2018 for early bird rates, or 9 August 2018 for standard rates.

Visit the conference website for more information: https://www.lane-conference.org/

Materials Horizons and Journal of Materials Chemistry A, B and C are pleased to support the 2018 International Conference of Young Researchers on Advanced Materials (ICYRAM2018).

This conference aims to give researchers from around the world the opportunity to engage and network with peers, industry and friends, in the field of advanced materials.  Specifically ICYRAM2018 gives a platform for researchers up to 15 years post-PhD to present their R&D.  From 4 – 5 November 2018, Adelaide in South Australia will be the global focus for the scientific presentations, conversations, and chance meetings that will set forth the future discoveries and innovations to drive society forward. This 4th edition of ICYRAM, will build on the original mission by providing a fair and equitable event for all early stage researcher’s to meet, discuss and network in a safe and welcoming environment.  Whether they be specialised materials researchers or those who utilise and apply materials to their R&D – ICYRAM2018 welcomes all.

Important Dates!

• 30^th March 2018 – Abstract submission deadline
• 30^th June 2018 – Early bird registration closure

For more information and how to submit an abstract please visit the conference website

We are delighted to congratulate the poster prize winners from 4th International Congress on Next Generation Solar Energy, which took place 4 – 7 December 2017 in Cali, Columbia.

The meeting was a great success and discussed recent developments in advanced photovoltaics including special sessions on perovskites, organics and hybrids. The applied aspects of photovoltaics and renewable energies were specifically addressed by an industry day, and the direct social impact of using solar cells in order to enhance the life of Wayúu community in Guajira Colombia was discussed.

Congratulations to…

• Juan David Villada, Universidad del Valle (Colombia)

• Juanita Hidalgo, Universidad de los Andes (Colombia)

• Juana Marlene Pinanjota, Escuela Politécnica Nacional (Ecuador)

Poster prizes were sponsored by Materials Horizons, Journal of Materials Chemistry A and Journal of Materials Chemistry C. All posters were judged by Professor Nazario Martin (Editor-in-Chief  JMC A), Professor Wolfgang Tress (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), and Dr Juan Pablo Correa (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) before being awarded by Dr Walter Torres (Universidad del Valle).