Materials Horizons Blog

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).

Some excellent speakers are confirmed, including members of the Materials Horizons Editorial Board: Editor-in-Chief Professor Seth Marder, Scientific Editor Thuc-Quyen Nguyen, and Editorial Board member Professor Kazuo Takimiya.

Congratulations to the poster prize winners at chem2Dmat, which took place in Strasbourg on 22 – 26 August 2017. Both prize winners received a signed certificate and a free online subscription to the sponsor journal for a year.

First Poster Session AWARDS

KEMPT Roman

Title: Intercalation of 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides: from Bulk to Monolayer Stacks

One year online subscription to RSC Materials Horizons delivered by Paolo Samori

Second Poster Session AWARDS

Elaheh MOHEBBI

Title: Bottom-up synthesized covalent organic nanowires by halogen-based molecules on Ag (110) surface

One year online subscription to RSC Journal of Materials Chemistry C delivered by Paolo Samori

The 37th annual Christmas Meeting of the Royal Society of Chemistry Solid State Chemistry Group is hosted by the University of Reading and will run from lunchtime on Monday 18th December to lunchtime on Tuesday 19th December. Further details about the venue and how to get there can be found here.

Confirmed plenary speakers:
Prof. Peter Bruce (University of Oxford)
Prof. Paul Wright (University of St Andrews)
Prof. Nora de Leeuw (University of Cardiff)
Prof. Antoine Maignan (CRISMAT, Caen, France)

Submit a poster to be in with a chance of winning one of three poster prizes sponsored by Materials Horizons, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, and Journal of Materials Chemistry C!

The 9^thannual Recent Progress in Graphene and Two-dimensional Materials Research Conference (RPGR2017) is taking place between the 19^th to the 22^nd of September 2017 in Singapore. (www.rpgr2017.com)

RPGRis the premier conference focused on graphene and other novel two-dimensional materials in the Asia-Pacific region. This year the conference is jointly organized by National University of Singapore – Centre for Advanced 2D Materials and Phantoms Foundation.

Poster prizes available from Materials Horizons!

Latest Speakers announced– 42 in total (as of 25/07/2017):

Li-Xian Sun (Guilin Univ. of Electronic Technology, China) / Mark Thompson (Talga, Australia) / Rezal Khairi Ahmad (NanoMalaysia Berhad, Malaysia) / Norbert Fabricius (KIT & ISC, Germany) / Ahmed Elmarakbi (University of Sunderland, UK)

Check the full list here: www.rpgr2017.com/2017/speakerski.php

Congratulations to the winners of the Materials Horizons poster prize at the 13th International Conference on Materials Chemistry (MC13). The poster prize was awarded to Abbas, Sara; Buchaca-Domingo, Ester; El-Tall, Omar; Kim, Taesoo; Caraveo, Alfonso; Stingelin, Natalie; and Amassian Aram from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia for their poster entitled Solution-Processed Smart Window Platform Based on Plasmonic Electrochromic and Photonic Coatings.

Other prizes were awarded from  Journal of Materials Chemistry B , Molecular Systems Design & Engineering, Soft Matter, Biomaterials, and more!

Materials Horizons and Nanoscale Horizons are proud to be partnering with GRAPCHINA 2017, which takes place on 24 – 26 September 2017 at Nanjing International Exhibition Centre, China.

This International Graphene Global Innovation Conference has become a significant commercial and academic event that gathers approximately 2000 representatives for all stakeholders involved in graphene technologies, bringing top level speakers and delegates from the industries, NGOs and academia together with senior policy makers from the EU’s flagship program and national government.

Key speakers include:

• Sir Andre Geim, Nobel Prize winner
• Professor Yong Gan, Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
• Professor Andrea C. Ferrari, Founding Director of the Cambridge Graphene Centre (and Associate Editor for Nanoscale)
• and many more!

The conference will be divided into three parallel symposia, focusing on different topics like graphene and 2D materials frontier research, graphene-related emerging industries, graphene application in traditional industries. The symposia cover areas of fundamental research, graphene manufacturing, energy application, health and environment, sensors and communication, composites application, etc. There will also be three special forums, aiming to push international collaboration, accelerate characterization and standardization method, and promote national graphene industry bases. The topics center on promising commercial projects, graphene characterization method, graphene standardization, and local supports for graphene industry bases.

Important Dates:

• Early Registration 12 July 2017
• Poster Submission 15 August 2017