Symposium Chair: Sebastien Dryepondt, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA, dryepondtsn@ornl.gov
Symposium Chair: Vladislav Kolarik, Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT, Germany, vladislav.kolarik@ict.fraunhofer.de
Symposium Chair: Francisco Javier Pérez-Trujillo, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain, fjperez@ucm.es
A1. Coatings to Resist High-temperature Oxidation, Corrosion, and Fouling
Session Chairs:
Gustavo García-Martín, REP-Energy Solutions, Spain, gustavo.garcia@rep-energysolutions.com
Shigenari Hayashi, Hokkaido University, Japan, hayashi@eng.hokudai.ac.jp
Justyna Kulczyk-Malecka, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK, J.Kulczyk-Malecka@mmu.ac.uk
A2. Thermal and Environmental Barrier Coatings
Session Chairs:
Sabine Faulhaber, University of California, San Diego, USA, sfaulhaber@eng.ucsd.edu
Kang Lee, NASA Glenn Research Center, USA, ken.k.lee@nasa.gov
Pantcho Stoyanov, Concordia University, Canada, pantcho.stoyanov@concordia.ca
SYMPOSIUM B: HARD COATINGS AND VAPOR DEPOSITION TECHNOLOGIES
Symposium Chair: Anders Eriksson, Oerlikon Balzers, Oerlikon Surface Solutions AG, Liechtenstein, anders.o.eriksson@oerlikon.com
Symposium Chair: Farwah Nahif, eifeler-Vacotec GmbH, Germany, farwah.nahif@eifeler-vacotec.com
Symposium Chair: Jyh-Ming Ting, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, jting@mail.ncku.edu.tw
B1. PVD Coatings and Technologies
Session Chairs:
Frank Kaulfuss, Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology (IWS), Germany, frank.kaulfuss@iws.fraunhofer.de
Vladimir Pankov, National Research Council, Canada, Vladimir.Pankov@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
B2. CVD Coatings and Technologies
Session Chairs:
Raphaël Boichot, Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, France, raphael.boichot@simap.grenoble-inp.fr
Kazunori Koga, Kyushu University, Japan, koga@ed.kyushu-u.ac.jp
B3. Deposition Technologies and Applications for Carbon-based Coatings
Session Chairs:
Konrad Fadenberger, Robert Bosch GmbH, Germany, konrad.fadenberger@de.bosch.com
Mr. Frank Papa, GP Plasma, USA, frank@gpplasma.com
B4. Properties and Characterization of Hard Coatings and Surfaces
Session Chairs:
Naureen Ghafoor, Linköping Univ., IFM, Thin Film Physics Div., Sweden, naureen.ghafoor@liu.se
Marcus Günther, Robert Bosch GmbH, Germany, marcus.guenther2@de.bosch.com
Fan-Bean Wu, National United University, Miaoli, Taiwan, fbwu@nuu.edu.tw
B5. Hard and Multifunctional Nanostructured Coatings
Session Chairs:
Tomas Kozak, University of West Bohemia, Czechia, kozakt@ntis.zcu.cz
Rainer Hahn, Technische Universität Wien, Austria, rainer.hahn@tuwien.ac.at
B6. Coating Design and Architectures
Session Chairs:
Yin-Yu Chang, National Formosa University, Taiwan, yinyu@nfu.edu.tw
Paul Heinz Mayrhofer, TU Wien, Institute of Materials Science and Technology, Austria, paul.mayrhofer@tuwien.ac.at
B7. Plasma Surface Interactions, Diagnostics and Growth Processes
Session Chairs:
Arutiun P. Ehiasarian, Sheffield Hallam University, UK, a.ehiasarian@shu.ac.uk
Yolanda Aranda Gonzalvo, University of Minnesota, USA, yarandag@umn.edu
B8. HiPIMS, Pulsed Plasmas and Energetic Deposition
Session Chairs:
Jon Tomas Gudmundsson, University of Iceland, Iceland, tumi@hi.is
Tiberiu Minea, LPGP, Université Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France, tiberiu.minea@universite-paris-saclay.fr
SYMPOSIUM C: FUNCTIONAL THIN FILMS AND SURFACES
Symposium Chair: Peter Kelly, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK, peter.kelly@mmu.ac.uk
C1. Optical Materials and Thin Films
Session Chairs:
Nikolas Podraza, University of Toledo, USA, nikolas.podraza@utoledo.edu
Juan Antonio Zapien, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, apjazs@cityu.edu.hk
C2. Thin Films for Electronic Devices
Session Chairs:
Julien Keraudy, Oerlikon Balzers, Oerlikon Surface Solution AG, Liechtenstein, julien.keraudy@oerlikon.com
Jörg Patscheider, Evatec AG, Switzerland, joerg.patscheider@evatecnet.com
C3: Thin Films for Energy Storage and Conversion
Session Chairs:
Clio Azina, RWTH Aachen, Germany, azina@mch.rwth-aachen.de
Tushar Shimpi, Colorado State Univ., USA, mechanical.tushar@gmail.com
C4: Photo- and Electrochemically Active Surfaces
Session Chairs:
Carlos Jose Tavares, Univ. of Minho, Portugal, ctavares@fisica.uminho.pt
Glen West, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK, g.west@mmu.ac.uk