AVS/ICMCTFAmerican Vacuum Society125 Maiden Lane, 15BNew York NY 10038 USA

47th InternationalConference on

Metallurgical Coatingsand Thin FilmsApril 25-30, 2021

San Diego, CA, USA

Call forAbstracts & Awards

NominationsDeadline:

October 1, 2020

April 25-30, 2021 • Town & Country Hotel and Convention Center • San Diego, CA, USA

Call for Abstracts & Awards Nominations Deadline: October 1, 2020

u 8 Technical Symposiau 5 Topical Symposiau Plenary & Exhibition Keynote Lecturesu 80+ Invited Speakersu TWO DAY EXHIBITION – April 27-28, 2021u Short Coursesu Focused Topic Sessionsu Special Interest Talksu Daily Social Events

https://icmctf2021.avs.org

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ICMCTF 47th International Conferenceon Metallurgical Coatings & Thin Films

April 25-30, 2021 • San Diego, CATown & Country Hotel and Convention Center

Call for Abstracts & Awards NominationsDEADLINE: OCTOBER 1, 2020

Sponsored by the AVS Advanced Surface EngineeringDivision: https://icmctf2021.avs.org

CONFERENCE OVERVIEWThe International Conference on MetallurgicalCoatings and Thin Films (ICMCTF) is the premierinternational conference in the field of thin filmdeposition, characterization, and advanced surfaceengineering promoting global exchange of ideasand information among scientists, technologists, andmanufacturers. The Conference includes more than80 high-profile invited speakers, in over 50 sessions,across 13 technical and topical symposia, severalfeatured lectures, as well as focused topic sessions,short courses, an equipment exhibition, an awardsprogram, and daily social networking events.Technical Symposia

A - Coatings for Use at High TemperaturesB - Hard Coatings and Vapor Deposition TechnologiesC - Fundamentals and Technology of Multifunctional Materials and DevicesD - Coatings for Biomedical and Healthcare ApplicationsE - Tribology and Mechanical Behavior of Coatings and Engineered SurfacesF - New Horizons in Coatings and Thin FilmsG - Surface Engineering - Applied Research and Industrial ApplicationsH - Advanced Characterization Techniques for Coatings, Thin Films, and Small Volumes

Topical Symposia

TS1 - Anti- and De-icing Surface Engineering TS2 - New Horizons in Boron-Containing Coatings: Modelling, Synthesis and ApplicationsTS3 - In-Silico Design of Novel Materials by Quantum Mechanics and Classical Methods jointly sponsored by ICMCTF and AQSTS4 - Photocatalytic and Superhydrophilic SurfacesTS5 - Thin Films on Polymer Substrates: Flexible Electronics and BeyondSpecial Interest Talks

"Materials Discoveries at Extreme Conditions: A Path Towards New Advanced Materials"- Igor Abrikosov, Linköping University, IFM, Sweden"Design, Metallurgy & Manufacturing Technologies ofTargets for Hard Coating & Tribological Applications"- Peter Polcik, Plansee Composite Materials GmbH,Germany"Plasma Aspects in the Deposition of AdvancedCoatings"- André Anders, Leibniz Institute of SurfaceEngineering, Germany

PLENARY LECTUREuApril 26, 2021, 8:00 a.m.“Organic Bioelectronics – NatureConnected”- Magnus Berggren, Laboratory ofOrganic Electronics, ITN, LinköpingUniversity, Norrköping, Sweden

EXHIBITORS KEYNOTE LECTURE (EX)u Tuesday, April 27, 2021, 11:00 a.m."Carbon based Coatings in IndustrialScale for Sustainable Surface Solutions"- Jörg Vetter, Oerlikon, Germany

Awards Nominations

R.F. Bunshah Award & Honorary ICMCTF Lectureship -Recognizes outstanding research or technologicalinnovation in the areas of interest to the AVSAdvanced Surface Engineering Division (ASED), withemphasis in the fields of surface engineering, thinfilms, and related topics.

Bill Sproul Award & Honorary ICMCTF Lectureship -Recognizes the achievements of a mid-careerresearcher who has made outstanding scientific and/ortechnological contributions in areas of interest to theAdvanced Surface Engineering Division (ASED) of theAVS, with emphasis in the fields of surface engineer-ing, thin films, and related topics.

ICMCTF Graduate Student Awards - Honors andencourages outstanding graduate students in fields ofinterest to the AVS Advanced Surface EngineeringDivision (ASED). ASED seeks to recognize students ofexceptional ability who show promise for significantfuture achievement in ASED-related fields.Upcoming Deadlinesu Abstract Submission: October 1, 2020u Awards Nominations: October 1, 2020uManuscript Submission: March 19, 2021u Pre-Registration: March 19, 2021(Deadline is March 19th to be in the Program Book)

u Early Registration: March 19, 2021(Presenting authors must register by March 19th to remain in the Program Book)

General Chair: Christopher MuratoreUniversity of Daytoncmuratore1@udayton.edu

Program Chair: Grzegorz (Greg) GreczynskiLinkoping Universitygrzegorz.greczynski@liu.se

Program Vice-Chair: Samir AouadiUniversity of North Texas, USA

Conference Management:Yvonne TowseDella MillerJeannette DeGennaroHeather Korfficmctf@icmctf.org

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