From all over the world to the Ruhr

2nd Materials Chain International Conference

For the second time, the Materials Chain International Conference (MCIC) was organized by the correspondent flagship program of the University Alliance Ruhr (UA Ruhr). This year it took place in Bochum from November 12 to 14. About 200 international scientists gathered at the second MCIC to discuss their latest results and to network with high-ranking invited speakers from other renowned institutes such as Oxford, Berkeley or Harvard. Apart from gaining more insight into the broad field of materials science during the 42 lectures, the poster session with more than 80 exhibitors gave young materials scientists adequate space to present their research and to establish new contacts for future collaborations. The wide range of topics allowed even established scientists to think outside the box in a relaxed setting and to learn about latest highlights from other research areas first-hand.

The MCIC 2018 highlighted recent trends in materials science and production technology by giving insight into current top-class research and future prospects in this area. It provided a platform for connecting materials research across borders and boundaries – covering the entire materials chain from basic research on materials to applied technologies and from the fundamental description of materials on the atomic scale to the properties of technical components and their manufacturing.

Key research topics addressed by MCIC 2018 comprised Materials Discovery, Functional Materials and Coatings, Materials for Energy Conversion, Martensitic Transformations, Computational Materials Design, Electronic and Atomistic Simulations, Micromechanical Modelling, Characterizing and Understanding Complex Structures, Microscopy from Atoms to Microstructure, Catalysis and Electrochemistry, and Enhanced Processing.

Like the first Materials Chain International Conference in 2016, MCIC 2018 was jointly organized by Ruhr-Universität Bochum, TU Dortmund University and the University of Duisburg-Essen. The conference aims to offer a platform for cross-location exchange for the 230 research groups involved in the UA Ruhr flagship program Materials Chain in order to strengthen the role of each member and their research topics.

Editors: Pia Aleithe 0234/3229919, pia.aleithe@rub.de; Alexander Heinemann, 0203/3798180, alexander.heinemann@uni-due.de

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