6th Materials Chain International Conference – MCIC 2024
Inorganic Functional Materials: Developments and Applications for Advanced Technologies
MCIC 2024 will take place at Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany on September 12, 2024.
About MCIC 2024
Due to their intrinsic properties, inorganic functional materials have shown the potential to improve advanced technologies in various fields. Even more in the context of a sustainable future, these materials play a key role in developing applications for green technologies, like efficient energy conversion and storage.
The 6th Materials Chain International Conference: Inorganic Functional Materials: Developments and applications for advanced technologies brings together researchers, scientists and industry professionals to explore the latest advancements and applications of inorganic functional materials. The event will feature 12 invited talks and a poster session, providing a platform to discuss cutting-edge research, share insights and foster collaborations.
Registration and abstract submission for poster contributions is open until August 28. The conference is free of charge.
Conference Programme
| 8:30 – 9:00 a.m. | Registration |
| 9:00 – 9:10 a.m. | Welcome |
| Session 1 | Catalysts for energy conversion |
| 9:10 – 9:40 a.m. | Roswitha Zeis (Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany): “Distribution of relaxation times analysis of rotating disk electrode impedance spectra.” |
| 9:40 – 10:10 a.m. | Albert Engstfeld (Ulm University, Germany): “Plasma electrolysis, single crystal electrodes and structured data for electrocatalysis.” |
| 10:10 – 10:40 a.m. | Jun Cheng (Xiamen University, China): “Towards AI^2 Electrochemistry (AI^2 = AI * ab initio).” (online) |
| 10:40 – 11:00 a.m. | Coffee Break |
| Session 2 | Functionalization, processes and device integration |
| 11:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Miriam Keppeler (Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg, Germany): “Materials integration into devices – From fundamentals to industry-relevant lithium ion battery cells.” |
| 11:30 – 12:00 p.m. | Csaba Janáky (University of Szeged, Hungary): “From catalyst layer development to MEA engineering in CO2 electrolysis.” |
| 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. | Postersession with snacks and cold drinks |
| Session 3 | High-throughput exploration |
| 1:30 – 2:00 p.m. | Andrea Crovetto (Technical University of Denmark, Denmark): “Bridging experiment and computation to discover exotic thin-film semiconductors.” |
| 2:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Matthias Arenz (University of Bern, Switzerland): “How can we learn from high and medium throughput screening?” |
| 2:30 – 3:00 p.m. | Hongbin Zhang (TU Darmstadt, Germany): “Inverse design of functional materials.” |
| 3:00 – 3:20 p.m. | Coffee Break |
| Session 4 | Displacive phase transitions |
| 3:20 – 3:50 p.m. | Gabi Schierning (University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany): “Charge density wave physics in shape memory alloys.” |
| 3:50 – 4:20 p.m. | Yunzhi Wang (The Ohio State University, US): “Towards precise control of strain release during displacive transformation and deformation.” |
| 4:20 – 4:40 p.m. | Coffee Break |
| Session 5 | Electronic phase transitions |
| 4:40 – 5:10 p.m. | Elena Gati (Max-Planck-Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Germany): “The elastocaloric effect of quantum materials: From probing phase transitions to new functionalities.” |
| 5:10 – 5:40 p.m. | Katharina Ollefs (University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany): “Disentangeling subsystems during 1st order magnetic phase transitions with ULMAG.” |
| 5:40 – 5:50 p.m. | Closing remarks |
Invited Speakers
The following invited speakers confirmed their participation at the conference.
- Matthias Arenz (University of Bern, Switzerland)
- Jun Cheng (Xiamen University, China)
- Andrea Crovetto (Technical University of Denmark, Denmark)
- Elena Gati (Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Germany)
- Csaba Janáky (University of Szeget, Hungary)
- Miriam Keppeler (Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
- Katharina Ollefs (University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany)
- Martin Pumera (Central European Institute of Technology, Czech Republic)
- Gabi Schierning (University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany)
- Aaron Stebner (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)
- Roswitha Zeis (Friedrich-Alexander-University Germany)
- Hongbin Zhang (TU Darmstadt, Germany)
Registration for MCIC 2024
Registration is closed. For further information, please contact mc@uaruhr.de.
Sessions
- Catalysts for energy conversion
- Functionalization, processes and device integration
- High-throughput exploration
- Displacive phase transitions
- Electronic phase transitions
Scientific Committee
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MCIC 2024 will take place at Ruhr-Universität Bochum’s Convention Centre. It provides an attractive view over the green Ruhr Valley due to its location on the southern edge of the campus. The light-filled rooms are situated on one level and provide ideal meeting conditions for up to 800 people. MCIC 2024 will be held in room 2a. The poster session will be held in room 1.
Contact
Materials Chain Coordination Office
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Denisa Voicu
Universitätsstr. 150 | 44801 Bochum | Germany
Building/room ZGH 00/119
Phone: +49-(0)234-32-19706
Email: mc@uaruhr.de