SYMPOSIUM A Advanced Methods in Synthesis and Processing of Materials
SYMPOSIUM B Advanced Materials for High-Technology Application
SYMPOSIUM C Nanostructured Materials
SYMPOSIUM D Eco-Materials and Eco-Technologies
SYMPOSIUM E Biomaterials

It is planned that each symposium runs for one day. Final programme will be time-tabled on the basis of submitted abstracts.

 SYMPOSIUM A: ADVANCED METHODS IN SYNTHESIS AND PROCESSING OF MATERIALS

• Chemical methods in synthesis;
• Synthesis via reactions in solid, liquid and gaseous phase;
• Sol-gel method;
• Self-propagating high-temperature synthesis;
• Electrochemical processing;
• Plasma and laser processing and ion implantation;
• Mechanochemistry;
• Different processes for powder consolidation;
• Synthesis and processing of materials under extreme conditions;
• Different methods in synthesis of thin films;
• Radiation processing.

 SYMPOSIUM B: ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR HIGH-TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS

• High-purity materials;
• Diamond and related materials, graphene, fullerenes and novel forms of carbons;
• Superconductors;
• Electronic materials;
• Electrode materials, including superionic conductors;
• Catalysts;
• Intermetallics, superalloys, and special steels;
• Composites;
• Smart materials;
• New polymer materials;
• Applications of advanced materials in high technologies;
• Characterization of materials (analytical, microstructural, optical, spectroscopic, physicochemical, etc.

 SYMPOSIUM C: NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS

• Synthesis and processing of inorganic, organic and composite nanosized materials by physical, chemical and biological methods;
• Low-dimensional semiconductor structures;
• Modeling and simulation of synthetic, assembly and interaction processes;
• Surface and interface phenomena.
• Powders, coatings, and compact nanostructured materials;
• Characterization of nanostructured materials (mechanical, magnetic, chemical, catalytic, electrical, optical, tribological, etc.);
• Application of nanostructured materials;

SYMPOSIUM D: Eco-Materials and Eco-Technologies

The conference programme entitled as “Eco-materials and Eco-technologies” might be seen as the programme for assembling various scientific achievements either from the field of material processing and evaluation, or from the design of technological processes. Technologies that benefit the earth climate by reducing greenhouse emissions, and provide the use of renewable energy sources, such as photovoltaics, fuel cells, wind turbines or certain cogeneration technologies, might be seen as an example of the latter, as well as the technologies that focus on increasing productivity per unit of water or per any other unit of a precious natural resources. Materials produced with an aim of decreasing the amounts of its toxic elements, or using safer pathways of production, whereby keeping its performance on a satisfying level, together with materials and technologies that implement the use of local resources, might belong to the class of eco-materials.

SYMPOSIUM E: BIOMATERIALS

• New methods for processing of advanced metal, ceramic, polymer and composite-based biomaterials;
• Molecular design biomaterials;
• Biomimetics;
• Correlation between synthetic parameters and structure and properties of biomaterials (powders, compacts, fibres, composites, coatings, cements, surface modifications, etc.);
• Characterization of biomaterials;
• Biological response to implants (experiments in vivo and in vitro);
• Clinical experiences in implantation of biomaterials.