Topical Symposium 4
This honorary session recognizes the pioneering fundamental and seminal interdisciplinary contributions and lifetime achievements of Professor Christian Mitterer to the design, synthesis, and atomistic-level understanding of the correlation of microstructure and properties of functional materials, surfaces, thin films, and coatings for multiple breakthrough
industrial applications.
TS4. Invited Speakers:
- Mark Baker, University of Surrey, UK, “Femtosecond Laser Ablation XPS (fs-LA XPS) Depth Profiling: A Novel Chemical Characterization Method for Surface Engineering Applications”
- Lars Hultman, Linköping University, Sweden, “Nanostructure Design of Functional Ceramic Films”
- Ludvik Martinu, Polytechnique Montréal, Canada, “High-Performance Multifunctional Coatings Through Interface and Residual Stress Management”
- Paul Mayrhofer, Technical University of Vienna, Austria, “From Structure-Property Relationships to Defect Engineering: A Three-Decade Journey in Protective Coatings Inspired by Christian Mitterer”
- Nina Schalk, Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria, “Refractory Metal-Based Coatings for Hydrogen Barrier Applications”
- Jochen Schneider, RWTH Aachen University, Germany, “Designing Coating Materials for Stability in Harsh Environments”
- Andrey A. Voevodin, University of North Texas, USA, “In-Situ Raman Spectroscopy of Tribological Interfaces”