16th International Conference on Key Engineering Materials (ICKEM 2026)

==Proceedings Accepted and presented papers in ICKEM will be published into Conference Proceedings or Journals, as followings, please note, after passing the TTP review, the article will be assigned to the following publications according to the topic: 1) The volumes of Key Engineering Materials (KEM)(ISSN: 1662-9795) Abstracted/Indexed in: SCOPUS www.scopus.com. SCImago Journal & Country Rank (SJR) www.scimagojr.com. Inspec (IET, Institution of Engineering Technology) www.theiet.org. Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) www.cas.org. Google Scholar scholar.google.com. Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA) www.csa.com. ProQuestwww.proquest.com. etc. 2) The volumes of Solid State Phenomena (SSP) (ISSN:1012-0394) Abstracted/Indexed in: SCOPUS, REAXYS, Inspec (IET, Institution of Engineering Technology), Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), Google Scholar, ProQuest, Ulrichsweb, EBSCOhost Research, Databases, Zetoc, EVISA, Index Copernicus Journals Master List, WorldCat (OCLC), CEABA, Polymer Library, ESTEC, StahlLit 3) The volumes of Materials Science Forum (MSF) (ISSN 0255-5476) Abstracted/Indexed in: SCOPUS, REAXYS, Chimica, Inspec (IET, Institution of Engineering Technology), Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), Google Scholar, GeoRef, NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS), INIS Atomindex (International Nuclear Information System), ProQuest, Ulrichsweb, EBSCOhost, Research Databases, Zetoc, EVISA, Index Copernicus Journals Master List, WorldCat (OCLC), CEABA, Polymer Library, ESTEC, StahlLit **Note: After your submission, the conference secretary will contact you and assign the paper ID for you within 2 working days, if you don’t receive the feedback from [email protected], please contact us again. For any questions about the submission, please feel free to contact [email protected]. **Submit paper via online system: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ickem2026 **More detail about submission, please visit at https://www.ickem.org/instructions-for-authors.html ==Conference History ICKEM 2025| Marinha Grande, Portugal | March 11-13, 2025 ICKEM 2024| Dubai, UAE | March 6-8, 2024 ICKEM 2023| Istanbul University, Istanbul, Türkiye | March 24-26, 2023 ICKEM 2022| University of Udine, Udine, Italy | March 18-20, 2022 ICKEM 2021| Skoltech, Moscow, Russia | March 26-29, 2021 ICKEM 2020|Madrid, Spain | March 26-29, 2020 ICKEM 2019|Oxford, United Kingdom | March 29-31, 2019 ICKEM 2018|Osaka, Japan | March 16-18, 2018 More information, please view: https://www.ickem.org/ ==Organizing Committee Conference Chairs Prof. Alexander M. Korsunsky, Fellow emeritus, Trinity College, University of Oxford, UK Prof. Geoffrey Mitchell, Institute Polytechnic of Leiria, Portugal Conference Co-Chairs Prof. Zeki Candan, BioNanoTeam, Istanbul University, Türkiye Prof. Jian Lu, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Assoc. Prof. Ramirez-Castellanos Julio, Universidad Complutense, Spain Dr. Fatih Uzun, University of Oxford, UK Program Chairs Prof. Alexey I. Salimon, Skolkovo Institute of Technology (Skoltech), Russia Prof. Alexander Lunt, University of Bath, UK Prof. Dr Joris Everaerts, KU Leuven, Belgium Prof. Marco Sebastiani, Universitá Roma Tré, Italy Program Co-Chairs Prof. Kwang Choy, Duke Kunshan University, China Prof. Carsten Gachot, Technical University Vienna, Austria Prof. Pranut Potiyaraj, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand Assoc. Prof. Henni Ouerdane, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Russia Scientific Committee Prof. Xu Song, Chinese University of Hong Kong, China Prof. Tea-Sung (Terry) Jun, Incheon National University, South Korea Steering Committee Prof. Gennady Chitov, Laurentian University, Canada Prof. Marcelo Gaspar, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal Prof. Armando Ramalho, Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco, Portugal Prof. Isaac Chang, Brunel Centre for Advanced Solidfication Technology, United Kingdom Assoc. Prof.Marina Rynkovskaya, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Russia Assoc. Prof. Andrzej Katunin, Silesian University of Technology, Poland Dr. Enrico Salvati, University of Udine, Italy Chapter Chairs Assoc. Prof. Iosif-Vasile NEMOIANU, University “POLITEHNICA” of Bucharest, Romania Assoc. Prof. A Safonov, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Russia Publicity Committee Prof. Alibek Nurimbetov,Taraz State University, Kazakhstan Prof. Marvin Herrera, University of the Philippines Los Ba?os, Philippines Assoc. Prof. Mary Donnabelle Balela, University of the Philippines, Philippines Assoc. Prof. Ivy Colambo, University of the Philippines Los Ba?os, Philippines ==Topics (include but not limit) 1. Advanced Composite Materials Development and application of composite materials Nanocomposites and their industrial applications High-performance composites for aerospace, automotive, and other industries 2. Metals and Alloys Novel alloy design and processing Lightweight and high-strength metals Corrosion-resistant materials 3. Ceramics and Glasses Advanced ceramic materials Functional ceramics for electronic, optical, and energy applications Glass science and technology 4. Polymers and Polymer-Based Materials Biodegradable and sustainable polymers High-performance and engineering polymers Polymer nanotechnology 5. Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials Applications of nanomaterials in energy, medicine, and electronics Safety and environmental impact of nanomaterials 6. Materials for Energy Applications Materials for energy storage and conversion Photovoltaic materials and devices Hydrogen storage materials 7. Biomaterials and Healthcare Applications Development of biomaterials for medical devices and implants Drug delivery systems Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine 8. Smart and Functional Materials Self-healing materials Shape memory alloys and polymers Multifunctional and responsive materials 9. Materials Processing and Manufacturing Additive manufacturing and 3D printing Advanced machining and forming techniques Sustainable manufacturing practices 10. Characterization and Testing of Materials Advanced microscopy and spectroscopy techniques Mechanical testing and evaluation In-situ and real-time monitoring of material properties 11. Environmental and Sustainable Materials Development of green materials and technologies Recycling and reuse of materials Life cycle analysis of materials 12. Theoretical and Computational Materials Science Modelling and simulation of material behavior Data-driven materials discovery Computational techniques in materials science ==Contact Karol Chen E-mail: [email protected] Web: https://ickem.org/ Tel: +001-6193091099 (EN) or +86-28-87777577 (CN)