MDPI Webinar | MDPI 2025 International Women in Engineering Day, 23 June 2025

In alignment with International Women in Engineering Day, MDPI emphasizes the power of collective action to break down gender barriers and foster a more inclusive engineering culture. MDPI has invited female engineers to showcase their groundbreaking engineering research and share their personal journeys and insights through roundtable discussion. Join us in building a future for engineering and supporting initiatives that empower women in STEM.

Session 1：Breaking Barriers as Rising Stars

Keywords: women in engineering, female engineers, inspiring women, together we engineer, breaking barriers
Date: 11:00 a.m. CEST | 7:00 p.m. AEST| 5:00 p.m. CST Asia
Webinar ID: 834 2423 4697
Webinar Page: https://sciforum.net/event/2025INWED-1

Speaker/Presentation	Time in CEST	Time in AEST
Dr. Giulia Scalet Chair’s Introduction	11:00–11:10 a.m.	7:00–7:10 p.m.
Dr. Kyriaki-Evangelia Aslani Effect of Micromagnetorotation on Blood Flows under Strong Magnetic Fields	11:10–11:30 a.m.	7:10–7:30 p.m.
Dr. Athanasia Tolkou Novel Approaches in Water and Wastewater Treatment	11:30–11:50 a.m.	7:30–7:50 p.m.
Dr. Sabina Alexandra Nicolae Dark Solutions for a Brighter Future: Sustainable Carbon Materials for Environmental Application	11:50 a.m. –12:10 p.m.	7:50–8:10 p.m.
Dr. Giulia Scalet, Dr. Miriam Filippi, Dr. Sabina Alexandra Nicolae, Dr. Kyriaki-Evangelia Aslani, Dr. Athanasia Tolkou Roundtable Discussion	12:10–12:50 p.m.	8:10–8:50 p.m.
Dr. Giulia Scalet Closing of Webinar	12:50–1:00 p.m.	8:50–9:00 p.m.

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Webinar Chair and Keynote Speakers:

Dr. Giulia Scalet, University of Pavia, Italy;
Dr. Miriam Filippi, ETH Zurich, Switzerland;
Dr. Kyriaki-Evangelia Aslani, University of the Peloponnese, Greece;
Dr. Athanasia Tolkou, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece;
Dr. Sabina Alexandra Nicolae, National Institute of Materials Physics, Romania.

Session 2：Legacy Building Through Inclusive Leadership

Keywords: Women in Engineering, Female Engineers, Inspiring Women, Together We Engineer，Leadership
Date: 4:00 p.m. CEST | 10:00 a.m. EDT| 10:00 p.m. CST Asia
Webinar ID: 835 3354 6710
Webinar Page: https://sciforum.net/event/2025INWED-2

Speaker/Presentation	Time in CEST	Time in EDT
Prof. Dr. Sabina Merlo Chair’s Introduction	4:00–4:10 p.m.	10:00–10:10 a.m.
Prof. Dr. Sabina Merlo	4:10–4:25 p.m.	10:10–10:25 a.m.
Dr. Fabiola Pineda Towards Thermosolar Storage Efficiency: The Use of 2D Nanomaterials to Enhance Molten Salts	4:25–4:40 p.m.	10:25–10:40 a.m.
Dr. Camélia Ghimbeu Role of Carbon Materials in Energy Storage Landscape	4:40 p.m. –4:55 p.m.	10:40–10:55 a.m.
Dr. Maria Graça Rasteiro A Travel Through Particle Technology	4:55–5:10 p.m.	10:55–11:10 a.m.
Prof. Dr. Sabina Merlo, Prof. Dr. Yuliya Semenova, Dr. Camélia Ghimbeu, Dr. Maria Graça Rasteiro, Dr. Fabiola Pineda, Dr. Tatiana Ferreira Roundtable Discussion	5:10–5:50 p.m.	11:10–11:50 a.m.
Prof. Dr. Sabina Merlo Closing of Webinar	5:50–6:00 p.m.	11:50 a.m. –12:00 p.m.

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Webinar Chair and Keynote Speakers:

Prof. Dr. Sabina Merlo, University of Pavia, Italy;
Dr. Fabiola Pineda, Universidad Mayor, Chile;
Dr. Camélia Ghimbeu, Institute of Materials Science of Mulhouse, France;
Dr. Maria Graça Rasteiro, University of Coimbra, Portugal;
Prof. Dr. Yuliya Semenova, Technological University Dublin, Ireland;
Dr. Tatiana Ferreira, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.