MDPI Topic Editor Club 2026 | Chemistry and Materials Science Session, 16 October 2026

MDPI warmly invites you to the 2026 MDPI Topic Editor Club webinar series. This global platform connects worldwide Topic Editors, featuring emerging research themes, practical editorial experience sharing and academic communication. MDPI Topics are interdisciplinary thematic paper collections published across multiple MDPI journals. Led by professional Topic Editor teams and supported by MDPI’s efficient open access publishing workflow, they facilitate academic collaboration and help research reach broader global audiences.

Focusing on chemistry and materials, this session brings together discipline Topic Editors to showcase editorial work, discuss the successes and challenges of Topic development, and share innovative strategies for building high-impact Topics. It offers a great chance for peer learning and cross-disciplinary collaboration to advance open access research in this field.

We welcome your participation in the 2026 MDPI Topic Editor Club, and look forward to your insights and questions during the live Q&A session.

Date: 16 October 2026
Time: 2:00 p.m. CEST | 8:00 a.m. EDT | 8:00 p.m. CST Asia
Website: https://sciforum.net/event/MTEC2026-CMS

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information on how to join the webinar. Registrations with academic institutional email addresses will be prioritized.

Unable to attend? Please register as the session will be recorded, and we will inform you when the recording is available for viewing.

Webinar Speakers:

Dr. Sandra Cristina Nunes Trigo Fernandes Sandra Cristina Nunes Trigo Fernandes Pinto, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), University of Lisbon, Portugal;
- Topic: “Nanoscale Strategies Against Biofilm-Forming Bacteria: Research Advances and Editorial Perspectives at MDPI”
Dr. Constantinos G. Tsiafoulis, Lab. of Analytical Chemistry, NRSL - NMR Centre, University of Ioannina, Greece;
- Topic: “Experience on the “Advances in Analysis of Food and Beverages” Topic - A Point of View”
Dr. Giulia Scalet, Dept Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Pavia, Italy;
- Topic: “MDPI Topics on Smart Materials: Experience and Perspectives”
Dr. Kundan Sivashanmugan, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, USA;
- Topic: “From Raman Spectroscopy to Biosensing: My Editorial Journey from Special Issues to an Interdisciplinary MDPI Topic”
Dr. Diego Romano Perinelli, School of Pharmacy, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy;
- Topic: “An Overview on MDPI topic “Recent Advances in Composite Biomaterials””
Ms. Alexandra Georgiana Bajdan, MDPI.
- Topic: “Introduction of MDPI Topics”

For more information about this webinar, please visit the following website: https://sciforum.net/event/MTEC2026-CMS.

If you have any questions about this event, please contact webinar@mdpi.com.

Topic Editor Club Webinar Secretariat