Conferences
Upcoming MDPI Conferences (1)
Athens, Greece
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to welcome you to Coatings 2026: Safe and Sustainable by Design Surface Treatment and Coatings, which will take place in Athens, Greece, from 20–22 April 2026. This conference aims to bring together researchers, industry professionals, and experts from around the world to share the latest advancements, exchange ideas, and foster collaborations in the field of Surface Finishing.
The surface finishing industry faces growing challenges, including stricter environmental regulations such as REACH and the EU Green Deal, increasing the need to adopt cleaner, more sustainable technologies. By joining forces across research, policy, and supply chains, we can create coatings that meet tomorrow’s standards while protecting our planet.
Core domains of research will be covered by the following tracks:
- Advances in metallic and metal matrix composite coatings
- Advances in organic and hybrid coatings
- Advances in methods and equipment
- Surface finishing for additive manufacturing
- Application of the SSbD framework on the surface finishing industry
- Advances in thermal spraying
- Thin film technologies and applications
- Anodizing of light alloys
- AI tools and simulations
- Phasing out substances of concern from the surface finishing industry
Through keynote lectures, oral presentations, and poster sessions, our program is designed to offer an engaging platform for discussing cutting-edge research, emerging challenges, and future directions in the field.
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We look forward to an inspiring and productive conference at the Wyndham Grand Athens, a modern venue at the heart of Athens, and to welcoming you to Coatings 2026.
Sincerely,
Prof. Dr. Luca Magagnin
Prof. Dr. Eugenia Valsami-Jones
Dr. Alexandros Zoikis Karathanasis
Coatings 2026 Chairs
For all inquiries, please contact coatings2026@mdpi.com.
Upcoming Partner Conferences (2)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we are pleased to invite you to the 8th World Tribology Congress, which will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 20 to 25 September 2026. WTC 2026 will bring together academic and industrial experts in tribology research to discuss state-of-the-art developments and future trends in the field, with a particular focus on the role of tribology in achieving net-zero energy.
It aims to highlight recent important progress in all aspects of Tribology, strengthen the links between academia and industry, provide a unique opportunity for discussion concerning the latest developments in Tribology and promote international collaborations and exchanges.
The conference has been organized by four partners:
The Brazilian Tribology Network (TriboBr);
The National Research Institute on Green Tribology Towards the Energy Transition (CT Trib);
The Brazilian Association of Mechanical Sciences(ABCM);
The Brazilian branch of MRS (SBPMat).
Venue:
The Windsor Convention & Expo Centre
You can find more information about this event on the following website: https://www.wtc2026.org/.
We are looking forward to welcoming you to Rio de Janeiro.
WTC 2026 Conference Committee
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we are pleased to invite you to participate in the 3rd International Conference—Advanced Mechanics: Structure, Materials, Tribology, which will take place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from 22 to 26 September 2025.
Organizer:
Prof. Valentin L. Popov and Prof. Askar Z. Khasanov
Venue:
Samarkand State University
Language:
English
Objectives: This conference is devoted to interdisciplinary research on technical and biological systems considering the interrelation and interplay of their mechanical, tribological and material aspects. This includes mechanics of solids and materials science with applications in structural mechanics and tribology. We welcome works on analytical, numerical and experimental analyses. The goal of this conference is to review recently established concepts, tools and research activities and to outline the most important tasks for the future.
Symposium 1
International Symposium on Contact Mechanics and Tribology
Organizer: Valentin L. Popov (Germany), Ken Nakano (Japan), Daniele Dini (UK), Guoxin Xie (China)
Symposium 2
The Mechanics of Aerospace Materials
Organizer: Alexander Korsunsky (UK)
Sections
- Mechanics of a deformable solid body;
- Materials science;
- Computational methods in mechanics;
- Vibrations and vibration protection of mechanical systems;
- Soil mechanics and geomechanics.
More information can be found by visiting the website: