Announcements

We are very proud to announce that the 4^th International Conference on Materials (https://icm2022.sciforum.net/), organized by MDPI’s open access journal Materials (ISSN: 1996-1944) has opened for registration. This conference will be held in the beautiful city of Barcelona from 19 to 21 October 2022. The first three editions of the conference were in an electronic format, and each was a great success. This has encouraged the Organizing Committee to take this tradition to the next level by organizing the fourth edition of this conference to be held in Barcelona, where all stakeholders working on various aspects of materials science and material engineering can come together. The aim is to make this event a forum for discussion, knowledge exchange and fruitful interactions among participants in this exponentially growing field.

Stakeholders from academia and industry as well as from governments and research institutes are welcome to join this event and share their findings on various topics related to materials, such as:

• Materials characterization;
• Nanotechnology in material sciences and engineering;
• Materials processing and manufacturing;
• Soft and biomaterials;
• Fibers and membranes;
• Optical, electrical and magnetic materials.

We are very enthusiastic about this fourth Materials conference, and are relying on you to make it a successful event. We look forward to meeting you in Barcelona.

Prof. Dr. Maryam Tabrizian and Prof. Dr. Filippo Berto
ICM 2022 Chairs

Conference name: 9th International Symposium on Sensor Science (I3S 2022)

Conference website: https://i3s2022warsaw.sciforum.net/

Date: 20–22 June 2022

Place: Warsaw, Poland

It is with great pleasure that we announce the 9th International Symposium on Sensor Science, to be held in Warsaw, Poland, from 20 to 22 June 2022.

Sensor technology has been shown to be suitable for applications in many important fields, including industrial applications, security medical diagnostics, and environmental monitoring. This international conference, supported by the Photonics Society of Poland, Warsaw University of Technology, as well as MDPI’s Sensors (ISSN: 1424-8220), will bring together scientists from different areas to discuss important recent developments in sensor technology. It will represent a great opportunity for an in-person meeting of an interdisciplinary community aiming to discuss important breakthroughs in sensor technology and its related fields.

The main topics of the conference include:

• Chemical sensors;
• Biosensors;
• Physical sensors;
• Optical/photonic sensors;
• Sensor applications;
• Specialty optical fibers for sensing;
• Materials, microfluidics, configurations and strategies for sensing;
• Distributed sensing in optical fibers;
• Amorphous materials for sensor applications.

We look forward to your participation in this exciting event.

Dr. Piotr Lesiak, Prof. Tomasz Woliński and Prof. Leszek Jaroszewicz
I3S 2022 Conference Chairs

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The Editors-in-Chief of the newly established Section “Polymeric Materials” in Materials (ISSN: 1996-1944) are as follows:

• Name: Dr. Shouke Yan
  Affiliation: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China; School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
  Research Interests: multiscale structure of polymeric materials; orientation-induced polymer crystallization; surface-induced polymer crystallization; confined polymer crystallization; polymer blend 
• Name: Prof. Dr. Xu-Ming Xie
  Affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
  Research Interests: polymer hydrogels; polymer blends; nanomaterials and nanocomposites; plastics recycling and value-added reuse

Section Information

Polymeric materials, owing to their versatile properties, have found numerous applications in various areas of our daily life, such as packaging (plastics), industry (in fabrication of spaceships, airplanes, bridges, high-performance cars, boats, sports equipment, 3D printing, etc.), civil engineering (polymer concrete), energy (polymer solar cells), and pharmaceutical industries. They cover many fields, e.g., soft matter, biomaterials, polymer chemistry, polymer physics, engineering, etc. The Section “Polymeric Materials” of Materials aims to rapidly publish contributions on all aspects of polymeric materials, including preparation, characterization, processing, property, and application of plastics, as well as fibers, rubbers, and their related composites. Its main scope includes, but is not limited to, the following aspects:

• Synthesis, characterization of polymers;
• Modification and self-assembly of polymers;
• Application of polymers;
• Modeling, processing, and engineering of polymers;
• Recycling of polymers;
• Green and sustainable chemistry in polymers. 

For more details, please check the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/materials/sections/polymeric_materials.

Additionally, the Section “Polymeric Materials” is now recruiting Editorial Board Members. 

The main responsibilities of Section Editorial Board Members are as follows:

• Pre-screening and making decisions on new submissions related to your research interests;
• Setting up at least one Special Issue during your term on a topic related to your research interests (or supervising Special Issues related to your research field);
• Providing input or feedback regarding journal policies;
• Helping to promote the journal among your peers or at conferences;
• Attending Board Meetings to suggest journal development strategies;
• Reviewing manuscripts. 

Materials (ISSN: 1996-1944) is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal published semi-monthly online by MDPI. It publishes reviews, regular research papers (articles), and communications that advance the in-depth understanding of the relationship between the structure, the properties, and the functions of all kinds of materials. It is abstracted and indexed by SCIE, Scopus, and other databases. Citations are available in PubMed, and full texts are archived in PubMed Central.

This position is open to experts in polymeric materials. To apply for this position, recommend potential candidates, or request further information, please contact the Materials Editorial Office (materials@mdpi.com) or Lili Li (lili.li@mdpi.com).

The members of Corrosion and Materials Degradation (ISSN: 2624-5558) are pleased to announce this call for participation in the 2nd Corrosion and Materials Degradation Web Conference. Scientists and engineers currently working on corrosion research are encouraged to join this event and share their findings with colleagues from all over the world.

The conference will cover the following general and related themes (note that this list is not exhaustive):

1. Electrochemical corrosion mechanism at the interface (localized, crevice, advanced characterization techniques, EAC, nanoscale);
2. Corrosion of steel in concrete;
3. Computational modelling, design and prediction of corrosion;
4. Surface treatments and coatings for corrosion protection;
5. Corrosion in new materials (HEA, CCA, TWIP/TRIP, AM, PM);
6. Corrosion in the energy sector (renewable and nuclear);
7. Corrosion in biomedical implants;
8. Atmospheric corrosion;
9. Microbiologically influenced corrosion;
10. Corrosion of magnesium alloys;
11. Corrosion inhibition.

Only abstracts will be accepted for the 2nd Corrosion and Materials Degradation Web Conference. All abstracts that are accepted will be available to view online in open access form on Sciforum.net. Selected authors will have the option to include a video presentation to be displayed with their abstract online. Participants who are selected to make an oral contribution will need to contribute a full manuscript to the section “Selected Papers from Corrosion and Materials Degradation Conference” in Corrosion and Materials Degradation, free of charge.

Important Dates:

Abstract submission: 1 March 2022;
Acceptance notification: 28 March 2022;
Early bird registration: 18 April 2022;
Covering author registration: 1 June 2022.

The Scientific Committee looks forward to receiving contributions in response to this call and would be glad to provide any further information to interested parties. Any questions may be addressed to the conference secretariat (cmdwc2022@mdpi.com).

We thank you in advance for attending this conference, and we look forward to a stimulating exchange.

To find out more about the conference, please visit the following link: https://sciforum.net/event/CMDWC2022.

It is our great honor to congratulate the Editorial Board Members and Editors in MDPI's journals who have been distinguished as 2021 Highly Cited Researchers by Clarivate, according to Web of Science data. We herewith express our gratitude for the immense impact the named researchers continue to make on scientific progress and on our journals' development.

Clarivate's annual list of Highly Cited Researchers^TM identifies the most highly cited scientists for the past decade. Their impactful papers are among the top 1 per cent in the citation distribution of one or more of 22 fields analyzed in the "Essential Science Indicators", distinguishing them as hugely influential among their peers.

The full list of 2021 Highly Cited Researchers  can be accessed at the following webpage in the Web of Science^TM https://recognition.webofscience.com/awards/highly-cited/2021/.

--- Highly Cited Researchers (HCR) is a Clarivate product.

Academic editors play a crucial role in leading our journals and ensuring that each article undergoes a robust and timely peer-review. With the launch of Topics this year and addition of Topic Editors to our family of academic editors, we decided it would be a good time to restructure our academic boards, thus providing more clarity and support for each role. MDPI is pleased to announce the launch of a new position—Topical Advisory Panel Member, that will replace the previous position of Topics Board Member. The Topical Advisory Panel will be comprised of early career researchers eager to gain experience in editorial work.

The main responsibility of the new members of the Topical Advisory Panel is to regularly provide support to Guest Editors, Topic Editors, and Section Board Members. The responsibilities of the Topical Advisory Panel are available here: https://www.mdpi.com/editors.

Each year, the members’ performances are evaluated, and outstanding members are promoted to the Editorial Board by the Editor-in-Chief.

To qualify as a Topical Advisory Panel Member, applicants must:

• Have expertise and experience in the field related to the journal;
• Have received a Ph.D. in the last 10 years, approximately;
• Have at least 6-8 published papers in the last 5 years as first author or corresponding author;
• Currently hold an independent research position in academia or a government institute.

If you are interested in this role, please contact the editorial office by email.

We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Founded in 1996, MDPI was one of the first fully Open Access publisher. Over 25 years MDPI has grown to become the largest Open Access publisher globally, publishing over 160,000 articles across more than 350 journals in 2020. At the core, MDPI was founded in response to a pressing need of fast publication and inclusion. The scholar was set at the centre of the publication process for the first time. Acting as a service provider, rather than a product provider, MDPI exists to help scientists achive their objective to disseminate research results. At MDPI, we believe scientists deserve a better service from the publishing world.

The International Open Access Week (Open Access Week), founded by the SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) Alliance and student partners in 2008, has been successfully running for 13 years. As an advocate and pioneer of open access publishing, MDPI actively responds to the call of International Open Access Week. This year’s theme of “It Matters How We Open Knowledge: Building Structural Equity” highlights the Recommendation’s call for equitable participation from all authors and readers.

For the last 25 years, MDPI has been committed to disseminating open research. Here is a video showing MDPI’s Commitment to Equity, Inclusion and Diversity for More than 25 Years.

International Open Access Week is an important opportunity to catalyze new conversations, create connections across and between communities that can facilitate this co-design, and advance progress in the building of more equitable foundations for opening knowledge—discussions and actions that need to be continued, year in and year out. MDPI has always aimed to provide professional and efficient publishing services to scholars around the world.

Our mission is to make scientific research accessible to everyone; this year, we interview and hold discussions with open science ambassadors on how to build an equal and inclusive environment for open science. Academic editors help us collaborate with more institutions to advocate for open access ideas.

Read our anniversary blog post: "Sharing 'Collective Human Knowledge': The Benefits of Open Access Publication"

Besides this, our scientific community is a key driver of our success and MDPI’s remarkable growth. Despite the pandemic, we have prepared online conferences and workshops to gather scholars from different communities.

The Basel Sustainable Publishing online forum provides an equal opportunity for stakeholders and researchers from multi-cultural environments to exchange ideas and eliminate barriers to participation.

Conference date: 25 October 2021, online
Conference website: https://bspf2021.sciforum.net/
Main topics: MDPI discusses the current dilemma of open access science from various perspectives such as governments, libraries, and publishers, and related measures on how to change the status quo of discrimination from a global perspective.

We aim to support equality, inclusion, diversity, and accessibility in scholarly communications. We collaborate with universities and key laboratories and have scholarly communications with researchers, teachers, and students on open access workshops.

• 25 October 2021
  Energies journal and Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

• 28 October 2021
  Machines journal and State Key Laboratory of Traction Power, Southwest Jiaotong University

• 29 October 2021
  Processes journal and Beijing Institute of Technology

• 29 October 2021
  Coatings journal and Wuhan University of Technology

MDPI is committed to providing open access and high-quality publishing services for scholars and promoting rapid dissemination of academic achievements. We hope to promote the practices and policies of open access publishing and diversify the dissemination of academic achievements.

1. “Multifunctional Polymer Composites Produced by Melt-Blown Technique to Use in Filtering Respiratory Protective Devices”

Agnieszka Brochocka et al.
Materials 2020, 13(3), 712; 10.3390/ma13030712
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/13/3/712

2. “Brief History of Early Lithium-Battery Development”

Mogalahalli V. Reddy et al.
Materials 2020, 13(8), 1884; 10.3390/ma13081884
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/13/8/1884

3. “Progress and Status of Hydrometallurgical and Direct Recycling of Li-Ion Batteries and Beyond”

François Larouche et al.
Materials 2020, 13(3), 801; 10.3390/ma13030801
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/13/3/801

4. “Face Masks and Respirators in the Fight Against the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review of Current Materials, Advances and Future Perspectives”

Kris O’Dowd et al.
Materials 2020, 13(15), 3363; 10.3390/ma13153363
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/13/15/3363

5. “Using Deep Learning to Detect Defects in Manufacturing: A Comprehensive Survey and Current Challenges”

Jing Yang et al.
Materials 2020, 13(24), 5755; 10.3390/ma13245755
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/13/24/5755

6. “Review of Application and Innovation of Geotextiles in Geotechnical Engineering”

Hao Wu et al.
Materials 2020, 13(7), 1774; 10.3390/ma13071774
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/13/7/1774

7. “Effect of Fibre Material and Fibre Roughness on the Pullout Behaviour of Metallic Micro Fibres Embedded in UHPC”

Niels Wiemer et al.
Materials 2020, 13(14), 3128; 10.3390/ma13143128
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/13/14/3128

8. “Melt-Spun Fibers for Textile Applications”

Rudolf Hufenus et al.
Materials 2020, 13(19), 4298; 10.3390/ma13194298
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/13/19/4298

9. “Devulcanization Technologies for Recycling of Tire-Derived Rubber: A Review”

Erich Markl and Maximilian Lackner
Materials 2020, 13(5), 1246; 10.3390/ma13051246
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/13/5/1246

10. “The Critical Raw Materials in Cutting Tools for Machining Applications: A Review”

Antonella Rizzo et al.
Materials 2020, 13(6), 1377; 10.3390/ma13061377
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/13/6/1377

1. “Hydrogen Storage for Mobility: A Review”

Etienne Rivard et al.
Materials 2019, 12(12), 1973; 10.3390/ma12121973
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/12/12/1973

2. “Johnson Cook Material and Failure Model Parameters Estimation of AISI-1045 Medium Carbon Steel for Metal Forming Applications”

Mohanraj Murugesan and Dong Won Jung
Materials 2019, 12(4), 609; 10.3390/ma12040609
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/12/4/609

3. “Deformation of Single Crystals, Polycrystalline Materials, and Thin Films: A Review”

Guijun Yang and Soo-Jin Park
Materials 2019, 12(12), 2003; 10.3390/ma12122003
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/12/12/2003

4. “Traditional’ Sol-Gel Chemistry as a Powerful Tool for the Preparation of Supported Metal and Metal Oxide Catalysts”

Serena Esposito
Materials 2019, 12(4), 668; 10.3390/ma12040668
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/12/4/668

5. “Methanol Synthesis from CO₂: A Review of the Latest Developments in Heterogeneous Catalysis”

R. Guil-López et al.
Materials 2019, 12(23), 3902; 10.3390/ma12233902
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/12/23/3902

6. “Materials for the Spine: Anatomy, Problems, and Solutions”

Brody A. Frost et al.
Materials 2019, 12(2), 253; 10.3390/ma12020253
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/12/2/253

7. “10-MDP Based Dental Adhesives: Adhesive Interface Characterization and Adhesive Stability—A Systematic Review”

Eunice Carrilho et al.
Materials 2019, 12(5), 790; 10.3390/ma12050790
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/12/5/790

8. “Methods of Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Preparation”

Petr Slepička et al.
Materials 2020, 13(1), 1; 10.3390/ma13010001
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/13/1/1

9. “Effect of Temperature on Material Properties of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) Tendons: Experiments and Model Assessment”

Fei Zhou et al.
Materials 2019, 12(7), 1025; 10.3390/ma12071025
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/12/7/1025

10. “Butanol Synthesis Routes for Biofuel Production: Trends and Perspectives”

Beata Kolesinska et al.
Materials 2019, 12(3), 350; 10.3390/ma12030350
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/12/3/350

MDPI will be attending the 21st Chinese Zeolite Conference (21 CZC), hosted by the Chinese Zeolite Association and China University of Petroleum, which will be held from 27 to 30 September 2021 in Qingdao, China. The conference will be held at the International Conference Center of China Railway Qingdao World Expo City. More than 1500 delegates are expected to attend.

The theme of this conference is “Porous Materials and Future Energy”. The conference aims to show the latest progress in the field of zeolite and porous material in China and discuss the responsibilities, opportunities, and challenges in zeolite and related porous functional material chemistry in the new era of energy reform and sustainable development. We also aim to further promote the development and achievements of zeolite science and technology.

The main topics of the conference include: the synthesis, modification, and characterization of porous zeolite materials; host-guest chemistry and functional materials; adsorption, separation, and diffusion performances; porous material catalysis and chemical processes; theoretical calculations and simulations of porous material properties, structures, and applications.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• Molecules;
• Separations;
• Energies;
• Crystals;
• Materials;
• Membranes;
• Inorganics;
• Sustainability;
• Sustainable Chemistry;
• Symmetry;
• Reactions.

If you are also attending this conference, please feel free to stop by our booth (#B20). Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person to answer any questions you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit https://www.chemsoc.org.cn/meeting/21czc/.