World Meet on Materials Science and Engineering
WMMATERIALS2025
Bern, Switzerland September 09-11, 2025
Welcome Message
World Meet on Materials Science and Engineering
Thomas J. Webster, Ph.D.
H-index: 129
Fellow, AANM, AIMBE, BMES, FSBE, IIAM, IJN, NAI, and RSM
Nominated for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2025)
Welcome Message WMMaterials 2025 Conference
Title: Not in the right environment to innovate and commercialize your research ? MOVE ! I did and now my breakthroughs are in 30,000+ patients !
Without a doubt, recent advances in materials have revolutionized numerous industries over the past half of century, including my area of research which includes our ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat diseases. But, how did this occur ? Was your research part of these advancements ? Have we innovated and commercialized enough ? While some of these wonderful research advances have made it to the market helping real people, many have not. Are we doing enough to translate materials research into real products ? Are companies not paying attention to this wonderful research ? Are Universities not doing enough to help you ? Is your research being licensed to larger companies to make products that help society? Are you starting new companies ? What about federal funding agencies ? Are they supporting your commercialization efforts ? And, most importantly, are you in the right environment to innovate and commercialize your research ?
Well in my own experience, above all else, it takes a supportive environment. We all have great ideas. But, it takes more than that. It takes a supportive community to translate lab research into commercial products. It takes determination and fortitude to see it through. You need to surround yourself with the right people – and if you are currently not around a supportive optimistic environment, leave ! Leave that negative, ultra-competitive University you are at - I did ! Leave that University that takes over 70% in indirect costs that doesn’t help your research ! Leave that company that is stifling your advances. Start your own company ! Attend the right conferences, not those super competitive conferences where the same old people give the same old talks, and put your work down just to support their own !
Visionary Speakers & Conference Orators
Prof. Anter El-Azab
Purdue UniversityUSA
Prof. Anter El-Azab
Purdue UniversityUSABiography
One Ph.D. opening is available in The Materials Theory Group starting fall of 2023. The group performs advanced theoretical and computational research in the areas of mesoscale plasticity and dislocation dynamics, hydrogen effects in metals, radiation effects in materials, microstructure evolution, phase field method development, phonon and electron thermal transport in crystalline solids, and computational methods for materials science and mechanics. The ideal applicant should have MS in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or materials science and engineering, with some experience (graduate course and/or research) in microstructure science, elasticity, defects in crystalline solids, numerical methods, computational techniques such as finite element method, and an advanced programming language, e.g., Fortran or C++ or both. For inquiry please send an email to Professor El-Azab
Speech Title
Prof. Thomas J. Webster
Hebei University of Technology
China
Prof. Thomas J. Webster
Hebei University of TechnologyChina
Biography
Thomas J. Webster’s (H index: 129) degrees are in chemical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh (B.S., 1995; USA) and in biomedical engineering from RPI (Ph.D., 2000; USA). He has formed over a dozen companies who have numerous FDA approved medical products currently improving human health in over 30,000 patients. His technology is also being used in commercial products to improve sustainability and renewable energy. He is currently helping those companies and serves as a professor at Brown University, Saveetha University, Hebei University of Technology, UFPI, and others. Dr. Webster has numerous awards including: 2020, World Top 2% Scientist by Citations (PLOS); 2020, SCOPUS Highly Cited Research (Top 1% Materials Science and Mixed Fields); 2021, Clarivate Top 0.1% Most Influential Researchers (Pharmacology and Toxicology); 2022, Best Materials Science Scientist by Citations (Research.com); and is a fellow of over 8 societies. Prof. Webster is a former President of the U.S. Society for Biomaterials and has over 1,350 publications to his credit with over 55,000 citations. He was recently nominated for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Prof. Webster also recently formed a fund to support Nigerian student research opportunities in the U.S.
Speech Title
Nanomaterials that Eliminate Implant Infection and Failure: Over 30,000 Successful Patients and Still Counting...
Prof. Nicole Buchwiser
Institute of Quantum OpticsDenmark
Prof. Nicole Buchwiser
Institute of Quantum OpticsDenmarkBiography
Speech Title
Prof. Tamotsu Takahashi
Hokkaido University
Japan
Prof. Tamotsu Takahashi
Hokkaido UniversityJapan
Biography
Prof. Tamotsu Takahashi obtained Ph.D. degree from the University of Tokyo graduate school in 1983. And then he became Assistant Professor at engineering department of the University of Tokyo. He was promoted to Associate Professor at Institute for Molecular Science in Okazaki in 1991. He moved to Hokkaido University in 1995 as a full professor. He retired in 2020 and now emeritus Professor of Hokkaido University. In 2024, he became President of Foundation for Interaction in Science & Technology, Japan.
Speech Title
Continuous movement of carbon atoms in organic molecules
Prof. Blaž Likozar
National Institute of Chemistry
Slovenia
Prof. Blaž Likozar
National Institute of ChemistrySlovenia
Biography
Prof. Blaž Likozar is a head of the Department of Catalysis and Chemical Reaction Engineering at the National Institute of Chemistry (NIC), leading the programme “Chemical Reaction Engineering”, as well as numerous research projects (15 H2020 / 50 in Horizon Europe alone). His expertise lies (among others) in heterogeneous catalysis materials, modelling, simulation, and optimization of process fluid mechanics, transport phenomena and chemical kinetics. He worked at the University of Delaware in 2014–2015 as a Fulbright Program researcher. He has authored >400 articles, was cited >10,000 times, having an h-index of 61. He is also involved in many industrial projects, amongst others, with TotalEnergies, Evonik Industries, UPM, Novartis, Carbon Recycling International. He is a recipient of Pregl and Zois awards.
Speech Title
Hybrid Catalytic, Sorbent & Electrification Materials
Dr. Run-Zi Wang
Tohoku University
Japan
Dr. Run-Zi Wang
Tohoku UniversityJapan
Biography
Dr. Run-Zi Wang is currently an Assistant Professor at the Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR), Tohoku University, Japan. He received his Doctorate in Engineering from East China University of Science and Technology in 2019. He has been recognized as one of the world’s top 2% most influential scientists (Stanford University/Elsevier). Dr. Wang has published over 100 high-impact journal articles in leading international journals such as Reliab Eng Syst Saf, Int J Plast，Acta Mater. He holds more than 20 granted invention patents and over 10 registered software copyrights, and has led the drafting of 4 national standards. According to Web of Science, he ranks first globally in both publication output and citation count among researchers under the age of 40 in his field over the past decade. His research lies at the forefront of interdisciplinary innovation, spanning from modelling-driven material strength analysis to informatics-reinforced structural integrity assessment. His work integrates experimental mechanics, material characterization, theoretical modeling, and software development to advance precision life design methodologies. His recent focus centers on active damage mitigation through multiscale mechanics to enhance the creep-fatigue life of critical structural components. Dr. Wang also founded the Pan-Asia Youth Collaborative Academic Team on Lifetime and Reliability (PYCAT), which aims to foster academic collaboration and mutual support among emerging researchers across Japan, China, Singapore, South Korea, and other regions.
Speech Title
Dual-scale modelling simulation based on crystal plasticity finite element: A solution for 'Design by Fundamentals' to tackle new engineering issues
Summit Speakers
Omid Ashkani
Islamic Azad University
Iran
Omid Ashkani
Islamic Azad UniversityIran
Biography
I am Omid Ashkani, the head of Green quality Strivers Company, Full Doctorate of Business Administration from Tehran University and Ph.D. Candidate of advanced materials in Islamic Azad University. In general, my field of study is research in the field of material simulation, material design and especialy I am working in the field of Quantum technologies including Quantum dots technology. In the past years I was worked in the field of QDs to develop new generation of solar cells, QDs in water purification and also QDs (especially Graphene quantum dots) in bio-imaging and drug delivery systems.
I welcome any further research into advanced materials, especially quantum dots, in the development of new technologies.
Speech Title
Development of new solar cells with quantum dot technology and CVD method.
Yahia Chergui
Mhamed Bougara University
Algeria
Yahia Chergui
Mhamed Bougara UniversityAlgeria
Biography
Yahia CHERGUI is an associate Professor in Electrical & Electronics Engineering Institute, Boumerdes Algeria. He has completed his PhD from Badji Mokhtar University in Annaba, Algeria. He did all his PhD work in Cardiff University in UK. His research field is Physics(condensed matter, and soft matter simulation by molecular dynamics). He has many published articles and international conferences. He has been serving as a referee with condensed matter journal (IOP), Energy journal (Elsevier), and American Journal of Modern Physics.
Speech Title
Phase Transition of ZnO; a Computational work
Prof. Ping Liu
South China University of Technology
China
Prof. Ping Liu
South China University of TechnologyChina
Biography
Ping Liu is a professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering and the Institute of Materials Science in South China University of Technology (SCUT). He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Sun Yat-sen University in 1986 and 1991, respectively, and his Ph.D. degree in Materials chemistry from Osaka University in Japan in 2000. He joined the Institute of Materials Science, South China University of Technology (SCUT) in 1991, and became a full professor in 2005. His research focuses on organic/polymer functional materials, including: organic/polymer optoelectronic materials and devices, organic/polymer flame retardants and flame retardant material, adhesives for automotive, pressure sensitive adhesives for power batteries, etc.
Speech Title
Flexible Organic Electrochromic Devices Having Multicolored, Low-Voltage-Driven and High Contrast, and Organic Photovoltaic Properties Based on Oligomers and Viologen Derivatives
Young Research Fellows
Liu Yu
Northeast Electric Power UniversityChina
Biography
Liu Yu, male, born in 1984 , PhD in Engineering, graduated from Dalian University of Technology in 2015. He has presided over and participated in more than 20 projects such as the National Natural Science Foundation, provincial and ministerial projects, and enterprise horizontal projects. He has published more than 50 papers in high-level academic journals such as International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing and Ironmaking & Steelmaking , including 1 ESI highly cited paper , 1 monograph , 15 invention patents applied for , and 8 authorized invention patents . He is a member of the Big Data and Science and Technology Communication Professional Committee of the China Association for Science and Technology, a member of the Organizing Committee of the 2020 International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Intelligent Manufacturing, and a specially appointed expert of the Chemical and New Materials Expert Committee of the China Bo Lian Think Tank. He has won the "Excellence Award of the Jilin City Science and Technology Workers Entrepreneurship and Innovation Competition" and the third-level honors of " East Electric Power Scholar". He is an excellent teacher of classroom quality at Northeast Electric Power University. He is a member of the Organizing Committee of the AEIC Materials Series International Conference, an expert in the expert database of the Jilin Provincial Department of Science and Technology, and a reviewer of internationally renowned academic journals such as International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology , Journal of Materials Research and Technology , and Materials .
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Scientific Sessions
- Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology in Material Science
- Functional and Smart Materials
- Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion
- Composite Materials: Design, Processing, and Characterization
- Bio-inspired Materials and Biomimetics
- Emerging Trends in Metallurgy and Metal Processing
- Structural Health Monitoring and Non-Destructive Testing
- Computational Modeling and Simulation in Material Science
- Materials for Aerospace and Defense Applications
- Nanomaterials and Their Synthesis
- Quantum Dots and Nanoparticles in Electronics and Photonics
- Nanotechnology in Environmental Remediation
- Nanoelectronics: Future of Integrated Circuits and Devices
- Nanocomposites: Materials Design and Applications
- Materials for Renewable Energy Applications
- Sustainable Materials and Green Engineering
- Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering
- Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing of Materials
- Materials for Electronic and Photonic Devices
- Multifunctional Materials for Sensing and Actuation
- Materials Degradation and Corrosion Protection Strategies
- Advances in Ceramics and Glass Technology
- Materials for Aerospace and Defense Applications
- Surface Engineering and Coatings
- Nanomedicine: Drug Delivery and Diagnostics
- Nanostructures for Energy Harvesting and Storage
- Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene: Properties and Applications
- Self-Assembly and Nanofabrication Techniques
- Nanotechnology in Agriculture and Food Safety
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