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  • Overview
    • AVS Code of Conduct
    • Organizing Committee
      • Symposium & Session Chairs
    • 2020 Awards Recipients
      • 2020 Graduate Student Award Finalists
      • 2020 R.F. Bunshah Annual Award & ICMCTF Lecture Recipient
      • 2020 Bill Sproul Award and Honorary ICMCTF Lecture Recipient
    • 2021 Awards Recipients
      • 2021 Graduate Student Award Finalists
      • 2021 R.F. Bunshah Award & ICMCTF Lecture Recipient
      • 2021 Bill Sproul Award and Honorary ICMCTF Lecture Recipient
    • 2022 Call for Awards Nominations
      • 2022 Graduate Student Awards Nominations
      • 2022 R.F. Bunshah Annual Award & ICMCTF Lecture Nominations
      • 2022 Bill Sproul Award and Honorary ICMCTF Lecture Nominations
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  • Technical Program
    • Conference Overview (PDF)
    • Exhibitor Keynote Lecture
    • Plenary Lecture
    • Presentation Instructions
      • Copyright Agreement
      • Presentation Instructions (PDF)
    • Special Interest Talks
    • Symposia
      • A. Coatings for Use at High Temperatures
      • B. Hard Coatings and Vapor Deposition Technologies
      • C. Fundamentals and Technology of Multifunctional Materials and Devices
      • D. Coatings for Biomedical and Healthcare Applications
      • E. Tribology and Mechanical Behavior of Coatings and Engineered Surfaces
      • F. New Horizons in Coatings and Thin Films
      • G. Surface Engineering – Applied Research and Industrial Applications
      • H. Advanced Characterization Techniques for Coatings, Thin Films, and Small Volumes
      • TS1. Anti- and De-icing Surface Engineering
      • TS2. New Horizons in Boron-Containing Coatings: Modeling, Synthesis and Applications
      • TS3. In-silicio Design of Novel Materials by Quantum Mechanics and Classical Methods
      • TS4. Photocatalytic and Superhydrophilic Surfaces
      • TS5. Thin Films on Polymer Substrates: Flexible Electronics and Beyond
  • Sponsors
    • Sponsorship Form
  • Viewing Instructions
    • Mobile App
    • Online Scheduler
    • Viewing Instructions (PDF)
  • Manuscripts

Introduction & Greetings

The International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films (ICMCTF) is recognized as the premier international conference on thin film deposition, characterization, and advanced surface engineering. It provides a forum and networking venue for scientists, engineers, and technologists from academia, government laboratories, and industry. Attendees from all over the world come to present their findings, exchange ideas, share insights, make new friends, and renew old acquaintances. The Conference typically draws more than 800 attendees, covering more than 50 oral technical sessions and a well-attended Thursday evening poster session.

ICMCTF 2021 will have eight technical symposia A through H and five topical symposia, addressing experimental, theoretical, and manufacturing issues associated with the development of new coating materials and processes, novel methods of analysis and characterization, and approaches to scale-up for commercial applications.  The conference will open with a plenary talk on Monday morning by Professor Magnus Berggren from Linköping University, Sweden on “Organic Electronics – Nature Connected.” Another special highlight of the meeting is our Exhibitors Keynote Lecture, presented by Dr. Jörg Vetter, Oerlikon GmbH, Germany. He will present on the topic of “Deposition Methods and Applications of Carbon based Coatings in Industrial Scale.” Three Special Interest Lectures given by top specialists will be featured throughout the conference week. Professor Igor Abrikosov from the Linköping University, Sweden will speak on “Materials Discoveries at Extreme Conditions: A Path Towards New Advanced Materials.” Dr Peter Polcik from Plansee Composite Materials GmbH, Germany  will share his great experience on “Design, Metallurgy and Manufacturing Technologies of Targets for Hard Coating and Tribological Applications.” Professor André Anders, Leibniz Institute of Surface Engineering, Germany, will talk on “Plasma Aspects in the Deposition of Advanced Coatings.”

In addition to the technical program, the Conference features a two-day industrial exhibition, Tuesday and Wednesday, April 27-28, showcasing the latest in equipment, materials and services used for the deposition, monitoring, and characterization of coatings and thin films. The Exhibition is open to the public. An educational program of Short Courses and Focused Topic Sessions (FTS) will be offered throughout the week.

Each year, the R.F. Bunshah Award Laureate and three outstanding Graduate Student Award winners are celebrated during a special convocation late Wednesday afternoon, April 28, followed by a festive buffet reception in the evening. In addition, at ICMCTF 2021,  we will be recognizing the first recipient of the Bill Sproul Award and Honorary ICMCTF lectureship.

ICMCTF will again publish excellent scientific and technical work in peer-reviewed  issues of the two Elsevier journals Surface and Coatings Technology (SCT) and Thin Solid Films (TSF), so we strongly encourage all authors to submit manuscripts for consideration by March 19, 2021.

The Town and Country Resort Hotel and Convention Center, located in sunny San Diego of Southern California, will be the official conference venue, providing a relaxed atmosphere for discussion and networking among attendees.

Grzegorz (Greg) Greczynski                Samir Aouadi                                 Christopher Muratore
2021 Program Chair                            2021 Program Vice-Chair               2021 General Chair

Program Chair

Grzegorz (Greg) Greczynski
Linköping Univ., Sweden

Program Vice-Chair

Samir Aouadi
University of North Texas, USA

General Chair

Christopher Muratore
University of Dayton, USA

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Key Dates

Late News Abstract Deadline:
February 5, 2021

Presenter Registration Deadline:
March 1, 2021

Manuscript Deadline:
April 23, 2021

Attendee Registration Deadline:
April 30, 2021

Abstract & Awards Deadline:
October 1, 2021

Downloads

  • Conference Overview (PDF)
  • Copyright Agreement (PDF)
  • Presentation Instructions (PDF)
  • Sponsorship Form (PDF)
  • Viewing Instructions (PDF)

Contact

ICMCTF
Yvonne Towse

Conference Administrator
125 Maiden Lane; Suite 15B
New York, N.Y. 10038
icmctf@icmctf.org

 

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