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Committees

21st World Congress on Materials & Nanoscience (WCMN 2026) | October 12–14, 2026 · Madrid Marriott Auditorium Hotel & Conference Center, Madrid, Spain

Organizing Committee

Leadership
Prof. José Manuel Torralba
Conference Chair
IMDEA Materials Institute & Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M)
Spain
Prof. Javier Llorca
Co-Chair
IMDEA Materials Institute & Technical University of Madrid
Spain
Prof. Paolo Colombo
Honorary Chair
Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Padova
Italy
Prof. Maria Strömme
Program Chair
Division of Applied Materials Science, Uppsala University
Sweden
Prof. Jonathan Coleman
Co-Program Chair
School of Physics, Trinity College Dublin
Ireland
Prof. Jörg F. Löffler
Treasurer
Department of Materials, ETH Zurich
Switzerland

Scientific Advisory Committee

Advisory
Prof. Hans-Jörg Fecht
Senior Advisor
Institute of Functional Nanosystems, University of Ulm
Germany
Prof. Plinio Innocenzi
Senior Advisor
Materials Science and Nanotechnology Laboratory, University of Sassari
Italy
Prof. Heinrich Hofmann
Advisor
Powder Technology Laboratory, EPFL
Switzerland
Prof. Giana Cuniberti
Advisor
Chair of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, TU Dresden
Germany
Prof. Wendelin J. Stark
Advisor
Functional Materials Laboratory, ETH Zurich
Switzerland
Prof. Markus Niederberger
Advisor
Laboratory for Multifunctional Materials, ETH Zurich
Switzerland

Program Committee

Tracks
Prof. Maria Strömme
Track Lead: Energy Materials & Storage
Division of Applied Materials Science, Uppsala University
Sweden
Prof. Jonathan Coleman
Track Lead: 2D Materials & Nanostructures
School of Physics, Trinity College Dublin
Ireland
Prof. Jörg F. Löffler
Track Lead: Structural & Metallic Materials
Department of Materials, ETH Zurich
Switzerland
Prof. Plinio Innocenzi
Track Lead: Nanostructured Surfaces & Thin Films
University of Sassari
Italy
Prof. Yury Gogotsi
Track Lead: MXenes & Emerging 2D Materials
A.J. Drexel Nanotechnology Institute, Drexel University
USA
Prof. Sang Ouk Kim
Track Lead: Nanofabrication & Self-Assembly
Department of Materials Science & Engineering, KAIST
South Korea

Session Chairs

Program
Prof. Heinrich Hofmann
Chair: Nanoparticles & Colloidal Systems
EPFL, Lausanne
Switzerland
Prof. Antonio Tricoli
Chair: Nanomaterials for Energy & Sensing
Faculty of Engineering, University of Sydney
Australia
Prof. Simon P. Ringer
Chair: Advanced Characterisation & Microscopy
School of Aerospace, Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering, University of Sydney
Australia

Speaker Session Judges

Evaluation
Prof. Giana Cuniberti
Judge
Institute for Materials Science and Nanotechnology, TU Dresden
Germany
Prof. Wendelin J. Stark
Judge
Functional Materials Laboratory, ETH Zurich
Switzerland
Prof. Markus Niederberger
Judge
Laboratory for Multifunctional Materials, ETH Zurich
Switzerland
Prof. Silvija Gradečak-Garaj
Judge
National University of Singapore
Singapore
Prof. Jeehwan Kim
Judge
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
USA
Prof. Xiaodong Chen
Judge
Nanyang Technological University
Singapore

Poster Session Judges

Evaluation
Prof. Maria Strömme
Judge
Uppsala University
Sweden
Prof. Jonathan Coleman
Judge
Trinity College Dublin
Ireland
Prof. Hans-Jörg Fecht
Judge
University of Ulm
Germany
Prof. Paolo Colombo
Judge
University of Padova
Italy
Prof. Antonio Tricoli
Judge
University of Sydney
Australia
Prof. Yury Gogotsi
Judge
Drexel University
USA

Young Research Forum Judges

Evaluation
Prof. Jörg F. Löffler
Judge
ETH Zurich
Switzerland
Prof. Plinio Innocenzi
Judge
University of Sassari
Italy
Prof. Giana Cuniberti
Judge
TU Dresden
Germany
Prof. Silvija Gradečak-Garaj
Judge
National University of Singapore
Singapore
Prof. Sang Ouk Kim
Judge
KAIST
South Korea
Prof. Jeehwan Kim
Judge
MIT
USA