#MATSUS27
Welcome to MATSUS Spring 2027!
The Materials for Sustainable Development Conference (MATSUS27) will take place from the, 19th to the 23rd of April in Barcelona, Spain.
Organizers
Emiliano Cortes
Emiliano is Professor of Experimental Physics and Energy Conversion at the Faculty of Physics, LMU Munich, where he leads the Nanomaterials for Energy group. He is also a visiting researcher at Imperial College London, UK, and Ewha Womans University, South Korea. Emiliano is Associate Editor at ACS Catalysis. His research bridges chemistry and physics, focusing on nanomaterials and techniques for energy conversion and sustainability. He has published over 180 scientific articles, co-founded two spin-offs, holds four patents, and co-edited the first book on Plasmonic Catalysis (Wiley, 2021). He is also Associate Researcher at the TUM Catalysis Research Center, member of the Solar Batteries Center (TUM-MPI) and CSO at INSyT Solutions.
Maria Lukatskaya
Suggested Topics of Interest
Proposals may include, but are not limited to, the following areas:
Energy Materials and Catalysis
Next-generation batteries: novel chemistries, materials, and architectures for energy storage.
Catalysis for sustainable energy: heterogeneous, photo-, and electrocatalysis for carbon, nitrogen, and hydrogen transformations.
Photovoltaics for sustainable energy: perovskite, organic, and non-toxic, earth-abundant photovoltaic materials.
Advanced Functional Materials
Light-driven solutions: plasmonics, photonics, metamaterials, nanoantennas, and nanophotonics for solar energy harvesting and conversion.
Nano- and quantum materials: quantum light sources, emerging nanomaterials, quantum dots (from single-particle to ensemble behavior), and non-crystalline surface structures.
Novel materials and mechanisms: earth-abundant materials, innovative synthesis approaches, and fundamental insights into energy-related processes.
Characterization and Fundamental Understanding
Material properties and spectroscopy: ultrafast spectroscopy, in situ and operando techniques, optoionics, and advanced pump–probe methods (optical and non-optical).
In situ and operando mapping: of energy and charge flow in functional materials.
Sustainable Processes and Circularity
Circular economy and waste valorization: sustainable processes, plastic recycling, and waste-to-value strategies.
Green energy systems: materials and technologies enabling green energy systems and resource efficiency.
Digital and Automated Materials Discovery
Computational and robotic chemistry: DFT and molecular dynamics simulations, AI-driven materials discovery, and automated/robotic synthesis platforms.
Important Dates
Conference Managers
Andrea Aparicio
MATSUS27 Conference Manager