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Welcome to Europe’s Green Materials Conference 2026

Welcome to the 3rd International Conference on Materials for a Green Future, widely recognized as the Green Materials Conference 2026—a leading Material Science Conference in Europe dedicated to advancing environmentally responsible materials and technologies. Hosted in Vienna, Austria, this Sustainability Event brings together researchers, scientists, industry representatives, and innovators working toward a more sustainable future.

Building on the success of the previous editions held in Thailand, the 2026 gathering continues this international dialogue in the center of Europe. As one of the top European Green Materials Conferences, the event reflects a growing commitment to sustainable materials, circular approaches, energy-efficient systems, and pathways supporting material innovation.

Set within Austria’s strong scientific landscape, the conference offers a curated platform for meaningful exchange. With a program that connects fundamental science and practical implementation, the event features plenary and keynote sessions, technical discussions, and focused interactions across green materials, sustainable manufacturing, energy materials, and material-related policy.

The International Green Materials Symposium 2026 highlights Europe’s active role in shaping the future of materials science. As one of the well-established Material Science Conferences in Austria, it brings together diverse expertise from academia, industry, and research organizations working at the forefront of sustainable materials and technologies.

Vienna’s combination of cultural heritage, scientific excellence, and accessibility makes it a fitting host for this meeting. Whether you are an established expert, an emerging researcher, or a professional working in applied materials, this Material Science and Engineering Conference in Europe offers an opportunity to engage with peers, share insights, and contribute to the progress of sustainable innovation.

We welcome you to join us in Austria for three focused days of scientific interaction at the Green Materials 2026, where the global community comes together to shape the next chapter of sustainable materials science.

// ABOUT CONFERENCE

Welcome to Europe’s Green Materials Conference 2026

Welcome to the 3rd International Conference on Materials for a Green Future, widely recognized as the Green Materials Conference 2026—a leading Material Science Conference in Europe dedicated to advancing environmentally responsible materials and technologies.

Building on the success of the previous editions held in Thailand, the 2026 gathering continues this international dialogue in the heart of Europe. As one of the top European Green Materials Conferences, the event reflects a growing commitment to sustainability, circular innovation, and energy-efficient material systems.

Hosted in Vienna, Austria, the conference offers a curated platform connecting fundamental science with practical implementation through plenary sessions, keynote talks, and focused technical discussions.

The International Green Materials Symposium 2026 highlights Europe’s active role in shaping the future of materials science, bringing together expertise from academia, industry, and research organizations.

Vienna’s blend of cultural heritage, scientific excellence, and accessibility makes it an ideal host city. Whether you are an established expert, emerging researcher, or industry professional, this conference offers valuable opportunities to engage, collaborate, and contribute to sustainable innovation.

We welcome you to join us in Austria for three focused days of scientific interaction at Green Materials 2026, where the global community shapes the next chapter of sustainable materials science.

Plenary Speakers

Paul H. Mayrhofer

University Professor, Head of Materials Science
Institute of Materials Science and Technology
TU Wien, Austria

Hubert Girault

Professor Emeritus
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Switzerland

Günther Rupprechter

University Professor
Head of Model Catalysis and Applied Catalysis
Institute of Materials Chemistry
TU Wien, Austria

Liming Dai

Professor
Australian Laureate Fellow (ARC)
University of New South Wales
Australia

David Milstein

Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science, Weizmann Institute of Science
Israel

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Key Topics of Materials Science Event Austria

Computational Materials Science and AI-Driven Design
Advanced Materials Characterization and Data Analytics
Catalysis and Materials for Green Chemical Production
Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology for Green Applications
Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage
Polymers, Ceramics, and Composite Materials

Metals and Metallurgy for a Sustainable Future
Electronic and Functional Materials
Biomaterials for Environmental Applications
Sustainable Materials and Green Manufacturing
Biomass Valorization and Circular Materials Design

Why to Attend Europe’s Green Materials Conference 2026?

Join visionary speakers and industry leaders
Get insights into the latest trends
Learn new approaches and ideas
Expand your knowledge and find solutions to problems
Learn and develop your skills
Boost your professional network
Present your ideas and work to other experts
Meet the market-leading companies
Uncover new products and technologies
Explore new market opportunities

✈️

Lufthansa Group – Official Airline Partner of Green Materials 2026

We are delighted to welcome the Lufthansa Group airlines (Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian, Brussels Airlines, Eurowings, Edelweiss, Discover) as the official airline partners of Green Materials 2026, Vienna.

Through this partnership, participants benefit from exclusive discounted fares and can optimize their travel costs while enjoying the convenience of Lufthansa Group’s extensive global network. With around 310 destinations worldwide, including transatlantic flights operated by Air Canada and United Airlines, reaching Vienna has never been easier.

✨ Reduced fares valid for travel up to one week before and one week after the event.

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Green Materials testimonials

The conference in Phuket was a big success, and I'm grateful for the opportunity to attend and I enjoyed meeting many excellent academics

Che Zhang

The University of Melbourne
Australia

It has been really a great pleasure!
Thanks for the perfect organization , everything was excellent

Federico Smeacetto

Politecnico di Torino
Europe

Many appreciations for thoughtful planning of the conference program, providing convenient and comfortable accommodation, an abundance of amazing exotic catering options, and the amazing venue with plenty of breathtaking views.
I am truly grateful for having such a unique and unforgettable experience. I sincerely appreciate everything. Much appreciation

Jun He

Southeast University
China

Thank you for the conference organization. I agree that the relationship and collaborations fostered is important and please let me know if there is any follow up conference with Green Materials Conference.

Wai Kian Tan

Toyohashi University of Technology Japan

Thanks a lot for your works on this conference. The conference is really successful.

Yandong Ma

Shangdong University
China

Thank you very much for organizing such a promising conference. We really appreciate all the events.

Jian Zhou

Xi’an Jiaotong University
China

I enjoyed each day of the conference and found the experience enriching and educational.
Overall I think you and the other chair members put together a fantastic conference

Mitchell Barclay

Queensland University of Technology
Australia

Thank you for your hard work in successfully hosting the conference. By attending the conference, I was able to hear great lectures and interact with excellent researchers. I was also able to enjoy a comfortable time in a good environment.

Hyung Ho Park

Yonsei University
South Korea

Thank you very much for your efforts in organizing such a wonderful conference; it has truly provided me with a delightful experience here in Chiang Mai.

Yinwei Li

Jiangsu Normal University
China

It's a really nice conference and I am appreciate your assistance during the conference.

Zheng Zhao

The Chinese University of Hong Kong
China

3rd International Conference on Materials for Green Future – 2026

Conference Program Schedule

09:00 – 09:45

Registrations

09:45 – 10:00

Welcoming Speech
Conference Advisory Board

Session Chair

Sergio Tosoni, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy

10:00 – 11:00

              Plenary Talks

              Circular Upcycling of Electronic, Industrial, and Coal Waste into High-Performance Catalysts

                  Gunther Rupprechter, TU Wien, Austria
Beautiful Defects: Designed Thin Films for Sustainable Performance

                  Paul Heinz Mayrhofer, TU Wien, Austria

11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee Break ☕

11:30 – 12:45

              Keynote Talks

                  Magneto-plasmonic Nanodevices for Nanotherapies, Green Synthesis and Water Remediation

                  Borja Sepulveda, Institute of Microelectronics of Barcelona, Spain
                
                  Graphene Mesosponge for Energy Applications

                  Hirotomo Nishihara, Tohoku University, Japan
                
                  Hydrogen Production from Positive Electrode Materials in Lithium-Ion Rechargeable Batteries Due to Water Splitting

                  Bun Tsuchiya, Meijo University, Japan

12:45 – 13:50 | Lunch Break 🍽

Session Chair

Borja Sepulveda, Institute of Microelectronics of Barcelona, Spain

13:50 – 15:10

Invited Talks

Zero-field Superconducting Diode Effect in Artificial Multilayers
Hideki Narita, Nagoya University, Japan
When the Surface is the Device: Hints from DFT Calculations
Sergio Tosoni, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
Confined Crystallization in PEDOT:PSS: Tailoring Charge and Heat Transport for Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting
Fabiola Liscio, National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ISMN), Italy
Modulation of Transition Metal Dichalcogenides via Interface Engineering with Molecules and Polymers
Daisuke Kiriya, The University of Tokyo, Japan

15:10 – 15:40 | Coffee Break ☕

15:40 – 16:40

Technical Talks

Synthesis of Al-5Mg (wt%) Alloy via Powder Metallurgy Route Using Hot Pressing
Vijay N Nadakuduru, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, India
Ultra-Small Metal/Ionic Liquid Interfaces on Layered Niobates for Hydrogen Production via Methanol Photoreforming
Gustavo Chacon-Rosales, Institute of Chemical Technology (UPV-CSIC), Spain
Porous Carbon Pellets from Cellulose Acetate for High-Volumetric Hydrogen Storage
Hiroshi Matsutaka, Tohoku University & RIKEN, Japan

16:40 – 17:10

              Plenary Talk

                  Title: TBA

                  Liming Dai, University of New South Wales, Australia

17:10 Onwards – Cocktails & Networking

Session Chair

Borja Sepulveda, Institute of Microelectronics of Barcelona, Spain

09:00 – 09:30

              Plenary Talk

              Redox Aspects of Lithium Ion Batteries

              Hubert Girault, Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland

09:30 – 11:10

              Keynote Talks
              
                  Green Methods for the Synthesis of Phosphinates, Phosphonates and Tertiary Phosphine Oxides

                  Gyorgy Keglevich, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary
                
                  Cellulose-Based Hierarchical Structures: Linking Chirality and Functionality in Green Materials

                  Maria Helena Godinho, NOVA University Lisbon, Portugal
                
                  Experimental Journey at the Edge of Quantum Materials

                  Alberta Bonanni, Johannes Kepler University, Austria
                
                  Green Design of Biopolymer Hydrogels for Regenerative Wound Care: Evidence from in vivo study

                  Jovana Bradic, University of Kragujevac, Serbia

11:10 – 11:40 | Coffee Break ☕

Session Chair

Hubert Girault, Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland

11:40 – 13:00

Invited Talks

Coupled Multicomponent Mixed Oxides Based on γ-Al₂O₃: Al₂O₃–Nd₂O₃–ZnOₓ and Al₂O₃–Ga₂O₃–Ag₂Oₓ Prepared by the Sol–Gel Method for the Photocatalytic Degradation of Polluting Organic Compounds in Aqueous Media
Arturo Barrera Rodriguez, University of Guadalajara, Mexico
Ultrahigh-Strength, yet Tough Nanomaterials by High-Pressure Torsion Deformation of Pure and Modest Alloyed Metals
Marlene Kapp, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria
Green Formulation Strategies for Hydrogel Systems: Impact on Antioxidant Activity
Aleksandar Kocovic, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
Induction Furnace-Based Valorisation of Steelmaking Byproducts: Case Studies on Mill Scale, Grinding Dust and ESR Dust
Ravi Prakash Singh, University of Warwick, United Kingdom

13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch Break 🍽

Session Chair

Gyorgy Keglevich, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary

14:00 – 15:15

Oral Talks

Recycling Pelletized Waste to Produce Innovative and Sustainable Concrete
Valeria Corinaldesi, Marche Polytechnic University, Italy
Fabrication of CeVO₄@CePO₄ Z-Scheme Heterojunction for Highly Efficient Pollutant Degradation: Experimental and DFT Studies
Omar Ouzaguine, Ibn Zohr University, Morocco
Stabilisation of Dredged Sediment Using Fly Ash and Recycled FRP from Wind Turbine Blades: Strength Development with Magnesium Ammonium Phosphate Cement (MAPC)
Bahman Ibrahimi, University of Warwick, United Kingdom
Structural Investigation and Hydrogenation Properties of TiFeCr Alloys
Mohanapriya Subramani, National Central University, Taiwan
MXene-Based 2D Heterostructures for High-Efficiency Oxygen Evolution Reaction: A First-Principles Study
Sarga P K, BITS Pilani KK Birla Goa Campus, India

15:15 – 15:40 | Coffee Break ☕

15:40 – 16:55

Oral Talks (Continued)

Sustainable 3D Printing of Personalized Dosage Forms Using Biomass-Derived PLA Filaments
Dimitrios-Aristotelis Koumpakis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Cervicare: Advancing Point-of-Care Diagnostics for Cervical Cancer
Reema Rawat, UPES, India
Circular Valorization of Kraft Lignin into Scalable Carbon Fiber Precursors
Muhammad Kashif Bangash, University of Limerick, Ireland
Analcime Zeolite from Natural Silica and Coal Fly Ash: Taguchi-Based Optimization and Adsorption Study
Bilal Haddouch, University Cadi Ayyad, Morocco
Valorization of Phosphate Sludge through Silica Recovery: A Sustainable Approach to Transform Overlooked Mining Waste into Wealth
Hamza El Fadili, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco

16:55 – 17:25

              E-Poster Presentations

                  Chemical Extraction of Valuable Components from End-of-Life Photovoltaic Cells

                  Inna Pitak, Lithuanian Energy Institute, Lithuania
                
                  Employing Bio-Inspired Lone Pair–π Interactions in the Sequestration and Activation of Environmentally Detrimental Molecules

                  Neha Kumari, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India
                
                  Charging-Rate Dependence of Lithium-Ion Transfer at Positive Electrode/Solid Electrolyte Interfaces in All-Solid-State Lithium-Ion Rechargeable Batteries

                  Bun Tsuchiya, Meijo University, Japan
                
              Instructon for E-Poster Presentation
               1. Poster must be prepared in PowerPoint (Max 2 slides).
2. Use high-resolution images and readable fonts.
3. Each presenter will have 7 minutes to briefly explain their poster during the poster session, Followed by 3 minutes for Q&A.

10:00 – 13:00

Online Talks

(10:00–10:15 CET)
Circular Recovery of Critical Materials from End-of-Life Photovoltaic Modules
20:00–20:15 (AEDT)
Chitra Sulkan, RMIT University, Australia
(10:15–10:30 CET)
Design, Fabrication, and Surface Modification of Ti-6Al-4V Gyroid Scaffolds Fabricated by Laser Powder Bed Fusion Technology for Biomedical Applications
Marzieh Ebrahimi Dashti, Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy
(10:30–10:45 CET)
Spinel Ferrite Hydroelectric Cells for Green and Sustainable Future
15:00–15:15 (IST)
S. Shankar, University of Delhi, India
(10:45–11:00 CET)
Localizing Biomass Valorization through Community Participation for Green Material Development
17:45–18:00 (MYT)
Palsan Sannasi Bin Abdullah, Kebangan University, Malaysia
(11:00–11:15 CET)
Novel Bio-Viscosity Modifiers from Agricultural Waste Biomass: Advanced Process Modeling for High Efficiency Glycerol and Bio-Hydraulic Fluid Production from Natural Antioxidants
11:00–11:15 (WAT)
Ezekiel Iyke Ifediorah, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Nigeria
(11:15–11:30 CET)
Exploring Magnetically Recoverable Nanocatalysts for Polyester Waste Recycling
Israel Cano Rico, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
(11:30–11:45 CET)
The Potential Gas Adsorbent from Modified MER, TNU-9, and MOR/C Zeolites: Preliminary Study
Ariyo Prabowo Hidayanto, University of Miskolc, Hungary
(11:45–12:00 CET)
Novel Nanomaterials Based Microsensors for Volatile Organic Compound Biomarkers Detection
16:15–16:30 (IST)
Aniruddh Bahadur Yadav, SRM University, India
(12:00–12:15 CET)
A Cup of Green Coffee Leaf Tea and Its Hierarchical Assemblies
16:30–16:45 (IST)
Harsha Haridas E.S, National Institute of Technology Calicut, India
(12:15–12:30 CET)
Analysis of the Thermal Conductivity of Rendering Mortars with Natural River Aggregate and with Crushed Rock Sand
08:15–08:30 (BRT)
Ieda Maria Fagundes Zanolla, University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos, Brazil
(12:30–12:45 CET)
The Sugar that Wants to Become a Liquid: How Deep Eutectic Systems Shape the Design of Green Materials
11:30–11:45 (BRT)
Ana Rita C. Duarte, New University of Lisbon, Portugal
(12:45–13:00 CET)
Modelling-Based Catalytic Bio-Refining Reaction Engineering
Blaz Likozar, National Institute of Chemistry, Slovenia