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  • Overview
    • Introduction & Greetings
    • Organizing Committee
      • Symposium & Session Chairs
    • Code of Conduct (PDF)
    • 2023 Award Recipients
      • 2023 Graduate Student Award Finalists
      • 2023 R.F. Bunshah Award & ICMCTF Lecture Recipient
      • 2023 Bill Sproul Award and Honorary ICMCTF Lecture Recipient
    • Call for Awards Nominations
      • 2023 Graduate Student Awards Nominations
      • 2023 R.F. Bunshah Annual Award & ICMCTF Lecture Nominations
      • 2023 Bill Sproul Award and Honorary ICMCTF Lecture Nominations
    • Career Center
    • Health & Safety Plan (PDF)
    • Manuscripts
    • Photo Gallery
  • Abstracts
    • Call for Abstracts (PDF)
    • Copyright Agreement (PDF)
    • Submission Guidelines
  • Program
    • Technical Program (PDF)
    • Online Scheduler
    • Mobile App
    • Presentation Instructions
    • Special Events
      • Career Center
      • Exhibitors Keynote Lecture
      • Plenary Lecture
      • Special Interest Talks
    • Symposia
      • A. Coatings for Use at High Temperatures
      • B. Hard Coatings and Vapor Deposition Technologies
      • C. Functional Thin Films and Surfaces
      • 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. Coatings for Energy Storage and Conversion – Batteries and Hydrogen Applications
      • TS2. Sustainable Surface Solutions, Materials, Processes and Applications
      • TS3. Processes of Materials for Printed and Flexible Film Technologies
  • Courses
    • Plasma Basics- 5/21/23
    • Physics of Plasmas used in Deposition Processes – 5/22/23
    • Fundamentals of Sputter Deposition – 5/22/23
    • Control of Micro- and Nanostructure Evolution during Physical Vapor Deposition – 5/23/23
    • Fundamentals of HiPIMS Plasmas for Thin Film Deposition – 5/23/23
    • Advanced Understanding of HIPIMS Plasmas for Thin Film Deposition – 5/24/23
    • Practical Thin Film Characterization – 5/24/23
    • Thin Film Characterization by X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy- 5/25/23
  • Exhibit
    • Information & Opportunities
  • Housing
    • Hotel Map
    • Things to Do
  • Register
  • Sponsors
    • General Sponsors
    • Sponsorship Opportunities

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Conference Overview & Highlights

The International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films (ICMCTF) will be held at the Town & Country Hotel and Convention Center, San Diego, California, USA, from May 21-26 2023.

The International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films (ICMCTF) is the premier international conference in the field of thin film deposition, characterization, and advanced surface engineering promoting global exchange of ideas and information among scientists, technologists, and manufacturers. The Conference includes more than more than 90 high-profile invited speakers, in over 50 sessions, across fourteen technical and topical symposia, three special interest talks, several featured lectures, as well as focused topic sessions, short courses, an equipment exhibition, an awards program, and daily social networking events. 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.

Technical Symposia

A. Coatings for Use at High Temperatures
B. Hard Coatings and Vapor Deposition Technologies
C. Functional Thin Films and Surfaces
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

Topical Symposia

TS1. Coatings for Energy Storage and Conversion – Batteries and Hydrogen Applications
TS2. Sustainable Surface Solutions, Materials, Processes, and Applications
TS3. Processes of Materials for Printed and Flexible Film Technologies

First Timers Special

We want to welcome new participants in 2023 with a special `First Timers` offer of free student registration for one student accompanying their adviser/supervisor registering for ICMCTF 2023 for the first time. Both the mentor and student must be first time attendees and both are required to stay in the conference hotel to be eligible for the offer. Please contact the ICMCTF 2023 General Chair, Samir Aouadi, if you have any questions regarding this opportunity.

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Housing & Registration

Housing and Early Registration Deadline:
April 14, 2023

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Plenary Speaker

Li-Chyong Chen
Director, Center of Atomic Initiative for
New Materials (AI-MAT),
National Taiwan University, Taiwan
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Exhibit Keynote Speaker

David Furrer
Senior Fellow, Discipline Lead, Materials &
Processes Engineering, Pratt and Whitney, USA
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Program Chair

Jyh-Wei (Jeff) Lee
Ming Chi University of Technology, Taiwan

General Chair

Samir  Aouadi
University of North Texas, USA

Key Dates

Abstract Deadline:
November 15, 2022
Awards Nomination Deadline:
November 15, 2022
Late News Abstract Deadline:
February 22, 2023
Housing Deadline:
April 14, 2023
Early Registration Deadline:
April 14, 2023
Manuscript Deadline:
July 15, 2023

ICMCTF 2023 Health & Safety Plan

To promote the safety of everyone attending ICMCTF, we will monitor the guidance and requirements of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), State of California, the California Department of Public Health, and the World Health Organization regarding COVID-19 safety practices. Therefore, this Attendee Safety Plan may change from time to time through the last day of ICMCTF in May 2023.

Review ICMCTF 2023 Health & Safety Plan Requirements

Future Meeting Dates

ICMCTF 2024:
May 19-24, 2024
San Diego, CA
ICMCTF 2025:
May 11-16, 2025
San Diego, CA

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Key Dates

Call for Abstracts Deadline:
November 15, 2022

Awards Nomination Deadline:
November 15, 2022

Call for Abstracts Late News Deadline:
February 22, 2023

Early Registration Deadline:
April 14, 2023

Housing Deadline:
April 14, 2023

Manuscript Deadline:
July 15, 2023

Downloads

  • Call for Abstracts (PDF)
  • Copyright Agreement (PDF)
  • Exhibit & Sponsor Form (PDF)
  • Exhibit Show Guide (PDF)
  • Health & Safety Plan (PDF)
  • Schedule of Events (PDF)

Contact

ICMCTF
Yvonne Towse

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

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