Trending Materials 2026
International Conference on Materials Science and Engineering
Crowne Plaza Rome – St. Peter’s by IHG, Rome, Italy
A panel discussion titled “Innovations at the Frontier of Materials Science and Engineering” brought together experts from academia and industry to address critical issues and potential solutions. The panelists discussed the role of Materials Science in the transition to a more sustainable future and the importance of collaborative efforts to address global challenges.
Trending Materials 2026 Organizing Committee Members
July 16, 17 & 18, 2026 | Crowne Plaza Rome – St. Peter’s by IHG, Rome, Italy

Prof. Bing-Huei Chen
Fu Jen University, Taiwan
Trending Materials 2026 Speakers
July 16, 17 & 18, 2026 | Crowne Plaza Rome – St. Peter’s by IHG, Rome, Italy

Christl Lauterbach
CEO, Future-Shape GmbH, Germany

Annie K. Powell
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany

Prof. Dr. Maria Giovanna Buonomenna
Ordine Regionale dei Chimici e dei Fisici della Campania (OCF) and MIUR, Italy

Jana Frankova
Palacky University Olomouc, Czechia

Valeri Barsegov
University of Massachusetts, USA

Mr. Albin Kaelin
CEO epeaswitzerland gmbh

Kenji Uchino
The Pennsylvania State University, USA

Chunxu Tian
Fudan University, China

Yong Zhang
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA

Lev S. Rapoport
Holon Institute of Technology, Israel

Thomas J. Webster
Hebei University of Technology, China

Shi-Jinn Horng
Asia University, Taiwan

Hicham Fakhry
Ibn Tofail University, Morrocco

Vladimir V. Egorov
National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”, Russia

Peyman Ezzati
ERA Co., Ltd, Science and Technology Center, China

Omar Boualam
Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Morocco

Chung Yuan Kung
National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan

Vijay Kumar Srivastava
Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), India

Wing-Cheung Law
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

Jackey Cheung
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
