NANOSMAT

Announcement: You have until 15 May 2026 to submit your last minute abstracts for the 17th NANOSMAT conference to be held in Rhodes, Greece during 6-10 July 2026.

Click here to learn more and to submit your abstract(s) - www.nanosmat.org

17TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SURFACES, COATINGS AND NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS The 17th International Conference on Surfaces, Coatings and Nanostructured Materials (NANOSMAT 2026) will be held from 6–10 July 2026 in Rhodes, Greece.

A BIG welcome to Professor Paul Weiss from UCLA (University of California at Los Angeles, USA) on joining the 17th NANOSMAT organising committee as one of the Chairs.

Professor Paul Weiss will also be giving a talk during the plenary session at the 17th NANOSMAT conference to be held in Rhodes, Greece during 6-10 July 2026.

For more details about NANOSMAT-2026 - click here www.nanosmat.org

To submit your abstract to NANOSMAT-26 by 15 March 2026 click here https://nanosmat.org/abstract.html

Sponsorship opportunities - https://nanosmat.org/sponsor.html

We are very pleased to announce Professor Qammer H. Abbasi from the University of Glasgow, Scotland as the recepient of the KROTO MEDAL 2026.

Qammer H. Abbasi is a Professor of Applied Electromagnetics & Sensing with the James Watt School (JWS) of Engineering (University of Glasgow), Theme lead for Connecting People priority at JWS, Director for Communication Sensing and Imaging (CSI) Hub, Co-Director in Centre for Doctoral Training in Diversity-Led, Mission-Driven Research, UK Government’s Policy Advisor in Department for Science Innovation & Technology and Expert Advisor for Scottish Government's Scotland Technology Council and Scottish Science advisor council member.

Professor Abbasi will give the 2026 KROTO MEDAL Lecture during the plenary session of the 17th NANOSMAT Conference to be held in Rhodes, Greece during 6-10 July 2026. More details can be found at the NANOSMAT-2026 website - www.nanosmat.org

Well done & Congratulations to Professor Qammer H. Abbasi.

UK Government UK Government Scotland

Congratulations to Professor Max LU from the University of Wollongong, Australia for winning the prestigious NANOSMAT Prize 2026.

Professor Lu is internationally recognised for his pioneering work in nanotechnology, particularly functional nanomaterials for energy and environmental applications, and for his esteemed academic leadership roles.

Max LU is a highly cited researcher with numerous patents and fellowships in prestigious academies, his profile highlights a career bridging groundbreaking science with impactful educational leadership.

Professor Max LU will be giving the “2026 NANOSMAT Prize Lecture” at the 17th NANOSMAT conference to be held in Rhodes, Greece during 6-10 July 2026. See the conference website for more details - www.nanosmat.org

Mark your diaries for the 17th NANOSMAT conference to be held in Rhodes, Greece 🇬🇷 during 6-10 July 2025.

Website coming soon - www.nanosmat.org

Group photo of some of the NANOSMAT 2025 delegates who attended the Pompeii tour (Italy).

Well done to the winners of the Best Poster Competition at the 15th NANOSMAT conference held in Naples, Italy 🇮🇹 during 6-10 July 2025.

The competition was sponsored by Springer NATURE publishers.

Katarzyna Mitura Stanislaw Mitura Nasar Ali

Abstract submission deadline has been extended until 31 March 2025.

NANOSMAT 2025
Naples, ITALY 🇮🇹
6-10 July 2025
www.nanosmat.org

Submit your abstract today!!

NANOSMAT - 16th International Conference of Surfaces, Coatings and Nanostructured Materials Dear Colleagues, The 16th International Conference on Surfaces, Coatings and Nanostructured Materials will be held in Naples (Italy), from 6-10 July 2025.

We are very pleased to announce Dr Tanveer Tabish from the University of Oxford as the winner of this year’s KROTO MEDAL 2025.

Tanveer A. Tabish is a British Heart Foundation Advanced Fellow and Principal Investigator in Nanomedicine at the Radcliffe Department of Medicine and Department of Engineering Science at the University of Oxford in the United Kindom.

Dr Tabish will give the 2025 KROTO MEDAL Lecture titled “Next Generation of Drug Delivery Systems” during the plenary session of the 16th NANOSMAT Conference to be held in Naples, Italy during 6-10 July 2025. More details can be found at the NANOSMAT-2025 website - www.nanosmat.org

Tanveer Tabish University of Oxford

NANOSMAT PRIZE 2025

We are very pleased to announce Professor Catherine J. Murphy from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (USA) as the recipient of this year’s NANOSMAT PRIZE 2025.

Catherine J. Murphy is the Larry R. Faulkner Endowed Chair in Chemistry and the Head of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC).

Professor Murphy will give her 2025 NANOSMAT PRIZE Lecture titled “A Golden Time for Nanotechnology” during the plenary session of the 16th NANOSMAT Conference to be held in Naples, Italy during 6-10 July 2025.

More information about NANOSMAT-2025 can be found from the website - www.nanosmat.org

NANOSMAT AWARDS Committee
Homepage: www.nanosmat.org