6^th Edition International Conference EmergeMAT

EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN MATERIALS ENGINEERING

EmergeMAT  1^st Edition,   November 14^th – 16^th 2018, Bucharest, ROMANIA
EmergeMAT 2^nd Edition,   November 6^th –  8^th 2019, Bucharest, ROMANIA
EmergeMAT 3^rd Edition,   October 29^th –  30^th 2020, Bucharest, ROMANIA
EmergeMAT 4^th Edition,   November 14^th – 16^th 2021, Bucharest, ROMANIA
EmergeMAT 5^th Edition,   October 27^th – 28^th 2022, Bucharest, ROMANIA

National Research&Development Institute for Non-ferrous and Rare Metals – IMNR organized the 6^th EmergeMAT Conference during the period 9-10 November 2023, venue GRAND Hotel CONTINENTAL, 56 Calea Victoriei, Bucharest, Romania.

The 6^th EmergeMAT Conference (hybrid format) was focused on bringing together students, scientists, engineers, industry representatives and other stakeholders interested in developing new methods, concepts and materials using new and emerging technologies, as well as materials modelling.

Conference Programme
Book of Abstracts
1^st Call  │  Abstract Template  │  Poster Template  │

EmergeMAT 6^th Edition – A short rewiev of the Conference

Interviews

Prof. TUDOR PRISECARU – State Secretary at Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitisation, Romania
IULIA MIHAIL – National Contact Point – Horizon Europe
Phd. ROXANA MIOARA PITICESCU – General Director, INCDMNR-IMNR, Romania
Prof ALEXANDER POGREBNJAK and PhD BOGDAN PASTOLNYI – International partnerships
Prof. ZARA CHERKEZOVA-ZHELEVA – Institute of Catalysis, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Prof. ADRIANA GABRIELA SCHIOPU – National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, Pitesti University Center, Romania
PhD Students in IMNR
Young people in IMNR
Young people in research activities

Sections

1. MATERIALS FOR ENERGY
   • Materials for improved metal ion batteries: advanced materials for metal ion-based batteries, electrochemical methods and new characterisation methods;
   • Materials for solid oxide fuel cells, methods for synthesis, sintering and characterization;
   • New piezoelectric and thermoelectric materials for energy harvesting;
   • Novel materials for thermal energy storage.
2. CRITICAL RAW MATERIALS
   • New materials and processes for sustainable replacement of critical raw materials for extreme conditions;
   • Additive manufacturing of novel metallic, ceramic, composite and hybrid materials for energy and biomedical applications;
   • Circularity of advanced materials, new processes for their re-use and re-design.
3. NEW MATERIALS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
   • Materials for industrial waste water purification;
   • Materials for CO₂ adsorption;
   • New materials for sensors and advanced detection.
4. MATERIALS MODELLING AND SIMULATION
   • Atomistic modelling of materials for energy storage;
   • Atomistic modelling of materials for biomedical applications;
   • Process modelling.

Posters Session :

Section I. MATERIALS FOR ENERGY
Section II. CRITICAL RAW MATERIALS
Section III. NEW MATERIALS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Section IV. MATERIALS MODELLING AND SIMULATION

Young Scientists Award Competition

Section I. MATERIALS FOR ENERGY

1^st Place and the Excellence Award, Foteini-Maria PAPADOPOULOU, Research Lab of Advanced, Composite, Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (R-NanoLab), School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Grece
“SYNTHESIS OF PANI/PMMA/MWCNTS THIN FILMS GROWNVIA CVD FOR FLEXIBLE ELECTRODES”

2^nd Place, Adelina-Ionela MATEI, Alexandra-Gabriela PASCARIU, National R&D Institute for Nonferrous and Rare Metals –IMNR, Romania
“RECOVERY OF METALLIC LITHIUM FROM LITHIUM SALTS USING ELECTRO DEPOSITION IN IONIC LIQUID: PROCESS AND POTENTIAL”

3^rd Place, Daiana ALBULESCU, National Institute for Research and Development in Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, Politehnica University Timisoara, Romania
“STUDY OF SOLAR CELLS SENSITIZED WITH NATURAL CHLOROPHYLL DYE USING MgCO3, DIOXANE AND WATER”

3^nd Place, Arcadii SOBEȚKII, National R&D Institute for Nonferrous and Rare Metals –IMNR, Romania
“E-BEAM DEPOSITION OF Sn-Ni ALLOY THIN FILM”

Section II. CRITICAL RAW MATERIALS

1^st Place, Andreea – Nicoleta GHIȚĂ, National R&D Institute for Nonferrous and Rare Metals –IMNR, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania
“SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ZrO2 DOPED WITH MIXEDRARE EARTHS OXIDESFROM NATURAL SOURCESE”

2^nd Place, Maria Minodora MARIN, Politehnica University of Bucharest; Leather and Footwear Research Institute, Bucharest, Romania
“BICOMPONENT HYDROGEL COMPOSITES AS INKS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESSE”

3^rd Place, Ștefania CHIRIAC (CARAMARIN), National Research & Development Institute for Non-ferrous and Rare Metals; University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania
“FROM INSPIRATION TO INNOVATION: CREATING NEW CALCIUM SILICATE COMPOUNDS INSPIRED BY NATURE”

Section III. NEW MATERIALS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

1^st Place, Lidia LICU, National Research & Development Institute for Non-ferrous and Rare Metals; University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania
“RECENT APPROACH OF HAP-CNT COMPOSITE, SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION”

2^nd Place, Ana-Maria POPA , National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Măgurele, Romania; Research and Development Centerfor Materials and Electronic & Optoelectronic Devices, Faculty of Physics, University of Bucharest, Măgurele, Romania
“DETECTION OF AMMONIA GAS USING POLYMER BASED INTERDIGITED SENSORS”

3^rd Place, Iulia ANTOHE , National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Măgurele, Romania; Academy of Romanian Scientists (AOSR), Bucharest, Romania
“DETECTION OF COPPER IONS IN WATER AND WHEAT LEAVES USING A PORTABLE PLASMONIC TOOL”

Section IV. MATERIALS MODELLING AND SIMULATION

1^st Place, Teodor Adrian BADEA, Romanian Research and Development Institute for Gas Turbine COMOTI, Bucharest, Romania
“INVESTIGATION ON THE INFLUENCE OF LATTICES INTEGRATION IN NOZZLE’S COOLING CHANNELS”

Jury Members of the Young Scientists Award Competition

PhD. Eng. Adrian Mihail MOTOC,  Scientific Director, National R&D Institute for Non-ferrous and Rare Metals – IMNR, Romaniav – President of the Jury
PhD. Eng. Radu Robert PITICESCU, National R&D Institute for Non-ferrous and Rare Metals – IMNR, Romania
Prof. PhD. Eng. Alexander POGREBNJAK, Institute of Materials, Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovak Republic, National R&D Institute for Non-ferrous and Rare Metals – IMNR, Romania

Important dates

Abstract submission: 10 October 2023
Abstract feedback: 13 October 2023
Poster submission: 20 October 2023
Conference: 9 – 10 November 2023
Full paper submission (optional): 21 November 2023 (directly to the journal of choice, to be evaluated according to the journal’s peer-review procedure)

Presentation:

Oral presentations
E-posters (template provided).

Publishing

Abstracts was published in the Conference Abstract Book (ISSN 2602-0416).
Full papers can be published – following a peer-review process – in:
Materials – 2^nd Special Issue Emerging Technologies for Material Engineering, impact factor 2.5 ;
Manufacturing Review (eISSN 2265-4224), is indexed in Scopus, Chemical Abstract, CrossRef, DOAJ.

General info

Templates are available from June 2023.
The conference was organised in hybrid format. Venue: Grand Hotel Continental, Bucharest, Romania.
Working language was English.
Participation was free of charge.
Best poster prizes was awarded for young scientists (Young Scientists Award Competition).

Scientific Committee

PhD. Maria Luisa GRILLI, ENEA, Rome, Italy
Prof. Alain LARGETEAU, ICMCB-CNRS, Bordeaux, France
Prof. Yi QIN, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
Prof. Hanshan DONG, University of Birmingham. UK
Prof. Costas CHARITIDIS, School of Chemical Engineering, NTUA, Greece
PhD. Eng. Roxana Mioara PITICESCU,  IMNR, Pantelimon, Romania
PhD. Daniel SAFRANCHIK, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
PhD. Belma S. SOZER, Rare Earth Elements Research Institute, Turkey
Prof. Cristian PREDESCU, Politehnica University Bucharest, Romania
Prof. Anton FICAI, Politehnica University Bucharest, Romania
Prof. Gabriela ȘCHIOPU, University of Pitesti, Romania
PhD. Eng. Sorin AXINTE, Politehnica University Bucharest, Romania
PhD. Eng. Adrian Mihail MOTOC, IMNR, Pantelimon, Romania

Organising Committee

PhD. Eng. Radu Robert PITICESCU, IMNR, Pantelimon, Romania
Eng. Paul STANCIU, IMNR, Pantelimon, Romania
Eng. Mirela PETRICEANU, IMNR, Pantelimon, Romania
PhD. Mihaela-Georgia SIMA, IMNR, Pantelimon, Romania
PhD. Albert Ioan TUDOR, IMNR, Pantelimon, Romania
PhD. Cristina Florentina CIOBOTA, IMNR, Pantelimon, Romania
Eng. Ștefania CHIRIAC, IMNR, Pantelimon, Romania
PhD. Student Miruna Adriana IOȚA, IMNR, Pantelimon, Romania

Acknowledgement

EmergeMAT 6^th Edition was supported by project ”Improving the performance and competencies of INCDMNR-IMNR in the field of innovation, digitalization and technology transfer (INOVADIT)”, financed by the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitization through Programme 1 – Development of the national research-development system, Subprogramme 1.2 – Institutional performance – Projects for financing excellence in RDI, contract no. 9PFE/2021 (www.imnr.ro/inovadit).
EmergeMAT 6^th Edition was financed by the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitization through the Funding contract for scientific events and associated events 2023 no. 1M/30.06.2023

Contact

National R&D Institute for Non-ferrous and Rare Metals – IMNR
Technology Transfer Center CTT AVANMAT
Mirela PETRICEANU, E-mail: mirela.petriceanu@imnr.ro
Mihaela-Georgia SIMA, E-mail: georgiasima@imnr.ro
Albert Ioan TUDOR, E-mail: atudor@imnr.ro
Cristina Florentina CIOBOTA, E-mail: crusti@imnr.ro
Miruna IOTA,E-mail: iota.miruna@imnr.ro
Phone: (+4021)3522046/ext.102; Fax: (+4021)3522049