Engineered Surfaces and Coatings

JUNE 9-11, 2025 | AUSTIN, TX
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Innovations in design, production and control of micro/nanostructured surfaces enable new and improved product features and device performance. This symposium highlights exciting research and development work on surfaces, coatings and membranes made of metals, polymers, organics, oxides, and composites.

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Topics & Application Areas

Corrosion Resistance Coatings
Anti-Fouling/Viral/Bacterial Coatings
Superhydrophobic/Hydrophilic Surfaces
Liquid-Infused Surfaces
Anti-Frost Surfaces
Engineered Surfaces for Thermal Management
Adhesive/Anti-Adhesive Coatings
Self-cleaning, Anti-Dust Surfaces
Nanotribology, Lubrication, Friction & Wear
Antireflection Structures and Structural Color
Nanostructured Surfaces
Novel 0D/1D/2D Nanomaterials for Coatings
Membrane Coating & Applications
Other

Symposium Co-Chairs

Chih-Hao Chang

Associate Professor

The University of Texas at Austin

Kyoo-Chul (Kenneth) Park

Assistant Professor

Northwestern University

Key Speakers Include

From fundamentals of crystallization fouling on nanomaterials to rational design of scalephobic surfaces

Thomas Schutzius

Associate Professor,

University of California, Berkeley

Drag Reduction with High-Performance Superhydrophobic Surfaces Under Motorboat

Chan-Jin Kim

Professor,

University of California, Los Angeles

Roll-to-roll and seamless molds: our journey to bring nanostructured surfaces to scale

Stephen Furst

CEO,

Smart Material Solutions

Machine Learning-Driven Design of Optoelectronic Surfaces

Paul Leu

Professor and B.P. America Faculty Fellow,

University of Pittsburgh

Back to Top ↑ Symposium Sessions
	Tuesday June 10
9:30	Nanoengineered Surfaces: Fluidic and Thermal Applications
1:30	Nanoengineered Surfaces: Optical, Mechanical, and Interfacial Properties

Symposium Program
	Tuesday June 10

9:30	Nanoengineered Surfaces: Fluidic and Thermal Applications
	Session chair: Chih-Hao Chang, University of Texas at Austin, US
	Drag Reduction with High-Performance Superhydrophobic Surfaces Under Motorboat C.-J. Kim, University of California, Los Angeles, US
	From fundamentals of crystallization fouling on nanomaterials to rational design of scalephobic surfaces T.M. Schutzius, J. Schmid, T. Armstrong, University of California, Berkeley, US
	Engineering Liquid-Infused Surfaces with Scale-Dependent Roughness R. Chrostowski, F. Mangolini, The University of Texas at Austin, US
	Novel gel polymer electrolytes for Li-S batteries B. Fenelon, J.P. Trigueiro, R.L. Lavall, G.G. Silva, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, BR
	Aluminum oxynitride films for use in power electronics and advanced packaging J. Schmitt, M.D. Healy, M. Khosravi, H. Bartzsch, M. Gittner, B.J. Soller, Nitride Global, US
	Low Thermal Conductivity of a Multilayer Titanium Carbide (Ti3C2TX) MXene Nanosheet Measured Using the Raman Optothermal Technique T.B. Limbu, J.V. Thomas, F. Yan, University of Houston-CL, US

1:30	Nanoengineered Surfaces: Optical, Mechanical, and Interfacial Properties
	Session chair: Chih-Hao Chang, University of Texas at Austin, US
	Machine Learning-Driven Design of Optoelectronic Surfaces P. Leu, University of Pittsburgh, US
	Roll-to-roll and seamless molds: our journey to bring nanostructured surfaces to scale S.J. Furst, Smart Material Solutions, LLC, US
	STUDENT HONORABLE MENTION Effect of Geometry and Material Properties on the Mechanical Properties of Nanopillar Arrays M. Kepenekci, K.-C. Chien, K.-S. Lee, C.-H. Chang, The University of Texas at Austin, US
	Polymer-Encapsulated Tetraalkylammonium Orthoborate Ionic Liquids as Lubricant Additives in Non-Polar Oils J. Yan, F. Mangolini, The University of Texas at Austin, US
	STUDENT ABSTRACT WINNER Novel Surface Coatings for Addressing Structural and Interfacial Issues of Lithium Metal Batteries K.V. Carballo, X. Meng, University of Arkansas, US
	Laser Induced Surface Modifications for Electronic and Optical Devices M. Simmons, R. Malay, Intellivation LLC, US