The 51st International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films (ICMCTF 2025) will be held at the Town & Country Resort, San Diego, California, USA, from May 11-16, 2025. ICMCTF is the premier international conference in the field of thin film deposition, characterization, and advanced surface engineering, promoting a global exchange of ideas and information among scientists, technologists, and manufacturers. ICMCTF 2025 technical sessions will have an overarching theme that emphasizes materials, processes, and applications relevant for sustainable development and will include a related Topical Symposium. The Conference includes more than 90 high-profile invited speakers, in over 50 sessions, across technical symposia, plenary and keynote lectures, short courses, an awards program, and daily social networking events.
A major exhibition of equipment, materials, technical literature, and new technologies is a key part of the conference. Attendees from all over the world come to present their findings, exchange ideas, share insights, make new friends, and often establish collaborations. The Conference typically draws 700 attendees.
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The Opening Plenary talk on Monday morning is given by Professor Y. Shirley Meng, Ph.D, Chief Scientist, ACCESS, Argonne National Lab, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA, on:
Past, Present and Future of All Solid State Batteries – Challenges and Opportunities
Monday, May 12, 2025, 8:00 a.m.
The Exhibitors Keynote is given by Juan Flores Preciado; Principal Engineer, SpaceX on:
Surface Engineering and Rocket Science –Surface Engineering Solutions to Protect Spacecrafts and Ground Infrastructure Against Terrestrial and “Extraterrestrial” Harsh Environments
Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 11:00 a.m.
The Keynote Lecture is given by Tommi Kääriäinen; President at BENEQ, Inc. Boulder Colorado, on:
Spatial Atomic Layer Deposition for High Throughput Industrial Production of Lithium-Ion Batteries and Photovoltaic Cells.
In addition to the technical program, the Conference features a major exhibition of equipment, materials, technical literature, and new technologies is a key part of the conference. Attendees from all over the world come to present their findings, exchange ideas, share insights, make new friends, and often establish collaborations. The Conference typically draws 700 attendees. The Exhibition is open to the public. An educational program of Short Courses will be offered throughout the week.
Each year, the R.F. Bunshah Award Laureate, the Bill Sproul Award winner and three outstanding Graduate Student Award winners are celebrated during a special convocation late Wednesday afternoon, followed by a festive buffet reception in the evening.
ICMCTF will again publish excellent scientific and technical work in peer-reviewed special issues of the two Elsevier journals Vacuum and Surface & Coatings Technology. Articles in the ICMCTF special issues will have complementary open access for one year after publication.
The Town and Country Resort Hotel and Convention Center, located in sunny San Diego of Southern California, will be the official conference venue, providing a relaxed atmosphere for discussion and networking among attendees.