Symposium topics

1. Basic glass sciences: Structure and properties (mechanic, diffusion, conductivity, thermo….)

Conveners: Alderman O. (ISIS, UK); Cicconi R. (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität, Germany); Deschamps T. (Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France); Munoz F. (CSIC, Spain); Piarristeguy A. (Université de Montpellier, France); Smedskjaer M. (Aalborg University, Denmark)

Invited speakers:

Laurent Calvez, Université Rennes, France
Dominique de Ligny Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
Madoka Ono, Tohoku University, Japan

2. Glass transition, relaxation, glass dynamic, theoretical glass

Conveners: Chazeau L. (MATEIS, France) ; Martinet C. (Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France) ; Ruta B. (Néel Institut, France) ; Vandembroucq D. (ESPCI, France) ; Wondraczek L. (University of Jena, Germany)

Invited speakers:

Kristine Nils, Roskilde University, Denmark
Isabella Gallino, TU-Berlin, Germany
Sabyasachi Sen, University of California Davis, USA

3. Optical properties and photonic (including laser, optoelectronics)

Conveners: Jiang S. (AdValues Photonis Inc., USA) ; Cavillon M. (Université Paris-Saclay, France) ; Petit L.(Tampere university, Finland)

Invited speakers:

Anna Łukowiak, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Michael Pitcher, CNRS, France
Kathleen Richardson, University of Central Florida, USA

4. Glass surface and coating (including durability, corrosion) 

Conveners: Georges P. (Corning, France); Martucci A. (University of Padoue, Italy); Martinez V. (Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France); Montigaud H. (Saint Gobain, France); Tuncay T. (Sisecam, Turkey)

Invited speakers:

Gianpietro Cagnoli, Université Claude Bernard Lyon1, France
Nick Smith, Corning, USA
Ashutosh Goel, Rutgers University, USA

5. From glass to crystal (Crystallization, glass-ceramic)

Conveners: Delaizir G. (University of Limoges, France); Mitra M. (Schott, Germany); Pascual M. (ICV-CSIC, Spain); Pitcher M. (CNRS, France); Zhou S. (South China University of Technology , China)

Invited speakers:

Akash Bhatnagar, Schott, Germany
Laeticia Petit, Tampere University, Finland
Yoshihiro Takahashi, Okamoto Glass Co., Ltd, Japan

6. Glasses for healthcare and medical applications

Conveners: Ficheux M. (NIPRO, France) ; Hill R. (University of London, UK); Hupa L. (About Akademi U., Finland); Massera J. (Tampere University, Finland); Soulie J. (National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse, France)

Invited speakers:

Julian Jones, Imperial College London, UK
Bo Lei, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
Enrica Verné, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Edgar Zanotto, Federal University of São Carlos, Brazil

7. Simulation, modeling, machine learning

Conveners: Albaret T. (University of Lyon, France); Du J. (University of North Texas, USA); Ispas S. (Université de Montpellier, France); Krishnan A. (Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India); Pedone A. (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy)

Invited speakers:

Daniel Cassar, Ilum School of Science, Brazil
Volker Deringer, University of Oxford, UK

8. Glass: a sustainable material – Sustainability and environment (including waste, recycling, energy efficient glass for architecture and packaging, transport…)

Conveners: Schuller S. (CEA, France); Peterson I. (Corning, USA); Pigeonneau F. (Mines Paris, France)

Invited speakers:

John McCloy, Washington State University, USA
Christian Roos, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Kai Xu, Qingdao University, China

9. Advance manufacturing processes (Industrial Glass Manufacturing and Processing, Additive Manufacturing and New Processing Techniques of Glasses)

Conveners: Gaubil M. (Saint-Gobain SEFPRO, France); Maehara T. (AGC, Japan); Payen, C. (Verallia, France); Pokorny R. (UCT Prague, Czech Republic)

Invited speakers:

Denis Klock, Verallia, France
Tetsuo Kishi, Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan
Wolf Kuhn, Fives Group, France
Yuanzheng Yue, Aalborg University, Denmark

10. Glass and Humanity: history, archaeometry and education

Conveners: Rodrigues A. (Federal Un. of Sao Carlos, Brazil); Hubert M. (Corning, USA); Lagabrielle S. (Verre et Histoire, France); Schibille N. (CNRS, France)

Invited speakers:

Steven Koob, Corning Museum of Glass, USA
Odile Majérus, Chimie ParisTech, France
Teresa Palomar, ICV-CSIC, Spain