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Materials Oceania 2019: Conference Report International Conference on Materials Science PRISM and Engineering September 16-18, 2019 Event Venue Pullman Melbourne Albert Park 65 Queens Road Melbourne Victoria 3004 Australia Our Supporters Acknowledgements The conference was headed by Prof. Manijeh Razeghi (Northwestern University, USA) and the sessions were governed by Prof. Osama O. Awadelkarim (Pennsylvania State University, USA), Prof. Yoshimine Kato (Kyushu University, Japan), Dr. Barbara Szpunar (University of Saskatchewan, Canada), Prof. Hiromitsu Takaba (Kogakuin University), Dr. Kun Qian (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China), Dr. Katsumi Yoshida (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan), Dr. Shalini Bahel (Guru Nanak Dev University, India), Prof. Ivan Nemec (Charles University, Czech Republic), Dr. Frank Czerwinski (CanmetMATERIALS, Canada). The poster session was judged by Prof. Yusuke Yamauchi (The University of Queensland, Australia), Dr. Rajender Varma (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, USA) and Prof. C. K. Jayasankar (Sri Venkateswara University, India). Sincerest thanks to Lord Mayor Sally Capp (City of Melbourne) for her inspirational speech and inquisitive participation in the panel discussion on Women in Materials Science along with Prof. Jiazhao Wang (University of Wollongong, Australia), Prof. Manijeh Razeghi (Northwestern University, USA), Prof. Jing Li (Rutgers University, USA). The congregation was generously supported by Across International Australia, Royal Society of Chemistry, Materials Today, Engineers without Borders Australia, Nanotechnology World Network, Innovation Leadership Forum, Medgate Today Magazine, Lanka Lion, Bio Based Press, EIN news and Bus Charter. Revered members of organising committee were: Dr. Huijun Li (University of Wollongong, Australia), Dr. Almantas Pivrikas (Murdoch University, Australia), Dr. Tong Lin (Deakin University, Australia), Dr. Dusan Losic (The University of Adelaide, Australia), Dr. Chao Su (Curtin University, Australia), Dr. Yusuke Yamauchi (The University of Queensland, Australia), Dr. Wasim Saman (University of South Australia, Australia), Dr. Romila Devi Gopalan (University of South Pacific, Fiji), Dr. Manijeh Razeghi (Northwestern University, USA), Dr. Jian Liu (University of Surrey, UK), Dr. Gustaaf Schoukens (Ghent University, Belgium), Dr. Fabrice Charra (CEA, France), Dr. Felicia Iacomi (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania), Dr. Vlad Stolojan (University of Surrey, UK), Dr. Anna Stoynova (Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria) Dr. Jerome Tignon (Sorbonne University, France), Dr. Karolis Kazlauskas (Vilnius University, Lithuania), Dr. Charles Cornet (University of Rennes, France), Dr. Janis Grabis (Riga Technical University, Latvia), Dr. Milos Djukic (University of Belgrade, Serbia), Dr. Dragoslav Dobras (University of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina), Dr. Tai- Shung Chung (National University of Singapore, Singapore), Dr. Abeer Abdullah Al Anazi (Australian College of Kuwait, Kuwait), Dr. Ivan Němec (Charles University, Czech Republic), Dr. Xiangang Wan (Nanjing University, China), Dr. Limin Wu (Fudan University, China), Dr. Roslina bt Ahmad (University of Malaya, Malaysia), Dr. Md. Abu Hashan Bhuiyan (Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh). Staff support was provided by: Dr. Venkata Ravi Kumar Dasari, Mr. Raghav Gupta, Mr. Rakshith Kumar, Dr. Arindam Halder, Mrs. Bhavya Garg, Mr. Abhimanyu Sharma, Mr. Ankit Dahiya, Mr. Rakesh Kundra, Ms. Meg Blackie, Mr. Rishabh Sharma. The organisers would like to thank all the participants for their unflinching and unparalleled contributions towards the Conference. Each and everyone of 160 plus participants from more than 25 countries played an indispensible role ranging from speakers, chairs and panelists to exhibitor and poster presenters, and participants of the breakout discussion sessions. Highlights of the Conference Highlights of the Conference More than 160 ignited minds from over 25 countries met in Melbourne, Australia, from 16 to 18 September 2019 to exchange and explore ideas and best practices, foster debates, create and strengthen partnerships, and discuss the topic ‘Core of innovations in materials science and engineering”. It was the first International Conference on Materials Science and Engineering (Materials Oceania), chiefly aiming towards providing a common platform “The conference is well organized to community of compatible professionals and academicians for new and I get a lot of useful ideas to sprout, healthy discussions to bear fruit and academic/ business information. Thank you very much for your hard work”. interests to propagate. Yu Cong The call for conference proposals ran from 7 January - 15 July 2019. Materials Dalian Institute of Chemical Oceania 2019 received 224 proposals of abstracts for oral or poster Physics, CAS, China presentation. The abstracts proposals were distributed to review committee for screening. The 3 days conference featured 12 Keynote presentations, 60 Oral presentations, 25 student presentations in 6 parallel sessions and 1 poster session with 30 poster presentations. Materials Oceania 2019 attracted over 160 attendees from over 25 countries, the largest percentage of overall conference attendance came from Asia. The attendees were from Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, P. R. China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, United States, United Kingdom and Vietnam. 38% of attendee’s were women and 62% men; 48% represented academic/research communities, 21% were business delegates, 11% were consultants, 6% were technical staff, and 14% were categorised as others. Pre-conference dinner was hosted before the first day of conference, for the keynote speakers and session chairs; Approximately 25 “I enjoyed the conference very much, participants attended the dinner in Kitchen Workshop at Crown the talks were of very high quality and the site and people were excellent. I Towers, the largest casino complex in the Southern Hemisphere as find that the "customer service", i.e. well as in the world. the communication between you as organizer and me as attendee, has been always excellent, very fast and easy.” The conference kit was distributed among the attendees along with a Pol Lloveras mobile app providing information about the event was also available Polytechnic University of Catalonia to download. Spain The Materials Oceania 2019 was a big leap towards connecting minds within the materials science community and beyond. “I enjoyed very much the conference – You and your co-organizers have done a terrific, impressive work! The Panel Discussion and Students Forum are all unique features of the conference, and the scientific quality of the program is high. There are plenty opportunities for discussions and communications”. Jing Li Rutgers University USA Opening Ceremony Opening Ceremony and Welcome Speech Prof. Manijeh Razeghi (Northwestern University, USA), officially opened the International Conference on Materials Science and Engineering on 16 September 2019. As the Honorary Chair of Materials Oceania 2019, she gave an overview of the event, noting that with over 160 people registered, the Materials Oceania Conference was a very well attended event with significantly more student participants than initially expected. She commenced her address by appreciating the efforts put by the Prism Scientific Services team who made this conference a possibility. She then mentioned that the three day conference on ‘Materials Science and Engineering’ as a visionary leap ahead, in exposing the nascent minds of tomorrow to the literacy of modern science. She noted the organising committee designed the Conference to stimulate interaction and dialogue through a variety of formats including Question and Answer sessions following presentations, breakout discussions, poster pitch presentations, exhibits and evening networking sessions. Lord Mayor Sally Capp, City of Melbourne, began her speech by acknowledging the gathering on the traditional land of the Kulin Nation, and paid her respects to elders past and present. She welcomed all the participants, from Australia and beyond, to the City of Melbourne. She encouraged participants to take a walk around the city and explore historic arcades, colourful laneways, shops, galleries, fine dining, and beautiful gardens. She mentioned that for the best part of 10 years, Melbourne has been named one of the world’s most liveable cities by The Economist. She then congratulated Prism Scientific Services for organising this event and all the hard work the team had put into developing themselves and the fellow colleagues. She noted many in the community wouldn’t automatically associate Melbourne as being an internationally recognised hub for Australia’s materials science industry. She recognised that Melbourne is a global leader in areas including metals, polymers, photonics, composites bio- materials, electronics, coatings and emerging processes such as additive manufacturing. Melbourne has a proven track record in developing materials science and technology solutions with its advanced research and innovation capabilities in niche areas of advanced manufacturing. She added beyond Melbourne, Victoria is home to an innovative and dynamic cluster of minerals science companies, making the state a world leader in the delivery of products and service solutions for the Australian and international