IOCC 2026 Day 1
Session 1. Inorganic Crystalline Materials
Date: 15 June 2026 (Monday)
Time: 9:00 (CEST, Basel) | 03:00 (EDT, New York) | 15:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)| Time (CEST) |
Speaker | Title |
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09:00-09:10 |
Welcome & Opening Remarks Event Chair |
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| 09:10-09:20 |
Dr. Zongyou Yin |
Welcome from the Session Chairs |
| 09:20-09:45 |
Prof. Dr. Željka Antić |
Pr3+ Visible to Ultraviolet Upconversion for Antimicrobial Applications |
| 09:45-10:05 |
Prof. Zhengqing Liu Invited Speaker |
Phase engineering of transition metal dichalcogenides |
| 10:05-10:25 |
Prof. Dr. Sen Lin Invited Speaker |
Single-Atom Catalysis: Mechanism and Dynamics |
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10:25-10:45 |
Prof. Dr. Ramzi Maalej Invited Speaker |
From Lab to Crime Scene: New Nanotech tools for Forensic Sciences |
| 10:45-11:00 |
Pietro Lenzi Selected Speaker |
Er-activated nanoparticles as probes in biothermal imaging |
| 11:00-11:15 |
Gábor Mandula Selected Speaker |
Photorefraction and photochromism in bismuth–magnesium-codoped stoichiometric lithium niobate |
| 11:15-11:30 |
Monica Pavel Selected Speaker |
Synthesis, characterization, and physicochemical properties of copper halide-intercalated RbLaTa2O7 layered inorganic material |
| 11:30-11:45 |
Alexander Kanibolotskiy Selected Speaker |
Layered chalcogenides of the FeGa2S4 structure type: synthesis, crystal structure, and magnetic properties |
| 11:45-14:00 |
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S2. Liquid Crystals
Date: 15 June 2026 (Monday)
Time: 14:00 (CEST, Basel) | 08:00 (EDT, New York) | 20:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
| Time (CEST) |
Speaker | Title |
| 14:00-14:10 |
Prof. Dr. Vladimir Chigrinov |
Welcome from the Session Chair |
| 14:10-14:35 |
Dr. Ingo Dierking |
The Use of Convolutional Neural Networks to Characterise Liquid Crystals |
| 14:35-14:55 |
Professor Mark Wilson Invited Speaker |
Molecular simulation insights into the stability of the ferroelectric nematic phase |
| 14:55-15:10 |
Ivan Simdyankin Selected Speaker |
Selective Reflection Zones in modulated Flexoelectric Structures induced by a Planar Electric Field |
| 15:10-15:25 | Dorota Dardas Selected Speaker |
Evaluation of applied methods for the determination of viscoelastic effects in chiral liquid crystals |
| 15:25-15:40 | Mateusz Mrukiewicz Selected Speaker |
Electric Permittivity Behavior in Highly Polar Liquid Crystals: From Paraelectricity through Ferroelectricity to Superparaelectricity |
| 15:40-15:55 |
Stanisław Różański Selected Speaker |
The effect of the presence of 5CB liquid crystal molecules in the electrolyte on the current–voltage parameters of the DSSC cell |
IOCC 2026 Day 2
Session 4. Hybrid and Composite Materials
Date: 16 June 2026 (Tuesday)
Time: 9:00 (CEST, Basel) | 03:00 (EDT, New York) | 15:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
| Time (CEST) |
Speaker | Title |
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09:00-09:10 |
Welcome from the Session Chair |
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| 09:10-09:30 |
Prof. Dr. Dušan Dimić |
Structural Diversity of Hybrid Metal–Semicarbazone and Thiosemicarbazone Crystalline Materials and Their Interactions with Biomolecular Targets |
| 09:30-09:45 |
Marzia Pentimalli Selected Speaker |
MOF-Based Composites for Sustainable Processes |
| 09:45-10:00 |
Fabio Manna Selected Speaker |
An Ultramicroporous Fe(II)-Anilato MOF for CO2 Capture and Environmental Applications |
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10:00-10:15 |
Pietro Rassu Selected Speaker |
Multivariate Anilate-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks: Exploring Assembly and Linker Exchange Pathways |
| 10:15-10:30 |
George Marian Ispas Selected Speaker |
POLYPYRROLE-FUNCTIONALIZED MAGNETIC ZEOLITE FOR EFFICIENT RECOVERY OF WASTE OIL FROM WATER SURFACES |
| 10:30-10:45 |
Izabella Crăciunescu Selected Speaker |
Flexible Polypyrrole Composite Films with Organic and Inorganic Fillers for Electrocardiographic Sensing Applications |
| 10:45-11:00 |
Emilia Crăciun Selected Speaker |
Chiral Redox-Active Metal–Organic Frameworks Based on Benzoquinone-Derived Linkers |
| 11:00-14:00 |
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S6. Crystal Engineering
Date: 16 June 2026 (Tuesday)
Time: 14:00 (CEST, Basel) | 08:00 (EDT, New York) | 20:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
| Time (CEST) |
Speaker | Title |
| 14:00-14:10 |
Prof. Dr. Tandabany Dinadayalane |
Welcome from the Session Chair |
| 14:10-14:35 |
Dr. Stanislav Ferdov |
From Collapse to Creation: How Zeolites Reinvent Themselves |
| 14:35-14:50 |
Chittran Roy Selected Speaker |
Crystallization behaviour of phage shock protein: morphological analysis and growth mechanisms |
| 14:50-15:05 |
Kevinkumar Garala Selected Speaker |
Crystallo-Co-Agglomeration as a Crystal Engineering Strategy for Tailoring Pharmaceutical Crystal Properties and Enhancing Drug Processability |
| 15:05-15:20 | Arijit Mukherjee Selected Speaker |
Control of photoreactivity in organic solids through large synthons |
| 15:20-15:35 | Youssef Smayou Selected Speaker |
Coupling Between Br-Hexahelicene Molecules through Br···Br and Br···H Bonds |
| Flash Poster Session | ||
| 15:35-15:40 |
Jayant Kumar Sahoo |
Crystallography and Structural Evolution of Iron Ore Minerals in Banded Iron Formations: Implications for Geometallurgy |
| 15:40-15:45 |
Akmaljon Tojiboev |
Crystal Engineering of Quinazoline Derivatives: Impact of Chalcogen Substitution and Substituent Bulk on 3D Architecture and Intermolecular Interaction |
| 15:45-15:50 |
Christos Michail |
X-ray luminescence performance of a BGO single crystal under the influence of external temperatures: Comparison with BaF2 |
| 15:50-15:55 |
Madalina Bold |
Antimicrobial activity of Iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) functionalized with anthocyanin extracted from blackcurrants (Ribes nigrum) |
| 15:55-16:00 |
Huma Amber |
Electrolessly Deposited Transition Metal Phosphide Catalysts for Hydrogen Generation from Hydrolysis of Sodium Borohydride |
| 16:00-16:05 |
Ivan Yakovkin |
Plasmonic Poynting vector vortices for uniform coupling to photocatalytic coatings |
| 16:05-16:10 |
Irina Kaurova |
Scaling of HKUST-1 metal–organic framework polymer with catalytic and adsorption properties |
| 16:10-16:15 |
Kristijan Živković |
Design of Mono- and Multimetal Oxide Nanoparticles for Enhanced Antimicrobial Surface Application |
| 16:15-16:20 |
Tomislav Balic |
Crystal structure of novel 22- and 23-membered acylhydrazone-based macrocycles |
| 16:20-16:25 |
Mane Sahakyan |
Optical properties of non-centrosymmetric Th-based superconductors: a density functional theory study |
| 16:25-16:30 |
Abdelkader Boutaleb |
Design and Crystal Engineering of a Photonic Crystal Fiber for Optical Pressure Sensing |
| 16:30-16:35 |
Beynor-Antonio Paez-Sierra |
Quantitative Raman Spectroscopic Analysis of Crystallographic and Molecular Orientation in Rubrene Film |
IOCC 2026 Day 3
Session 5. Materials for Energy Applications
Date: 17 June 2026 (Wednesday)
Time: 9:00 (CEST, Basel) | 03:00 (EDT, New York) | 15:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
| Time (CEST) |
Speaker | Title |
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09:00-09:10 |
Dr. Sanja Milošević Govedarović Session Chair |
Welcome from the Session Chair |
| 09:10-09:25 |
Muhammad Faheem Maqsood Selected Speaker |
Thickness-Driven Crystallization and Structural Evolution of Ultra-Thin p+ Poly-Si Passivated Contacts |
| 09:25-09:40 |
Adam Roślak Selected Speaker |
Characterization of the mechanical performance of epoxy resin composites containing graphene powder |
| 09:40-09:55 |
Hamza Wardi Selected Speaker |
Strontium Hydrides for Hydrogen Storage and Strain-Enhanced Hydrogen Desorption near Room Temperature |
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09:55-10:10 |
Maycol F. Mena Selected Speaker |
Effect of crystal structure on the electrochemical performance of LLTO perovskite-type solid electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries |
| 10:10-10:25 |
Fausto Secci Selected Speaker |
Mesoporous CeO₂-Supported Ni Catalysts: Tuning Nickel Dispersion for CO₂ Methanation |
| 10:25-10:40 |
Hector David Agudelo Arias Selected Speaker |
Microwave-Assisted rGO Coupling for Stabilizing a V-Doped Co-Free Li-Rich Layered Cathode with High Discharge Capacity at 5C and 10C |
| 10:40-10:55 |
Ilyas Jalafi Selected Speaker |
Improved Dielectric and Nonlinear Properties of Doped CaCu₃Ti₄O₁₂ Ceramics for High-Efficiency Energy Storage Applications |
| 10:55-14:00 |
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Session 3. Organic Crystalline Materials
Session 7. Crystalline Metals and Alloys
Date: 17 June 2026 (Wednesday)
Time: 14:00 (CEST, Basel) | 08:00 (EDT, New York) | 20:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
| Time (CEST) |
Speaker | Title |
| 14:00-14:10 |
Dr. Stanislav Ferdov |
Welcome from the Session Chair |
| 14:10-14:25 |
Saravanan Kandasamy Selected Speaker |
Deciphering Intermolecular Interactions in Molecular Crystals through Quantum Crystallography and Non-Covalent Interaction Analysis |
| 14:25-14:40 |
Alexander P. Voronin Selected Speaker |
Complete the circle: cocrystal formation thermodynamics derived from congruent sublimation and solution cycles |
| 14:40-14:55 | Ines Benzitouni Selected Speaker |
Novel Sulfanilamide-Derived Schiff Base: Synthesis, FT-IR spectroscopy, Crystal Structure, Hirshfeld Surface Analysis, and in silico ADME investigation |
| 14:55-15:05 |
Prof. Dr. Shouxun Ji Session Chair |
Welcome from the Session Chair |
| 15:05-15:20 |
Salah Uddin Selected Speaker |
Investigation of Crystal Deformation by X-ray Diffraction Method |
| 15:20-15:35 |
Hassane MES-ADI Selected Speaker |
Effect of heterogeneous interfaces on the mechanical characteristic and deformation behavior of metal Bilayers |
| 15:35-15:50 |
János György Bátorfi Selected Speaker |
Simulation of recrystallization in polycrystalline materials |