The 2nd Symposium on Materials Coating Science and Technology (MCST'2025)
The 2nd Symposium on Materials Coating Science and Technology (MCST'2025)
Part of the MCST series
The Science and Engineering of Coatings, Thin and Thick Films, Surfaces and Interfaces, Plasma Coatings, Surfaces Interfaces, Corrosion, Wear and Erosion, Bioactive Coatings and Biointerfaces, Ceramic Coatings and Engineering Technology
Basic Information
Check-in: November 21, 2025
Conference Period: November 22-23, 2025
Conference Location: Wuhan, China (venue to be determined)
Event Chairs
State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Tsinghua University, China
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan, China
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Event Committees
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha, China
State Key Laboratory of Digital Manufacturing Equipment and Technology, School of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
Laboratory of Science and Technology of Thermal Structural Composite Materials, Department of Composite Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, China
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-materials, Ministry of Education, and Hubei Key Laboratory of Nuclear Solid Physics, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, China
State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
The Future Laboratory, Tsinghua University, ,Beijing, China
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Center for Advanced Lubrication and Sealing Materials, State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China
Research Center for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
Key Laboratory of Precision and Non-Traditional Machining Technology, Ministry of Education, School of Mechanical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology, Jinan, China
Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China
State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China
Yangtze River Scholar Professor of Materials Science, Director of Advanced Coatings Research Center, Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China
State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China
Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Invited Speakers
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
School of Mechanical Engineering, Xi'an Technological University, Xi'an, China
Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, China
School of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
College of Engineering, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
The Future Laboratory, Tsinghua University, ,Beijing, China
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology, Jinan, China
College of Ecology and Environment , Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China
Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin, China
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan, China
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Sessions
S2. Superhydrophilic/Hydrophobic Coatings
S3. Thermal Barrier Coatings
S4. Heat Dissipation Coatings
S5. Insulating Coatings
S6. Anti-corrosion, Anti-fouling/Antimicrobial Functional Coatings
S7. Biomedical and Bioengineering Coatings
S8. Optical Coatings
S9. Electromagnetic Shielding Coatings
S10. Self-assembling/Adaptive Smart Coatings
S11. Plasma/Thermal Spray Coatings
S12. Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD)
S13. Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD)
S14. Electrochemical Deposition
S15. Sol-Gel Coatings
S16. Plasma Micro-arc Oxidation Coatings
S17. Surface Engineering and Tribology
S18. Novel Specialized Coating Technologies
S19. Coating Technologies in Semiconductor and Information Technology Applications
S20. Coating Technologies in Energy Applications
S21. Coating Technologies in Agriculture and Food Industry Applications
S22. Coating Technologies in Mechanical, Marine, and Aerospace Applications
S23. Coating Technologies in Cultural Heritage Preservation
Instructions for Authors
Please click the button above to submit your abstract.
Abstract Submission
Create an account on Sciforum if you do not have one and then click on the "Submit Abstract" at the top of this webpage.
Note: The email address used for registration must match the email address used for submission.
Abstract Instructions
The submission must be in Chinese. An English version of the abstract is optional, and there is no word limit.
Contribution Type
You will be asked to select the contribution type (oral contribution, poster contribution, or both) during the submission process. However, it is subject to change according to the decision of the conference chair and the scientific committee.
Deadline
The deadline for online abstract submission is Thursday, 24 July 2025, and the deadline for registration of covering authors is Tuesday, 9 September 2025 .
You will be notified by Thursday, 21 August 2025 regarding the the acceptance. Your abstract will be withdrawn if your registration is not completed by this date.
Registrations
Please click the Event Registration button above to complete your registration.
Participation to the conference is considered final only once the registration fees have been paid. Please note that, in order to finalize the scientific program in due time, at least one registration by anyone of the authors, denoted as Covering Author, is required to cover the presentation and publication of any accepted abstract. Covering Author registration deadline is 9 September 2025.
| Early Bird Until 27 August 2025 |
Regular Until 21 November 2025 |
Supported documents | |
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| Academic | 2000.00 CNY | 2200.00 CNY | |
Student |
1500.00 CNY |
1800.00 CNY |
Scanned copy or photograph of your current student ID is required. |
| Non-Academic | 2300.00 CNY | 2500.00 CNY |
Cancellation policy
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Cancellation of paid registration is possible under the terms listed below: |
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≥ 1 month before the conference |
Full refund but 800 CNY are retained for administration |
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≥ 3 weeks before the conference |
Refund 50% of the applying fees |
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≥ 2 weeks before the conference |
Refund 25% of the applying fees |
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< 2 weeks before the conference |
No refund |
Payment methods
Wire transfer, Credit card
Currencies accepted by this event
Swiss francs (CHF) , Euros (EUR) , US dollars (USD) , Pounds sterling (GBP) , Japanese yen (JPY) , Canadian dollars (CAD) , Singapore dollars (SGD) and Chinese yuan (CNY)
Publication Opportunities
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Coatings Journal Publication
Participants of this conference are cordially invited to submit a complete manuscript to a Special Issue of Coatings Journal (ISSN: 2079-6412, Impact Factor: 2.9, CiteScore: 5.0) and enjoy a 20% discount on the publication fee (approximately CNY 4,200).
Please note if you have IOAP/association discounts, conference discounts will be combined with IOAP/association discounts. Conference discounts cannot be combined with reviewer vouchers. All submitted papers will undergo MDPI’s standard peer-review procedure. The abstracts should be cited and noted on the first page of the paper.
Please note if you have IOAP/association discounts, conference discounts will be combined with IOAP/association discounts. Conference discounts cannot be combined with reviewer vouchers. -
Materials Proceeding Paper Publication
You are welcome to submit a proceeding paper (4-8 pages) to Materials Proceedings journal (ISSN 2673-4605) after the conference. Publication of the proceedings will be free of charge. The proceeding paper will be open for submissions after the conference and closed on 7 January 2026.
Authors are asked to disclose that it is a proceeding paper of the MCST 2025 conference paper in their cover letter. Carefully read the rules outlined in the 'Instructions for Authors' on the journal’s website and ensure that your submission adheres to these guidelines.Manuscripts for the proceedings issue must be formatted as follows:
- Title.
- Full author names.
- Affiliations (including full postal address) and authors' e-mail addresses.
- Abstract.
- Keywords.
- Introduction.
- Methods.
- Results and Discussion.
- Conclusions.
- Acknowledgements.
- References.
MCST 2025 Proceedings Paper Temple
Event Awards
The Best Poster Awards will be presented at this conference. After evaluation by the organizing committee, the awards will be given to the ten highest-quality posters.
Each Best Oral Presentation Award and Best Poster Presentation Award winner will be entitled to one publication in the Coatings Journal (ISSN: 2079-6412, Impact Factor: 2.9, CiteScore: 5.0) with 50% of the Article Processing Charges (APC) , which is 1,300CHF to be waived.
Sponsorship Opportunities
A small scale exhibition will be held alongside the conference, inviting relevant companies to showcase new processes, technologies, equipment (including various scientific research testing devices and instruments), and products in the field of coatings through booths and display boards.
Interested companies are welcome to contact mcst2025@mdpi.com for exhibition opportunities. We also warmly welcome corporate representatives to attend the conference.
Sponsors and Partners
Organizers
Co-organizers
Contact Us
Conference Secretariat
Ms. Yulia Zhao
Ms. Rachel Fan
Ms. Amy Cheng
Ms. Cassie Zhao
mcst2025@mdpi.com
For inquiries regarding submissions, registrations and sponsorship opportunities, please feel free to contact us.
