The 3rd International Symposium on Materials Coating Science and Technology (MCST 2027)

Building on the success of previous editions, the 3rd International Symposium on Materials Coating Science and Technology (MCST 2027) has officially transitioned into a fully-fledged international conference and will be held in Xi'an, China, from October 21 to 24, 2027. This event is hosted by MDPI Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412; IF: 3.4, CiteScore: 6.1) and co-organized by Xi’an Jiaotong University. As advanced materials continue to fuel industrial innovation across diverse fields, the demand for high-performance, long-service-life coatings technologies tailored to complex and extreme service conditions has become increasingly urgent.

MCST 2027 aims to gather global researchers, engineers and industrial experts to share cutting-edge progress in coatings science and engineering, and facilitate in-depth integration and collaboration between fundamental research and industrial applications. The symposium highlights the importance of interdisciplinary innovation and warmly invites contributions across a wide range of topics, including surface engineering, advanced deposition technologies, as well as emerging coatings applications in energy storage, biomedicine, photonics and functional advanced materials.

Key areas of focus for this conference include, but are not limited to, the following:
S1. Metal Surface Treatment and Protective Coatings
S2. Protective Coatings for Extreme Environments and Engineering Applications
S3. Deposition Technologies and Applications
S4. Spraying Technologies and Applications
S5. Laser Cladding and Additive Manufacturing
S6. Bioactive and Food Packaging Coatings
S7. Energy and Functional Coatings
S8. Cultural Heritage Protection and Architectural Coatings
S9. Ceramic Coatings and Applications

We look forward to welcoming you to Xi’an for this exciting symposium, where you will have the opportunity to present your latest advances in coatings science, surface engineering, deposition technologies, or related applications in energy, biomedicine, and functional materials.

Kind regards,
Conference Chairs

Prof. Dr. Wei Pan, Tsinghua University, China
Prof. Dr. Xiaofeng Zhao, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Prof. Dr. Yongsheng Zhang, State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

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