Coatings Webinar | 2D MMC for Next-Generation Thermal Management from Thermodust
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Thermal management is becoming a critical technological challenge in sectors such as information and communication technologies, aerospace and electric mobility, where increasingly high-power densities require more efficient heat removal and transport solutions. ThermoDust, funded by the European Union under the Horizon Europe programme (Grant Agreement No. 101046835), addresses this challenge through the development of a radically new class of high-performance materials for advanced thermal management.
The project aims to combine outstanding heat-transfer capability with the design flexibility offered by additive manufacturing, enabling the production of innovative thermal-management components across a wide range of scales and geometries. Through a multidisciplinary approach integrating materials science, thermal engineering, advanced manufacturing and materials characterisation, ThermoDust investigates novel material concepts capable of overcoming current limitations in heat dissipation and thermal transport.
By establishing new links between material design, processing and thermal performance, ThermoDust seeks to enable more efficient cooling technologies and contribute to reduced energy consumption in applications such as data centres, electronics and electric-vehicle battery systems. Ultimately, the project aims to strengthen European leadership in advanced thermal-management materials and manufacturing technologies, opening opportunities for new products and markets in ICT, aerospace, electric mobility and related high-performance applications.
Date: 19 October 2026
Time: 3:00 pm CEST | 9:00 am EDT
Webinar ID: 840 9525 9661
Webinar Secretariat: journal.webinar@mdpi.com
Meet Our Chairs
Universitat de Barcelona, Spain;As Professor and Director of the Department of Materials Science and Physical Chemistry at Universitat de Barcelona, Sergi Dosta has a long teaching and research career. He has published more than 155 papers in high-level and internationally prestigious journals in the field and has an h-index of 39 according to the SCOPUS database, with more than 4500 citations. He is also the President of the ETSA (European Thermal Spray Association) since June 2022. His main research experience is focused on surface engineering, and specifically on the thermal spray field, collaborating with national and international research centres and companies.
Trinity College Dublin, Ireland;Professor Rocco Lupoi is an academic in the Department of Mechanical, Manufacturing and Biomedical Engineering at Trinity College Dublin. He is internationally recognized for his research in advanced manufacturing, additive manufacturing, and materials processing technologies. His work bridges fundamental research and industrial applications, with a strong focus on innovation and technology transfer. He has led and contributed to numerous national and international collaborative research projects. His research has resulted in significant scientific contributions, industrial partnerships, and the supervision of a large cohort of researchers.
Universitat de Barcelona, Spain;Dr Camila Barreneche has an Associate Professor position at Universitat de Barcelona. Within the EIC Pathfinder ThermoDust project, she collaborated as the Industrial Stakeholders Group manager to provide the main results and achievements of the ThermoDust project to the board, as well as to ask for feedback about the proof of concept that we have developed during this 5-year project.
Meet Our Speakers
Dr. Apostolos Koutsioukis
Trinity College Dublin, Ireland;Dr Apostolos Koutsioukis is a Research Fellow in Prof. Valeria Nicolosi’s group at Trinity College Dublin. Within the EIC Pathfinder ThermoDust project, he collaborates with Prof. Rocco Lupoi’s STAMM group on the scalable production and integration of 2D materials with metal powders for 3D printing and thermal-management applications. He holds an MSc and PhD in Materials Science from the University of Patras, Greece.
Politecnico di Milano, Italy;Fatemeh Zarei is a PhD candidate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano, with a background in Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology. As part of Prof. Mario Guagliano’s and Prof. Sara Bagherifard’s research groups, she works within the EIC Pathfinder ThermoDust project on the additive manufacturing of 2D metal matrix composites (2DMMCs) for advanced thermal-management applications. Her research combines composite and functional materials with advanced manufacturing technologies, with extensive work on cold spray additive manufacturing and the development of high-performance materials through innovative processing approaches.
Mr. Hyunjong Lee
University of Twente, The Netherlands;Hyunjong Lee is a PhD candidate at the University of Twente. During his PhD, he has been fully involved in the EIC pathfinder ThermoDust project, which aims to develop thermal-management systems using novel 2D-metal composites through additive manufacturing (AM). His research focuses on the characterization of thermal properties of novel 2D-metal materials, from powder feedstocks to AM-fabricated parts. He has investigated the factors affecting the effective thermal conductivity of graphene in a metal matrix, with a particular focus on interfacial thermal properties, which will be presented in this webinar. He holds an MSc degree in Materials Science and Engineering from KAIST, South Korea.
| Speaker/Presentation | Time in CEST | Time in EDT |
| Prof. Dr. Sergi Dosta and Prof. Dr. Rocco Lupoi Webinar Introduction and Thermodust Project Overview |
3:00 - 3:10 pm | 9:00 - 9:10 am |
| Dr. Camila Barreneche Dissemination Results and 2D Materials Database from Thermodust |
3:10 - 3:20 pm | 9:10 - 9:20 am |
| Dr. Apostolos Koutsioukis From Exfoliation to 3D Printing: Scalable Synthesis and Mechanistic Insights into 2D Metal-Matrix Composites |
3:20 - 3:45 pm | 9:20 - 9:45 am |
| Student Session Talk 1: Fatemeh Zarei Development of 2D Metal Matrix Composites Using Cold Spray Additive Manufacturing |
3:45 - 4:10 pm | 9:45 - 10:10 am |
| Student Session Talk 2: Hyunjong Lee Thermal Characterization of Metal-Graphene Composite Systems: A Study of Interfacial Thermal Properties |
4:10 - 4:35 pm | 10:10 - 10:35 am |
| Q&A | 4:35 - 4:50 pm | 10:35 - 10:50 am |
| Prof. Dr. Sergi Dosta and Prof. Dr. Rocco Lupoi Closing of Webinar |
4:50 - 5:00 pm | 10:50 - 11:00 am |
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