The 6th International Conference on Materials
From Innovation to Translation
Now Accepting Late Submissions
Due to rising interest, ICM2026 is now accepting late submissions for consideration as poster presentations.
If you are interested in presenting your research on this international platform but have not had a chance to submit yet, email icm2026@mdpi.com today!
the chairs
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to welcome you to The 6th International Conference on Materials (ICM 2026), which will take place in Manchester, UK, from 16 to 18 September 2026. This conference aims to bring together researchers, industry professionals, and experts from around the world to share the latest advancements, exchange ideas, and foster collaborations in the field of Materials Science.
Over the course of three days, we will explore a wide range of topics—biomaterials and bioelectronics; materials for the environment; energy, electronics, and magnetic materials; and materials for catalysis—through keynote lectures, oral presentations, and poster sessions. Our program is designed to provide an engaging platform for discussing cutting-edge research, emerging challenges, and future directions in the field.
We encourage you to actively participate by presenting your work, engaging in discussions, and networking with fellow attendees. Beyond the scientific sessions, Manchester offers a welcoming setting to connect with colleagues while enjoying its picturesque architecture, cultural history, and strong academia.
We look forward to an inspiring and productive conference and to welcoming you to ICM 2026, hosted at Manchester Metropolitan University's outstanding new home for its Faculty of Science and Engineering, The Dalton Building.
Sincerely,
Prof. Dr. Maryam Tabrizian
Prof. Dr. Andreas Taubert
Dr. Ingo Dierking
ICM 2026 Chairs
Conference Secretariat
Ms. Roberta Miglioranza
Ms. Shae Turner
Ms. Paige Wilson
Dr. Ana Sanchís
Conference Email: icm2026@mdpi.com
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Meet Our Chairs
McGill University, Canada
Maryam Tabrizian is a full professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering with a joint appointment with the Faculty of Dentistry and Oral Health Sciences at McGill University. She holds a Canada Research Chair Tier I in Regenerative Medicine and Nanomedicine. She has received many prestigious awards and fellowships including FRQS-Chercheur National, Guggenheim Foundation, Biomaterials Science & Engineering-International, RSC Academy of Sciences, ADEA Leadership Institute, Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Fellowships, and James McGill Professorship. Her research focuses on the development of biomimetic materials, nanoplexes with targeting and tracking/imaging capabilities, and lab-on-a-chip devices. She has been the Editor-in-Chief of Materials since 2011.
Potsdam University, Germany
Prof. Andreas Taubert is the Deputy Director of the Institute of Chemistry at the University of Potsdam, Germany. Andreas Taubert is a materials chemist with an interest in energy and environmental materials, focusing both on their synthesis and their properties. Since 2012, he has been a tenured Professor of Supramolecular Chemistry and Hybrid Materials at the University of Potsdam. Previous stations include the University of Basel, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, University of Michigan, University of Pennsylvania, Université de Strasbourg, and Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces. Current research focuses on ionic liquids as tools for advanced materials design in relevant technological fields such as solar energy conversion, electrochemistry, water splitting, and water treatment.
University of Manchester, UK
Dr. Ingo Dierking received his Ph.D. in 1995 from the University of Clausthal in Germany. After employment at the IBM TJ Watson Research Center in the US, working on electronic paper, he joined Chalmers University in Gothenburg, Sweden, as a Humboldt fellow. There, he was appointed docent, before joining the University of Darmstadt in Germany as a lecturer for several years and eventually moving to the University of Manchester in 2002, where he is a Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy. Dr. Ingo Dierking has published more than 170 scientific papers, as well as several books on the topic of liquid crystal research. He is the 2009 awardee of the Hilsum Medal of the British Liquid Crystal Society (BLCS), the 2016 winner of the Samsung Mid-Career Award for Research Excellence of the International Liquid Crystal Society (ILCS), and the 2021 awardee of the Gray Medal. Ingo Dierking is the editor of Liquid Crystals Today, the current President of the ILCS, and a former Chair of the BLCS. His current research interests are broadly focused on soft-matter systems, with an emphasis on liquid crystals, and LC-based composites with polymers and nanoparticles.
Important Dates
- Abstract submission deadlineAug 28, 2026
- Abstract acceptance notificationAug 31, 2026
- Registration end dateSep 02, 2026
- Early bird registration deadlineJul 14, 2026
- Regular registration deadlineAug 31, 2026
- Late registration deadlineSep 02, 2026
Meet Our Speakers
University of Victoria & University of British Columbia, Canada;
Dr. Willerth is a full professor in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Victoria. She has dual appointments in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Division of Medical Sciences. She also holds an appointment with the School of Biomedical Engineering at the University of British Columbia. <br><br>She recently founded the start-up company Axolotl Biosciences, which sells high-quality bioinks for bioprinting human tissue models. She is an active member of the steering committee of the BC Regenerative Medicine Initiative and the Stem Cell Network. She also serves as a staff scientist at the Creative Destruction Lab. <br><br>Moreso, she is a Fellow of the International Society of Biomaterials Science and Engineering. <br><br>Dr. Willerth served as the acting director of UVic's Centre for Biomedical Research and the Biomedical Engineering undergraduate program from 2018–2021 and as the President of the Canadian Biomaterials Society from 2018–2019. She was elected to the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars in 2021. Additionally, Engineers and Geoscientists of B.C. awarded her their teaching award of excellence in the same year.
Prof. Dr. Danqing Liu
Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands;
With her broad background in various disciplines (electrical, mechanical, and chemical engineering), Danqing Liu develops "human interactive materials" where the materials sense, feel, and communicate with humans or machines. A special aspect of this approach is the transfer or even amplification of the responsive (dielectric-, ferroelectric-, piezoelectric-, and/ or photo-chemical) effects of a single molecule to the macroscopic level of a device. This is realized by incorporating the functional molecules into suitable and cooperative host materials, such as liquid crystals. <br><br>Danqing Liu received her master's degree in Electrical Engineering at Delft University in the Netherlands. She joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Eindhoven University of Technology, also in the Netherlands, for her PhD research. She developed polymer responsive surfaces based on hydrogels and liquid crystal polymers. She received her PhD degree and in the same year joined the Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry working as a postdoctoral student on new mechanisms of surface activation. In 2015, she was a Research Fellow at the Institute of Complex Molecular Systems in Eindhoven. In 2023, she was appointed as an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology. <br><br>In 2020, she received the Michi Nakata Prize for Early Career Achievements from the International Liquid Crystal Society. In 2021, she was appointed as a Visiting Professor at South China Normal University, P. R. China.
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