After the long parenthesis caused by the pandemic, SOCIEMAT has finally been able to hold its XVI National Materials Congress, CNMAT, in Ciudad Real. Organized by the Castilla-La Mancha University, under the presidency of Prof. Gloria Rodríguez Donoso, we have enjoyed a fantastic congress surrounded by friends and colleagues, with the participation of almost 400 attendees and more than 350 papers presented.

The congress was structured in the following Symposia: Functional Materials, Structural Materials, Nanostructured Materials, Polymers, Reinforced Polymers and Composites,... Read more

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The degree of Honorary Doctor of... Read more

The Main Board of the Polish Materials Science Society awarded BEng, PhD Aleksandra Kozłowska from the Silesian University of Technology and BEng, PhD Mateusz Kopeć from the Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Polish Academy of Sciences the prize for the best doctoral dissertation in the field of Materials Science for 2020.

We cordially congratulate the winners and wish them further scientific success. Read more

Tell us in a few lines about your background and career to date.

I work as Associate Professor with Habilitation at University of Coimbra (since February 2021). I received my PhD degree in Physics in 2004, with a work in the field of hard PVD coatings carried out in Portugal, France, Netherlands and Germany. Presently, I am leading the Research Surface Modification and Functionalisation Group responsible for the Laboratory of Corrosion and Electrochemistry.

My research is focused on the development of new decorative, protective and functional coatings... Read more