The 15th Global Conference on Materials Science and Engineering (CMSE 2026)

Special Session Information:

This session addresses the power laser interaction with matter from material perspective. Results starting from laser induced modification, laser processing of materials, material synthesis by laser techniques and targets for laser-particle acceleration, as well as materials for diagnoses and monitoring power laser interaction with matter are welcomed to this session as long as they focus on the material characteristics, material induced modifications and associated phenomena.

The main topics of interest for this Special Session include (but not limited to):
- Materials in extreme conditions (e.g. Laser processing of materials, laser targets)
- Power Laser interactions with materials (e.g. laser induced processes in materials, associated processes)
- Laser based material synthesis (e.g. 3D printing)
- Materials for high-power laser-matter interaction applications (e.g. targets, detection of strong EM transitory field and ionizing radiation)

Submission Deadline:
Full Papers: September 30, 2026
Abstracts (without full paper publication): October 10, 2026

Tentative Presentation Titles in this Special Session:

1. Non-linear Optic Materials in High Power Laser - Matter Interaction Diagnosis (invited)
2. Defects Analysis by Optical Methods in Laser Irradiated Metal Alloys (invited)
3. Laser Welding of Metallic Interconnections for Rechargeable Electric Battery Applications (oral)
4. Advanced Laser Processing Technique for Stainless Steel Applications (oral)

(More will be updated …)

This special session is now open for submission and registration. Please submit your abstract or full paper through the Submission System and select the option for the Special Session on "Materials in Power Laser Applications." Afterwards, you may proceed directly with conference registration via the Registration Page, or the conference secretary will contact you with further details.

Session Chairs:

Biography: Dr. Eng. Habil. Aurelian Marcu, received his PhD in 2002 with a work on ‘Special Laser Deposition Techniques’ in University ‘Politehnica’ Bucharest - Romania, with further research within Postdoc positions in Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research – Osaka University – Japan and National Institute for Laser Plasma and Radiation Physics from Magurele – Romania on the ‘Oxide Nanostructure Fabrication by Laser Techniques’ and ‘Nanostructure Applications in Drug Delivery’. His Habilitation Theses in 2023 was focused on “Laser-matter interactions in nano-science and nano-scale applications”. He authored one book on “Pulsed Laser Ablation of Solids’ in Springer, as well as few laser-matter applications book chapters, has over 60 indexed research articles and coordinated several research national projects on the above related topics. He is member of different international associations on materials science and chemistry and head of ‘Laser Plasma Radiation – Science and Technology’ professional association from 2023.

Biography: Dr. Eng. Habil. Andrei Popescu worked in the last 10 years with high power lasers and CNC machines to develop new methods and technologies in the fields of additive manufacturing and laser welding for the industrial sector. Besides his academic work which comprises 82 papers in ISI journals, a Hirsch factor of 25 and 6 book chapters, his resume includes 5 national approved patents and 9 technologies with maturity levels TRL>6 transferred to national companies. His current interests lie in additive manufacturing of metallic large scale parts, metal matrix composite materials, welding of dissimilar materials, laser hardening and laser surface micro structuring.

Organizing Committee Members:

Dr. Aurelian Marcu, National Institute for Laser Plasma and Radiation Physics, Center for Advanced Laser Technology, PW-Laser laboratory, Romania
Dr. Andrei Popescu, National Institute for Laser Plasma and Radiation Physics, Center for Advanced Laser, LAMPS Laboratory, Romania

Special Session Information:

Electrochemical energy storage is central to the electrification of transportation, renewable-energy integration, portable electronics, and resilient power systems. Continued progress requires coordinated advances from atomic-scale materials design and interfacial chemistry to electrode processing and practical cell engineering. This special session will bring together researchers from materials science, electrochemistry, chemical and mechanical engineering, physics, computation, and industry to discuss emerging concepts and translational challenges across rechargeable batteries and related storage technologies. Particular emphasis will be placed on mechanistic understanding of reaction kinetics and degradation, advanced in situ and operando characterization, physics-informed and data-driven discovery, and scalable processing.

The main topics of interest for this Special Session include but are not limited to:
• Advanced cathode, anode, catalyst, host, separator, and current-collector materials for electrochemical energy storage
• Electrolyte design, solvation chemistry, solid electrolytes, and electrode-electrolyte interfaces and interphases
• Lithium-ion, lithium-sulfur and other metal-sulfur, lithium-metal, metal-air, and solid-state batteries
• Sodium-ion, potassium-ion, multivalent, aqueous, redox-flow, and hybrid electrochemical storage systems
• Charge and mass transport, reaction kinetics, degradation mechanisms, safety, and lifetime prediction
• Advanced in situ and operando characterization, multiscale simulation, and computational materials design
• Artificial intelligence, machine learning, automated experimentation, and digital twins for materials and cell development
• Scalable materials synthesis, electrode manufacturing, cell design, pouch-cell validation, recycling, and sustainability

This special session is now open for submission and registration. Please submit your abstract or full paper through the Submission System and select the option for the Special Session on “Advanced Materials and Interfaces for Next Generation Electrochemical Energy Storage.” Afterwards, you may proceed directly with conference registration via the Registration Page, or the conference secretary will contact you with further details.

Biography: Prof. Kwun Nam Hui is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Hong Kong in 2009. His research focuses on electrochemical energy-storage materials, interfaces, devices, and data-driven materials discovery. He has authored more than 320 SCI-indexed publications, which have received over 18,400 citations. His recent achievements include spin-state engineering of solid–solid sulfur redox reactions and the demonstration of a 13.2 Ah lithium–sulfur pouch cell with a specific energy of 435 Wh kg⁻¹. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and a Senior Member of IEEE and has been included in the Stanford University/Elsevier list of the world’s top 2% scientists since 2021. In 2026, he was appointed an Academic Associate Editor of Rare Metals (Wiley). He also serves on the editorial boards of Scientific Reports (since 2025), Sustainable Chemistry for Energy Materials (since 2025), and Nanotechnology (since 2026).

Organizing Committee Members

Prof. Kwun Nam Hui, Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau (Session Chair and Lead Organizer)
Prof. Jing Li, School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, China

Potential Presentation Titles in this Special Session

To be updated…