NISE 2020

Call for Papers

The Second International Conference on Nature Inspired Surface Engineering (NISE 2020) will be held at the Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea on August 10-12, 2020.

Nature, such as plants, insects, and marine animals, shows unique surface properties in their components (e.g., leaves, wings, eyes, legs, and skins) for multiple purposes, such as water-repellency, anti-adhesion, and anti-reflection. Such multifunctional surface properties are attributed to three-dimensional and hierarchical surface structures with modulated surface chemistry and mechanical pliability. Over the last couple of decades, we have witnessed a significant advancement in the fundamental understanding of surface and interfacial phenomena of such multifunctional surfaces as well as the design, fabrication, and applications of those coatings/surfaces/materials. The NISE conference provides a means of reporting and sharing the latest developments in the nature-inspired surface engineering, encompassing physics, chemistry, biology, material science, and various engineering disciplines. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Fundamental understanding of surface and interface science and phenomena such as wetting, adhesion, adsorption, desorption, friction, (bio)tribology, wear, corrosion, biofouling, icing/deicing, phase changes, heat/energy transfer, electrochemistry, optics/photonics, etc.
• Material processing and fabrication techniques for functional surfaces including novel techniques such as 3D printing and self-assembly
• Surface modification and coating techniques for functional surfaces
• Hydro-, aero, ice-, and oleo-phobic/philic surfaces
• SLIPS (slippery liquid infused porous surfaces) and LIS (lubricant impregnated surfaces)
• Stimuli-responsive and adaptive materials and surfaces
• Self-healing/self-repairing materials and surfaces
• Surface engineering in energy applications
• Surface engineering in water-related applications
• Surface engineering in biomedical applications
• Surface engineering in optical and electrical applications
• Surface engineering in industrial applications
• Surface characterization and metrology
• Novel phenomena and applications of engineered surfaces/coatings