January, 2025

ICG 2025

27th International
Congress On Glass
January, 2025

ICG 2025

27th International
Congress On Glass
January, 2025

ICG 2025

27th International
Congress On Glass
What People Say?
Director of CSIR-CGCRI

It is my great pleasure to welcome the online visitors of 27th ICG Congress to be organized in Kolkata and to be hosted by CSIR-Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute (CSIR-CGCRI), Kolkata, India in January 2025 supported by the All India Glass Manufacturer’s Federation (AIGMF), Glazing Society of India (GSI) and the Indian Ceramic Society (ICS). India won the bid for hosting this prestigious International Congress on Glass (ICG) in Kolkata, India in 2025 in a recently concluded International Commission on Glass (ICG) Council meeting held in Boston, USA.

ICG is a non-profit international Society of national scientific and technical organizations comprising of about 34 countries with particular interests in glass science and technology aiming to promote and stimulate understanding and cooperation between the experts’ glass science and technology. This conference is organized at the interval of every three years.

This event is significant for us because it will be close to four decades in 2025 since the last ICG congress was held in India in the year 1986 which was inaugurated by the then Hon’ble President of India Shri Giani Zail Singh. Between these periods, Indian science and technology have undergone a sea-change making a phenomenal impact on Indian economy. Therefore, it is the right time for us to take more active role and initiative for hosting such prestigious event. Incidentally, the year 2025 marks the 75th anniversary of the foundation of CSIR-CGCRI. Thus, it is apt and appropriate that CSIR-CGCRI hosts one of the grandest events in the field of Glass and having the august presence of glass scientists, researchers and technologists from all over the world.

The proposed theme of the Congress is “Glass: A Smart and Indispensable Material for Sustainable Society”. The focus will be on emerging technologies which can catalyze transformations in the use of glass products in various fields. The Congress will include key note address, several plenary talks, industry presentations and round table discussions devoted to the theme of the congress, focusing contribution of glass in creating a Green World. Further, it is proposed to host a Tutorial especially for the students and a mega exposition on glass and allied products with active participation of several reputed industry houses.

This website gives an overview of the information about 27th ICG Congress to be held in India and hosted by CSIR-CGCRI. I welcome you to explore the website for more information on the gala event. We are expecting to host about 1000 delegates from all over the world and we envisage hosting more than 300 faculty members and leading industry executives from abroad. Needless to mention that we cannot hope to organize this mega event without active participation, encouragement and generous support from all who are directly or indirectly related with this fascinating material GLASS. Let us come together, join hands with us to see that this mission meets to see a grand success.

Jai Bharat.

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Monika Ford

K. Muraleedharan

DIRECTOR

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ICG International Congresses On Glass

Held every three years, the ICG Congresses are an important way of disseminating information on glass science and technology and provide valuable opportunities for glass scientists and technologists to meet. Since the late 1980s ICG Congresses have expanded significantly. They now attract 700 - 1000 attendees and up to 900 papers and posters. Their special features include:

  1. Invited lectures reviewing major achievements not only in the traditional fields of glass science and technology, but also on new glass applications such as optics, photonics, electronics, nanotechnology, coating technology, biotechnology, and composites
  2. and sessions organised by Technical Committees to review key aspects of their work.

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), known for its cutting edge R&D knowledgebase in diverse S&T areas, is a contemporary R&D organization. Having a pan-India presence

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Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute (CGCRI)

Central Glass andCeramic Research Institute (CGCRI) is one of the first four laboratories that was set up under CSIR. Though it started functioning in a limited way in 1944, the Institute was

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Our Allies

Indian Ceramic Society

(InCerS)

Indian Ceramic Society

Indian Ceramic Society (InCerS), a non-profit organization, was established in 1928 with the blessings and active support of Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, the main architect for establishing the Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi.

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All India Glass Manufacturers' Federation

(AIGMF)

All India Glass Manufacturers' Federation

The All India Glass Manufacturers' Federation (AIGMF) founded in 1944 is the sole representative body of all segments of the Indian Glass Industry consisting of large, medium and small-scale manufacturers.

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Glazing Society of India

(GSI)

Glazing Society of India

Glazing Society of India (GSI) is a non-profit, independent, inclusive organization working on standardization, testing, certification, research and capacity building for Glass, Glazing Systems and its

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Highlights

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  • img AIGMF Workshop
  • img Student Workshop
  • img Poster Session
  • img Award Lectures
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Plenary Sessions

120min +

Industry Symposium

4 +

Plenary Lectures

The congress with the above theme has been planned comprising of following sessions:
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    Glass Science: Physics and Chemistry

    The session includes topics such as Glass Structure (ICG-TC03), Atomistic Simulation (ICG-TC27), Structure & Vibrations (ICG-TC26), Crystallization & GCs (ICG-TC07), Durability & Analysis (ICG-TC02) and Thermal Properties of Glasses.
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    Glass Manufacturing and Processing

    The session includes topics life Glass fibres for reinforcement and insulation (ICG-TC28), Materials for Furnaces (ICG-TC11), Gases in Glass (ICG-TC14), Glass Melting (ICG-TC18), Modelling Melting (ICG-TC21), 3D Printing of Glass and Rapid Prototyping, Glass Furnace Operation and Design and Alternate glass processing techniques.
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    Glasses for Energy, Environment and Health Care

    The session includes topics such as Bioactive glasses (ICG-TC04), Waste Vitrification/Nuclear Waste Immobilization (ICG-TC05), Pharma Packaging (ICG-TC1), Energy Efficiency (ICG-TC09), Environment (ICG-TC13), Glass Recycling and Sustainability, Radiation Shielding Glass and Glasses for H2 Storage.
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    Glasses for Optics and Photonics

    The session includes topics such as Optical Properties (ICG-TC10), Optoelectronics (ICG-TC20), Optical Fibre, Rare-earth doped glass, Optical Glass, Glass based Integrated Optics and Glass Sensors.
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    Glass Surface Science and Coating

    The session includes topics such as Surface Properties (ICG-TC19), Coatings on Glass (ICG-TC24), Architectural glass, Sol Gel Glasses and Glass-Organic Adhesion.
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    Non-oxide and Metallic Glasses

    The session includes topics such as Chalcogenide Glasses, Halide Glasses and Metallic Glasses.
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    Glass and Glass-ceramics for Emerging Applications

    The session includes topics such as Nonconventional Oxide glasses, Hybrid Glasses and Metal-organic Framework Glasses, Mechanical & Nanomechanical Properties (ICG-TC06), Nanostructures (ICG-TC16), Quantum Dots and Nano crystals in Glass, Ion conducting Glass, High strength glass, Ultra thin/flexible Glass, Multi-functional Glass & Glass ceramics, etc.