2025
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Researchers are requested to submit an abstract for Oral / Poster presentations in the field of glass, glass-ceramics. Abstracts (within 300 words) shall be submitted online at www.icg2025.co.in on or before 30th September 2024. The acceptance of the abstracts for presentation will be communicated to the corresponding author by 5th October 2024. For details of Registration, submission of abstract, other information about the ICG 2025 conference and the participation in ICG 2025 Tutorial, please visit www.icg2025.co.in. Abstracts are expected from the researchers under the following topics, as detailed below under the Thematic Areas of ICG 2025.
Symposia of the ICG 2025
With the theme of “Glass: A Smart and Indispensable Material for Sustainable Society”, this 27th ICG congress has been planned to cover the following areas through its various technical sessions:
S-1: Glass Science: Physics and Chemistry
This thematic area includes the topics such as Glass Structures, , Structure & Vibrations, Crystallization, Durability & Analysis and Thermal Properties of Glasses, etc.
Symposia Chair
Prof. Alicia Durán
Research Professor and Head of the Glass Research Group,Ceramics & Glass Institute, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), SPAIN
Co-Chairs
Prof. Doris Möncke
Associate Professor of Glass Science & Engineering, Inamori School of Engineering, New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University, NEW YORK
Prof. R S Gedam
Professor, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, INDIA
S-2: Glasses for Optics and Photonics
Includes the topics such as Optical Properties, glasses for Optoelectronic, glass based Optical Fibres, Rare-earth doped glasses, Optical Glass, Glass based Integrated Optics and Glass Sensors, etc.
Symposia Chair
Prof. Dr. Andréa Simone Stucchi de Camargo
Bundesanstalt fürMaterialforschung und -prüfung (BAM)
Co-Chairs
Prof. Ivan Kasik
Institute of Photonics and Electronics, Czech Academy of Sciences,Czech Republic
Dr. Gopi Sharma
Department of Physics Kanya Maha Vidyalaya, India
Dr. S. Bandopadhaya
Fiber Optics & Photonics Division, CSIR-CGCRI, Kolkata, India
S-3: Sustainable Glass Manufacturing and Processing
This thematic area covers topics such as Glass fibres for reinforcement and insulation, Materials for Furnaces, Gases in Glass, Glass Melting, Modelling of industrial glass Melting, Glass Furnace Operation and Design, Refractories for glass melting furnaces, Instrumentation and control, Automation, modern manufacturing practices towards zero carbon footprint etc.
Symposia Chair
Dr. Erik Muijsenberg
Administrator, Glass Service
Co-Chairs
Dr. Ilkay Sokmen
Innovation Director,Sisecam, Turkey
Dr. Jeetendra Sehgal
President, Business R&D, Borosil Renewables
Dr. Sheetal Khanna
General Manager, Specifications and Marketing, Gold Plus Glass Industry Limited
S-4: Modelling and molecular dynamic Simulation of Glass
This thematic area of Modelling and simulation of Glass includes topics, such as modelling and atomistic level simulation, molecular dynamic simulation, Machine learning etc.
Symposia Chair
Prof. Jincheng Du
University of North Texas, USA
Co-Chairs
Prof. S M Bhattacharyya
CSIR-NCL, Pune, India
Prof. NM Anoop Krishnan
IIT Delhi, India
Prof. Smarajit Karmakar
TIFR Hyderabad, India
S-5: Glass Surface Science and Coating
This thematic area of Glass surface and coatings includes topics such as Surface Properties of glasses, Coatings on Glass, Architectural glass, Sol Gel Glasses and Glass-Organic Adhesion, etc.
Symposia Chair
Prof. Alessandro Martucci
Full Professor Materials Science Engineering (ING-IND/22), Università di Padova, Italy
Co-Chairs
Dr. Seong H. Kim
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
Dr. R. Subasri
Scientist-G and Head, Centre for Sol-Gel Coatings, ARCI, Hyderabad- 500 005, India
S-6: Glasses for Architectural, Energy and Environment
This thematic area of Glasses for architectural, energy and environment includes topics such as Glass and glass-ceramics in energy storage devices. glass and glass-ceramics for solid electrolytes, & electrodes. theoretical aspects of electrical – ionic and electronic – transport in glass and glass-ceramics, Glasses for H2 Storage, Energy Efficiency of glasses, Glasses as safety building material, structural glasses, Environment-friendly glass, glasses for building safety, glasses Nuclear Waste Vitrification / Nuclear Waste Immobilization, Radiation Shielding Glass, etc.
Symposia Chair
Prof. Michael J Ojovan
School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Mappin Street, Sheffield S1 3JD, UK
Co-Chair
Dr Suneel Gattu
IGCAR, Kalpakkam, India
Mr. Shailesh Ranjan
Asahi India Glassa
S-7: Glasses for Health Care
This thematic area of Glasses for health-care includes topics such as Bioactive glasses, biocompatible glasses and composites for soft tissue engineering, bone grafts, bio-implants, Glass based biomedical devices etc.
Symposia Chair
Prof. Bikramjit Basu
Professor, Materials Research Center, Indian Institute of Science, INDIA
Co-Chairs
Dr. Ashutosh Goel
Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Rutgers University, USA
Prof. Santanu Dhara
Professor, School of Medical Science and Technology, IIT Kharagpur, India
S-8: Glasses for Transport and packaging
This thematic area of Glasses for transport and packaging includes topics such as Glasses for Pharma Packaging, packaging for food and beverages, and glasses for automobiles and locomotives, glass fiber composites for energy efficient transportation, laminated glasses, glass and glass ceramics for bullet resistance etc
Symposia Chair
Dr. B V Shamsundara
Deputy Director, The Automotive Research Association of India, Pune, India
Co-Chair
Dr. Rajesh Khosla
President & CEO of AGI glaspac Ltd. Hyderabad, India
Mr. Rahul Nikhanj
Unit Head - Asahi India Glass Limited (AIS)
Mr. Pawan Kumar Shukla
President &Managing Director, Schott Glass India Ltd., India
S-9: Glass and Glass-ceramics for Emerging Applications
This thematic area includes the topics such as Nonconventional Oxide glasses, Hybrid Glasses, Metal-organic Framework Glasses, Mechanical & Nanomechanical Properties of glasses, Nanostructures, Quantum Dots and Nano crystals in Glass, Ion conducting Glass, High strength glass, Ultra-thin / Flexible Glass, Multi-functional Glass & Glass ceramics, etc.
Symposia Chair
Prof. Edgar Dutra Zanott
Federal University of Sao carlos, Brazil
Co-Chair
Atul Khanna
Guru Nanak Dev University, India
Dr. Laurent Cormier
IMPMC, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Paris
Dr. Madhumita Goswami
Glass & Advanced Materials Division,BARC, Mumbai, India
S-10: Additive manufacturing and novel manufacturing processes of Glass
This thematic area includes topics such as novel, advanced and energy efficient preparation and fabrication techniques of glasses and glass-ceramics. New techniques, advanced alternate glass manufacturing techniques, 3D printing and laser processing including femtosecond (fs) laser processing, levitation, etc.
Symposia Chair
Dr. G Sugilal
Fuel Reprocessing Division, NRG, BARC, Mumbai, India
Co-Chair
Dr. Vamsi K Balla
Chief Scientist, CSIR-CGCRI, India
S-11: Archeometry of Glass & Glass Education
This thematic area of Archenemy of Glass & glass Education includes topics such as Ancient glasses, their preservation, making techniques/technologies, colorants used, their origin, and relating scientific characteristics to their social value. This also takes account of archaeological case studies based on locations and different periods and glass art. structural glass Glass Education covers the activities of education and training within the glass community. Education or training kits on glass for the students etc.
Symposia Chair
Prof. Ana Candida Martins Rodrigues
Federal University of São Carl, São Carlos -Brazil
Co-Chairs
Alok Kumar Kanungo
IIT Gandhinagar, India
Anand Santhanam
Saint Gobain Glass India
Mr. Gohul Deepak
Glazing Society of India
S-12: Recycling of Glass
This thematic area of Recycling of Glass includes topics such as recovery and recycling of waste glasses from electronic waste, end-of-life PV modules, architectural glasses, bottles and others. Impact of glass recycling on raw materials, energy and overall on environment. Effect on circular economy and zero carbon footprint.
Symposia Chair
Mr. Steve Whellignsteel
CEO & Managing Director, Krysteline Technologies Ltd OVIC, Ocean Way, Ocean Village Southampton, SO14 3JZ
Co-Chairs
Dr. T K Chakraborthy
SGIPL-Glass, India
Mr. Karthik Morar
Proprietor, V&K Recycling Co., 54 Rajdeep Park, Odhav Industrial Post, Ahmedabad - India