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2025

XXVII International Congress on Glass

January 20-24, 2025
Biswa Bangla Convention Center, Kolkata

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