IFFS Conf.
EMN Summit 2025
20-24 October 2025
Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
Committee
Alexander Govorov
(Ohio University, US)
louri Gounko
(University of Dublin, Ireland)
Ramon Puebla
(Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain)
Gil Markovich
(Tel Aviv University, Israel)
MigueI A. Correa Duarte
(University of Vigo, Spain)
Wen Lei
(University of Western Australia, Australia)
Federico Rosei
(University of Trieste, Italy)
Malcolm Kadodwala
(University of Glasgow, UK)
Zhiming M. Wang
(Tianfu jiangxi Laboratory, China)
Invited Speakers
Alexander Govorov (Ohio University, US) "Short Stories from the World of Optical Metamaterials: From Chiral Biomolecules to Chiral Nanocrystals, The Origin of Chirality, Hot electrons and Chiral Plasmonic Photochemistry, and More" |
Artur Movsesyan (University of Electronic Science and Technology of China) "Tailoring hot carrier sites in 2D lattices through polarization-responsive metasurfaces" |
Arup Neogi (University of Electronic Science and Technology of China) "Light driven aquatic macromachines" |
Bowen Zhou (Technical University of Denmark, Denmark) |
Dangyuan LEI (City University of Hong Kong) “Nonlinear Optics and Quantum Tunneling in Plasmonic Nanocavities” |
Elena Orlenko (Peter the Great Saint-Petersburg Polytechnic University,Russia) "Coherent Phonon States in Heat Transfer in Nanomaterials" |
Elisa Moretti (Ca' Foscari University, Italy) "Defect and Morphology Engineering in Nanomaterials for Efficient Photocatalysis" |
Farid Akhtar (Luleà University of Technology, Sweden) “Design, Processing, and Properties of Nano-porous Materials for Energy and Environment” |
Jacek Szczytko (University of Warsaw,Poland) "Self-Organized, Electrically Tunable Spin-Orbit Coupled Photonic Lattices in Liquid Crystal Microcavities" |
Junhe Zhou (Tongji University, China) |
Junhua Yu(Seoul National University, South Korea) "Fluorogenic Generation of Luminescent Silver Nanodots" |
Maksim Gorkunov (Institute of Cristallography Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia) |
Ramon A. Alvarez Puebla (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain) "Pores and SERS: Chemical, Biological and Catalytical applications" |
Robert James Young (Lancaster University, UK) "Materials-Driven Security: Q-IDs for Authentication via Quantum Nano-randomness" |
Roberto Caputo (University of Calabria, Italy) "Multi-spectral Anti-Counterfeiting Tags exploiting Physical Unclonable Functions" |
Tao Ding (Wuhan University, China) "Chiral plasmonic nanocavities: from enhanced chiral sensing to superior chiral luminescence" |
Tim Leydecker (University of Electronic Science and Technology of China) "Perovskites in a semiconducting polymer matrix for multifunctional optoelectronics" |
Wen Lei (University of Western Australia) |
Xuewen Chen (Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China) |
Yiyu Cai (Macau University Of Science And Technology, Macao) “From single particle spectroscopy to shape-controlled plasmonic metamolecules ” |
Introduction
The energy, materials and nanotechnology (EMN) Conference began in 2008 as a small workshop held at a traditional villa in Orland, Florida. Since then we have organized successful workshops under the theme of Energy, Materials and Nanotechnology yearly.
The EMN Conference series have grown beyond the traditional villa setting and have had continued success in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Santorini, Greece, Las Vegas, Nevada, Orlando, Florida, Houston, Texas, Beijing, China and etc.
We are delighted to present the EMN Summit 2025, a landmark international conference uniting global leaders in Energy, Materials, and Nanotechnology to address the world’s most pressing technological and sustainability challenges. Hosted in the historic city of Chengdu, China—a cradle of ancient innovation and a hub of modern scientific advancement—this five-day summit will foster interdisciplinary collaboration among researchers, engineers, policymakers, and industry trailblazers to accelerate breakthroughs in energy systems, advanced materials, and nanoscale technologies.
The summit “will feature a number of keynote speeches and panel discussions centered around major themes such as new energy, new materials, nanotechnology, quantum information, condensed matter physics and biomedical applications” . These sessions aim to “facilitate in-depth discussions on cutting-edge issues and research frontiers, promote cross-disciplinary integration, and identify new opportunities for collaboration” .
In addition to the main conference program, EMN Summit 2025 “will also include seminars, workshops and forums for presenters to delve deeper into their specialized research topics”. Young researchers will have dedicated platforms through “graduate and postdoc forums to foster engagement and learning among early career scientists”. Furthermore, the organizers plan to “showcase innovative technologies through an exhibition and sponsor student hackathons to spark industry-academia partnerships” .
About the City
Chengdu: A Confluence of Ancient Heritage and Academic Excellence
Chengdu’s cultural soul thrives in dual icons: the giant panda and the teahouse. At the Chengdu Research Base, these gentle “living fossils” munch bamboo in misty enclaves, embodying China’s ecological heritage. Meanwhile, in centuries-old teahouses like Hemingtang, locals recline in bamboo chairs, sippling jasmine tea amid clattering mahjong tiles—a ritual of “huó zhe” (living leisurely) that defines Chengdu’s philosophy. At night, Sichuan opera electrifies stages with fire-spitting and “bian lian” (face-changing), a secret art passed down through generations.
Nestled in the fertile Sichuan Basin, Chengdu—capital of Sichuan Province—has been a cradle of Chinese civilization for over 4,500 years. As the heart of the ancient Shu Kingdom, its legacy began with the enigmatic Sanxingdui culture (1600–1100 BCE), whose haunting bronze masks and sacred trees still baffle archaeologists. By 316 BCE, Chengdu emerged as a pivotal hub on the Southern Silk Road, channeling silk and tea to India and Persia. This history breathes at sites like the Jinsha Ruins, where a 3,000-year-old Sunbird gold foil—now the city emblem—symbolizes Shu’s astrological prowess, and the Wuhou Shrine, where whispers of Zhuge Liang’s Three Kingdoms-era stratagems linger beneath cypress trees.
In 2010, UNESCO crowned Chengdu a City of Gastronomy, honoring its fiery, tongue-numbing cuisine. From the mouth-numbing peppercorns in mapo tofu to communal hotpots bubbling with chili-laden broth, flavors here are audacious yet nuanced.
With 16 million residents, Chengdu balances growth with greenery—its “Park City” initiative weaves 15,000 hectares of urban forests into skyscraper skylines. For global scholars, it offers not just cutting-edge forums but a gateway to China’s soul: where pandas nap, peppercorns tingle, and 5,000 years of ingenuity pulse through every steaming cup of tea.
Beyond tradition, Chengdu surges forward as China’s “Silicon Valley of the West”, home to the Tianfu Software Park and over 100 Fortune 500 companies. Historic lanes like Kuanzhai Xiangzi (Wide and Narrow Alleys) now house avant-garde boutiques beside Qing-dynasty courtyards, while the Chengdu Science City fuels breakthroughs in AI and biomedicine.
