Invited Speakers

Helene Ageorges, PhD.

Researcher of the University of Limoges, Institute of Processing and applications of materials, France.

Specialist researcher in coating fabrication and simulation processes as atmospheric plasma spray (APS), arc plasma spray, suspension plasma spray (SPS), DC plasma spray, Gas and Water Stabilized Plasma Spray (GSP and WSP PS) among others. Also, Dra. Ageorges, has made important contributions on the synthesis studies of feedstock powder for thermal spray coatings among metallic, ceramics, bioglasses and composites ones for biomedical, automotive and energy industries. As well in tribological, mechanical and chemical properties characterization of feedstock powder and thermal spray coatings.  

Wolfgang Diehl, PhD.

Deputy Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films, Braunschweig, Germany.

 Joseph M. Guilemany, PhD.

Director of Center of thermal projection, CPT Barcelona University, Spain.

Full professor at the University of Barçelona at the Department of Material Science. Metallurgical Engineering, and director of the Thermal Spray Centre. Guilemany challenges Europe to stand up and to explore and exploit all the possibilities coming with the new nanotechnologies and nanomaterials using thermal spray techologies , in order to create a more attractive future, particularly for young people.

Dr. Andy Korenyi-Both 

 Carlos G. Levi, PhD.

Professor of materials and mechanical engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He holds a PhD degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1981).His research focuses on the fundamental understanding of microstructure evolution in ceramics and metals and its application to the conceptual design of improved structural and functional materials. His research interests lie on high temperature coatings for advanced energy systems, including the effects of CMAS on TBCs and EBCs. Levi is a Fellow of the American Ceramic Society.

Christopher Muratore, PhD. 

Professor at the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Dayton, USA.

Christopher Muratore received his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines in 2002.  Upon completion of his degree, he was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Plasma Physics Division at the Naval Research Laboratory.  He joined the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) in 2004, where his research was focused on development of smart thin film nanocomposite materials demonstrating temperature-adaptive properties and integrated health monitoring, in addition to the role of surfaces and interfaces on heat transfer. He joined the University of Dayton Chemical and Materials Engineering Department in December 2012. He is currently engaged in development of novel approaches for large scale synthesis of layered atomic structures for both flexible electronic device and solid lubrication.

Ing. Reiner Waller 

 He is an expert on arc-PVD technology, ceramic and metallic coating(s) design, surface engineering and improvement of cutting, forming and machining tools. He is currently working as a specialized manager at OERLIKON balzers Germany.

Sanjay Sampath, PhD.

Director of the Center for Thermal Spray, Stony Brook, USA

 Uwe Schulz, PhD.

Head of the department for multifunction and high temperature coatings, Institute of Materials Research, German Aerospace Center, Germany

 Alfredo Valarezo, PhD.

Director of IMETCA and Professor of Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador.

Director of the mechanical engineering department and affiliated professor of the Mechanical and Chemical engineering in the San Francisco de Quito University, promotes ASME student section and SAE-formula USFQ group. He is the coordinator of the alternative energies laboratory. Currently, he is a researcher and professor in the manufacturing process and material science areas. He specializes in high-temperature protective coatings, wear and corrosion, especially using thermal spray techniques (plating), Electroplating, and diffusion. Working intensively on technology transfer activities between academia and industry. Also performs experimental work and modeling research in collaboration with thermal spray groups in USA, Finland, Sweden, etc.

Robert Vaßen, PhD.

Director and Head of Materials for power plant technology department, Jülich Research Centre, Germany.

 Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the RuhrUniversity Bochum in Germany and employed at Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, where he researches energy systems. He is also a guest professor at University West, Trollhattan, Sweden. Professor Vaßen’s research fields include thermal spray technology, protective high-temperature coatings, powder technology, ceramics processing, lifetime modelling, and solid oxide fuel cells and membranes. His projects include several European projects on TBCs (SAMBA) and membranes (DEMOYS), DFG-projects on Bondcoats, TBCs and stresses in thermal spray coatings, federal government funded project on new TBCs, abradables and repair, and industrial projects on coating development and testing. Robert Vaßen is author and co-author of more than 160 papers and holds more than 10 patents. He is active in different committees of the German and American ceramic society.

Andrey Veovodin, PhD.

Chair Professor at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of North Texas, USA.

Andrey studied Metallurgy and received his PhD in Material Science at the Tula Technical University in Russia. He started his carrier as assistant professor at the same university and gain working and managing experience at the Tribology and Coatings Branch at the Air Force Research Laboratory. Currently, he holds a chair and professor position at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, University of North Texas and working as adjunct professor at the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Dayton and at the Birck Nanotecnology Center, Purdue University. His main research focus is related to tribology of coatings under extreme conditions.