From Designed Molecular Space to Unveiled Hidden Order: Developing the Next Generation of Smart Materials

Wednesday, October 7

Auditorium G. Martinotti - U12 Building - University of the Milano - Bicocca, via Vizzola 5, 20126 Milano
Starting time: h. 10:00 am

The Department of Materials Science at the University of Milano-Bicocca is organizing the symposium "From Designed Molecular Space to Unveiled Hidden Order: Developing the Next Generation of Smart Materials". The event is part of the seminar series “Breakthroughs in Materials Science,” which brings together lectures by internationally renowned scientists, whose recent studies have triggered a profound revolution in the field of Materials Science.

The event will feature a lecture by Prof. Susumu Kitagawa, recipient of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Prof.ssa Nicola Spaldin, Vice President of the European Research Council (ERC).

Program

Welcome & Opening Remarks

• Prof. Marco Emilio Orlandi - Rector of the University of Milano-Bicocca
• Prof. Leo Ferraris - Vice Rector for Research
• Prof. Silvia Picozzi - Department of Materials Science

Keynote Talks

• Prof. Susumu Kitagawa (Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences - Kyoto University, 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry) - Designing Molecular Space: From MOFs to a Better Future (chair: Prof. A. Comotti)
• Prof. Nicola Spaldin (ETH Zürich, Vice President of the European Research Council, ERC) - Hunting for Hidden Order (chair: Prof. S. Picozzi)

ERC Special Session

• How the ERC Works (and How to Get a Grant) presented by Prof. Nicola Spaldin (ETH di Zurigo, Vice President of the European Research Council, ERC)

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