ANGEL 2026

Program

Early Registration Deadline

February 20th 2026

Abstract Submission Deadline

February 2nd 2026

Scientific Program

February 17th 2026

Time Session
09:00 – 10:00 Alfred Vogel
Laser ablation in liquids fundamentals and cavitation bubble influence on the process
10:00 – 11:00 Bilal Gökce
Pulsed laser ablation in liquids: from characterization to productivity
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:30 Francis Rey Cortes
Laser processing in liquids: melting, fragmentation and functional nanomaterials
12:30 – 13:00 ANGELA
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 15:00 Leonid Zhigiliei
Modelling of laser-matter interaction
15:00 – 18:30 Sergio Molina-Prados
Practical workshop: Arduino based colloidal concentration sensor
19:00 – 21:00 Welcome Reception

The tutorial aims to provide a general overview of pulsed laser processing in liquids technologies from the fundamentals and modelling of the processes to production upscale and the application of the generated nanomaterials. The sessions are structured to offer a comprehensive entrance to the laser processing in liquids community while covering more advanced topics during the development of the talks and in the discussion sessions. Prof. Alfred Vogel’s talk will cover the fundamentals of laser ablation in liquids from the initial laser-matter interaction until bubble dynamic evolution and its influence on the generated nanomaterials. Prof. Bilal Gökce will explain the nanoparticle characterization techniques and strategies to upscale nanoparticle production. Dr. Francis Rey Cortes will provide an overview of laser melting and fragmentation in liquids towards the preparation of functional bio and optical nanomaterials. Before lunch the attendees will have the chance to meet and talk with one of the most recent members of the laser processing in liquids community, ANGELA. The last talk by Prof. Leonid Zhigilei will deepen in the light-matter processes that rule laser ablation, melting and fragmentation in liquids, with a special focus on the modeling approaches to understand such interactions. Last but not least, the attendees will have the chance to build, calibrate, and take back home their gold colloidal concentration sensor in a workshop guided by Sergio Molina-Prados with all the material included. Do not miss the oportunity to bring back to your lab your next characterization device as a gift from ANGEL 2026 in Castellón.

Time and format of presentations:
Invited presentation – 30 minutes including 5 minutes for questions
Oral presentation – 20 minutes including 5 minutes for questions
Flash talk for posters – 3 minutes, no questions
Poster – should fit on a 8 feet (width) by 4 feet (height) poster display board

Downloads:
Final Program of ANGEL-2024 Conference (4 MB)
Final Program and Abstracts of ANGEL-2024 Conference (37 MB)

Tutorials Program

Sunday, July 14th 2024

LectureTopicTimeLocationLecturer
 Registration and coffee10:00-10:30  
Theme (1): From Fundamentals to Devices
Session (1)FundamentalsModule leader: Prof. Roger de Souza
T1.1Defect notation to Brouwer diagrams10:30-10:45LT1Dr. George Harrington (Bath University)
T1.2Space-charge zones at extended defects10:45-11:30LT1Prof. Roger De Souza (RWTH Aachen University)
T1.3Ion migration in solids11:30-12:15LT1Prof. Martin Wilkening (Graz University of Technology)
 
 Lunch12:15-13:30  
 
Session (2)DevicesModule leader: Dr. Ann Huang
T1.4Fuel cells and electrolysers13:30-14:15LT1Dr. Shubhashish Mukerjee/Dr. Robert Leah (Ceres Power)
T1.5Batteries14:15-15:00LT1Prof. Yang Xu (University College London)
 
 Coffee-Tea15:00-15:30  
 
T1.6Iotronic Devices15:30-16:15LT1Dr. Sunita Dey (Aberdeen University)
 
 Wrap up session / Feedback16:30-17:00  
 
Theme (2): Advanced Techniques
Session (1)Nanoscale analysisModule leader: Prof. John Kilner
T2.1Atom Probe Tomography (APT)10:30-10:45LT2Dr. James Douglas (Imperial College London)
T2.2Low Energy Ion Scattering (LEIS)10:45-11:30LT2Mr. Philipp Brüner (IONTOF GmbH)
T2.3In-situ, In-Operandi electrochemical techniques11:30-12:15LT2Dr. Tobias Huber (Huber Scientific)
 
 Lunch12:15-13:30  
 E35
Session (2)DevicesModule leader: Dr. Ann Huang
T2.4Fundamentals of machine learning: Neural networks, CNNs, transformers and foundation models13:30-14:15LT2Mr. Ronan Docherty (Imperial College London)
T2.5Efficient modelling of atomistic transport in solids: from first principles calculations to machine learning force fields14:15-15:00LT2Dr. Ieuan Seymour (University of Aberdeen)
 
 Coffee-Tea15:00-15:30  
 
T2.6Characterisation and design of microstructure using generative AI15:30-16:15LT2Dr. Steve Kench (Polaron Ltd.)
 
 Wrap up session / Feedback16:30-17:00