ANGEL 2026
Program
February 20th 2026
February 2nd 2026
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
| Lecture | Topic | Time | Location | Lecturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registration and coffee | 10:00-10:30 | |||
| Theme (1): From Fundamentals to Devices | ||||
| Session (1) | Fundamentals | Module leader: Prof. Roger de Souza | ||
| T1.1 | Defect notation to Brouwer diagrams | 10:30-10:45 | LT1 | Dr. George Harrington (Bath University) |
| T1.2 | Space-charge zones at extended defects | 10:45-11:30 | LT1 | Prof. Roger De Souza (RWTH Aachen University) |
| T1.3 | Ion migration in solids | 11:30-12:15 | LT1 | Prof. Martin Wilkening (Graz University of Technology) |
| Lunch | 12:15-13:30 | |||
| Session (2) | Devices | Module leader: Dr. Ann Huang | ||
| T1.4 | Fuel cells and electrolysers | 13:30-14:15 | LT1 | Dr. Shubhashish Mukerjee/Dr. Robert Leah (Ceres Power) |
| T1.5 | Batteries | 14:15-15:00 | LT1 | Prof. Yang Xu (University College London) |
| Coffee-Tea | 15:00-15:30 | |||
| T1.6 | Iotronic Devices | 15:30-16:15 | LT1 | Dr. Sunita Dey (Aberdeen University) |
| Wrap up session / Feedback | 16:30-17:00 | |||
| Theme (2): Advanced Techniques | ||||
| Session (1) | Nanoscale analysis | Module leader: Prof. John Kilner | ||
| T2.1 | Atom Probe Tomography (APT) | 10:30-10:45 | LT2 | Dr. James Douglas (Imperial College London) |
| T2.2 | Low Energy Ion Scattering (LEIS) | 10:45-11:30 | LT2 | Mr. Philipp Brüner (IONTOF GmbH) |
| T2.3 | In-situ, In-Operandi electrochemical techniques | 11:30-12:15 | LT2 | Dr. Tobias Huber (Huber Scientific) |
| Lunch | 12:15-13:30 | |||
| E35 | ||||
| Session (2) | Devices | Module leader: Dr. Ann Huang | ||
| T2.4 | Fundamentals of machine learning: Neural networks, CNNs, transformers and foundation models | 13:30-14:15 | LT2 | Mr. Ronan Docherty (Imperial College London) |
| T2.5 | Efficient modelling of atomistic transport in solids: from first principles calculations to machine learning force fields | 14:15-15:00 | LT2 | Dr. Ieuan Seymour (University of Aberdeen) |
| Coffee-Tea | 15:00-15:30 | |||
| T2.6 | Characterisation and design of microstructure using generative AI | 15:30-16:15 | LT2 | Dr. Steve Kench (Polaron Ltd.) |
| Wrap up session / Feedback | 16:30-17:00 | |||
