COMPLEXURF Day 2024

Laboratory of Complex Surfaces and Interfaces (COMPLEXURF) will organize the COMPLEXURF Day 2024 at KU Leuven Department of Materials Engineering (MTM) on April 24, 2024. The topic theme of this year’s event is “Surface treatment and characterization: Shape does matter” with talks from academia, research centers, and companies. The event will be held on site only at Thermotechnisch Instituut (TTI), Heverlee (Leuven).

Thermotechnisch Instituut (TTI), Heverlee (Leuven)

08:30 - 15:40

08:30-09:00
Arrival/Coffee

09:00-09:10
David Seveno (KU Leuven): Welcome & Introduction

09:10-09:40
David Seveno (KU Leuven): What did the COMPLEXURF project do for us and could do for you?

09:40-10:20
Stijn Van Vrekhem (Centexbel): Advancements in Textile Functionalization and Surface Modification: Exploring National and International Research

10:20-10:40
Coffee break

10:40-11:20
Gilles Koolen (KU Leuven): A researcher’s path to entrepreneurship: Experiences from a biocomposite start-up

11:20-12:00
Rik Verschueren (Partix): Plasma Functionalization and Encapsulation of Particles as a Novel Coating Technology

12:00-13:00
Walking Lunch & Poster Session

13:00-13:40
Geert Deroover (Chemstream): A toolkit for pigment surface and morphology modification: tailoring the optical and physicochemical properties

13:40-14:20
Thomas Godfroid (Materia Nova): PVD solutions to coat objects with complex geometries

14:20-14:40
Coffee break

14:40-15:40
Lab Tour

Lieu: Thermotechnisch Instituut (TTI), Heverlee (Leuven)

Langue: EN

Organisateur: MTM Leuven

E-mail: david.seveno@kuleuven.be

Register here: COMPLEXURF Day – COMPLEXURF