Engineered Surfaces and Coatings

MARCH 10-12, 2026 | RALEIGH, NC
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Innovations in design, production and control of micro/nanostructured surfaces enable new and improved product features and device performance. This symposium highlights exciting research and development work on surfaces, coatings and membranes made of metals, polymers, organics, oxides, and composites.

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Topics & Application Areas

Corrosion Resistance Coatings
Anti-Fouling/Viral/Bacterial Coatings
Superhydrophobic/Hydrophilic Surfaces
Liquid-Infused Surfaces
Anti-Frost Surfaces
Engineered Surfaces for Thermal Management
Adhesive/Anti-Adhesive Coatings
Self-cleaning, Anti-Dust Surfaces
Nanotribology, Lubrication, Friction & Wear
Antireflection Structures and Structural Color
Nanostructured Surfaces
Novel 0D/1D/2D Nanomaterials for Coatings
Membrane Coating & Applications
Other

Symposium Co-Chairs

Chih-Hao Chang

Associate Professor

The University of Texas at Austin

Arun Kota

Associate Professor

North Carolina State University

Key Speakers

Tailoring Adhesion and Friction Using Polyelectrolyte-Grafted Brushes

Ali Dhinojwala

Professor,

University of Akron

Engineering the Interface: Advanced Surface Technologies for Lunar Dust Management and Equipment Longevity”

Christopher Wohl

Assistant Branch Head,

NASA Langley Research Center

Tuning how vdW materials interact with their environment by doping and bending

SungWoo Nam

Professor,

University of California, Irvine

Bubble Jumping and Droplet Ziplining on Engineered Surfaces

Jonathan Boreyko

Associate Professor,

Virginia Tech

Back to Top ↑ 2025 Symposium Sessions
	Tuesday June 10
9:30	Nanoengineered Surfaces: Fluidic and Thermal Applications
1:30	Nanoengineered Surfaces: Optical, Mechanical, and Interfacial Properties

2025 Symposium Program
	Tuesday June 10

9:30	Nanoengineered Surfaces: Fluidic and Thermal Applications	Room 302
	Session chair: Chih-Hao Chang, University of Texas at Austin, US
	Drag Reduction with High-Performance Superhydrophobic Surfaces Under Motorboat C.-J. Kim, University of California, Los Angeles, US
	From fundamentals of crystallization fouling on nanomaterials to rational design of scalephobic surfaces T.M. Schutzius, J. Schmid, T. Armstrong, University of California, Berkeley, US
	Engineering Liquid-Infused Surfaces with Scale-Dependent Roughness R. Chrostowski, F. Mangolini, The University of Texas at Austin, US
	Aluminum oxynitride films for use in power electronics and advanced packaging J. Schmitt, M.D. Healy, M. Khosravi, H. Bartzsch, M. Gittner, B.J. Soller, Nitride Global, US

1:30	Nanoengineered Surfaces: Optical, Mechanical, and Interfacial Properties	Room 302
	Session chair: Chih-Hao Chang, University of Texas at Austin, US
	Machine Learning-Driven Design of Optoelectronic Surfaces P. Leu, University of Pittsburgh, US
	Roll-to-roll and seamless molds: our journey to bring nanostructured surfaces to scale S.J. Furst, Smart Material Solutions, LLC, US
	STUDENT HONORABLE MENTION Effect of Geometry and Material Properties on the Mechanical Properties of Nanopillar Arrays M. Kepenekci, K.-C. Chien, K.-S. Lee, C.-H. Chang, The University of Texas at Austin, US
	Polymer-Encapsulated Tetraalkylammonium Orthoborate Ionic Liquids as Lubricant Additives in Non-Polar Oils J. Yan, F. Mangolini, The University of Texas at Austin, US
	STUDENT ABSTRACT WINNER Novel Surface Coatings for Addressing Structural and Interfacial Issues of Lithium Metal Batteries K.V. Carballo, X. Meng, University of Arkansas, US
	Laser Induced Surface Modifications for Electronic and Optical Devices M. Simmons, R. Malay, Intellivation LLC, US