Designing Materials, Defining Tomorrow

The 6th Doctoral Congress in Engineering (DCE’25) will feature a Symposium on Materials Science and Engineering, taking place at FEUP, Porto, Portugal, on June 30 and July 1, 2025.

With the motto “Designing Materials, Defining Tomorrow”, this symposium serves as a valuable platform for young researchers and students, fostering discussions on the latest scientific and technological advancements in materials science and engineering. It is an excellent opportunity to exchange ideas, gain insights, and connect with experts in the field.

This Symposium is organized by PhD students of the Doctoral Program in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (PDEMM) at FEUP, with the support of the Associate Laboratory of Energy, Transports and Aeronautics (LAETA), Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (INEGI), Biomedical Engineering Institute (INEB), Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy (LEPABE).

We welcome master’s and PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, and professionals to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentations. The detailed event schedule will be announced soon.

The Symposium Committee invites you to present your ongoing research or recent findings and be part of this dynamic scientific exchange.

Submission topics

  • Functional materials
    • Materials for energy
    • Materials for the environment
    • Materials for healthcare applications
    • Materials for electronics
    • Materials for optical applications
  • Structural materials
    • Ceramics, glasses and concrete
    • Metals and alloys
    • Composites and hybrid materials
    • Natural materials
    • Polymeric materials
  • Materials processing, characterization and modelling
    • Processing technologies
    • Surfaces, Interfaces and Coatings
    • Materials in circular economy
    • Materials characterization and modeling
    • AI in materials characterization and modeling

Submissions

|| Deadline for abstracts submission: 24th April, 2025||

Submissions of the abstracts must be done via the SCI-MEET platform. For more information, please check the ‘Registration’ page.

Please follow the abstract template (maximum 1 page) according to the Instruction for Authors available under the Registration page.

It will be accept submissions for Oral communication and/or Poster presentation. Each presenter can submit up to 2 abstracts.

Registration & Payment

Registration is mandatory for all participants through the SCI-MEET platform.

The Doctoral Program in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (PDEMM) will cover the registration costs for any PDEMM student from FEUP.  For any questions, please email dcematerialseng@fe.up.pt.

Abstracts will be included in the Book of Abstracts only if at least one author of each accepted abstract is registered and has paid the registration fee (attended the event).  Please note that at least one author per submitted abstract (oral or poster communication) must register for Congress as soon as possible to secure participation.

Program 

|| The full program will be available soon ||

Communications

Oral communication:  

  • Prepare a PowerPoint presentation to support your talk.
  • An editable PowerPoint template will be available soon.
  • Language: Presentations and slides must be in English.

 Poster communication:  

  • The poster exhibition will be held in FEUP’s B Corridor, where posters will be displayed on the corridor windows.
  • Posters should be formatted in portrait mode, size A1 (841 mm height × 594 mm width).
  • Language: Posters must be in English.
  • An editable poster template will be available soon.

Awards

Authors of accepted abstracts presented at the Congress will be eligible for the Best Oral and Best Poster Communication Awards.

Symposium Committees

Symposium Chairs:

  • Manuel Fernando Gonçalves Vieira, FEUP
  • Sónia Luísa dos Santos Simões, FEUP 

Symposium Organizing Committee:

  • Manuel Fernando Gonçalves Vieira, FEUP
  • Sónia Luísa dos Santos Simões, FEUP
  • Beatriz Sousa Monteiro, PhD Student PDEMM, FEUP 
  • Bernardo Luís Moreira Ribeiro, PhD Student PDEMM, FEUP 
  • Helder Joaquim Moreira Nunes, PhD Student PDEMM, FEUP

Symposium Scientific Committee:

  • Alexandra Manuela Vieira da Cruz Pinto Alves, FEUP 
  • Elsa Wellenkamp de Sequeiros, FEUP
  • Joana Angélica de Sousa Loureiro, FEUP  
  • José Carlos Magalhães Duque da Fonseca, FEUP  
  • Laura Maria Melo Ribeiro, FEUP
  • Manuel Fernando Gonçalves Vieira, FEUP  
  • Maria Pia de Melo Alvim Ferraz Tavares, FEUP  
  • Rúben Filipe da Silva Santos, FEUP
  • Sónia Luísa dos Santos Simões, FEUP 

Contact: dcematerialseng@fe.up.pt (Bernardo Ribeiro)