The Advanced Materials Advisor Gloria Gottardi with the researchers Sandro Zorzi, Matteo Bordin, Varun Donnakatte Neelalochan and Siva Balaganesh Ravi Sankar participated in the 20th International Conference on Plasma Surface Engineering which took place from August 31 to September 3, 2026 at the congress center of Erfurt (Germany).
Gloria Gottardi participated in the conference organisation representing Italy in the International Program Committee. Furthermore, our FBK-SE Advanced Materials Advisor participated as Chair of the session “Plasma in Liquids”.
Sandro Zorzi gave the keynote lecture Plasma-based catalyst nanoengineering for sustainable energy applications (S. Zorzi, M. Bordin, G. Gottardi, E. De Bona, M. Testi)
Sandro also participated as chair of the session “Energy Technologies III – Materials for Next-Generation Energy Storage & Conversion” and with the poster titled Engineering High-Entropy Materials: Nitrogen Integration for Advanced Bifunctional Water Electrolysis (M. Eslami M. Bordin, S. Zorzi, G. Gottardi, G. Di Gregorio, M. Testi, L. Crema)
The researcher Matteo Bordin gave the presentation In‑Liquid Sputtering and Direct Transfer onto Graphene: A Clean Route to Ni–Graphene Electrocatalysts (C. R. Chandraiahgari, G. Gottardi, M. Bordin, S. Zorzi, G. Speranza, B. Muzzi, C. Sangregorio, D. Dalessandro, V. Micheli, M. Testi)
Another presentation was given by Siva Balaganesh Ravi Sankar who presented the work RF Magnetron Co-Sputtered Ir-TiN Thin Films for Durable Acidic Oxygen Evolution at Low Iridium Loading (S.B. Ravi Sankar, M. Bordin, S. Zorzi, G. Gottardi, V. Micheli, A. Carlotto, M. Testi, G. Ercolano, L. Fei, N. Ataollahi)
Last but not least, the poster Improving catalyst adhesion in anion exchange membranes for AEMWE through plasma surface engineering was presented by V. Donnakatte Neelalochan (V. Donnakatte Neelalochan, S. Zorzi, M. Bordin, G. Di Gregorio, R. Bartali, G. Gottardi, M. Testi)
The PSE Conferences offers a vibrant platform for exchanging the latest advances in research, development, and industrial applications for surface, plasma and vacuum technologies. The event fosters collaboration, discussion and innovation, connecting experts to explore how fundamental insights translate into practical solutions, and highlights key trends and achievements.
