Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)

Advances in condensed matter theory; low dimensional systems; modeling of materials and structural properties; ordering and phase transitions; quantum optics and electronics; strong correlated electronic systems.

Growth and Properties of Advanced Materials (GPAM)

Crystal growth; electronic processes in topological metals and insulators; magnetic, skyrmion and multiferroic systems; novel superconductors; magnetic, charge and heat transport and optical properties.

Design and Structural Characterization of Materials (DSCM)

Crystallography and crystal engineering; metal organic and organic materials with magnetic, luminescent, absorption, non-linear optical, thermoelectric, catalytic, and pharmaceutical properties; defects and mechanical properties.

Solid State Nanophysics and Nanotechnology (SSNN)

Advances in physics of nanosystems; nanostructures and nanomaterials -fabrication and characterization; physical properties at the nanometer scale: nanodots, nanowires, quantum wells and superlattices; nanocarbon materials; nano-optics, nano-photonics, nano-optoelectronics and nano-spintronics; emerging phenomena in nanocomposites and nanomaterials.

Electromagnetic Radiation Detection and Conversion (EMDC)

Devices and systems for detection and imaging of electromagnetic radiation (X-ray, UV-Vis-IR) based on materials of different dimensionality – nanolayers, nanostructures, thin films and bulk. Materials and devices for solar energy conversion.
NATO Workshop “3D architectures of high entropy materials "

Materials Engineering for Innovative and Sustainable Technologies (MEST)

Innovative materials & engineering; Electrochemistry: synthesis and characterization; Eco-friendly design: modern materials & methods of processing; Materials and advanced technologies for renewable and sustainable energy; Protective coatings and corrosion of materials; Advances in catalysis; Industrial upscaling and case studies