CNR-SPIN and CNR-IMEM (chairmen: Dr. Antonio Vecchione and Dr. Andrea Zappettini) organized the International Conference on Crystal Growth and Epitaxy ICCGE20 that has been held in the San Giovanni Campus, the new pole of the Naples University “Federico II”, from 30 July to 4 August 2023.
The conference, organized under the auspices of the International Organization for Crystal Growth (IOCG), has been attended by almost 600 scientists, from academy, national research centres and industry, coming from 40 different countries. Special actions (e.g. reduced fees) have been offered to encourage participation from low & medium- income countries. Furthermore, in the scientific program special attention has been devoted to gender balance.
ICCGE20 is the latest in a sequence that started with ICCG-1 in Boston, USA, in 1966, which marked the formation of the crystal growth community as an independent discipline rather than subsidiary to a number of other fields. The key principle is that the theory and practice of crystal growth is common across a range of materials and applications.
During ICCGE20 conference eminent scientists have been awarded with:
- The Frank Prize for significant fundamental contributions to the field of crystal growth (awarded to prof. Peter Vekilov and prof. Juan Manuel Garcia-Ruiz).
- The Laudise Prize for significant technological contributions to the field of crystal growth (awarded to prof. Chung-wen Lan).
- The Schieber Prize to a young author to recognize his or her outstanding scientific publications in the field of crystal growth (awarded to prof. Bharat Jalan).
ICCGE20 has provided a forum for the presentation and discussion of recent research and development activities in crystal growth and epitaxial thin films. Scientific sessions have integrated fundamentals, experimental and industrial growth processes, characterization and applications.
More info at https://www.iccge20.org/
