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Advanced materials and technologies 2019

21-st International Conference – School 

19 – 23 August, 2019, Palanga, Lithuania

About Conference

Announcement

21-st International Conference – School

ADVANCED MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGIES

August 19 – 23, 2019, Palanga, Lithuania

The Conference – School is intended for young scientists and PhD students interested in Materials Science and Condensed Matter Physics.

This year the Conference – School is devoted to biophotonics, plasmonics, polymeric materials, metal-oxide ferrimagnetics, graphene/carbon based multilayers and metasurfaces, nanomaterials characterization, cationic polymerization, supercapacitors, etc.

The lectures and poster presentations will be organized.

Announcement

Place

Hotel “Gabija”
Vytauto Str. 40, Palanga, Lithuania

Topics and Areas

  • Methods of Surface Analysis
  • Surface Engineering and Nanostructures
  • Electronic and Optical Materials
  • Ceramics
  • Polymers and Composites
  • Advanced Engineering Materials
  • Materials for Energy

Registration

Registration form can be found here.

Registration fees

Before 12th of June After 12th of June
Students 50 EUR 60 EUR
Other participants 75 EUR 90 EUR
Accompanying person 30 EUR 30 EUR

The registration fee includes book of abstracts, participation in all sessions and Conference events (coffee breaks, conference welcome party). Accompanying person fee includes conference welcome party.

The registration fee does not include accommodation costs.

To make money transfer please use bank information presented below:

Bank-correspondent: DRESDNER BANK
SWIFT DRES DE FF
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Beneficiary’s Bank: AB SEB Bankas
SWIFT CBVI LT 2X
Bank address: Gedimino pr.12, LT-01103 Vilnius, Lithuania
Beneficiary’s account: LT38 7044 0600 0310 4481
Name and Address of Beneficiary: Kauno technologijos universitetas
K. Donelaicio str. 73, LT-44029 Kaunas, Lithuania
Details of payment: KO 036 (Registration fee, participant’s name)

After the money transfer, please, send a copy of the transaction document to the secretary of the conference by e-mail: amt@ktu.lt

Billing information

If you make money transfer of registration fee from your own account and you need the invoice, please provide the following information:

– Your personal address;
– Your personal code;

The information should be sent to the conference secretary via e-mail: amt@ktu.lt

Abstracts and Proceedings

The book of Abstracts in printed version will be distributed during the Conference. The participants, giving oral or poster presentations, are kindly asked to submit the abstract (up to one A5 page) in electronic form.

The manuscripts should be prepared following the requirements:

  • manuscripts should be typed with single spacing using Microsoft Word processor, font – Arial;
  • paper size A5, margins: top – 18 mm; bottom – 18 mm; left – 17 mm; right – 17 mm;
  • template of the abstracts can be found here.
Font size, pt Font style Alignment
Title 11 Bold Centered
Authors 9 Bold Centered
Institution 9 Italic Centered
Main text 9 Regular Justify
References 8 Regular Justify
Keywords 9 Italic Justify
  • Abstract may include tables or figures, if necessary.
  • References, if necessary, should be numbered in square brackets ([1]) and listed at the end of the abstract.
  • Abstract must be submitted as a MS Word file. Rename the file as follows:
    AMT_Corresponding_author’s_name_surname.docx (example: AMT_john_smith.docx).

The abstracts can be uploaded or (if there are any problems) sent by e-mail: amt@ktu.lt.

Poster Presentations

A poster session is a graphic presentation of an author’s research. Authors illustrate their study findings by displaying graphs, photos, diagrams, and a small amount of text on poster boards. A good format to follow is: Title and author(s); a brief introduction; experimental details, if novel; results and conclusion.

We recommend A1 size poster in portrait. Organizers will provide participants with all the necessary equipment to hang the posters.

Oral Presentations

The lecturers are kindly asked to deliver material of the lecture (electronic version) to the Organising committee during registration. The materials of oral presentations will be distributed to all the participants after the conference.

Full papers after review can be published in journal “Materials Science – Medžiagotyra” (indexed in Clarivate Analytics Web of Science, impact factor 0.45  (2017), 5 – year impact factor 0.563 (Journal Citation Reports Web of Science)). The papers prepared according to the requirements of the journal should be submitted using Open Journal System of “Materials Science-Medžiagotyra” and printed copy of the paper should be handed during the conference to the secretary of the organizing committee. The submission should be done before 12th of August 2019. Information for authors in English.

Important dates

12 May 2019, Extended until 21 May Deadline for the registration and abstract submission​​. Registration Has Been Extended Until the 21st of May!
12 June 2019 Deadline for the reduced registration fee
29 June 2019 Final announcement (including a Conference programme)
19 August 2019 Beginning of the Conference

On-site registration starts on 19th of August at 12 am.
Lectures will be organized from 20th to 23rd of August.
The poster session is planned for 22nd of August.
Departure is planned on the afternoon of 23rd of August.

Venue

Conference will be held at Hotel “Gabija”
Conference venue is Vytauto str. 40, Palanga, Lithuania.

By plane

Palanga airport

Palanga airport is situated only 7 kilometres off the city. The regular flights from Palanga airport are operated to Copenhagen (Denmark), Oslo (Norway) and Riga (Latvia) year-round. Relating to good connecting flights from Palanga with SAS it is easy to reach a lot of other cities in Europe via Copenhagen. For connecting flights please contact the travel agency or check the airline web pages: SAS, AirBaltic.
The city can be reached by bus or by taxi. The buses on route Airport-Palanga-Airport are going approximately every two/three hours every day. The time table is available on Autobusu bilietai (Departure from: “Palanga (oro uostas)”; Arrival to: “Palanga”). Taxi is available in front of Airport Terminal. A trip to Palanga city takes 10 min and costs about 15 EUR.

Vilnius airport

Also one can come via Vilnius Airport. The airport is located on a plateau in the south of Vilnius. It is only 7 km, or 15 minutes drive by car from the centre of the capital. The regular flights are operated to Brussel (Belgium), Stockholm (Sweden), Copenhagen (Denmark), Helsinki (Finland), Tallinn (Estonia), Moscow (Russia), Kiev (Ukraine), Warsaw (Poland), Frankfurt (Germany), Riga (Latvia), etc. More information can be found on Vilnius airport website.
The city centre can be easily reached using city train or bus. There is a special train between the Railway Station and the Airport. Located close to the passenger terminal, a train stop has staircase and elevator for passengers, lighting as well as a video supervision system for security of passengers. The needs of disabled passengers and passengers with reduced mobility have also been considered. Pedestrian path leading to the Airport is Sheltered and lightened during dark period of a day. The timetable can be found at Lietuvos gelezinkeliai.
Bus stop is situated just outside the airport. Bus No. 1 goes to the train/bus station and the buses No. 2 goes to the city centre. The timetable can be found at Vilnius Routes and Timetables.

Kaunas airport

Kaunas airport is situated 10 kilometres off the city. At Kaunas airport regular flights are operated (by Ryanair and AirBaltic) to London, Bristol, Birmingham, Edinburgh (United Kingdom), Dublin, Knock (Ireland), Frankfurt (Germany), Oslo (Norway), etc. More information can be found on the airport website.
There is a very convenient way to reach Kaunas central bus station by bus No. 29 (Kaunas Routes and Timetables), also special buses to capital Vilnius are arranged to suite the flight timetable (more information on the airport website).

By bus from Kaunas and Vilnius

There are frequent bus connections between most parts of Lithuania. The bus schedule from Kaunas and Vilnius to Palanga can be found on the website: Autobusu bilietai.

Participants of the conference who need a visa to come to Lithuania can find useful information here.

Leisure

Palanga is an international seacoast resort for active recreation and rehabilitation treatment also offering a wide range of entertainments. It became a famous resort in early XXth century and presently is one of the largest resorts and tourism centres of Lithuania. As a recreation place, it has already operated for a century and a half. People come here to escape from their daily urbanized routines and gain strength from natural resources: the sun, sea water and fresh pine-forests’ air. There also are many things to see in Palanga: from the wonderful white sand beaches and variety of remarkable landscapes to Museum of Amber, Botanical Gardens, Birutė’s hill and Church of Saint Marie. It is also a fine plan to have a great night out with your friends in one of the bars and nightclubs, of which the town now has plenty.
Palanga has its own small airport with the international flights from Latvia, Norway and Denmark. One can also use Vilnius international airport – still the most convenient way to enter Lithuania. More detailed information about Lithuania and Palanga can be found on the websites:
State Department of Tourism
Palanga Town Council
Palanga Tourism Information Center

Accommodation

Information about hotels in Palanga can be found here.

KTU Guest House “Politechnika” (S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno Str. 37, Palanga) offers accomodations for conference participants. Accommodation is on first come, first served basis. Number of available places is limited. Be aware, that all rooms are with a shared bathroom. Rooms may be double, triple or quarter occupancy.
For more detailed information about accommodation or if you want to book a place in the guest house, please contact the guest house directly by e-mail politechnika@ktu.lt (in the Subject line indicate – Conference “Advanced Materials and Technologies”), or by phones +370 460 53558, +370 687 90 026, +370 611 13 581.

Programme

FIRST DAY

Programme of the 21st International Conference-School
“Advanced Materials and Technologies 2019”

Date: 19-23 August, 2019
Venue: Hotel “Gabija” (http://www.gabija.lt/en/)
Vytauto Str. 40, LT-00160
Palanga, Lithuania

August 19, Monday
14:00 – 20:00 Arrival and registration

Full programme

Contacts

Programme Committee

Prof. S. Tamulevičius (Kaunas University of Technology)
Assoc. Prof. L. Balaševičius  (Kaunas University of Technology)
Prof. J. V. Gražulevičius (Kaunas University of Technology)
Dr. Renata Butkutė (Center for Physical Sciences and Technology)
Prof. A. Kareiva (Vilnius University)
Prof. G. Juzeliūnas (Vilnius University)
Prof. G. Tamulaitis (Vilnius University)
Prof. D. Erts (University of Latvia)
Prof. Y. Dekhtyar (Riga Technical University)
Prof. I. Leito (University of Tartu)
Dr. R. Lohmus (University of Tartu)
Prof. H. G. Rubahn (University of Southern Denmark)

Contacts

If you have any questions please do not hesitate and contact us:

Conference e-mail: amt@ktu.lt

Conference website: https://advancedmaterials.ktu.edu

Phone: +370 (37) 313432

Phone/Fax: +370 (37) 314423

Mailing Address

Institute of Materials Science of Kaunas University of Technology
K. Baršausko St. 59, LT-51423 Kaunas, Lithuania

Phone: +370 (37) 313 432
Phone/fax: +370 (37) 314 423
https://materials.ktu.edu/

How to reach the venue?

How to reach the venue?

Conference will be held at Hotel “Gabija”
Conference venue is Vytauto str. 40, Palanga, Lithuania.

By plane

Palanga airport

Palanga airport is situated only 7 kilometres off the city. The regular flights from Palanga airport are operated to Copenhagen (Denmark), Oslo (Norway) and Riga (Latvia) year-round. Relating to good connecting flights from Palanga with SAS it is easy to reach a lot of other cities in Europe via Copenhagen. For connecting flights please contact the travel agency or check the airline web pages: SAS, AirBaltic.
The city can be reached by bus or by taxi. The buses on route Airport-Palanga-Airport are going approximately every two/three hours every day. The time table is available on Autobusu bilietai (Departure from: “Palanga (oro uostas)”; Arrival to: “Palanga”). Taxi is available in front of Airport Terminal. A trip to Palanga city takes 10 min and costs about 15 EUR.

Vilnius airport

Also one can come via Vilnius Airport. The airport is located on a plateau in the south of Vilnius. It is only 7 km, or 15 minutes drive by car from the centre of the capital. The regular flights are operated to Brussel (Belgium), Stockholm (Sweden), Copenhagen (Denmark), Helsinki (Finland), Tallinn (Estonia), Moscow (Russia), Kiev (Ukraine), Warsaw (Poland), Frankfurt (Germany), Riga (Latvia), etc. More information can be found on Vilnius airport website.
The city centre can be easily reached using city train or bus. There is a special train between the Railway Station and the Airport. Located close to the passenger terminal, a train stop has staircase and elevator for passengers, lighting as well as a video supervision system for security of passengers. The needs of disabled passengers and passengers with reduced mobility have also been considered. Pedestrian path leading to the Airport is Sheltered and lightened during dark period of a day. The timetable can be found at Lietuvos gelezinkeliai.
Bus stop is situated just outside the airport. Bus No. 1 goes to the train/bus station and the buses No. 2 goes to the city centre. The timetable can be found at Vilnius Routes and Timetables.

Kaunas airport

Kaunas airport is situated 10 kilometres off the city. At Kaunas airport regular flights are operated (by Ryanair and AirBaltic) to London, Bristol, Birmingham, Edinburgh (United Kingdom), Dublin, Knock (Ireland), Frankfurt (Germany), Oslo (Norway), etc. More information can be found on the airport website.
There is a very convenient way to reach Kaunas central bus station by bus No. 29 (Kaunas Routes and Timetables), also special buses to capital Vilnius are arranged to suite the flight timetable (more information on the airport website).

By bus from Kaunas and Vilnius

There are frequent bus connections between most parts of Lithuania. The bus schedule from Kaunas and Vilnius to Palanga can be found on the website: Autobusu bilietai.

Participants of the conference who need a visa to come to Lithuania can find useful information here.

Organizers

Sponsors