Meet the Speakers
Confirmed Lectures | ICCT2025
Rossini Lecture

Prof. Christoph Schick
Institute of Physics & Competence Center CALOR, University of Rostock, Germany
Fast scanning calorimetry and its contribution to chemical thermodynamics
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Dr. Liam Tenardi
Fluid Science and Resources Group, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
Magnetic refrigeration for hydrogen liquefaction
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Plenary Lectures

Prof. Lourdes Vega
Research and Innovation Center on CO2 and Hydrogen (RICH) Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates
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Prof. Frederico Tavares
Engenharia de Processos Químicos e Bioquímicos (EPQB), Escola de Química, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Equilibrium and non-equilibrium thermodynamics using 1-D and 3-D density functional theory
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Dr. Taichi Abe
Structural thermodynamics group, Research center for structural materials, National Institute for Materials Science, Japan
Thermodynamic quantities in the phase diagram database
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Prof. Quan Shi
Thermochemistry Laboratory at Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Chemical thermodynamics of energy materials
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Prof. Eric May
The University of Western Australia
Ion trios: Cause of ion specific interactions in aqueous solutions and path to a better pH definition
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Prof. Mirjana Minceva
TUM School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Germany
Thermodynamic insights into the solubility enhancement: hydrotropy, eutectic mixture, and cocrystal formation
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Keynote Lectures

Prof. Cara E. Schwarz
Department of Chemical Engineering, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
The value and limitations of phase boundary data in high pressure phase behaviour studies
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Prof. Manuel E. Minas da Piedade
Centro de Química Estrutural, Institute of Molecular Sciences, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Turning a curse into an opportunity: How thermodynamics can help selecting the right organic crystal phase for a specific application
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Prof. Markus Richter
Chemnitz University of Technology, Professorship of Applied Thermodynamics, Germany & The University of Western Australia, Fluid Science and Resources Division, Australia
Mastering fluid properties: The hidden science behind everyday technologies
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Dr. Adriaan van den Bruinhorst
Institute of Chemistry Clermont Ferrand, Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA), France
Assessing concealed thermodynamic properties of deep eutectic solvents and their constituents
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Dr. Vojtěch Štejfa
Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Czech Republic
Path from experiment to standard: development of reference data for sublimation properties
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