IAS International Conference on Energy Materials (Jan 19-23, 2026)

Updates

January 27, 2026
•	Thank you for attending the IAS International Conference on Energy Materials! The group photos are available for download here. More photos can be found in the “Album” section. We look forward to seeing you at HKUST again in the future!

January 15, 2026
•	An email of acceptance with conference arrangements has been sent to all registrants and poster presenters on January 15, 2026. If you have registered for the event but have not received any communication from us, please reach out to the secretary at ias2026em@ust.hk.
•	Walk-ins are welcome but admission will be subject to the availability of seats at the venue.

January 14, 2026
•	Online registration and poster submission are now closed.
•	An email will be sent to all registrants and poster presenters by January 15, 2026, informing them of their acceptance or rejection for attending the conference and presenting their poster.

December 29, 2025
•	Important Notice: We have been informed that some of our speakers have received emails from travel agencies regarding lodging arrangements for the conference. Please note that all official correspondence related to the conference will come from the Secretariat, using an email address that ends in @ust.hk. If you receive any conference-related emails from addresses other than @ust.hk, we advise you not to respond, click on any links, or provide any personal or credit card information. For any questions, please contact us directly at ias2026em@ust.hk.

December 18, 2025
•	The application for poster presentation is extended to January 2, 2026. Accepted applicants will be notified via email by January 7, 2026. For details, please refer to the "Registration" section.

December 5, 2025
•	The conference schedule is now available in the "Schedule" section.

November 13, 2025
•	Registration and poster submission are now open. For details, please refer to the "Registration" section.

Overview

The IAS International Conference on Energy Materials chaired by Sir Anthony K. Cheetham will be held over five days (January 19-23, 2026) and aims to bring together twelve world-renowned plenary speakers with leading regional scientists working in the field.

Topics covered will include Perovskite and other photo-voltaic materials, thermoelectrics and piezoelectrics, batteries, fuel cells and quantum materials, porous solids for hydrogen storage or CO2 capture.  Computation and materials property prediction, as well as advanced methods of characterization will also be covered.

The majority of talks will be by invitation only, but poster contributions from younger scientists will be welcomed.

The list of Plenary Speakers: http://ias.ust.hk/events/202601em/speakers.php

Group Photos