ICMAT 2025

Symposium A

The 14th Joint Asian Meeting on Ferroelectrics and Electroceramics (AMF-AMEC-14)

AMF-AMEC-14 aims to provide a platform for materials scientists, engineers, and students to share their latest research and development outcomes and to exchange opinions in frontiers of ferroelectric materials and electroceramics, and their applications in devices, energy and sustainability.

Topic: Fundamentals and theory of ferroelectrics and related materials, including ferroic and polar structures and phenomena

Topic Lead: Si-Young Choi, Pohang University of Science and Technology, South Korea

Ariando Ariando (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
Lin Hao (High Magnetic Laboratory, China)
Hyeon Han (POSTECH, Korea)
Ryo Ishikawa (Tokyo Univ., Japan)
An Quan Jiang (Fudan Univ., China)
Tsuyoshi Kimura (Tokyo Univ, Japan)
Daewoong Kwon (Hangyang Univ., South Korea)
Jangsik Lee (Postech, South Korea)
Junhee Lee (UNIST, South Korea)
Xiaoyan Lu (Harbin Institute of Technology, China)
Teruyasu Mizoguchi (Univ of Tokyo, Japan)
Jan Seidel (UNSW Sydney, Australia)
Takao Shimizu (NIMS, Japan)
Kyung Song (Korea Institute of Materials Science, South Korea)
Eisuke Tokumitsu (Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan)
Lingfei Wang (USTC, China)
Hyobin Yoo (Seoul National Univ., South Korea)
Hwanhui Yoon (Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, South Korea)
Pu Yu (Tsinghua Univ., China)
Xiaoyan Zhong (City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)



Topic: Electroceramics for Solar Cells, Fuel Cells, Batteries, and Energy Systems

Topic Lead: Pei-Chen Su, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Suk-Won CHA (Seoul National University, South Korea)
Ryan O’Hayre
(Colorado School of Mines, USA)
Stephen Skinner (Imperiel College London, UK)
Rojana Pornprasertsuk
(Chulalongkorn University, Thailand)
Martin Pumera
(Central European Institute of Technology, Czech Republic)



Topic: Applications of Ferroelectrics, Pyroelectrics, Piezoelectrics and Related Materials

Topic Lead: Haibo Zhang, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China

Keynote Speaker: Jun Chen (Hainan University, China), Satoshi Wada (University of Yamanashi, Japan), Shujun Zhang (University of Wollongong, Australia), Zuo-guang Ye (Simon Fraser University, Canada), Wook Jo (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea), Hui Pan (University of Macau, China), Jianguo Zhu (Sichuan University, China) and Jing-Feng Li (Tsinghua University, China)

Xuefeng Chen (Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
Zhiyong Zhou (Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
Jiagang Wu (Sichuan University, China)
Feng Chen (Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
Yaojin Wang (Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China)
Yang Liu (Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China)
Hua Tan (Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China)
Jun Ouyang (Qilu University of Technology, China)
Xian Chen (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China)
Jikun Yang (University of Science and Technology Beijing, China)
Shantao Zhang (Nanjing University, China)
Faxin Li (Peking University, China)
Gang Liu (Southwestern University, China)
Ho-yong Lee (Sun Moon University, Korea)
Hyunwook Nam (Tokyo University of Science, Japan)
Min Wang (Southern University of science and Technology, China)



Topic: Catalysis Towards Carbon Neutrality and Sustainability

Topic Lead: Hong Li, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Keynote Speakers: Xiaolin Zheng (Stanford University, USA) and Hua Zhang (City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)

Jianping Xiao (Dalian institute of chemical physics, China)
Johnathan Love
(Queensland University of Technology, Australia)
Ho Wan Jang
(Seoul National University, South Korea)
Jong Hyeok Park
(Yonsei University, South Korea)
Lili Cai
(University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA)
Sili Deng
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)
Rabah Boukherroub
(University of Lille, France)
Dorothee Laurenti
(University of Lyon 1, France)
Zongyou Yin
(Australia National University, Australia)
Pingqi Gao
(Sun Yat-Sen University, China)
Damien Voiry
(University of Montpellier/ CNRS, France)



Topic: Characterisation and Analysis of Ferroelectrics, Piezoelectric and Dielectric Materials

Topic Lead: Satoshi Wada, University of Yamanashi, Japan

Co Lead: Yoshihiro Kuroiwa, Hiroshima University, Japan 

Keynote Speaker: John Danials (University of New South Wales, Australia)

Jacob Jones (North Carolina State University, USA)
Kenji Ohwada (National Institutes for Quantum Sci & Tech, Japan)
Yoshihiro Kuroiwa (Hiroshima University, Japan)
Yukio Sato (Kumamoto University, Japan)
Andrew Rappe (University of Pennsylvania, USA)
Long-Qing Chen (The Pennsylvania State University, USA)
Rattikorn Yimnirun (Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology, Thailand)
Min Hyuk Park (Seoul National University, Korea)
Nan Zhang (Xi’an Jiaotong University, China)
Alexei Gruverman (University of Nebraska, USA)
Chul-Hong Park (Pusan National University, Korea)
Satoshi Wada (University of Yamanashi, Japan)



Topic: Defect Science and Nanostructure Engineering for High Performance and Emerging Phenomena

Topic Lead: Yun Liu (The Australian National University, Australia) and Joanne Etheridge (Monash University, Australia)

Igor Levin (National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA)
Woo Seok Choi (Sungkyunkwan University, Korea)
Joanne Etheridge (Monash University)
Jiyan Dai (Hong Kong polytechnic University, China)
Takuya HOSHINA (Tokyo Institiute of Technology, Japan)
Jiangyu Li (Southern University of Science and technology, China)
Chan-Ho Yang (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea)
Qian Li (Tsinghua University, China)
Aiping Chen (Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA)
Teng Lu (Australian National University, Australia)
David Cortie (Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organisation, Australia)
Terry Framcombe (University of New South Wales, Australia)
Zhiguo Yi (Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, China)
Wanbiao Hu (Yunan University, China)
Shi Liu (Westlake, China)
Bertrand Vilquin (Ecole Centrale de Lyon, Université de Lyon, France)
Guangzhu Zhang (Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China)



Topic: Signal and Energy Conversion and Storage With Ferroics, Piezoelectrics and Dielectrics

Topic Lead: Rajeev Ranjan, Indian Institute of Science, India 

Keynote Speakers: Catherine Dubourdieu (Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin, Germany) and Lane Martin (Rice Advanced Materials Institute, Rice University, USA)

Pavan Nukala (Indian Institute of Science, India)
Yuji Noguchi (Kumamoto University, Japan)
Yuefeng Nie (Nanjing University, China)
Haiwu Zhang (Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Science (SICCAS), China)
Gobinda Adhikary (Vivekananda Center for Research, Kolkata, India)
Lauren Garten (School of Materials Science, Georgia Tech, USA)



Topic: Lead-Free Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials

Topic Lead: Jing-Feng Li, Tsinghua University, China

Keynote Speakers: Shujun Zhang (Univ Wollongong, Australian Inst Innovat Mat, ISEM, Australia), Kui Yao (Agcy Sci Technol & Res, Inst Mat Res & Engn, Singapore) and Zuo-Guang Ye (Simon Fraser Univ, Dept Chem, Burnaby, Canada)

Jiagang Wu (Sichuan University, China)
Jiwei Zhai (Tongji Univ, Sch Mat Sci & Engn, China)
Xiaohui Wang (Tsinghua University, China)
Yiping Guo (Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ, Sch Mat Sci & Engn, State Key Lab Met Matrix Composites, Shanghai, China)
Hiroshi Funakubo (Tokyo Inst Technol, Sch Mat & Chem Technol, Japan)
Satoshi Wada (Univ Yamanashi, Interdisciplinary Grad Sch Med & Engn, Japan)
Kyle Webber (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Materials Science and Engineering Department, Institute of Glass and Ceramics, Germany)
Wei Ren (Xi An Jiao Tong Univ, Elect Mat Res Lab, Sch Elect Sci & Engn, Key Lab Minist Educ,Int Ctr Dielect Res, China)



Topic: Low-Dimensional, Molecular and Other Novel Ferroelectrics, Piezoelectric, Dielectric Materials and Structures

Topic Lead: Santi Maensiri, Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand

Keynote Speaker: Prasit Thongbai (Khon Kaen University, Thailand)

Tossapol Maluangnot (King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Thailand)
Thitirat Charoonsuk (Srinakharinwirot University, Thailand)



Topic: Microwave Dielectric Materials and Applications

Topic Lead: Zhifu Liu, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Keynote Speakers: Hong Wang (Southern University of Science and Technology, China) and Zhenxing Yue (Tsinghua University, China)

Di Zhou (Xi’an Jiaotong University, China)
Do-Kyun Kwon (Korea Aerospace University, Korea)
Hsing-I Hsiang (National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan)
Kuei-Chih Feng (Ming Chi University of Technology, Taiwan)
Kaixin Song (Hangzhou Dianzi University of Science and Technology, China)
Lei Li (Zhejiang University, China)
Jianjiang Bian (Shanghai University, China)
James Raju (K.C. University of Hyderabad, India)
Jing Guo (Xi’an Jiaotong University, China)
Zhifu Liu (Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
Daniel Tan (Guangdong Technion –Israel Institute of Technology, China)
Xiaoli Zhu (Zhejiang University, China)



Topic: Processing of Ferroelectric Materials, Including Crystals, Ceramics, Polymers, Multilayers, Thick and Thin Films

Topic Lead: Yongxiang Li, RMIT University, Australia

Keynote Speakers: Kourosh Kalantar Zadeh (The University of Sydney, Australia), Shujun Zhang (University of Wollongong, Australia), Fei Li (Xian Jiaotong University, China), John G. Fisher (Chonnam National University, Korea) and Tseung-Yuen Tseng (Department of Electrical Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan)

Ming Liu (Xian Jiaotong University, China)
Gang Niu (Xian Jiaotong University, China)
Ali Zavabeti (The University of Melbourne, Australia)
Limei Zheng (Shandong University, China)
Qifa Zhou (University of Southern California, USA)



Technical supporters:

Asia Ferroelectric Association (AFA)
Asia Electronic Ceramic Association (AECA)

Chair(s)

Kui Yao (IMRE, Singapore)
B.V.R. Chowdari (MRS-S, Singapore)

Co-Chair(s)

Si-Young Choi (Pohang Uni., South Korea)
Yongxiang Li (RMIT, Australia)
Satoshi Wada (Uni. Yamanashi, Japan)
Yoshihiro Kuroiwa (Hiroshima Uni., Japan)
Santi Maensiri (Suranaree Uni., Thailand)
Jing-Feng Li (Tsinghua Uni., China)
Rajeev Ranjan (IISc, India)
Haibo Zhang (Huazhong Sci & Tech, China)
Zhifu Liu (CAS, China)
Pei-Chen Su (NTU, Singapore)
Hong Li (NTU, Singapore)
Yun Liu (ANU, Australia)

Joint organizers and technical supporters:

Asia Ferroelectric Association (AFA)
Asia Electronic Ceramic Association (AECA)

 Correspondence

Yeng Ming Lam
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Email: ymlam@ntu.edu.sg