Topical Chairs

1. Synthesis and Characterization
   1.1 - Advanced synthesis, crystal-growth and post-treatment
   R. MILLINI (eni R&M, Italy), S. MINTOVA (Univ. Caen, France), D. ZHAO (Fudan Univ., China)
   
   1.2 - Insights on natural and synthetic MMM, and genesis conditions
   A. ALBERTI (Univ. Ferrara, Italy), F. SCHÜTH (MPG für Kohlenforschung, Germany), S. CHE (Shanghai Jiaotong, Univ. China)
   
   
   
2. Structure and theory
   2.1 - Advances on structural aspects
   G. SUFFRITTI (Univ. Sassari, Italy), C. BAERLOCHER (ETH Zurich, Switzerland), V. ALFREDSSON (Lund Univ., Sweden)
   
   2.2 - Theory and computational design
   E. FOIS (Univ. Insubria Como, Italy), R. van SANTEN (Eindhoven Tech. Univ., Netherlands), J. SAUER (Humboldt Univ. Berlin, Germany)
   
   
   
3. Applications
   3.1 - Catalysis and membranes
   F. CAVANI (Univ. Bologna, Italy), J. CEJKA (Heyrovsky Inst. Prague , Czech Republic), K. TSUTSUMI (Toyohashi Univ. of Techn., Japan)
   
   3.2 - Adsorption/diffusion and ion exchange
   D. CAPUTO (Univ. Napoli, Italy), J. KÄRGER (Univ. Leipzig, Germany), A.V. NEIMARK (State Univ. of New Jersey, US)
   
   
   
4. New frontiers in Micro and Mesostructured materials
   4.1 - Hybrid and composite materials (CTF, ECS, MOF, PMO, ZIF, etc.)
   L. MARCHESE (Univ. Piemonte Orientale, Italy), C. SERRE (Univ. of Versailles, France), S. INAGAKI (Toyota Central R&D Lab., Japan)
   
   4.2 - New applications: bio-materials, nano-medicine, opto- and nano -electronics
   P. INNOCENZI (Univ. Sassari, Italy), T. BEIN (Uniov. Münich, Germany), M. VALLET-REGI (UCM Madrid, Spain)
   
   4.3 - From minerals to materials
   F. DI RENZO (ENSCM Montpellier, France), M. ANDERSON (Univ. Manchester, UK), R. RYOO (KAIST Daejon, South Korea)