УМТ

INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON

CRYSTAL GROWTH 2026

Institute for Single Crystals, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
3–4 NOV 2026
Tuesday–Wednesday
HYBRID
Kharkiv + online
CONTACT iwcg@umrs.org.ua
Registration

Workshop Information

November 3–4, 2026 • Institute for Single Crystals, NAS of Ukraine • Kharkiv / online

The workshop provides an international forum for presenting recent advances, exchanging scientific knowledge, and discussing current challenges in the growth, characterization, and application of crystalline materials.

It aims to strengthen collaboration between researchers while promoting innovative approaches in crystal growth and materials science.

TOPICS OF THE WORKSHOP

01

Crystal growth: kinetics, phase transitions, computational modeling, and crystal engineering

02

Functional, optical, photonic, and electronic crystals

03

Characterization of crystal structures, defects, impurities, and physical properties

SUBMISSION OF CONTRIBUTIONS

Authors are invited to submit abstracts describing original research related to the workshop topics.

Accepted contributions will be presented as 15-minute online oral presentations.

Please contact us for submission via email at iwcg@umrs.org.ua

FORMAT AND VENUE

Venue

Institute for Single Crystals of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kharkiv

Format

The workshop will be held in a hybrid format, with online attendance and presentations available.

INVITED SPEAKERS FOR LECTURES

Matias Velazquez

Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, SIMaP, France

Czochralski growth of large radiopure Li2MoO4 single crystals for heat-scintillation cryogenic bolometers

Opening lecturer

Yunzhong Zhu

Sino-French Institute of Nuclear Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China

In situ diagnosis of crystal-melt interface dynamics during Czochralski growth via GEMF

Daniel Vizman

Faculty of Physics, West University of Timisoara, Romania

Tb and Tm Incorporation for Optical Properties Tailoring in Fluoride Matrices

Portrait source: ICPAM-18 / PAMS-9 speaker profile