

SPEAKERS

Professor Malik Maaza
UNESCO UNISA-ITLABS-NRF Africa Chair, South Africa

Professor Amit Rawal
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India

Professor Michael Claeys
University of Cape Town, South Africa

Professor Mohsen Rahmani
Nottingham Trent University, UK

Dr Saeid Hosseini
Univar Solutions, Belgium

Professor Leslie Petrik
University of the Western Cape, South Africa

Dr Rangabhashiyam Selvasembian
SRM University-AP, India

Dr Mritunjay Chaubey

Professor Ajeet Kaushik
Florida Polytechnic University, USA

Professor Shivani Mishra
Associate Editor, RSC Advances, UK

Dr Lerato Shikwambana
South African National Space Agency

Professor Yogendra Kumar Mishra
University of Southern Denmark

Professor Sudesh Sivarasu
University of Cape Town, South Africa

Professor James Njuguna
Robert Gordon University, United Kingdon

Professor Nicholas Musyoka
University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC)

Professor Hulda Shaidi Swai
Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), Tanzania

Dr Ioanna Giouroudi
TU Wien

Professor Jin-Woo Kim
University of Arkansas, USA

Professor John T. W. Yeow
University of Waterloo, Canada
View more Speaker details on the Speakers Page.
ABSTRACTS
PLEASE NOTE:
We no longer accepting any abstracts due to overwhelming response.
PEER REVIEW
All articles emanating from the submitted abstract will be invited for publications in a special issue after the rigorous peer review process.
PRIZES AND AWARDS
5 x Poster Awards – sponsored by American Chemical Society.
5 x Oral Presentation Awards – sponsored by IEEE Nanotechnology Council
IMPORTANT DATES
Abstracts: We no longer accepting any abstracts due to overwhelming response.
Registration opens: 23 May 2025
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ABOUT Smart Materials Conference (SMC) 2025
The University of the Western Cape (UWC) in association with the American Chemical Society (ACS), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Nanotechnology Council (IEEE NTC) will host the “Smart Materials Conference 2025 (SMC2025)” in Cape Town, South Africa, from 3-5 December 2025. The conference brings together academia and industry researchers including students and young researchers on board in fostering a global dialogue within the materials science, nanoscience, nanotechnology, energy, electronics, medicine and environment including water and waste water treatment. SMC 2025 aims in sharing new ideas and new technologies amongst the professionals, industrialists and students from research areas of Smart Materials and their variety of applications to share their recent innovations and indulge in interactive discussions and technical sessions at the event.
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