Symposium on
Quantum Materials Synthesis
Porto, October 22 – 24, 2025
Scope
The conference will cover topics on "The synthesis of oxide quantum materials - thin films, membranes, 2D interfaces and devices - and their physics".
Workshop on invitation only.
No registration fees.
Invited speakers
Charles Ahn (Yale University)
Marin Alexe (University of Warwick)
Eva Benckiser (MPI, Stuttgart)
Ivan Bozovic (Brookhaven national laboratory)
Andrea Caviglia (University of Geneva)
Chang-Beom Eom (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Ian Fisher (Stanford University)
Jennifer Fowlie (Northwestern University)
Philippe Ghosez (University of Liège)
Marta Gibert (TU Vienna)
Varun Harbola (MPI Stuttgart)
Karsten Held (TU Vienna)
Harold Hwang (Stanford University)
Bharat Jalan (University of Minnesota)
Masashi Kawasaki (Riken, University of Tokyo)
Julia Mundy (Harvard University)
Satoru Nakatsuji (University of Tokyo)
Sean Oh (Rutgers University)
Je-Geun Park (Seoul National University)
Ramamoorthy Ramesh (UC Berkeley)
Jacobo Santamaria (University Complutense of Madrid)
Darrell Schlom (Cornell University)
Yuri Suzuki (Stanford University)
International committee
Charles Ahn (Yale University)
Sang-Wook Cheong (Rutgers University)
Jean-Marc Triscone (University of Geneva)
Organization committee
Joaquim Agostinho Moreira (University of Porto)
Stefano Gariglio (University of Geneva)
Jean-Marc Triscone (University of Geneva)
Lucia Varbaro (University of Geneva)
Carlos Vaz (Paul Scherrer Institute PSI)
Rui Vilarinho Silva (University of Porto)
Administrative support
Adriana Aleman (University of Geneva)
Pierre Bouillot (University of Geneva)
Fabienne Hartmeier (University of Geneva)
Lucia Varbaro (University of Geneva)
contact: info@qms2025.org
Draft program
The conference will start in the morning of the 22nd of October (Wednesday) and end after lunch the 24th of October (Friday)

Venue
The conference will take place at a beautiful location – the Pestana Douro Riverside hotel on the Douro river. A block of hotel rooms has been reserved for the conference; instructions and prices will follow soon.
