EnFI2024 welcomes abstract submissions for research in various field including:

• Analytical methods for surface and interface characterization
• Nanostructured materials and interfaces
• Bio-inspired and biomimetic films including membranes
• Biosensors, physical- and chemical sensors
• Cell-, organism-, nucleic acid- and enzyme-based technologies
• Biomaterials engineering: Tissue engineering, bio-reactor design
• Electrochemical and optical sensor materials
• Polymer, metals and oxide materials
• Thin film technology, microsystems and chip-based devices
• Therapeutics, diagnostics and drug-delivery systems
• Electrochemical interfaces: Corrosion, catalysis and battery
• Medical technology and implants

Abstract submission deadline: 01.03.2024 - 25.07.2024

Early bird registration and inscription payment deadline: 31.07.2024

Late registration and inscription payment deadline: 12.08.2024

Functional interfaces embody fundamental and applied aspects of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Materials Science to understand their mechanisms and improve their design and performance. Material interfaces play a crucial role in diverse phenomena such as adhesion, bio-recognition, separation and catalysis. A control over the interfacial material properties requires the implementation of innovations spanning multiple disciplines such as sensing and recognition, electrocatalysis, polymer science, material separation and filtration, nano-scale manufacturing, among others.

Lisa Larndorfer
Secretary of the department
Institute of Chemical Technology of Inorganic Materials
JOHANNES KEPLER
UNIVERSITY LINZ
Altenberger Straße 69
TNF Turm, T108
4040 Linz, Österreich
T +43 732 2468 8700
Email: enfi2024(at)jku.at

Registration to the conference must be done through the online registration system and one of the payment methods below. Participants will receive an automatic confirmation of the registration. If you do not receive it, please send an email to enfi2024(at)jku.at to make sure that the organizer has received your booking. Registration will only be effective on receipt of the registration fee or after authorization of credit card payment. An invoice for your online or university payment will be sent to you by Email within a few days.

Please notify any corrections to your registration immediately to enfi2024(at)jku.at.

For the registration to the ENFI 2024 the following steps are necessary:

1. Create a new user account via https://konferenzen.jku.at/enfi2024/user/register, opens an external URL in a new window

After this you will get an e-mail with a link that leads you to a page where you can set a password. 

Another option is to log in via Shibboleth (only for JKU employees).

2. Login with your username and password via https://konferenzen.jku.at/enfi2024/user/login , opens an external URL in a new window

3. Register for the conference via "My registration" -> "Event registration"

• Credit card (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Diners)
• PayPal
• EPS
• Invoice payment

Please send your abstract, using this template, opens a file, as a pdf file by email to: enfi2024(at)jku.at

Abstract can only be 1 A4 page long any content that exceeds the page will NOT be included in the abstract booklet. 

• A. W. HASSEL, Linz, Austria (Chair)
• A. I. MARDARE, Linz, Austria (Co-Chair)
• H. ZENGIN, Linz, Austria
• E. GREUL, Linz, Austria
• M. HOFINGER, Linz, Austria
• L. LARNDORFER, Linz, Austria

• W. DEFERME, Hasselt, Belgium
• T. DOLL, Hannover, Germany
• K. EERSELS, Maastricht, The Netherlands
• B. van GRINSVEN, Maastricht, The Netherlands
• A.W. HASSEL, Linz, Austria
• S. INGEBRANDT, Aachen, Germany
• S. KRAUSE, London, United Kingdom
• F. LISDAT, Wildau, Germany
• P. LOSADA. PÉREZ, Brussels, Belgium
• M. MERTIG, Dresden, Germany
• M. PEETERS, Manchester, United Kingdom
• M. J. SCHÖNING, Jülich, Germany
• P. WAGNER, Leuven, Belgium
• T. WAGNER, Jülich, Germany

Linz is the capital of Upper Austria and was the cultural capital of Europe in 2009. Linz is located at the river Danube about 200 km west of Vienna. It can easily be reached by plane, train (ÖBB and Westbahn) or car, or even by ship. Direct flights are available from Düsseldorf and Palma de Mallorca. Trains connect to Vienna (Airport), Salzburg, Munich, Frankfurt and Hamburg. The conference will take place on the campus of the Johannes Kepler University.

Hotel Sommerhaus Linz:

27.08.2024 - 30.08.2024
50 rooms on the basis of a self-booking contingent
Price: € 66.00 in a single room or € 98.00 in a double room per night incl. breakfast
Keyword: Konferenz ENFI 2024
Billing: Self-payer

Direct flights to Linz are available from Düsseldorf

From Linz Airport: Bus No. 601 until Linz Hauptbahnhof (Linz central station). Taxi from airport is approximately 50 €

Vienna International Airport is also directly connected to Linz Hauptbahnhof (Linz central station) via train (1:41 h travel)

Get off at Linz Hauptbahnhof (Linz central station). From Linz central-station take tram 1 or 2 until Terminal University (30 min.), University and Hotel Sommerhaus are both in walking distance (5 min).

Motorway A1 exit Linz - Motorway A7 towards Prague/Freistadt - Exit Dornach to University just straight after 1 km on the left side to Sommerhaus.

At the first junction, turn right into Freistädter Straße take a left turn before the motorway bridge. The Sommerhaus Hotel, is located in Julius-Raab-Straße 10.

Starting at the exit Dornach, you will also find signposts leading to Hotel Sommerhaus.

Scenic transfers along the river Danube are available from Passau (7 h) and Vienna (15 h) or even from Regensburg. Please contact us for more details.