Announcement: Xth International Samsonov Conference MSRC-2026

Dear colleagues!

We are pleased to invite you to take part in the Xth International Samsonov Conference “Materials Science of Refractory Compounds” (MSRC-2026).

The Samsonov Conference is a long-standing international scientific forum dedicated to the Materials Science of refractory compounds and related materials. The Conference honors the outstanding scientist Grigoryi Samsonov, whose pioneering work laid the foundations for modern research and industrial applications of refractory carbides, nitrides, borides, silicides, and other advanced compounds.

The Xth anniversary edition of the Conference is jointly organized by the National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” (KPI), the Frantsevich Institute for Problems of Materials Science of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (IPMS), and the Frantsevich Ukrainian Materials Research Society (UMRS).

MSRC-2026 will be held on May 25-28, 2026, as a predominantly offline event in Kyiv (E.O. Paton Education and Research Institute of Materials Science and Welding, Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute), with the possibility of online participation.

The conference will include keynote and invited lectures, oral and poster presentations covering the following topic areas:

• Fundamentals of Refractory Compounds
• Refractory Metals and Alloys
• Ceramics and Composites
• Low-Dimensional Materials and Nanostructures
• Films and Coatings

We sincerely hope that all of you will enjoy being part of the MSRC-2026 community!

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We look forward to meeting you in person or online.

MSRC-2026 Organizing Committee