NANOscientific
Forum Europe 2026
09 - 11 September, 2026 | Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
NANOscientific Forum Europe 2026
Advancing Nanotechnology Through Imaging and Surface Analysis
We are pleased to announce the upcoming NANOscientific Forum Europe (NSFE2026) , part of the global NANOscientific Symposium Series dedicated to cutting-edge research in Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Imaging Spectroscopic Ellipsometry (ISE), and Digital Holographic Microscopy (DHM), offering a comprehensive view of nanoscale imaging and surface analysis across disciplines. Mark your calendars and prepare to join us in Prague for an inspiring exchange of ideas and innovations in nanometrology.
The 9th edition of the NANOscientific Forum Europe will be held at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic from September 09 – 11, 2026. Our host will be Dr. Martin Rejhon, a group leader at the Institute of Physics at Charles University, and renowned for his work on epitaxial graphene on silicon carbide. He will be supported by Dr. Shirly Espinoza from ELI Beamlines as his co-host. Why attend NSFE2026? The NSFE2026 brings together scientists, engineers, students, and industry professionals working in materials science, life sciences, and surface analysis. The forum offers:
• 🧠 Expert talks from leading researchers
• 🔬 Hands-on sessions with state-of-the-art instruments
• 🤝 Networking opportunities with peers and innovators
The NSFE2026 will spotlight the latest advances in nanotechnology, with focus sessions on 2D Materials and Imaging Spectroscopic Ellipsometry. Further topics will include bio applications, advanced techniques, electrochemistry, and surface and thin film metrology. Attendees will gain insights into both fundamental research and applied techniques across materials and life sciences.
Another highlight of the event will be live demonstrations of cutting-edge instrumentation, including:
• Park FX40 AFM
• Park NX10 AFM
• Park NX20 AFM with sMIM
• Park NX1 AFM
• Park Accurion EP4 Imaging Ellipsometer
• Park Lyncée Tec Digital Holographic Microscope (DHM)
These sessions offer hands-on experience with tools that enable high-resolution imaging, electrical and magnetic property mapping, and advanced optical characterization. Applications will span nano imaging, advanced materials, and semiconductors. And as in previous years the event will extend beyond scientific discussions and offer participants many opportunities to network in a more relaxed setting—with more details to follow soon.
The 9th edition of the NANOscientific Forum Europe will be held at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic from September 09 – 11, 2026. Our host will be Dr. Martin Rejhon, a group leader at the Institute of Physics at Charles University, and renowned for his work on epitaxial graphene on silicon carbide. He will be supported by Dr. Shirly Espinoza from ELI Beamlines as his co-host. Why attend NSFE2026? The NSFE2026 brings together scientists, engineers, students, and industry professionals working in materials science, life sciences, and surface analysis. The forum offers:
• 🧠 Expert talks from leading researchers
• 🔬 Hands-on sessions with state-of-the-art instruments
• 🤝 Networking opportunities with peers and innovators
The NSFE2026 will spotlight the latest advances in nanotechnology, with focus sessions on 2D Materials and Imaging Spectroscopic Ellipsometry. Further topics will include bio applications, advanced techniques, electrochemistry, and surface and thin film metrology. Attendees will gain insights into both fundamental research and applied techniques across materials and life sciences.
Another highlight of the event will be live demonstrations of cutting-edge instrumentation, including:
• Park FX40 AFM
• Park NX10 AFM
• Park NX20 AFM with sMIM
• Park NX1 AFM
• Park Accurion EP4 Imaging Ellipsometer
• Park Lyncée Tec Digital Holographic Microscope (DHM)
These sessions offer hands-on experience with tools that enable high-resolution imaging, electrical and magnetic property mapping, and advanced optical characterization. Applications will span nano imaging, advanced materials, and semiconductors. And as in previous years the event will extend beyond scientific discussions and offer participants many opportunities to network in a more relaxed setting—with more details to follow soon.
09. September 2026
- Session 1: Graphene and 2D Materials at the Nanoscale
- Session 2: Biointerfaces, Cells and Nanoscale Mechanics
- Hands-on Session
- Poster Session
- Conference Dinner
IMPAKT Building (Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics)
FULL DAY (08:30 - 22:00, CEST)
FULL DAY (08:30 - 22:00, CEST)
10. September 2026
- Session 3: Imaging Ellipsometry and Optical Thin-Film Metrology
- Session 4: Nanoscale Interface Metrology for Energy, Electronics and Molecular Materials
- Hands-on Session
- Social Activity
IMPAKT Building (Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics)
FULL DAY (08:30 - 22:00, CEST)
FULL DAY (08:30 - 22:00, CEST)
11. September 2026
- Session 5: Frontiers in AFM, SPM and Nanoscale Metrology
IMPAKT Building (Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics)
HALF DAY (08:30 - 14:00, CEST)
HALF DAY (08:30 - 14:00, CEST)
Important Dates
- Deadline Contributed Abstract: 15. June
- Deadline Poster Abstract: 31. August
- Early Bird Registration: 31. May
- Standard Registration: 31. August
Students, who have been accepted for a poster presentation or contributed talk can register for free. The link for free registration will be provided with the acceptance email.
Send poster abstracts to: info-eu@nanoscientific.org
Send poster abstracts to: info-eu@nanoscientific.org
08:30 - 09:00
Registration & Meet and Greet
09:00 - 09:15
Welcome to the NSFE2026
09:15 - 09:20
Intro Session 1: Graphene and 2D Materials at the Nanoscale
09:20 - 09:45
Host & Keynote Speaker
Keynote Talk: Electrical AFM modes for investigating ABC-stacked graphene domains in epitaxial graphene
Dr. Martin Rejhon
Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Czech Republic
09:45 - 10:10
Keynote Speaker
Keynote Talk: Title tbc
Prof. Dr. Elisa Riedo
picoForce Lab, NYU Tandon School of Engineering, USA
10:10 - 10:35
Keynote Speaker
Keynote Talk: Fabricating, Probing, and Sliding vdW Polytypes with an AFM Tip
Prof. Moshe Ben Shalom
School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv University, Israel
10:35 - 11:05
Coffee Break
11:05 - 11:20
Contributed Talk: Strain Relaxation Effects in Trilayer Epitaxial Graphene
Dr. Maria Baeva
Charles University, Czech Republic
11:20 - 11:35
Contributed Talk: Substrate interaction on the local exciton/trion ratio in mono- to few-layer WS2
Appanna Parvangada Pemmaiah
Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research e.V Dresden, Germany
11:35 - 11:50
Contributed Talk: Scaling trend, critical length and thickness strain dependence of elastic properties of atomically thin 2H-MOS2 films
Kalaiarasan Meganathan
University of Chemistry and Technology, Czech Republic
11:50 - 12:05
Contributed Talk: Enhanced interlayer shear locking in Rhomohedral Graphene
Dr. Wujoon Cha
New York University, USA
12:05 - 12:10
Intro Session 2: Biointerfaces, Cells and Nanoscale Mechanics
12:10 - 12:35
Keynote Speaker
Keynote Talk: The Atomic Force Microscopy cantilever: a multimodal platform to decipher mechanics, nanomotion, and communication in living systems
Dr. Giovanni Longo
Institute for the Structure of Matter, National Research Council (CNR), Italy
12:35 - 13:00
Keynote Speaker
Keynote Talk: Engineering of Cellular Microenvironments: Biomechanics and Precision Models for Chronic Disease Research
Dr. Federico Colombo
Institute for Molecular Systems Engineering and Advanced Materials (IMSEAM), Heidelberg University
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
14:00 - 14:25
Keynote Speaker
Keynote Talk: Advanced Nanofabrication Strategies for Electrochemical/ECL sensing Platforms and Functional Biointerfaces
Assist. Prof. Alessandra Zanut
Department of Chemical Sciences - DiSC, University of Padua, Italy
14:25 - 14:40
Contributed Talk: Mechanical mapping of soft materials and cells with colloidal AFM probes through advanced models
Assoc. Prof. Annalisa Calò
Universidad Barcelona, Spain
14:40 - 14:55
Contributed Talk: AI-Driven Quality Assessment and Multi-Model Analysis of AFM Force Curves
Mathieu Cognard
Digital Surf, France
14:55 - 15:10
Contributed Talk: A role for acoustic field in neuron-neuron recognition and interaction
Marco Girasole
Italian National Research Council (CNR), Italy
15:10 - 15:25
Contributed Talk: Liquid-Phase Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy for Mapping Biomolecular Electrostatics at Biosensing Interfaces
Dr. Cinzia Di Franco
Italian National Research Council (CNR), Italy
15:25 - 15:30
Wrap Up Day 1
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee Break
16:00 - 17:00
Hands-On Sessions
on Park Systems NX1 AFM, NX10 AFM, NX20 AFM with sMIM, Accurion EP4 and Lyncée Tec DHM
17:00 - 18:00
Poster Session
18:00 - 19:00
Break
19:00 - 22:00
Conference Dinner
09:00 - 09:05
Intro Session 3: Imaging Ellipsometry and Optical Thin-Film Metrology
09:05 - 09:30
Keynote Speaker
Keynote Talk: Seeing Phase-Change Materials Locally: Imaging Ellipsometry from Anisotropy to Reversible Optical Switching
Dr. Shirly Espinoza
Department of Structural Dynamics, ELI BEAMLINES, Czech Republic
09:30 - 09:55
Keynote Speaker
Keynote Talk: Spectroscopic ellipsometry as a characterisation technique for vdW materials
Assoc. Prof. Christopher Mellor
School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, U.K.
09:55 - 10:20
Keynote Talk by tbc: Title tbc
10:20 - 10:35
Contributed Talk: Spectroscopic imaging ellipsometry for spatially resolved mapping of layer-by-layer oxidation in WSe2
Dr. Jack Alexander-Webber
Loughborough University, UK
10:35 - 10:50
Contributed Talk: Spatial dispersion in optical properties of square lattices of plasmonic particles revealed by Müller matrix ellipsometry
Prof. Eugene Bortchagovsky
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
10:50 - 11:20
Coffee Break
11:20 - 11:35
Contributed Talk: Electrochemical variable angle spectroscopic ellipsometry of conducting polymer films at varied electrochemical doping
Assoc. Prof. Duško Čakara
University of Rijeka, Croatia
11:35 - 11:50
Contributed Talk by tbc: Title tbc
11:50 - 11:55
Intro Session 4: Nanoscale Interface Metrology for Energy, Electronics and Molecular Materials
11:55 - 12:20
Keynote Speaker
Keynote Talk: Electrochemical Strain and Strain Waves in Mixed Ionic–Electronic Conductors
Prof. Dr. Tobias Cramer
Department of Physics and Astronomy "Augusto Righi", University of Bologna, Italy
12:20 - 12:45
Keynote Speaker
Keynote Talk: Title tbc
Dr. Levente Tapasztó
HUN-REN Centre for Energy Research, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Hungary
12:45 - 13:45
Lunch
13:45 - 14:10
Keynote Speaker
Keynote Talk: Electrochemistry in a Cage: How Steps, Defects and Molecular Confinement Drives the Solid–Liquid Interface Reactions
Assoc. Prof. Gianlorenzo Bussetti
Department of Physics, Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy
14:10 - 14:25
Contributed Talk: Complementary C-AFM/XPS characterisation platform for battery-related materials
Dr. Matěj Hývl
Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences (FZU), Czech Republic
14:25 - 14:40
Contributed Talk: Beer–Lambert Law at the Nanoscale via Quantitative Infrared Nanospectroscopy
Masbah Ul Hakim
Wageningen University and Research, Netherlands
14:40 - 14:55
Contributed Talk: Noise diagnostics of memristive samples: full cycle noise measurements and AFM-based local fluctuation spectroscopy
János Gergő Fehérvári
Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary
14:55 - 15:10
Contributed Talk: Title tbc
Dr. Alexander Klasen
Park Systems Europe, Germany
15:10 - 15:30
Sponsor talks & Wrap up day 2 & Group Photo
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee Break
16:00 - 17:00
Hands-On Sessions
on Park Systems NX1 AFM, NX10 AFM, NX20 AFM with sMIM, Accurion EP4 and Lyncée Tec DHM
17:00 - 18:00
Break
18:00 - 22:00
Social Event
09:00 - 09:05
Welcome & Intro Session 5: Frontiers in AFM, SPM and Nanoscale Metrology
09:05 - 09:30
Keynote Speaker
Keynote Talk: Title tbc
Prof. Dr. Lukas Eng
Institute of Applied Physics, Technical University Dresden, Germany
09:30 - 09:55
Keynote Speaker
Keynote Talk: Interphases in Modern Battery Materials
Dr. Ruediger Berger
Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany
09:55 - 10:20
Keynote Speaker
Keynote Talk: Quantitative advanced SPM data processing with Gwyddion
Dr. Petr Klapetek
Department of Nanometrology, Czech Metrology Institute, Czech Republic
10:20 - 10:45
Keynote Speaker
Keynote Talk: Diving into the atom
Prof. Dr. Franz J. Gießibl
Institut für Experimentelle und Angewandte Physik, University of Regensburg, Germany
10:45 - 11:15
Coffee Break
11:15 - 11:40
Keynote Speaker
Keynote Talk: Feeling the Lattice: AFM as a Real-Space Probe of Charge Transport in Organic Semiconductors
Dr. Deepak Venkateshvaran
Optoelectronics, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, UK
11:40 - 12:05
Keynote Speaker
Keynote Talk: Phase nanoengineering in condensed matter for nanoelectronic applications
Assoc. Prof. Edoardo Albisetti
Department of Physics, Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy
10:05 - 12:30
Keynote Speaker
Keynote Talk: Title tbc
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Robert Stark
Physics of Surfaces, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany
12:30 - 13:00
Closing Remarks, best Contributive Talk and Poster & Thank you
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
Location
Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Organizer
Sponsor
