CSIR-IICT to host global summit on advanced materials in Hyderabad
The iMEET-2026 conference will focus on functional materials for energy and environmental technologies at the Tarnaka campus.
The CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT) will host the International Conference on Innovative Functional Materials for Energy and Environmental Technologies (iMEET-2026) from November 4 to 6, according to The Hindu.
The event will take place at the institute's Tarnaka campus in Hyderabad and will cover various topics including nanomaterials, advanced ceramics, and energy-related materials.
The summit will also address developments in optoelectronic materials, surface engineering, advanced coatings, and materials used for defence, strategic, and environmental purposes. Discussions will include critical and rare earth materials, as well as magnetic and multifunctional substances.
A press release issued on Tuesday stated that the conference will feature several distinguished speakers from India and overseas.
Among the experts attending are DRDO director-general (Naval Systems and Materials) R. Balamurali Krishnan, MIDHANI chairman and managing director S.V.S. Narayana Murty, and Sri Venkateswara University-Tirupati Vice-Chancellor T.
Narasinga Rao.