The Instituto de Tecnología Química (ITQ), a joint research centre of the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) and the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) is co-organising the 18th edition of the Conference on Methods and Applications in Fluorescence (MAF) together with the Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMOL), a research centre of the Universitat de València (UV). The international conference will be held from 8 to 11 September 2024 at the Palacio de Congresos de València.
MAF has been held every two years since 1988. The conferences that make up MAF focus on topics representative of the fields of research active in fluorescence methods and applications, i.e. the emission of light that occurs when numerous systems (chemical compounds, materials, nanoparticles, biomolecules, etc.) are stimulated by ultraviolet-visible radiation.
This new edition of MAF will feature internationally renowned researchers who will present their most relevant studies in areas such as super-resolution fluorescence, time-resolved spectroscopy, imaging or design of photoactive molecules for sensors and probes, among others.
Among its possible applications, MAF 2024 will showcase the advances being made in the design of photoactive nanomaterials in photonics and optoelectronics, ranging from research materials to life sciences.
‘In Spain there are a large number of researchers who regularly use fluorescence in their work, not only in the field of chemistry but also in physics, biochemistry and biomedical sciences, materials science and the environment. Holding MAF 2024 in our country will allow participants to establish new interdisciplinary collaborations and increase their degree of internationalisation, which will have an impact on the quality of their scientific production and on the possibilities of applying their results to solve problems of potential social and economic impact’, Miguel Ángel Miranda, Professor of Organic Chemistry at the ITQ (UPV-CSIC).
‘The organisers of this year's MAF have put a great deal of effort into attracting a considerable number of international speakers, even more than in previous editions, from the best laboratories around the world. Among the four confirmed plenary speakers and the thirty invited speakers, Europeans (including five Spaniards) predominate, but countries such as the USA, Canada and Australia are also represented. All of them are of a high level and their excellent contributions will undoubtedly give prestige to the event’, Julia Pérez Prieto, Professor of Organic Chemistry at ICMOL (UV).
Internationally renowned speakers
MAF 2024 has four internationally renowned plenary researchers, including Luisa De Cola, professor at the Università degli Studi di Milano Statale (Milan, Italy), who has been awarded the prestigious ‘2024 Centenary Prize for Chemistry and Communication’ by the Royal Society of Chemistry. Professor Luisa De Cola is the keynote speaker at MAF 2024.
Also participating are Jennifer Dionne, Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Platforms at Stanford University (USA) and Associate Professor of Materials Science, Engineering and Radiology at Stanford University; Stefan Hecht, Laboratory Head of Organic Chemistry and Functional Materials and Director and Founder of the Center for Materials Science Berlin (CSMB); and Sam Peng is Professor of Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT (Massachusetts, USA).
09/09/2024 / ITQ
