GLOW 2025
Calling Early Career Female Scientists to join us at GLOW 2025, the GLObal Conference for Women Leaders and Emerging Researchers in Materials Science, the annual conference hosted by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore from 29 September to 1 October 2025 as we celebrate the achievements of women in materials science and chart a course for further empowerment. Dedicated to exploring the opportunities for women in Science & Engineering, NTU Singapore proudly hosts many annual events. This unique conference aims to shine a spotlight on the remarkable contributions of women leaders while providing a platform for emerging researchers to showcase their talents and form meaningful connections within the field.
Participants will explore the latest advancements and emerging trends in materials science, spanning:
- Computational and Characterisation
- Future Electronics / Nanomaterials
- Healthcare
- Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence
- Sustainability and Energy
The event will feature talks by eminent women leaders in Materials Science, a series of talks by young scientists from different parts of the world, as well as poster sessions and networking opportunities for students and young scientists. Join us at GLOW 2025 on the beautiful campus of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore to power together diversity and innovation for a brighter, more inclusive future for all.
Abstract Submission by 30 April 2025 (Closed)
Click Here to download the template/s and submit your abstract.
Organising Committee:
Vice President (International Engagement)
President's Chair in Materials Science and Engineering
Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering
Chair, Materials Science and Engineering
Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering
Professor Hng Huey Hoon
Director, Emerging nanoscience Research Institute
Associate Chair (Faculty), School of Materials Science & Engineering
Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering
Director, Global Alliance of Industries @ NTU (GAIN)
Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering
Associate Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering
Nanyang Assistant Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering
Nanyang Assistant Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering
| Dr Haruethai Kongcharoen Assistant Manager Office of International Engagement | Ms Fiona Sze Senior Assistant Director, Business Operations Management School of Materials Science & Engineering |
| Ms Veni Potu Assistant Manager Office of International Engagement | Dr Lee Mun Wai Strategic Lead Innovation Ecosystem Development (Research & Enterprise) School of Materials Science & Engineering |
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GLOW 2025 will be held at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Date: 29 Sep – 1 Oct 2025
Registration Fee:
| Regular Attendee (Non-students) | Students |
| SGD $100 | SGD $50 |
Download GLOW2025 full programme here
Professor Barbara Chan
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Professor Grace X. Gu
University of California, Berkeley
Professor Heather J. Kulik
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Professor Maria Abrahamsson
Chalmers University of Technology
Professor Mizuki Tada
Nagoya University
Professor Nicole Tichenor Blackstone
Tufts University
Professor Shweta Saxena Agarwala
Aarhus University
Professor Suelen Barg
University of Augsburg
Professor Veena Sahajwalla
University of New South Wales
| 08.30 – 09.30 | Registration |
| 09.30 – 09.40 | Opening Address Professor Ernst Kuipers Vice President (Research) and Distinguished University Professor Nanyang Technological University |
| 09.40 - 09.50 | Welcome Speech Professor Lee Pooi See Chair, GLOW2025 Committee Nanyang Technological University, Singapore |
| FUTURE ELECTRONICS / NANOMATERIALS | |
| 09.50 - 10.20 | Keynote 2D Materials as Building Blocks for Next-Generation Advanced Materials Professor Dr.-Ing. Suelen Barg University of Augsburg, Germany |
| 10.20 - 10.40 | Transparent, Patternable and Stretchable Conducting Polymer Solid Electrode for Dielectric Elastomer Actuators Miss Eunyoung Kim Stanford University, USA |
| 10.40 - 11.10 | Tea break |
| 11.10 - 11.30 | Development of Screen-Printed Boron-doped Diamond Nanoparticle for Electrochemical Sensor Application Assistant Professor Prastika K. Jiwanti Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia |
| 11.30 - 11.50 | Design and Validation of Laser-based Vibrational Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy using Digitally Referenced Detection Miss Ruo-Jing Ho University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA |
| 11.50 - 12.20 | Keynote Advancing Sustainable Electronics: Design of Biodegradable Materials for Healthcare Applications Associate Professor Shweta Agarwala Aarhus University, Denmark |
| 12.20 - 14.00 | Networking Lunch & Poster Session (Poster Award Judging: Shortlist for Finals) |
| SUSTAINABILITY & ENERGY | |
| 14.00 – 14.30 | Keynote Materials Revolution: SMaRT Technologies and MICROfactories™ Creating Sustainable Materials and Products from Waste Resources Professor Veena Sahajwalla University of New South Wales, Australia |
| 14.30 – 14.50 | Ferroelectric Polarization for Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Reaction Dr Cui Ying Toe The University of Newcastle, Australia |
14.50 – 15.10 | Driving the Performance and Stability of Vapour-Deposited Perovskite Solar Cells via Composition and Interface Engineering Miss Siyu Yan University of Oxford, UK |
| 15.10 – 15.40 | Tea break |
15.40 – 16.00 | Synthesis and Characterization of Earth-Abundant Chalcogenide Perovskite BaZrS3 for Photovoltaic Applications Miss Kiruba Catherine Vincent Purdue University, USA |
| 16.00 – 16.30 | Keynote Biomaterials for Sustainable Foods of the Future Associate Professor Nicole Tichenor Blackstone Tufts University, USA |
| COMPUTATIONAL & CHARACTERISATION | |
| 09.30 – 10.00 | Keynote Operando 3D Imaging of Solid Materials Professor Mizuki Tada Nagoya University, Japan |
10.00 – 10.20 | Building Nanoscale Laboratory using In-situ Electron Microscopy: From Nanomaterials Dynamics to Computational Imaging Dr Serin Lee Stanford University, USA |
| 10.20 - 10.40 | Unveiling Novel Phases in van der Waals Layered Magnets Dr Shiyu Deng Institut Laue-Langevin, France |
| 10.40 - 11.10 | Tea break |
11.10 – 11.30 | Hyper-gap Transparent Conductor Miss Zhengran Wu Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China |
| 11.30 – 12.00 | Keynote Electricity and Fuels from the Sun: Understanding and Controlling Electron and Energy Transfer Reactions in Solar Energy Conversion Materials Professor Maria Abrahamsson Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden |
| 12.00 – 14.00 | Networking Lunch & Poster Session (Poster Award Judging: Finals) |
| 14.00 – 15.00 | PANEL DISCUSSION - Innovation: Caught or Taught? |
| HEALTHCARE | |
| 15.00 – 15.30 | Keynote Multiphoton Microfabrication and Micropatterning (MMM) – A “Programmable” Cell Niche Engineering Technology Professor Barbara Chan The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| 15.30 – 15.50 | Skin-Interfaced Flexible Sensors Dr Yichen Cai Nanjing Tech University, China |
| 15.50 – 16.20 | Tea break |
| 16.20 – 16.40 | From 2D to 3D Electrochemical Microfabrication of Zinc Architectures: Synthesis, Microstructure, and Mechanical Properties Characterization Dr Maria Watroba Empa Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Switzerland |
| MACHINE LEARNING & ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | |
| 09.30 - 10.00 | Keynote Leveraging Experimental Data in Machine Learning and Screening to Get From Computational Model to Real World Materials Fast Professor Heather J. Kulik Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA |
| 10.00 – 10.20 | Chalcogenide Perovskites: A New Class of Functional Materials? Assistant Professor Lucy Whalley Northumbria University, UK |
| 10.20 - 10.40 | Bridging Atomistic Simulations and Real-World Catalyst Behaviours: A Multiscale Approach Dr Xiaoyan Li Northwestern University, USA |
| 10.40 - 11.10 | Tea break |
| 11.10 - 11.30 | Tuning Metastability and Deformation Mechanisms in High Entropy Alloys using Genetic Algorithm Machine Learning Predictions of Gibbs Free Energy Miss Swati Mahato Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India |
| 11.30 - 12.00 | Keynote Learning from Nature, Mathematics, and Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Materials Design and Manufacturing Assistant Professor Grace Gu University of California, Berkeley, USA |
| 12.00 - 12.20 | An Insider’s View of Nature Journals Dr Wenjie Sun Senior Editor, Nature Nanotechnology Springer Nature, China |
| 12.20 – 12.40 | Travel & Poster Award Presentation |
| 12.40 – 12.50 | Conference Closing Remarks Professor Ng Kee Woei Chair, GLOW2025 Committee Nanyang Technological University, Singapore |
| 12.50 – 14.00 | Networking Lunch |
| 14.00 | Conference Ends |
Travel Award
To attract more female scientists in early career (from final year of PhD candidature up to 8 years after PhD) in academia, GLOW will provide financial support to the selected candidates for this conference. Apart from attending the conference for free, each award recipient will get some travel expenses support and also 4-night accommodation fully covered by GLOW. Each awardee will also be sharing her research through an oral presentation. Download the Travel Award application form and submit the required documents together with your abstract.
Travel Award (On-stage Oral Presentation only) Application:
Open to Female applicants for oral presentation only.
Due date for Abstract submission for Travel Award (On-stage Oral Presentation): 30 April 2025 (APPLICATION CLOSED)
Notification of Award: 23 May 2025
Guidelines:
- Click at the link here to download Travel Award application form
- Click at link here to download Abstract template for oral presentation
- Completed Travel Award application form and relevant documents should be submitted together with the Abstract (in doc or docx format, size not exceeding 5 MB) by 30 April 2025
- Click link here to submit completed Abstract (e-mail submission), Travel Award application form and required documents
Poster Presentation:
Poster Presentation Application:
Open to all researchers to submit their insightful research for poster presentation.
*Poster presentation are self-financed.
Due date for Abstract submission: 20 June 2025 (SUBMISSION CLOSED)
Guidelines:
- Click at link here to download Abstract template for poster presentation
- Completed Abstract for Poster Presentation to be submitted (in doc or docx format, size not exceeding 5 MB)
- Click link here to submit completed Abstract (e-mail submission)
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