"Smart Coatings" Summer School: Innovation, Intelligence & Sustainability

A unique session of diverse lectures, including topics beyond core chemistry — yet highly relevant and often overlooked by coatings researchers. Gain fresh perspectives that can inspire new approaches in your scientific and industrial work.

Date: Monday, June 29th, 2026 - 12:30 p.m. to 18:00 p.m. Venue: Clarion Congress Hotel - Floor III - Room "Virgo"

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PREMILINARY PROGRAMME:

Examples of recent applied coatings research at Fraunhofer IPA - Dr Michael HILT, MBA, President of FATIPEC Federation (Germany)

Durability testing and lifetime prediction of organic coatings - Dr Tomas PROSEK, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague (Czech Republic)

Breaking down product carbon footprints - Dr Jitte FLAPPER, AkzoNobel Paints &Coatings (Netherlands)

Wonderful TiO2 – a material of the future - Dr Blanka PINKOVA, PRECHEZA (Czech Republic)

Vegetable oil-based raw materials in the production of latex coatings - Dr Jana MACHOTOVA, University of Pardubice (Czech Republic)

​Using biomaterials in the formulation of coatings - Dr Jarmila VLASAKOVA, Synpo (Czech Republic)

The origin of colour perception in the human eye - Prof Radim HRDINA, University of Pardubice (Czech Republic)

Evaluation of the color of coatings: Part I - Prof Michal VIK, Technical University of Liberec (Czech Republic)

Evaluation of the color of coatings: Part II - Dr Martina VIKOVA, Technical University of Liberec (Czech Republic)

Beneath the surface: Exploring paint layers from old masters to modern art - Dr Vaclava ANTUSKOVA, National Gallery Prague (Czech Republic)

​– Programme subject to change –