The 93rd IUVSTA Workshop, which was initially planned to take place in 2021 and was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was finally held at Schloss Seggau, Austria, from October 15 to 19, 2023. The organizing committee, consisting of Prof. Jozef Kecks, Dr. Nina Schalk, Dr. Michael Tkadletz (all Montanuniversität Leoben) and Prof. Ivan Petrov (University of Illionis, Linköping University), arranged an attractive scientific program with 15 invited talks from well recognized experts, 12 contributed talks and 15 posters, covering microstructural, chemical and residual stress characterization, nano-/micromechanics and in-situ/in-operando studies as well as thermal properties, which was well-received by the participants. In addition to the excellent scientific program, the beautiful setting at Schloss Seggau and the social program including a castle tour and a wine tasting, which also left sufficient time for discussions contributed to the success of the workshop. The progress in the last years and the current state of research shown in advanced characterization of surfaces and thin films are impressive.
93rd IUVSTA Workshop on advances in the characterization of surface engineering structures, coatings and thin films
