A monthly colloquium featuring talks by internationally renowned experts from academia and industry, as well as 2D-MATURE PRs working on related research topics, strengthens scientific excellence and enhances the programme’s international visibility.

The talks alternate between the University of Duisburg-Essen and the University of Waterloo. All 2D-MATURE members can participate via videoconferencing, while doctoral researchers, MASc students, and PRs at each location attend in person, fostering direct scientific exchange and interaction.

Thomas Szkopek
McGill University

“Graphene – a journey from fundamental science to technological application”

October 29th, 2026
10:00 a.m. ET / 03:00 p.m. CET

Venkata Kamalakar Mutta
Uppsala University

“Spin Currents in atomically thin materials and interfaces”

March 26th, 2026
11:00 a.m. ET / 04:00 p.m. CET

Jani Kotakoski
University of Vienna

“Atomically precise structures tailored into 2D materials”

February 5th, 2026
10:00 a.m. ET / 04:00 p.m. CET

Alexey Chernikov
TU Dresden

“Optically detected transport in low-dimensional semiconductors”

November 20th, 2025
10:00 a.m. ET / 04:00 p.m. CET

Cristiana Di Valentin
Università di Milano Bicocca

“Interfacing doped graphene with metal/metal oxide surfaces or molecular layers”

October 23rd, 2025
10:00 a.m. ET / 04:00 p.m. CET

Michael Lorke
University of Duisburg-Essen

“A novel density functional theory approach for 2D materials”

May 22nd, 2025
10:00 a.m. ET / 04:00 p.m. CET

Zakaria (Zak) Al Balushi
University of California, Berkeley

“Direct Integration of 2D Materials for Next Generation Electronic Devices”

April 24th, 2025
10:00 a.m. ET / 04:00 p.m. CET

Nickolas Eaves
University of Windsor

“Modeling of gas-phase formation of carbonaceous nanomaterials”

March 27th, 2025
10:00 a.m. ET / 04:00 p.m. CET

Danial Neumaier
University of Wuppertal

“2D Materials for future applications: Photonics, Sensors and RF circuits”

February 27th, 2025
10:00 a.m. ET / 04:00 p.m. CET

Thomas Michely
University of Cologne

“Physics with a new type of 1D metal”

January 30th, 2025
10:00 a.m. ET / 04:00 p.m. CET

Alexander Sinitskii
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

“Revealing the intrinsic properties of MXenes”

November 28th, 2024
10:00 a.m. ET / 04:00 p.m. CET

Claudia Backes
University of Kassel

“Making nanomaterial inks from insoluble rocks”

September 26th, 2024
10:00 a.m. ET / 04:00 p.m. CET

Albert Dato
Harvey Mudd College

“Vodka, Diamonds, and Graphene”

May 2nd, 2024
10:00 a.m. ET / 04:00 p.m. CET

Jonathan Coleman
Trinity College Dublin

“Solution processing of nanosheets: From kitchen blender to printed electronics”

April 11th, 2024
10:00 a.m. ET / 04:00 p.m. CET

Aiping Yu
University of Waterloo

“Engineering 2D Nanomaterials for Batteries and Supercapacitors”

February 29th, 2024
10:00 a.m. ET / 04:00 p.m. CET

William S. Wong
University of Waterloo

“Process integration of MoS₂ thin-film transistors for large-area electronics”

January 25th, 2024
10:00 a.m. ET / 04:00 p.m. CET

Antonio di Bartolomeo
University of Salerno

“Electrical conduction and photoconduction in 2D materials based transistors”

November 28th, 2023
10:00 a.m. ET / 04:00 p.m. CET

Adina Luican-Mayer
University of Ottawa

“Quantum functionality in 2D materials”

October 26th, 2023
10:00 a.m. ET / 04:00 p.m. CET

Miguel Marques
Ruhr-University Bochum

“Searching for novel binary and ternary 2D materials”

September 28th, 2023
10:00 a.m. ET / 04:00 p.m. CET

Dominik P.J. Barz
Queen’s University

“Graphene-based Nanomaterials for Application in Batteries and Supercapacitors”

August 10th, 2023
10:00 a.m. ET / 04:00 p.m. CET

Tong Zhu
Laser Micro/Nano Fabrication Laboratory

“Carrier Transport and Charge Transfer Dynamics In 2D Materials and at 2D Heterostructure Interfaces”

June 29th, 2023
10:00 a.m. ET / 04:00 p.m. CET

Andrew Pollard
National Physical Laboratory & University of Manchester

“Ensuring Accuracy for Graphene Applications through Measurement and Standardisation”

May 25th, 2023
10:00 a.m. ET / 04:00 p.m. CET

Kerstin Volz
Philipps-University Marburg

“2D materials: from scalable MOCVD growth to quantitative structural characterization at the atomic scale”

April 20th, 2023
10:00 a.m. ET / 04:00 p.m. CET