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Sunday, April 19, 2026
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Monday, April 20, 2026
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| 08:15 - 09:00 | Registration - Registration | |
| 09:00 - 10:30 | The challenges of decarbonizing the glass industry | (+) |
| 09:10 - 09:50 | › The challenges of decarbonizing the glass industry. - Erik Muijsenberg, Glass Service | |
| 09:50 - 10:30 | › Schotts perspectives on sustainability in the speciality glass industry - Michael Hahn, SCHOTT AG | |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee break | |
| 11:00 - 13:00 | The challenges of decarbonizing the glass industry | (+) |
| 11:00 - 11:40 | › The challenges of decarbonizing - Sousa Vasco, PICVISA | |
| 11:40 - 12:20 | › Glass for a sustainable future: new cullet sources - Anette Zimmermann, Verallia Deutschland AG | |
| 12:20 - 13:00 | › Furnace performance analysis with a focus on decarbonization strategies - Reinhard Conradt, uniglassAC GmbH | |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00 - 16:00 | The basic science of Glass Fabrication | (+) |
| 14:00 - 14:40 | › Basic data on glass structure and its influence on viscosity - Daniel Neuville, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris | |
| 14:40 - 15:20 | › On the Ionic Conductivity of Glass Forming Oxide Melts: A Review of the Major Trends of Compositional and Temperature Dependence - Steve W. Martin, Iowa State University of Science and Technology | |
| 15:20 - 16:00 | › Glass and glass-ceramics: formulation - John Stuart MacCloy, Washington State University, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Coffee break | |
| 16:30 - 18:30 | The basic science of Glass Fabrication | (+) |
| 16:30 - 17:10 | › Glass synthesis: Focus on industrial glasses - Sophie Papin, Saint-Gobain Research Paris | |
| 17:10 - 17:50 | › Perspectives on molecular dynamic and NMR spectroscopy for glass and melt properties - Thibault CHARPENTIER, Laboratoire Structure et Dynamique par Résonance Magnétique (LSDRM) | |
| 17:50 - 18:30 | › Some challenges and opportunities in glass fiber science and technology - Yuanzheng Yue, Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University | |
| 18:30 - 19:30 | POSTERs | (+) |
| 18:30 - 18:33 | › Assessing Chemical Homogeneity in Glasses Through Statistical Analysis of Spatial Crystal Distributions - María Helena Ramírez Acosta, BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing | |
| 18:33 - 18:36 | › Chlorine Incorporation in Iron Phosphate and Borate Glasses for Nuclear Waste Immobilization - Yanis Daoud, VEOLIA NUCLEAR SOLUTIONS, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Propriétés des amorphes, liquides et minéraux [IMPMC] | |
| 18:36 - 18:39 | › Expansion of viscosity models for US Hanford site radioactive waste glass melts - Casey Walsh, Sheffield Hallam University | |
| 18:39 - 18:42 | › From Waste to Glass: Beneficiation of Biomass Ash and Slag for Sustainable Glass Production | |
| 18:42 - 18:45 | › From waste to valuable products: vitrification of Air Pollution Control Residues - Giulia Tameni, Sheffield Hallam University | |
| 18:45 - 18:48 | › Structural Effects On The High Temperature Density Of Sodium Borosilicate Glasses Doped with Aluminium - Miu Onaru, Sheffield Hallam University | |
| 18:48 - 18:51 | › Role of Crystal Content and Aggregation in Processing Behavior of HLW Glasses - Tomas Pipota, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague | |
| 18:51 - 18:54 | › Vitrification of Radiological Asbestos-Containing Wastes (ACW): A Disposability Toolbox - Hannah Blystra, Sheffield Hallam University | |
| 18:54 - 18:57 | › Rheological Modeling of Thixotropy in Noble Metal Enriched Nuclear Glass - Dorian Beslay, CEA | |
| 18:57 - 19:00 | › Optical performance in mechanically improved multicomponent oxide glasses - Ricardo Santos Baltieri, BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing | |
| 19:00 - 19:03 | › Influence of Melter Operating Conditions on Subsurface and Melt-Line Corrosion of High-Chromium Refractories - Radek Pezl, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague | |
| 19:03 - 19:06 | › Impact of Fluorine on Silicate Glass Structure and Diffusivity - John Bussey, Washington State University, Institut de physique du globe de Paris | |
| 19:06 - 19:09 | › Investigating the Effect of Sulfur Sources on the Structural Polymerization and Viscosity of Silicate Glass - Sara Aqdim, Geomat Lab | |
| 19:09 - 19:12 | › Iron phosphate-based oxide glasses: promising materials for positive electrodes in Li-ion and Na-ion batteries - Maxime De Araujo, CEA, DES, ISEC, DPME, Univ Montpellier, Marcoule, France, Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA-Liten, Grenoble, France | |
| 19:12 - 19:15 | › Modeling viscoelastic behaviour of a nonequilibrium glass - Uliana Karaseva, Institute for Problems in Mechanical Engineering of the Russian Academy of Sciences | |
| 19:15 - 19:18 | › Modeling of Calcination in Rotary Kilns for Nuclear Waste Vitrification - Louis Martin, CEA, DES, ISEC, DPME, Univ. Montpellier, Marcoule | |
| 19:18 - 19:21 | › Mechanistic Study of Crystallization in Alkali Aluminosilicates: The Role of Ti, Zr, and P₂O₅ as Nucleating Agents - Mohamed Belaabd, Daniel Neuville, Laurent Tapie | |
| 20:30 - 22:00 | Dinner |
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
| Time | Event | (+) |
| 08:30 - 10:30 | Glass Melt Properties Issues | (+) |
| 08:30 - 09:10 | › How the redox play for structure and properties? Implication for glass industry - Daniel Neuville, Géomatériaux, IPGP-CNRS, USPC | |
| 09:10 - 09:50 | › Redox control for industrial-scale vitrification of nuclear waste - Annabelle LAPLACE, CEA, DES, ISEC, DPME, Univ. Montpellier, Marcoule, France | |
| 09:50 - 10:30 | › Experimental and Mathematical Analysis of Primary Foaming during Glass Melting – Towards improved CFD Models - Richard Pokorny, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague | |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee break | |
| 11:00 - 13:00 | Current and future glass furnace technologies | (+) |
| 11:00 - 11:40 | › Sustainable glass-melting concepts – How to deal with physical limits? - Christian Roos, RWTH Aachen University | |
| 11:40 - 12:20 | › Bridging Today and Tomorrow: Industrial Furnace Design in Transition - Malte Sander, Glass Service | |
| 12:20 - 13:00 | › NextGen hybrid furnace – Operational experience - Joris Goossens, Ardagh | |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00 - 14:40 | The challenges of decarbonizing the glass industry | (+) |
| 14:00 - 14:40 | › Let's build a future where glass fiber is not just durable — but circular. - Anne Berthereau, Owens Corning | |
| 14:40 - 16:00 | Current and future glass furnace technologies | (+) |
| 14:40 - 15:20 | › Prospects and limits for heavily boosted hybrid furnaces - Reinhard Conradt, uniglassAC GmbH | |
| 15:20 - 16:00 | › Decarbonisation pathways for a sustainable glass-ceramic melting tank - Emmanuel Lecomte, Eurokera | |
| 16:00 - 16:40 | Coffee break | |
| 16:40 - 18:00 | Current and future glass furnace technologies | (+) |
| 16:40 - 17:20 | › Digital Twin of Glass Melting Furnaces: Architecture and Use Cases - GÖKCE YÜCE, ŞİŞECAM | |
| 17:20 - 18:00 | › Electric furnace technology and control by AI - Katelyn Kirchner, CelSian | |
| 18:00 - 19:00 | THINK TANK : Sustainable Glass Furnace - Richard Pokorny, Sophie Schuller | |
| 19:00 - 20:30 | POSTER SESSION - POSTER session | |
| 20:30 - 22:00 | Dinner |
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
| Time | Event | (+) |
| 08:30 - 09:10 | The challenges of decarbonizing the glass industry | (+) |
| 08:30 - 09:10 | › How can we maintain an ambitious and resilient decarbonization strategy in such a challenging environment ? - Zakaria Habibi, AGC | |
| 09:10 - 10:30 | Current and future glass furnace technologies | (+) |
| 09:10 - 09:50 | › LFCM Melter Design and Testing for HLLW Vitrification in Japan - Hajime Koikegami, IHI Corporation | |
| 09:50 - 10:30 | › Geomelt In Container and In Situ Vitrification Technologies : Feedback and Experience - Cyrille Véronneau, Veolia | |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee break | |
| 11:00 - 11:40 | Current and future glass furnace technologies | (+) |
| 11:00 - 11:40 | › Modeling the thixotropic effect of Platninum-group element in nuclear waste glasses on the cold crucible melter - Beslay Dorian, CEA / ISEC | |
| 11:35 - 13:00 | Think tank: Secondary materials and new glass compositions - Daniel Neuville, Sophie Schuller, Ashutosh Goel, John Mc Cloy, | |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00 - 20:00 | Break | |
| 20:00 - 22:00 | Dinner |
Thursday, April 23, 2026
| Time | Event | (+) |
| 08:30 - 10:30 | Use of secondary materials and glass eco-design | (+) |
| 08:30 - 09:10 | › Reuse and recycling of glass mosaics in the medieval world - Nadine Schibille, Institut de Recherches sur les Archéomatériaux | |
| 09:10 - 09:50 | › Life cycle assessment: The case of cullet use and secondary raw materials - Antonella Sola, DISMI, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, En&Tech Interdepartmental Centre | |
| 09:50 - 10:30 | › Energy savings associated with the use of cullet - Katelyn Kirchner, CelSian | |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee break | |
| 11:00 - 12:20 | Use of secondary materials and glass eco-design | (+) |
| 11:00 - 11:40 | › New Pathways to Reduce the Carbon Footprint of Glass? - Daniel Neuville, Géomatériaux, IPGP-CNRS, USPC | |
| 11:40 - 12:20 | › Investigation of melting and fining/foaming behaviors in E-Glass batches with alternatives raw materials - Gülin Demirok, Şişecam Science, Technology and Design Center | |
| 12:20 - 13:00 | Challenges for high-performance glasses | (+) |
| 12:20 - 13:00 | › Chemo-structural drivers controlling molybdenum solubility in aluminoborosilicate glasses - Ashutosh Goel, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey [New Brunswick] | |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Think tank: Machine learning for glass design - Thibault Charpentier, DAniel Neuvile, Sophie Schuller | |
| 15:00 - 16:20 | Challenges for high-performance glasses | (+) |
| 15:00 - 15:40 | › Challenge of the self-healing glass seal for hydrogen fuel cell - Francois O. MEAR, Lille University | |
| 15:40 - 16:20 | › Challenge for lightweight glass - Glass strengthening methods - Dominique De Ligny, Freidrich Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg | |
| 16:20 - 16:50 | Coffee break | |
| 16:50 - 17:50 | Think tank: Glass reuse - Dominique de Ligny, Ana C. Martins Rodrigues, Yuanzheng Yue, François Mear | |
| 17:50 - 19:00 | POSTER SESSION - POSTER SESSION | |
| 20:30 - 23:00 | Closing Gala |
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