May 27th-29th, 2025, Prince of Wales Hotel, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada
Silicon(e) Chemistry Enables Sustainability
Organizing Committee
Paul Zelisko (Brock University) – pzelisko@brocku.ca
Dan Chen (McMaster University)
Najibeh Alizadeh (Brock University)
Corradina Towie (Brock University)
Julio Trevino (Brock University)
Laura Voigt (Brock University)
Makiko Yamamuro (Brock University)
The 54th North American Silicon Symposium will bring together academic, industrial, and government silicon scientists and engineers from around the world to share in the most recent advances surrounding the element silicon, with the general theme of “Silicon(s) Chemistry Enables Sustainability”. For over half a century, this unaffiliated gathering has met in more than 25 different states and provinces in the USA, Mexico, and Canada. Please join us from May 27-29, 2025 for invited talks, insightful seminars, engaging poster sessions, and the traditional conference banquet.
This instalment of the Symposium will be held at the picturesque Prince of Wales Hotel in beautiful downtown Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada. We look forward to engaging with you at the Symposium!
Location
Prince of Wales Hotel, 6 Picton St. Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
The Symposium will take place at the beautiful Prince of Wales Hotel, located in the heart of picturesque Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. The venue boasts not only excellent conference facilities, but delegates will experience the royal treatment with top notch restaurants and spas on site. The Hotel is only a short walk from the Niagara River and Lake Ontario and tucked into the heart of downtown Niagara-on-the-Lake.
For delegates not driving to the Symposium, Niagara Airbus offers shuttle service from Toronto Pearson, Hamilton, and Buffalo airports.
Plenary Speaker
Michael A. Brook (McMaster University)
Invited Speakers
Joseph Furgal
Bowling Green State University
Shuai Liang
Saint-Gobain Research North America
Alexandra Rinehart
Shin-Etsu Silicones of America, Inc.
Marc Adler
Toronto Metropolitan University
Vinodh Rajendra
Momentive
John Grande
siltech corporation
samuel johnson
university of windsor
Jonathan veinot
university of alberta
Registration
General (Early Bird – up to March 31, 2025) – $450 CDN
General (Regular – after March 31, 2025) – $500 CDN
Student (Early Bird – up to March 31, 2025) – $150 CDN
Student (Regular – after March 31, 2025) – $200 CDN
Banquet (optional) – $75 CDN
Abstract Submission
Click on the link below to download the abstract template.
Complete your abstract by replacing the text in the template (figures should fit in the confines of the box); presenting author should be underlined. Please select the type of presentation that you would like to make and e-mail the completed form, as a Word document to pzelisko@brocku.ca by May 1, 2025. We regret that abstracts received after this date may not be considered. Abstracts that extend beyond the space allotted may be edited for length.
Please include “54th Silicon Symposium – Abstract” in the subject line of the email and save the file as “Presenting Author Surname – Abstract”.
Sponsors
We would like to thank and acknowledge the contributions from our generous sponsors for their support in making this event possible.