Preface for Proceedings of The 16th International Conference on Solid Films and Surfaces (ICSFS16)
This special issue consists of refereed papers submitted by authors of contributions accepted at ICSFS16, which took place in Genoa from July 1st to July 6th, 2012, chaired by Prof. Mario Rocca from the University of Genoa.
About 260 scientists from all over the world attended the Conference which was organized jointly by the University of Genoa and by two Institutes of the National Research Council of Italy, IMEM and SPIN, and was honored by the support of the President of the Italian Republic. Local Authorities and private Companies provided a precious financial support which was essential for the success of the Conference.
The conference consisted of sessions devoted to different topics, namely:
The experimental and theoretical contributions from different areas of surface science and solid film science and technology provide an essay of the present status of research in the topics covered by ICSFS16.
On behalf of the Organizing Committee of ICSFS 16 we want to thank the e-Journal of Surface Science and Nanotechnology for hosting our Proceedings and its Editors, Prof. Akagi and Prof. Watanabe, as well as its Editorial Office for their precious assistance during the overall processing of the submitted manuscripts.
Last but not least, we acknowledge our referees for their effort to provide us with motivated and accurate reviews, which enabled to guarantee for the scientific quality of the accepted papers.
Luca Vattuone
Guest Editor
Mario Agostino Rocca
Conference chair