Program
A single-track program: each topic opens with a 15-minute introduction by its session chair, followed by a 45-minute plenary and three contributed orals. Coffee-with-posters sessions close Monday and Tuesday afternoons; Wednesday afternoon is the conference excursion. The full program and book of abstracts are published in September 2027.
Time
Single track · Salón Villarrica · Topics 01–03
08:30
08:45
Topic 01 · Experimental Thermodynamics
Introduction by the session chair
08:45
09:30
Plenary · Topic 01
Prof. Cara Schwarz — Stellenbosch University
High-pressure phase behaviour for supercritical fractionation: measuring what models must survive.
09:30
10:30
Orals · Topic 01
Three contributed talks · 15 min + 5 Q&A
10:30
11:15
Coffee break — Foyer
11:15
11:30
Topic 02 · Fundamentals of Thermodynamics
Introduction by the session chair
11:30
12:15
Plenary · Topic 02
Prof. Eduardo Filipe — Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon
What model fluids still teach us: precision thermodynamics from xenon to fluorinated liquids.
12:15
13:15
Orals · Topic 02
Three contributed talks · 15 min + 5 Q&A
13:15
15:00
Lunch — Hotel restaurant
15:00
15:15
Topic 03 · Molecular Simulations
Introduction by the session chair
15:15
16:00
Plenary · Topic 03
Prof. Felipe J. Blas — Universidad de Huelva
Interfaces, hydrates and coarse-grained models: simulation as a thermodynamic instrument.
16:00
17:00
Orals · Topic 03
Three contributed talks · 15 min + 5 Q&A
17:00
18:30
Coffee with posters · Session I
Odd numbers · Foyer & Salón Caburgua
A0 portrait. Presenters at their boards throughout; coffee and küchen served.
Time
Single track · Salón Villarrica · Topics 04–06
08:30
08:45
Topic 04 · Equations of State
Introduction by the session chair
08:45
09:30
Plenary · Topic 04
Prof. Amparo Galindo — Imperial College London
SAFT-γ Mie and the group-contribution route from molecules to processes.
09:30
10:30
Orals · Topic 04
Three contributed talks · 15 min + 5 Q&A
10:30
11:15
Coffee break — Foyer
11:15
11:30
Topic 05 · Machine Learning
Introduction by the session chair
11:30
12:15
Plenary · Topic 05
Prof. Hans Hasse — RPTU Kaiserslautern
Combining machine learning with physical knowledge in thermodynamic modelling.
12:15
13:15
Orals · Topic 05
Three contributed talks · 15 min + 5 Q&A
13:15
15:00
Lunch — Hotel restaurant
15:00
15:15
Topic 06 · Advanced Solvents
Introduction by the session chair
15:15
16:00
Plenary · Topic 06
Prof. Félix Llovell — Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Soft-SAFT for the solvents of the transition: ionic liquids, eutectics and new refrigerants.
16:00
17:00
Orals · Topic 06
Three contributed talks · 15 min + 5 Q&A
17:00
18:30
Coffee with posters · Session II
Even numbers · Foyer & Salón Caburgua
Best-poster judging during this session; award announced at the dinner.
Time
Single track · Salón Villarrica · Topics 07–08 · Excursion afternoon
08:30
08:45
Topic 07 · Pharmaceutical Bio-thermodynamics
Introduction by the session chair
08:45
09:30
Plenary · Topic 07
Prof. Ioannis Economou — National Technical University of Athens
Molecular thermodynamics for pharmaceutical and biological molecules: from PC-SAFT to practice.
09:30
10:30
Orals · Topic 07
Three contributed talks · 15 min + 5 Q&A
10:30
11:15
Coffee break — Foyer
11:15
11:30
Topic 08 · Process & Product Design
Introduction by the session chair
11:30
12:15
Plenary · Topic 08
Prof. Claire S. Adjiman — Imperial College London
Designing molecules and processes together: CAMD with predictive thermodynamics.
12:15
13:15
Orals · Topic 08
Three contributed talks · 15 min + 5 Q&A
13:15
14:30
Lunch — Hotel restaurant
14:30
19:30
Conference excursion
Full afternoon — Huerquehue National Park or Termas Geométricas hot springs
Included in registration; choose your excursion when registering. Buses depart from the hotel at 14:30 and return before dinner. Bring walking shoes, a waterproof layer — and a swimsuit for the termas.
Departure: hotel main entrance
20:00
23:30
Conference dinner
Gran Hotel Pucón · Salón Lago
Included in both registration categories. Best-paper and best-poster awards at 21:30. Declare dietary requirements at registration.
Guest tickets available at the desk until Tuesday noon
Time
Single track · Salón Villarrica · Topic 09 · Closing
09:30
09:45
Topic 09 · Energy and Sustainability
Introduction by the session chair
09:45
10:30
Plenary · Topic 09
Prof. Lourdes Vega — Khalifa University
Thermodynamics for a decarbonised industry: CO₂, hydrogen and the properties the transition depends on.
10:30
11:30
Orals · Topic 09
Three contributed talks · 15 min + 5 Q&A
11:30
12:15
Coffee break — Foyer
12:15
12:30
Special session · 40 Years of EQUIFASE
Introduction by the conference chair
12:30
13:15
Special plenary
40 Years of EQUIFASE: Concepción 1987 → Pucón 2027 — speaker to be announced
An invited retrospective lecture on four decades of phase-equilibria research in Iberoamerica.
13:15
14:15
Orals · Special session
Three contributed talks · 15 min + 5 Q&A
14:15
15:00
Closing
Awards, thanks, and handover to EQUIFASE XV
Numbers from the week, the FPE special-issue timeline, and where the series goes next. Conference buses to Temuco airport depart after the closing; a second departure runs Friday morning.
Salón Villarrica
