Dr. Michael RohwerderDr. Rohwerder has been a research group leader at the Max Planck Institute for Iron Research (MPIE) in Düsseldorf since 2000. Bard’s laboratory), he assumed the role of senior researcher at the University of Erlangen (in Prof. M. Stratmann’s laboratory), where he established a high-temperature research laboratory. At MPIE, he leads corrosion-related research, including zinc alloy coatings, self-healing coatings, hydrogen in metals, and high-temperature oxidation. Since January 2024, he has been serving as the Head of Applied Research & Technology for Industrial Transportation Coatings EMEA – Marine & Protective Coatings at Evonik in Essen. Nicolas CastetNicolas Castet is the Chief Operating Officer at Carbon Waters, a French deep-tech company pioneering graphene-based additives for advanced coatings.