Dr. Vasilios Kostas  participated in the 19th ECASIA (European Conference on Applications of Surface and Interface Analysis) which was held in Limerick, Ireland during 29 May-3 June 2022. The ECASIA conferences are organized every two years and this year’s conference was organized by the University of Limerick. The Conference was intended to bring together scientists from universities, industry and instrument suppliers to bridge the gap between fundamental and applied research in surface science and to follow new trends in instrumentation. It brings into focus the cutting edge scientific and technological developments in materials science/engineering, modern electronics and life science/biotechnology with particular reference to surface and interface analysis. The conference topics covered applications to technological and industrial problems, such as adhesion, additive and advanced manufacturing, thin films and depth profiling, new instrumentation, metallic and polymeric materials, energy, environment and sustainability, etc.