St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
June 22-26, 2025

The Electrostatic Society of America (ESA), the Institute of Electrostatics Japan (IEJ), la Société Française d’Electrostatique (SFE), and the Electrostatic Processes Committee (EPC) of the IEEE Industrial Applications Society (IEEE-IAS) are pleased to announce the 2025 Joint Conference on Electrostatics.

The 2025 Joint Conference on Electrostatics will be held June 22-26, 2025, at Brock University (St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada). Brock University is located in Canada’s Niagara region, a short drive from Niagara Falls and Niagara-on-the Lake and is surrounded by world-class wineries.

Presentation and paper contributions are invited in all scientific and technical areas of electrostatics, ranging from fundamental physics and new developments to applications in industry, atmospheric and space sciences, biology, medicine, energy, and other fields utilizing electrostatic phenomena.

A substantially reduced conference fee will be offered to all student participants. Presentations by graduate and undergraduate students are eligible for the Student Presentation Competition. Please indicate student presenter when submitting abstract.

If you need a visa to travel to Canada, you can request a formal invitation letter from the ESA President, Prof. Poupak Mehrani at poupak.mehrani@uottawa.ca. Please start your visa application process as early as possible as it might take months to obtain a Canadian visa.

For travelling from Toronto Pearson Airport to St. Catharines downtown or Brock University, there are multiple options, some are direct and some require travelling from the airport to Toronto downtown (Toronto Union Station) or Niagara Falls and then travelling from there to St. Catharines. Here are some options (please select the desired currency on each webpage):

1. If renting a car, St. Catharines is approximately 1 hr 10 min drive from Toronto Pearson Airport.
2. UP Express (https://www.upexpress.com/en). The fastest option for going from Toronto Pearson Airport to Toronto Union Station is to take the express train (every 15 minutes) which would take approximately 30 minutes.
3. Megabus (https://megabus.transport-ticket.com/?retailerPartnerNumber=274265&locale=en-CA) There are many buses per day to St. Catharines (including 5 buses to Brock University) that leave from Toronto Bay St., which is a walking distance from Toronto Union Station.
4. FliXBUS (https://www.flixbus.com/) Direct from Toronto Pearson Airport (Terminal 1) to St. Catharines downtown (there could be only one trip per day). From Toronto Union Station Bus Terminal to St. Catharine’s (6 trips per day to Downtown) or Brock University (2 trips per day).
5. Airport Shuttle (https://www.niagaraairbus.com/): Niagara Airbus, $80 to $100, on demand, 1 hr 20 min.

For travelling from Buffalo Airport to St. Catharine downtown or Brock University there are multiple options:

1. By car, St. Catharine is approximately 1 hour drive from Buffalo Airport.
2. By bus, there are a couple of options including city busses that travel from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls in Canada and then to St. Catharine. Another option is taking the direct bus via FlixBus: Convenient and affordable bus travel in the US from the Buffalo Airport to St. Catharine which takes approximately 2.5 hours. Or taking the Megabus from Buffalo Airport to Niagara Falls and then reaching St. Catharine via another bus or car.
3. Scheduled airport shuttles (several options available online).

a) Brock University Accommodation: Air-conditioned guestrooms, each is furnished with 1 single bed, desk, dresser and wardrobe. Each of two adjoining single guest rooms share a bathroom. Shared accommodation is $60 CAD per night per person and private accommodation is $79 CAD per night per person (private accommodation refers to booking the two adjoining room to have a private bathroom). Free parking. Reservation link will be available shortly.

b) Hotel with ESA Group Rate: Four Points by Sheraton – St. Catharines Niagara Suits (3530 Schmon Parkway, Thorold, Ontario, L2V 4Y6). Special group rate of $159.00 CAD per night per suit. Please use the following reservation link to use the special group rate that is available till May 22, 2025. Free parking. Book your group rate for Electrostatic Society of America

• September 15, 2024: Abstract submission open
• April 15, 2025: Abstract submission deadline 
• May 15, 2025: Early registration deadline
• June 22, 2025: Conference starts, informal evening reception
  
• June 23, 2025: Technical sessions begin

Poupak Mehrani, ESA, University of Ottawa, Canada

Takayuki Ohshima, IEJ, Gunma University, Japan

Gérard Touchard, SFE, University of Poitiers, France

Hak-Joon Kim, IEEE-IAS EPC, Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials, South Korea

Bill Vosteen (bill.vosteen@gmail.com)

Jeremy Stark (jwstark@gmail.com), Sandia National Laboratories, USA

Craig Snoeyink (craigsno@buffalo.edu), University at Buffalo, USA