2020_04_27_ProgMatCon

Berlin, H4 Hotel Berlin Alexanderplatz / April 27, 2020 - April 29, 2020

ProgMatCon 2020

International Conference on Programmable Materials

Website ProgMatCon 2020

The first international conference on programmable materials ProgMatCon2020 creates the interdisciplinary scientific platform to accelerate the development, production and application of programmable materials. It brings together scientists critical to the success of programmable materials from the disciplines of materials science, mechanics, optimization, process technology and product development and ensures their productive interaction via suitable formats, which is analogous to the integral approach inherent in programmable materials. Thematic priorities can be: the simulation of programmed materials, the optimization and programming of material functions, the development of suitable process technology for modular or hybrid production of programmable materials or the validation of programmable materials by demonstrators and prototypes.

The conference takes place at the H4 Hotel Berlin Alexanderplatz, April 27-29, 2020. Eight different symposia are hosted by the conference. In addition, there will be five interesting plenary talks as well as an exciting social program. We are on site with experts from the department »Flow and Material Simulation«. The conference language is English.

Symposium:
Optimal Design of Mechanical Metamaterials and Bionic Structures

Our expert PD Dr. Heiko Andrä organizes together with Prof. Ralf Müller of TU Kaiserslautern and Prof. Matthew R. Begley of University of California, USA, Santa Barbara UCSB the symposium »Optimal Design of Mechanical Metamaterials and Bionic Structures«: Simulation and optimization methods for synthetic porous and composite materials which exhibit unusual mechanical properties.

Invited speakers

The following invited speakers have confirmed their talks:

Matthew Begley	University of California	Santa Barbara, USA
Dennis Kochmann	ETH Zürich	Schweiz

More about the Symposium »Optimal Design of Mechanical Metamaterials and Bionic Structures«

Fostering the Paradigm Shift in Materials Research

Global challenges such as sustainable development, climate change, renewable energy, or individual mobility increase the necessity for a much more efficient and sustainable use of our resources.

Programmable materials have the potential to initiate a paradigm shift since they can perform system functions through their internal design. This allows for increased functional integration while simultaneously reducing system complexity. Programmable materials are materials whose inner structure is designed and manufactured in such a way that properties and behavior can be controlled and reversibly changed. Furthermore, locally varying functions can be programmed into such materials.

Keywords of the Conference:

Optimal design of mechanical metamaterials and bionic structures
Mechanical metamaterials
Programmable surface interactions and friction
Programmable syntheses
Shape memory polymers
Manufacturing and upscaling
Design ideas from nature
Applications and design with programmable materials