Nanomechanical Testing in Materials Research and Development X
Keynote Speaker
Cem Tasan
MIT, USA
POSCO Associate Professor of Metallurgy; Director, Materials Research Laboratory
Department of Materials Science & Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Biography
Professor Tasan is the POSCO Associate Professor of Metallurgy. He earned his BS and MS in the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at METU, Middle East Technical University, in Ankara, Turkey. He carried out his PhD work in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands. He then moved to Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung in Germany, where he was appointed first as a postdoc, and then as a group leader. He joined DMSE as a faculty member in 2016 and was granted tenure in 2022.
Highlighted Speakers
Sebastian Bruns, Technical University of Darmstadt (Germany)
Megan J. Cordill, Erich Schmid Institute of Materials Science (Austria)
Christoph Eberl, Fraunhofer Freiburg (Germany)
Christoph Gammer, Erich-Schmid Institute, Leoben (Austria)
Szilvia Kalacska, CNRS, St. Etienne (France)
Christoph Kirchlechner, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany)
Jaya Balila Nagamani, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (India)
Matthew Pharr, Texas A&M (USA)
Edoardo Mattia Rossi, University Roma Tre (Italy)
Emilio Scalise, University Milano-Biccoca (Italy)
Ruth Schwaiger, Forschungszentrum Jülich (Germany)
Jakob Schwiedrizk, EMPA (Switzerland)
Session Descriptions
Novel Nanoindentation and nanomechanical testing methods
Using novel nanoindentation hardware and data analysis techniques to explore properties of complex material with improved sensitivity and resolution.
Multiscale deformation and failure mechanisms (from atomic to meso-scale)
Bridging observations of mechanical deformation and failure across multiple length scales.
In-situ and Operando nanomechanics
In-situ deformation studies in SEM, TEM, AFM, optical microscopy, X-Ray, neutron and electron characterization (both imaging and diffraction).
Correlative mechanical microscopy
Correlative mechanical microscopy using different probes (photon, phonon, electron, ion, or combinations), to understand deformation processes in advanced structural materials
Nanomechanics in extreme conditions
Nano- and micromechanical tests in extreme environments (e.g., high temperature, cryogenic, etc.) or non-conventional loading conditions (e.g., high strain rate, nano-tribology), including testing under service conditions (operando)
Complex strain measurement methods and advanced data analysis
The post processing of the data, including full field measurements by image and volume correlation, as well as time-resolved experiments to unravel dynamic processes far from equilibrium
Integrated modelling and characterization
Integration with modeling for mechanistic discovery, experimental interpretation, parameter calibration, or model validation
Artificial Intelligence for nanomechanics
Application of artificial intelligence, data-driven methods and materials informatics in materials science in the context of materials’ deformation at the nano- and microscale.
Application of nanomechanics to industrially relevant materials and devices
Application of novel micro-nanoscale mechanical testing methods to emerging and/or industrially relevant materials (energy materials, advanced composites and polymers, advanced coatings, biomedical and bio-mimetic materials, 3D printed materials)
Call for Abstracts
One-page abstracts should be submitted as soon as possible and no later than the deadlines noted below. The abstract should include both the significance of the research as well as results that will be discussed in order to allow a scientific assessment of the work by the organizers.
Please choose at least one and up to three of the most relevant session topics, as noted in the sessions listed above, where you believe your work fits best.
Oral abstract submission deadline: March 31, 2026
Poster abstract submission deadline: April 30, 2026
- Abstracts must be submitted electronically and prepared according to this template: docx or doc.
- All submissions will be considered for both oral and poster presentation.
- Abstracts of all presentations will be made available to conference participants prior to the start of the conference.
Awards will be presented to the top poster presentations.
Poster Guidelines
The best posters display a succinct statement of major conclusions at the beginning, followed by supporting text in later segments and a brief summary at the end. Click here for instructions and more information.
Poster Size: 1.5 meters tall and 1.0 meter wide (Portrait style).