The MaterialsWeek 2025 Congress is where the cutting edge of materials science meets industry innovation.

The Congress will focus on key topics that are driving the future of the field, each providing an in-depth look at critical advances, challenges and applications in materials science and engineering.

Key Topics of MaterialsWeek 2025

A: Digitalization of Materials: New Science From Virtual Design, Artificial Intelligence and Industry 4.0
Digitalization is transforming materials science. Sessions will explore how AI, machine learning, and Industry 4.0 are accelerating discoveries and optimizing processes, making R&D faster and more sustainable. Case studies will demonstrate the integration of big data and predictive analytics into materials industry workflows, and address challenges such as data interoperability and the skilled workforce needed for a digitally-enabled industry.

B: Green Materials Revolution: Strategies for Sustainable Materials in a Closed-Loop Circular Economy
In response to the urgent need for sustainable practices, this topic explores how closed-loop and bio-based materials can reduce environmental impact. Eco-design, cradle-to-cradle principles and recent advances in bio-based polymers will be discussed, with a focus on integrating sustainable standards throughout the life cycle of materials.

C: Material Innovations as Drivers of Technological Progress: From Advanced Battery Technologies to Adaptive Smart Materials
This theme focuses on next-generation battery technologies and adaptive smart materials, both of which are critical to technological advancement. Attendees will discover innovations in energy storage, from solid-state to metal-air batteries, and learn about applications of smart materials in sensing and robotics that will transform areas such as healthcare, infrastructure, and automation.

D: From Microstructure to Macro Product: Advances in Materials Development and Characterization
Sessions will focus on advanced materials characterization techniques that reveal the critical relationships between microstructure and performance. From aerospace to biomedical applications, attendees will learn how advanced characterization methods are driving optimization across industries and paving the way for innovation in product functionality and efficiency.

E: Ensuring Safety and Reliability: Modern Approaches to Material Testing and Analysis
This topic highlights the importance of rigorous testing methods to ensure material integrity. It focuses on a range of testing methods, from destructive to automated non-destructive testing, that enable manufacturers to monitor quality, detect potential defects, and maintain high safety standards in industries such as automotive, aerospace, and healthcare.

F: Multidisciplinary Lightweight Design: Innovations, Applications and Challenges in Aerospace, Automotive, Construction and Beyond
Lightweight design is a key issue for industries striving for efficiency and sustainability. This theme brings together knowledge from new materials, structural optimization, and advanced manufacturing to demonstrate the power of multidisciplinary approaches to lighter, stronger, and greener solutions.
 

Keynote-Speaker

MaterialsWeek 2025 features visionary keynote speakers:

• Prof. Dr. Sabine Ardey (DLR) - Holistic Digitalization using ontologies in conjunction with a graph database
• Prof. Dr. Chris Eberl (Fraunhofer IWM) - Navigating the Digital Transformation in Materials Science and Engineering and Your Role in Shaping Tomorrows’ Research
• Dr. Manfred Feyer (Element Materials Technology) - Ensuring Safety and Reliability: Modern Approaches to Material Testing and Analysis
• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Norbert Huber (BAM) - Testing and analysis of materials and components ‒ an expedition from lab to field in a digitally transforming world
• Dr. Natalia Konchakova (Hereon) - Collaborative innovation-by-design process focused on advanced materials empowering products: DigiPass CSA approach
• Prof. Dr. Erica Lilleodden (Fraunhofer IMWS) - t.b.a.
• MinR. Werner Loscheider (BMWK) - The German Lightweighting Initiative
• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Tobias Melz (Fraunhofer LBF) - Smart Vibration and Noise Applications by Means of Viboacoustic Metamaterials
• Dr. Petra Sonnweber-Ribic (Bosch) - Correlating Microstructure with Cyclic Damage Behavior in Steel Components
• Dr. Dirk Treppmann (Evonik) - Materials Engineering: A Key to Plant Safety and Reliability in the Chemical Process Industry

Why Submit?

By submitting an abstract to MaterialsWeek 2025, you will be participating in a platform where cutting-edge research meets practical application. The extended submission deadline offers a final window of opportunity to contribute to discussions at the forefront of the intersection of materials science and industry. Network with industry leaders, share ideas, and present your work to peers and experts who share your commitment to advancing the field.

For more information on the submission process, please visit the official MaterialsWeek 2025 website.