CERMODEL2013

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Congress Objectives

Advanced ceramics are continuously delivering significant contributions to technical and economic progress in nearly all industry sectors.
Continuous improvement and innovation is required at all levels of the technology chain, from raw materials to serial production, to ensure competitiveness and to fulfil the increasing expectations. Also, in future, advanced ceramics is facing the ever lasting demands for higher performances, improved reliability and efficient cost level. It is important to recognize that innovation is less and less created in “isolated” surroundings but increasingly more in global networks including domain and application knowledge which is a high priority requirement for success in system technologies.

The Congress aims at gathering together international experts in the field of ceramic science and material modelling with representatives from research institutes and industry in order to enhance the communication between experimental materials research and computational work, to improve efficiency in several steps of the processing procedures and to predict the potential of new advanced materials under specific application conditions and for specific functionalities.

Important dates

Nov 1, 2012
Open of
abstract submission

March 15, 2013
Deadline of
abstract submission

Mar 30, 2013
Notification of abstract acceptance

Apr 1 - Apr 30, 2013
Early bird registration

May 1 - Jul 12, 2013
Regular registration

Jul 10 - 12, 2013
CERMODEL2013

Key points will be: constitutive modelling, computer simulation and design, experimental calibration and validation of the ceramic forming process and of innovative ceramic products.

A special issue of Journal of European Ceramic Society is planned as the outcome of the CERMODEL2013 congress.

Topics of interest

Prediction/simulation of crystal structure and properties of advanced ceramics
Characterization and modeling of surfaces, interfaces and grain boundaries at multiple scales in ceramics
Modeling and simulation of grain growth and microstructure evolution in ceramics
Virtual material design for new innovative materials
Novel simulation methods for ceramic processing: shaping and sintering
Modeling and simulation for ceramic composite manufacturing
Modeling and simulation for nanostructured ceramics
Mathematical models of electrical and magnetic properties in ceramics
Mathematical model of optical and physical properties in ceramics
Materials design for extreme/harsh environments
Simulation/characterization of mechanical and tribological behavior
Simulation/characterization of material behavior at high-temperatures
improvement performance through prediction and modelling in refractories and clay-based ceramics

Invited speakers

Cristiano Nicolella, University of Pisa, Italy
Norman Fleck, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Alexandru Stancu, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Romania
Paul Bowen, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Robert McMeeking, University of California Santa Barbara, Usa
Tomasz Hueckel, Duke University, Usa
Vicente Cantavella Soler, Institute of Ceramic Tecnology (ITC), Spain

Committees

Congress Chairs

Alida Bellosi, ISTEC-CNR, Italy
Davide Bigoni, University of Trento
Paolo Zannini, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, President of the Italian Ceramic Society