NanoBrücken 2026
NanoBrücken 2026 will take place 8-10 April at the Technical University Leoben in Leoben, Austria and is Bruker’s annual Nanomechanical Testing Conference and User Meeting covering all aspects of nanoindentation and nanotribological testing, featuring presentations by leading experts in the field. The symposium will cover all aspects of mechanical characterization and simulation, from the micro ... Read more
Leoben, 8700 Austria
WG3 online series 2026
Structuring research data in materials science: from metadata to knowledge This online series focuses on how structured research data can enable better data integration and reuse in materials science. Starting from the basics of scientific metadata and FAIR data, the sessions move toward ontologies, knowledge graphs, and emerging approaches using large language models (LLMs) to ... Read more
Final General Meeting, Rome, Italy
MecaNano General Meeting 2026 — Rome, Italy 27–29 April 2026 • Università degli Studi Roma Tre (DICITA) We are excited to announce the 4th and final MecaNano General Meeting, taking place in Rome from 27 to 29 April 2026. The meeting will bring together the MecaNano community to share results, align on next steps, and ... Read more
Roma, 00146 Italy
WG3 online series 2026
Structuring research data in materials science: from metadata to knowledge This online series focuses on how structured research data can enable better data integration and reuse in materials science. Starting from the basics of scientific metadata and FAIR data, the sessions move toward ontologies, knowledge graphs, and emerging approaches using large language models (LLMs) to ... Read more
WG3 online series 2026
Structuring research data in materials science: from metadata to knowledge This online series focuses on how structured research data can enable better data integration and reuse in materials science. Starting from the basics of scientific metadata and FAIR data, the sessions move toward ontologies, knowledge graphs, and emerging approaches using large language models (LLMs) to ... Read more
2026 Spring Meeting
The 2026 Spring Meeting of the European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) organized with the Foundation Jean-Marie Lehn will be held at the Convention & Exhibition Centre of Strasbourg (France), from May 25 to 29, 2026. The conference will consist of 24 parallel symposia with invited speakers, oral and poster presentations assorted by a plenary session ... Read more
Strasbourg, France
EMMC20
The European Mechanics of Materials Conferences (EMMC) is a series of bi-yearly meetings organized under the auspices of the European Mechanics Society (Euromech), which has taken place over the last 25 years in European cities such as Paris, Warsaw, Gothenburg, Brussels, Nantes, Oxford, and Madrid. The 20th edition, EMMC20, will be held in Florence (Italy), ... Read more
Firenze, Italy
WG3 online series 2026
Structuring research data in materials science: from metadata to knowledge This online series focuses on how structured research data can enable better data integration and reuse in materials science. Starting from the basics of scientific metadata and FAIR data, the sessions move toward ontologies, knowledge graphs, and emerging approaches using large language models (LLMs) to ... Read more
WG3 online series 2026
Structuring research data in materials science: from metadata to knowledge This online series focuses on how structured research data can enable better data integration and reuse in materials science. Starting from the basics of scientific metadata and FAIR data, the sessions move toward ontologies, knowledge graphs, and emerging approaches using large language models (LLMs) to ... Read more
WG3 online series 2026
Structuring research data in materials science: from metadata to knowledge This online series focuses on how structured research data can enable better data integration and reuse in materials science. Starting from the basics of scientific metadata and FAIR data, the sessions move toward ontologies, knowledge graphs, and emerging approaches using large language models (LLMs) to ... Read more
ISPMA 2026
We are delighted to inform you that International Symposia on Physics of Materials - ISPMA 2026, taking place from September 6–10, 2026, in the beautiful city of Prague, Czech Republic will start accepting abstracts 16. February. Join leading experts and researchers in materials science for five inspiring days of knowledge-sharing, networking, and collaboration. We look ... Read more
Malá Strana, 11800 Czech Republic
MSE Symposium C05: “Modelling of Small-Scale Mechanical Behaviour and In-Situ Nano-Mechanical Testing”
We are pleased to invite you to submit an abstract to Symposium C05: “Modelling of Small-Scale Mechanical Behaviour and In-Situ Nano-Mechanical Testing”, which will take place at the Materials Science and Engineering Conference (MSE) 2026 in Darmstadt, Germany from 29 Sept – 01 Oct 2026. https://mse-congress.de/ Abstract submission is here and deadline is 19. February ... Read more
Darmstadt, 64289 Germany
ECI Nanomechanical Testing in Materials R & D
Come join the nano- and micro-mechanical testing community in Rhodes between October 4-9th for the ECI Nanomechanical Testing in Materials R &D: link Abstracts for oral presentations are being accepted until March 31st 2026 and for poster presentation until April 30th 2026 The conference will provide a platform for the experimental mechanics community to exchange ... Read more
Structure
| Role | Leader |
|---|---|
| Action Chair | Prof. Benoit MERLE |
| Action Vice Chair | Dr. Marie-Stephane COLLA |
| Grant Holder Scientific Representative | Dr. Marc LEGROS |
| Science Communication Coordinator | Dr. Aleksija DJURIC |
| Grant Awarding Coordinator | Dr. Marc LEGROS |
Open calls
| Call for ITC and YRI Conference Grants |
|---|
| The call closed on 1 Feb. 2026 |
Working Groups
| Working Group Name | Leaders |
|---|---|
| WG1 Size Effects | Dr Diletta GIUNTINI, Prof Dan MORDEHAI, Prof Daniel KIENER |
| WG2 Experimental & Simulation Challenges | Prof Verena MAIER-KIENER, Dr Julien GUENOLE, Dr Wiktor BEDNARCZYK |
| WG3 Open Data Research Management | Prof Urlich KERZEL, Dr Volker HOFMANN |
| WG4 Machine Learning | Prof Edoardo ROSSI, Prof Stefan SANDFELD, Prof Peter Dusan ISPANOVITY, Prof Flavio Abreu ARAUJO, Dr. Claus TROST |
| WG 5 Communication & Coordination | Dr Tamara ALEKSANDROV FABIJANIC, Megan CORDILL, Solène COMBY-DASSONNEVILLE, Aleksija DURIC, Gabrielle TIPHENE, Javier DOMINGUEZ |