Lightweight materials, with their philosophy, concepts, and designs that intertwine high-performance materials with geometry and topology, are found in a variety of applications. These include natural and biomaterials, as well as engineered composites and structures like bridges, planes, and wind turbines, making ‘lightweight’ a truly universal collaboration framework.

The 1st Symposium on Lightweight Materials and Structures (SLIMS 2025) will serve as a cross-disciplinary platform to discuss cutting-edge research, industrial applications, and future collaborations.

Why attend?

• 8 talks, 8 topics – Featuring a mix of academic and applied industry-focused research.
• Discussion Panel on the Future of Lightweight Materials – Experts from ESA, Danish Technological Institute, Aarhus University, and Aalborg University will share insights on upcoming advancements and challenges.
• Networking opportunities – Connect with professionals from R&D units, industry, and academia to foster new collaborations.
• Free participation – Thanks to the generous support of iMAT, CenSec, DCAMM, and IDA Space.

Program:

SLiMS is planned as a single day event and will contain morning and afternoon sessions. Both sessions will intertwine equal number of academic and industrial/applied topics, crossing various fields and sectors and reflecting truly interdisciplinary and multisectoral nature of the subject. View the full program of SLiMS 2025.

Registration

The deadline for registration is the 6th of March 2025.

Register for free through the official event website.

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• Event Flyer – A quick way to introduce the symposium.
• Full Program – Key details at a glance.

• Michal K. Budzik (Aarhus University), mibu@mpe.au.dk
• Nichlas Oxfeldt Foldager (Danish Graphene): nof@danishgraphene.com
• Nikolaj Zangenberg (DTI): nzg@teknologisk.dk