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MATCOMP 2025

Published: 16/01/2025

XVI National Congress on Composite Materials


📍 Barcelona

🏨 World Trade Center

📅 8-10 July, 2025


The International Centre for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE), together with the Spanish Association of Composite Materials (AEMAC), and the Technical University of Catalonia - BarcelonaTech (UPC) organize this specialized event.

Multidisciplinary experts will gather for two days in Barcelona to discuss the latest advances in composites and debate future applications and uses at the intersection of between industry and academia.

The event is chaired by experts from the UPC and CIMNE, while AEMAC members are also part of the organising committee. The scientific committee is composed of distinguished members of the industry and academia.

The CIMNE Congress Bureau leads the Conference Secretariat for the event.

Invited speakers


The program will feature sessions from esteemed experts in the field:

Aizea Astor Hoschen
The circular economy applied to composite materials. European regulatory framework and presentation of case studies

Dr. Carlos G. Davila
Softening the Gap between Wöhler and Paris - New Concepts in Fatigue Analysis

Dr. Jose Sánchez
High-performance composites in aerospace: experience with their use, current status and future challenges

Dra. Raquel Verdejo
The sustainability of composites through their components



Call for Abstracts

Attendants are invited to submit their abstracts using the official template by January 20, 2025.




Important dates

Abstract submission deadline

January 20, 2025

Acceptance of papers

May 30, 2025


AEMAC Awards

During MATCOMP25, the 9th prize for the best PhD thesis in the field of composite materials will be awarded. Two additional prizes will be awarded: the 1st Prize for the best Master's thesis, which aims to promote research among young people. And the 1st prize for the best professional and/or academic career of a woman, which aims to give visibility to women working in the field.

Guidelines







Congress Chairs

Dr. Xavier Martínez (UPC, CIMNE)

Dr. Fermín Otero (UPC, CIMNE)

Dr. Sergio Oller (UPC, CIMNE)



Registration fees

Students
€350 — Early Registration
€450 — Regular Registration


Members
€500 — Early Registration
€600 — Regular Registration


Non-members
€700 — Early Registration
€800 — Regular Registration