Advanced Materials/Composite Materials / Applications for Aerostructure
Within the Advanced & Functional Materials theme, this track highlights fundamental and application-driven advances in the design, synthesis, processing, characterization, and performance assessment of structural and functional materials. Emphasis is placed on quantitative structure–property relationships, defect and interface engineering, and reliability-informed materials development across diverse service environments.
Modern engineering systems require materials that deliver high performance alongside manufacturability, scalability, and verified long-term stability. Contributions are encouraged that connect laboratory-scale insights to real-world constraints such as environmental exposure, cyclic loading, corrosion and oxidation, and qualification protocols. As a hybrid conference in Ankara (15–17 October), the session aims to bring together academia and industry to discuss emerging materials concepts, advanced characterization strategies, and accelerated pathways to deployment. Abstracts are peer reviewed, and selected contributions may be considered for oral presentations subject to program balance.
Topics include (but are not limited to):
- Materials synthesis and scalable processing routes
- Structure–property relationships and microstructure engineering
- Defects, interfaces, grain boundaries, and phase stability
- Functional materials: electrical, magnetic, optical, catalytic, thermal responses
- Mechanical behavior: strength, toughness, fatigue, creep, tribology
- High-temperature and harsh-environment performance
- Corrosion and oxidation resistance and protective coatings
- Polymers and polymer-based composites (processing, properties, durability)
- Advanced characterization and operando or in-situ techniques
- Reliability, lifetime prediction, accelerated testing, and standards-aware reporting
- Plastics