Materials for Tomorrow 2026 – Programme

About the programme

The full programme for Materials for Tomorrow 2026 is now available. Minor updates to the programme may still be made.

This year’s conference brings together researchers, students, and industry professionals to explore Building Materials from a broad materials science perspective. The programme features talks and thematic sessions spanning multiscale complexity, AI, non-equilibrium materials, and hybrids, interphases and emerging materials, as well as a panel discussion, rapid-fire poster presentations, a poster exhibition and photo competition.

Abstracts will be published on the speakers page as they become available. All abstracts will be published by 20 September.
 
We also invite postdocs and PhD students at Chalmers to take part in the photo competition and engage with the poster exhibition showcasing ongoing research.

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Abstracts

All confirmed speakers will presented on the Speakers page where you can also will find their abstracts. We’re updating the page continuously – stay tuned for more exciting content! 

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Leif Asp

  • Full Professor, Com­pu­ta­tional Mechanics and Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
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Anna Ström

  • Professor, Applied Chemistry, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
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Arezou Baba Ahmadi

  • Associate Professor, Structural Engineering, Archi­tec­ture and Civil Engineering
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