MaterialenNL Conference 2023

The MaterialenNL Platform announces its first national materials conference. On the 12th of December 2023, the MaterialenNL Conference 2023 will be held at the National Sports Centre Papendal, Arnhem.

Uniting forces

Materials are everywhere, for everyone! The MaterialenNL Platform is joining forces with M2i, 4TU.HTM, TNO, NWO, ChemistryNL, Holland High Tech and Top sector Energy to unite the entire materials community at the MaterialenNL Conference 2023.

Background

The energy and materials transition towards a CO2-neutral and economically healthy society requires a high level of materials awareness in all sectors and layers of society. In this process, the scientific and industrial materials community heavily relies on policy, economic and societal factors: companies need support from the government; scientific knowledge development and transfer is critical. The MaterialenNL Conference 2023 brings together all these aspects and offers a broad package of activities.

What to expect

The conference will be centered around four themes that materials research plays a critical role in:

Critical Raw Materials for the energy transition
Materials for circularity & sustainability
Creating the next generation of functional materials
Materials for life/consumer materials

For the first edition all lectures during the parallel sessions will be given by invited speakers. The aim is to have a combination of lectures from representatives from universities (of applied science), research institutes and companies in each track.

Keynote speakers

Bert Meijer - Eindhoven University of Technology
Title: From supramolecular polymers to functional materials

Ke Wang, Program Director - Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy
Title: Let's talk about energy minerals

More information (incl. biographies and abstracts)

Speakers

Critical Raw Materials for the energy transition

Jimmy Melskens (AIKO Solar)
René Janssen (TU/e)
Mirjam Theelen (TNO)
Pei Rose Yan (SKF)
Philip de Goey (TU/e)
Thomas Morgan (DIFFER)
Chris Slootweg (UvA)
Guido Dalessi (Elestore)
Steven Wilkins (TNO & TU/e)

Materials for circularity & sustainability

Frank Schrama (Tata Steel)
Yvonne van der Meer (UM)
Hans Luinge (Composite Recycling)
Yaiza Gonzalez Garcia (TUD)
Constantinos Goulas (RAMLAB)
Erik Krämer (TPRC)
Rob Verhagen (Opack Group)
Roland ten Klooster (UT)
Maria Soliman (Sabic)

Creating the next generation of functional materials

Katrien Bernaerts (UM)
Robert-Jan van Putten (Avantium)
Yoeri van de Burgt (TU/e)
Sander Gielen (ASML)
Maria Antonietta Loi (RUG)
Martin van Hecke (UL)
Anastasiia Krushynska (RUG)
Amir Zadpoor (TUD)

Materials for life/consumer materials

Lorenzo Moroni (UM)
Marleen Kamperman (RUG)
Inge Minten (DSM)
Huub Scheres (IFF)
Rebeca Rivero (Mosa Meat)
Marie-Eve Aubin Tam (TUD)
João Sousa Paques (Biomaterials)
Ilja Voets (TU/e)

Prior to the MaterialenNL Conference, on the 11th of December, the M2i Community Conference takes place.