High-Performance Structural Materials for a Sustainable Society

The search and design of structural materials with high strength, high stiffness, high-temperature resistance, high work hardening, stability and other properties is a perpetual research theme in the development of high-performance structural materials. Understanding the fundamentals of nanostructured heterogeneous materials, design criteria at multi length-scales and interfaces, and synergistic effects beyond the simple rule-of-mixture have become a major topic of scientific inquiry for the materials, mechanics, physics, and computer simulation communities.

The 2024 Gordon Research Conference on Structural Nanomaterials will focus on the developments of the design, synthesis, characterization, properties as well as mechanisms of nanostructured materials. The key topics include, but not limited to, heterogeneous materials, advanced characterization (in-situ and ex-situ), nanomechanics, atomistic simulations, and properties and performance under extreme conditions. The conference brings together an international lineup of leading scientists and scholars to share their vision for the future and discuss common interests. Early-career scientists and graduate students are invited to present their work in poster sessions and interact with leaders in the field. The program is designed to promote informal interactions across the boundaries of disciplines and cultures, to identify the future directions of the field.