Online symposium - The state of the art in impact testing: how to improve your materials' performance

online mini symposium Tuesday 9th Dec 2025, 2pm GMT - registration open -
10 November 2025 by
Alison Schaal

The state of the art in impact testing:  how to improve your materials' performance  the title of this year's Micro Materials Ltd's online mini symposium.  Registration is open now.

With our NanoTest Vantage and NanoTest Xtreme nanomechanical testing instruments, we have proven our world-leading capabilities in the field of nano- and micro-impact testing  with hundreds of installations world-wide.  

 Materials researchers use our instruments to investigate the behaviour of materials for applications in the aerospace and automotive manufacturing, nuclear, and, not least, cutting tools for high speed machining.

This is an opportunity for you to hear from leading users in nano and micro impact testing in a free-to-attend online mini symposium.   

Join us online -  Tuesday 9th Dec 2025,  follow this link to register: https://my.demio.com/ref/87rJYlItJz3jevS2

The mini symposium starts at 14.00 GMT,  duration approx. 2 hours 

Registered delegates will be given a recording of the event to review when convenient.

Speakers:

Prof. Nigel Jennett, Strategic Measures Ltd, Rugby

Prof. George Youssef, San Diego State University

Prof. Ben Beake, Micro Materials Ltd

Dr Luis Isern Arrom, Cranfield University
Simulating TBC erosion by impact damage

 Mr Alessandro Bertè, Lafer spA
Optimisation of DLC coating structure for fatigue resistance

 Mr Taige Hao, UC Irvine,
Bioinspired impact-resistant nanocomposite coatings

Dr Daniel Torboła, Krakow Institute of Technology 

(this event is being hosted on the Demio.com platform by Surface Ventures Ltd in partnership with Micro Materials Ltd)

 Registration is free and all attendees will receive a certificate of attendance.

 All registrants will receive a link to enable them to view a recording of the talks, so no need to miss the symposium if you can't listen in live on 21st November.