Clean Energy and Mobility – Shaping a Sustainable Future with Composite Materials
Symposium brings together scientists and experts for sustainable energy generation and the mobility of tomorrow
On 2 and 3 April 2025, SAMPE Germany cordially invites you to the 29th national SAMPE Symposium – the annual meeting place for experts from research and industry in the field of composite materials. Under the motto “Clean Energy and Mobility: Shaping a Sustainable Future with Composite Materials”, this year’s symposium will focus on advances in composite processing, particularly with regard to sustainable energy generation and the mobility of tomorrow, and is being organised by IKV and RWTH Aachen University.
“The aim of SAMPE is to exchange technical knowledge, promote young talent and foster international networks.”
SAMPE (Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering) is a leading international organisation with over 5,000 members consisting of engineers, technologists and scientists. The aim of SAMPE is to exchange technical knowledge, promote young talent and foster international networks.
The symposium offers a series of sessions that will shed light on various topics from different perspectives. Highlights include presentations on hydrogen as the energy source of the future, vitrimers, production systems, innovative fiber materials, mobility solutions and future developments and potential in aviation. In addition, fiber composites will be discussed as a key enabler of renewable energies.
The sessions at a glance:
- Session I: Hydrogen – Energy carrier of the future (Dr.-Ing. Kai Fischer, IKV)
- Session II: Vitrimere (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Markus Stommel, IPF)
- Session III: Production systems (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Brecher, WZL/AZL)
- Session IV: Innovative fiber materials(Dr.-Ing. Christoph Greb, ITA)
- Session V: Mobility solutions (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Lutz Eckstein, ika)
- Session VI: Future developments and potentials in aviation (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Kai-Uwe Schröder, SLA)
- Session VII : Renewable energies empowered by composites (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Georg Jacobs, CWD)
Tickets and programme
Tickets for the SAMPE Symposium are available online. For further information and questions, please visit the SAMPE Symposium event page or contact us. We look forward to your participation!
Live demonstrations
“The guided tours of the Melaten campus are a special attraction on the agenda”
The guided tours of the Melaten campus offer insights into the work of leading institutes such as IKV, ITA, ika, AZL, WZL, SLA and CWD. During the live demonstrations in the technical centers, conference participants will have the opportunity to experience current research projects and innovative technological developments and to talk to the researchers responsible.
SAMPE Innovation Award 2025
As part of the symposium, the SAMPE Innovation Prize will also be awarded for outstanding scientific master’s and doctoral theses dealing with innovative material applications and new manufacturing processes. This award offers young talents the opportunity to present their research to a broad specialist audience and make important contacts in the industry.
Throughout the symposium, research institutions and companies will have the opportunity to present their products and solutions at the table-top exhibition in the auditorium of the RWTH main building.