
Every fall all members of the Graduate School gather at the annual Engineering Mechanics symposium. This two day symposium revolves around four themes that are selected based on contemporary trends and challenges in the field. The symposium is comprised of a plenary opening lecture (Koiter lecture), thematic workshops with semi-plenary lectures by invited PhD candidates, poster presentations by all PhD members, and a plenary closing lecture by the Biezeno awardee.

Upcoming symposium
25th Engineering Mechanics Symposium
October 25 -26, 2022 | Hotel Papendal, Arnhem |
Koiter lecturer | Prof. Michael Ortiz |
Workshops | Machine learning Molecular and particle-based mechanics Additive manufacturing Material and structural health monitoring |
Downloads (*) | Postertemplate 2022 pptx Postertemplate 2022 LaTeX |
Poster Contest Phd Presentation Contest | |
EM Registration Portal – Graduate School on Engineering Mechanics

Past symposia
23rd Engineering Mechanics symposium
October 27 – 28, 2020 | Online |
Koiter lecturer | Prof. E. Kuhl, Stanford University |
Workshop topics | Physics-based Learning Experimental mechanics Failure mechanics Multi-scale mechanics |
Downloads (*) | Symposiumbook (web version, 5 MB) |
22nd Engineering Mechanics symposium
October 22 – 23, 2019 | Papendal |
Koiter lecturer | Prof. M. Amabili, Mc Gill University, Montreal, Canada |
Workshop topics | Dynamics, Vibrations, Acoustics Advanced discretization and solution techniques Additive manufacturing Lightweight structures and materials |
Downloads (*) | Symposium book (web version, 16 MB) |
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21st Engineering Mechanics symposium
October 23-24, 2018 | Papendal |
Koiter lecturer | Prof. William Curtin |
Workshop topics | Model reduction Designer materials Energy systems and materials Model based sensing and instrumentation |
20th Engineering Mechanics symposium
October 23-25, 2017 | Papendal |
Koiter lecturer | Prof. Zhigang Suo, University of Harvard |
Workshop topics | Processing and manufacturing Accurate and fast computing Fracture and damage mechanics Non-linear dynamics |
19th Engineering Mechanics symposium
October 23-25, 2016 | Papendal |
Koiter lecturer | Prof. Kurt Maute, University of Colorado |
Workshop topics | Optimisation and additive manufacturing Multi-physics and coupled problems Experimental mechanics Dynamics at the small scale |