THEMATIC SESSIONS

The topics sessions that will be addressed in this forum deal with innovation and industrial integration in different disciplinary fields and their societal applications. Especially:

TOPIC #1: Physics 

• Geology and technological advances in rare earth processing
• Industrial applications of rare earths
• Environmental and social challenges of rare earth mining
• Modeling the physico-chemical properties of rare earths
• Future prospects and research opportunities

TOPIC #2: Engineering Sciences

• Innovations and advanced technologies for energy and agriculture
• Biomedical engineering: industrial applications and technological advancement
• Advances in precision instrumentation and automated systems
• Smart processes in manufacturing and production
• Promoting ethics and integrity in scientific research and practice

  TOPIC #3: Materials and nanotechnology

• Nanotechnology and Nano materials
• Smart materials
• Materials and technologies (metallic and composite)
• Structural dynamic/ static analysis, fatigue and fracture
• Vibro-acoustics, low-velocity impact and damage