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Recent advances in additive manufacturing (AM) have enabled the creation of architected structures with exceptional control over geometry, hierarchy, and spatial organization. These developments have led to materials that integrate mechanical integrity with diverse functional capabilities. This symposium will highlight recent progress in the design, fabrication, and application of architected metamaterials enabled by AM technologies.
The symposium aims to promote interdisciplinary collaboration among researchers working at the intersection of architected design and multifunctionality, with the goal of accelerating the development of next-generation metamaterials that go beyond the limitations of conventional materials. Contributions from mechanical engineering, materials science, applied physics, bioengineering, and related fields are welcome. Both experimental and computational studies are encouraged, along with theoretical investigations that offer new insights into structure–property–function relationships. Particular emphasis will be placed on applications in aerospace, energy, robotics, biomedical devices, electronics, and defense, as well as on architected materials exhibiting nanoscale features, electronic behavior, or magnetic responses.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
Architected metamaterials developed across a wide range of materials, including metals, polymers, ceramics, and composites, without limitation to specific material systems.
Architected lattice and cellular structures, including TPMS and hierarchical geometries, with tailored mechanical, thermal, electrical, magnetic, biological, optical, or acoustic functionalities.
Structure–property–function relationships in metamaterials explored through experimental, computational, or theoretical approaches, including at the nanoscale.
Inverse design, topology optimization, and data-driven methods (e.g., machine learning) for multifunctional systems.
Innovations in AM processes, such as multi-material or high-resolution printing, for enabling the fabrication of complex architected metamaterials. |