Swiss SAMPE Conference 2023

The Swiss SAMPE Chapter, the ETH Zürich and Composites United Switzerland are very pleased to invite you to the 10^th Technical Conference of the Swiss SAMPE Chapter

Material Makes the Difference – Sustainable and New Approaches in Fibre-Composites

Agenda

09:00	Registration & Coffee
09:30	Opening address Hans-Jürg Gysin, President Swiss SAMPE Chapter Prof. Dr. Paolo Ermanni & Dr. Georgios Pappas, ETH Zürich, CMAS Lab
09:40	Keynote: Circularity from Design to Production in Aircraft Industry Dr. Christian Keun, CompriseTec GmbH, President of SAMPE global
10:10	Sustainability of Arch Network Bridges with CFRP Hangers Dr. Andreas Winistörfer, CEO Carbo-Link AG
10:40	Coffee Break
11:00	Innovative Adhesive Technologies for Sustainable Composite design: an optimisation perspective Dr. Claudio Di Fratta, Sika AG
11:30	Approaching Net Zero with Bio-based Sandwich Structures using Balsa Core Materials Hannes Eggenschwiler, 3A Composites Core Materials / Airex AG
12:00	Lunch & Networking
13:00	Cellulose Nano-fibrils and Bacterial Cellulose – Sustainable Alternatives for High-strength Rigid Boards Dr. Thomas Geiger, Empa
13:30	Thin-ply Thermoplastic Composites for Sustainable and Adaptable Lightweight Structures Dr. Georgios Pappas, ETH Zürich, CMAS Lab
14:00	3D Printing with Liquid Crystal Polymers Dr. Raphael Heeb, NematX AG
14:30	Coffee Break
14.50	Student Contest Swiss preselection for the upcoming SAMPE Europe Student Seminar 20234 students will compete presenting their work (PhD, MSc/BSc)
15:50	Closing Remarks & Announcement Student Contest Winner Hans-Jürg Gysin, President Swiss SAMPE Chapter
16:00	Guided Tour of CMAS Lab in Groups
17:00	Apéro & Networking

See the attached flyer for the agenda and further information

The registration is free of charge for SAMPE Members, ETHZ/EPFL/Empa Members, Participants from Composites United Switzerland, including Member Companies and Institutes, and Students (Bachelor, Master and PhD Students from Swiss Universities and Swiss Universities of Applied Sciences).

Non-members should sign up to SAMPE Europe before registration to the conference at https://www.sampe-europe.org/membership