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FEMS Announces 2025 Award Recipients

The Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS) is pleased to announce the recipients of the FEMS Awards 2025, recognizing outstanding contributions to materials science and engineering:

Materials Gold Medal – Prof. Mario Ferreira (SPM)
Awarded for his significant impact on the advancement of materials science through research, innovation, and leadership.... Read more

Posted by Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS) on 7 April 2025

FEMS and ESB Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Strengthen Collaboration

The Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS) and the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB) have formalized their collaboration by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This agreement marks an important step towards fostering synergies between the two societies, encouraging cross-disciplinary research, and promoting joint activities that benefit their... Read more

Posted by Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS) on 4 April 2025

Exploring the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Materials Science – FEMS Online Event Recap

On 29 January 2025, the Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS) hosted an insightful online event exploring the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Materials Science. The event was co-chaired by Prof Aldo R Boccaccini, FEMS President, and Dr Gerhard Hackl, FEMS Strategy Advisory Group (SAG) Chair.

Bringing together leading experts from industry and academia, the discussion highlighted AI’s transformative potential in materials research, its challenges, and the opportunities it presents for accelerating innovation in the field.

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Posted by Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS) on 6 February 2025

FEMS & E-MRS Host Joint Symposium on Artificial Intelligence in Materials Science & Engineering

Prof. Aldo R. Boccaccini (FEMS President) with Prof. Tony Kenyon (E-MRS President).

The Joint E-MRS - FEMS Symposium on Artificial Intelligence in Materials Science & Engineering was successfully held in Brussels on January 23rd, 2025. Co-organised by the European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) and the Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS), this significant event was conducted under the auspices of the European Commission DG Research & Innovation Directorate E – Prosperity.

Dr. Maria Cristina Russo (Director, EC Directorate E - Prosperity), and Mr. Jurgen Tiedje (Head of Unit, Industrial Transformation) delivered the welcome... Read more

Posted by Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS) on 28 January 2025

2024 FEMS Master Thesis Award takes place at FEMS Junior EUROMAT in Manchester, UK

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Posted by Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS) on 30 July 2024

Books discount for FEMS Member Society members

Thanks to FEMS participation in the Taylor & Francis Publishing Partnership Program (through the European Journal of Materials), national Member Society members are entitled to a 30% discount on books.

The discount is valid on any full priced CRC Press or Routledge book.

Routledge website

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Posted by Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS) on 29 May 2024

Meet the 2024 FEMS Master Thesis Award finalists

The 2024 FEMS Master Thesis Award will take place on Wednesday 17 July during FEMS Junior EUROMAT 2024 (14:45 - Main Room, Mercure Manchester Picadilly Hotel). The finalists, all winners of their national finals, will give a 10-minute presentation and answer the judging panel's questions to become the overall winner.

Meet the 2024 finalists

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Posted by Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS) on 22 May 2024

Early Bird Registration Extended - FEMS Junior EUROMAT 2024

FEMS Junior EUROMAT is the premier conference for students and early career professionals to present and exchange ideas, and network with peers... Read more

Posted by Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS) on 10 May 2024

DGM mourns the loss of its long-term elder statesman Günter Petzow

Günter Petzow in a conversation with FEMS founding president Robert Lallement at EUROMAT 99 in Munich

Prof Dr Günter Petzow, former president of DGM, passed away recently at the age of 97 in Stuttgart, Germany, where he shaped the field of materials science for decades as a Director at the Max-Planck establishment, being internationally highly decorated.

As a long-term member of the DGM Executive Committee, Günter Petzow was closely involved in supporting and adopting the advancement of FEMS from its very beginnings in 1987. As the DGM president from 1989, right after the fall of the iron curtain, he was happy to invite the European Materials Community from both East and... Read more

Posted by DGM - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Materialkunde on 20 February 2024

European Journal of Materials is indexed in Scopus

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Posted by Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS) on 22 January 2024

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