Materials Forum 2021

MATERIALS

THE INAUGURAL SEMINAR SERIES HOSTED BY MATERIALS AUSTRALIA | 27-28 SEPTEMBER 2021

Chair Roger Lumley AWBell Pty. Ltd & National President; Materials Australia Organising Committee Jianfeng Nie Monash Uni Alexey Glushenkov ANU Sophie Primig UNSW Ing Kong LTU Andrew Breen USyd Nikki Stanford UniSA Ivan Cole RMIT

Topics for Abstracts

Topics are not limited to but may include the following. > Advanced Materials Design and Processing > Metals > Polymers > Ceramics > Characterization and testing > Additive Manufacturing > Energy, Environment and Recycling > Biomaterials

Cost

Students: $50 (includes membership to Materials Australia) Members: $20 (all grades) Non-Members: $250 (includes membership to Materials Australia) Materials Forum is a new initiative that involve presentation of the best of Australian published materials research in an easily accessible, online seminar format. The main purpose of the event is for authors and speakers to present seminars on their work that has already been published in peer reviewed international journals. Publications may be from an international team of authors but should include at least one Australian author. Presentations suitable for inclusion may be on any published work from the past ten years and are expected to be no more than 20 minutes long with ten minutes allowed for questions and discussion. Papers chosen for Keynote presentation will be 45 minutes with 15 minutes question time.

Abstract Submission Abstract Submission

Abstracts for inclusion should have the Abstracts for inclusion should have the same name as the original published same name as the original published paper and have the same content so that paper and have the same content so that the organizing committee can assess the the organizing committee can assess the best audience for the work. A template is best audience for the work. A template attached on the following page. The can be downloaded on this page. The original reference must be included with original reference must be included the abstract for it to be included. The with the abstract for it to be included. author must make their published paper The author must make their published accessible to the audience from the paper accessible to the audience from abstract by linking to an online resource the abstract by linking to an online such as the journal, the academic resource such as the journal, the institution repository, personal academic institution repository, personal webpages, or third party providers webpages, or third party providers such such as ResearchGate. Please submit as ResearchGate. Please submit abstracts abstracts for presentations to for presentations to click here for papers info@materialsaustralia.com.au and Research Student Technology for papers and Research Student Pitches by Friday, July 30, 2021. Final Technology Pitches by Friday, July 30, Presentations and Pitches will be due by 2021. Final Presentations and PitchesMonday, September 13, 2021. will be due by Monday, September 13, 2021. Keynote Presentations

Keynote Presentations Keynote Presentations will be selected Keynote Presentations will be selected as the best abstract submissions as the best abstract submissions meeting meeting the overall theme of the the overall theme of the seminar series, seminar series, demonstrating high demonstrating high impact. They must be impact. They must be comprehensible to comprehensible to a wide audience of a wide audience of materials scientists materials scientists and engineers. After and engineers. After the due date the due date has been met, invitations for has been met, invitations for Keynote Keynote Presentations will be made Presentations will be made within 7 days within 7 days of abstract submission. of abstract submission.

Research Students Research Students

For Research Students who may not For Research Students who may not yet have published in peer reviewed yet have published in peer reviewed journals, the organizing committee have journals, the organizing committee have decided to hold a technology pitch decided to hold a technology pitch event that will run on both days, where event that will run on both days, where students have 3 minutes to pitch their students have 3 minutes to pitch their research project to the audience. The research project to the audience. The student submits a short abstract for the student submits a short abstract for the pitch of around 300 words. The form pitch of around 300 words. The form of the presentation accompanying the of the presentation accompanying the abstract will be one slide presented in a quad chart (the quad chart template is also attached to this call for abstracts). abstract will be one slide presented in a quad chart (the quad chart template is also attached to this call for abstracts). • Total entry should not be more than a • Total entry should not be more than a single A4 sheet. single A4 sheet.• Do not use text smaller than 11 point. •Do not use text smaller than 11 point. There will be a cash prize for the best student technology pitch.

There will be a cash prize for the best student technology pitch.

Registrations Registrations Registration will be automatic for the Registration will be automatic for authors with papers approved by the the authors who submit abstracts of Committee for presentation, and they papers, and they will be expected to will be expected to present their paper present their paper at a time allocated at a time allocated to them during the to them during the conference. conference. For other attendees who are For other attendees who are not not presenting, you can register via our presenting, registration will be website click here. conducted through an online portal for attendees or for organizational representatives.