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The 21st International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM21) was successfully held at the Xi'an, China from August 21st to 25th, 2017. ICCM is the largest and most influential academic conference in the field of composite materialswhich is organized by International Committee on Composite Materials every two years. This time the conference was hosted by Chinese Society for Composite Materials and its Honorary President - Prof. Du Shanyi, a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, served as the chairman of the conference. Professor Peng Hua-Xin, Director of the Institute for Composites Science Innovation (InCSI), served as the Program Co - chair.
Professor Peng Hua-Xin (right) with the President of ICCM Takeda (middle) and ICCM21 Executive Chair Prof. Leng Jinsong (left)
With the theme of Innovation and Development of Advanced Composite Materials, this conference consists of 7 themes with 62 Tracks, spanning across composite materials science, structural design, experimental methods, mechanical properties, multifunctional and intelligent composite materials, manufacturing, applications. More than 2,000 scholars from 48 countries and regions participated in the conference, which promoted the communication of composite materials researchers all over the world. During the ICCM 21, the High-end Forum on International Engineering Technology Development Strategy C Lightweight and Advanced Composite Materials Forum for Equipment Engineering was held, which was sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Engineering, the Department of Mechanical and Transportation Engineering and the Chinese Society for Composite Materials. There were more than 20 domestic and foreign fellows from the Chinese Academy of Science and hundreds of experts taking part in the forum. Professor Peng Hua-Xin and the Vice President of the Chinese Society for Composite Materials, Professor Xu Jian, together with Professor Cheng Laifei hosted the panel discussion session of the forum.
Prof. Peng Hua-Xin (second on the right) and Vice Chairman of Chinese Society for Composite Materials Xu Jian (first on the right) hosting the Panel discussions
Prof. Peng Hua-Xin hosting the handover ceremony for ICCM22 and ICCM23
Professor Adrian Mouritz, chariman of ICCM22
Professor Brian Falzon, chariman of ICCM23
Professor Peng Hua-Xin as the Program Co - chair and Theme Leader
Research fellows and students of the Institute for Composites Science Innovation of Zhejiang University actively attended this composites event. The Deputy Director Qin Faxiang was the session chair of the Multi-Function Composite Design session and the Mini Oral Report session and gave an invited talk on Optimization of Magnetic Microwires and Its Application in Structural Health Monitoring in the Self-Test and Diagnosis session. Postdoctor Luoyang, graduate student Zheng Xuefei, Sun Jie gave oral and poster presentations. Institute Administrative Assistant Ms. Yang Yang participated in the organization of the conference by assisting the communication between the academic scholars and the conference organizing committee.
Prof. Qin Faxiang and PhD student Zheng Xuefei with poster on exhibition
Institute for Composites Science Innovation
25th July, 2017