28th International Conference on Nonlinear Elasticity in Materials

Overview
ICNEM 2026 will be Sunday, May 31 - Saturday, June 6 on the Texas A&M University campus in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA. See our ICNEM '26 Travel Guide
(V 1.22) for more information.


Lodging
Reserve your room now for our discounted group rate at the downtown Omni hotel. (Separate hotel registration is required. The hotel registration cutoff date is May 15, 2026.) Transportation will be provided between the Omni and campus, a distance of 13 km (16 minutes), each morning and afternoon.

Booking within the conference hotel block is essential. If the required level of bookings is not met, penalty charges will be incurred. In such cases, additional fees will need to be applied to participants who choose to stay offsite.

We understand that there may be extenuating circumstances. If you are unable to stay at the conference hotel for a valid reason, please contact the organizers in advance so that we can work with you to avoid these additional fees.

ICNEM is a not-for-profit conference, and we work hard to keep registration costs as low as possible while providing strong scientific value and a high-quality experience for attendees. Your support in using the conference hotel is an important part of making this possible.

If financial constraints are a concern, limited assistance funds are available. Priority will be given to students, but support is open to all participants as funding allows. We encourage you to reach out to the organizers if this would impact your ability to attend or stay at the conference hotel.

Registration
Submitting your conference registration allows us to plan for meeting space, transportation, events, and catering, assist the organizing committee. This does not commit you financially. We understand if your plans change. The registration fee is $800 after May 1st. All payments are due by May 15. Note: Hotel registration is separate and linked above.

Your registration fee provides excellent value including...
• Social reception Sunday evening
• Daily transportation between the conference hotel and meeting venue
• Breakfast and lunch each day of the conference
• Two group dinners
• Midweek excursion and associated activities

Abstracts
Post your abstract / presenter Information to our Google form by the May 3 deadline.

Air Travel
Corpus Christi International Airport provides a free shuttle to the Omni Hotel.
Corpus Christi is ~3.5 hours by car from Houston (TX) Hobby International Airport and ~2 hours from the San Antonio (TX) International Airport.

Key Dates
Apr 30 - Acceptance Notification
May 1 - Conference registration increases from $500 to $800.
May 3 - Abstract Submission Deadline
May 15 - Hotel Reservation Deadline

Schedule -Our organizing committee is still finalizing a few schedule details. We welcome reasonable requests for schedule adjustments or accommodations. While we may not be able to accommodate every request, we will certainly do our best. If you have scheduling concerns, presentation constraints, or other logistical issues, please let us know as soon as possible. (See the schedule button link above.) Schedule highlights include...
Sunday: Welcome reception
Monday: Opening session in memory of Robert A. Guyer + technical sessions
Tuesday: Full day technical sessions; conference dinner in the evening
Wednesday: Morning sessions + afternoon excursion
Thursday-Friday: Technical sessions (Friday may be full or half day depending on submissions)
Saturday: Organizers’ recap and planning meeting

Overview keynote presentations will be interspersed throughout the week, providing accessible introductions and context for targeted topic areas while still highlighting cutting-edge research.

Key Topics - ICNEM promotes the understanding of the elastic nonlinear behavior of solids and soft matter. The conference focuses both on basic research and applications and represents the state of the art in this domain. Topics include...
Elastic nonlinear behavior of Earth materials, industrial materials, granular media, soft-matter, and architected/meta-materials.
Advancements in theoretical approaches.
Modeling and simulation of nonlinear elasticity.
Measurement techniques for probing nonlinear elastic behavior of materials.
Characterization of nonlinear material properties.
Applications of nonlinear elasticity to nondestructive evaluation of materials.
Elastic nonlinear behavior in medicine.
The role of elastic nonlinear behavior in slip/avalanche physics and triggering of slip by nonlinear acoustical waves.
Earthquakes and geophysics.

Student Emphasis & Financial Support - We also are placing a strong emphasis on student and post-doc participation. Student-presented contributions are especially encouraged, and we anticipate a dedicated student session, along with student awards, to recognize outstanding work and foster engagement among early-career researchers. A limited amount of financial assistance is available to support participation. Priority will be given to students. If this would make a difference in your ability to attend, we encourage you to reach out.

ICNEM '26 Organizing Committee
TJ Ulrich, LANL & TAMU (Co-Organizer)
Pablo Tarazaga, TAMU (Co-Organizer)
Paul Geimer, LANL, USA (Co-Organizer)
Christoph Sens-Schönfelder, GFZ Potsdam, Germany
Céline Hadziioannou, Universität Hamburg, Germany
Paul Johnson, LANL Associate Fellow, USA
Koen Van Den Abeele, KU Leuven, Belgium
Jan Kober, Institute of Thermomechanics, Prague, Czech Republic
Marco Scalerandi, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Christopher Johnson, LANL, USA

Support
Texas A&M University System
Nuclear Security Office
  TAMU Mechanical Engineering Department
TAMU-Corpus Christi
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Polytec, Inc.

Contact Information
Questions, suggestions? Contact TJ Ulrich.

Updated 13 May 2026

ICNEM ' 26 will feature a special introductory opening session in memory of Robert A. Guyer, honoring his deep love of teaching, his extraordinary ability to make physics come alive, and his lasting influence on how we understand and communicate the foundations of nonlinear elasticity.