29th International Conference on Nonlinear Elasticity in Materials

Overview

ICNEM 2027 will be Monday, 28 June - Monday, 2 July in Nantes, France. Click the button above for highlights.

Information regarding lodging, registration, abstracts, important dates, and our schedule will be posted in the new few months.


Travel - Nantes is 2h by train (TGV) from Paris with 20 trains/day. Nantes is 50 minutes from the ocean.

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 '27 Organizing Committee
Pierric Mora, Gustave Eiffel University
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

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Contact Information
Questions, suggestions? Contact Pierric Mora.

Updated 18 July 2026

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