Who is it for?
The MaterialenNL Conference is aimed at the entire materials community: researchers, companies and other professionals working in the fields of materials science and materials technology. The interactive workshops are primarily aimed at researchers at the start of their careers.
Programme
The programme consists of keynote speeches, parallel sessions and interactive workshops, and includes, amongst other things:
Keynote speeches by Chris Slootweg (University of Amsterdam), Tom van Aken (CEO of Avantium) and Anastasiia Krushynska (University of Groningen)
Sessions on plastics recycling, materials for robotics and a clean, competitive industry with ‘safe and sustainable by design’
A session featuring success stories from materials science
Interactive workshops on the circular economy of critical materials in the electronics supply chain, AI for materials research, entrepreneurship and the responsible use of AI in scientific writing
When and where
Date: Tuesday 1 December 2026
Time: doors open and registration 09:00–10:00, plenary opening at 10:00
Venue: Hotel Papendal, Arnhem
Further information and registration
For the full programme, the speakers and registration details, please visit the MaterialenNL Platform website: