Accelerate, Measure, Correlate: Making Advanced Materials Work - Kick-Off

Our webinar series brings together strategic perspectives ("why it matters") and practical expertise ("how it works") to explore how advanced materials can more effectively move from discovery to industrial impact. As materials innovation becomes increasingly central to Europe’s competitiveness, the ability to generate, interpret, and align reliable measurement data is critical—linking research, standardization, and real-world application.

The program is structured in two complementary parts. A high-level Kick-Off Event sets the scene by addressing the role of measurement, standardization, and policy frameworks in accelerating innovation and market uptake. Building on this foundation, a series of focused Learning Lunch sessions takes a deeper dive into key characterization approaches, highlighting how different methods contribute to understanding, comparing, and optimizing advanced materials. Together, these sessions provide a coherent journey- from system-level perspectives to method-level insights - enabling participants to navigate the complex landscape of materials characterization with greater confidence and clarity.

The Kick-Off Event is co-hosted by the European Innovative Advanced Materials Initiative (IAM-I).

Overview

• 30.09.2026 - Kick-Off Event - Jörg Radnik & Dan Hodoroaba
  Advancing Materials Through Standardization -  Accelerating Europe’s Industrial Leadership
• 02.10.2026 - Learning Lunch Session #1 - Bastian Rühle
  Accelerated Synthesis and Characterization of Nano and Advanced Materials
• 08.10.2026 - Learning Lunch Session #2 - Brian Pauw
  Machine Automation for High-Throughput Holistic Scattering Workflows in the Lab
• 05.11.2026 - Learning Lunch Session #3 - Andreas Hertwig 
  Thin Layers Are Everywhere. How Spectroscopic Ellipsometry can help us determine their properties and optimise them.
• 26.11.2026 - Learning Lunch Session #4 - Dan Hodoroaba
  Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy (EDS) for Fast and Reliable Characterisation of Advanced Materials
• 03.12.2026 - Learning Lunch Session #5 - Ute Resch-Genger
  Measuring Functional Groups on Advanced (Nano)Materials
• 10.12.2026 - Learning Lunch Session #6 - Christian Würth
  Measuring the Optical Properties of Luminescence Nanomaterials
  
   
• Event language is English
• Registration and participation is free of charge
• Online live participation via Webex
• Optionally, registered webinar participants can complete a multiple-choice-test within three weeks after each to the Learning Lunch sessions. If passed successfully achieving at least 75% of the maximum test score they will receive a certificate for that session.
• More information and registration at BAM Akademie