Recent news

Update of March 18^th, 2026:

The three invited lectures will be :

“Higher recycled contents in Al foil alloys for food-packaging applications: How about surface chemistry and adhesion?”
presented by Oliver Bauer (Speira GmbH, Germany)

“Corrosion of Aluminium Alloys in Military Aircraft”
presented by Arjan Cornet (Netherlands Defence Academy, Netherlands)

“Towards Predictive Durability for Aerospace Aluminium Alloys: Multi‑Physics FEM Modelling of Corrosion and Active Inhibitor Protection”
presented by Herman Terryn (Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium)

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Update of March 9^th, 2026:

Speaker's names and corresponding communication titles are online :

https://asst2026.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/2

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Update of March 3^rd, 2026:

Please note that the ASST 2026 Symposium will be held in Toulouse from Monday morning, May 18^th, to Wednesday afternoon, May 20^th, i.e. for a total of three full days. The morning of Thursday, May 21st (originally planned) has been cancelled.

And don't forget to register now for the ASST 2026 symposium to benefit from preferential rates:

https://asst2026.sciencesconf.org/registration

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Update of March 2^nd, 2026:

Professor Herman Terryn is a leading researcher in the field of materials science and corrosion. He has received numerous awards, including most recently the prestigious UR Evans Award.

We are honored that he will be presenting an invited lecture at the ASST 2026 symposium !

Don't forget to register now for the ASST 2026 symposium to benefit from preferential rates.

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Update of January 21 ^th, 2026:

Due to various requests, the deadline for submitting your abstract(s), has been postponed to Tuesday, February 3^rd, 2026 !

Please submit your abstract(s) online (https://asst2026.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/5) to participate in this ASST 2026 symposium.

Please note also that the notification date of abstract acceptance has been updated accordingly.

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Update of January 19^th, 2026:

The deadline for abstract submission is January 20^th, 2026, to participate in the ASST 2026 symposium.

Feel free to submit online your abstract(s) (https://asst2026.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/5) 

See you at the 10^th ASST symposium (May 18-21, 2026) in Toulouse, France !

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Update of January 12^th, 2026:

We are pleased to welcome a new sponsor: the Carnot Institute "Chimie Balard Cirimat" (https://carnot-chimie-balard-cirimat.fr/en/). Many thanks for their support !

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Update of January 09^th, 2026:

Aerospace Valley is the leading European competitiveness cluster in the aerospace sector, serving three strategic sectors (aeronautics, space, and drones) in the Occitanie/Pyrénées-Méditerranée and Nouvelle-Aquitaine regions of France :

https://www.aerospace-valley.com/en

The Aerospace Valley cluster is now supporting the ASST 2026 symposium. We are honored and delighted by this new partnership, which will help strengthen exchanges between academia and industry.

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Update of January 07^th, 2026:

We wish you a happy and prosperous 2026 !
Remember to submit your abstract(s) online (https://asst2026.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/5) to participate in this ASST symposium. The deadline for abstract submission is January 20, 2026.

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Update of December 18^th, 2025:

We are pleased to announce that the Institute for the History of Aluminium (www.histalu.org/en/) is partnering with the ASST 2026 symposium. We are delighted about this new partnership !

Feel free to submit online an abstract (https://asst2026.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/5) to participate in this ASST symposium.

The deadline for abstract submission is January 20^th, 2026

See you at the 10^th ASST symposium (May 18-21, 2026) in Toulouse, France !

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Update of December 16^th, 2025:

- Online registration is now open

- The banquet dinner venue is now indicated (Palais consulaire, Toulouse)