About DYMAT
For over 30 years, DYMAT brings together and supports engineers and scientists in the field of dynamic behaviour of materials.
To this end, the Association holds annual Technical Meetings and a main internatinoal conference every three years.
In addition, DYMAT offers financial support to scientific events within its topics of interest.
Governing Board
DYMAT is directed by a Governing Board composed of 16 members. They are elected by the general assembly among the members of the association.
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Prof. Dirk Mohr
President,
ETH Zürich, Switzerland -
Prof. Francisco Galvez
Vice-President,
Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain -
Dr. Maria Lißner
University of Oxford, United Kingdom
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Dr. Eric Buzaud
Vice-President Edition,
CEA, Bordeaux, France -
Dr. Antonio Cosculluela
Treasurer,
CEA, Bordeaux, France -
Dr. Stephen M. Walley
Secretary,
University of Cambridge, United Kingdom -
Dr. Georg Ganzenmüller
Vice President Website,
Fraunhofer Institute for High-Speed Dynamics, Ernst-Mach-Institut, Germany -
Prof. Ezio Cadoni
Vice President International Affairs,
University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, Switzerland -
Dr. Yael Demarty
French German research Institute of Saint-Louis, France
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Prof. Pascal Forquin
Université Grenoble Alpes, France
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Prof. Mikko Hokka
Tampere University of Technology, Finland
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Prof. Magnus Langseth
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
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Prof. Lorenzo Peroni
Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy
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Prof. Patricia Verleysen
Ghent University, Belgium
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Dr. Borja Erice
Mondragon University, Spain
Laboratories
DYMAT associates leading research institutes in the field of impact. These member institutes form the heart of the association. You can find an overview of the laboratories here.
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Belgium
Brussels, Belgium
Royal Military Academy
Department of Weapon Systems & BallisticsContact: Frederik Coghe,
frederik.coghe@rma.ac.be
Ghent, Belgium
Ghent University
Department of Materials Science and TechnologyContact: Patricia Verleysen,
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Finland
Tampere, Finland
Tampere University
Materials Science and Environmental EngineeringContact: Mikko Hokka,
mikko.hokka@tuni.fi
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France
Bordeaux - Talence, France
Institut de Mécanique et d‘Ingénierie
Contact: Philippe Viot,
philippe.viot@ensam.eu
Bourges, France
Nexter Munitions
Ammunition Experts DepartmentContact: Hervé Couque,
h.couque@nexter-group.fr
Bourges, France
Laboratoire de Mécanique Gabriel Lamé
INSA Centre Val de LoireContact: Jean-Luc Hanus,
jean-luc.hanus@insa-cvl.fr
Brest, France
ENSIETA
LMSN - Laboratoire de Mecanique des Structures Navales (Lab. Mechanics and Naval Structures)Contact: Alain Neme,
nemeal@ensieta.fr
Grenoble, France
Soils, Solids, Structures, Risks Lab.
Univ. Grenoble AlpesContact: Pascal Forquin,
pascal.forquin@3sr-grenoble.fr
Palaiseau, France
Ecole Polytechnique
LMS - Laboratoire de Mecanique des Solides
(Lab. Solid Mechanics)Contact: Vincent de Greef,
greef@lms.polytechnique.fr
Puybrun, France
THIOT INGENIERIE
Contact: Jérôme Mespoulet,
mespoulet@thiot-ingenierie.com
Rennes, France
National Institute of Applied Sciences of Rennes, LGCGM – Laboratory of Civil and Mechanical Engineering
Contact: Adinel Gavrus,
adinel.gavrus@insa-rennes.fr
Saint-Louis, France
French-German Research Institute of Saint-Louis
Contact: Yael Demarty,
yael.demarty@isl.eu
Strasbourg, France
University Louis Pasteur (ULP)
Institute of Fluid and Solid MechanicsContact: Nadia Bahlouli,
bahlouli@unistra.fr
Toulouse, France
ISAE-SUPAERO ICA-Institut Clément Ader
Contact: Patrice Longère,
patrice.longere@isae.fr
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Germany
Adorf/Erzgebirge, Germany
NORDMETALL GmbH
Contact: Norman Herzig,
info@nordmetall.net
Freiburg, Germany
Fraunhofer Institute for High-Speed Dynamics, Ernst-Mach-Institut, EMI
Contact: Stefan Hiermaier,
Eva-Maria.Forstmeier@emi.fraunhofer.de
Freiburg, Germany
Albert-Ludwigs Universität, INATECH
Contact: Georg Ganzenmüller,
georg.ganzenmueller@inatech.uni-freiburg.de
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Israel
Haifa, Israel
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Dynamic Fracture LaboratoryContact: Daniel Rittel,
merittel@technion.ac.il
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Italy
Turin, Italy
DYNLab, Politecnico di Torino, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Contact: Lorenzo Peroni,
lorenzo.peroni@polito.it
Ispra, Italy
European Laboratory for Structural Assessment: Large Hopkinson Bar Facility (ELSA-HopLab)
Contact: Marco Peroni,
marco.peroni@ec.europa.eu
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Norway
Trondheim, Norway
NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Structural Impact Laboratory (SIMLab)Contact: Magnus Langseth,
magnus.langseth@ntnu.no
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South Africa
Cape Town, South Africa
Blast Impact & Survivability Research Unit (BISRU)
Contact: Steeve Chung Kim Yuen,
steeve.chungkimyuen@uct.ac.za
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Spain
Leganes - Madrid, Spain
University Carlos III of Madrid
Department of Continuum Mechanics and Structural AnalysisContact: Ramón Zaera Polo,
rzaera@ing.uc3m.es
Madrid, Spain
Universidad Politecnica de Madrid
Department of Materials ScienceContact: Francisco Galvez,
f.galvez@upm.es
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Switzerland
Lugano, Switzerland
University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland
DynaMatContact: Ezio Cadoni,
ezio.cadoni@supsi.ch
Zürich, Switzerland
ETH Zürich, Switzerland
Chair of Computational Modeling of Materials in Manufacturing, Department of Mechanical and Process EngineeringContact: Dirk Mohr,
dmohr@ethz.ch
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United Kingdom
Cambridge, United Kingdom
University of Cambridge
Cavendish Laboratory
Fracture and Shock Physics GroupContact: Steve Walley,
smw14ster@googlemail.com
Oxford, United Kingdom
University of Oxford
Impact Engineering TeamContact: Clive Siviour,
clive.siviour@eng.ox.ac.uk
Oxford, United Kingdom
The Impact Laboratory, Begbroke Science Park
Contact: Daniel Eakins,
daniel.eakins@eng.ox.ac.uk
Southampton, United Kingdom
University of Southampton, Faculty of Engineering and the Environment
Contact: Fabrice Pierron,
f.pierron@soton.ac.uk
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United States
San Antonio, Texas, United States
Southwest Research Institute,
Computational Mechanics Section,
Engineering Dynamics Dep.Contact: Sidney Chocron,
sidney.chocron@swri.org
History of DYMAT
The history of DYMAT, by Richard Dormeval.
Presented on the 30th Anniversary.
Presidents
The presidency of DYMAT rotates every 3 years. Presidents come from the member institutes of DYMAT.
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since 2021
Francisco Galvez
Spain
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2018 – 2021
Eric Buzaud
France
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2015 – 2018
Ezio Cadoni
Switzerland/Italy
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2012 – 2015
Stefan Hiermaier
Germany
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2009 – 2012
Hervé Couque
France
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2006 – 2009
Richard Dormeval
France
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2003 – 2006
José Cirne
Portugal
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2000 – 2003
Carlos Navarro
Spain
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1997 – 2000
Thierry Thomas
France
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1994 – 1997
Jean-Luc Lataillade
France
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1991 – 1994
John Harding
UK
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1988 – 1991
Michel Stelly
France
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1985 – 1988
Yves Remillieux
France
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1983 – 1985
Fernand Vial
France