RYS2025 is the inaugural RILEM Youth Council-sponsored Symposium on building materials and construction.
This dynamic event is tailored for emerging researchers, PhD students, and professionals in the early stages of their careers. The target audience includes individuals below 35 years of age and those enrolled in a university degree program, regardless of age.
The symposium covers a diverse range of topics, including the processing, characterization, and advanced manufacturing of building materials; deterioration and durability; structural performance; and the environmental impact evaluations. The symposium covers conventional and non-conventional building materials. These include concrete and cementitious materials in general, masonry, timber, bio- and clay-based composites, bamboo, polymers and innovative low-carbon materials applied in construction. All topics related to the themes of RILEM Technical Committees are also included.
This symposium offers a unique opportunity to showcase research at the early stages of your career. It provides a chance to connect with peers worldwide, engage with senior RILEM members, and gain recognition for your work through the Best Paper Award, the Best Presentation Award, and the Best Poster Award.
To maximize reach and impact, the symposium will be held fully online, registration and participation are free of charge, but RILEM membership is required*. Participation as an audience member is free, but online registration is required (registration link will be shared at a later stage).Representation from all the RILEM regions is strongly encouraged. The time chosen to facilitate worldwide participation is 12:00 - 15:00 UTC, on the 20th and 21st of October 2025.
Full papers will be published in Springer Nature proceedings.
The top papers and extended abstracts submitted will be selected and invited to give their presentation online during the symposium. Everybody who submitted a contribution is strongly encouraged to participate in the online symposium and the Q&A sessions after the presentations.
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