Welcome to the web site of the 9th international conference on structural adhesive bonding AB2027. The 9th International Conference on Structural Adhesive Bonding 2027 will take place in Porto, Portugal, 8-9 July 2027. The conference venue is the campus of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP), which offers excellent facilities for high quality scientific interactions. FEUP is located in the town of Porto in the Northern region of Portugal. Porto is a beautiful and lively city, steeped in history and rich in great experiences. With its magnificent location by the Atlantic coast, Porto is the city of the world famous Port Wine and the River Douro.
This conference is held every two years in Porto. The conference is chaired by Lucas F. M. da Silva and co-chaired by R. D. Adams (University of Oxford, UK). The focus is on structural bonding but all relevant areas of bonding are welcome:
Fundamental aspects of adhesion; The science and technology of surfaces; Advances in adhesive materials; Mechanical properties of bonded joints; Innovative designs and applications; Testing and standardization; Industrial aspects; Quality procedures; Environmental and ecological aspects.
Deadline for Submission of Abstracts:
26 February 2027
Notification of Acceptance to Authors:
19 March 2027
Early bird registration:
9 April 2027
Submission of papers (not compulsory to submit a paper):
8 July 2027
Call for Papers
Abstract template
Abstracts should be sent electronically to Lucas F M da Silva at lucas@fe.up.pt. Indicate in the email if you want oral or poster presentation.
Registration
Registration form
To register for the Conference, please fill in the electronic registration form. Each participant, including authors, is expected to pay the corresponding registration fee.
Early bird (Until 9th April 2027)
Regular delegate - 700 EUR
Student (MSc or PhD) - 600 EUR
Member of APAA (Portuguese Society of Adhesion and Adhesives) - 600 EUR
Online - Videoconference - 450 EUR
Standard (From 10th April 2027)
Regular delegate - 800 EUR
Student (MSc or PhD) - 700 EUR
Member of APAA (Portuguese Society of Adhesion and Adhesives) - 700 EUR
Online - Videoconference - 550 EUR
The conference fee includes book of abstracts, lunches, conference dinner, coffee-breaks and reception first day.
Cancellation Policy
In case of cancellation, a written notification should be sent to the conference chairman. If it is received prior to May 14th, 2027, registration fees will be refunded with a deduction of €75. No refund can be made after May 15th, 2027.
Payment of Conference Fee
Payments are accepted by bank transfer or credit card. Register here
Be aware of fake websites
There are an increasing number of fake websites claiming to offer hotel services. The Conference secretariat would like to alert all participants to be aware of possible scams, and to only use trusted online registration and accommodation services for bookings. The only way to access the AB 2027 registration form will be through a link online: Registration Page & the hotel reservation through Abreu Events Reservation System.
Secretariat
Ms. Maria João Coelho
Abreu events - Porto office
T.: +351 22 204 3571
M.: +351 93 169 9477
maria.j.coelho@abreu.pt
Chairman
Lucas F M da Silva
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Portugal
lucas@fe.up.pt
Co-chairman
Robert D Adams
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bristol, UK
Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, UK
R.D.Adams@bristol.ac.uk
Agustín Chiminelli (ITAINNOVA, Spain)
Alessandro Pirondi (Università degli Studi di Parma, Italy)
Alireza Akhavan (INEGI, Portugal)
Anna Rudawska (Lublin University of Technology, Poland)
Andrea Bernasconi (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)
Andreas Lutz (Dupont, Switzerland)
Andrzej Kubit (Rzeszów University of Technology, Poland)
Chiaki Sato (Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan)
Davide Castagnetti (Università degli studi di Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy)
Eduardo Marques (University of Porto, Portugal)
Elisabeth Stammen (TU Braunschweig, Germany)
Eric Paroissien (ISAE-SUPAERO, France)
Eugenio Dragoni (Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy)
Fabrizio Moroni (Università degli Studi di Parma, Italy)
Frédéric Lachaud (ISAE-SUPAERO, France)
Francisca Arán-Ais (INESCOP Innovation and Technology Centre, Spain)
Georgios Stamoulis (Université de Bretagne Occidentale, France)
Gerson Meschut (University of Paderborn, Germany)
James G Broughton (Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom)
Jana Hrachova (Sabic, Netherlands)
Jens Holtmannspötter (WIWeB, Germany)
Juan Carlos Del Real (Universidad Pontificia Comillas Madrid, Spain)
Julien Jumel (ENSTA Bretagne, France)
Junying Min (Tongji University, China)
Kimiyoshi Naito (NIMS, Japan)
Klaus Dilger (Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany)
Konstantinos Tserpes (University of Patras, Greece)
Luca Goglio (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Luisa Carvalho (Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Portugal)
Łukasz Sadowski (Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Poland)
Majid Ayatollahi (Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran)
Manuel Schiel (Henkel, Germany)
Maurice Brogly (University of Haute Alsace, France)
Michal Budzik (Aarhus University, Denmark)
Nao Terasaki (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan)
Nicolas Carrere (ENSTA, France)
Olga Klinkova (ISAE-SIPMEC, France)
Paul Ludwig Geiß (University of Kaiserslautern, Germany)
Philipp Weißgraeber (University of Rostock, Germany)
Raul Campilho (ISEP, Portugal)
Roger Sauer (Ruhr University Bochum, Germany)
Romain Créac'hcadec (ENSTA, France)
Silvio De Barros (CEFET/RJ, Brazil)
Shin Oriuchi (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan)
Sofia Teixeira de Freitas (Delft University of Technology, Netherlands)
Stefan Böhm (University of Kassel, Germany)
Stephan Marzi (TH Mittelhessen, Germany)
Till Vallée (Fraunhofer IFAM, Germany)
Uwe Reisgen (RWTH Aachen University, Germany)
Weltsch Zoltán (John von Neumann University, Hungary)
Xiao Han (Dalian University of Technology, China)
Yu Sekiguchi (Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan)
Conference proceedings with the accepted abstracts will be available at the registration.
The full papers will be published in special issues of
Soon available
Fracture of adhesive joints: from the perspective of test conditions
Prof Yu Sekiguchi
(Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan)
Dr. Yu Sekiguchi received his PhD from the Tokyo Institute of Technology (Ookayama Campus, Tokyo) in 2013. He subsequently joined the Suzukakedai Campus in Yokohama as an Assistant Professor and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2024. Following the merger of the Tokyo Institute of Technology and Tokyo Medical and Dental University in October 2024, he is now affiliated with the Institute of Science Tokyo, where he is a member of the Laboratory for Future Interdisciplinary Research of Science and Technology (FIRST). His research focuses on the mechanical performance of adhesive joints, with particular emphasis on fracture behavior.
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Linking cohesive zone laws to crack propagation master curves: A steady-state Eulerian framework
Prof Julien Jumel
(ENSTA - IP Paris, France)
Julien Jumel is a Prof of Mechanical Engineering at ENSTA - IP Paris and a researcher at the Institut de Recherche Dupuy de Lôme (IRDL, CNRS UMR 6027) in Brest / France. His research focuses on the mechanical analysis of adhesively bonded joints failure and mechanical characterization of multi-material interfaces behaviour.
Prof Jumel contributes to the activities of the Société Française de l’Adhésion (SFA) and the organisation of the Journées d’Étude sur l’Adhésion (JADH), serves on AFNOR standardization committees related to adhesion, and participates in editorial boards and international conference committees. He is committed to strengthening interactions between academia and industry and to promoting adhesion science at national and international levels.
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How to extend the service life of steel bridges using adhesive technology
Elisabeth Stammen
(Technical University Braunschweig, Germany)
Dr Elisabeth Stammen studied Chemistry at RWTH Aachen University from 1987 to 1994, specializing in Organic Chemistry and Polymer Chemistry.
She has served as Head of the Department of Adhesive Bonding since 2014 at the Institute of Joining and Welding, Technical University Braunschweig, under the direction of Prof Klaus Dilger.
Her research focuses on adhesive bonding in the automotive, transportation, aerospace, and construction sectors, as well as in fuel cells and battery systems. Additional areas of expertise include surface pre-treatment of polymers and metals, the aging behaviour of adhesives and corresponding test methods, and the quality assurance of adhesive bonds and bonding processes.
The poster size must be maximum A0 (841 mm x 1189 mm) in portrait (see sample image). The text and illustrations should be readable from a distance of two meters. Tacks and technical equipment for the hanging of posters will be available. Please check the conference final program for the poster board number assigned to you. Your poster should be displayed as per the number in the program.
Conference venue: Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto
Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
If you are arriving by subway (Metro), you should exit at IPO station (walking distance to FEUP).
Note that when travelling from Sá Carneiro airport and from the main train station (Campanhã), there is a SUBWAY/METRO connection, with transboarding in Trindade (Trindade Station) to the IPO station. Information on Metro.
Hotels
Please consult the list of hotels, available at special rates. To benefit from this offer, please access the online registration area (soon available).
Be aware of fake websites
There are an increasing number of fake websites claiming to offer hotel services. The Conference secretariat would like to alert all participants to be aware of possible scams, and to only use trusted online registration and accommodation services for bookings. The only way to access the AB 2027 registration form will be through a link online: Registration Page & the hotel reservation through Abreu Events Reservation System.
Ms. Maria João Coelho
Abreu events - Porto office
T.: +351 22 204 3571
M.: +351 93 169 9477
maria.j.coelho@abreu.pt
The best oral presentation (Hart-Smith award) will be awarded with a certificate and copy of 'Handbook of Adhesion Technology, 2nd edition' (Lucas F M da Silva, Andreas Öchsner, Robert D Adams (Editors), 'Handbook of Adhesion Technology', Springer, Heidelberg, 2018) offered by Springer.
The best poster presentation will be awarded with a certificate and a copy of ‘Introduction to Adhesive Bonding’ (EAS Marques, ASQF Barbosa, RJC Carbas, A Akhavan-Safar, LFM da Silva, ‘Introduction to Adhesive Bonding’, Wiley, Weinheim, 2021) offered by Wiley.
