Germany x Canada : Accelerating Materials Innovation Across Borders
As GCMAC’s term comes to an end, our closing conference will be held on 3-5 March 2026 to bring together German and Canadian program funders, administrators, collaborators, researchers, and students to highlight progress and outcomes achieved over the past five years of the program – in the context of accelerating the development, discovery, and deployment of clean energy materials across length scales. The conference will look at where we have come from, and where there are existing opportunities for future program iterations as the momentum of GCMAC is sustained and oriented to new areas of relevance given recent changes and those in coming years. The tentative schedule for the event is provided below.Â
**The registration starts on November 3rd and will be open until 1 February 2026.**
Day 1: 3 March 2026
| Time (CET) | Activity |
| 16:30 | Session 1-1: Final Advisory Board Wrap-up Meeting (by invite-only) |
| 18:30 | Dinner/Reception @FZJ Seecasino |
Day 2: 4 March 2026
| Time (CET) | Activity |
| 8:00 | Coffee & Registration*(*Non-FZJ Personnel – please arrive at 8 :00 promptly to allow adequate time for Security & Registration at FZJ Security Desk) |
| 9 :00 | Session 2-1: Welcome & Introductory remarks What’s Next? KeynoteAdditional high-level presentations |
| 11:00 | Break |
| 11:15 | Student Pitch Session |
| 12:00 | LunchStudent Poster Presentations |
| 13:30 | Session 2-2:Energy Materials Experimental Labs KeynoteInvited TalkGCMAC-WP talkStudent Talk |
| 15:30 | Break |
| 16:00 | Session 2-3:Data, AI, & OrchestrationKeynote Invited TalkGCMAC – WP TalkStudent Talk |
| 18:00 | Poster Session cont’d |
| 19:00 | Dinner |
Day 3: 5 March 2025
| Time | Activity |
| 8:00 | Coffee & Registration*(*Non-FZJ Personnel – please arrive at 8 :00 promptly to allow adequate time for Security & Registration at FZJ Security Desk) |
| 9:00 | Session 3-1:Energy Materials Modelling and Simulation Keynote Invited TalkGCMAC – WP TalkStudent Talk |
| 11:00 | Break |
| 11:30 | Session 3-2:Energy Materials CharacterizationKeynote Invited TalkGCMAC – WP TalkStudent Talk |
| 12:30 | LunchPoster Presentations |
| 14:00 | Session 3-2 cont’d |
| 15:00 | Session 3-3: AI-Informed Materials SimulationKeynote Invited TalkGCMAC – WP TalkStudent Talk |
| 16:00 | Break |
| 16:15 | Session 3-3 cont’d |
| 17:20 | Awards (posters and presentations) and Concluding Remarks |
| 19:00 | Dinner (Self-organized) |
