The main objective of the METRAMAT Doctoral Network is to actively train young researchers to become skilled in metamaterial development by researching and creating a combined set of design, simulation, manufacturing, testing, reliability assessment and integration tools that will strengthen the European manufacturing industry and lead to a sustainable society.
To fulfil this objective, METRAMAT brings together a multi-disciplinary team of 5 universities and 5 industrial partners, all world-class leaders in their respective academic or industrial disciplines. This consortium has jointly identified that the major bottlenecks to be resolved to address the metamaterial application challenges are located in the following 3 main focus domains. Each of these focus domains forms the central theme of one of the three research work packages (WP):
- Design and Simulation. Metamaterial design and simulation, across multiple length scales, including practical design guidelines and principles.
- Manufacturing, Characterization and Reliability. Metamaterial manufacturing requiring non-conventional techniques, processing-structure-performance multi-scale characterization and reliability assessment, including long term fatigue behaviour.
- System Integration Metamaterial design for integration into (existing) components and systems, including CAE workflow, assembly techniques and testing.
Industrial Partners
