Keynote Talk I

John B. Pethica

Nanoindentation - Origins and Two Recent Developments

Keynote Talk II

Christopher A. Schuh

Indentation at Extreme Strain Rates and the Quantitative Study of Phonon Drag-Limited Plasticity

MS · Invited

Dongil Kwon

From Mechanical Properties to Material State: A Standardized Multi-Scale Indentation Approach

SE · Invited

Bo-Shiuan Li

Nanomechanics for Semiconductor Industries - Case Studies in Hybrid Bonding and Wafer Machining

HI · Invited

Ruth Schwaiger

A multi-technique micromechanical study of hydrogen effects in austenitic stainless steel

MS · Invited

Nathan Mara

Structure-Mechanical Property Correlations in Pharmaceutical Crystals: Insights from Nanomechanical and Impact Testing

SE · Invited

Yang Lu

Nanoindenter-Based Deep Elastic Strain Engineering of Semiconductors

HI · Invited

Dong-Hyun Lee

Nanoindentation-Based Evaluation of Hydrogen Diffusivity in Advanced Alloys: Methodology and Case Studies

MS · Oral

Jiri Nohava

The challenges of low load nanoindentation and property mapping for reliable understanding materials behavior

SE · Invited

Atsutomo Nakamura

Photoindentation of Semiconductors: Light-Environment Effects on Dislocation Nucleation and Motion

HI · Invited

Yakai Zhao

Small-Scale Mechanical Testing for Unraveling Hydrogen Embrittlement in Advanced Alloys

MS · Invited

Xiaodong Hou

Recent Developments of ISO 14577 for Instrumented Indentation Testing

SE · Oral

Haechan Jo

Mechanical Strengthening of Ti Protective Coatings for PEMWE Bipolar Plates through Residual Stress Control

HI · Invited

Seung-gun Lee

Evaluation of Hydrogen Embrittlement and Microstructural Response via Instrumented Indentation Testing

MS · Invited

Mathias Göken

Probing mechanical properties and back stress in heterogeneous lamellar composites by nanoindentation

SE · Invited

Yang-Tse Cheng

Instrumented indentation Studies of Materials for Advanced Batteries

HI · Invited

Jorge Alcalá Cabrelles

Assessing hydrogen embrittlement and hydrate formation in BCC-Fe through nanoindentation

MS · Invited

Shinya Sasaki

Nanoindentation in Tribology: Its Importance and Practical Applications

SE · Oral

You Shuting

Multi-Scale Insights into the Enhanced Electrical Conductivity of Copper by Nitrogen-Doped Graphene: Competing Mechanisms of Carrier Concentration and Mobility

HI · Oral

Kotaro Murakami

Instrumented Indentation Study on the Hydrogen Effect in Additively Manufactured CoCrNi Alloy

MS · Oral

Diancheng Geng

Understanding the Indenter Wear Effect in Nanoindentation with Continuous Stiffness Measurement

SE · Oral

Wonjun Shin

Evolutionary design framework for anisotropic mechanical metamaterials with tailored directional stiffness

HI · Invited

Dongchan Jang

DEFECT-DRIVEN PLASTICITY IN IRRADIATED NANOTWINNED Cu

MS · Invited

Xianghai An

Play with defects: new insights into the small-scale plasticity

SE · Invited

Yu Zou

Nanomechanical testing of semiconductors under an electric field or light illumination

HI · Oral

Hoe-Yeon Jeong

Precipitation effect on the mechanical properties and microstructure of NiCuAl alloys for spent nuclear fuel canisters

MS · Invited

Seok-Woo Lee

Finite-Size Scaling as a Unified Framework for Strengthening and Hardening in Micropillar Plasticity

SE · Invited

Seung-Kyun Kang

Application of Small-Scale Mechanics in Soft / Biodegradable Electronics

HI · Invited

Ryuta Kasada

Nanoindentation of Ion-Irradiated Materials: From Depth-Sensing Measurements to Reliable Fusion Materials Evaluation

MS · Invited

Yue Liu

From Nanoindentation-Derived Strain-Rate Sensitivity to Dislocation-Mediated Plasticity Across Interfaces and Slip Systems

SE · Oral

Yingwen Zhu

Nanoscale Characterization of Local Electronic States at Defects via Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy

HI · Invited

Jungho Shin

Depth-Resolved Evaluation of Irradiation Hardening in Electron-Beam-Welded XM-19 Stainless Steel

MS · Invited

Edoardo Rossi

A new depth of information: 4D nanoindentation mapping of microstructures

SE · Invited

Yuichi Hirai

Nanomechanical Characterization of Stimuli-Responsive Molecular Crystals

HI · Oral

Henri Nela

Micromechanical evaluation of interfacial properties in SiC/SiC composites for fusion environments

IC · Invited

Takahito Ohmura

Micro plasticity probing through TEM in-situ straining

AS · Invited

Qian Zhang

Chemical Local-Range Order Mediated Dislocation Nucleation in High-Entropy Alloys

SA · Invited

Dan Mordehai

A Combined Experimental-Computational Study of the Compression of Nanoporous Gold Nanoparticles

IC · Invited

Jeffrey M. Wheeler

Operando Correlated Mechanical Microscopy

AS · Oral

Jin Wang

Indentation and micromechanical analysis of room-temperature plasticity in refractory compositionally complex alloys

SA · Invited

Ill Ryu

Defect Dynamics Modeling of Incipient Plasticity under Nanoindentation: From Single Crystals to Polycrystalline Metals

IC · Oral

Shreehard Sahu

Challenges in in-situ small-scale mechanics of Iron oxides: From FIB-induced artefacts to high-temperature phase stability

AS · Invited

Gi-Dong Sim

Yield point phenomenon in Al-C thin films

SA · Oral

Xu Long

Phase-field simulation of indentation-induced fracture in brittle materials

IC · Invited

Alexey Useinov

Mapping of phase and morphological changes in-situ under the local loading using a transparent diamond indenter

AS · Oral

Qian Zhang

Micro-/nanoscale plasticity and super-elongation in single-crystalline high-entropy alloy pillars

SA · Invited

Jong-hyoung Kim

AI-based Indentation–Tensile Conversion Considering Measurement Uncertainty

IC · Invited

Jaafar A. El-Awady

Microscale Fatigue Damage Evolution in Wire-Arc Additive Manufactured Nickel-Aluminum Bronze Revealed by In Situ Microcantilever Testing

AS · Invited

Yinmin (Morris) Wang

High-throughput indentation characterization of additively manufactured metals: location dependence and Tabor equation

SA · Invited

Quan Jiao

A machine learning perspective on the inverse indentation problem

IC · Oral

Jixiang Cai

A Novel In Situ TEM Platform for Nanoindentation / Multi-Field Coupling / and Atomic-Scale Observation

AS · Invited

Subin Lee

Effects of Residual Elements in Martensitic Steels Using Nanoindentation-Based Approaches

SA · Oral

Xiaochuan Sun

Nanoindentation-Derived Strain-Rate Sensitivity for Dislocation-Informed Constitutive Modeling and AI-Assisted Prediction

IC · Invited

Nicholas Randall

Recent Innovation in In-situ Extreme Mechanics at the Micro and Nanoscale

AS · Oral

Jaroslav Cech

Characterization of Pseudoelastic Behavior and Functional Fatigue in NiTi Shape Memory Alloys via Nanoindentation

SA · Oral

Tae Joo Lee

Data-Driven Analysis and Machine Learning-Based Property Prediction for Ni- and Co-Based Superalloys

GA · Invited

Upadrasta Ramamurty

Statistical aspects of the elastic-plastic transition in metallic glasses and high entropy alloys probed using nanoindentation

AS · Invited

Yasuhito Kawahara

Relationship between serrated load-displacement curves and dislocation structures underneath indents in Al-Mg alloys

SA · Invited

Won-Seok Ko

Atomistic simulations of phase transformation and deformation behaviors of shape-memory alloys at the nanoscale

GA · Oral

Reza Rashidi

From Nanoindentation to 4D-STEM: The Structural Origin of Elastic Fluctuations in Metallic Glasses

AS · Invited

Siyuan Wei

Interface-mediated plasticity in CoCrFeNi multi-principal element alloys revealed by nanoindentation-based micromechanics

SA · Oral

Jaehun Kim

A Local Thermo-Mechanical Field-Based Framework for Single-Test Constitutive Model Calibration

GA · Invited

R. Lakshmi Narayan

Effect of cryo-thermal cycling-induced structural state modulation on the pressure-sensitivity of a bulk metallic glass

AS · Oral

Sun Guanghua

Indentation Energy Method for In-Situ Evaluation of Multiple Post-Weld Heat Treatment Effects in Pressure Vessel Welds

SA · Oral

Tae Young Go

Physics-informed neural posterior estimation of stress-strain curves from indentation via a mechanism-based constitutive model

GA · Oral

Silvia Pomes

Nanoindentation reveals local anealasticity in metallic glasses

AS · Oral

Bokyu Kim

Processing Nanoindentation Data for Machine Learning in Additively Manufactured 17-4PH Stainless Steel

SA · Invited

Kyeongjae Jeong

Advancing indentation-based mechanical characterization with AI

IC · Invited

In-Suk Choi

Electron-Beam–Driven In-Situ Modification of Small Scale Plasticity in Oxide Ceramics

AS · Oral

David Ugi

Concurrent Acoustic Emission Monitoring of PLC-Related Plastic Instabilities during Nanoindentation and Micropillar Compression

GA · Invited

Morten M. Smedskjaer

Visualizing indentation-induced deformation in glasses using nanofocus X-ray scattering

AS · Invited

Jiangwei Wang

Dislocation Evolution in Cyclic-Loaded Cu Nanopillars with Different Configurations

SA · Invited

Yoon Suk Choi

A Comprehensive Microstructure-Based Fatigue Life Prediction Methodology for Hypo-Eutectoid Steels

GA · Invited

Theany To

Indentation as a crack initiator for studying crack propagation resistance in glasses

AS · Oral

Priyanka Saini

Impression creep behavior of twin roll cast A356–5 wt.% SiCp composites

SA · Oral

Minwoo Park

Indentation-based characterization of the Bauschinger effect using physics-guided deep learning

GA · Oral

Johan F. S. Christensen

Probing local deformation and directional strain in glasses during indentation by X-ray scattering

AS · Invited

Byung-Gil Yoo

Nanoindentation-Guided Development of 2.0 GPa Hot Stamping Steel for Enhanced Crash Performance

SA · Oral

Shinae Lee

Orientation-dependent Nanoindentation Analysis Using CPFEM and Machine Learning

GA · Invited

Timothy Gross

Damage resistant glasses with mixed indentation deformation modes

AS · Invited

Jin-Yoo Suh

Development of Nb-Based Alloys with Enhanced Strength–Ductility Balance through Solid-Solution and Interstitial Control

EE · Invited

Verena Maier-Kiener

The Loading/ Unloading Stiffness Ratio – Real‑Time Materials Insights under Extreme Conditions

GA · Invited

Finn Giuliani

The effect of beam damage on small scale mechanical properties of forsterite glass

AS · Oral

Florian Tropper

Nanoindentation-induced dislocation structures in BCC tungsten observed via ECCI

EE · Oral

Ben Beake

An experimental capability for nanomechanical measurements at cryogenic temperatures

GA · Oral

Nathan Kail

Probing local structural variation of glass beneath a Vickers imprint using electron diffraction (e-PDF) and µ-Raman spectroscopy

AS · Invited

Kwang Seok Lee

The influence of process variables on the interface properties of several clad sheets

EE · Invited

Rajaprakash Ramachandramoorthy

Nanoindentation at extreme conditions: High strain rates & cryogenic temperatures

GA · Oral

Yong Hao Sun

Nanoindentation reveals universal scaling of pop-in plasticity in metallic glasses

EE · Oral

Anwesha Kanjilal

In-situ micromechanical deformation of chemical interfaces from cryogenic to elevated temperatures

GA · Invited

Tanguy Rouxel

What we can learn from Raman scattering spectroscopy about the indentation deformation mechanisms in oxide glasses?

AS · Invited

Dongwoo Lee

Combinatorial Nanoindentation and Strengthening Analysis of Refractory Complex Concentrated Alloys of Mo–Nb–Ti and Ta–Nb–Ti

EE · Invited

Karsten Durst

Probing Thermally Activated Dislocation Mechanisms in MgO and bcc metals by High Temperature Scanning Indentation

GA · Invited

Gustavo Alberto Rosales-Sosa

Role of plastic flow on crack initiation by Vickers indentation in oxide glasses

AS · Oral

Jeongseok Kim

Indentation-Based Multiscale Analysis of Deformation and Fracture Mechanisms in Potassium-Doped Tungsten

EE · Oral

Bryan A. Crawford

Spatially Resolved Strain Rate Sensitivity in a Dissimilar Steel Weld: Insights from High-Rate Nanoindentation

GA · Oral

Wenjuan Cheng

Design of Theta Device for the Micro Tensile Testing of Silica

AS · Oral

Sukwon Hong

Ligament reattachment and connectivity-driven mechanical behavior in nanoporous gold

EE · Oral

Edyta Wyszkowska

Nanoindentation for mechanical characterization under elevated temperatures and irradiation

CC · Invited

Frantisek Lofaj

Mapping of nanoindentation behavior of TiZrHf-boride / -carbide and dual-phase -boride/carbide coatings

TF · Invited

Seung Min Han

3D Architected Ni-Al2O3 Nanocomposite via Proximity-Field Nanopatterning

EE · Invited

Thomas Edwards

High temperature nanomechanical testing of high entropy materials: recent efforts & ongoing challenges

CC · Oral

Oriol Gavalda Diaz

FRACTURE OF BRITTLE MATERIALS AND INTERFACES AT THE NANOSCALE

TF · Oral

Geummi Lee

Investigation of mechanical properties of Ni-Co-Cr thin film using a high-throughput combinatorial method

EE · Oral

Kevin Schmalbach

Probing Tungsten Deformation at Extreme Conditions Through High-Temperature / High-Strain-Rate Nanoindentation

CC · Invited

Hiroshi Masuda

Indentation-induced plasticity in oxide ceramics: From nanoindentation to shot peening

TF · Invited

Kan Zhang

Design of Strengthened and Toughened Thin Film Materials Based on Nano-Ordered Structures

EE · Oral

Jian Chen

Microscale Impact Deformation Mechanisms in FCC Single Crystals and Medium-Entropy Alloys

CC · Oral

Tamás Csanádi

Influence of the multi-metal environment on the fracture toughness of ZrHfNbTaC4 high-entropy carbide grains

TF · Invited

Hansol Jeon

Effect of structural hierarchy on mechanical behavior of nanoporous gold

EE · Oral

Kenji Matsuda

Evaluation of Low-Temperature Embrittlement of Metallic Materials in Rebound Hardness Testing

CC · Invited

Sung-Gyu Kang

Electron–Matter Interactions in Silicon Oxides: From Irradiation-Induced Viscoplasticity to Mechanical Amorphization

TF · Invited

Giovanni Maizza

Mechanical Performance of an Electrodeposited Ni–Fe Film using the Loading Secant Stiffness Method of the Instrumented Indentation Test

EE · Invited

Tea-Sung Jun

Mechanistic understanding of time- / orientation- / and temperature-dependent deformation in titanium using nanoindentation

CC · Oral

Oliver Preuss

Let’s get to the point (defect): how oxygen vacancies alter dislocation mechanics in oxides

TF · Oral

Hyemin Ryu

Understanding fatigue behavior in NiTi thin films for reliable elastocaloric cooling

EE · Oral

Hossein Besharatloo

From High-Speed Mechanical Mapping to High-Temperature Micropillar Compression: Multiscale Mechanical Characterization of Ti(C / N)-FeNi Cermets

CC · Invited

Xufei Fang

Enabling dislocation engineering in ceramics: an indentation-based deformation toolbox and mechanism map

TF · Oral

JungHun Park

Simultaneously high tensile and fatigue strengths in thin films with atomic-scale planar defects

EE · Oral

Jeongin Paeng

Seeded dislocations facilitate plasticity in strontium titanate micropillars under high strain rate loading

CC · Invited

Wei Li

Nanoindentation of Coordination Polymers and Hybrid Metal Halides: Selected Case Studies

TF · Invited

Zaoli Zhang

Atomic-resolution study on nanoscale multilayer deformation

CC · Oral

Eunsu Lee

Orientation-Dependent Electron-Beam-Induced Plasticity in Single-Crystalline ZnO Micropillars

TF · Oral

Zion Lee

Achieving high strength in 6061 aluminum alloy thin films through interstitial carbon incorporation.

TF · Oral

Zhuo Feng Lee

Membrane deflection for high-throughput thin film tensile characterization across temperatures