23rd International ASTM/ESIS Symposium on Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics (44th National Symposium on Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics)
(In-person only event)
Date: November 12, 2025 - November 13, 2025
Event Location: Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Organized by: ASTM Committee E08 on Fatigue and Fracture
About the Event
The 23rd International ASTM/ESIS Symposium on Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics (44th National Symposium on Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics) will be held November 12, 2025 - November 13, 2025. The symposium is organized by ASTM Committee E08 on Fatigue and Fracture, and is co-organized by the European Structural Integrity Society (ESIS) Technical Committees TC11 High Temperature Mechanical Testing Committee, and TC21 Hydrogen Embrittlement and Transport. It will be held at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Atlanta, Georgia, United States in conjunction with the standards development meetings of the ASTM E08 committee. The language of the symposium will be English.
Objective and Scope
This symposium specifically aims to focus on environmental effects in fatigue and fracture of all types of materials.
It is intended to be a forum for exchange of ideas, test methods, data, and analysis methods with a focus on current issues related to fatigue and fracture in aggressive environments, including environmentally assisted cracking, stress corrosion cracking, corrosion fatigue, hydrogen embrittlement and high temperature fracture. Addressing topical concerns of energy security, transport, and quality of life, will depend heavily on expanded understanding of environmental durability, in all groups of structural materials and engineered components; ranging from conventional metals and composites, to additively manufactured and hybrid materials. As such there is currently strong commercial interest and demand for data in these areas of research, so it is of great value to promote more dissemination of both novel work and established research which was previously only of interest to narrow audiences.
This symposium also seeks to bring together academics, industry researchers, and research organizations to collaboratively address the key areas pertaining to fatigue and fracture mechanics in aggressive environments. There is an opportunity for established workers in previously niche areas to make extant work known and share the “state of the art” with new workers entering the field. Equally, workers on novel techniques and new materials need a good forum of peers with whom to discuss findings.
Topics may include, but are not limited to:
- Environmentally Assisted Cracking (EAC) in 7XXX Alloys
- Stress corrosion cracking & corrosion fatigue
- Hydrogen embrittlement
- Fatigue & fracture in cryogenic environments
- High temperature fracture and creep behavior
- Thermomechanical fatigue & creep-fatigue
- Effects of radiation damage on fracture and fatigue properties
- Hydrogen transportation and high-pressure hydrogen storage
- Dynamic & high strain rate fracture
M.R. Mitchell Student Presentation Forum
Graduate and undergraduate students are cordially invited to the ASTM Committee E08 sponsored student presentation competition to be held in Atlanta, GA the week of November 10, 2025. The competition will be held as a part of the 23rd International ASTM/ESIS Symposium on Fatigue & Fracture Mechanics and in conjunction with the meeting of the ASTM Committee E08 on Fatigue and Fracture.
Presentations concerning any aspect of fatigue and fracture mechanics are invited. Participants are asked to prepare an abstract in addition to the presentation, but full papers are not associated with the student presentation forum.
If selected to present, each student presenter may receive:
- Travel support from ASTM Committee E08 for your stay in Atlanta, GA*
- Access to all E08 committee meetings on November 10th to November 11th, 2025
- Access to 23rd International ASTM/ESIS Symposium (registration fees will be waived)
- One-year free membership in ASTM International, including an on-line subscription to the Standardization News magazine
The winning presenter may receive a $200 prize and a commemorative award plaque!
To participate in the presentation forum, students must submit an abstract of no more than 300 words to the Student Forum Chair, Zachary D. Harris, Ph.D., at zdh13@pitt.edu, no later than July 31, 2025. The Chair will be in contact with you shortly after this abstract deadline.
*If needed and eligible, ASTM Committee E08 will reimburse students for hotel room costs (lodging and room taxes and fees only) for up to three nights. There must be two presenting students per room (coordinated by the Forum Chair). If a student does not share a room, they will only receive a 50% reimbursement of the total room cost. A student must be the presenter of their work at the forum to be reimbursed. Reimbursement may be subject to legal and other restrictions.
Publication Information
Based on the technical quality of the abstracts, presenters may be contacted to submit a full paper for the planned special issues of ASTM’s Materials Performance and Characterization (MPC). You will be notified by January 31, 2025, if the Editors would like you to submit a full paper for a special issue. Papers will be peer reviewed prior to publication in any special issue.
Manuscripts to be peer reviewed for the special issue are due online at the ASTM Editorial Office no later than July 31, 2025. The corresponding author will receive a copy of their paper in an electronic format. All published authors will have the opportunity to purchase reprints of their papers at a nominal cost.
Please note that all submitted papers are subject to peer review by two independent reviewers. The special issue will be submitted to the Library of Congress with an ISBN number and will be reviewed for inclusion in the Web of Science Conference Proceedings Citation Index (CPCI) and Google Scholar.
Technical Program
Registration
Registration is now open. The fees to attend this event are listed below.
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Through September 30, 2025 |
After September 30, 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| ASTM Member | $695.00 | $795.00 |
| Non-member | $795.00 | $895.00 |
| Presenter | $556.00 | $636.00 |
| Session Chair | $556.00 | $636.00 |
| Student (with valid ID)** | Waived | Waived |
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**Students – Students may be eligible for a reduced registration fee provided they meet certain requirements. To qualify for the reduced fee, you must be an active ASTM Student Member, full-time student, not employed full-time, and be able to provide a current valid university email address for registration. To register as a student, please email ASTM Symposia Operations at symposia@astm.org.
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Technical Chair Contact Information
Dr. Peter Bailey
Instron Dynamic Systems, United Kingdom
Email: peter_bailey@instron.com
Dr. Andrew H. Rosenberger
U.S. Air Force, United States
Email: andrew.rosenberger@us.af.mil
Dr. Zachary Harris
University of Pittsburgh, United States
Email: zdh13@pitt.edu
Dr. James T. Burns
University of Virginia, United States
Email: jtb5r@virginia.edu
Dr. Richard W. Neu
Georgia Institute of Technology, United States
Email: rick.neu@gatech.edu
Continuing Education Units
Symposium attendees interested in receiving 1.5 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for 15 hours must complete the CEU application form in the back of the program booklet and email it to ASTM Symposia Operations at symposia@astm.org. You must be registered and have attended the entire event in order to receive the CEU’s. A certificate will be sent to you via email approximately 1 to 2 weeks after the symposium concludes.
Hotel Information
All meetings will be held at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis, 265 Peachtree Center Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30303.
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Standards Development Meetings
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