SAM 2026: Symposium on Acoustic Metamaterials #5

9:00 - 10:00 (1h)

Plenary Lecture

› Wave propagation across time-varying interfaces - Marie Touboul, POEMS 09:00-10:00 (1h)

10:00 - 10:15 (15min)

Flash presentations - Posters

› Mode coupling and avoided crossings in twisted Kelvin-cell chains - Lukas Kleine-Wächter, Technische Universität Munchen - Technical University Munich - Université Technique de Munich, KTH Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm 10:00-10:03 (03min)

› Transference of shear wave generated due to an impulsive source in a PFRC layer bonded to FG substrate: Green's Function Technique - Arpita Maji, Arpita Maji 10:04-10:07 (03min)

› Time-Domain Robustness of Classical and Detuned Resonator Chains Under Nonlinear Impulsive Excitation - Filippo Tosato, Royal Military Academy (RMA) 10:08-10:11 (03min)

› Turning Walls into Sound Routers: A Reconfigurable and Active Time-Reversal Metasurface - Constant Bourdeloux, ESPCI Paris, PSL University, CNRS 10:12-10:15 (03min)

10:15 - 11:15 (1h)

Non-linear, non-hermitian and topological acoustic/elastic systems

› Amplitude-Dependent Wave Attenuation in Nonlinear Locally Resonant Metamaterials - Berkay Bicer, KU Leuven Department of Mechanical Engineering, Division LMSD, Flanders Make 10:15-10:35 (20min)

› Scattering properties of rotating metamaterials with effective properties - Levi T. Kaganowich, Acoustics Research Centre [University of Salford] 10:35-10:55 (20min)

› Acoustics with time modulating ultrathin resistive sheet - Ioannis Stefanou, Laboratoire d'Acoustique de l'Université du Mans 10:55-11:15 (20min)

11:15 - 11:45 (30min)

Coffee break offered by METAVISION

11:45 - 12:45 (1h)

Non-linear, non-hermitian and topological acoustic/elastic systems

› Experimental Observation of a Temporal Topological Interface State in a Parametric Oscillator - Harshit Kumar Sandhu, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru 11:45-12:05 (20min)

› Auxetic Higher-Order Topological Insulator with a Tunable Band Gap - Eloi Perez Compte, Department of Applied Science and Technology [Politecnico di Torino] 12:05-12:25 (20min)

› Long-Time Dynamics of Nonlinear Topological Mechanical Lattices - Sané Erasmus, Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos Group, Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, University of Cape Town 12:25-12:45 (20min)

12:45 - 14:30 (1h45)

Lunch

14:30 - 15:30 (1h)

Metamaterials for sound insulation

› A holistic design framework for Acoustic Metawindows: from simple metamaterial units to sustainable full-scale building integration - Gioia Fusaro, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Bologna 14:30-14:50 (20min)

› Exploring Metamaterial-Like Behavior in Sandwich Panels with Architected Stone Wool Cores - Monica Ballesteros Villarreal, ROCKWOOL A/S 14:50-15:10 (20min)

› Exploring the influence of chirality in the band gap formation of 3D metamaterials - Alonso Cuartero, EMPA, Laboratory for Acoustics/Noise control, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering [Zürich] 15:10-15:30 (20min)

15:30 - 20:00 (4h30)

Social activity and discussions

20:00 - 22:00 (2h)

Dinner

Planning