Scope

The Churchill conferences on the deformation, yield and fracture of polymers, held triennially since 1970, have established this event as the leading conference on its subject worldwide. The conference reviews developments and identifies trends in the scientific understanding of deformation, yield and fracture of polymeric materials

Selected topics for the 2024 edition include:

For the 2024 edition of DYFP we would like to add a thematic focus: “𝗣𝗼𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁", and therefore we especially welcome papers that touch upon fundamental issues in our understanding of polymer/environment interactions. The types of environments that interact and couple to the mechanical performance can be diverse, e.g.: chemical aging and environmental stress-cracking, irradiation, photodegradation, moisture and wet-dry cycling, low/high temperatures, biological and natural media, fire resistance and flame retardancy, electromechanical and magnetomechanical coupling. Contributions can focus on both experimental and modelling approaches and address industrial/societal concerns and challenges.

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Venue

Since 2006, the DYFP-conferences are traditionally held in the Rolduc Abbey, a well-preserved medieval monument at the border of Kerkrade near Maastricht, The Netherlands.

The abbey is situated in a beautiful abbey-park and provides an ideal atmosphere and optimal ambiance for informal discussions. To stimulate the participation of young researchers the conference offers a strongly reduced registration fee for PhD students.

Call for papers

Authors wishing to contribute to DYFP2024 are invited to submit a one-page abstract before October 1 October 15, 2023. Authors will receive notification of acceptance of their proposed contribution by November 19, 2023.

Note: abstracts submitted after October 15th will not be eligible for an oral presentation, but will still be considered for a poster presentation.


To submit an abstract you will first have to register to the DYFP-conferences community via the "My Conference" tab. You will obtain a User ID and password that allows you to enter the site where you can submit an abstract and view the proceedings of previous conferences.

A template for your 1 page abstract can be downloaded via the link below:

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Poster instructions

For your poster we recommend the standard A0 paper size (841*1189mm). It is however possible to deviate from that size. The measures of the poster board are 1150*1450mm. Materials to attach your poster to the board will be provided by the organization.

Organizing Committee

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International Advisory Board

Travel by car

If you use your car navigation, please use:

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Travel by train

If you fly to Amsterdam the most convenient way of travel is to travel by intercity train to Heerlen.

Detailed information can be found at the website of the Dutch Railway (link below)

Note that the final stretch from Heerlen to Kerkrade can normally be done by train as well, but due to maintenance there are currently only buses available on that route.

From Heerlen station you can take a taxi to Rolduc (Kerkrade) for approx. 35.00 €.
From Germany: travel to station Herzogenrath. From there take a Taxi to Rolduc.

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Travel by plane

The main international airport in The Netherlands is Amsterdam (Schiphol). Other International Airports nearby are Brussels (B) (100 km) and Düsseldorf (D) (90 km) all connected via Intercity trains with Aachen (D). From there a taxi takes you to the conference centre.

Sponsors DYFP2024