
Glass Forum 2023

Event Program



Event Program
The Glass Forum ’25, held at TU Delft, is a one-day research symposium on glass design & engineering and on novel glass applications, with a particular focus on sustainability and circular use. Aim of the Glass Forum is to share the recent research academic findings with international experts, strengthen exiting research collaborations and foster new relationships for pushing the boundaries of glass applications. The Glass Forum includes presentations by internationally leading keynote speakers, as well as from researchers, primarily from TU Delft and the University of Cambridge. The invitees are key players in research and industry and attend the event to review and share their views on the most recent developments in glass research and real-world applications.
Schedule
Wednesday 19th March 2025 | 09:15 - 19:00
09:15 Registration & coffee
10:00
Welcome Address
Prof. Dick van Gameren & dr. Faidra Oikonomopoulou
10:15 Glass design- Anecdotes and Aspirations
Tim Macfarlane (GL&SS)
Keynote
Performance
10:45
Human-centred appraisal of facade
Alessandra Luna Navarro (TU Delft)
11:00
All the colours of the sun: the when, where and why of solar spectrum transmission
Eleonora Brembilla (TU Delft)
11:15
Shake-table Testing of Aluminum vs. Timber-Glass Curtain Walls: Research Overview and Experiment Design
Simona Bianchi (TU Delft)
11:30
A Novel Switchable Glazing Assembly for the Control of Glare in Mediterranean Climates
Etienne Magri (University of Malta)
11:45 Panel Discussion
12:00 Lunch break | Lab tours
Keynote
13:30
Teaching Design and Manufacturing Through Toys and Troubleshooting
Kaitlyn Becker (MIT)
New Fabrication Methods
14:00
Advances in glass 3D printing in architectural scale
Michael Stern (Rochester Institute of Technology)
14:15
Glass 3D Printing for the Built Environment
Daniel Massimino (MIT)
14:30
TO3DPGS - The Future of Glass: Development of an Algorithm for Topology Optimized 3D Printed Glass Structures
Pim Brueren (TU Delft)
14:45
Using textiles to curve glass
Anna Konstantopoulou (TU Delft)
15:00 Panel Discussion | Coffee Break
Keynote
16:00
Channel 4 facade, refurbished high-tech transparency
Peter van de Rotten & Marina Guidi (Octatube)
Circularity
16:30
Mechanical Characterisation methods for Volumetric Cast Glass
Wilfried Damen (TU Delft)
16:45
Mapping glass waste-streams: Challenges and incentives for recycling
Lara Neuhaus (TU Delft)
17:00
Glass Reuse: Open Data for Circularity
Jagoda Cupac (TU Delft)
17:15
Reversible glass connections
Rebecca Hartwell (TU Delft)
17:30 Panel Discussion
17:45
Closing Remarks
Prof. dr. Mauro Overend & Prof James O’Callaghan
19:00
Dinner at historic City of Delft (included in registration)