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Glass Forum 2023 

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)

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