Recent News
- Pre-SMiRT Technical Seminar on Advanced Fracture Mechanics Criteria for Long Term Operation, August 4-5, 2027, Bordeaux, France
- Next General Assembly meeting to be held during SMIRT29
- Release of Proceedings for SMiRT 28 – remembering Professor Frutuoso e Melo
- IASMiRT Board and Advisory Board meeting 23rd and 24th January 2026
- SMiRT28 in Toronto, Canada, August 10-15, 2025
Upcoming Events:
Pre-SMiRT Technical Seminar to be Held in Bordeaux, France, August 4-5
The pre-SMiRT technical seminar on Advanced Fracture Mechanics Criteria for Long Term Operation will take place in downtown Bordeaux – a popular tourist destination – along the banks of the Garonne River and just a stone’s throw from the Cité du Vin.
Please visit the seminar website for detail: https://www.smirt29.com/content/pre-post-smirt
Time & Date: August 4-5, 2027
Location: Centre des Congrès – Cité Mondiale in downtown Bordeaux, France
Next General Assembly Meeting to be Held During SMIRT29
The International Association of SMiRT requires a General Assembly meeting during the ISC Planning meeting. All registered participants are welcome to attend the General Assembly. To facilitate participation, we have set aside one hour, allowing you to contribute to the assembly. Please find the meeting minutes from the last General Assembly in Toronto to be approved during this General Assembly in Lyon – Click HERE to download.
Time & Date: 17h00 – 18h00 on Thursday, November 5, 2026
Location: Mercure Lyon Centre Charpennes Parc de la Tête d’Or, 7 place Charles Hernu, 69100 LYON VILLEURBANNE, France
Join us at the General Assembly Meeting during the ISC Planning meeting in Lyon, France
29th International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology will be held in Lyon, France from August 8-13, 2027
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SMiRT Conferences
| Year | Conference | Venue | Chair |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | SMiRT 29 | Lyon, France | Irmela Zentner |
| 2025 | SMiRT 28 | Toronto, Canada | T. (Nithy) Nitheanandan |
| 2024 | SMiRT 27 | Yokohama, Japan | Tsuyoshi Takada |
| 2022 | SMiRT 26 | Berlin, Germany | Joerg Aign |
| 2019 | SMiRT 25 | Charlotte, USA | Abhinav Gupta |
| 2017 | SMiRT 24 | Busan, South Korea | Goon-Cherl Park |
| 2015 | SMiRT 23 | Manchester, UK | David Shepherd |
| 2013 | SMiRT 22 | San Francisco, USA | Farhang Ostadan |
| 2011 | SMiRT 21 | New Delhi, India | Bijon K. Dutta |
| 2009 | SMiRT 20 | Espoo (Helsinki), Finland | Rauno Rintamaa |
| 2007 | SMiRT 19 | Toronto, Canada | Vernon Matzen* |
| 2005 | SMiRT 18 | Beijing, China | Suyuan YU |
| 2003 | SMiRT 17 | Prague, Czech Republic | Stanislav Vejvoda |
| 2001 | SMiRT 16 | Washington, DC, USA | Ajaya Kumar Gupta |
| 1999 | SMiRT 15 | Seoul, South Korea | Sung Pil Chang |
| 1997 | SMiRT 14 | Lyon, France | Michel Livolant* |
| 1995 | SMiRT 13 | Porto Alegre, Brazil | Jorge Daniel Riera |
| 1993 | SMiRT 12 | Stuttgart, Germany | Karl F. Kussmaul* |
| 1991 | SMiRT 11 | Tokyo, Japan | Heki Shibata* |
| 1989 | SMiRT 10 | Anaheim, CA, USA | Asadour H. Hadjian |
| 1987 | SMiRT 9 | Lausanne, Switzerland | Folker H. Wittmann |
| 1985 | SMiRT 8 | Brussels, Belgium | Sergio Finzi*, |
| 1983 | SMiRT 7 | Chicago, USA | Stanley H. Fistedis* |
| 1981 | SMiRT 6 | Paris, France | Jean Rastoin* |
| 1979 | SMiRT 5 | Berlin, Germany | Thomas A. Jaeger* |
| 1977 | SMiRT 4 | San Francisco, USA | Bruno A. Boley* |
| 1975 | SMiRT 3 | London, UK | Howard Gott* |
| 1973 | SMiRT 2 | Berlin, Germany | Thomas A. Jaeger* |
| 1971 | SMiRT 1 | Berlin, Germany | Thomas A. Jaeger* |
*deceased