The Hypervelocity Impact Symposium (HVIS) is a biennial event organized by the Hypervelocity Impact Society that serves as the principal forum for the discussion, interchange, and presentation of the physics of high- and hypervelocity impact and related technical areas. It is intended for scientists, engineers, and technical managers from the academia, industry, government, and defense programs. The HVIS Symposia have a long-standing international reputation as a catalyst for stimulating research in this area through a wealth of oral and poster presentations, and commercial exhibits. The Symposium's proceedings are the major archival source of papers published in this field.

A selection of high-quality papers will be recommended for publication in a special edition of the International Journal of Impact Engineering.

Who Should Attend?

Scientists, engineers and technical managers from academia, industry, government and defense programs.

Symposium Topics:

• Analytical and Numerical Methodologies
• Armor/Anti Armor and Ballistic Technology
• Asteroid Impact and Planetary Defense Technology
• Fracture and Fragmentation
• High-velocity Launchers and diagnostics
• High-velocity Penetration Mechanics and Target Response
• Hypervelocity Phenomenology Studies
• Material Response (including EOS)
• Spacecraft/meteoroid Debris Shielding and Failure Analyses
• Theoretical Applied Mechanics Relevant to Hypervelocity Impact
• Special Session: State-of-the-art Experiments Enabling Advances in State-of-the-art Models