The ASEM laboratory houses research and education on advanced and sustainable engineering materials. It is a hub for renewable materials, polymers, advanced composites, nano-composites, smart multifunctional materials and other engineering materials research.
The laboratory features brand-new facilities for:
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MANUFACTURING
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TESTING
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CHARACTERIZATION
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NON-DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION
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COMPUTATIONAL MODELLING
High Performance Composites
Bio-based Composites
Nano-enhanced Composites
Structural Properties
Physio-chemical Properties
Sustainability
Recycling-LCA
Non-destructive testing
Modelling
Functionalities (Sensing,
Healing, Energy Harvest)
MATERIALS
Macro
Micro
Advanced Materials
Performance
Processing
Data Analysis & Modelling
Design
LCA/ LCCA/ Recycling
Our research, projects & initiatives
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PREDICT, Research Council of Norway, RFF Innladet, Ref: 297069 [Prediction of service life of fibre-reinforced polymer composites used for gas cylinders, 2019-2020]
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ECOGLIDE, Research Council of Norway, Ref: 328481 [Ecological composite materials for skis development, 2021-2021]
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bioSIP – Research Council of Norway, Oppland Fylkeskommune, Ref: 201903323-2, [bio-based Smart Industrial Park – 2019-2021]
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Rapid Tooling 4.0 – Research Council of Norway, Ref: 281971 [Rapid tooling, 2018-2022]
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MEGAMOULD, Norwegian Research Council, Ref: 256819, 90154300 [Extra large injection molded components, 2016-2020]
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SFI Manufacturing – Research Council of Norway, Ref: 237900, [Centre for competitive high value manufacturing in Norway, 2015-2023]
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APPEARS, EU H2020-MSCA-ITN-2018, Ref: 814158 [Appearance Printing – European Advanced Research School, 2019-2023]
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MAAS, Research Council of Norway, Ref: 300989 [Multiparameter Active Antenna Sensor, 2020-2024]
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AQMA, Research Council of Norway, Ref: 324061 [Air Quality Monitoring Exploiting Massive Multiple-Input Multiple-Output Antennas, 2021-2024]
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LIFETIME, Research Council of Norway, Ref: 309943 [From lifetime prediction to safer and more sustainable polymer composite products, 2020-2023]
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DEZOON, Research Council of Norway, Ref: 332786 [Development of deactivating materials and nanoporous filters for masks, ventilation and high traffic surfaces, to tackle zoonotic diseases, 2022-2025]
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AMMM UTFORSK, ERASMUS+, ΕU, Ref: UTF-2017-four-year/10029 [Additive Manufacturing of Metallic Materials – Sustainable long term cooperation between Norway-China-India-Brazil, 2017-2020]
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PACKOOL – European Defence Agency, Ref: PACKOOL-TAV-16-007 [Packaging and cooling advanced technologies – 2019-2021]
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imPURE, H2020, NMBP, Ref: 101016262 [Injection Moulding Repurposing for Medical Supplies enabled by Additive Manufacturing, 2020, 2022]
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AMULET, H2020, INNOSUP, Ref: 101005435 [Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies united for Lightweight, 2021-2024]
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PRecycling, Horizon Europe, Ref: 101058670 [Plastic waste stream, recyclate, sorting, mapping, recycling, upcycling, polymer processing, manufacturing, digital tracing, blockchain tool, home appliances, toy industry, circular textiles, 2022-2026]
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OVERLEAF, Horizon Europe, Ref: 101056818 [Novel low-pressure cryogenic liquid hydrogen storage for aviation, 2022-2025]
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H2ELIOS, Horizon Europe, Ref: [HydrogEn Lightweight & Innovative tank for zerO-emisSion aircraft, 2023-2025]
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ZEVRA, Horizon Europe, Ref: 101138034 [Zero Emission electric Vehicles enabled by haRmonised circularity, 2024-2026]
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CIRCULess, Horizon Europe, Ref: 101138330 [Upcycling of mineral and timber-based waste from construction & manufacturing process industries through eco-design, advanced logistics, quality control and digital solutions, 2024-2027]
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CompSTLar, Horizon Europe, Ref: 101192936 [Boosting the digital transformation of aviation supply chains for advanced composite aerostructures, 2024-2027]
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BioPackMan, Horizon Europe, Ref: 101178576-2 [Biodegradable packaging materials advancing circularity, sustainability & eco-innovation, 2025-2029]
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ENLIGHTEN-EU, Horizon Europe, Interreg, Ref: 03C0899 [Strengthening EU lightweight policies for a unified European approach, 2025-2029]
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GREENCOMP, European Economic Area (EEA), Ref: FWD-Green-85 [Polish-Norwegian sustainable research and innovation ecosystem for improving composites’ waste management and recyclability (“GREEN-COMP”), (Bilateral Poland-Norway), 2023-2024]
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MEDANALYZE, European Economic Area (EEA), Ref: 5223918 [Healthcare Environment Impact Assessment (Bilateral Greece-Norway), 2024-2025]
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SUSTAMED, European Economic Area (EEA), Ref: 5224160 [Sustainable Medical Waste Management (Bilateral Greece-Norway), 2024-2025]
Clusters
Prof. Grammatikos is active in the following Clusters and scientific societies:
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2018 – 2024: Member of the European Society for Composite Materials – ESCM
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2018 – 2021: Member of the European Energy Materials Industrial Research Initiative – EMIRI
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2018 – today: Member of the European Construction Technology Platform – ECTP
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2018 – 2020: Member of the SPIRE – the Sustainable Process Industry through Resource and Energy Efficiency
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2019 – today: Member of the European Lightweight Cluster Alliance – ELCA
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2019 – 2021: Member of the Norwegian Network for recycling and reuse of plastic and wood fiber – Polytre
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2018 – today: Member of the Norwegian Circular Materials Technology – Polymers & Composites Cluster – NCMT
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2021- today: Member of the A.SPIRE – the European Association committed to manage and implement the Processes4Planet co-programmed Partnership
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2022 – today: Elected member of the European Society for Composite Materials – ESCM
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2023- today: Co-founder and national representative of SAMPE Nordic – the Nordic Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering
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2023 – today: Member of JEC Composites Talks Nordics (1st event in Q2 2024, Oslo, Norway)
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2024 – today: Vice-President of the European Society for Composite Materials (ESCM)
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2024 – today: NTNU representative in the National Reference Group of Cluster 4 Work programme, Horizon Europe