Suspens - Design sustainable composites
Suspens - Design sustainable composites

From lab to classroom: SUSPENS outreach workshops

As part of its outreach activities, the SUSPENS project organised two local workshops to raise awareness among a broader audience — with a special focus on students.

SUSPENS outreach workshops

On 30 April, the University of Côte d’Azur hosted a dedicated session during the Chemistry Olympiads award ceremony at the Théâtre Valrose in Nice. Around 70–80 high school finalists and their teachers attended the event, which included a talk on the environmental transition in composite materials and an introduction to the SUSPENS project.

On 12 May, a second workshop was conducted by NTUA, featuring both a lecture and live demonstrations. Participants were guided through the main stages of the SUSPENS value chain, including melt spinning, stabilisation, carbonisation, pyrolysis trials, mechanical testing, and composite characterisation — offering a hands-on insight into the project’s technological developments.

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The SUSPENS project has received €4.9 million in funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 101091906