In addition to the invited speakers Michael Fröba (University of Hamburg), Noël Nebra Muniz (University of Toulouse III, France), Eva von Domaros (University of Jena), and David Rombach (University of Zurich, Switzerland), PhD students from the CRC will talk about the progress of their projects. In addition, Claudia Niggebrügge from the FU Berlin will provide an overview of funding opportunities for postdocs and Franziska Emmerling from the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) will give tips for better articles.