About ISSW
The International Symposia on Shock Waves (ISSW) are the meetings of the scientific community devoted to the study and the use of shock-wave related phenomena and their applications. Since the inception of the ISSW in 1957, ISSW has served as an authoritative platform for the international scientific community to meet and exchange ideas on the study of shock-wave related phenomena and their applications. The ISSW is held once every two years, frequently at venues in close proximity to centres of activity in the field.
Shock waves are generated in various media such as gases, liquids, and solids, and are often accompanied by interesting yet complicated interactions. The extensive range of topics covered by the presentations at ISSW may be divided into numerous applications, such as combustion, high-speed flight, detonations, propulsion, physical chemistry, materials, medicine, biology, and geology; the use and development of devices and facilities that generate shock waves, such as shock tubes and shock tunnels, with the associated technology including measurement and diagnostic techniques, as well as fundamental studies such as reflection and refraction of shocks, their interaction with vortices, Richtmyer-Meshkov instabilities, chemical kinetics, and many other important phenomena.
The last ISSW was hosted in Brisbane, Australia in 2025 (https://www.issw35.org/).
ISSW is supported by the International Shock Wave Institute (ISWI) (https://iswi.jp/) and the ISSW International Advisory Committee.
Important work in the field of Shock Waves is chronicled in the journal Shock Waves (https://www.springer.com/journal/193).
About ISWI
The mission of the International Shock Wave Institute (ISWI) is to promote international and interdisciplinary collaboration in all areas of shock wave research through the organization of conferences, awards, and honors, and to facilitate liaison with other organizations with similar interests and activities.
Key Dates
Registration and submissions will be made through the EasyChair platform (link forthcoming).
| Abstract Submission Opens: | Sunday, November 1, 2026 |
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| Abstract Submission Closes: | Friday, January 15, 2027 |
| Abstract Acceptance Notification: | Sunday, January 31, 2027 |
| Full Paper Submission Opens: | Wednesday, February 10, 2027 |
| Early Bird Registration Starts: | Wednesday, March 3, 2027 |
| Early Bird Registration Ends: | Friday, May 7, 2027 |
| Registration for Presenting Authors Closes: | Friday, June 4, 2027 |
| Full Paper Submission Closes: | Friday, June 11, 2027 |
| ISSW36 Conference Event Dates: | Saturday, July 10, 2027 – Friday, July 16, 2027 |