2018年10月9至15日，第三届中德功能陶瓷与聚合物研讨会(2018 Sino-German Symposium on Complex Material Structures for Functional Ferro-, Pyro- and Piezoelectric Ceramics, Polymers and Composites)在同济大学四平路校区举行。本次会议受到中德科学中心的全额资助（批准号GZ1496，由同济大学物理科学与工程学院张晓青教授和波茨坦大学物理和天文学研究所的Reimund Gerhard教授分别担任中方和德方组织者。

The 3rd Sino-German Symposium on Functional Ceramics, Polymers and Composites (2018 Sino-German Symposium on Complex Material Structures for Functional Ferro-, Pyro- and Piezoelectric Ceramics, Polymers and Composites) took place from Tuesday, 9 October 2018 until Moday, 15 October 2018 at the main campus of Tongji University on Siping Road in Shanghai. The symposium was fully funded by the Sino-German Science Center (Grant No.: GZ1496). Professor Xiaoqing Zhang from the School of Physical Science and Engineering at Tongji University and Professor Reimund Gerhard from the Institute of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Potsdam were the scientific organizers and co-chairs from the Chinese and the German side, respectively.  

来自于28所知名高校和研究所的功能陶瓷和聚合物领域的知名学者共做了45场高质量的学术报告，其中包括16名德方代表、26位中方代表以及3位分别来自日本、比利时和美国的第三方代表。此外，来自中国、德国和俄罗斯的一些企业、高校和科研院所的工程师、教师和研究生也参加了此次研讨会，总参会人员超过70人。

At the symposium, 45 high-level scientific lectures were delivered by internationally recognized experts in the fields of functional ceramics, polymers and composites and their applications. The presenters originated from 28 well-known universities and research institutes. There were 16German, 26 Chinese and 3 third-country (Belgium, Japan and U.S.A.) invited delegates. In addition, severalindustrial engineers,academic teachers,young university scientists, graduate and post-graduate students from China, Germany and Russia participated in the symposium. In total, more than 70 scientists, engineers attended the symposium and contributed to its great success.    

   本次研讨会集中讨论了具有铁电、压电以及热释电性质的功能陶瓷和聚合物材料的原理和应用以及发展现状，有力地促进了中德双方学者在该领域的合作与交流。10月14日，部分参会代表参观了物理科学与工程学院驻极体与功能电介质实验室。本次研讨会不仅巩固了既有的中德双边合作，而且为新的中德合作奠定了基础。与会代表对本次中德双边学术研讨会给予了高度的评价，一致认为这是一届出色的高水平的学术会议，期待中德双方未来在功能陶瓷和聚合物领域的合作能够走上更高的台阶，对后续的中德双边研讨会抱有热忱的期盼。最后，会议的组织者衷心的感谢中德科学中心、同济大学物理科学与工程学院和上海市人工微结构材料和技术重点实验室对本次会议的大力支持。

During the symposium, the fundamental principles, recent advances in the microscopic and macroscopic understanding, materials developments and device applications of functional ceramics, polymers and composites with ferroelectric, piezoelectric, and pyroelectric properties were intensely discussed, which effectively promoted the exchange and cooperation between Chinese and German scientists in the respective fields of science and engineering. On 14 October 2018, most of the delegates visited the Electret and Functional Dielectrics Laboratory at the School of Physical Science and Engineering at Tongji University. The symposium not only consolidated the existing Sino-German bilateral cooperation projects and informal collaborations, but also led toseveral new Sino-German exchanges and collaborations. The symposium was judged to be an excellent high-level scientific conference by the participants who expect that the cooperation between China and Germany in the field of functional ceramics, polymers and composites will be further strengthened, and eagerly look forward to the next Sino-German bilateral symposium in this area of materials science and engineering. Finally, the symposium organizers sincerely thank the Sino-German Science Center (CDZ) and its sponsoring agencies (NSFC and DFG), the School of Physical Science and Engineering at Tongji University and the Shanghai Key Laboratory of Artificial Microstructure Materials and Technology for their kind support.