International Ballistics Society
34th International Symposium on Ballistics (ISB) - Registration now open
This symposium is co-chaired by Don Carlucci and Casey Uhlig and will take place at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront, Florida, USA, during May 19-23, 2025. The deadline for submissions for the Jack Riegel Student Awards has been postponed to 22 December 2024. The IBS website is now open for the submission of abstracts in the following areas: Interior Ballistics, Exterior Ballistics, Launch Dynamics, Vulnerability & Survivability, Terminal Ballistics, Explosion Mechanics, Hypersonics, Applications of AI in Ballistics, Emerging Technologies & Drones. Further details on the symposium, including registration and hotel links, are at the link below.
Tutorials - why wait until the next symposium?
We currently offer two online courses on IB101 Introduction to Interior Ballistics (video) by Dr Sebastian Wurster from Fraunhofer ICT in Germany and EB101 Introduction to Exterior Ballistics (pdf presentation slides) by Pierre Wey from ISL in France. Interested? Just log in as a member and go to Online Learning.
New President, Board Election Result & Paper Awards given at 33rd ISB
The IBS is pleased to announce that James Walker continues as the President of the IBS for his second term. Frederik Coghe is the new Secretary of the IBS. The IBS is also pleased to announce the results of the Board Election. In alphabetical order, the following were elected or re-elected to the Board: Frederik Coghe and Baoming Li. They will all serve up to 3 terms. Thanks to everybody who voted and sympathies with the unsuccessful candidates. For the paper and poster award winners at the 33rd ISB then please select the appropriate award under the Awards category above. The 34th ISB will be taking place in Jacksonville, Florida, during 18-23 May, 2025.