We encourage researchers investigating the various aspects of chemo-mechanically coupled phenomena as they drive microstructural evolution in solids. A special focus will be put on strong coupling effects, i.e. to what extent will mechanical fields influence phenomena such as precipitation, phase segregation, species diffusion, phase transformation. Another interesting aspect within the scope of this minisymposium is the issue of kinetic laws describing the various types of microstructural changes. As these phenomena may have a significant impact on industrially relevant processes, e.g. in heat treatment or additive maufacturing, the minisymposium shall cover also applied engineering aspects alongside with studies on the fundamental physics and thermodynamics initiating and perpetuating microstructural changes. The question as to how mechanical quantities such as stresses or plastic deformation inhibit or promote these changes will also be of interest. We invite reports on research activities at all scale levels possibly also exploiting the bridges between them. Aside from analytical considerations typical modeling tools comprise numerical analyses using phase field methods, FFT techniques, cellular automata, full field finite element models, all supplemented by experimental characterization techniques. Moreover, alternative approaches will be more than welcome.