The 37th Canadian Materials Science Conference (CMSC 2026)

May 4-7, 2026

Université Laval, Québec City

Date:

May 4-7, 2026

Location:

Université Laval, Québec City

The 37th Canadian Materials Science Conference.
The premier gathering of the Canadian metallurgy and materials academic community to present and discuss leading-edge advances in their fields. The annual conference promotes and fosters graduate student research, providing a forum to highlight contributions to the profession.

Hosted by: Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada

Conference Organizers

  • Conference Chair: Carl Blais, Prof, Université Laval
  • Technical program co-chairs: Prof. Hendra Hermawan, (ULaval) and Prof. Moussa Javidani (Université du Québec à Chicoutimi)
  • Awards chair: Dr. Nicolas Giguère (Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières)
  • Short-courses chair: Dr. Carlo Paternoster (ULaval)
  • Sponsorship chair: Dr. Simon Laliberté-Riverin (ULaval)
  • Social chairs: Dr. Simon Gélinas (ULaval) and Mr. Justin Plante (ULaval)

Symposia:

  • Materials for Additive Manufacturing
  • Light Metals: Development, Production, and Processing
  • Materials for Health Applications
  • Digital Design and Artificial Intelligence Applied to Materials Science
  • Materials for Clean and Renewable Energy: Production, Storage, and Utilization
  • Novel, Advanced, and Functionalized Materials
  • Surface Engineering, Functional Coatings, and Interfacial Phenomena
  • Sustainability and Circular Economy

Lecturers

  • D.K.C. MacDonald Memorial Lecturer: Christian Moreau, Professor, Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Aerospace Engineering, Concordia University
    Shaping Advanced Materials through Thermal Spray: Science, Innovation, and Industrial Applications
  • Metal Chemistry Award: Jamie Noel, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Western University
    Corrosion studies that couple electrochemical methods with ion beam or neutron beam techniques, in situ. ​
  • Metal Physics Award: Priti Wanjara, Principal Research Scientist, National Research Council of Canada
    Solid-State Joining and Microstructural Evolution in Titanium Alloys: From Linear Friction Welding to Next-Generation Aerospace Structures

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