36th Advanced Aerospace Materials and Processes (AeroMat) Conference and Exposition (May 6-8, 2025)

Monday, May 5, 2025

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7:00 AM-5:30 PM


Conference Registration Open

10:30 AM-11:50 AM


TBCs & EBCs for Gas Turbines I
Session Chair: Dr. James Ruud and Dr. Eli Ross

1:30 PM-2:50 PM


TBCs & EBCs for Gas Turbines II
Session Chair: Dr. Ashish Ganvir and Nicholas Curry

3:30 PM-4:30 PM


TBCs & EBCs for Gas Turbines III
Session Chair: Dr. Luc Leblanc and Dr. Marshall Sweet

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

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7:00 AM-5:30 PM


Conference Registration Open

8:00 AM-9:00 AM


Additive Manufacturing I
Session Chair: Arash Ghabchi

8:00 AM-10:00 AM


Light Alloy Technology I
Session Chair: Mr. Michael Niedzinski

Sustainability and Recycling I
Session Chair: Mr. Christian Rueckert

UBC & DLR - Biogenic Structural and Functional Materials
Session Chair: Dr. Lukas Bichler, PhD, P.Eng., FIMMM

8:30 AM-9:30 AM


Cold Spray Coatings for Aerospace Applications
Session Chair: Dr. Alexandre Nascimento and Prof. Thomas Klassen

8:30 AM-9:50 AM


TBCs & EBCs for Gas Turbines IV
Session Chair: Prof. Jose R. Colmenares, Ph.D. and Lakshmi Krishnan

9:30 AM-10:30 AM


Refreshment Break Open

9:30 AM-7:00 PM


Exhibit Hall Open

10:00 AM-10:45 AM


AeroMat Keynote: Rajiv S. Mishra, University of North Texas, presents "Friction Stir Technologies – A Continuously Expanding Impact".

10:30 AM-11:10 AM


Surface Preparation, Load-bearing, Tribology, Corrosion, Abradable and Repair I
Session Chair: Ehsan Alirezaei

11:00 AM-12:00 PM


Additive Manufacturing I (Continued)
Session Chair: Arash Ghabchi

UBC & DLR - Biogenic Structural and Functional Materials (Continued)
Session Chair: Dr. Lukas Bichler, PhD, P.Eng., FIMMM

11:00 AM-12:30 PM


Light Alloy Technologies (Continued)
Session Chair: Mr. Michael Niedzinski

Sustainability and Recycling (Continued)
Session Chair: Mr. Christian Rueckert

12:00 PM-1:30 PM


Tuesday's Lunch

1:30 PM-2:15 PM


Joint Keynote Session: ITSC Keynote, Hugo Hernandez-Alvarez, PHD, PEng, Blue Origin, presents "Thermal Spray Technology: A Greener Future Begins with Small Steps".

2:15 PM-3:00 PM


Joint Keynote Session: AeroMat Keynote, Bertrand Duthille, Airbus Canada, presents "The A220, our Engineering pathway to a Canadian Airbus"

3:00 PM-3:30 PM


Refreshment Break Open

3:30 PM-4:30 PM


Light Alloy Technology II
Session Chair: Dr. Sabine Spangel

3:30 PM-5:00 PM


Additive Manufacturing II
Session Chair: Dr. Daniel G. Sanders

Advances in Coatings and Surface Modification I
Session Chair: Dr. Michael Shemkunas

UBC & DL -Accelerated Sustainable Materials Design I
Session Chair: Prof. Chad W. Sinclair

5:00 PM-7:00 PM


Welcome Reception with Exhibitors

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

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7:30 AM-5:00 PM


Conference Registration Open

8:00 AM-9:30 AM


UBC & DLR -Accelerated Sustainable Materials Design II
Session Chair: Katrin Bugelnig, KB

8:00 AM-10:00 AM


Additive Manufacturing III
Session Chair: Dr. Daniel G. Sanders

High Temperature & Gas Turbine Materials I
Session Chair: Dr. Eli Ross

Materials Characterization and Failure Analysis I
Session Chair: Ms. Elise Castorina

8:00 AM-10:30 AM


Modeling & Simulation of Manufacturing Processes
Session Chair: Dr. Don Li

8:30 AM-9:10 AM


TBCs & EBCs for Gas Turbines V
Session Chair: Dr. Richard Trache and Mr. David Sansom

8:30 AM-9:50 AM


Surface Preparation, Load-bearing, Tribology, Corrosion, Abradable and Repair II
Session Chair: Mr. Alan W. Burgess and Dr. Zhaolin Tang

9:00 AM-4:00 PM


Exhibit Hall Open

10:00 AM-10:30 AM


Refreshment Break Open

10:30 AM-11:10 AM


TBCs & EBCs for Gas Turbines VI
Session Chair: Mr. Matthew R. Gold and Dr. Andrea Chierichetti

10:30 AM-12:00 PM


AeroMat Panel Discussion: Emergence of Advanced Air Mobility: Opportunities and Challenges

12:00 PM-1:00 PM


Wednesday's Lunch

1:00 PM-2:00 PM


Advances in Coatings and Surface Modification II
Session Chair: Mrs. Dana M. Rosenbladt

Tribology and Wear of Aerospace Materials
Session Chair: Prof. Pantcho Stoyanov

1:00 PM-2:30 PM


UBC & DLR -Safe and Competitive Composites Aerostructures I
Session Chair: Adam Clare

1:00 PM-3:00 PM


Additive Manufacturing IV
Session Chair: Jason Scheuring

Welding & Joining I
Session Chair: Dr. Julien Boselli

1:30 PM-2:10 PM


TBCs & EBCs for Gas Turbines VII
Session Chair: Ms. Shalaka Vilas Shinde and Josh Margolies

2:45 PM-3:30 PM


Refreshment Break Open

3:00 PM-3:45 PM


AeroMat Keynote, Julien Boselli, Blue Origin

3:30 PM-4:10 PM


TBCs & EBCs for Gas Turbines VIII
Session Chair: Dr. Abhijith Kunneparambil Sukumaran and Mr. Matthew Carey

4:00 PM-5:00 PM


Emerging Materials & Processes I
Session Chair: Dr. Eli Ross

UBC & DLR -Safe and Competitive Composites Aerostructures II
Session Chair: Prof. Michael Kupke

4:00 PM-5:30 PM


Additive Manufacturing IV (Continued)
Session Chair: Jason Schering

Welding & Joining I (Continued)
Session Chair: Dr. Julien Boselli

6:30 PM-9:30 PM


Social Networking Event at Grouse Mountain -- SOLD OUT

Thursday, May 8, 2025

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7:30 AM-12:00 PM


Conference Registration Open

8:00 AM-10:00 AM


Materials Characterization & Failure Analysis II
Session Chair: Dr. Julien Boselli

Titanium Alloy Technology
Session Chair: Dr. Don Li

8:00 AM-10:30 AM


UBC & DLR - Sensor Technology
Session Chair: Prof. Edmond Cretu

8:00 AM-12:00 PM


Emerging Materials & Processes II
Session Chair: Mr. Michael Niedzinski

8:30 AM-9:10 AM


Surface Preparation, Load-bearing, Tribology, Corrosion, Abradable and Repair III
Session Chair: Dr. Leo Ajdelsztajn and Mr. Johannes Schmitt

10:30 AM-11:50 AM


TBCs & EBCs for Gas Turbines IX
Session Chair: Joshua Smeltzer and Dr. Gopal Dwivedi