37th AeroMat Conference and Exposition (June 2-4, 2026)

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

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7:00 AM-8:00 AM


Session Chair Briefing & Packet Pickup

7:00 AM-5:30 PM


Conference Registration Open

8:00 AM-12:00 PM


Additive Manufacturing I
Session Chair: Dr. James Dobbs and Dana M. Rosenbladt

Materials Characterization & Failure Analysis
Session Chair: Dr. Julien Boselli and Mr. Jason Scheuring

Welding & Joining
Session Chair: Mr. Christopher Wiseman and Dr. Allen Wilson, Ph.D.

9:30 AM-6:30 PM


Exhibit Hall Open

10:30 AM-11:00 AM


Morning Refreshment Break

11:00 AM-12:00 PM


Keynote: Dr. Claudio Dalle Donne, Airbus, presents, “Future Materials: Resilience, Digitalization, and Circularity for Next Generation Commercial Aircraft”

12:00 PM-1:00 PM


Lunch

1:00 PM-4:00 PM


Additive Manufacturing II
Session Chair: Dr. James Dobbs and Dana M. Rosenbladt

Advanced Forming and Thermomechanical Processing
Session Chair: Dr. Daniel G. Sanders, PhD Mech. Engr. and Dr. Julien Boselli

Composite Materials & Structures
Session Chair: Mr. Christian Rueckert and Ms. Elise Castorina

Titanium Alloy Technology
Session Chair: Dr. Don Li

3:30 PM-4:00 PM


Afternoon Refreshment Break

4:00 PM-5:00 PM


Keynote: Dr. Tyler Nester, NASA, presents “Moon to Mars – Artemis II Mission…Next Steps"

5:00 PM-6:30 PM


Welcome Reception with the Exhibitors

Wednesday, June 3, 2026

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7:00 AM-8:00 AM


Session Chair Briefing & Packet Pickup

7:00 AM-5:00 PM


Conference Registration Open

8:00 AM-12:00 PM


Additive Manufacturing III
Session Chair: Dr. James Dobbs and Dana M. Rosenbladt

Aerospace Coatings
Session Chair: Dr. Michael Shemkunas and Dr. Allen Wilson, Ph.D.

Light Alloy Technology I
Session Chair: Mr. Michael Niedzinski, FASM, Dr. Matthias Miermeister, Dr. Julien Boselli and Mr. Jason Scheuring

9:30 AM-4:30 PM


Exhibit Hall Open

10:00 AM-10:30 AM


Morning Refreshment Break

10:30 AM-12:00 PM


Panel Discussion: AI for Materials Modelling and Design

12:00 PM-1:00 PM


Lunch

1:00 PM-2:30 PM


Emerging Materials and Processes
Session Chair: Mr. Christian Rueckert and Dr. Eli Ross

Integrated Computational Materials Engineering
Session Chair: Mr. Jeff Grabowski

Light Alloy Technology II
Session Chair: Mr. Michael Niedzinski, FASM, Dr. Matthias Miermeister, Dr. Julien Boselli and Mr. Jason Scheuring

Modeling & Simulation of Manufacturing Processes
Session Chair: Dr. Don Li and Dr. Daniel G. Sanders, PhD Mech. Engr.

2:30 PM-3:00 PM


Afternoon Refreshment Break

3:00 PM-4:00 PM


Keynote: Dr. Shuai Shao, The National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence (NCAME), Auburn University, presents “Potential for Model-Assisted and Data-Driven Qualification of Additively Manufactured Metallic Materials and Parts”

4:00 PM-5:00 PM


Emerging Materials and Processes II
Session Chair: Mr. Christian Rueckert and Dr. Eli Ross

Modeling & Simulation of Manufacturing Processes II
Session Chair: Dr. Don Li and Dr. Daniel G. Sanders, PhD Mech. Engr.

4:00 PM-5:30 PM


Light Alloy Technology III
Session Chair: Mr. Michael Niedzinski, FASM, Dr. Matthias Miermeister, Dr. Julien Boselli and Mr. Jason Scheuring

Space Materials & Applications
Session Chair: Arash Ghabchi and Mr. Michael Niedzinski, FASM

6:00 PM-9:00 PM


Social Networking Event

Thursday, June 4, 2026

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7:00 AM-8:00 AM


Session Chair Briefing & Packet Pickup

7:00 AM-11:30 AM


Conference Registration Open

8:00 AM-10:00 AM


Residual Stress for Aerospace components
Session Chair: Mr. Jason Scheuring and Dr. Matthias Miermeister

Sustainable & Enabling Materials & Processes
Session Chair: Mr. Christian Rueckert

10:00 AM-10:30 AM


Morning Refreshment Break

10:30 AM-11:30 AM


Sustainable & Enabling Materials & Processes II
Session Chair: Mr. Christian Rueckert

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