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International Materials Applications & Technologies Conference and Exposition - IMAT (October 20-23, 2025) (October 20 - 23, 2025)


General Instructions:

IMAT, the ASM International annual meeting focused on the membership and materials community needs, will offer an industry-oriented conference and exposition targeting a broad range of materials, processes, and their applications, with an emphasis on advanced materials and advanced manufacturing technologies. Traditional materials' topics of strong interest will be explored, including metals, ceramics, composites, coatings, alloy development, microstructure/process/properties relationships, phase equilibria, mechanical behavior, joining, corrosion and failure analysis. A spectrum of emerging topics of common interest, instrumental in advancing materials development and cutting-edge technologies will be covered, such as: advance manufacturing technologies including additive, industry 4.0 and digitization of the materials industry, biomedical/multifunctional materials, power and transportation industries, materials for the energy, renewable and sustainable materials & processes, and materials to enable automation and robotics. Multiple student events and competitions will be offered to provide an arena for presentation of students' research and develop connections to the next generation of materials scientists.

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Please note, authors are allowed to present a maximum of two papers (oral or poster).



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  1. (FAS) FAILURE ANALYSIS

    Deadline for New Submissions: Tuesday, April 15, 2025


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  2. (IMS) CHARACTERIZATION OF MATERIALS AND MICROSTRUCTURE THROUGH METALLOGRAPHY, IMAGE ANALYSIS, AND MECHANICAL TESTING - FUNDAMENTAL AND APPLIED STUDIES

    Deadline for New Submissions: Tuesday, April 15, 2025


    IMS Symposium Sessions and Descriptions:

    The Sorby Award: 50 Years of Excellence in Metallography and Materials Science     - This session celebrates the 50th Henry Clifton Sorby Award presented by the International Metallographic Society and ASM International. Please join us in this special session as we invite past Sorby Awardees to reconvene and share their works and perspectives. The Sorby Award Session will conclude with the presentation of the 50th Henry Clifton Sorby Award and the keynote lecture by the 2025 Awardee. Please note that submissions to this session are limited to past Sorby Awardees. 

    Metallographic Preparation - Unlock the essentials of metallographic preparation in this focused session. Explore best practices for sample cutting, mounting, grinding, polishing, and etching to ensure precise and reproducible microstructure analysis. Learn how advancements in preparation techniques and equipment are improving efficiency and accuracy, paving the way for more reliable material characterization. 

    Microstructural Characterization - Dive into the world of microstructural characterization and its critical role in understanding material behavior. This session focuses on advanced techniques for analyzing grain structures, phase distributions, and defects across various materials. Gain insights into how these analyses drive innovations in material design, failure prevention, and performance optimization across industries.  

    Metallography and Failure Analysis (Joint IMS and FAS) - This long-standing joint session demonstrates the intersection of metallography and failure analysis. Submit an abstract to this session to share your work that utilizes metallographic preparation/ analysis to support failure analysis investigations. This session is co-organized by IMS and FAS.

    Artificial Intelligence in Metallography - Explore how artificial intelligence is transforming the field of metallography. This session delves into cutting-edge applications of AI for analyzing microstructures, predicting material properties, and accelerating failure analysis. Submit an abstract here to join leading experts and share your applications of AI in metallography. This session is co-organized by IMS and the AI & ML Committee.

    Microstructures in Additive Manufacturing     - Discover the vital role of metallography to push the field of additive manufacturing to new frontiers. This session examines how microstructural analysis is key to understanding the unique challenges of additively manufactured materials, from ensuring quality to optimizing performance. This session is co-organized by IMS and the Additive Manufacturing Committee.

  3. ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

    Deadline for New Submissions: Tuesday, April 15, 2025

    Additive Manufacturing, after dynamic development during the last several years, has become one of the leading manufacturing technologies available in the "tool box" for design and manufacturing of new components with geometries and features unavailable to reproduce by any other method. This technology has already passed the stage of experimentation and demonstration so that now the additive manufacturing community faces new challenges to solve many practical problems. The Additive Manufacturing Symposia at IMAT2024 will address many questions and practical problems concerned not only with the technical aspects of this technology but also addressing its economics, sustainability, and further improvements. Therefore, abstracts and papers are solicited relevant to many technical and non-technical aspects such as commercialization and industrialization of this technology.

  4. ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING: INNOVATIONS IN DESIGN, MATERIALS, PROCESSES, AND APPLICATIONS

    Deadline for New Submissions: Tuesday, April 15, 2025

    Scope: Additive manufacturing (AM) continues to revolutionize the manufacturing landscape, offering unprecedented design flexibility, material efficiency, and technological capabilities. With its ability to create components featuring high geometric complexity and graded functionalities, AM enables the production of advanced structures with intricate internal and external features, previously unattainable with traditional manufacturing techniques. Over the past several decades, advancements in AM have been driven by industrial and consumer demand, leading to significant technological progress and expanded application areas. This symposium will explore the latest developments in design, materials, manufacturing processes, challenges, and applications in additive manufacturing. Key topics include: (1) Design and Engineering: Innovations in additive design and optimization for enhanced functionality. (2) Materials: Advances in metals, polymers, ceramics, and multi-material systems for AM. (3) Manufacturing Processes: Powder processing, system innovations, and equipment advancements. (4) Quality and Process Control: Techniques for ensuring precision, repeatability, and reliability. (5) Post-Processing: Methods for improving surface quality, strength, and performance. (6) Emerging Research Areas: Breakthroughs in AM technology and its future potential. This symposium aims to provide a comprehensive platform for researchers, engineers, and industry professionals to discuss cutting-edge advancements, challenges, and opportunities in additive manufacturing, fostering innovation across a range of applications.

  5. ADVANCED MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR HARSH ENVIRONMENTS

    Deadline for New Submissions: Tuesday, April 15, 2025

    Scope: Understanding how materials interact with their operating environment is critical for selecting the most suitable material or material system for a given application. Effective material selection and optimization can significantly enhance component life, reduce lifetime costs, improve operational efficiency, and contribute to sustainability goals, such as reduced emissions. This symposium will focus on three key areas that drive material-environment interactions: coatings, corrosion, and advanced materials for harsh environments. The session aims to provide a global platform for researchers and industry experts to share insights, innovations, and applications-based research in these vital domains. Key topics include: (1) Coatings: Processing techniques, advanced applications, and performance enhancements. (2) Corrosion and Material Lifing: Strategies for extending material life and mitigating degradation. (3) Materials for Harsh Environments: Innovations in material systems, including sensors and their integration for extreme conditions. The symposium will foster discussions on cutting-edge technologies and methodologies that address the challenges posed by harsh environments, offering solutions that enhance durability, reliability, and performance across a wide range of applications.

  6. ADVANCED MATERIALS MANUFACTURING

    Deadline for New Submissions: Tuesday, April 15, 2025

    This program, sponsored by the ASM Advanced Manufacturing Committee, will focus on how the pillars of Industry 4.0 are enhancing the processing, microstructure, properties, and performance of materials and how materials performance is being improved through the use of additive manufacturing, artificial intelligence, data analytics, simulation, cloud computing, collaborative robotics, and systems integration. Papers are invited that address cross-cutting issues such as mechanisms for tailoring material properties and performance characteristics; processing path dependency of microstructure and properties; availability and use of data and analytics; and research related to the development, acceptance, and broad-based application of new processing technologies.

  7. ARCHAEOMETALLURGY AND ANCIENT METALWORKING

    Deadline for New Submissions: Tuesday, April 15, 2025

    Study of ancient metalworking technology and processes, also known as Archaeometallurgy has been subject of interest during the last decades. It includes application of various modern techniques to identify different processes used to produce metallic objects in the ancient and historic times. For these purposes, different archeological and historical materials are analyzed consisting of ores, slag and archaeometallurgical ceramics, ingots as well as final products (metallic artifacts). This research subject tries to find variable technological aspects of metallurgical activities used to manufacture artistic, routing and industrial objects. The session tries to make a short forum for material scientists, specialists (archaeologists, metallurgists, geologists, chemists and archaeometrists) to share their recent findings in the field of archaeometallurgy of different metals and materials. The presented papers and talks should be including results of analytical studies on archaeological and historical metallic and non-metallic materials (slag, crucible, metallic ore) from different regions and periods, and must include analytical techniques as: metallography, chemistry composition, hardness, micro-hardness, SEM-EDS, Raman,etc

  8. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MATERIALS INFORMATICS

    Deadline for New Submissions: Tuesday, April 15, 2025

    Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming materials science and manufacturing, driving advancements in discovery, design, and optimization. The Materials Informatics Symposium at IMAT2025 will focus on practical applications of these technologies, including the design of materials, microstructure quantification, high-throughput experimentation, research automation, design via generative AI, and manufacturing process optimization. We invite presentations that demonstrate the impact of AI as an enabling technology in applications for materials science and engineering.

  9. ASM MATERIALS VENTURE CHALLENGE

    Deadline for New Submissions: Saturday, June 21, 2025

    ASM Materials Venture Challenge

    Attention, aspiring innovators! This is an incredible opportunity for students, emerging professionals, and startup companies to showcase an entrepreneurial spirit! Organized by ASM International, this competition is all about nurturing your ideas and ventures in the materials science and engineering field.

    This is your chance to take your startup venture to the next level. Don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity to compete and make a real impact in the world of materials science. Embrace the challenge, and let your creativity shine!

    The winners of the competition will be announced and will receive the following:
    1st place: $2,500 USD
    2nd place: $1,500 USD
    3rd place: $1,000 USD

    Submission Deadline: June 21, 2025

    Co-Chairs:
    Ho Lun Chan, University of Virginia; Jeremy Schaffer, Fort Wayne Metals; Othmane Benafan, NASA; Nicole Hudak, The Ohio State University

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    https://www.asminternational.org/imat-2025/wp-content/uploads/sites/71/2025/01/2025-Materials-Venture-Challenge.pdf

  10. CORROSION AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION

    Deadline for New Submissions: Tuesday, April 15, 2025

    This symposium is intended to investigate the behavior of materials in a wide range of industries including the chemical process industry, petrochemicals, oil and gas, nuclear waste storage, marine applications, pharmaceuticals, automotive, medical devices, and other industries where corrosion plays an important role. Presentations could be related to laboratory research, field testing or failure analysis. Examples of materials of interest range from nickel alloys, stainless steels, lightweight alloys (titanium, aluminum and magnesium) and non-metals.

  11. DECARBONIZATION OF MATERIALS PROCESSING

    Deadline for New Submissions: Tuesday, April 15, 2025

    Decarbonization is important because it helps to combat climate change and reduce the negative effects of greenhouse gas emissions. The materials processing industry is a big 'maker' of emissions. and should take actions on decarbonization. The primary strategies in this industry are considered to be: improve energy efficiency; sourcing clean energy; carbon capture/utilization/storage; Low-carbon fuel and feedstocks. the purpose to run this symposium is to help people to share ideas/solutions/successful case studies.

  12. EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES

    Deadline for New Submissions: Tuesday, April 15, 2025

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  13. FRICTION AND WEAR BEHAVIOR OF METALS: ADVANCES IN UNDERSTANDING AND METHODS OF REDUCTION

    Deadline for New Submissions: Tuesday, April 15, 2025

    Friction and wear significantly impact the durability and energy efficiency of metallic components across industries. Advancing innovative materials, surface treatments, and lubrication techniques is essential to address these challenges. Understanding friction and wear mechanisms across scales, from atomic to macroscopic, is crucial for developing effective engineering solutions. This symposium focuses on the fundamentals of friction and wear in metals, along with strategies for their mitigation. It aims to highlight advancements in experimental, theoretical, and computational research, fostering discussions to reduce frictional losses and wear in metals across diverse applications.

  14. FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES - SOLVING BARRIERS TO ADOPTION

    Deadline for New Submissions: Tuesday, April 15, 2025

  15. HOT ISOSTATIC PRESSING FOR LARGE-SCALE COMPONENTS

    Deadline for New Submissions: Tuesday, April 15, 2025

    Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) has been known and used successfully for more than sixty years.  Many components for aerospace applications and oil and gas industry, to name a few, are being made by this process – making metal powder by atomization and consolidation of powder by hot isostatic pressing.  
    Traditionally, the large-scale components were made by forging or casting.  Production capacities of these operations have decreased over recent years and US industry will be unable to meet increasing demand from the key industry sectors for the large-scale components.  On the other hand, the progress in additive manufacturing and materials modeling provides new opportunities for designing more complex shapes and more efficient manufacturing of the containers for HIP parts.  These conditions create a new opportunity for HIP technology to fill a capacity gap and provide an advanced method for manufacture of the large-scale near-net-shape components.

    The prospective authors are encouraged to submit abstracts, which will provide a critical review of the current state of the HIP process, industrial needs for the large-scale components and initiatives to enhance cost competitiveness through hybrid manufacturing processes and leveraging advanced materials modeling, machine learning, and process automation.

  16. JOINING OF ADVANCE AND SPECIALTY MATERIALS (JASM XXII)

    Deadline for New Submissions: Tuesday, April 15, 2025

    Call for abstracts for the 23rd Symposium on Joining of Advanced and Specialty Materials (JASM XXIII)

    Abstracts and papers are solicited on fundamentals and applications, and experimental, analytical, and computational studies related to (but not limited to): Welding and joining of conventional and advanced metallic alloys, ceramics, plastics, and composites; Welding and joining processes including arc welding, high energy density and hybrid processes, additive manufacturing, friction stir welding, solid-state joining, brazing and soldering, micro/nano-joining for microelectronic, flexible and portable electronics, micromechanical and high temperature applications; welding metallurgy, weldability, characterization of microstructure, mechanical behavior and service performance of welds and welded structures, welding for power generation, oil and gas, petrochemical, and alternative energy sources; joining for transportation industries, including  aerospace, automotive, marine transportation, and defense applications; welding repair of critical structures, surface modification and weld overlays for corrosion, erosion, wear protection, and structural integrity.

  17. LIGHT METAL TECHNOLOGY

    Deadline for New Submissions: Tuesday, April 15, 2025

  18. MATERIALS BEHAVIOR & CHARACTERIZATION

    Deadline for New Submissions: Tuesday, April 15, 2025

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  19. MATERIALS FOR ENERGY & UTILITIES

    Deadline for New Submissions: Tuesday, April 15, 2025

    Global quality of life is intrinsically linked with the technologies used for energy production and distribution. Materials are foundational in the ways that energy is produced, stored, transmitted, and used for transportation. Advances in efficiency, reliability and lowering environmental impact depend on the ability to produce materials with tailored compositions and microstructures and to design energy production systems that fully utilize materials capabilities. This topic area focuses on materials technology being developed to address challenges in five areas: Materials for Clean & Renewable Energy, Fuel Cells and Battery Materials, Nuclear Energy, Materials for Extreme Service Conditions, and Transportation and Lightweighting.

  20. MEDICAL / BIOMATERIALS: DRIVING FOR DELIVERED PATIENT VALUE

    Deadline for New Submissions: Tuesday, April 15, 2025

    "Value conscious" can have multiple meanings depending on audience and context. Here, we are driving at total value delivered to patient recipients-of-care. Value in this track does not necessarily mean a lower cost device or therapy. What we have in mind is the therapeutic value delivered for the cost paid. Cost could be in delivery or healing time, or purely monetary direct cost. How can we do better as innovators keeping patient value in mind as we seek to reduce infection, enhance follow-up outcomes through visualization, deliver improved long term outcomes through absorbable therapies and develop new more inert alloys.

  21. METALLURGY & MATERIALS 101

    Deadline for New Submissions: Tuesday, April 15, 2025

    This track provides essential knowledge in metallurgy and materials science, offering foundational presentations for those new to the field or looking to expand their understanding in key areas like additive manufacturing, heat treatment, failure analysis, and more.

  22. METALS, CERAMICS, AND COMPOSITE MATERIALS (RAW MATERIALS, PROCESSING, MANUFACTURING METHODS, APPLICATIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS)

    Deadline for New Submissions: Tuesday, April 15, 2025

  23. NONDESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION OF ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

    Deadline for New Submissions: Tuesday, April 15, 2025

    The rapid growth of advanced automotive propulsion systems, including high-energy-density batteries, fuel cells, and hybrid powertrains, demands innovative nondestructive evaluation and process monitoring technologies. This symposium invites research on NDE modalities like eddy current, terahertz, thermography, X-ray inspection, guided waves, resonant and bulk wave ultrasound, etc. Topics include defect detection, quality control, diagnostics, prognostics, and material characterization under varying conditions. Contributions addressing manufacturing challenges, safety, and performance monitoring for batteries, fuel cells, and hybrid systems are welcomed. This event fosters advancements ensuring safety, reliability, and efficiency in automotive propulsion technologies, driving the future of sustainable mobility.

  24. PERSPECTIVES FOR EMERGING PROFESSIONALS

    Deadline for New Submissions: Tuesday, April 15, 2025

  25. PROCESSING AND APPLICATIONS

    Deadline for New Submissions: Tuesday, April 15, 2025

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  26. PSDK XV: PHASE STABILITY AND DIFFUSION KINETICS

    Deadline for New Submissions: Tuesday, April 15, 2025

    Understanding and modeling of phase stability and diffusion kinetics have been a central theme of materials science and engineering with merits in both science and technology perspectives. Advances in computational and instrumentation techniques, cross-scale modeling and novel experimental observations continue to refine our understanding, resulting in design-capable tools for industry and education. This symposium will focus on the temporal and spatial evolution of phase constituents and compositions with due consideration for materials chemistry, processing and applications.

  27. RESIDUAL STRESS

    Deadline for New Submissions: Tuesday, April 15, 2025

  28. SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS & PROCESSES

    Deadline for New Submissions: Tuesday, April 15, 2025

    Over the past few decades, there has been a growing interest by both public and corporate stakeholders to reduce the impact of products and services on the environment. To this end, the materials community plays an important role in helping create and deliver environmentally friendly materials options to support this emerging demand. This symposium will provide a forum to showcase current research and applications related to sustainable materials development, selection, processing and usage.

  29. TRANSFORMATIVE ADVANCES IN NANOTECHNOLOGY FOR ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT, ELECTRONICS, HEALTHCARE, AND INDUSTRY

    Deadline for New Submissions: Tuesday, April 15, 2025

    Scope: Nanotechnology is driving transformative innovations across diverse fields, offering solutions that enhance performance, efficiency, and sustainability. Its impact spans from revolutionizing energy systems and healthcare to creating advanced industrial applications and environmental solutions. This symposium will focus on cutting-edge research and applications in nanotechnology, categorized into three sub-sections: Energy & Environment, Electronics & Healthcare, and Industry. In the Energy & Environment section, topics include (1) nanotechnologies for cleaner and greener environments, including carbon capture and sequestration, (2) nanotechnology-based sensors, catalysts, and devices for energy and environmental monitoring, (3) energy harvesting and storage enabled by nanotechnologies, and (4) innovative nanomaterials for sustainable energy solutions. The Electronics & Healthcare section will highlight (1) intelligent drug delivery systems, nanomedicine, and gene therapy, (2) advanced diagnostics, nano-sensors, and imaging tools, (3) nano-bio systems and robotics, (4) health impacts of nanotechnology, and (5) nano-based surface modifications for bio functionality and biocompatibility. The Industry section will explore (1) nano powder and composite fabrication and characterization, (2) smart coatings and advanced surface treatments, (3) innovative manufacturing technologies using nanomaterials, (4) smart water technologies, including wastewater treatment, and (5) nanosolutions for harsh environments and commercial innovations. This symposium offers a platform for global researchers and industry leaders to discuss advancements, challenges, and opportunities in nanotechnology across these dynamic fields.

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