International Materials Applications & Technologies Conference and Exposition - IMAT (September 28

International Materials Applications & Technologies Conference and Exposition - IMAT (September 28 - October 1, 2026)

Monday, September 28, 2026

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7:00 AM-5:00 PM

8:00 AM-10:00 AM

Executive Leadership Forum Featuring Industry, Academia & Government Executive Perspectives - Panel Discussion
Session Chair: Dr. Navin Manjooran, Ph.D., MBA, CEng. FASM, FACerS, FIIM, FIE, FIMMM, FIIE, FAEM, HoF-VTAEE

8:30 AM-10:30 AM

Author's Coffee

9:00 AM-10:20 AM

Failure Analysis Basics (Introduction to FA) I
Session Chair: Ms. Natalie Martin, Mr. Burak Akyuz, Mrs. Margaret B. Flury, P.E., Mr. Brett Miller, P.E., FASM and Alex Woodman

Heat Treating Related Failures (Joint HTS and FAS Programming)
Session Chair: Mr. Jason Orosz, Mr. Chuck Faulkner, Dr. Lee M. Rothleutner and Mr. Burak Akyuz

Hot Isostatic Pressing for Large-Scale Components
Session Chair: Dr. Andrzej Wojcieszynski

Laser Powder Bed Fusion: Surface Integrity, Process Control, and Alloy Performance I
Session Chair: (Organizer) Dr. Navin Manjooran, Ph.D., MBA, CEng. FASM, FACerS, FIIM, FIE, FIMMM, FIIE, FAEM, HoF-VTAEE

Micro and Nanojoining I

Nondestructive Testing / Evaluation
Session Chair: Dr. Benjamin J. Iverson, PhD, PE, Dr. Erik Mueller, P.E., Dr. Blake Whitley, Mr. Cody Hennessy, A.S., B.S., Dr. Jason R. Babcock, PhD, Ms. Leena Alam and Dr. Vir Nirankari, Ph.D., P.E.

PSDK XV: Phase Stability and Diffusion Kinetics I
Session Chair: Prof. Bi-Cheng Zhou

10:20 AM-10:50 AM

Refreshment Break Open

10:40 AM-11:55 AM

PSDK XV: Phase Stability and Diffusion Kinetics II
Session Chair: Prof. Bi-Cheng Zhou

10:50 AM-12:30 PM

Characterization of Materials and Microstructure through Metallography, Image Analysis, and Mechanical Testing, organized by IMS
Session Chair: Dr. Michael E Keeble

Corrosion I
Session Chair: Dr. Anass Harmal, Dr. Ty Porter, Ph.D., P.E., Mr. Dan Grice, P.E., John Macha, Robert Imhoff and Mark D. Russell

Failure Analysis Basics (Introduction to FA) II
Session Chair: Ms. Natalie Martin, Mr. Burak Akyuz, Mrs. Margaret B. Flury, P.E., Mr. Brett Miller, P.E., FASM and Alex Woodman

Laser Powder Bed Fusion: Surface Integrity, Process Control, and Alloy Performance II
Session Chair: (Organizer) Dr. Navin Manjooran, Ph.D., MBA, CEng. FASM, FACerS, FIIM, FIE, FIMMM, FIIE, FAEM, HoF-VTAEE

Perspectives for Emerging Professionals I
Session Chair: Ben O'Donnell

Welding, Joining, Brazing, & Fasteners (Joint JASM and FAS Programming)
Session Chair: Dr. Timothy Pickle, Mr. Alan Soto, GE Aerospace, Dr. Thomas C Easley, Ph.D., P.E., CWI, Mr. John Miller, P.E., Dr. Alan Humphreys and Mr. Robert W. Warke, P.E.

1:00 PM-2:40 PM

Perspectives for Emerging Professionals II
Session Chair: Ben O'Donnell

1:20 PM-2:00 PM

Metallographic Preparation
Session Chair: Mr. Gabriel M. Lucas, FASM

1:20 PM-2:20 PM

Tools & Techniques (Joint EDFAS and FAS Programming) I
Session Chair: Ms. Elisabeth A Kuebel, Aaron Tanzer, Dr. Noah Budiansky, Ph.D., P.E., Mr. Tomasz Didenko, Mr. Robert Cooley, P.E., Ms. Renee Parente, Mr. Kristofor Dickson and Yan Li

1:20 PM-2:35 PM

PSDK XV: Phase Stability and Diffusion Kinetics III
Session Chair: Dr. Qiaofu Zhang

1:20 PM-2:40 PM

Corrosion II
Session Chair: Dr. Anass Harmal, Dr. Ty Porter, Ph.D., P.E., Mr. Dan Grice, P.E., John Macha, Robert Imhoff and Mark D. Russell

Directed Energy Deposition, WAAM, and Multi-Material Manufacturing I
Session Chair: (Organizer) Dr. Navin Manjooran, Ph.D., MBA, CEng. FASM, FACerS, FIIM, FIE, FIMMM, FIIE, FAEM, HoF-VTAEE

Materials Behavior & Characterization I
Session Chair: Dr. Nilesh Kumar, Ph.D. and Dr. Ramana Reddy, Ph.D

Modeling, Computation and AI application in Welding and Joining I

Strange, Unusual, Historical, and Archaeological I
Session Chair: Mr. Craig Schroeder, PE, Mr. Pierre DUPONT, Dr. Ellen E. Wright, Ph.D., P.E., Mr. Anthony Havics, PE, Brad Lindner, Dr. Joseph Lemberg, Ph.D., P.E. and Mr. Craig D. Clauser, P.E., FASM

2:20 PM-2:40 PM

Refreshment Break Open

2:40 PM-5:20 PM

Tools & Techniques (Joint EDFAS and FAS Programming) II
Session Chair: Ms. Elisabeth A Kuebel, Aaron Tanzer, Dr. Noah Budiansky, Ph.D., P.E., Mr. Tomasz Didenko, Mr. Robert Cooley, P.E., Ms. Renee Parente, Mr. Kristofor Dickson and Yan Li

3:00 PM-3:50 PM

PSDK XV: Phase Stability and Diffusion Kinetics IV
Session Chair: Dr. Qiaofu Zhang

3:00 PM-4:20 PM

Directed Energy Deposition, WAAM, and Multi-Material Manufacturing II
Session Chair: (Organizer) Dr. Navin Manjooran, Ph.D., MBA, CEng. FASM, FACerS, FIIM, FIE, FIMMM, FIIE, FAEM, HoF-VTAEE

Microstructural Characterization
Session Chair: Dr. Daniel P Dennies

Modeling, Computation and AI application in Welding and Joining II

3:00 PM-4:40 PM

Corrosion III
Session Chair: Dr. Anass Harmal, Dr. Ty Porter, Ph.D., P.E., Mr. Dan Grice, P.E., John Macha, Robert Imhoff and Mark D. Russell

Perspectives for Emerging Professionals III
Session Chair: Ben O'Donnell

3:00 PM-5:00 PM

Materials Behavior & Characterization II
Session Chair: Dr. Ramana Reddy, Ph.D and Dr. Nilesh Kumar, Ph.D.

Strange, Unusual, Historical, and Archaeological II
Session Chair: Mr. Craig Schroeder, PE, Mr. Pierre DUPONT, Dr. Ellen E. Wright, Ph.D., P.E., Mr. Anthony Havics, PE, Brad Lindner, Dr. Joseph Lemberg, Ph.D., P.E. and Mr. Craig D. Clauser, P.E., FASM

4:00 PM-5:00 PM

ASM 113th Annual Business Meeting

4:30 PM-5:30 PM

ASM International Metallographic Society (IMS) General Membership Meeting & Programming Committee Meeting

6:30 PM-7:30 PM

ASM Failure Analysis Society (FAS) General Membership Meeting

7:30 PM-9:00 PM

ASM Failure Analysis Society (FAS) Program Committee Meeting

Tuesday, September 29, 2026

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7:00 AM-9:00 AM

ASM Women in Materials Engineering Breakfast (ticketed event)

Author's Coffee

7:30 AM-5:30 PM

Registration Open

8:00 AM-8:20 AM

Artificial Intelligence in Metallography
Session Chair: Mr. Michael Connelly, FASM, CQE

8:00 AM-9:00 AM

Medical/Biomaterials: Driving for Delivered Patient Value

8:00 AM-10:20 AM

Biomedical, Functional, and Polymer-Based Additive Manufacturing I
Session Chair: (Organizer) Dr. Navin Manjooran, Ph.D., MBA, CEng. FASM, FACerS, FIIM, FIE, FIMMM, FIIE, FAEM, HoF-VTAEE

Cold Spray – Materials / Processing / Applications I
Session Chair: Eric Irissou

Laser and Electron Beam Welding and Joining

PSDK XV: Phase Stability and Diffusion Kinetics V
Session Chair: Prof. Bi-Cheng Zhou

8:00 AM-10:40 AM

Polymers & Plastics
Session Chair: Dr. Graham Parkinson, PhD PE, Dr. Gregory S. Chojecki, Ph.D., Mr. Gaurav Nagalia, M.S., Dr. Abigail Oelker, Ph.D. and Dr. Todd Menna, Ph.D.

Tools & Techniques (Joint EDFAS and FAS Programming) III
Session Chair: Ms. Elisabeth A Kuebel, Aaron Tanzer, Dr. Noah Budiansky, Ph.D., P.E., Mr. Tomasz Didenko, Mr. Robert Cooley, P.E., Ms. Renee Parente, Mr. Kristofor Dickson and Yan Li

8:20 AM-10:20 AM

Materials Behavior and Characterization III
Session Chair: Dr. Nilesh Kumar, Ph.D. and Dr. Ramana Reddy, Ph.D

9:00 AM-10:00 AM

Archaeometallurgy and Ancient Metalworking, organized by the ASM Archaeometallurgy Committee

9:00 AM-12:30 PM

Education Course: Metallurgy for the Non-Metallurgist (Abridged, 3.5-Hour IMAT Edition)

9:10 AM-10:30 AM

Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Materials Research and Journal Publications - Panel Discussion
Session Chair: Dr. Elizabeth Hoffman

10:00 AM-2:00 PM

DomesDay Competition

10:00 AM-6:00 PM

Exhibit Hall Open

10:20 AM-11:00 AM

Refreshment Break Open on the Show Floor

10:30 AM-11:30 AM

IMAT Keynote: Tyler Nester, NASA

11:30 AM-1:30 PM

Lunch Open on the Show Floor

1:00 PM-2:00 PM

Artificial Intelligence and Materials Informatics, organized by the ASM Materials Informatics Technical Committee
Session Chair: Prof. Raymundo Arroyave

1:00 PM-2:20 PM

2026 Henry Clifton Sorby Lecturer, Prof. Geoffrey Scamans, Brunel University & Innoval Technology Limited, presents, "Reflections on 50 years with Aluminium: Corrosion Control, Novel Applications and Challenges of Recycling Post-Consumer Scrap".

Advanced Superalloys and Assessment of Materials High-Temperature Capability
Session Chair: Dr. C. Paul Qiao

1:00 PM-2:40 PM

Sustainable Materials & Processes, organized by the ASM Sustainable Materials Engineering Technical Committee

1:00 PM-3:00 PM

Biomedical, Functional, and Polymer-Based Additive Manufacturing II
Session Chair: (Organizer) Dr. Navin Manjooran, Ph.D., MBA, CEng. FASM, FACerS, FIIM, FIE, FIMMM, FIIE, FAEM, HoF-VTAEE

Brazing Joining Innovation

Cold Spray – Materials / Processing / Applications II
Session Chair: Dr. Kumar Sridharan and Prof. Andrew Ang

Students In Failure Analysis (Student-Only Presentations)
Session Chair: Dr. Ty Porter, Ph.D., P.E., Prof. Véronique Vitry, Dr. Elvin Beach, Mr. Dan Grice, P.E., Mrs. Margaret B. Flury, P.E. and Dr. Ellen E. Wright, Ph.D., P.E.

1:00 PM-3:05 PM

PSDK XV: Phase Stability and Diffusion Kinetics VI
Session Chair: Dr. Qiaofu Zhang

2:30 PM-4:30 PM

IMAT Student Poster Competition

3:00 PM-5:00 PM

Fluxtrol Student Research Competition, organized by the Heat Treating Society (HTS) - Phase 1

Materials In Motion: Social Networking Event

Poster Session

5:00 PM-5:15 PM

IMAT Student Poster Competition - Winner Announcement

6:00 PM-9:30 PM

ASM Annual Awards Dinner & Reception

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

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7:00 AM-9:00 AM

Author's Coffee

7:30 AM-5:00 PM

Registration Open

8:00 AM-8:40 AM

Microstructure in Additive Manufacturing (Joint IMS & AM Session)
Session Chair: Dr. Andrew Kitahara

8:00 AM-10:00 AM

Friction Stir

8:00 AM-10:20 AM

Corrosion & Environmental Degradation I
Session Chair: Dr. Mohammadreza Daroonparvar

EBCs, TBCs, and Thermal Spray Coatings I
Session Chair: Dr. John Koppes and Ms. Irina Downs

Fatigue & Fracture I
Session Chair: Ms. Niamh Lane, Lilly Schroer, Mr. Nicholas Catella, Mr. Thomas D. Traubert, P.E. and Prof. Véronique Vitry

8:00 AM-10:40 AM

Advanced Manufacturing Technologies I
Session Chair: Dr. Satish Dixit

Nonmetallic & Ceramic
Session Chair: Mr. James F. Lane, PE, Dr. Graham Parkinson, PhD PE, Mr. Anthony Havics, PE, Mr. Mark E. Weiss, Dr. Nicolas Cunningham, PhD, PEng and Mr. Porter R. Ritchie, M.S., P.E., CWI

9:20 AM-10:50 AM

From Classroom to Career: ASM Materials Camps in Action

10:00 AM-11:00 AM

Fluxtrol Student Research Competition, organized by the Heat Treating Society (HTS) - Phase 2

10:20 AM-11:00 AM

Refreshment Break Open on the Show Floor

10:30 AM-11:30 AM

Panel Discussion: Beyond "Business as Usual": Strengthening Global Supply Chains for Critical Materials

11:30 AM-1:30 PM

Lunch Open on the Show Floor

1:00 PM-2:00 PM

2026 Alpha Sigma Mu Lecturer, Prof. Ji-Cheng ‘JC’ Zhao, University of Connecticut, presents, "Innovations in Materials R&D via Experimentation-Computation Integration and Interdisciplinary Collaborations".

Processing and Applications
Session Chair: Dr. Timothy J. Langan and Dr. Y. V Murty

1:00 PM-2:20 PM

Corrosion & Environmental Degradation II
Session Chair: Dr. Mohammadreza Daroonparvar

1:00 PM-2:40 PM

Fatigue & Fracture II
Session Chair: Ms. Niamh Lane, Lilly Schroer, Mr. Nicholas Catella, Mr. Thomas D. Traubert, P.E. and Prof. Véronique Vitry

1:00 PM-3:00 PM

Advanced Manufacturing Technologies II
Session Chair: Prof. Dermot Brabazon

Litigation & Engineering Ethics I
Session Chair: Mr. David Riegner, Ph.D., CFEI, Mr. James F. Lane, PE, Mr. Larry D. Hanke, P.E., Dr. Nicolas Cunningham, PhD, PEng, Dr. Erik Mueller, P.E., Ms. Amy Kurr and Mr. Jonathan Contreras, P.E., M.S.

1:00 PM-3:20 PM

EBCs, TBCs, and Thermal Spray Coatings II
Session Chair: Dr. John Koppes and Ms. Irina Downs

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

2026 Edward DeMille Campbell Memorial Lecturer, Prof. Roderick I L Guthrie, McGill University & McGill Metals, presents, "Processing CentreFluid Flows in Liquid Metals – Friend or Foe?".

3:00 PM-3:20 PM

Refreshment Break Open

3:00 PM-5:20 PM

Advanced Manufacturing Technologies III
Session Chair: Prof. Antonello Astarita

3:20 PM-4:20 PM

Light Metals Technology

3:20 PM-5:20 PM

Advanced Deposition and Solid-State Manufacturing Technologies
Session Chair: (Organizer) Dr. Navin Manjooran, Ph.D., MBA, CEng. FASM, FACerS, FIIM, FIE, FIMMM, FIIE, FAEM, HoF-VTAEE

Litigation & Engineering Ethics II
Session Chair: Mr. David Riegner, Ph.D., CFEI, Mr. James F. Lane, PE, Mr. Larry D. Hanke, P.E., Dr. Nicolas Cunningham, PhD, PEng, Dr. Erik Mueller, P.E., Ms. Amy Kurr and Mr. Jonathan Contreras, P.E., M.S.

Thursday, October 1, 2026

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7:00 AM-9:00 AM

Author's Coffee

7:30 AM-11:00 AM

Registration Open

8:00 AM-9:40 AM

Fractography I
Session Chair: CJ Hawkins, Dr. Elvin Beach, Ron Parrington, Andrew Frerichs, Mr. Jerry C. Capo and Ms. Niamh Lane

8:00 AM-10:00 AM

Aerospace & Aviation I
Session Chair: Ms. Margaret A. Bowers, Dr. Mirella Vargas, P.E., Mr. Jarod Bodensteiner, Mr. Thomas N. Ackerson, PE, Mr. Dan Carabell, M.S., P.E. and Mr. Phil Sherer

10:00 AM-10:20 AM

Refreshment Break Open

10:20 AM-11:20 AM

Fractography II
Session Chair: CJ Hawkins, Dr. Elvin Beach, Ron Parrington, Andrew Frerichs, Mr. Jerry C. Capo and Ms. Niamh Lane

10:20 AM-12:00 PM

Aerospace & Aviation II
Session Chair: Ms. Margaret A. Bowers, Dr. Mirella Vargas, P.E., Mr. Jarod Bodensteiner, Mr. Thomas N. Ackerson, PE, Mr. Dan Carabell, M.S., P.E. and Mr. Phil Sherer