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


Registration Open

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

Heat Treating Related Failures (Joint HTS and FAS Programming)

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

Laser Powder Bed Fusion: Surface Integrity, Process Control, and Alloy Performance I

Micro and Nanojoining I

Nondestructive Testing / Evaluation

PSDK XV: Phase Stability and Diffusion Kinetics I

10:20 AM-10:50 AM


Refreshment Break Open

10:40 AM-11:55 AM


PSDK XV: Phase Stability and Diffusion Kinetics II

10:50 AM-12:30 PM


Characterization of Materials and Microstructure through Metallography, Image Analysis, and Mechanical Testing, organized by IMS

Corrosion I

Failure Analysis Basics (Introduction to FA) II

Laser Powder Bed Fusion: Surface Integrity, Process Control, and Alloy Performance II

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

Welding, Joining, Brazing, & Fasteners (Joint JASM and FAS Programming)

10:50 AM-12:50 PM


Micro and Nanojoining II

11:30 AM-1:00 PM


ASM Leadership Awards Luncheon (ticketed event)

11:30 AM-1:30 PM


Lunch on Own (Available for Purchase)

1:00 PM-2:40 PM


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

1:20 PM-2:00 PM


Metallographic Preparation

1:20 PM-2:20 PM


Tools & Techniques (Joint EDFAS and FAS Programming) I

1:20 PM-2:35 PM


PSDK XV: Phase Stability and Diffusion Kinetics III

1:20 PM-2:40 PM


Corrosion II

Directed Energy Deposition, WAAM, and Multi-Material Manufacturing I

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

Modeling, Computation and AI application in Welding and Joining I

Strange, Unusual, Historical, and Archaeological I

2:20 PM-2:40 PM


Refreshment Break Open

2:40 PM-5:20 PM


Tools & Techniques (Joint EDFAS and FAS Programming) II

3:00 PM-3:50 PM


PSDK XV: Phase Stability and Diffusion Kinetics IV

3:00 PM-4:20 PM


Directed Energy Deposition, WAAM, and Multi-Material Manufacturing II

Microstructural Characterization

Modeling, Computation and AI application in Welding and Joining II

3:00 PM-4:40 PM


Corrosion III

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

3:00 PM-5:00 PM


Materials Behavior & Characterization II

Strange, Unusual, Historical, and Archaeological II

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

8:00 AM-9:00 AM


Medical/Biomaterials: Driving for Delivered Patient Value
Session Chair: Dr. Jeremy E. Schaffer

8:00 AM-10:20 AM


Biomedical, Functional, and Polymer-Based Additive Manufacturing I

Cold Spray – Materials / Processing / Applications I
Session Chair: Dr. John Koppes and Ms. Irina Downs

Laser and Electron Beam Welding and Joining

PSDK XV: Phase Stability and Diffusion Kinetics V

8:00 AM-10:40 AM


Polymers & Plastics

Tools & Techniques (Joint EDFAS and FAS Programming) III

8:20 AM-10:20 AM


Materials Behavior and Characterization III

9:00 AM-10:00 AM


Archaeometallurgy and Ancient Metalworking, organized by the ASM Archaeometallurgy Committee
Session Chair: Prof. Patricia Silvana Carrizo and Mr. Joseph Paul Mitchell, MBA, Metallurgist

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: Dr. James Saal, PhD

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
Session Chair: Thomas Schultz

1:00 PM-3:00 PM


Biomedical, Functional, and Polymer-Based Additive Manufacturing II

Brazing Joining Innovation

Cold Spray – Materials / Processing / Applications II
Session Chair: Dr. John Koppes and Ms. Irina Downs

Students In Failure Analysis (Student-Only Presentations)

1:00 PM-3:05 PM


PSDK XV: Phase Stability and Diffusion Kinetics VI

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

Poster Session

Welcome Reception with Exhibitors

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)

8:00 AM-10:00 AM


Friction Stir

8:00 AM-10:20 AM


Corrosion & Environmental Degradation I
Session Chair: Dr. Ajit Mishra, Ph.D and Prof. Rajeev Gupta

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

Fatigue & Fracture I

8:00 AM-10:40 AM


Advanced Manufacturing Technologies I
Session Chair: Dr. Satish Dixit

Nonmetallic & Ceramic

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

1:00 PM-2:40 PM


Fatigue & Fracture II

1:00 PM-3:00 PM


Advanced Manufacturing Technologies II
Session Chair: Dr. Satish Dixit

Litigation & Engineering Ethics I

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: Dr. Satish Dixit

3:20 PM-4:20 PM


Light Metals Technology
Session Chair: Dr. Abdallah Elsayed, PhD, PEng

3:20 PM-5:20 PM


Advanced Deposition and Solid-State Manufacturing Technologies

Litigation & Engineering Ethics II

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

8:00 AM-10:00 AM


Aerospace & Aviation I

10:00 AM-10:20 AM


Refreshment Break Open

10:20 AM-11:20 AM


Fractography II

10:20 AM-12:00 PM


Aerospace & Aviation II