Call For Abstracts is Open!

Join us for the EPRI 11th International Conference on Advances in Materials, Manufacturing & Repair for Power Plants, taking place June 8 – 10, 2027 in Tucson, Arizona.

We invite abstracts of 300 words or less, in English, submitted via our online abstract submission system. The system is user-friendly and allows you to create an account, return to edit your abstract, and submit prior to EXTENDED October 31, 2026.

The Conference Organizing Committee strives to maintain the quality and integrity of the conference through careful selection of its participants.  Please seriously consider your ability to prepare the required documents and present your work BEFORE submitting your abstract. 

Accepted abstracts will be offered one of two participation formats. All accepted submissions will be published in the conference proceedings.

• Paper (manuscript) + presentation
• Extended abstract + presentation

All costs associated with your participation are your responsibility (travel, housing, registration, etc.). In addition, all speakers will be required to register for the conference no later than the Early Bird registration deadline. 

The technical program will focus on key areas including:

• Advanced Manufacturing: additive manufacturing (PBF, DED), powder metallurgy hot isostatic pressing (PM-HIP), advanced welding, cladding, and fabrication processes.
• Codes and Standards: improved design approaches, material and welding qualification, standards development, and emerging regulatory challenges.
• Component-Specific Challenges: castings, forgings, blades, rotors, valves, and fabrication processes.
• Damage Mechanisms and Material Behavior: creep, creep-fatigue interaction, stress relaxation cracking, oxidation, corrosion, wear, erosion, and synergistic degradation mechanisms.
• High-Temperature Materials: superalloys, creep-strength-enhanced ferritic (CSEF) steels, stainless steels, intermetallics, coatings, claddings, and advanced material systems.
• Performance and Life Management: field experience, failure analysis, modeling and validation, feature testing, integrated life management, and fitness-for-service (FFS) methodologies.
• Repair and Refurbishment Technologies: weld repair, rejuvenation heat treatment, surface engineering, and emerging repair solutions.

Call for Abstracts Deadline: EXTENDED October 31, 2026

We look forward to receiving your abstract submissions and welcoming you to Tucson in 2027.

SPECIAL NOTES
NO PAPER, NO PODIUM
If an abstract is accepted for a presentation into the 2027 conference technical program, the author will be required to submit a full manuscript or extended abstract by the deadline date. If the required submission is not submitted, the author’s presentation may be withdrawn from the program, and the author will not be allowed to present at the conference.

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
All accepted papers for this conference undergo a rigorous peer-review process and are assigned a DOI (Digital Object Identifier), ensuring they remain permanently accessible and easily discoverable through major academic and research platforms. This significantly enhances the visibility and impact of the work presented.

We encourage you to explore past conference proceedings to gain insight into the breadth, quality, and scholarly contributions shared in previous years. These archives offer valuable context and inspiration for the current event.