Call for Abstracts – IMAT 2027

October 4–7, 2027 | Columbus, Ohio
Abstract Submission Deadline: March 20, 2027

Share Your Research at IMAT 2027

IMAT, the ASM International Annual Meeting, brings together the materials community to explore the latest advances in materials, processes, technologies, and applications. IMAT 2027 will feature an industry-oriented technical program designed to address the needs of materials professionals across a broad range of industries and disciplines.

We invite researchers, engineers, students, and materials professionals to submit abstracts showcasing new research, innovative technologies, practical applications, and emerging developments.

Topics of interest include:

• Additive Manufacturing, organized by the Additive Manufacturing Programming Committee
• Advanced Materials and Specialized Applications
• Advanced Materials Manufacturing, organized by the ASM Advance Materials Manufacturing Committee
• Digital Transformation, Sustainability, and Emerging Technologies
• Failure Analysis Society (FAS)
• International Metallographic Society (IMS)
• Joining of Advanced and Specialty Materials (JASM XXV), organized by the Joining of Advanced and Specialty Materials Programming Committee
• Materials Processing & Joining Technologies
• Materials Science & Characterization
• Perspectives for Emerging Professionals
• Poster Session
• PSDK XV: Phase Stability and Diffusion Kinetics, organized by the ASM Alloy Phase Diagram (APD) Committee
• Residual Stress, organized by the RSTC Committee
• Student Research Competitions 
• Surface Engineering & Protective Coatings (AAMP)
• Thermal Spray Society (TSS)

Connect, Collaborate, and Share

IMAT 2027 offers an opportunity to present your work, exchange ideas with materials professionals from across the industry, and build connections with the broader materials community.

Students are especially encouraged to participate. Student events and competitions will provide opportunities to showcase research, connect with industry and academic leaders, and engage with the next generation of materials scientists and engineers.

Submit your abstract by March 20, 2027, and be part of IMAT 2027 in Columbus, Ohio!