The 38th Canadian Materials Science Conference
University of Victoria | April 27-30, 2027
Early bird prices until April 12!
CMSC 2026 Call for Abstracts
*EXTENDED DEADLINE* Submit your abstracts by February 16, 2026
Call for award nominations
Submit your nominations for Metal Physical and Metal Chemistry Awards. Deadline is December 15, 2026.
Thank you for participating in CMSC 2026!
CMSC 2027
We invite you to participate in the 37th Canadian Materials Science Conference.
About
The premier gathering of the Canadian metallurgy and materials academic community to present and discuss leading-edge advances in their fields. The annual conference promotes and fosters graduate student research providing a forum to highlight contributions to the profession.
Call for abstracts
The call for abstracts will open in fall 2026. More information on the topics and symposia is to come.
Hosted by:
Victoria, BC, Canada
Conference Organizers
CONFERENCE CHAIR
Bosco Yu
Assistant Professor
UVic
Technical program co-chairs: Prof. Hendra Hermawan, (ULaval) and Prof. Moussa Javidani (Université du Québec à Chicoutimi)
Awards chair: Dr. Nicolas Giguère (Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières)
Short-courses chair: Dr. Carlo Paternoster (ULaval)
Sponsorship chair: Dr. Simon Laliberté-Riverin (ULaval)
Social chairs: Dr. Simon Gélinas (ULaval) and Mr. Justin Plante (ULaval)
Technical program chair
Charles Kwan
Associate Professor, University of Waterloo
Technical program chair
Adrian Gerlich
Professor,
University of Waterloo
Awards chair
Ibrahim Ogunsanya
Assistant Professor, University of Toronto
Awards Chair
Nafiseh Zaker
Research Engineer, CanmetMATERIALS
Short Course chair
Abdallah Elsayed
Associate Professor, University of Guelph
Meet the Conference Organizers
CONFERENCE CHAIR
Michael Benoit
Assistant Professor,
University of Waterloo
Technical program chair
Charles Kwan
Associate Professor, University of Waterloo
Technical program chair
Adrian Gerlich
Professor,
University of Waterloo
Awards chair
Ibrahim Ogunsanya
Assistant Professor, University of Toronto
Awards Chair
Nafiseh Zaker
Research Engineer, CanmetMATERIALS
Short Course chair
Abdallah Elsayed
Associate Professor, University of Guelph
Sponsorship chair
John Magliaro
Assistant Professor, University of Waterloo
Assistant Sponsorship Chair
Jievan Tapajna
University of Waterloo
Social chair
Ben Orchard
MASc candidate,
University of Waterloo
Social chair
Janelle Faul
MASc candidate,
University of Waterloo