The 37th Canadian Materials Science Conference
Université Laval | May 4-7, 2026
Early bird prices until April 12!
CMSC 2026 Award Nominations
Submit your nominations for the Metal Chemistry or Metal Physics award.
CMSC 2026
We invite you to participate in the 37th Canadian Materials Science Conference.
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.
Meet the Conference Organizers
CONFERENCE CHAIR
Carl Blais
Professor
Université Laval
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