CMSC 2025
Summary
The 36th Canadian Materials Science Conference was held at the University of Waterloo on May 12-15, 2025.
- With 130 students and 50 professional attendees
- +100 oral presentations and poster presentations
- 2 short courses:
- Atomic Force Microscopy & Surface
- Getting Career Ready
View the full list of presentations and learn more about the event
Conference Chair
Michael Benoit, Chair
Assistant Professor at University of Waterloo
Organizing Committee
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
CMSC Advisory Board Members
- Sidney Omelon, McGill Univ., MetSoc Student Services Chair & Head of the CMSC Advisory Board
- Olanrewaju (Lanre) Ojo, Univ. of Manitoba, immediate past CMSC co-Chair
- Guozhen Zhu, Univ. of Manitoba, immediate past CMSC co-Chair
- Chandra Veer Singh, UofT, past CMSC Chair
- Yu Zou, UofT, past CMSC Chair
- Brad Diak, Queen’s Univ., past CMSC Chair
- Marek Niewczas, McMaster Univ., past CMSC Chair
- Mathieu Brochu, McGill Univ., past CMSC Chair
Symposia
The advancement of additive manufacturing (AM) has opened a new design space for materials. This symposium covers the exploration of process parameters and the resulting structure and properties, as well as various designs and strategies to control the structure of the material at various length scales ranging from the microstructure to the topology in periodic cellular materials.
Parameters and microstructure/properties of printed parts; design principles of printed materials; structure architecture with AM; microstructure architecture with AM.
This symposium will explore the role of materials in energy storage, their safe transportation, and safe usage in a world that is in constant demand for portable energy. The topics of discussion include, but are not limited to hydrogen technology, novel battery technology, solid state energy storage, and so on.
Hydrogen fuel cell; Hydrogen storage; Hydrogen embrittlement; Sodium ion batteries; Lithium based batteries; Solid state capacitor; Solid oxide fuel cell.
This symposium covers novel characterization techniques and strategies, or novel ways of using existing techniques for the characterization of a material’s properties, structure, and the relationship between the two.
Electron microscopy; X-ray microanalysis; Elemental and chemical analysis of solids; Electron probe spectroscopy; Diffraction and crystal orientation techniques; Vibrational spectroscopy; Scanning probe microscopy.
This symposium covers the development, improvement, and novel use of computational methods in materials discovery and exploration, and the prediction of microstructure and properties of materials.
Molecular dynamics; AI and machine learning in materials discovery; CALPHAD; Cellular automata; Phase field; Multiscale simulation; Materials data and informatics; Finite element.
This symposium covers the manufacturing of materials (aside from additive manufacturing) and the joining of materials.
Welding; Brazing and soldering; Micro-joining; Bulk deformation; Forging; Forming and shaping; Casting technology; Solidification-based processes; Novel heat treatment of materials
This symposium is a venue for the dissemination of research in the continual development of advanced materials as well as the development of novel materials for both structural and functional properties.
Nanomaterials; Nanostructured materials; High entropy alloys; Bulk metallic glasses, Low dimension materials; Defect engineering; Microstructure architecture and engineering; Microstructure evolution; Electronic packaging; Biomimetic materials; Magnetic materials.
This symposium is intended for experience and idea sharing for engaging and interesting youths and students in the field of Materials Science and Engineering.
Pedagogical and andragogical practices; Emerging issues and practices in education; Engineering design education; Educational tools and technologies.
This symposium covers research on the interaction between materials and the environment. The focus can be on the effect of the environment on the materials (e.g. corrosion, degradation) as well as the effects of the use of materials on the environment.
Corrosion; Corrosion protection; Polymeric degradation; Irradiation damage; Biodegradation; Sustainable materials; Recycling of materials.
CMSC 2025 Award Winners
D.K.C. MacDonald Memorial Lecturer
Allison Beese
Professor, Penn State University
Tools to enable the adoption of metal additive manufacturing in structural applications
Metal Chemistry
Award
Joey Kish
Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, McMaster University
Corrosion Performance of Al Alloy Castings for Automotive Lightweighting
Metal Physics
Award
Mark Daymond
Professor, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Queen’s University
Ion irradiation – a tool to emulate neutron irradiation in structural alloys
Early Career Researchers
Daria Humeniuc
MASc Candidate, University of Guelph
Bahar Ronnasi
PhD Candidate, University of Ottawa
Xiaoye Zhao
PhD Candidate, University of Waterloo
