COM 2026
The 65th Annual Conference of Metallurgy and Materials
August 17-20, 2026
Calgary TELUS Convention Centre
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Premier Sponsor
The call for abstracts is open!
Don’t miss your chance to participate. The deadline is December 17, 2025
Count down to COM meets LightMAT
COM 2025 Meets LightMAT 2025
Thank you to all for attending the 64th Annual Conference of Metallurgy and Materials, hosting LightMAT! View our overview of the key highlights and insights from our event.
Symposia include topics on
Light Metals
Materials
About COM
The Annual Conference of Metallurgists (COM) is the Premier event for metallurgists and materials science professionals in Canada.
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Plenary Speakers
Jeff Dahn
Why Do We Need and How Do We Make Lithium-Ion Batteries That Last 50 Years or More
John Goode
Past, Present, and Future Metallurgy
Jeff Dahn
Why Do We Need and How Do We Make Lithium-Ion Batteries That Last 50 Years or More
John Goode
Past, Present, and Future Metallurgy
Jeff Dahn
Why Do We Need and How Do We Make Lithium-Ion Batteries That Last 50 Years or More
John Goode
Past, Present, and Future Metallurgy
The 65th Annual Conference of Metallurgy and Materials is organized by MetSoc of CIM.
In 1945, the Metallurgy Division was formed to reflect the group’s technical interests. Constituted as a Society in 1967, the Metallurgical Society (MetSoc) is one of the four societies and five divisions making up the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum (CIM). In October of 2010, the Society adopted its new name The Metallurgy and Materials Society.
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About COM meets LightMAT 2025
Organizing Committee
Lukas Bichler
Conference Chair
Professor, UBC
Niels Verbaan
Conference Secretary
Director, SGS
Sidney Omelon
Student Activities Chair
Professor, McGill University
Abdallah Elsayed
Symposium Chair
University of Guelph
Ahmed Tiamiyu
Symposium Chair
University of Calgary
Brad Hewitt
Symposium Chair
Hatch
Britt MacKinnon
Symposium Chair
Hatch
Jafar Safarian
Symposium Chair
NTNU
Joseph Kish
Symposium Chair
McMaster University
Laurie Reemeyer
Symposium Chair
Resourceful Pathways
Leili Tafaghodi
Symposium Chair
McMaster University
Mansoor Barati
Symposium Chair
University of Toronto
Mike Johnson
Symposium Chair
SGS
Mohsen Mohammadi
Symposium Chair
University of New Brunswick
Mousa Javidani
Symposium Chair
UQAC
Samaneh Shahgaldi
Symposium Chair
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Suraj Persaud
Symposium Chair
Queen's University
Sima Ahmad Alidokht
Symposium Chair
MUN
Xiaolei Wang
Symposium Chair
University of Alberta
Sheida Safaran
Symposium Chair
National Research Council Canada
Bosco Yu
Symposium Chair
University of Victoria
Timeline
- Call for abstracts opens: End of September
- Call for abstracts deadline: December 17, 2025
- Draft papers due: March 1, 2026
- Final papers due: April 17, 2026
- Registration opens: April 1, 2026
- Author registration deadline: May 17, 2026
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MetSoc is a constituent society of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM).