Topics
The ISPMA 2026 symposium will focus on the following topic clusters:
- Structural and functional materials (magnesium, aluminum, titanium alloys, shape memory alloys, steels, high-entropy alloys, intermetallics, ceramics, and other non-metallic materials).
- Materials out of equilibrium (including nanocrystalline and amorphous materials)
- Materials characterization (e.g., microstructure, mechanical properties, and corrosion, including interaction with hydrogen).
- Electronic properties of materials (e.g., magnetism, heat, and electronic transport, including superconductivity).
- Modeling, simulations, ab initio calculations, and data science.
Currently, the following sessions have been proposed:
- Magnesium Alloys and Their Applications
- Advanced titanium alloys
- Dislocations in Materials
- Magnetic Properties of Materials
- Diffraction Methods in Materials Science
Proposals for additional sessions are welcome. Please contact the organizing committee.
Manuscript submission
A selection of outstanding contributions presented at the International Symposia on Physics of Materials (ISPMA) will be nominated for submission as full-length articles to a special issue of the international peer-reviewed Journal of Alloys and Compounds (Elsevier) (link to journal). Corresponding authors of selected contributions will be invited to submit their manuscripts via the journal’s official submission system. All submitted papers will be treated as original research articles and will undergo the journal’s standard peer-review process. Accepted papers will be published in a special issue highlighting recent advances in the field.
Please note that nomination and invitation to submit do not guarantee acceptance for publication. The review and editorial decisions are carried out independently by the journal and are not influenced by the conference organizers.
Oral presentation
| Plenary lecture | 45 min + 10 min for discussion |
| Invited talk | 25 min + 5 min for discussion |
| Regular contributions | 15 min + 5 min for discussion |
Only contributions presented by their authors may be included in the Symposium program.
The lecture rooms are equipped with an MS PowerPoint-compatible data projector and a laser pointer. Lecturers who require different equipment are kindly asked to contact the Organizing Committee in advance.
Posters
The poster boards available are 950 mm wide and 1500 mm high.
The recommended poster size is A0 in portrait orientation.
Posters must be manned during the Poster Presentation Session.