2026 Alloy Design Workshop
Held in person at MIT and broadcast live on zoom.
About this Event
2026: Alloy Design Workshop – 10th Anniversary Edition
In the tenth anniversary of the Alloy Design Workshops, we bring together the members of the team that have organized it yearly for a decade to discuss key aspects of alloy design including thermodynamics, kinetics, microstructure physics, mechanics and beyond. This edition reflects on the evolution of the field and highlights emerging directions at the intersection of these disciplines by bringing together alumni who have since established independent research programs. The 2026 Alloy Design Workshop is structured around three central themes — Alloy Design, Microstructure Evolution, and Mechanics & Beyond — emphasizing the need for integrated approaches that bridge length and time scales. Particular focus is placed on alloy design for demanding applications, microstructural evolution under complex conditions, and the role of damage in overall mechanical performance. Through a combination of perspectives spanning fundamental theory, advanced experimentation, and data-driven approaches, the workshop aims to identify unifying principles and future opportunities for microstructure-informed alloy design.
VENUE & ACTIVITIES:
The Alloy Design Workshop 2026 will take place in the Chipman Room at MIT on Friday, December 4th, 2026. The event will also be broadcast live on zoom for attendees who are unable to join in person.
Complimentary lunch, coffee and refreshments will be provided during the workshop for all in-person attendees, together with a unique opportunity for networking with all invited speakers and participants!
REGISTRATION:
To take full advantage of the program and opportunities, register as an in-person attendee and be an integral part of the 2026 Alloy design workshop! Make sure to register early and reserve one of the 60 seats available.
Cannot travel to MIT? You can still follow presentations live by registering as a remote attendee. Zoom link to the event will be provided closer to the time of the event.
PROGRAM:
A summary of the program can be found below. Check out our website for any last minute changes: https://tasan.mit.edu/news/alloy-design-workshop/program/
2026 Alloy Design Workshop — 10th Anniversary Edition
Dec. 4th, 2026, Chipman Room, MIT
09:00 — 09:10 | Welcome & Opening Remarks
Alloy Design Session
09:10 — 09:40 | Prof. Hyunseok Oh (UWM)
09:40 — 10:00 | Prof. Prafull Pandey (IIT-G)
10:10 — 10:30 | Break
10:30 — 11:00 | Prof. M. Mousavi-Taheri (CMU)
11:00 — 11:30 | Prof. Feng He (NPU)
11:30 — 12:00 | Prof. Shaolou Wei (MIT)
12:00 — 01:00 | Lunch
Microstructure Evolution
01:00 — 01:30 | Prof. Atieh Moridi (Cornell)
01:30 — 02:00 | Prof. Kyung-Shik Kim (KIT)
02:00 — 02:30 | Prof. Jiyun Kang (Berkeley)
02:30 — 03:00 | Dr. Felicity Worsnop (Imperial)
03:00 — 03:30 | Break
Mechanical & Beyond
03:30 — 04:00 | Prof. Atieh Moridi (Cornell)
04:00 — 04:30 | Prof. Kyung-Shik Kim (KIT)
04:30 — 05:00 | Prof. Jiyun Kang (Berkeley)
05:00 — 05:30 | Dr. Felicity Worsnop (Imperial)
05:30 — 05:40 | Closing Remarks & End of Workshop
PAST ALLOY DESIGN WORKSHOPS
Established in 2017, the Alloy Design Workshop has already covered a variety of topics:
- 2025: Wear of materials: From fundamentals to applications
- 2024: Metals and life: Biocompatibility, biocorrosion, oligodynamic effect and beyond
- 2023: Gradients & Multi-gradients metals: a discussion on design guidelines, processing, properties
- 2022: Guidelines for alloy and microstructure design for hydrogen embrittlement resistance
- 2021: Exploring design guidelines for superior Titanium alloys
- 2020: Damage-resistant steel design: Exploring the limits of metastability-engineering
- 2019: Micro-mechanics informed alloy design: overcoming scale-transition challenges
- 2018: New guidelines in alloy design: from atomistic simulations to combinatorial metallurgy
- 2017: Sustainability through alloy design: challenges and opportunities
You can find more information regarding past meetings on our website:
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