Grand Inauguration of the 7th International Conference on 'Processing and Characterisation of Materials (ICPCM 2025)' at NIT Rourkela!
The 7th International Conference on 'Processing and Characterisation of Materials (ICPCM 2025)' commenced today at the TIIR Auditorium, NIT Rourkela, signalling the formal opening of a two-day international forum dedicated to materials science and engineering. Organised by the Department of Metallurgical and Materials (MM) Engineering at NITR, the conference is being held on 12–13 December 2025 and marks the 15th edition of the ICPCM series, which has been conducted annually since 2011. The event is convened by Prof. Syed Nasimul Alam.
The inaugural session was attended by distinguished guests, including Chief Guest Prof. Lukas Bichler from the University of British Columbia, and Guests of Honour Shri Alok Verma, Director-in-Charge, SAIL-Rourkela Steel Plant, and Prof. Rajesh Prasad from IIT Delhi. Prof. Ashok Kumar Turuk, Dean (Academics), and Prof. Debasis Chaira (HoD, MM Department) were also present on the dais.
This year’s edition has attracted around 60 participants from across the globe, comprising researchers, academicians, and industry professionals. The speaker lineup features experts from the University of Leoben (Austria), the University of British Columbia (Canada), various IITs and NITs, VIT-AP University, and the Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL), Hyderabad. Industry specialists from TATA Steel, Adani New Industries Limited (ANIL), and other organisations are contributing to deliberations on emerging industrial applications of advanced materials.
ICPCM 2025 serves as a comprehensive platform for presenting research in mineral beneficiation, non-ferrous metallurgy, advanced steels, composites, additive manufacturing, high-entropy alloys, smart materials, corrosion and surface engineering, materials for energy storage, and the use of AI/ML in materials engineering. The two-day event features oral and poster presentations, interactive technical sessions, and the popular metallography contest.
The conference is supported by the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), TEXMiN
@IITISM_DHANBAD (as the Technical Partner), AMETEK Pvt. Ltd, LABINDIA Instruments Pvt. Ltd., Sarvesh Refractories Pvt. Ltd., and Aimil Ltd.
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