CAMS2018 continues a series of meetings that evolved from cooperation between two eminent materials professional societies in Australia: Materials Australia (MA) and the Australian Ceramic Society (ACS). The forging of joint objectives has created a series of meetings that started in 2004. These have been:
- A combined MA/ACS conference (MAC-1): Melbourne 29th November – 1st December 2004. co-Chairs Jian-Feng Nie and Nigel Stone.
- Materials & AustCeram 2007 (MAC-2): Sydney 4th – 6th July 2007. co-Chairs Simon Ringer and Dan Perera.
- Materials & AustCeram 2009 (MAC-3): Surfers Paradise 1st – 3rd July 2009. co-Chairs Jian-Feng Nie and Chris Berndt.
- CAMS 2014: Sydney 26th – 28th November 2014. co-Chairs Julie Cairney and Chris Sorrell
- CAMS 2016: Melbourne 6th – 8th December 2016. co-Chairs Chris Berndt and Peter Hodgson
Muhammad Hussain, AMCO Consultant, has been invited to speak at the Conference. His presentation will be on Wednesday 28th November where he will discuss “Improved Heat Treatment to Prevent Premature Weld Failure and Extend Component Life”.
Other topics featured in the CAMS 2018 program include:
- Additive & Advanced Manufacturing
- Use of Waste Materials and Environmental Remediation,
- Ceramics and Composite Materials,
- Advances in Materials Characterisation,
- Advances in Steel Technology,
- Cements & Geopolymers,
- And much more.
