CoSAAMI-2018: Conference of the South African Advanced Materials Initiative Riverside Sun Vanderbijlpark, South Africa, October 23-26, 2018 |
Conference website | https://www.cosaami2018.co.za/ |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cosaami2018 |
Poster | download |
Abstract registration deadline | July 3, 2018 |
Submission deadline | July 7, 2018 |
CoSAAMI-2018 Conference
The conference is an evolution of the Advanced Metals Initiative (AMI) series of conferences which offered a platform for researchers and students from the AMI networks, Light Metals Development Network (LMDN), Ferrous Metals Development Network (FMDN), Precious Metals Development Network (PMDN) and Nuclear Materials Development Network (NMDN) and researchers globally, to present their work on topics related to the themes of the conference. The AMI conferences were annual conferences rotating between the different networks and the conference theme was based on the network hosting the conference. The annual AMI conference will in future not be limited to the theme of a specific network.
Researchers and students across all networks will have the opportunity to present their research on advanced materials. The AMI will no longer only represent R&D towards advanced metals, hence the name change to Advanced Materials Initiative. The programme will therefore encompass materials science aimed at beneficiation of South African Minerals towards R&D-led industrialisation.
Submission Guidelines
All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome:
Basic Guidelines
Author basic guidelines for conference proceedings
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Manuscript templates
Download the conference MS Word templates and submission guidelines.
Do not change the template settings.
List of Topics
- Powder metallurgy
- Materials for extreme environment
- Smart materials
- Corrosion
- Light weighting
- Design, modelling and simulation
- Political economy of materials science
- Advanced manufacturing:
- Additive manufacturing
- Casting
- Machining
- Hybrid manufacturing, etc
- Alloy development
- Polymers
- Ceramics
- Composite
Committees
Program Committee
- Dr Sagren Govender (Conference Chair) – chair@cosaami2018.co.za
- Dr Robert Tshikhudo (Conference Co-Chair) – cchair@cosaami2018.co.za
- Mrs Kelly Matthews (Conference Secretary) – secretary@cosaami2018.co.za
Organizing committee
- Sagren Govender (Conference Chair)
- Robert Tshikhudo (Conference Co-Chair)
- Mrs Kelly Matthews (Conference Secretary)
- Silethelwe Chikosha (Technical Conference Committee Chair)
- Ronald Machaka (Technical Conference Committee Co-Chair)
- Neels Babst
- Llanley Simpson
- Wilna du Plessis
- Sylvester Bolokang
- Annelize Botes
- Kalenda Mutombo
Advanced Meterials Initiative Members
- Light Metals Development Network, CSIR
- Titanium Centre of Competence, CSIR
- Precious Metals Development Network, MINTEK
- Ferrous Metals Development Network, MINTEK
- Nuclear Materials Development Network, NECSA
Invited Speakers
- Speaker 1
- Speaker 2
- Speaker 3
Publication
The open access CoSAAMI-2018 proceedings will be published in IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering.
Author guidelines for conference proceedings are available on the IOP Publishing Support website.
Venue
The conference will be held at the Southern Sun Riverside Sun on the banks of the Vaal River in Vanderbijlpark, South Africa.
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to the Conference Secretary Mrs Kelly Matthews (secretary@cosaami2018.co.za).