About the Conference

The ubiquitousness of materials is all pervading. Leapfrogs in materials technological advancement has been made possible by development  in  the synthesis, processing, performance and design of existing materials as well as the employment of newly designed ones.

Malaysia has committed much  effort  in  the development  of  commodity materials  such as  those  from petroleum and agro-based  feedstock  particularly  in  the  downstream  sectors  such  as  oil  and  gas,  power, water, telecommunications, automotive and aerospace depend upon innovations in materials. Materials specialists are needed to design, synthesize and manufacture them into components, test their performance in specific applications and verify their safety in public domains.

All  these multifarious  functions  are  found  in  the materials  specialists. Much  demand  is made  from their expertise. It is timely that the public be made aware of their role and contribution to creating wealth  for  the nation  through  the  synthesis, design and  fabrication of new  components  from many classes of materials as well as that in policy making, safety & health and the environment. In this context  the  theme of  the conference “INNOVATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY”  is an apt one  to  showcase how materials  technology has  functioned as a  catalyst and enabler  for  innovation  in a myriad of other fields, contributing to the well being of its people.

We invite all materials specialists, from industry, government and academia to utilise this platform and give the field its due place of importance in nation building and knowledge generation by contributing papers and presentations in all
fields of materials science, technology and engineering.