International Union of
Materials Research Societies
Serving the Global Materials Research Community.
International Union of
Materials Research Societies
Serving the Global Materials Research Community.
International Union of
Materials Research Societies
Serving the Global Materials Research Community.
International Union of
Materials Research Societies
Serving the Global Materials Research Community.
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IUMRS Headquarters Officially Operating in Beijing
January 27, 2026
Beijing, 18 December 2025 – The International Union of Materials Research Societies (IUMRS) officially launched its headquarters in Beijing. The inauguration ceremony was attended by IUMRS leadership, including President Anil Kumar, Past President Osvaldo Olivera, Former Office Director B. V. R. Chowdari, First Vice President Guangxian Li , Secretary Samuel Chigome, and Treasurer Santi Maensiri. Distinguished guests from the Chinese Materials Research Society (C-MRS) included Honorary President Professors Lian Zhou and Boyun Huang, President Professors Bingbo Wei and Yuanyuan Li, Secretary General Zengzhi Zhang, Executive Council representatives Cheng Song and Yanlin Song, and Council members Changhui Mao and Jingfeng Li, among over 40 attendees. The ceremony was hosted by C-MRS President Professor Bingbo Wei.
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Call for Abstracts! International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT) 2025
January 31, 2025
MRS Singapore warmly welcomes you to the International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT) 2025, 30 June – 4 July 2025 in Singapore. The ICMAT series stands as the premier scientific platform for presenting pioneering research to an interdisciplinary and international audience. Join us at ICMAT 2025 to explore the future of materials science. This conference offers a unique opportunity for researchers at every level to share their knowledge, exchange technical insights, and build networks with like-minded peers worldwide!
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GCIM 2024 & IUMRS-ICYRAM 2024
March 12, 2024
MRS-Korea will host the 6th International Conference of Young Researchers on Advanced Materials (ICYRAM 2024), together with Global Conference on Innovation Materials 2024 (GCIM 2024), in Jeju Island, Korea, on June 8 (Sat) – 12 (Wed) 2024. The ICYRAM 2024 will provide exceptional opportunities for Promising Young Scientists and Researchers to present their accomplishments in materials science and engineering-related domains, thereby expanding their intellectual horizons via interactions and exchanges of information with their peers. Click the link below to find out more about this conference. Click here
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Publications
IUMRS publishes a Newsletters, currently in Jan and Aug each year. IUMRS and C-MRS jointly publish a research journal “Progress in Natural Sciences: Materials International”. To commemorate the 30th anniversary of IUMRS, a book entitled “IUMRS Legacy: Contributions from Volunteers” which is freely downloadable. IUMRS recently conducted a Survey on the Evolution of Scientific Publishing, and a report of which (in PDF) is available here.
IUMRS Newsletters
Report of Survey on the Evolution of Scientific Publishing
IUMRS Legacy: Contributions from Volunteers
Progress in Natural Sciences: Materials International
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Photos from the First Asia Advanced Materials Summit, held in March 2021 in Shanghai
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Photos from IUMRS-ICA 2020 which was held in Feburary 2021 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The conference was organized by MRS-Thailand, in hybrid format.
Asian MRSs Meeting 2019
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Meeting of the Asian MRSs on 23 June 2019 in Singapore, organized by IUMRS Asian Regional Office. The IUMRS Asian Regional Office was hosted by MRS Singapore from 1 Jan 2019 to 31 Dec 2020
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IUMRS-ICAM 2022 Report
December 19, 2022
This is a brief report on the joint meeting of the 30th International Materials Research Congress (IMRC 2022) and the 17th International Conference on Advanced Materials (IUMRS-ICAM 2021), held from 14 to 19 August 2022 in Cancun, Mexico.
AAMS 2021
June 15, 2020
The inaugural Asia Advanced Materials Summit was held in Shanghai, March 8-10, 2021. Read the report to find out more about the meeting.