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A D V A N C E D M A T E R I A L S & P R O C E S S E S | M A Y / J U N E 2 0 2 2 2 7 After two years in a virtual-only mode, ASM’s AeroMat conference returned in March 2022 to in-person. Held in Pasadena, California, the 2022 edition represented the 33rd year of the preeminent conference focused on aerospace materials and processes. The attendance was roughly 55% of pre-COVID events, with more than 125 technical papers presented and over 20 exhibitors present. There was a noticeable buzz of energy across the technical sessions and exhibit hall, as people engaged in rich technical and business discussions with old colleagues, as well as making new contacts across the diverse atten- dees. The 2022 edition also marked the first ASM AeroMat co-located with SAE’s annual AeroTech conference, adding to the programing with cross-registration privileges, relevant keynotes, panel discussions, and a broadened attendee base. In addition to technical presentations covering a range of relevant topics, AeroMat also featured an education course on metal additive manufacturing, three keynote speakers representing Airbus, Constellium, and Howmet Aerospace, as well as a panel discussion. Two of the keynote addresses and the joint AeroMat-AeroTech panel discussion focused on the emergence of sustainability in the aerospace industry and the various ways materials can contribute to addressing this global challenge. This was a theme across many other technical presentations and discussion among attendees. Notably, these talks and discussions went beyond high-level goals and broad initiatives, instead digging deeper into current updates reporting on actual progress that companies are making and investing in a more sustainable future. In the technical sessions, global participants shared updates on traditional AeroMat topics such as additive manufacturing, welding, and high-temperaturematerials in addition to emerging areas such as residual stress and tribology. The AeroMat organizing committee looks forward to future events that continue the tradition of gathering a diverse group of aerospace materials and industry experts together for information sharing and collective problem solving to address key challenges. The AEROMAT 2022 SUMMARY: RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ENABLING NEXT-GENERATION AEROSPACE MATERIALS AeroMat’s successful return to in-person meetings featured keynotes and programming on next-generation materials, and for the first time, was co-located with AeroTech. Jeff Grabowski,* QuesTek Innovations LLC, 2021 Conference Chair Eli Ross,* Pratt & Whitney, 2022 Conference Chair *Member of ASM International The Pasadena Convention Center.

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