Scope:
As society accelerates toward decarbonization, demand for metallic materials with improved performance and enhanced functionality has never been higher. Central to addressing this challenge is developing properties and functionalities through precise structural control during processing. Advanced processing techniques now enable us to design non-equilibrium structures and graded architectures, pushing the performance limits of a wide range of materials—from structural materials such as heat-resistant and lightweight alloys to functional metals such as magnetic materials, shape memory alloys, and thermoelectric materials. To fully understand the links among process, structure, properties, and performance, we need careful observation using tools such as electron microscopy and synchrotron radiation, computer simulations such as phase-field methods and molecular dynamics, and data-driven research using machine learning and generative AI. This symposium welcomes presentations covering all of these approaches. Through active discussion across different fields, we hope to work together to identify new directions for next-generation materials process design.