History of the Canadian Materials Science Conference
The list of past D.K.C. MacDonald Memorial Lecturers and Award recipients clearly demonstrate the rich history associated with the Canadian Materials Science Conference. The Conference established its roots in 1951 when the late T. S. Hutchison, a professor of solid-state physics at the Royal Military College, and colleagues at Queens University, the University of Toronto, Alcan and the National Research Council began holding annual summer meetings at RMC. These meetings quickly became known as the Canadian Metal Physics Conference, with the self-proclaimed mission of fostering the development in Canada of a then modest research activity in physical metallurgy.
The continuing success of the conference, made possible in part by the organizing efforts of Wendy Jackson, attracted the interest of metallurgists engaged in chemical processing. In 1976, under the leadership of Professor J.M. Toguri of the University of Toronto, a metal chemistry component was added to the conference. In 1987, after an incredible 37 continuous years of Conference stewardship, Professor Hutchison relinquished his role to Professor W.T. Thompson. Shortly thereafter, to acknowledge changes that had taken place in the mission of most universities with metallurgical programs, the name of the Conference was changed to the Canadian Materials Science Conference.
The Conference was held at RMC until 2000, excepting 1996 and 1997, when the College was undergoing renovations. Since 2001, the Conference has been hosted at a different venue each year. Past hosts have included Carleton, Laurentian, Manitoba, Dalhousie, University of British Columbia, McMaster University, University of Alberta, University of Waterloo, UBC Okanagan, Western University, McGill University, University of Saskatchewan, Queen’s University and Dalhousie.
The conference maintains a significant student component. The importance of this emphasis is indicated by the names of past student award winners, many of whom now hold positions of considerable authority in universities, industry or research establishments. It is one of the aims of the conference to instill in students an appreciation and excitement for materials science technologies by providing a friendly but intellectually challenging forum for presentation of their endeavours, as well as those of leaders in Canadian and global materials science.
About the D.K.C. MacDonald Memorial Lecture
The MacDonald Memorial Lecture remembers the achievements of David Keith Chalmers MacDonald, born in Glasgow in July 1920. From an early age, he demonstrated considerable ability in mathematics and physics, and he graduated from Edinburgh University with first class honours. During the Second World War, owing to deficient eyesight, he served at the Military College of Science at Bury, where his remarkable talents for original research combining experimental and theoretical aspects became apparent.
In 1951, the year of the first Canadian Metal Physics Conference (the direct predecessor of the Canadian Materials Science Conference), MacDonald came to Canada. He and others associated with the National Research Council (NRC) soon became prominent and regular attendees at this annual conference. It was at the National Research Council that MacDonald developed an intense interest in the solid state at extremely low temperatures. He produced many papers of the highest quality during his tenure at the NRC. In 1957, MacDonald was diagnosed as having a rare neurological ailment that would lead to gradual debilitation of his limbs, and eventual death. His reaction was characteristic of his personality, and he increased the pace of activities to make the most of the time remaining. During this difficult period, the NRC, under Dr. Steacie, assisted him by providing special nursing and transportation services.
Keith MacDonald passed away in 1963. His honours included election to the Royal Society at a relatively young age, recipient of the Gold Medal of the Canadian Association of Physicists an honorary Professorship at the University of Ottawa, five books published, as well as the high esteem of his colleagues. MacDonald enjoyed a sense of achievement that is usually attained only at a more advanced age. He died a stricken but not unhappy man. It is no exaggeration to say that his contributions to metal physics in Canada set a standard that is yet to be surpassed.
The D.K.C. MacDonald Memorial Lecture has been a prominent feature of the Conference since 1964, and conference attendees have enjoyed Memorial Lectures presented by some of the leading figures in Materials Science, both from a Canadian and global perspective.
| Year | Recipient | Organization |
| 2021 | Julia Greer | California Institute of Technology |
| 2020 | ||
| 2019 | Franz Spaepen | Harvard University |
| 2018 | Mary Anne White | Dalhousie University |
| 2017 | Javier Llorca | Polytechnic University of Madrid |
| 2016 | Haël Mughrabi | University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany |
| 2015 | David S. Wilkinson | McMaster University |
| 2014 | G. Kirczenow | Simon Fraser University |
| 2013 | P. Voorhees | Northern University |
| 2012 | C.N. Tome | Los Alamos National Labs |
| 2011 | C. Ravindran | Ryerson |
| 2010 | Mike Ashby | Cambridge University |
| 2009 | Lyndon Edwards | ANSTO |
| 2008 | Ian Robertson | U. Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2007 | Yves Brechet | INPG Grenoble |
| 2006 | R.E. Loehman | Sandia National Laboratories |
| 2005 | M. Rappaz | Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne |
| 2004 | W. Nix | Stanford |
| 2003 | M. Chaturvedi | Manitoba |
| 2002 | W. Wallace | NRC |
| 2001 | B.R. Conrad | INCO |
| 2000 | F.R.N. Nabarro | Witwatersrand |
| 1999 | J.M. Toguri | Toronto |
| 1998 | J.W. Cahn | NIST |
| 1997 | J.W. Evans | Univ. of California, Berkeley |
| 1996 | R.W. Seigel | |
| 1995 | G.K. White | CSIRO Division of Applied Physics |
| 1994 | J.K. Brimacombe | UBC |
| 1993 | C.J. Humphreys | U. Cambridge |
| 1992 | S. Howie | Cavendish Laboratory |
| 1991 | M.H. Loretto | Birmingham |
| 1990 | W.C. Weingard | Gov’t of Canada |
| 1989 | A. Seeger | Max Planck Institute |
| 1988 | J.D. Embury | McMaster |
| 1987 | J.W. Steeds | Bristol |
| 1986 | J.L. Smith | |
| 1985 | A.S. Argon | MIT |
| 1984 | W. Nix | Stanford University |
| 1983 | M. Brown | U. Cambridge |
| 1982 | ||
| 1981 | W.B. Pearson | Waterloo |
| 1980 | M. Brown | U. Cambridge |
| 1979 | P.C. Clapp | University of Connecticut |
| 1978 | J.P. Hirth | Washington State |
| 1977 | W. Schilling | Institut für Festkörperforschung |
| 1976 | T.B. Massalski | Carnegie-Mellon |
| 1975 | A.R. Mackintosh | Copenhagen |
| 1974 | T.S. Hutchinson | RMC |
| 1973 | J.S. Dugdale | National Research Council of Canada |
| 1972 | J.A. Davies | Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories |
| 1971 | J.D. Livingston | General Electric Research Laboratory |
| 1970 | J.W. Christian | Oxford |
| 1969 | Z.S. Basinski | NRC |
| 1968 | W.S. Boyle | Bell Laboratories |
| 1967 | J.W. Cahn | NIST |
| 1966 | T.J. Rowland | University of Illinois |
| 1965 | G.M. Pound | Carnegie Institute of Technology |
| 1964 | W.G. Pfann | Bell Laboratories |
The Metal Physics Award
History: The Metal Physics Award was conceived by Professor T.S. Hutchison of the Royal Military College of Canada to recognize achievements in fundamental physics of importance to the understanding of metals as materials. At the time of its first award to Z.S. Basinski in 1977, the advancement of dislocation theory was the very essence of the kind of achievement the award was intended to recognize. Although the Award since that time has been awarded for excellence in a much broader range of research achievements including advancement in non-metallic materials.
| Year | Canadian Metal Physics Award | Year | Canadian Metal Physics Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Z.S. Basinski, NRC | 2000 | U.Erb, Queen’s |
| 1978 | T.S. Hutchinson, RMC | 2001 | H. McQueen, Concordia |
| 1979 | W.B. Pearson, Waterloo | 2002 | W. Youdelis, Windsor |
| 1980 | J.S. Kirkaldy, McMaster | 2003 | D. Lloyd, Alcan |
| 1981 | J. Carbotte, McMaster | 2004 | D. Wilkinson, McMaster |
| 1982 | C.M. Mitchell, UBC | 2005 | M. Wayman, U of Alberta |
| 1983 | J.J. Jonas, McGill | 2006 | A. Plumtree, Waterloo |
| 1984 | J.D. Embury, McMaster | 2007 | R. Gauvin, McGill |
| 1985 | L.M. Howe, AECL | 2008 | D. Perovic, Toronto |
| 1986 | M.Duesbury, AECL | 2009 | R. Drew, Concordia |
| 1987 | R. Smith, Queen’s | 2010 | D. Boyd, Queen’s |
| 1988 | G.C. Weatherly, McMaster | 2011 | J. Cahoon, Manitoba |
| 1989 | K.T. Aust, Toronto | 2012 | M. Chaturvedi, Manitoba |
| 1990 | G.R. Purdy, McMaster | 2013 | W. Poole, UBC |
| 1991 | F. Weinburg, UBC | 2014 | M. Militzer, UBC |
| 1992 | K. Tangri, Manitoba | 2015 | M. Niewczas, McMaster |
| 1993 | S.R. MacEwen, Alcan | 2016 | N. Provatas, McMaster |
| 1994 | U. Franklin, Toronto | 2017 | G. Botton, McMaster |
| 1995 | S. Saimoto, Queen’s |
2018 |
R.A. Holt, Queen’s University |
| 1996 | G.J.C. Carpenter, CANMET | 2019 | Daolun Chen, Ryerson University |
| 1997 | H.W. King, Victoria | 2020 | No winners |
| 1998 | J.W. Rutter, Toronto | 2021 | Hatem Zurob, McMaster Univerity |
| 1999 | W.R. Tyson, CANMET |
The Metal Chemistry Award
History: The Metal Chemistry Award was conceived by Professor H. Hancock of the Technical University of Nova Scotia in 1988 to recognize outstanding contributions to metallurgical chemistry as epitomized by the inaugural winner, Professor L.M. Pidgeon of the University of Toronto. Since the time of its inception, the award has included recipients from universities, industry and government laboratories engaged in research activities ranging from hydrometallurgy, molten salt chemistry, corrosion and fundamental physical chemistry bearing upon smelting and refining processes.
| Year | Canadian Metal Chemistry Award | Year | Canadian Metal Chemistry Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | L.M. Pidgeon, Toronto | 2006 | W. Caley, Dalhousie |
| 1989 | A.D. Pelton, Ecole Polytechnic | 2007 | G. Kipourus, Dalhousie |
| 1990 | J.M. Toguri, Toronto | 2008 | T. Etsell, Alberta |
| 1991 | W.W. Smeltzer, McMaster | 2009 | S.A. Argyropoulos, Toronto |
| 1992 | E.W. Dewing, Alcan | 2010 | K. Coley, McMaster |
| 1993 | E. Peters, UBC | 2011 | H. Henein, Alberta |
| 1994 | J.E. Dutrizac, CANMET | 2012 | R. Guthrie, McGill |
| 1995 | A. McLean, Toronto | 2013 | A. Alfantazi, UBC |
| 1996 | C.B. Alcock, Toronto | 2014 | J. Luo, Albert |
| 1997 | W.T. Thompson, RMC | 2015 | V. G. Papangelakis, Toronto |
| 1998 | N.S. McIntyre, Western | 2016 | I. Zhitomirsky, McMaster |
| 1999 | G.P. Demopoulos, McGill | 2017 | F. Cheng, U of Calgary |
| 2000 | C. Bale, Ecole Polytechnic |
2018 |
P. Chartrand, Polytechnique Montreal |
| 2001 | D.B. Dreisinger, UBC | 2019 | David Shoesmith, University of Western Ontario |
| 2002 | E. Krause, INCO | 2020 | – |
| 2003 | C. Hansson, Waterloo | 2021 | Mansoor Barati, University of Toronto |
| 2004 | P.Sundararajan, Carleton | ||
| 2005 | G. Irons, McMaster |
Student Awards
| Year | Chemistry | Physics | Poster |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | B.R. Davis, Queen’s | D. Muscat, McGill | M.P. Butron-Guillen, McGill |
| 1991 | E. Benguerel, McGill | Z. He, Manitoba | P. Clark , Queen’s & S.W. Barker, McMaster |
| 1992 | R. Shonewille, Toronto | W. Poole, McMaster | W. Chang, Western |
| 1993 | H. Liao, Toronto | W. Chang, Western | D. Emadi, McGill |
| 1994 | M. Torvant, Toronto | D.G. Goski, TUNS P.H. Boldt, McMaster |
A.H. Clarke, Western |
| 1995 | D.P. Bishop, TUNS | P. Wnajara, McGill Queen’s | A.H.Clarke, Western |
| 1996 | J.R. Kish,
McMaster K.T.Conlon, McMaster |
M.L. Turi, Queen’s | B.X. Cheng, Western |
| 1997 | S. Omelon, McGill | G. Taraschi, McGill | S. Ferenczy, Toronto T.C. Nguyen, Waterloo |
| 1998 | K. Jaansulu, RMC | C. Leon, McGill | K. Boyle, McMaster |
| 1999 | N. Porter, Toronto | R. Kearsey, Carleton | G. Moldoveanu, McGill |
| 2000 | M. Kaye, Queen’s | H. Jin, Queen’s | N.M. Ritsumeikan, McMaster |
| 2001 | G. Plascencia-Barrera, Toronto | M. Zarinejad, McGill | J. Joannides, Toronto |
| 2002 | J. Go, UBC | ||
| 2003 | R. Clemmer, Waterloo | P. Poruks, Queen’s | A. Mark, Queens S. Sengupta, Toronto |
| 2004 | S. Turcott, McMaster | F. Zarandi, McGill | R. Lottey, UBC |
| 2005 | J. Fan, McMaster | E. Caron, UBC | Manitoba |
| 2006 | S.J. Jaffer, Waterloo | D. Park, McMaster | D. Keogh, McMaster |
| 2007 | P. Proa-Flores, McGill | N. Braidy, McMaster G. Dmytrowich, U. of Saskatchewan |
Q. Zhang, McMaster E. Bellhouse, McMaster M. Zaeajev, INRS |
| Year | Oral Presentation | Poster Presentation | |
| 2015 | M. Nemcko, McMaster W. Judge, Dalhousie S. Mahboubi, McMaster |
J.-H. Poehls, Dalhousie W. Tan, Toronto |
|
Fracture of Materials, Student Award
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 1999 | S. Yandt, Carleton |
| 2000 | L. Gavard, Ecole Nationale des Mines (visiting McGill) |
| 2002 | H. Zhang, U. of Alberta |
| 2004 | J. Weiler, Western |
| 2007 | Feng Xu, Queen’s |
Past Chairs, Vice-Chairs & Conference Venue
| Year | Chair | Vice-Chair | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | U. Erb, Queen’s | R. Harris, McGill | RMC |
| 1990 | R.A.L. Drew, McGill | J.J. Byerley, Waterloo | RMC |
| 1991 | J.D. Boyd, Queen’s | T.A. Utigard, Toronto | RMC |
| 1992 | D.S. Wilkinson, McMaster | A. Petric, McMaster | RMC |
| 1993 | W.A. Miller, Toronto | W.F. Caley, TUNS | RMC |
| 1994 | W.F. Caley, TUNS | H.W. King, Western | RMC |
| 1995 | H.W. King, Western | N.S. McIntyre, Western | RMC |
| 1996 | N.S. McIntyre, Western | G. Demopoulos, McGill | Western |
| 1997 | G. Demopoulos, McGill | G. Palumbo, Ontario Hydro | McGill |
| 1998 | G. Palumbo, Ontario Hydro | D.D. Perovic, Toronto | RMC |
| 1999 | D.D. Perovic, Toronto | G.R. Purdy, McMaster | RMC |
| 2000 | G.R. Purdy, McMaster | P.H. Lindon, Laurentian | RMC |
| 2001 | P.H. Lindon, Laurentian | M. Chaturvedi, Manitoba | Laurentian |
| 2002 | M. Chaturvedi, Manitoba | G. Kipouros, Dalhousie | Manitoba |
| 2003 | G. Kipouros, Dalhousie | J. Beddoes, Carleton | Dalhousie |
| 2004 | J. Beddoes, Carleton | D.M. Maijer, UBC | Carleton |
| 2005 | D.M. Maijer, UBC | M. Brochu, McGill | UBC |
| 2006 | M. Brochu, McGill | G. Botton, McMaster | McGill |
| 2007 | G.Botton, McMaster | Tom Estell/Reg Eadie, U. Alberta | McMaster |
| 2008 | Tom Estell/Reg Eadie, Alberta | U. Alberta | |
| 2009 | Keith Pilkey/Mark Daymond, Queen’s | Queen’s | |
| 2010 | Stephen Corbin, Waterloo | U. Waterloo | |
| 2011 | L. Bichler/S. Yannacopoulos, UBC (Okanagan) | UBC (Okanagan) | |
| 2012 | R. Klassen, Western | Western | |
| 2013 | N. Provatas/K. Bevan, McGill | McGill | |
| 2014 | J. Szpunar/Q. Yang, Saskatchewan | U. Saskatchewan | |
| 2015 | Stephen Corbin, | Dalhousie | |
| 2016 | Marek Niewczas | McMaster | |
| 2017 | Arnaud Weck | Kayla Greydanus | U of Ottawa |
| 2018 | Anastasia Elias, University of Alberta | John Nychka, University of Alberta | University of Alberta |
| 2019 | M. Millitzer, UBC | UBC | |
| 2020 |
Bradley Diak, Queen’s
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Canceled | |
| 2021 |
Bradley Diak, Queen’s
|
Online | |
| 2022 |
Yu Zou and Chandra Singh, UofT
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University of Toronto |