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The 3rd International Online Conference on Corrosion and Materials Degradation

Part of the International Online Conference on Corrosion and Materials Degradation series
18–20 March 2026
Abstract Submission Deadline
10 November 2025
Abstract Acceptance Notification
2 December 2025

Early Bird Registration Deadline
5 December 2025
Covering Author Registration Deadline
5 December 2025
Registration Deadline
13 March 2026

Materials degradation, Mechanism, Monitoring and Mitigation, Emerging Domains
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Welcome from the Chairs

Dear Colleagues,

It is our sincere pleasure and great honor to announce the 3rd International Online Conference on Corrosion and Materials Degradation (CMD 2026), following the two successful preceding conferences, the 1st Corrosion and Materials Degradation Web Conference and the 2nd Corrosion and Materials Degradation Web Conference. This edition will once again be hosted online by the MDPI open access journal Corrosion and Materials Degradation (CMD) (ISSN: 2624-5558; Cite Score: 4.5) from 18 to 20 March 2026.

Corrosion and the science and technology of its mitigation is like an antique-old but fascinating subject. It is among the most common forms of materials degradation, which poses enormous challenges across industries, and it can even impact our health. The vexing problem of corrosion continues to negatively affect our society, but it also brings about the application of new and critical technologies. CMD 2026 will present disruptive and novel approaches to corrosion mitigation for commercially attractive exploitation while also promoting the cutting-edge advancements of the traditional approaches of the discipline.

All corrosion scientists or engineers and those associated with the mechanical degradation of materials are welcome to join this event and share their findings around the following general and related themes. However, the list is not exclusive.

S1. Electrochemical Corrosion Mechanism at the Interface (Localized, Crevice, Advanced Characterization Techniques, EAC, Nanoscale).
S2. Corrosion of Steel in Concrete.
S3. Surface Treatments and Coatings for Corrosion Protection.
S4. Corrosion in New Materials (HEA, CCA, TWIP/TRIP, AM, PM).
S5. Corrosion in Biomedical Implants.
S6. Corrosion and Coating Management Strategies in the Built Environment.
S7. Discovery and Application of Corrosion Inhibitors.
S8. AI and ML Tools and Digital Twins for Corrosion Prediction.

CMD 2026 will allow you to share and discuss your most recent research findings with a vibrant worldwide community of scientists and engineers in the field. Moreover, numerous internationally renowned speakers will share their current state-of-the-art research during the conference through three live sessions, including comprehensive Q&A sessions.

The conference features two presentation formats: oral (15-minute session including Q&A) and poster (display online in poster gallery). Submitted abstracts will be reviewed by the conference committee. All accepted abstracts will be available for registered participants in the form of a book of abstracts during the conference period. Attendees are also warmly encouraged to submit full manuscripts to the Special Issue of Corrosion and Materials Degradation (CMD) (ISSN: 2624-5558; Cite Score: 4.5), benefiting from a 20% publication fee discount. All submissions will follow MDPI's standard peer-review process.

We look forward to having you join us at this exciting event.

Prof. Dr. Raman Singh
Monash University, Australia
Prof. Dr. David M. Bastidas
ROSEN, USA
Prof. Dr. Dominique Thierry
RISE Research Institutes, Sweden
The Chairs of the 3rd International Online Conference on Corrosion and Materials Degradation

Event Chairs

Monash University, Australia

Introduction
Bio
Professor Raman Singh’s research interests comprise the nano-/microstructure and environment-assisted degradation, the fracture of metallic and composite materials, and the nanotechnology for advanced mitigation of such degradations. He has also worked extensively on the use of graphene and other advanced materials for corrosion mitigation, on stress corrosion cracking, and on corrosion and corrosion-mitigation of magnesium alloys (including their use in aerospace, defence and bioimplant applications). Prof. Singh is editor of several books, editor-in-chief and member of the Editorial Board of a few journals, leader/chairperson of a few international conferences and has given keynote lectures at several international conferences. He has authored over 220 peer-reviewed international journal publications, 15 book chapters and over 100 reviewed conference publications. Prof. Singh has also obtained several competitive research grants, including 4 Discovery, 7 Linkage, and one ITRH grant from the Australian Research Council. He has supervised 45 PhD students and his vibrant research group at Monash University currently consists of PhD students from different disciplines (Mechanical, Chemical, Materials and Civil Engineering, and Science) and different cultural backgrounds (Australian, Middle-Eastern, Chinese, Malaysian, Indian, African, American and Israeli).

ROSEN, USA

Introduction
Bio
Dr. David M. Bastidas is a Materials & Corrosion Consultant and Research and Innovation Lead in the Integrity Solutions Engineering Department. Dr. Bastidas gained his PhD in Materials Science and Engineering as well as his BSc in Chemical Science at the Univ. of Barcelona (Spain). Distinguished with Top Researchers Worldwide by Stanford Univ-Elsevier Ranking of The World’s Top Contributors to their fields of Science 2024. Dr. David M Bastidas is Associate Editor of Corrosion and Materials Degradation journal (MDPI); Associate Editor of Engineering Failure Analysis journal (Elsevier); and Guest Associate Editor of Corrosion journal (AMPP). Editorial Board member of Corrosion Engineering Science and Technology, and npj-Materials Degradation (Nature-Research Journal). Dr. D.M. Bastidas serves as Chairman of the International Online Conference on Corrosion and Materials Degradation (MDPI). He also serves the Research in Progress Symposium, and Research Committee at the AMPP, and served as Vice-Chairman of Corrosion of Steel in Concrete at the EFC. Dr. D.M. Bastidas is Fellow with AMPP, and the Inaugural winner of the new ECS Corrosion Division Rusty Award for Mid-Career Excellence 2022, as well as the Inaugural recipient of the National Corrosion Award of Excellence in 2020 for his research and teaching achievements. In addition, Dr. D.M. Bastidas has been awarded the Outstanding Campus Advisor Award and Outstanding Faculty Engagement Award in 2022. He has authored more than 150 scientific publications and produced numerous patents and books.

RISE Research Institutes, Sweden

Introduction
Bio
Dr Dominique Thierry is senior researcher at RISE research institutes in Sweden and Associated Professor at the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden since 1993. He obtained his PhD in corrosion science from Pierre and Marie Curie University in Paris in 1988. He has been chairman of several committees within the European Federation of Corrosion and NACE. He has been awarded the European Federation of Corrosion medal in 2021 and he is a fellow of AMPP. His scientific research focuses on atmospheric corrosion and marine corrosion. He has authored or coauthored more than 250 publications and produced about 10 chapters in books.

Registration


The registration fee includes attendance to all conference sessions.

When registering as an "Academic", please register with your academic email address, as this will accelerate the registration process. If you are registering several people under the same registration, please do not use the same email address for each person, but their individual university email addresses.

Participation to the conference is considered final only once the registration fees have been paid. The number of participants is limited: once the number of paid registrations reaches the maximum number of participants, unpaid registrations will be cancelled.

Please note that, in order to finalize the scientific program in due time, at least one registration by any of the authors, denoted as Covering Author, is required to cover the presentation and publication of any accepted abstract. Covering Author registration deadline is 5 December 2025. Your abstract will be withdrawn if your registration is not complete by this date.

Early Bird
Until 5 December 2025
Regular
Until 13 March 2026
Supported documents
Academic 50.00 CHF 80.00 CHF
Student 30.00 CHF 50.00 CHF Scanned copy or photograph of your current student ID is required
Non-Academic 120.00 CHF 150.00 CHF
Author/Reviewers of CMD Journal 40.00 CHF 60.00 CHF
Topical Advisory Panel Members/Review Board/Guest Editors of CMD Journal 30.00 CHF 50.00 CHF
Chairs/Committee Members/Speakers/MDPI Guests Free Free
Cancellation policy

Cancellation of paid registration is possible under the terms listed below:

> 2 weeks before the conference Full refund
< 2 weeks before the conference No refund

Disclaimer

We will endeavour to present the program advertised. However, MDPI and its partners reserve the right to alter or cancel, without prior notice, arrangements, timetables, plans, or other items relating directly or indirectly to the 3rd International Online Conference on Corrosion and Materials Degradation. MDPI and its partners are not liable for any loss or inconvenience caused as a result of such cancellation.

Beware of Unauthorized Registration

Note that Sciforum is the only official registration platform to register to CMD 2026. Beware that entering into financial agreements with non-endorsed companies can have costly consequences.

Insurance

The organizers do not accept liability for personal accident, loss, or damage to private property incurred as a result of participation in the 3rd International Online Conference on Corrosion and Materials Degradation.

Payment methods

Wire transfer, Credit card

Currencies accepted by this event

Swiss francs (CHF) ,  Euros (EUR) ,  US dollars (USD) ,  Pounds sterling (GBP) ,  Japanese yen (JPY) ,  Canadian dollars (CAD) and Singapore dollars (SGD)

Instructions for Authors

Procedure for Submission

CMD 2026 will accept abstracts only. All abstracts accepted for presentation will be collected in a book of abstracts, which will be published on Sciforum.net during and after the conference, and will only be available to registered participants.

Please note that abstract submission and conference registration are two separate processes.

Important Deadlines
Deadline for abstract submission: 10 November 2025.
Deadline for abstract acceptance notification: 2 December 2025. You will be notified of the acceptance of an oral presentation in a separate email.

Certificates of Participation are available in your logged-in area of Sciforum.net under “My Certificates” after the conference. Please note that the certificate is only for authors who have accepted abstracts or registrations and attend the live session.

Abstract Submission
Abstract submissions should be completed online by registering with https://sciforum.net/register and using the "New Submission" function once logged into the system. No physical template is necessary.

1. The abstract structure should include an introduction, methods, results, and conclusions section of 200–300 words in length.
2. All abstracts should be submitted and presented in clear, publication-ready English with accurate grammar and spelling.
3. You may submit multiple abstracts. However, only one abstract will be selected for oral presentation.
4. Abstracts submitted to this conference must be original and novel, not previously published in any journals, or will not be accepted.
5. We will only accept articles, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses.

Detailed Requirements
1. The submitting author must ensure that all co-authors are aware of the contents of the abstract.
2. Please select only one presenter for each submission. If you would like to change the presenter after submission, please email us accordingly.

Note: We only accept live presentations.

Oral Presentation and Slides Submission
The slot for the oral presentation is 15 mins. We advise that your presentation lasts for a maximum of 12 mins, leaving at least 3 mins for the Q&A session.

Authors are encouraged to prepare a presentation in PowerPoint or similar software, to be displayed online along with the abstract. Slides, if available, will be displayed directly on the website using the proprietary slide viewer at Sciforum.net. Slides can be prepared in exactly the same way as for any traditional conference where research results are presented.

Poster Gallery
a. Your submission should include the title, authors, contact details, main research findings, tables, figures, and graphs where necessary.
b. File format: PDF (.pdf).
c. Size in cm: 60 width x 80 height–portrait orientation.
d. Font size: ≥20.
e. Maximum size: 250 M

Examples of successful submissions can be viewed here
Guide on how to create a Poster (1), (2)
You can use our free template to create your poster. The poster template can be downloaded here.

All accepted submissions will be permanently displayed online in the Poster Gallery. Once your submission is accepted, you can upload your poster in the "My submission" section. Select the correct conference and submission, then click the upload button.
For specific submission steps, please refer to the poster submission guidelines.

Potential Conflicts of Interest

It is the author's responsibility to identify and declare any personal circumstances or interests that may be perceived as inappropriately influencing the representation or interpretation of clinical research. If there is no conflict, please state, "The authors declare no conflicts of interest." This should be conveyed in a separate "Conflict of Interest" statement preceding the "Acknowledgments" and "References" sections at the end of the manuscript. Any financial support for the study must be fully disclosed in the "Acknowledgments" section.

Copyright
MDPI, the publisher of the Sciforum.net platform, is an open access publisher. We believe authors should retain the copyright to their scholarly works. Hence, by submitting an abstract to this conference, you retain the copyright to the work, but you grant MDPI the non-exclusive right to publish this abstract online on the Sciforum.net platform. This means you can easily submit your full paper (with the abstract) to any scientific journal at a later stage and transfer the copyright to its publisher if required.

Publication Opportunity

Corrosion and Materials Degradation (CMD) Journal Publication

Participants in this conference are cordially invited to contribute a full manuscript to a Special Issue published in Corrosion and Materials Degradation (CMD) (ISSN: 2624-5558; Cite Score: 4.5), with a 20% discount on the publication fee. All submitted papers will undergo MDPI’s standard peer-review procedure. The abstracts should be cited and noted on the first page of the paper.

Please note if you have IOAP/association discounts, conference discounts will be combined with IOAP/association discounts. Conference discounts cannot be combined with reviewer vouchers. All submitted papers will undergo MDPI’s standard peer-review procedure. The abstracts should be cited and noted on the first page of the paper.

Special Issue submission deadline: 30 June 2026

Event Awards

To acknowledge the support of the conference's esteemed authors and recognize their outstanding scientific accomplishments, we are pleased to announce that the conference will provide 5 awards including the Best Oral Presentation Award and Best Poster Award.
The Awards
Best Oral Presentation Award and Best Poster Award

Number of Awards Available: 5

The Best Oral Presentation Award is given to the paper judged to make the most significant oral contribution to the conference.
The Best Poster Award is given to the submission judged to make the most significant and interesting poster for the conference.
There will be 5 winners selected for these awards. The winner will receive a certificate and 300 CHF each.

Sponsors and Partners

For information regarding sponsorship and exhibition opportunities, please click here.

Organizers

Conference Secretariat

Ms. Lilith Wu
Ms. Carol Yan
Email:

For inquiries regarding submissions and sponsorship opportunities, please feel free to contact us.

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