The Indian Institute of Metals (IIM) is announcing the upcoming  79th Annual Technical Meeting (ATM 2025) and International Conference on Advanced Materials  and Critical Minerals for Energy Transition, scheduled from 4–6th December 2025 at IIT Hyderabad.  The event will bring together leading experts from industry, academia, and research institutions to  deliberate on cutting-edge developments in metallurgy and materials science. A large number of  undergraduate, postgraduate, and PhD students will also be attending and presenting their recent  innovative research findings. Overall more than 1600 participants will be attending the 3 days  conference. 

Prof B S Murty, President of the IIM and Director of IIT Hyderabad, said: “It is a great honor to serve as President of the IIM, one of India’s oldest metallurgical and materials  engineering association, and to host IIM-ATM 2025. This conference will foster stronger industry academia partnerships through presentations by leading experts and researchers. We received over  1,400 abstracts, selecting 409 oral and 750 poster presentations. This is for the first time such a large  number of technical abstracts have been received in an IIM-ATM conference. As part the conference,  we also have 40 distinguished international speakers are presenting their work in frontier areas.  Additionally, we have invited 100 BTech and diploma students from across India to engage and learn  from top professionals in the field. During this conference, the IIM is also organizing special sessions  on Advances in Steel in cooperation with the Japan Institute of Metals and Materials (JIMM), Japan  and two sessions on frontier areas of materials engineering on High-Entropy Alloys (HEA) and  Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) in collaboration with The Minerals, Metals 

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& Materials Society (TMS), USA. The focus in international conference will be on advanced  materials and critical minerals for energy transition. The IIM will be honoring the distinguished  scientists, technologists, industrialists, academics and students for their outstanding contributions in  their fields through various awards.”  

Dr. S.V.S. Narayana Murty, Vice President of IIM and CMD of MIDHANI, remarked: “Materials are the backbone of any engineering component, from civilian to strategic applications.  The IIM ATM and the preceding international conference will set the stage for meaningful  discussions among stakeholders to advance self-sustainability and develop future-ready technologies  for a self-reliant India.” 

Dr. S. K. Jha, Chairman IIM Hyderabad Chapter, added: “Hyderabad is a hub for materials  research which is being carried out in research labs, academic institutes and industries, especially for  strategic applications. This conference will be a landmark conference for the materials and  metallurgical engineering field, and professionals from all around the world will present their latest  innovative research.” 

Prof. B. S. Rao, Convenor IIM-ATM 2025, added: “In order to carry out this conference, we have  received immense support from leading industries connected to materials and metallurgy. This  support is crucial for gathering more than 1600 delegates so that the state-of-the-art research can be  discussed by the foremost experts.” 

Prof. Suhash R. Dey, Chairperson, Technical Committee IIM-ATM 2025, remarked: “We  followed a rigorous evaluation by leading experts in order to recommend the 409 oral presentations  and more than 750 posters as part of the IIM-ATM 2025.” 

IIM ATM 2025 is a premier platform for professionals from industry, academia, and R&D institutions  to share insights and innovations. With an anticipated 1,600+ participants, the event will feature  sessions on mineral processing, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, advanced materials development,  critical minerals, additive manufacturing, digitalization, recycling, and sustainability practices. 

The technical exhibition will showcase pioneering products and initiatives from enterprises across  metals, materials, manufacturing, and characterization sectors, offering unmatched networking  opportunities.