The symposium will explore all the materials science aspects associated with additive manufacturing (AM) of metals and composites containing metallic phases. Encompassing experimental, theoretical, and computational research, this symposium will dive into various facets such as feedstock creation, characterization, degradation during AM processing, in-process alloying, in situ characterization of microstructure evolution and material behavior changes, post-processing techniques, and resultant structural and/or functional properties. We encourage contributions focusing on optimizing existing alloys for AM processes and the innovative design of tailor-made alloys.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Development of new and customized alloys for AM.
• Exploration of novel AM methods, including multimaterial approaches and hybrid processes.
• Engineering microstructures through AM techniques.
• Utilization of theoretical and computational approaches for microstructure design.
• Materials and geometry aspects of lattice structures, metamaterials, etc.