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2011 ASC 26th Technical Conference Recap – Montreal, QC

By Navid Zobeiry, Communications Editor, American Society for Composites, Last updated: May 10, 2025

The 26th Annual Technical Conference of the American Society for Composites (ASC) was held from September 26–28, 2011, at Hyatt Regency hotel in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. This event was organized jointly with the 8th Canadian Conference on Composites (CANCOM) and marked the Second Joint US–Canada Conference on Composites. The conference was sponsored by ASC and the Canadian Association for Composite Structures and Materials (CACSMA).

Chaired by Prof. Suong V. Hoa (Concordia University), Prof. Michael W. Hyer (Virginia Tech), and Prof. Ozden Ochoa (Texas A&M University), the event advanced cross-border collaborations and knowledge exchange in composite materials. The theme of the conference, “Composite Materials and Structures: The Way Forward,” emphasized the future role of composites in aerospace, automotive, infrastructure, renewable energy, and next-generation technologies including bioproducts and nanotechnology.

The conference featured 215 technical papers, covering topics such as applications of composites, multi-scale modeling, durability, structural health monitoring, environmental performance, repair technologies and automated manufacturing. 

For more details, you can access the list of papers and official brochure below:

Plenary and Invited Highlights

  • Prof. Daniel J. Inman (University of Michigan) – Smart Structures for Sensing, Morphing, and Vibration Control
  • Alain Landry (Bombardier Aerospace) – Composite Fuselage Design and Manufacturing for Next-Generation Aircraft
  • Dr. James Chang (U.S. Army Research Laboratory) – Collaborative Research Alliances for Multiscale Materials in Defense Applications

Conference Themes

  • Applications of composites
  • Automated manufacturing
  • Bio-based, biomedical, and biomimetic composites
  • Carbon and ceramic matrix composites
  • Damage, durability, and aging
  • Environmental impact and recycling
  • Energy and infrastructure applications
  • Experimental techniques and NDE
  • Fibers, matrices, and interfaces
  • Impact, dynamics, and structural health monitoring
  • Interlaminar reinforcement and repair technologies
  • Mechanical, thermal, and multifunctional properties
  • Metal matrix and nano-scale composites
  • Multi-scale modeling and probabilistic design
  • Processing and standardization
  • Structural design and technology transfer
  • Textile composites

By the Numbers

  • 215 technical papers presented
  • 3 days of programming
  • Second Joint US–Canada ASC/CANCOM Conference
  • Hosted by Concordia University
  • Multiple invited talks and poster sessions
  • Sessions on emerging technologies such as bioproducts and nanoscience

Organizing Committee

  • Conference Co-Chairs: Prof. Suong V. Hoa (Concordia University), Prof. Michael W. Hyer (Virginia Tech), Prof. Ozden Ochoa (Texas A&M University)
  • Technical Program Chair: Dr. Mehdi Hojjati (National Research Council of Canada)