Thank you for attending CMS 2026 in New Orleans!

Interested in 2026 Proceedings?

Within 2 weeks post-conference, all attendees will receive the CMS 2026 attendee list via email. Any attendees who specified to be removed from the attendee list will not be included. In this email, there will also be a link to request the conference proceedings. If requested, you’ll receive another email which includes a secure link to access the proceedings within 4-5 business days. Please note: The proceedings will only include presentations that were authorized for release by the author/presenter.

About the Composites, Materials & Structures (CMS) Conference

The annual Conference on Composites, Materials, and Structures is the preeminent export controlled and ITAR restricted forum in the United States to review and discuss advances in materials for extreme environments. The Conference started in the 1970s as a small, informal gathering for government and industry to share information on programs and state-of-the-art technology. Attendance has grown to nearly 500 people while preserving this same objective to share needs and trends in high-temperature and extreme environment materials, and the latest information on advanced materials and manufacturing processes.

The five-day conference program includes two to three parallel sessions per day on topics including thermal protection materials, ceramic matrix composites, carbon-carbon materials, ballistic technologies, hypersonics, and gas turbine engines. Attendees are engineers, scientists, managers, and operational personnel from the turbine engine, aviation, missiles and space, and protective equipment communities. These communities include the Navy, Air Force, Army, MDA, NASA, DARPA, FAA, DOE, engine manufacturers, missile and aircraft manufacturers, commercial space companies, and material and component suppliers.