Research axe 01
Production of primary aluminium
The production of primary aluminium plays a major role in the Quebec economy
The Centre
A strategic grouping financed by the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et Technologies, REGAL is the only research centre in the world dedicated 100% to aluminium. Our Mission: Address fundamental and applied problems related to aluminium by creating a world-class research and training environment.
Research axe 02
Metallurgy and aluminium transformation processes
Improving the efficiency of shaping processes
Research axe 03
Aluminium and its applications
Development of new applications with high added value
Research axe 04
Aluminium 4.0
Integration of artificial intelligence in the aluminum sector, aluminum smelters of the future
Research axe 05
Responsible Aluminium
Circular economy and decarbonization
Members
There are several categories of members at REGAL and the membership criteria vary according to the different statuses
REGAL brings together 62 scientists from different engineering disciplines, but also from fundamental and economic sciences, who participate in the training of more than 150 graduate students, the future successors in the field of aluminium
News
News from the aluminium community
Recherche
Congratulations to Duygu Kocaefe – NSERC Alliance-Mitacs Accelerate grants
13.02.2025
A project led by Duygu Kocaefe, a REGAL member and full professor at UQAC, has been awarded a grant through the NSERC Alliance Grants-Mitacs Accelerate grant. In this program, a […]
Étudiants
Call for applications – Ph.D. in engineering UQAC
27.01.2025
Bourses
Mario-Fafard Scholarship 2024-2025 – Results
24.01.2025
Since 2022, REGAL has been committed to taking concrete actions to increase the number of women among its student members. One of these actions is to encourage new candidates to […]
Étudiants
Call for applications – R&D project with Alcoa Corporation
16.01.2025
Events
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Formation
27.02.2025
Introduction to FactSage
Ever wondered how to predict phase stability, chemical reactions, and equilibrium compositions in metallurgical and materials processes? FactSage is the ultimate thermodynamic software to supercharge your research! A workshop is […]
Conférence
23.03.2025
TMS-2025
23-27 March 2025, Las Vegas, USA Some members of the ExtrametAL community will be present at TMS 2025, which will be held in Las Vegas, USA. This conference brings together scientists and engineers […]
Conférence
24.09.2025
S2P2025
The 18th International Conference on Semi Solid Processing of Alloys & Composites 24-26 September 2025, Quebec City, Québec On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we are pleased to invite you […]