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
New equipment at the CMQ
19.05.2026
The Quebec Metallurgy Centre (CMQ) recently received a PSO V4 grant in partnership with the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, INRS, and Innofibre to acquire new corrosion and energy equipment. […]
Recherche
20 million for the CURAL
09.04.2026
Congratulations to the University Research Centre on Aluminium (CURAL) at the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC) for receiving $20 million in government funding to expand and acquire state-of-the-art equipment. […]
Ma thèse en 180 secondes (MT180)-A REGAL finalist
26.02.2026
The “Ma thèse en 180 secondes” competition demands a high level of communication skills, as students must summarize their thesis in just three minutes, making their topic clear, accessible, and […]
Bourses
Mario-Fafard Scholarship 2025-2026
10.02.2026
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 female candidates […]
Events
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Conférence
19.10.2026
Symposium de microscopie en matériaux et métallurgie
The Québec Network for Electron Microscopy of Materials (RQMÉM) is organizing a symposium on materials and metallurgy microscopy on October 19, 2026, at the École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS). REGAL […]
Conférence
12.09.2026
Bibliobservatoire Vivant’s launch
The Bibliobservatoire Vivant research-creation project, bringing together an interdisciplinary team from the School of Architecture and the School of Library and Information Science at the University of Montreal, explores the […]
Conférence
27.04.2026
International Conference on Structural Die Castings and Semisolid Processing (S2P-2026)
The organizing committee of the XVIII International Conference on Structural Die Castings and Semisolid Processing is pleased to announce a significant expansion of the conference’s scope to include both structural […]