The Thailand Materials Science and Technology Conference (abbreviated as MS@T or MSAT) is one of the major series of conferences in materials science, technology, and engineering which has been initiated and organized by the National Metal and Materials Technology Center (MTEC). The MSAT conference has been held bi-annually since 2000 and it strives to be an international multidisciplinary conference which aims to provide space for discussion among stakeholders, i.e. academia, research institutes, and industries on their latest findings, novel applications, and technical/marketing challenges.

The first Thailand Materials Science and Technology Conference, MS@T, was held during July 19-20, 2000 at Amari Watergate Bangkok.  There were 168 presentations, consisting of 46 oral presentations and 122 poster presentations.

The following table summarizes key information for the previous MSAT Conferences.

No.	Date	Venue	Number of Presentations	Number of participants	Number of Countries
MS@T I	July 19-20, 2000	Amari Watergate Bangkok	168	–	n/a
MS@T II	August 6-7, 2002	Kasetsart University	143	–	n/a
MS@T III	August 10-11, 2004	Miracle Grand Convention Hotel	171	–	n/a
MS@T IV	March 31- – April 1, 2006	Thailand Science Park, Pathumthani	144	–	n/a
MS@T V	September 16-19, 2008	Miracle Grand Convention Hotel	204	555	n/a
MS@T VI	August 26-27, 2010	Miracle Grand Convention Hotel	178	580	n/a
MSAT-7	June 7-8,  2012	Swissotel le concorde Bangkok	184	362	10
MSAT-8	December 15-16, 2014	Swissotel le concorde Bangkok	335	661	18
MSAT-9	December 14-15, 2016	Swissotel le concorde Bangkok	252	527	13
MSAT-10	September 6-7, 2018	Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre	205	699	8
MSAT-11	August 29-31, 2022	<Virtual Conference>	71	446	11

Some MSAT Conferences had been co-organized with other major events, for example, MS@T III had been organized concurrently with the Thainox Metallurgy Award 2004, the 5^th International Symposium on the 21^st Century COE Program of Nagaoka University of Technology: The 2^nd Workshop on Regional Network Formation for Enhancing Research and Education on Materials Engineering and the 2^nd 21^st Century COE International Symposium on Green Energy Revolution.

Certain critical issue had also been given high priority as the theme of MS@T-5 was “Materials Technology for Climate Change”.

It should be noted that since MSAT-7, the conferences have been repositioned to international conferences. Participants from at least 23 countries, namely, Arab Emirates, Canada, China, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Libya, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Portugal, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, and the United State of America, had joined MSAT-7 to MSAT-10. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, MSAT-11 be postponed from 2020 to 2022 and held as the first virtual conference.

This year, 2024, MSAT-12 will be held during October 24–25, 2024. The conference will be co-organized by National Metal and Materials Technology Center, National Energy Technology Center, Chulalongkorn University, Materials Research Society of Thailand, Metallurgy and Materials Science Research Institute, Thai Ceramic Society, Thai Corrosion of Metals and Materials Association, Thai Tribology Association, Thai Heat Treating Association, Thai Concrete Association, Thailand Electroplating Industrial Network Association, Rubber-elastomer Technology Association, Thailand Powder Metallurgy Association, Materials Research Society of Thailand, Thailand Structural Steel Society, etc. and supported by Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI) and National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA).