International Conference on Synthesis and Consolidation of Powder Materials (SCPM-2018)The International Conference on Synthesis and Consolidation of Powder Materials (SCPM-2018) held in Chernogolovka on October 23–26, 2018 was organized by Merzhanov Institute of Structural Macrokinetics and Materials Science, Russian Academy of Sciences under the auspices of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research. About 160 oral and poster presentations were presented by participants from Belorussia, France, Georgia, Germany, Latvia, Turkey, USA, and Russia.Modern methods for high-temperature synthesis and consolidation of advanced powder materials are characterized by such features as extreme temperature–time conditions, short duration, and impact of electric field. Both processes, synthesis and consolidation, can be performed in one stage. SCPM-2018 gave rich opportunity for specialists in the field of high-temperature self-propagating synthesis (SHS, also known as combustion synthesis) and powder metallurgy (primarily, spark plasma sintering, hot pressing, etc.) to present their research results and to exchange by new ideas. Such an interdisciplinary character of the meeting produced synergic effect in both fields. We hope that the results of the Conference may turn useful in solving basic problems in materials science and modern R & D.The conference invited lectures and oral presentations in three sections:–Mechanisms and prospects of sintering and hot pressing–Synthesis of powders and nano-powders–Advanced processes for materials consolidation in electromagnetic fieldsFor more information about the conference, including photo gallery, go to http://www.ism.ac.ru/events/SCPM-2018/M. I. AlymovD. O. MoskovskikhA. S. Rogachev