TMS 2008: Technical Program
Extraction, Processing, Structure and Properties Symposia

3-Dimensional Materials Science
…advanced characterization, modeling and microanalysis

• 3-D visualization and modeling
• 3-D microstructural evolution
• Microscopy techniques
• Microanalysis methods

9th Global Innovations Symposium: Trends in Integrated Computational Materials Engineering for Materials Processing and Manufacture
…joint TMS/APS plenary discussions of advancements in materials modeling across length scales, and manufacturing impact

• Nuclear materials
• Ceramics
• Aluminum
• Nanomaterials

Acta Materialia Gold Medal Symposium: Recent Developments in Rare Earth Science and Technology
…in honor of Karl Gschneidner Jr.

• Single crystals
• Characterization and properties
• Novel applications
• Recent advancements

Advances in Roasting, Sintering, Calcining, Preheating and Drying
…state-of-the-art in processing technologies

• Iron ore
• Alumina
• Rotary kiln systems

APS Frontiers of Computational Materials Science
…American Physical Society forum on progress in computational materials methods

Aqueous Processing
…recent progress

• Alternative leaching processes
• Precious metals
• Process-stability relationships
• New strategies and techniques

Biological Materials Science
…development of biological materials and biomaterial devices

• Biocompatibility
• Mimicking biological systems
• Bioinspired design
• Mechanical and environmental response

Bulk Metallic Glasses V
…state-of-the-art development

• Mechanical behavior
• Characterization
• Modeling
• Processing

Carbon Dioxide Reduction Metallurgy (sponsored by TMS, AISI and Met-Soc-CIM)
…state-of-the-art carbon dioxide metallurgical reduction and decreased use of carbon

• Green production of light metals
• Green production of steel
• Carbon sequestration
• Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide

Characterization of Minerals, Metals and Materials
…techniques for characterizing materials across a spectrum of systems and processes

• Characterization of mechanical and physical properties of materials
• Characterization of processing of materials
• Characterization of structure across length scales

Complex Oxide Materials - Synthesis, Properties and Applications
…interdisciplinary forum bridging materials research and application

• Novel functional oxide thin films
• Nanostructures
• Oxides for energy technologies
• Ferroelectrics, multiferroics, piezoelectrics and dielectrics

Computational Thermodynamics and Kinetics
…TMS/APS symposia on fundamental modeling methods and application for materials structures

• Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME)
• Microstructure properties and evolution
• Phase transformations
• Nanoscale systems

Creating the ICME Cyberinfrastructure: An Interdisciplinary Technology Forum
…joint TMS/APS roundtable

• State-of-the-art capabilities
• CyberDesign
• Roadmapping development needs

Deformation Twinning: Formation Mechanisms and Effects on Material Plasticity - Experiments and Modeling
…progress in fundamentals of deformation twinning

• Texture, twinning and hardening
• Constitutive modeling
• Electron microscopy
• Flow and fracture

Emerging Interconnect and Packaging Technologies
…advanced lead-free solder and packaging technologies

• Electromigration
• Microstructures and characterization
• Processing and reliability issues
• Whisker growth, design and modeling

Emerging Methods to Understand Mechanical Behavior
…advanced characterization and analytical methods

• Orientation imaging microscopy
• Texture evolution
• Nanomechanical testing
• Static, dynamic and cyclic testing

Energy Conservation in Metals Extraction and Materials Processing
…technologies to reduce energy consumption for material production

• Energy and environmental conservation
• Enhanced energy efficiency
• Alternate technologies
• Modeling, simulation and application experiences

Enhancing Materials Durability via Surface Engineering
…recent advancements in surface engineering and modification for life enhancement

• Coatings for environmental, thermal and wear resistance
• Residual stresses
• Graded and novel structures
• Modeling

Frontiers in Process Modeling
…advancing materials development

• Hot-rolling technologies
• Deformation of materials
• Primary metal production

Hael Mughrabi Honorary Symposium: Plasticity, Failure and Fatigue in Structural Materials - from Macro to Nano
…deformation and fracture mechanisms

• Single crystals
• Mathematical modeling
• Cyclic, static and dynamic loading
• Damage evolution

Hot and Cold Rolling Technology
…advanced hot- and cold-rolled products

• Texture development
• Process modeling
• Surface quality

Hume-Rothery Symposium: Nanoscale Phases
…fundamentals of structure and stability of nanoscale phase materials

• Microstructural evolution and stability
• Nano/tera scale integration
• Microscopy
• Nanowires, nanovolumes and nanocrystaliization

Materials Informatics: Enabling Integration of Modeling and Experiments in Materials Science
…joint TMS/APS symposium advancing techniques and application of materials informatics

• Titanium alloys
• Superalloys
• Neural networks
• CyberDesign

Materials Processing Fundamentals
…design, synthesis and control of materials processes and processing

• Solidification processing
• Optimization of thermomechanical processing
• Numerical simulations
• Microstructural evolution

Mechanical Behavior, Microstructure and Modeling of Ti and Its Alloys
…progress towards predictive constitutive and damage models for titanium

• Refinement and processing
• Microstructural evolution
• Microstructure-property relationships
• Modeling and property prediction

Mechanics and Kinetics of Interfaces in Multicomponent Materials Systems
…performance-enabling interfaces across materials systems and applications

• Metal-ceramics, metal-semiconductors and metal-polymer interfaces
• Creep
• Electromigration
• Dynamic and static performance

Minerals, Metals and Materials under Pressure
…interdisciplinary forum connecting theory and experiment

• Pressure-induced phase transformations
• Simulations and modeling
• High rate plasticity
• Damage and failure mechanisms

Neutron and X-Ray Studies for Probing Materials Behavior
…progress in advanced materials characterization

• Mechanical response
• Thermal treatment
• Texture development
• Microstructural evolution

Particle Beam-Induced Radiation Effects in Materials
…experimental and theoretical radiation materials science

• Damage evolution
• In situ analysis
• Radiation-induced diffusion
• Nanoscale testing

Phase Stability, Phase Transformations and Reactive Phase Formation in Electronic Materials VII
…thermodynamics and kinetics for phase stability electronic materials

• Phase evolution and stability
• Electro- and thermo-migration
• Solder interfacial reactions

Pyrometallurgy
…advanced pyrometallurgical methods

• Nonferrous pyrometallurgy
• Lead refining
• Titanium production
• Smelter improvements

Recent Industrial Applications of Solid-State Phase Transformations
…utilizing phase transformations for new products

• TRIP steels
• Friction stir welding
• Nickel-based alloys
• Magnesium

Recycling
…recycling of engineered materials today

• Light metals
• Electronic materials
• Precious metals
• Reducing environmental impact

Refractory Metals 2008
…processing and performance

• Oxidation and thin films
• Processing and mechanical deformation

Structural Aluminides for Elevated Temperature Applications
…fundamentals and application

• Alloy design
• Processing and fabrication
• Microstructure-property relationships
• Applications

Ultrafine-Grained Materials: Fifth International Symposium
…technological advancements in design, manufacture and application

• Severe plastic deformation
• Nanocrystalline materials
• Thermal stability
• Deformation and fracture

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