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TMS 2008: Technical Program
Light Metals Symposia

Alumina and Bauxite
…mining and refining of raw materials for aluminum production

• Alumina refinery design and development
• Alumina refinery safety and integrity
• Bauxite and digestion
• Precipitation

Aluminum Alloys: Fabrication, Characterization and Applications
…advancements in aluminum for today’s marketplace

• Alloy characterization
• Alloy development
• Aluminum products and applications

Aluminum Reduction Technology
…conversion of alumina to aluminum

• Alternative processes
• Anode design and operation
• Cell fundamentals and phenomena
• Environmental and plant improvements
• Process control developments

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

Cast Shop Technology
…melting and metal treatment of aluminum

• Sustainability and environmental issues
• Cast house operations and melting
• Cast shop safety
• Casting, solidification and microstructures

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

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

Electrode Technology (formerly Carbon Technology)
…anodes and cathodes used in aluminum reduction

• Sustainability and environmental issues
• Anode technology and production
• Carbon anodes
• Inert anode materials

Frontiers in Process Modeling
…advancing materials development

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

Magnesium Technology 2008
…all aspects of magnesium production, properties and application

• Primary production
• Alloy development
• Performance
• Global market

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

Recycling
…recycling of engineered materials today

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

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