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TMS Membership Options

Join TMS today to discover a wealth of information and enjoy all the benefits TMS membership offers. Select a membership type below and complete the on-line application for instant access to all of your membership benefits. Questions? Contact the membership department directly via email members@tms.org, or call (724) 776-9000.

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Qualifications
Requirements for membership in TMS
A person of integrity in activities associated with minerals and metals... (more) A person of integrity in activities associated with minerals and metals... (more) An individual in materials science, engineering or a related field who resides outside of the United States and Canada... (more) A graduate from college within the past year and is employed or is seeking employment ... (more) A student in good standing at a recognized degree-granting school... (more) Organizations can bulk purchase individual memberships with additional benefits... (more)
Annual Dues $115.00
(membership through 12/31/2012)
$1,725.00
(one-time payment)
$25 - $60
(depending on country of residence)
$0
(1st year after graduation)
$57.50
(2nd-3rd year)
$25.00 Varies by package
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The TMS Membership year is January 1 to December 31

Membership Benefits Chart

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Recent Graduate Student
JOM Electronic Subscription
(fulfilled through SpringerLink)
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JOM, the monthly technical journal of TMS, provides you with interdisciplinary technical papers and unique features as well as economic outlooks, developments in engineering education, research and business updates, conference and literature reviews, professional affairs articles and news. The print version of JOM arrives in your mailbox 12 times a year*, while your electronic access includes back issues to 1997.
JOM Print Subscription
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(3 issues/yr.)
JOM, the monthly technical journal of TMS, provides you with interdisciplinary technical papers and unique features as well as economic outlooks, developments in engineering education, research and business updates, conference and literature reviews, professional affairs articles and news. The print version of JOM arrives in your mailbox 12 times a year*, while your electronic access includes back issues to 1997.
AIME Transactions Archive
(papers and proceedings in PDF format)
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Electronic Subscriptions to MMTA, MMTB and JEM

Plus 20 journals published by Springer
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Electronic Access to 23 TMS and Springer Journals!

TMS members will have free online access to three prestigious TMS archival publications: Journal of Electronic Materials, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, and Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B.

In addition, 20 journals published by Springer will be available to TMS members online:

1. Applied Composite Materials
2. Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing
3. Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics
4. Glass Physics and Chemistry
5. International Journal of Fracture
6. International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design
7. Journal of Elasticity
8. Journal of Electroceramics
9. Journal of Engineering Physics and Thermophysics
10. Journal of Materials Science
11. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics
12. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine
13. Journal of Nanoparticle Research
14. Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology
15. Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism
16. Materials Science
17. Mechanics of Composite Materials
18. Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials
19. Metallurgist
20. Oxidation of Metals

Discounted Print Subscriptions to MMTA, MMTB, and JEM
Ability to subscribe to Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A and/or B as well as Journal of Electronic Materials at hundreds off the list price.

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TMS members save more than 90 percent on print subscriptions of the Journal of Electronic Materials, and Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A and B. These top technical journals are published through Springer. To subscribe at low member prices, visit http://members.tms.org
Discount on books purchased through Wiley

(25% off the list price on TMS products; plus 25% off all other titles published by Wiley)
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Wiley Publications – TMS partners with Wiley to publish, market and distribute all TMS books. TMS members receive a 25% discount off the Wiley list price of all TMS books, plus a 25% discount off of all other titles. Visit wiley.com for details.
TMS Membership Directory

(access to and inclusion in)
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Membership Directory – Search for colleagues by name, company, location or technical area.
Consultant Resources
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TMS Consultant Resources – A compendium of tools, templates, and tips to ensure your business infrastructure is sound. This tool also features advice and insight resources to develop your consulting practice and information about TMS social networking for business development.
e-Mentoring Program
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TMS e-mentoring – A program designed to assist colleagues at every career level with professional development. Pose questions, get perspective on daily issues faced in the workplace, learn about career options or discover how to easily transfer from college to workplace or from job to job.
TMS On Reserve
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TMS On Reserve – Peruse an anthology of digitalized, library archive volumes of foundational documents and select conferences proceedings from the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers (AIME).
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PE Study Guide (PDF)
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PE Study Guide – The Professional Engineer Study Guide is available for downloading as a portable document format (PDF) file.
Committee Membership
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Committee Membership – Take advantage of the opportunity to join a TMS committee and help facilitate policy creation and programming development. Members embrace the essence of the society by volunteering their time to build the value of TMS in the world of materials science and engineering to ultimately enhance their own professional development.

TMS offers numerous committees within its five technical divisions: Electronic, Magnetic & Photonic Materials; Extraction & Processing; Light Metals; Materials Processing & Manufacturing; Structural Materials.
Preferential Resume Placement in TMS Career Center
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TMS Career Center – This enhanced online resource allows you to post an anonymous resume, view jobs and create personal job alerts. TMS members receive priority placement of resumes. Visit http://careercenter.tms.org.
TMS Membership Icon
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TMS now offers an icon that members can use to demonstrate affiliation with the select group of 11,000 Materials Science & Engineering professionals worldwide who are part of the TMS community. Members may use the icon on an email signature or online profile, or on printed materials such as a business card or resume.
Member Pricing on Conference Registrations and Publications
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You can take advantage of reduced registration fees as a TMS member. For information, visit the TMS Global Meetings Calendar at www.tms.org/Meetings or click on "Meetings & Events" from the TMS home page.
Student Pricing on Conference Registrations and Publications
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You can take advantage of reduced registration fees as a Material Advantage student member. For information, visit www.materialadvantage.org.
Ability to Purchase Affiliate Memberships in ABM, IOM3 and IIM
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As a TMS member, you have the opportunity to join the following organizations as an electronic member:

ABM Membership The Brazilian Metallurgical, Materials and Mining Association offers a full membership to TMS members for the remainder of 2011 and all of 2012 for $104.00. Benefits include a subscription to ABM’s magazine, discounts on conferences and publications, and networking opportunities.

Indian Institute of Metals (IIM) offers an international affiliate membership for $25 a year. Benefits include an electronic subscription to Metal News, access to IIM’s members-only Web site which includes a membership directory, and the chance to participate in IIM’s three technical divisions.

Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3), based in the United Kingdom, offers e-partnership for $30 a year. Benefits include electronic access to 13 technical journals and an electronic newsletter customized to your technical interest area. For additional details on these affiliate memberships, go to www.tms.org/Society/Affmembership.html or visit the Members-Only area of the TMS Web site and click on "TMS Membership Home."
Voting Privileges
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Voting privileges afford you the opportunity to help shape society policies and objectives when issues are put to a vote.
Access to ASM, ACerS, and AIST Member Resources
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For information, visit www.materialadvantage.org.

For More Information...

For additional information, please contact a TMS membership representative:

Membership Department
The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society
184 Thorn Hill Road
Warrendale, PA 15086 USA
Telephone (724) 776-9000
Fax (724) 776-3770
E-mail members@tms.org