This story appears in The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society's student newsletter Professional Preface, vol. 7, no. 2, p. 1.

TMS Presents New Student Program

Are you interested in learning more about TMS and the working environment in the professional world? Are you an undergraduate currently working or researching in the extraction and processing field? If so, apply to be a part of the Extraction & Processing Division (EPD) Mentor Program during the 2001 TMS Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana.

To qualify students must

• Have passed at least five departmental classes, of which one must be extraction/process oriented
• Be matriculated in an appropriate degreed program
• Answer a few questions to show they have an interest and willingness to become active in the EPD, which addresses the emergence of materials, the increasing role of the computer in processing, and the need to unify the various aspects of the processing field, including physical processes such as solidification, mineral preparation, extraction and refining.
• Be in attendance at the 2001 TMS Annual Meeting, February 11–15.

A special committee will pair students with EPD mentors with similar interests and background. Mentors will show students how the EPD and TMS work, the value of membership, (including finding jobs and internships), and what to expect after graduation.

For further information, or for an application, please contact TMS Membership Coordinator Tara Braden at (724) 776-9000, ext. 259; by mail at TMS, 184 Thorn Hill Road, Warrendale, Pennsylvania 15086; by fax at (724) 776-3770; by e-mail at tbraden@tms.org; or visit the EPD Student Mentor Program home page. Deadline for applying is December 15, 2000.