New Location for DMMM4 Sessions & Registration Desk
Please note the following location changes for Thursday:

Combating Biases in STEM Session
Time: 8:30 a.m. to Noon
Location: Anaheim Marriott, Marquis Ballroom Northeast

DMMM4 All-Summit Closing Plenary
Time: 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Marriott, Grand Ballroom F

Registration Desk (and Lost and Found)
Time: 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Location: Anaheim Convention Center, 2nd Floor, Near Room 205


Today's Events

COVID Checkpoint
Time: 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Location: Anaheim Convention Center Ticket Booth

Member Welcome Center and Programming Support Desk
Time: 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Location: Anaheim Convention Center, 2nd Floor

TMS Annual Meeting of the Membership & Open Board of Director's Meeting
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
Location: Marriott, Grand Ballroom A-B

DMMM4 Networking Zone
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Anaheim Marriott, OC Ballroom

Celebrate Diversity Luncheon (Tickets required)
Time: Noon to 2:00 p.m.
Location: Anaheim Marriott, OC Ballroom
 

Jud Ready Takes Office as 2022 TMS President
"Tonight, I want to focus on what we, as a membership, have been able to do, under some unprecedented circumstances, to move the Society closer to achieving the goals of the TMS Aspires Plan," said 2021 TMS President Ellen Cerreta at last night's TMS-AIME Honors & Awards Ceremony. "We did that while trying not to lose sight of some of TMS’s core values, including: volunteer-driven programming, robust annual meetings, inclusive membership, and strong partnering between fundamental and applied science & engineering."

Cerreta now passes leadership of the Society to Jud Ready, Georgia Institute of Technology, for 2022. Ready also addressed the audience at last night's awards ceremony, reminding listeners of how TMS membership can benefit them throughout their careers. "TMS has been with me for every step in my career and will continue to be with me in those years still to come," Ready told the audience. "It is, and will be, the same for you." 

Brad Boyce, Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories, moves into the role of 2022 Vice President.


TMS-AIME Awards Ceremony and Dinner
"I think the biggest privilege of our occupation is that we can come in contact and build friendships with people from all over the world, regardless of nation and of world politics. I think that TMS has been a catalyzer in all of these regards." These words were delivered by Eduard Arzt, Leibniz Institute for New Materials, upon receiving the 2022 TMS Fellow Award at the TMS-AIME Awards Ceremony on Wednesday evening. This event allowed members to come together and celebrate one another's accomplishments, while offering an opportunity to relax and socialize at the optional dinner afterward. 
 
Student Poster Contest Winners
The following undergraduate and graduate posters were honored for excellence in the 2022 Technical Division Student Poster Competition this week.

Extraction & Processing Division
Graduate: "Sustainable Process Flowsheet for Recovery of Value added Products from Bauxite Residue," Himanshu Tanvar

Structural Materials Division
Undergraduate: "Quantitative Analysis of Microstructure in the Ti-6Al-4V Alloy Using Scanning Electron Microscopy," Sydney Fields
Graduate: "Discovering the Corrosion Mechanism of Chromium in High-Temperature LiF-NaF-KF Molten Salts for Gen-IV Molten Salts Reactor Applications," Ho Lun Chan

Light Metals Division
Undergraduate: "Investigate the Effect of Crystallographic Orientation on the Mechanical and Corrosion Properties of Copper Single Crystals," Devin Davis
Graduate: "Microstructural Evolution during Post Processing of Additively Manufactured 7050 Aluminum Alloy and Its Effect on Corrosion Behavior," Rupesh Rajendran

Functional Materials Division
Undergraduate: "Thermomechanical Clamp for Curing Low-k Dielectric Dry Film," Ethan Shackelford
Graduate: "Crumpled MoS2 Flexoelectric Energy Harvester," Yeageun Lee

Materials Processing & Manufacturing Division
Undergraduate: "COMSOL-generated Weld Heat Transfer Models For Automation of Infrared Thermography Non-destructive Testing (IR-TNDT) Image Analysis," Savannah Horowitz
Graduate: "Production vis Machining and Rolling of High resistivity Electrical Steep," B. Stiven Puentes


DMMM4 Morning Programming
When Viola Acoff began her career at the University of Alabama, she was the first woman hired in the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering. She was also the first Black tenure-track female faculty member in the college at that time. Because of her unique position, she encountered challenges to her authority from students who didn't know how they should address her and from an anonymous person who let her know, in explicit terms, that she didn't belong. During a particularly difficult time, she considered leaving Alabama for an HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities), but there was one thing that stopped her. One day a Black female student, a graduating senior, told Acoff that she was the first Black faculty member the student had encountered in her four years at the University. "We need you here," the girl said. So Acoff stayed. She built a career. And she mentored other young Black and female students to do the same.

Acoff shared her powerful story at the Opening Keynote Session for the Fourth Summit on Diversity in the Minerals, Metals, and Materials Professions (DMMM4) on Wednesday morning, and set the stage for the panel discussion and group conversations that followed. Earlier that morning, the Fresh Coffee, Fresh Ideas: Diversity and Inclusion Breakfast served as the kick-off for two full days of DMMM4 programming and networking.

Programming continues today, with two concurrent sessions this morning: The Invisible Pipeline and Combating Biases in STEM. Plan to join us in the afternoon for the All-Summit Closing Plenary session, which will feature the keynote presentation "Maximizing the Potential of Neurodiversity in the Employment and Educational Settings," by Lawrence Fung, Stanford University.


DMMM4 Afternoon Sessions
On Wednesday afternoon, DMMM4 attendees chose between two concurrent sessions. The “Career Development Tools and Strategies” session equipped attendees with actionable tools and strategies for both employers and employees to enhance career development and progression of underrepresented populations. Across the hall, speakers in the “STEM Outreach Case Studies and Best Practices” session were addressing challenges earlier in the STEM pipeline by equipping attendees with the tools to develop effective and impactful outreach programs.


Light Metals Division Luncheon
In his Wednesday afternoon talk, Markus A. Reuter (pictured, bottom left), SMS Group, spoke with members of the TMS Light Metals Division (LMD) at the LMD Luncheon and Lecture. In his presentation, "Light Metals: Key Enabler of the Circular Economy," Reuter defined circularity as bringing materials in a product back into the same product at the same quantity. "It's a hard task," said Reuter, who compared it to trying to recycle your coffee from the previous day and still getting a drink with the same aroma and quality. The lecture highlighted the criticality of metallurgical processing infrastructure within the circular economy to produce high-quality light metals and materials (and products) from primary and secondary sources in the required closed loop of the circular economy.

Luncheon attendees also heard a brief presentation from LMD Scholarship recipient Jarrett Losecke (pictured, top left), Iowa State University. Additional LMD award recipients were also recognized at the event. 


Nix Symposium Celebrates Two Award Recipients
Two sessions were held on Wednesday honoring the 2021 and 2022 recipients of the William D. Nix Award. In the morning, 2021 recipient George Pharr (pictured, right), Texas A&M University, delivered the award lecture "Nanoindentation--The Next Generation" at a session devoted to Recent Advances in Nanoindentation and Small-Scale Mechanical Testing. In the afternoon, Huajian Gao (pictured, left), Nanyang Technological University, delivered his lecture as the 2022 award recipient. The talk, "Mechano-Materials: Engineering Mechanical Properties of Materials with Internal Interfaces and Lightweight Structures," was part of a session on Nanomechanics and Mechanomaterials.

2022 TMS Honorary Symposia
This week at TMS2022, several members were recognized by their colleagues with special symposia held in their honor. These symposia included: 

• Failure, and a Career That is Anything But: An LMD Symposium Honoring J. Wayne Jones (Pictured, center left)
• Magnetics and the Critical Materials Challenge: An FMD Symposium Honoring Matthew J. Kramer (Pictured, left)
• Primary Aluminum Industry - Energy and Emission Reductions: An LMD Symposium in Honor of Halvor Kvande (Pictured, right)
• Seeing is Believing -- Understanding Environmental Degradation and Mechanical Response Using Advanced Characterization Techniques: An SMD Symposium in Honor of Ian M. Robertson (Pictured, center right)

See You in San Diego!
Next year, TMS returns to one of its most popular meeting destinations: San Diego, California, March 19-23, 2023. San Diego traditionally hosts some of our best-attended meetings, including our record-breaking TMS2020 with more than 4,600 attendees. While we will be returning to the San Diego Convention Center, we'll be staying at a new headquarters hotel: the Hilton San Diego Bayfront.

Mark your calendar with these key dates and plan to join us again next year!

• May 2022: Call for Abstracts Opens
• October 2022: Registration Opens
• March 19–23, 2023: Conference Dates

See you at TMS2023!

New Locations for DMMM4 Sessions
Several locations have changed for the fourth summit on Diversity in the Minerals, Metals, and Materials Professions (DMMM4) events since the TMS2022 Conference Guide was printed. Please take note of the following updated locations for Wednesday:  

Fresh Coffee, Fresh Ideas: Diversity and Inclusion Breakfast
Time: 7:00 a.m. to 8:15 a.m.
Location: Marriott, OC Ballroom

DMMM4 All-Summit Keynote
Time: 8:30 a.m. to Noon
Location: Marriott, Grand Ballroom F

STEM Outreach Case Studies and Best Practices Session
Time: 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Location: Anaheim Marriott, Marquis Ballroom Northeast

DMMM4 Networking Zone
Time: 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Marriott, OC Ballroom

Today's Events
COVID Checkpoint
Time: 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Location: Anaheim Convention Center Ticket Booth

Registration Desk
Time: 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Location: Anaheim Convention Center, Hall C Lobby

Member Welcome Center, Programming Support Desk, and App Support Desk
Time: 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Location: Anaheim Convention Center, 2nd Floor

TMS2022 Exhibit
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Location: Anaheim Convention Center, Hall C Exhibit

Light Metals Division Luncheon 
Speaker: Markus A. Reuter, SMS Group
Time: Noon to 1:30 p.m.
Location: Anaheim Convention Center, Ballroom E, 3rd Floor

TMS-AIME Awards Ceremony 
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Location: Marriott, Platinum Ballroom 6

Health and Safety Reminder
Thank you to all TMS2022 attendees for cooperating with our COVID Clearance process and health and safety protocols. To keep everyone safe and healthy throughout the conference, please make sure you mask properly indoors, except when actively eating and drinking or presenting at a podium. Extra masks are available at the Registration desk in the Hall C Lobby or the Member Welcome Center on the second floor at the convention center. Please also try to socially distance whenever possible and wash your hands frequently. If you are not feeling well, please stay in your hotel room and seek testing. Information on COVID-19 testing resources can be found on the TMS2022 Health and Safety web page. Your following these guidelines makes it possible for us to gather again at TMS2022. Thank you!

On-Site COVID Testing
For travelers who must provide a negative COVID test before returning home--or for anyone who needs a COVID test--on-site testing will be available for a fee in Room 205B of the Anaheim Convention Center today and tomorrow. PCR next-day results are available for $99 and rapid PCR two-hour results are available for $159. No appointment is necessary. You may simply come to Room 205B for a test. If you would prefer to schedule an appointment ahead of time, you can do so through this link (which is also available through the TMS2022 Health and Safety web page).

Lost and Found
If there are any items you have misplaced during the meeting, stop by the Registration Desk in the Anaheim Convention Center. A few pairs of glasses and other items have been found and can be retrieved at the registration desk on Wednesday or Thursday.

Scenes from Tuesday at TMS2022

TMS2022 All-Conference Plenary
"Jim's story is a TMS story," said Ellen Cerreta, 2021 TMS president, as she introduced the TMS2022 All-Conference Plenary speaker, Jim Yurko. Yurko is senior distinguished engineer at Apple Materials Engineering and has an extensive history of involvement in TMS. His plenary talk, "Alloy Design at Apple," discussed the role that materials play in making Apple products a reality and in reducing Apple's environmental footprint. But it also told the story of how Yurko and his team found solutions to pressing design and sustainability problems with the help of collaborators they met through TMS. "We depend on the research community to develop these solutions and then we look to see if we can pull them into our toolkit. I really want to emphasize to the industry folks in the crowd: TMS is amazing for this. This is our one-stop shop where we can work with people in this large research community and get what we need in a mutually beneficial relationship."

Following the presentation, Yurko took questions from the audience and was presented with a commemorative coin recognizing his role as plenary speaker. 


EPD/MPMD Luncheon
"Sustainability is one of those topics that people have been talking about for a long time and will give lip service, but it's really happening," said Paul Krajewski (pictured, left) of General Motors Global Research and Development Center. Krajewski delivered the featured talk at Tuesday's Extraction & Processing Division (EPD)/Materials Processing & Manufacturing Division (MPMD) Luncheon. As part of his presentation, "An Automotive View of Sustainability," he provided some highlights of what is being done in the industry. From advancing autonomous vehicles and converting plants to solar power to better end-of-life recycling, sustainability in the automotive industry goes beyond just fuel economy. "Sustainability is more than a buzzword; it's impacting all aspects of the automotive business," he said.

During the luncheon, both the EPD and MPMD recognized students and professional members with division-level awards, including scholarships, young professional development awards, and division service awards. A complete listing of division- and society-level award recipients at TMS2022 can be found in the awards ceremony section of the TMS2022 Conference Guide.


2022 Bladesmithing Competition Winners Announced
On Tuesday night, attendees gathered to celebrate the teams and submissions for the 2022 Bladesmithing Competition. In total, 18 blades were submitted for consideration. Garry Warren, chair of the TMS Foundation Board of Trustees, and Michael West, Bladesmithing committee chair, offered opening remarks and commendations to the teams.

The TMS Wadsworth-Sherby Bladesmithing Grand Prize, presented by Jeff Wadsworth in honor of Oleg Sherby, was awarded to Missouri University of Science and Technology. The second place prize recipient was the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, and the third place awardee was the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor received an honorable mention. Additional citations were also awarded to deserving teams in the following areas: Beauty to Texas A&M University and the University of California, Berkeley; Creative Use of Materials to Arizona State University; and Resourcefulness to Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Make sure to view the winning blades, and the rest of the submissions, in Exhibit Hall C from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. today.


Furnace Tapping Keynote and Panel Discussion
Keynote speaker Isabelle Nolet of Hatch (pictured, bottom left) presented updated industry survey information for platinum group metal/nickel tapping practices during Tuesday morning's Furnace Tapping 2022 livestreamed session. Goals of the updated survey (based on a survey initially developed in 2014) include better understanding of emerging trends and sharing of best practices. The survey explored information provided by 14 participating companies from 13 countries.

Following Nolet's presentation, five panelists explored the theme of "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Furnace Tapping." Each of the panelists delivered a brief presentation on the theme, and then the panel fielded audience questions. Discussions ranged from what an ideal environment might look like to where improvements can be made in current environments, with much discussion centered on safety for operators. The panel was moderated by Gerardo Alvear Flores, Rio Tinto.


Young Professional Tutorial Luncheon Lecture
Working in academia is not a work life balance, but more a “work life integration,” said Fadi Abdeljawad, 2022 TMS Early Faculty Fellow Award recipient, in his presentation “Navigating the Academic Life: A Personal Perspective” at the Young Professional Tutorial Luncheon Lecture. Abdeljawad provided attendees with an overview of his career path and education to begin. His presentation focused on ways he has learned to navigate in the academic field and advice for those considering it as a career path. He explored his methods for staying sane, such as unplugging from technology and taking time for hobbies, as well as what skills have allowed him to be effective in academia, such as time management, being an active learner, and reading voraciously. Abdeljawad discussed some of the recent projects he has worked on and his advice on making a career in academia successful.


Career Development for Students and Young Professionals
Students gathered to ask questions and hear from a distinguished panel on career paths at the Student Career Forum yesterday afternoon. The panel of five experts represented industry, academia, and government and began by providing an overview of their own experiences and career journeys followed by questions from graduate and undergraduate students. This interactive session offered students experiences and advice on many topics, including how to transition from academia to industry, how to market yourself and your skills for employment, how to find the right field for your expertise, research opportunities, and more.

Students and young professionals could then join Moshen Asle Zaeem, Colorado School of Mines, and several panelists for the Preparing A Winning Application Package Workshop. This session covered best practices for the job application process, from creating your resume to interviewing. The presenters provided in-depth details on all the parts of a winning application and offered some advice on the process. Panelists also encouraged attendees to remember that this process is not only about the employer finding the right fit for them, but also the prospective employee finding the right fit for themselves too.


DMMM4 Preview and Networking Mixer
The Fourth Summit on Diversity in the Minerals, Metals, and Materials Professions (DMMM4) opened on Tuesday evening at the DMMM4 Preview and Networking Mixer. Participants met with speakers and DMMM4 organizers to begin making connections with other attendees, preparing for the next two days of programming and activities. Programming for DMMM4 begins today and is open to all TMS2022 attendees.


Acta Materialia Symposium and Award Session
Four award recipients were honored at the Acta Materialia Symposium on Tuesday afternoon, delivering presentations on topics that ranged from engaging underrepresented groups in education to jet engines and green steel. Pictured, from left to right, are David Dye of Imperial College, Acta Materialia Silver Medal Lecturer; Alexander Michaelis of Fraunhofer Institute of Ceramic Technologies and Systems, IKTS, Acta Materialia Hollomon Award for Materials and Society recipient; and Amber Genau of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, recipient of the Mary Fortune Global Diversity Lecture. Dierk Raabe of the Max-Planck lnstitut fur Eisenforschung delivered the Acta Materialia Gold Medal Lecture remotely.

Also at this session, Christopher Schuh, coordinating editor/governor for Acta Materialia, Inc., presented the Acta student awards. He congratulated the recipients on having their work selected for recognition from a few thousand papers with student involvement that are submitted each year.

TMS Foundation Donor Appreciation Dinner
Garry W. Warren, chair of the TMS Foundation Board of Trustees (2016–2022) and a member of the Gold Honorific Society, welcomed top donors to Tuesday’s Donor Appreciation Dinner at Morton’s The Steakhouse in Anaheim. "Despite the many challenges that the pandemic caused over the last two years—financially, professionally, and personally—TMS members and donors stepped up and made sure the Foundation had the resources needed to strengthen our profession through research, education, collaboration, and fostering a diverse workforce," Warren said.

During the event, Warren presented pins to donors who reached new levels of giving in 2020 and 2021. The following individuals were inducted into new levels of the Honorific Societies:

Newly Inducted 2020 Honorific Society Members
Silver: Corbett C. Battaile, Brad L. Boyce, Ellen K. Cerreta and Carl Trujillo, Amy and Kester Clarke, John A. Howarter, Cesar R. Inostroza, Leah and Paul R. Ohodnicki Jr., Linda S. Schadler, and Olivia D. Underwood Jackson
Titanium: Viola L. Acoff, James C. Foley, George T. Gray III, Luiz Ortiz, and Lallie and Ray D. Peterson
Gold: Joseph D. Defilippi

Newly Inducted 2021 Honorific Society Members
Silver: Nancy and Iver E. Anderson, Thomas P. Battle, Paul G. Campbell Jr., Mary and Raymond Decker, Paul Mason, Ann and Dan J. Thoma, Sandi and Brian Thomas, Steven J. Zinkle
Titanium: Nancy and David Bourell
Gold: Cynthia A. Bognar, Tina and Daniel B. Miracle, Mary C. and Robert D. Shull, Joan and James A. Yurko

Today's Events
COVID Checkpoint
Time: 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Location: Anaheim Convention Center Ticket Booth

Registration Desk
Time: 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Location: Anaheim Convention Center, Hall C Lobby

Member Welcome Center, Programming Support Desk, and App Support Desk
Time: 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Location: Anaheim Convention Center, 2nd Floor

TMS2022 Exhibit
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Location: Anaheim Convention Center, Hall C Exhibit

TMS2022 All-Conference Plenary
Speaker: Jim Yurko, Apple Materials Engineering
Time: Noon to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Anaheim Convention Center, 3rd Floor Ballroom

Extraction & Processing Division/Materials Processing & Manufacturing Division Luncheon 
Speaker: Paul E. Krajewski, General Motors Global Research and Development Center
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Location: Anaheim Convention Center, Ballroom E, 3rd Floor

Young Professional Tutorial Luncheon
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.
Location: Marriott, Marquis Ballroom NorthEast

Student Career Forum
Time: 2:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Location: Marriott, Platinum Ballroom 9-10

Preparing a Winning Application Package Workshop
Time: 4:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.
Location: Marriott, OC Ballroom 1-2

Bladesmithing Competition: Awards Presentation
Time: 5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Location: Marriott, Platinum Ballroom 6

Frontiers of Materials Reception (Invitation Only) Time: 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Location: Anaheim Convention Center, Room 260C

Diran Apelian Honorary Symposium Reception (Pre-purchased tickets required) Time: 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Location: Marriott, Marquis Ballroom NorthWest

Exhibit Hall Happy Hour and Poster Presentations 
Time: 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Location: Anaheim Convention Center, Hall C

DMMM4 Preview and Networking Mixer
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Location: Marriott, OC Ballroom


Welcome Breakfast
Scenes from the first morning of TMS2022 as attendees gathered outside the convention center before the start of programming and at a complimentary breakfast for all attendees on Monday morning.


2022 Light Metals Keynote Session
The 2022 Light Metals Keynote session featured eight speakers presenting on the session's theme, 50 Years of Continuous Light Metals Proceedings—Highlights and Vision for the Century. The session was livestreamed so that virtual attendees could view presentations and ask questions in real time. Several of the presenters delivered their talks remotely, joining the panel discussion virtually at the end of the session. Among the speakers were current and past editors of the Light Metals conference proceedings, including Light Metals 2022 editor Dmitry Eskin (top middle) and Light Metals 2017 editor Arne Ratvik (top right). Each speaker looked back at a different aspect of Light Metals history over the past 50 years. This year's session was organized by Linus Perander, Yara International.


Magnesium Technology 2022 Keynote
On Monday morning, Magnesium Technology 2022 programming opened with a session of invited keynote talks, led by Alan Luo, The Ohio State University, who gave the talk, "Magnesium Alloy Development for Structural and Biomedical Applications." Magnesium Technology 2022 programming continues this morning with the session Fundamentals of Plastic Deformation and Primary Production, Recycling and Ecological Issues in Room 210A of the Anaheim Convention Center.


REWAS 2022 Plenary
"I want to share my personal journey of appreciating the life cycle of materials," said Diran Apelian, who opened the REWAS 2022 Plenary Session on Monday afternoon. Apelian traced his interest in the topic of sustainable development back to when he was named the TMS/ASM Distinguished Lecture in Materials and Society Award recipient in 2003. In 2008, Apelian served as TMS president, where he focused on sustainability and materials science and engineering's pivotal role in sustainable development for the 21st century. "It was a movement that really took off," he said. "It was the right message at the right time."

Apelian was the first of five speakers at the REWAS plenary to address the theme of this year's symposium: Developing Tomorrow's Technical Cycles. As part of REWAS, the symposium Coupling Metallurgy and Sustainability: An EPD Symposium in Honor of Diran Apelian will hold two sessions today. REWAS will also feature sessions in the following symposia today: Energy Technologies and CO2 Management, Recovering the Unrecoverable, Sustainable Production and Development Perspectives, and Decarbonizing the Materials Industry.


Additive Manufacturing Keynote Session
Bringing together the ten additive manufacturing-related symposia at TMS2022, Monday afternoon's Additive Manufacturing Keynote session attracted a standing-room-only crowd and featured four talks by (pictured from left to right) Amy Clarke, Colorado School of Mines; Michele Manuel, University of Florida; Tao Sun, University of Virginia; and (not pictured) Manyalibo Matthews, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

Sun delivered the TMS Young Innovator in the Materials Science of Additive Manufacturing Award lecture as part of the symposium, discussing “The Critical Roles of Keyhole in Laser Powder Bed Fusion.” Sun said he began working in additive and attending TMS meetings eight years ago. "Now TMS is my home Society, and I am enjoying the interactions with members." Additive manufacturing programming continues today. You can view times and locations for  the various sessions through the TMS2022 App.


Structural Materials Division/Functional Materials Division Luncheon

Award Lectures
"What will it take to build the future? New materials. And a big part of that new material supply is going to be rare earth metals," said David Dreisinger, University of British Columbia, during Monday morning's Extraction & Processing Division Distinguished Lecture. Dreisinger (pictured, right) spoke about his work with Search Minerals in developing a rare earth mine in Canada to support the rare earth supply chain in North America. 

Also on Monday morning, 2022 William Hume-Rothery Award recipient Anton Van der Ven, University of California, Santa Barbara (pictured, left) opened the Hume-Rothery Symposium on Connecting Macroscopic Materials Properties to Their Underlying Electronic Structure: The Role of Theory, Computation, and Experiment with the talk, "Study of Ferroelectricity and Phase Transitions in Hafnia."


Exhibit Opening Reception and Poster Presentations
Attendees gathered in the exhibit hall on Monday evening for an opening reception and poster presentation session that was open to all. Poster presenters displayed their work and answered viewers' questions, exhibitors talked with potential clients, and everyone enjoyed food and drinks in the relaxed atmosphere of the exhibit hall. Also on display were the entries to the 2022 TMS Bladesmithing Competition. A second reception, featuring a new collection of posters to browse, will be held tonight from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Room Change for Additive Manufacturing Keynote
The Additive Manufacturing Keynote Session planned for this afternoon will now be held in Room 257.

Today's Events
Welcome Breakfast
Time: 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
Location: Anaheim Convention Center, Hall C

COVID Checkpoint
Time: 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Location: Anaheim Convention Center Ticket Booth

Registration Desk
Time: 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Location: Anaheim Convention Center, Hall C Lobby

Member Welcome Center, Programming Support Desk, and App Support Desk
Time: 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Location: Anaheim Convention Center, 2nd Floor

William Hume-Rothery Award Lecture
Speaker: Anton Van der Ven, University of California, Santa Barbara
Time: 8:35 a.m.
Location: Anaheim Convention Center, Room 255A

Extraction & Processing Division Distinguished Lecturer 
Speaker: David Dreisinger, University of British Columbia
Time: 8:40 a.m.
Location: Anaheim Convention Center, Room 213B

TMS2022 Exhibit
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Location: Anaheim Convention Center, Hall C Exhibit

Structural Materials Division/Functional Materials Division Luncheon 
Speaker: Kevin J. Hemker, Johns Hopkins University
Time: Noon to 1:30 p.m.
Location: Anaheim Convention Center, Ballroom E, 3rd Floor

Opening Reception and Poster Session
Time: 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Location: Anaheim Convention Center, Hall C

Lunch Options
Food trucks will be stationed in the Grand Plaza outside of the Anaheim Convention Center from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, to provide attendees with a convenient outdoor dining option. A concession area will also be open in Exhibit Hall C during these hours. Each attendee received a $15 voucher (attached to your name badge) to be used once at a food truck or in the concession area on these days.

In the Livestreaming Room
The following sessions will take place live in Room 204B today, but will also be live streamed for remote attendees to view:

2022 Light Metals Keynote Session: 50 Years of Continuous Light Metals Proceedings—Highlights and Vision for the Century
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

REWAS 2022: Plenary Session: Developing Tomorrow’s Technical Cycles
Time: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

REWAS 2022: Sustainability Opportunities in Aluminum
Time: 4:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Part of REWAS 2022: Coupling Metallurgy and Sustainability: An EPD Symposium in Honor of Diran Apelian


View Bladesmithing Entries in the Exhibit Hall
Entries submitted by student teams for the TMS2022 Bladesmithing Competition will be on display starting today in the TMS 2022 Exhibit Hall, from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. in Hall C of the Anaheim Convention Center. Stop by to view the blades and learn the stories behind them.

Moving Forward from a Pandemic: The 2022 Student-Led Symposium
On Monday morning, a group of graduate students from the University of California, Davis, will present their first symposium, Moving Forward from a Pandemic: How the Field of Materials Science Has Adapted. The symposium is part of the TMS Student-Led Symposium series, presented each year at the TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition.

The organizers felt it was a relevant topic for the times. "As materials scientists, we were interested in learning how those in our field, both academic and industry, have been impacted by the pandemic. Furthermore, we wanted to know how materials scientists have learned from their experiences and continued to progress," said Christine Smudde, on behalf of co-organizers Gianmarco Sahragard-Monfared, Jared Stimac, and Mingwei Zhang.

The symposium begins at 8:30 a.m. in Room 202A of the Anaheim Convention Center with the talk "Materials Science during a Pandemic: A National Lab Perspective" by 2021 TMS President Ellen Cerreta of Los Alamos National Laboratory. The session runs throughout the day on Monday and will include a session of recorded on-demand presentations that will be available beginning March 14.


Frontiers of Materials Awards Symposia
TMS2022 will feature three special symposia as part of the Frontiers of Materials Award, a competitive award given to top-performing early career professionals. As part of the award, the honoree organizes a symposium on a hot or emergent technical topic and delivers a keynote lecture during the symposium. This year's symposia are:

Nanocarbon-based Flexible Devices: Emerging Materials and Processes
Symposium Dates: Monday, February 28, and Tuesday, March 1
Symposium Organizer and Keynote Speaker: Mostafa Bedewy, University of Pittsburgh
Location: Anaheim Convention Center, Room 260A

Data-Driven, Machine-learning Augmented Design and Novel Characterization for Nano-architectured Materials
Symposium Date: Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Symposium Organizer and Keynote Speaker: Yu-chen Karen Chen-Wiegart, Stony Brook University/Brookhaven National Laboratory
Location: Anaheim Convention Center, Room 260C

Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion - How Organisms Accelerate Materials Degradation
Symposium Dates: On-Demand Session; Presentations Available Beginning March 14
Symposium Organizer and Keynote Speaker: Andrea Koerdt, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und Prüfung (BAM)
  
COVID Clearance Checkpoint
If you haven't yet passed through the COVID checkpoint and received your clearance wristband, you will need to do so before you can enter the Anaheim Convention Center. The COVID checkpoint is located at the outside ticket booth nearest the Hall C entrance at the Anaheim Convention Center. (See the above graphics for direction.) The COVID Clearance Checkpoint opens at 7:00 a.m. Please allow yourself plenty of time to pass through the clearance checkpoint and the registration line before your first session begins.


Welcome Back Reception
Attendees gathered at the Welcome Back Reception on Sunday evening to reunite with old friends after a year apart and make new connections. "It's amazing to see so many TMS members together again in person," 2021 TMS President Ellen Cerreta greeted the reception's guests. The ballroom was divided into separate areas where members of each of the five TMS technical divisions could meet. Cerreta encouraged guests not just to engage with their own division members but to make connections across divisions, which can lead to rich collaborations in the future.


TMS Board of Directors
The TMS Board of Directors gathered on Sunday at the Anaheim Marriott hotel for their first meeting of the week. Pictured are members of the 2022 Board.


Fellows and Invited Guests Reception
On Sunday evening, TMS Fellows and invited guests gathered to socialize at a special reception held at the Anaheim Marriott.
 

University of Minnesota – Twin Cities Wins Materials Bowl
Congratulations to the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities team, Material Girls, on winning last night's Materials Bowl knowledge and trivia competition.  Team members Colton Gerber, Ashlie Hamilton, Kevin Schmalbach, and Nicholas Johnson each received $250 in prize money, as well as $500 for their chapter and the honor of taking home the Materials Bowl trophy. Eleven teams participated in the first elimination round, with the top three teams progressing to the final round. The University of Florida Material Gators team came in second place and South Dakota School of Mines & Technology team took third place.


Student Networking Mixer
After the Materials Bowl, competing teams, audience members, and all student attendees were invited to the student networking mixer, where they could relax and socialize in a casual setting.
 
TMS2022 Proceedings
Pictured above, 2021 TMS President Ellen Cerreta presents a copy of the Magnesium Technology 2022 proceedings at Sunday's Magnesium Committee meeting. This year's editors for Magnesium Technology (from left to right) are Petra Maier, Victoria M. Miller, Steven Barela, and Neale R. Neelameggham (not pictured). Dmitry Eskin (pictured) edited the 2022 edition of Light Metals. You can visit the Springer Booth on the second floor of the Anaheim Convention Center today to view these and other publications from TMS and Springer. 

Welcome to TMS2022! 
We're so glad you've decided to join us for our 150th anniversary celebration and our return to the in-person TMS Annual Meeting. Over the next five days, this newsletter will serve as your daily guide to meeting news and information. Read on for practical information on how to start your meeting right.
 
Get Your COVID Clearance Wristband
Proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test is required to attend TMS2022. Before you can participate in any TMS2022 activities, you will need to pass through the COVID Clearance Checkpoint. This is located at the outside ticket booth nearest the Hall C entrance of the Anaheim Convention Center. (Look for the TMS2022 COVID Checkpoint flags.)

If you have already created an account and uploaded your credentials with VOW Digital Health, you will receive a link to a CDC Health Screening Survey Questionnaire today. Please complete the questions on the first day that you will attend the conference and then proceed to the COVID Checkpoint. Once staff has confirmed your credentials and clearance, you will receive a wristband to wear for the duration of the conference and you will not need to pass through the COVID checkpoint again. You may then proceed to the convention center to pick up your registration badge.

If you have not already created an account with VOW Digital Health, you can create an account online before proceeding to the convention center. You will be asked to upload a photo of your government-issued ID and one of the following: a photo of your vaccine record OR a negative COVID test result. (Either a PCR taken within 48 hours or Rapid Antigen taken within 24 hours from a pharmacy or testing/healthcare facility prior to the event. No at-home tests are accepted.) You will need to wait until you receive confirmation of your credentials and a link to the CDC Health Screening Survey Questionnaire. Once you have completed the questionnaire, you can proceed to the COVID Clearance Checkpoint. Staff will confirm your clearance, and you will receive a wristband to wear for the duration of the conference. You will not need to pass through the COVID checkpoint again. You may then proceed to the convention center to pick up your registration badge.

Please note that you may also present your credentials in person to staff at the checkpoint and complete the clearance process in person.

We strongly encourage all attendees to visit the COVID clearance checkpoint and registration desks TODAY to avoid waiting in lines on Monday morning.

More complete details on the COVID clearance process—including information on accepted vaccines and local testing locations—and other health and safety procedures can be found on the TMS2022 Health and Safety website.

Pick Up Your Registration Badge
After passing through the COVID checkpoint, visit the TMS2022 Registration Desk to receive your attendee badge. Registration will be open during the following hours this week in the Hall C Lobby of the Anaheim Convention Center:

• Sunday, February 27, 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
• Monday, February 28, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
• Tuesday, March 1, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
• Wednesday, March 2, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
• Thursday, March 3, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Attached to your registration badge, you will find any tickets you have purchased to networking functions, luncheons, social events, etc. Please do not lose your badge or these tickets as there is a $25 fee to reprint. Also please note that the deadline to purchase tickets to networking and social events has passed, and tickets will not be sold onsite at TMS2022.

Attend Tonight's Welcome Back Reception  
Join your fellow TMS2022 attendees this evening for the Welcome Back Reception, an informal networking event for all TMS2022 attendees. The event will be held from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Anaheim Convention Center, Ballroom ABCD, 3rd Floor.
  
Designated networking spaces for each of the five TMS technical divisions will allow you to identify and meet up with colleagues who share your professional interests. It will be an excellent opportunity for division and committee leaders to connect with potential new volunteers, for first-time attendees to introduce themselves to colleagues they’ll see throughout the week, and for old friends to reconnect. Learn more about TMS technical divisions and committees and find out when committees will meet during TMS2022. 
Download the TMS2022 App
To stay up to date on schedule changes, location shifts, and other information that may have changed since the printing of the technical program and conference guide, download the TMS2022 App or access the app’s content on your web browser. Through the app, you can access the most up-to-date technical program, view complete abstracts and speaker information, build a personalized schedule, and more. Find it on the App Store or the Google Play™ Store by searching "TMS Annual Meeting."

To log in to the app, use the email address you used to register for the conference, and your registration ID (formatted as either 22-XXXX or P-XXXX) as your password. Please note that the app shows event times based on the local time where you are currently accessing the app. When you arrive in Anaheim, the times will change to reflect local (PST) time. If you have questions about downloading or using the app, please visit the TMS2022 App Support desk on level two of the convention center.

Other Ways to Access the Technical Program
While the TMS2022 app is the recommended method for accessing the most up-to-date information on technical programming and schedule changes, you can also access the technical program on the TMS2022 website in the following formats:

• Mobile friendly, a downloadable PDF that displays cleanly on your phone or tablet
• Print friendly, a downloadable PDF that is ideal for printing and note-taking
• Session Sheets, a web-based view of symposium plans that is updated in real time

Please note that the full printed technical program will not be available at TMS2022.
Time Zone
All times listed for the TMS 2022 Annual Meeting & Exhibition refer to Pacific Standard Time.
Cashless Transactions Only
The Anaheim Convention Center has gone cashless. Only credit or debit cards, Apple Pay, and Google Pay will be accepted at locations that require payment, such as parking and food stand locations. Additionally, all ATMs in the lobbies have been removed. 
How to Access WiFi

Begin the COVID Clearance Process Today 
In order to create a safe and healthy environment for TMS2022 participants, all attendees and guests at the TMS 2022 Annual Meeting & Exhibition (TMS2022) in Anaheim, California, will be required to complete a COVID-19 clearance process prior to entering the convention center facilities. 
  
We have partnered with a third party, VOW Digital Health, to qualify credentials and maintain the privacy of our registrants. Please follow the steps below to set up an account with VOW Digital Health before you leave for TMS2022 to ensure a smooth on-site check-in experience. For those registrants entering non-US phone numbers during the account set-up process, please include the country code.  
  
View this Infographic for a summary of how to COVID-clear for this event.
  
Clearance Requirements 
Those attending TMS2022, including guests, must provide documentation of ONE of the following: 

• Vaccine Record: Your vaccination series must be fully complete no less than 14 days prior to the date of the event. This is the waiting period that the Centers for Disease Control considers for a person to be fully vaccinated.

OR

• Negative COVID-19 Rapid Antigen or PCR Test Results: Either a PCR taken within 48 hours or Rapid Antigen taken within 24 hours from a pharmacy or testing/healthcare facility prior to the event. No at-home tests are accepted.

If Clearing by Way of Vaccine
Prior to your arrival in Anaheim, please set up an account with VOW Digital Health on your smartphone using the following steps:
1. Take a photo of your government-Issued ID and vaccine record
2. Click this VOW Digital Health Event Link and follow steps to create an account, upload identification, and submit health credentials.* (Should you need it, the Health Protocol ID is 4V5-NZ4)
3. Take the CDC Health Screening on the day of the event. These screening questions will be texted to you the morning of Sunday, February 27, by VOW Digital Health.
4. Once you have completed the CDC Health Screening questions, you will receive a notification by text of your clearance status to present at the COVID Clearance Checkpoint in front of the Anaheim Convention Center, where you’ll receive a wristband to wear for the week. You will not need to pass the COVID checkpoint on subsequent days.
  
If Clearing by Way of Testing
Prior to your arrival in Anaheim, please set up an account with VOW Digital Health on your smartphone using the following steps:
1. Take a photo of your government-Issued ID
2. Click this VOW Digital Health Event Link and follow steps to create an account and upload identification.* (Should you need it, the Health Protocol ID is 4V5-NZ4)
3. Upload your COVID-19 test results when available
4. Take the CDC Health Screening on the day of the event. These screening questions will be texted to you the morning of Sunday, February 27, by VOW Digital Health. 
5. Once you have completed the CDC Health Screening questions, you will receive a notification by text of your clearance status to present at the COVID Clearance Checkpoint in front of the Anaheim Convention Center, where you’ll receive a wristband to wear for the week. You will not need to pass the COVID checkpoint on subsequent days.
  
*Data captured while on VOW Digital Health is used for the purpose of helping you set up an account and ensuring you are cleared prior to your arrival. Images uploaded to VOW Digital Health will be purged shortly after the event ends. Attendee information is not used for promotional purposes.
  
If You Bring a Guest
Your guest must create a separate account and follow the same process to be COVID cleared. Please do not upload information for guests to your account. You can simply forward your email with the VOW Digital Health link to your guest to create their account.
  
For More Information
Learn more about Health and Safety at TMS2022 through our website. For questions about COVID-clearance or if you need assistance setting up your account, please contact CustomerSupport@vow.app. 

Download the TMS2022 App Today
The TMS2022 App is now available for download. Find it on the App Store or the Google Play™ Store by searching "TMS Annual Meeting." Through the app, you’ll be able to access the most up-to-date technical program, view complete abstracts and speaker information, and build a personalized schedule. 
 
For login purposes, please note that your email will be the email address you used to register for the conference, and your password is your registration ID (formatted as either 22-XXXX or P-XXXX). 

Welcome to TMS2022 News

Want to stay informed of everything that's happening at the TMS 2022 Annual Meeting & Exhibition (TMS2022)? Stick with us. TMS2022 News will be published daily, Sunday through Thursday, during the conference. Check each morning for a reminder of the big events planned for the day and notifications of last-minute schedule changes, as well as for recaps and photos from events happening around the meeting. You can access the newsletter at any time through the TMS2022 App, but we'll also send a friendly e-mail reminder each morning when a new edition is available.

See you in Anaheim!