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Volume 2, Issue 6
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TMS e-News is a monthly e-mailed newsletter that provides information on The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society's (TMS's) membership, meetings, publications, and other activities of interest.
Last Chance to Register in Advance for June Meetings
SUPERALLOYS 718, 625, 706, AND DERIVATIVES
June 17-20, 2001 * Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
ADVANCE REGISTRATION EXTENDED TO JUNE 8, 2001. Register on or before this date to receive $100 off the on-site fee. Registrations will also be taken on-site. Visit the Superalloys 718, 625, 706, and Derivatives Symposium web site for more information and an up-to-date calendar of events.
The Superalloys symposium will be held at the Embassy Suites Pittsburgh International Airport Hotel in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The housing deadline was Monday, May 28, 2001. Please call the Embassy Suites directly to make your housing arrangements.
DEVICE RESEARCH CONFERENCE (DRC)
June 24-27, 2001 * University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana
The 59th Annual Device Research Conference will discuss new and exciting breakthroughs and advances in the field of device research. A special session will be dedicated to new materials, novel devices, and emerging technologies. A special poster session will be presented on exploratory device concepts and novel device technologies.
ADVANCE REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS MONDAY, JUNE 4, 2001. After this date, please register on-site at the University of Notre Dame. Visit the conference web site for information regarding on-site registration location and hours. The on-campus housing registration deadline is now past. Off-campus housing is available at select hotels within the Notre Dame/South Bend area. Contact the hotels directly for reservations and special conference prices.
ELECTRONIC MATERIALS CONFERENCE (EMC)
June 27-29, 2001 * University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana
EMC provides a forum for topics of current interest and significance in the area of preparation and characterization of electronic materials. Individuals actively engaged or interested in electronic materials research and development are encouraged to attend.
ADVANCE REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS MONDAY, JUNE 4, 2001. Register in advance for this conference and save up to $50. Registrations will be taken on-site at the University of Notre Dame after June 4. Visit the EMC 2001 web site for registration location and hours. The on-campus housing registration deadline is now past. Off-campus housing is available at select hotels within the Notre Dame/South Bend area. Contact the hotels directly for reservations and special conference prices.
EMC EXHIBIT SPACE STILL AVAILABLE: It’s not too late to reserve space in the EMC Exhibition. For information or a space reservation, visit the conference web page or contact Cindy A. Wilson, Telephone: 724/776-9000, x231; fax: 724/776-3770 or e-mail wilson@tms.org.
Battlebots, Inert Anodes, Job Postings, and Meetings New to JOM OnLine
Visit JOM OnLine and find these new additions:
A feature on the engineering behind the Comedy Central television series, Battlebots, is the featured web article from the May issue of JOM. Take a look at the hypertext-enhanced article, complete with video clips and quick links to more information.
May JOM also included papers on inert anode technology from the 2001 TMS Annual Meeting and papers on combustion processes in pyrometallurgy. Abstracts of these articles can be viewed on-line.
JOM classifieds, the most popular web page on the JOM site, has been updated to include more than 25 job postings. See the updated classifieds listing on-line.
The on-line version of the JOM Meetings Calendar has been updated to include more than thirty new meetings announcements for 2001 and 2002. Find new information on the 2002 Electronic Materials Conference and the 2002 TMS Fall Extraction & Process Metallurgy Meeting.
Two New Books Added to the Pubs@TMS Catalog
Check out the newest selections from TMS Publications, now available for sale:
NEW CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
MATERIALS AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS CD-ROM
F.H. Froes and S. Haake, editors
The Materials and Science in Sports Conference connected individuals interested in technical aspects of sports. The conference covered many aspects of science applied to sports, particularly those relating to advances in equipment and improvements in athletic performance, and such sports and recreational activities as golf, tennis, cricket, baseball, soccer, sailing, and hockey. Coverage also includes design, materials, mechanics, dynamics, and biomechanics. The proceedings will be of interest to those working in engineering, physics, sport science, and physical education departments around the world.
ISBN 0-87339-508-5
Approx. 372 pp., illus., index, CD-ROM
Order No. 5085
M $110 S $75 L $150
NEW TEXTBOOK
FLASH SMELTING: ANALYSIS, CONTROL, AND OPTIMIZATION, 2nd Edition
W.G. Davenport, D.M. Jones, M.J. King, and E.H. Partelpoeg, authors
This book, an updated version of the first edition, chronicles recent developments made in flash furnaces and the process of flash smelting. Divided into two sections, a descriptive section and a mathematical section, this edition includes the contributions of two new authors, updated information that reflects current industrial practices, and an updated mathematical approach. The first edition of this book has been used by industrial engineers to control and optimize their flash furnaces.
ISBN 0-87339-499-2 323 pp., illus., index, softcover
Order No. 4992
M $48 S $36 L $66
Visit the TMS Document Ordering Center or contact a TMS Book Sales Representative at (724) 776-9000, ext. 270 to order your copy today.
Industrial Aluminum Electrolysis Course Offered in September
10th PREMIER COURSE ON THE THEORY & PRACTICE OF PRIMARY ALUMINUM PRODUCTION: INDUSTRIAL ALUMINUM ELECTROLYSIS
September 10-14, 2001 Louisville, Kentucky
To be held September 10-14, 2001, at the Camberley Brown Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky, Aluminum Electrolysis is a 4.5-day course on the theoretical and practical aspects of primary aluminum production. It provides a better understanding of the electrolysis process and an overview of the state of the art. Its goal is to promote more efficient operation of aluminum smelters and stimulate corresponding research and development. This year's course will be further enhanced by an on-site visit to a prebake aluminum smelter.
This course is directed to anyone who operates Hall-Heroult cells or contributes to the development of aluminum production technology. Lectures will be presented by an international faculty. Extensive group discussions will cover solving technical problems at aluminum smelters to increase production, lower energy consumption, improve metal quality, and reduce environmental emissions. The following topics will be covered: Alumina Properties, Anode Carbon, Bath Chemistry Cathode Blocks, Cathode Refractories, Cathode Start-Up, Cell Modernization, Cell Operations & C.E.%, Magnetic Modeling Perfluorocarbon, Emissions, Practical Application to Operations, Principles of Aluminum Electrolysis, Process Control, Process Simulation, Producing Good Quality Anodes, Tour of Aluminum Smelter, Smelter Organizational Structure and Management Style, and Workers’ Health, Safety and Hygiene.
For more information, visit the Aluminum Electrolysis page on-line or e-mail raabe@tms.org.
NOTE: PREVIOUS COURSES HAVE SOLD OUT; REGISTER NOW TO SECURE YOUR PARTICIPATION!
10 New Titles Added to the Seeley W. Mudd Book List
The Seeley W. Mudd book list has expanded to include ten new titles for Automatic Junior Members! The book list offers each new TMS Automatic Junior Member a free book from its selection of reference publications from the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers (AIME). TMS Automatic Junior Membership is a three-year program designed to make membership affordable during a new graduate's early career years.
To view the updated book list, visit the TMS Automatic Membership Application and click on the Seeley W. Mudd link.
TMS Fall Meeting 2001 Advance Brochure Soon Available!
The TMS Fall Meeting 2001 is scheduled to take place at the Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, November 4-8, 2001.
The TMS Fall Meeting 2001 features numerous technical symposia covering everything from metal matrix composites, polymers, computational thermodynamics, and friction stir welding to solidifications, materials design, and alloy phases. For a complete list of technical topics, request an Advance Brochure today.
This year’s meeting is being held with the ASM Materials Solutions Conference & Exhibit, the 21st ASM Heat Treating Society Conference & Show, and the TMS/SPE PAD Polymer Materials Conference. Attendees will be able to attend all four conferences with one full registration to the TMS Fall Meeting 2001.
Contact TMS Meeting Services today to be placed on the mailing list for the Fall Meeting 2001 Advance Brochure. The Advance Brochure will provide important details on symposia highlights, registration, and housing forms, as well as general meetings information.
TMS Meeting Services
E-mail: mtgserv@tms.org
(724) 776-9000 ext. 243
Visit the TMS Fall Meeting 2001 on-line for up-to-date information.
Find Special Issues of the Journal of Electronic Materials in June Publications@TMS
Check out pages 2 and 3 of the June issue of JOM for a listing of special issues of the Journal of Electronic Materials!
A publication of TMS and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the Journal of Electronic Materials is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the field of electronic materials research. Special issues of the journal contain proceedings papers from selected electronic materials symposia. In addition, these issues include topically relevant invited papers, as well as reviewed submissions.
For more information on JEM special issues, visit the JEM Department of the TMS Document Ordering Center or see pages 2 and 3 of the Publications@TMS catalog. To request a copy of the catalog, or to order special issues of JEM, contact a TMS Book Sales Representative at (724) 776-9000, ext. 270.
Upcoming TMS Meetings
TMS Fall Extraction & Process Metallurgy Meeting – COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF MATERIALS, MINERALS AND METALS PROCESSING
September 23-26, 2001 * Hilton San Diego Resort, San Diego, California
The objective of this international conference is to bring together all those who are involved in computational modeling of materials, minerals, and metals processing.
TMS is taking advance registrations until Tuesday, September 4, 2001. Register in advance to receive $75 off the on-site fee. The conference will take place at the Hilton San Diego Resort in San Diego, California. Please contact TMS Meeting Services at 724/776-9000 ext. 243 or mtgserv@tms.org to request a copy of the advance program, which contains registration and housing information.
THIRD INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON STRUCTURAL INTERMETALLICS (ISSI-3)
September 23-27, 2001 * Snow King Resort, Jackson Hole, Wyoming
ISSI-3 is a major international conference held every four years on the research, development, design with, and application of intermetallic compounds and composites. The conference will bring together researchers along with potential users and producers of such materials.
Register in advance! Register before September 4, 2001, and receive $75 off the on-site registration fee. The conference will take place at the Snow King Resort in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Housing reservations will be accepted until Tuesday, August 21, 2001. Please visit the conference website for more details and to download the advance registration and housing forms.
Upcoming Books from Pubs@TMS
The following titles will be available from Pubs@TMS later this year:
MERTON FLEMINGS SYMPOSIUM 2000
This volume contains the proceedings from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) symposium in honor of Professor Merton C. Flemings. Topics include dendritic solidification dynamics, control of casting quality, interdendritic fluid flow, semi-solid processing, innovative materials processing, and materials science and engineering education.
SUPERALLOYS 718, 625, 706, AND VARIOUS DERIVATIVES
This proceedings volume from the 5th International Special Emphasis Symposium on Superalloys 718, 625, 706 & Derivatives will include discussion on melting, solidification, casting, forming technology, thermal processing, physical metallurgy, alloy development, deformation, creep, fatigue, rupture, environmental effects, corrosion, joining, repairs/rejuvenation, service life, life prediction methods, powder metallurgy, and applications.
REVIEW OF EXTRACTION, PROCESSING, PROPERTIES, AND APPLICATIONS OF REACTIVE METALS
This proceedings volume from the 1999 TMS Annual Meeting concentrates on zirconium, hafnium, molybdenum, niobium, beryllium, and titanium. This title will be available exclusively in electronic format. Both individual papers and the entire text can be downloaded as portable document format (PDF) files.
ALUMINIUM CAST HOUSE TECHNOLOGY, 7th Australian Asian Pacific Conference
This volume contains the proceedings from the 7th Australian Asian Pacific Conference on Aluminium Cast House Technology, to be held September 23-26, 2001. The book will contain more than 30 technical papers covering all aspects of aluminum cast house technology theory and practice including furnace preparation, melt treatment, casting, and quality issues.
ALUMINUM 2001, Proceedings of the TMS 2001 Annual Meeting Aluminum Automotive and Joining Symposia
This volume from the 2001 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition will combine the proceedings of the Aluminum Joining symposium with the Automotive Alloys 2001 symposium. The Aluminum Joining symposium covered new and enhanced joining processes for aluminum, with emphasis on laser and friction-stir welding, while the main thrust of the Automotive Alloys symposium was the science and technology of aluminum and magnesium alloys as it relates to the automotive market.
COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF MATERIALS, MINERALS, AND METALS PROCESSING
This volume presents the proceedings of the 2001 TMS Fall Extraction and Process Metallurgy Meeting. This international conference brings together participants from all aspects of computational modeling of materials, minerals, and metals processing, including the engineers involved primarily in specific applications, developers of computational modeling tools, and the developers of models.
HYDROGEN EFFECTS ON MATERIAL BEHAVIOR AND CORROSION DEFORMATION INTERACTIONS
These proceedings from the International Conference on Hydrogen Effects on Material Behavior and Corrosion Deformation Interactions to be held in Moran, Wyoming, September 16–21, 2001, will discuss the latest advances in hydrogen effects and corrosion deformation interactions. This two-volume set will be a valuable resource to researchers and engineers dealing with degradation and failure of components and materials due to hydrogen and corrosion.
LIGHTWEIGHT ALLOYS FOR AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS VI
This proceedings volume from the 2001 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition will cover advances made in the area of scientific understanding of technological application of lightweight alloys. Papers will focus on fundamental science as well as application and concentrate on scientific advances in aluminum, magnesium, titanium, and beryllium alloys and their composites. This title will be published exclusively in portable document format (PDF).
STRUCTURAL INTERMETALLICS, Third International Symposium
This volume contains the proceedings from the 3rd International Symposium on Structural Intermetallics. This conference, designed to improve communication between scientists, engineers, and designers for the successful advancement of intermetallic alloys, focuses on the research, development, design, and application of intermetallic compounds and composites.
For more information on these titles, visit the TMS Document Ordering Center (DOC) upcoming books.
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